New versions of SmartRace are released as often as possible. Here you’ll find an overview of all past releases and what they included. If you have ideas for future releases, just let me know!
Added: A new race screen widget for record hunt. Happy hunting!
Added: A new race screen widget to see the current controller assignments and quickly access the assignments dialog (feature#14779).
Added: A new race screen widget to show the remaining time/laps in races/qualifyings (feature#14006).
Added: The time table can now be displayed with enlarged elements so that it is easier to read, e.g. when mirroring it on larger screens (Settings > Race screen).
Added: The colours of the time table can now be optionally switched (dark fonts on a light background; Settings > Race screen).
Added: SmartRace Connect Server can now be started automatically on app start (settings > misc, feature#14800).
Added: Drivers can now receive a lap deduction penalty if they suspend the race via SmartRace Connect (feature#14706).
Added: The support request mechanism has been overhauled to be more user friendly.
Added: The main menu has been redesigned for better usability.
Added: The user interface for widgets has been changed to be more consistent.
Added: Gaps in the track records view are now additionally calculated based on filters (feature#14781).
Fixed: An issue where some fields for cars would reset when editing the car.
Fixed: Pit radio messages would be played multiple times after server restarts (issue#14783).
Fixed: An issue where longer names would be cut off in tags selections (issue#14849).
Fixed: An issue where the lap counter widget would not update in analog mode (issue#14874).
Fixed: An issue where a tire change would be announced although weather was disabled.
Fixed: Weather settings were ignored if a race was repeated (issue#14889).
Added: A new version of the exchange mode for championships. The mode is now more flexible and allows for creating different combinations, e.g. having more drivers than cars or vice versa (feature#13007).
Added: Serial races as a championship mode where every driver has to race every controller a given amount of times (with special regards to Ray S. ;-))
Added: The start countdown voice over can now have a configurable offset to be exactly on time with the LEDs on the Control Unit.
Added: Championships can now automatically detect which races have been absolved (configurable, feature#14674).
Added: Chinese translations, thanks to all translators!
Fixed: Assignments are now included in backups (issue#14704).
Fixed: Several issues with displaying and moving widgets.
Fixed: The blue connection message will now remain hidden for two minutes instead of one.
Fixed: An issue where the screen would show with a dark overlay, making it impossible to use the app.
Fixed: Backups created on macOS Big Sur would contain broken images. Backups have to be re-created to contain valid images. Sorry for this!
Added: Widgets which can now be placed on the race screen to show more (selectable) information.
Added: SmartRace Connect will now try to start the server with the same port as last time.
Added: Ginetta as car make.
Added: Races and qualifyings can now be saved to the history automatically (configurable).
Added: Races and qualifyings can now be added to multiple championships (feature#14378).
Added: Backups can now be restored directly from the list of existing backups in the backups dialog.
Added: Drivers can now receive a configurable time penalty when undercutting the minimum lap time instead of having the lap deleted. This
addition was funded by user @Homeland_Raceway. Thanks! (feature#14456).
Added: Lap times will now be calculated considering suspensions during the lap (feature#13970).
Fixed: An issue where ghost cars/safety cars would trigger the check lane missed laps detection.
Added: Decoder type as filterable car attribute (feature#13578).
Added: Magnets as filterable car attribute (feature#13602).
Added: Fuel levels might now get carried over from previous events (configurable).
Added: Winner car number will now blink on the position tower on race/qualifying end.
Added: Cars and drivers can now be set to inactive to hide them in overviews and assignment screen (feature#13727).
Fixed: If the second check lane was skipped the first time, it would never show up at all (issue#13535).
Fixed: Laps added manually or via check lane analysis now trigger an update of the position tower (issue#13535).
Fixed: Position tower would automatically reset on race/qualifying end (issue#13690).
Fixed: Position tower would show wrong positions in qualifying/free practice (issue#13686).
Fixed: The position tower now adjusts the remaining time downwards for time based events (issue#13686).
Fixed: An issue where the repeat button after qualifyings would not work correctly.
Fixed: An issue where unset database values would lead to broken filters in the car database.
Fixed: App would sometimes not respond for some seconds after launch (iOS).
Fixed: Bluetooth will now stay connected when the app is sent to background (iOS).
Maintenance: Dropped support for iOS lower than 11.
Maintenance: Dropped support for Android lower than 5.
Maintenance: Due to changes in iOS, the settings you made in SmartRace had to be dropped unfortunately. This means that you have to revisit the settings section in SmartRace and set up your preferences there. Database entries (cars, drivers, tracks) are NOT affected by this and should still be there. Alternatively you can restore all data from a SmartRace backup file.
Added: Race Control Display for SmartRace Connect, see here
Added: A detection for missed laps by split sector analysis. Read more about it here
Added: New Carrera Club exclusive controller color presets.
Added: Entries in the car database can now be copied to ease adding new cars with different liveries (#13382).
Added: Championships can now be copied to ease the creation process.
Added: After a race has been added to a championship, there is now a button which allows for jumping directly to the pairings screen.
Added: After a race has been added to a championship, the result screen will automatically show up if it was the last race.
Added: A beautiful confetti effect on race and championship end (configurable, of course :-D).
Added: A lot of car makes (#13292).
Fixed: The timetable entry delete button would not come up correctly on some devices (#13386).
