- Improves the performance of navigating large files with numerous Auxies
- The download progress of an iCloud Drive file is displayed more consistently
- Resolves the inconsistent deselection that occasionally occurred after completing Date Edit
- Fixes the visual glitches that were displayed when Date Edit for multiple items was appearing
- Resolves a bug that caused crashes upon loading the location map under certain conditions
- Big under-the-hood update; improves performance and stability
- Fixes a bug that showed an incorrect aspect ratio thumbnails for Auxies
iOS
- Fixes gesture-driven dismissal of Asset Preview on iOS 18
- Fixes gesture-driven multiple item selection on iOS 18
- Fixes a bug that caused crashes upon pressing the ESC key while an Editing operation is in progress
macOS
- Fixes an issue where Metapho crashes while editing Date/Location on the prerelease version macOS Sequoia, by removing Current Location Button on the map
- Fixes an issue where the “Save As…” feature in Metapho Action in Photos saved an item to Files instead of Photos inconsistently (yay Jason!)
- Fixes a bug where Metapho crashed when it detected changes in Photos Library albums tree in edge cases
- Fixes an issue that sidebar selection state was lost after Metapho detected changes in your Photos Library album
- Fixes a rare crash occurred in Location Search auto completion
macOS
- Fixes a bug that Metapho window was deactivated after finishing Edit
- Universal, native support for visionOS
- Under the hood improvements: modernizes concurrency code
- Cancelling long running operation drops background operations more quickly
iOS
- Improves performance of presenting and navigating Date Edit screen
macOS
- Fixes a bug where Set Date to Metadata Shortcuts action did not work
- Improves performance and accuracy of suggestions for Location Search in Location Edit
- Smarter initial location of the map when you edit multiple items in your Photos Library
- Fixes a bug where incorrect metadata was shown for files requiring long loading times, such as certain RAW images
iOS
- Improves compatibility of HEIC images for the Save As… feature
- Improves stability of the Metapho Action app extension for DNG files without thumbnail data
- LocationEditor‘s paste menu action now recognizes "Copy Location"-copied item from Photos in the clipboard
- Improves performance of Date Edit view presentation
macOS
- Fixes the location of the Toggle Sidebar toolbar button in macOS
- Fixes an issue that text input of Location Search was not working properly on macOS
New Features
- The Assets view now supports auxiliary data such as thumbnails, HDR gain map, disparity map, portrait effects matte, skin matte, hair matte, teeth matte, glasses matte, and sky matte
- Camera Info contains HDR information for HDR images and videos
- Image Preview now renders HDR images and videos in HDR for supported devices (iOS 17, macOS 14 Sonoma)
- The original HDR-ness is retained after the metadata editing
- Photos Library editing option — Edit Original save option — saves metadata-edited version as a HEIC file (iOS 17, macOS 14 Sonoma)
From blog: Metapho Supports Auxies and HDR
Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Fixes an issue where Night Mode Photo is not recognized for some iPhone models
- Fixes a bug that allows adding a single file instead of a folder in the sidebar
- Metapho Shortcuts actions will clean up temporary files more reliably upon completion of the action
- [macOS] Fixes a bug where Metapho crashes on the editing screen in macOS 13 Ventura
- Extended subscription grace period in the event of billing issues
- [iOS] Improves functionality of the 'Save As…' feature via title button tap
- [iOS] The 'Save As…' feature now supports files too
- Fixes a performance issue that occurred during horizontal navigation of downloadable iCloud Drive files
- Fixes a layout issue with the Metapho Action, where the layout would reset itself after the Action extension appeared on screen
- Fixes metadata editing issues for certain HEIC images with multiple XMP entries
- Requires iOS 16 or later
- Metapho Shortcut Actions now run more efficiently and with improved stability (Yay Derek!)
- Fixes a bug that prevented the editing of JPEG images without EXIF metadata (such as those from a scanner or a toy camera)
- Addressed layout issues that appeared after the Sidebar was resized on macOS
- Improves the reaction of folders when they are trashed or removed
- Fixes a bug: A folder that was renamed or moved while Metapho was not running would disappear from the sidebar folder bookmark
- Fixes bugs from the future: handling of non-local iCloud files
Some bug fixes for Metapho for Mac with new app versioning scheme.
- Fixes an accent color bug on the Photos Library grid on macOS
- Fixes an issue where the app window size jumped to the default when a new Tab Bar was added
- Fixes a bug where the incorrect file name was shown on the title bar while the metadata view was navigated horizontally on macOS
- Fixes unexpected app termination that occurred while your Mac was sleeping
Introducing Metapho for Mac! Metapho goes universal today and its intuitive Date / Location editing is now available on the macOS too.
Improvements
- Faster app launch when you have lots of Folders bookmarked in Files section
- Better EXIF MakerNote handling
- Adds ‘Open in Metapho’ to the iOS Share Sheet for opening image/video files in-place in Metapho
- Improves performance of Photos Library left/right swipe navigation
- More consistent keyboard navigation and focus handling
Bug Fixes
- AVI file extension was set incorrectly when the file was converted to MOV for editing and sharing. Fixed
- Fixes a bug where the file bookmark you had removed refused to disappear right away
- Fixes a bug where incorrect item was shared when the same item was exported in multiple windows simultaneously
- Fixes incorrect time zone setting when the app was editing a file that had not been downloaded locally
- Now, multi-file-date-shifting works as expected
- On iPadOS + compact width, Cancel button when you’re picking save options in Location Edit, works again