Fixed: Results and other things could not be exported on iOS 13.4 (#13363).
Fixed: The filters would not be applied correctly after returning to the overview from editing a car (#13376).
Fixed: Added a little delay between the announcement and the actual change of speed values on weather change (wet to dry), so drivers can prepare (#13464).
Fixed: Speed and brake values on weather changes are now transferred twice (with a little delay) to make sure every car gets the new values (#13261).
Fixed: An issue where the tire change wouldn't work for the second of two cars entering the pits shortly one after another.
Fixed: Lap races would sometimes end too early for non-winning drivers (thanks to Malte S. for discovering this).
Added: the SmartRace Connect server now provides a button to copy the server ip to the clipboard.
Added: it's now possible to have all drivers complete their current lap for qualifyings and timed races, too (feature#00694).
Added: driven laps for drivers/teams are now considered for championship standings if two drivers/teams have the same amount of points (feature#00691).
Added: you may now configure which controllers you would like to use for championships in exchange mode (feature#00690).
Added: download championship standings for drivers and teams as CSV (feature#00692).
Added: the additional background sounds DTM & Le Mans and voice output for sector times are now free for all users (formerly available as IAP).
Fixed: the damage simulation add-on has been changed. Read more (feature#00711).
Fixed: an issue where the penalty dialog would immediately disappear when the penalty button was pressed for too long.
Fixed: The penalty dialog does no longer ask for another confirmation.
Added: Support for connections via USB OTG cables (Android only, feature#00297).
Added: Resettable maintenance interval for cars. After the interval has been reached, a notification is shown in the car database (feature#00615).
Added: Average lap speed is now displayed for the best and last lap on the race screen (configurable, feature#00496).
Added: More speech notifications for 10, 5, 2 laps/minutes left (feature#00575).
Added: Current leader is now announced more often (feature#00583).
Added: Support for iPhone X.
Added: VLN background sound, thanks to Fabian B (feature#00554).
Added: the possibility to disable the weather completely (set probability to "off", feature#00546).
Added: Weather settings are now remembered (feature#00513).
Added: a setting for weather to configure whether tires should be changed directly after the given seconds or if should be waited for refueling to 100% (feature#00520).
Added: separate voice overs for end of refueling and end of tire change (feature#00520).
Added: the possibility to control the transparency of the background image.
Added: the possibility to set a name only for voice output for drivers (feature#00486).
Added: a virtual best time which is calculated based on each personal best sector time (feature#00517).
Added: sector times are now hidden by default in the track records list and can be shown by tapping a row (feature#00608).
Added: when creating/adding a championship, already added drivers should not be selectable anymore (feature#00609).
Added: rain races now feature changing brake settings, too (feature#00487).
Added: the current weather-based speed/brake settings can now be re-applied anytime during a race using a special button (feature#00497).
Added: a special button on the main menu to re-apply all car settings from the car database (feature#00495).
Added: the weather settings now consider the settings for each car from the car database (feature#00495).
Added: Logo for mini (feature#00629).
Added: you can now set a maximum lap time for tracks, too (feature#00620).
Fixed: CSV export of results from history would show the wrong car name (issue#00637).
Fixed: speech output for weather changes should always have highest priority (issue#00630).
Fixed: with firmware 5337, automatic speed setting changes would sometimes not be applied correctly (issue#00550).
Fixed: The half time of a race should not be shouted out if it's a race of only one lap (issue#00613).
Fixed: In-app purchases were not possible on Amazon Fire devices (issue#00625).
Fixed: wrong sorting of drivers when adding/editing a championship (issue#00589).
Fixed: support data could not be sent correctly on Android (issue#00507).
Fixed: wrong sorting for cars and tracks on personal records tab (issue#00586).
Fixed: an issue where the overall performance would decrease after several races; could also cause connection drops (not on iOS, issue#00521).
Fixed: voice output of weather changes did not consider the voice language from the settings (issue#00555).
Fixed: an issue where the tires would also get changed in qualifyings.
Improved bluetooth stability and performance (does not affect the disconnects on iOS 11, see http://bit.ly/2C7Ure6 for this).
Improved user interface for better usability and better screen space usage.
Added: Option to hide the start button (configurable, feature#00360).
Added: Records are now filterable by track and car for drivers (not in car/track view, feature#00267 & feature#00325).
Added: It is now possible to have all drivers complete all laps until a race ends (feature#00200).
Added: Lap time history graph now displays more laps and does no longer use line tension (feature#00282).
Added: Display total race time for each driver after race end (feature#00351).
Added: Change the size of the ui elements to make better use of free space (feature#00280).
Added: Voice saying “caution” when an event is suspended or there has been a jump start (feature#00340).
Added: Show some statistical data for drivers on a new tab “Statistics” (feature#00331).
Added: Allow for fixed sorting (by controller number) on the time table (feature#00264).
Added: Use the safety car as ghost car (disable “ignore safety car” in settings, feature#00323).
Added: The usability of the assignment screen has been improved (feature#00278, #00319, #00328, #00329).
Added: Set the active track directly when starting a race or qualifying, display the active track on race screen (configurable, feature#00314).
Added: Possibility to collect debug information from the database and send all debug info directly to SmartRace as email (if mail client is available on the device).
Fixed: An issue where the incorrect background ambient sound would be played (issue#00346).