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PhotoSync Companion Changelog

What's new in PhotoSync Companion 4.2.5.0

Oct 26, 2023
  • Fixed problems with the device detection using Windows MDNS instead of Apple Bonjour
  • Fixed album generation bug creating a Temp album when albums with the parent folder name should be generated and photos are resized
  • Fixed reported crashes

New in PhotoSync Companion 4.2.4.0 (Sep 18, 2023)

  • Fixed problems loading the albums from iOS devices in the device search window.

New in PhotoSync Companion 4.2.3.0 (Aug 1, 2023)

  • Fixed problems with the name resolution of devices reading the album list from the target device when sending photos

New in PhotoSync Companion 4.2.2.0 (Jul 20, 2023)

  • Fixed problems reading the album list from the target device when sending photos
  • Send button will only be activated when the album list has been received from the target device

New in PhotoSync Companion 4.2.1.0 (Jul 17, 2023)

  • Fixed crashes starting/restarting the PhotoSync service on systems which did not have Apple Bonjour installed

New in PhotoSync Companion 4.2.0.0 (Jul 17, 2023)

  • Changed internal webserver with a new component to prevent problems storing transferred files
  • Re-added Apple Bonjour services to provide a better working device detection. Microsoft mDNS device detection will be used as a backup service only when Apple Bonjour is not working

New in PhotoSync Companion 4.1.5.0 (Feb 16, 2023)

  • Only announce network interfaces in the automatic device detection that have a gateway
  • Added a new setting in the device autodetection settings to expose a specific network interface

New in PhotoSync Companion 4.1.4.0 (Feb 14, 2023)

  • Fixed network connection lost error when photos are sent with the PhotoSync share extension
  • Fixed a problem detecting the correct network interface when the target has multiple network interfaces

New in PhotoSync Companion 4.1.3.0 (Feb 10, 2023)

  • Added missing detection of iOS devices
  • Fixed problems addressing devices with iPv6 support
  • Fixed problems with computer names containing whitespaces or special characters

New in PhotoSync Companion 4.1.2.0 (Feb 7, 2023)

  • Added the webp file extension to the list of supported image formats

New in PhotoSync Companion 4.1.1.0 (Feb 6, 2023)

  • Removed an error message when a Siri shortcut tries to send new photos and there are no new photos.

New in PhotoSync Companion 4.0.8.0 (May 1, 2022)

  • Fixed hardwired language setting to English
  • Fixed problem with missing icon resource for PhotoSync

New in PhotoSync Companion 4.0.7.0 (Apr 29, 2022)

  • Removed accidentally shown debug window running the updater

New in PhotoSync Companion 4.0.6.0 (Apr 26, 2022)

  • Added MTO file extension to the list of supported PhotoSync files
  • Fixed PhotoSync update checks which were no longer working due to TLS version problems

New in PhotoSync Companion 4.0.5.0 (Apr 23, 2022)

  • Updated logging library log4net to version 2.0.14 to prevent possible CVE-2018-1285 vulnerabilities
  • Updated Newtonsoft.Json library to v13.0.1
  • Updated SharpShell library to v2.7.2
  • Updated Bugsnag library for error reporting to v3.0.1

New in PhotoSync Companion 4.0.4.0 (Jul 3, 2020)

  • Fixed transfers to iOS devices with PhotoSync 4.3 which did stall due to a change in PhotoSync for iOS
  • Changed installer to allow silent installations of PhotoSync companion

New in PhotoSync Companion 4.0.3.0 (Apr 8, 2020)

  • Fixed a bug that PhotoSync could only accept a max. of 65535 files for a transfer

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.3.6.0 (Jan 17, 2019)

  • Fix: Fixed a problem that PhotoSync crashed instantly on startup on some devices maybe due to a corrupted settings file. This crash will be prevented and a new default settings file will be generated.

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.3.5.0 (Dec 18, 2018)

  • Fix: Fixed a problem that PhotoSync wasn't terminated completely on quit. This now happens always when you quit the app.
  • Fix: Changed the crash reporting from email-reporting to a file upload

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.3.4.0 (Dec 4, 2018)

  • Fix: Fixed a crash trying to get the parent folder of a group of dragged files when there are characters used that are not allowed
  • Fix: Fixed the crash reporter and removed debug mode from the release version to prevent the app from crashing on internal errors
  • New: Added XMP files as possible file extension for sending photos

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.3.3.0 (Nov 13, 2018)

  • Fix: Fixed random crashes that can occur caused by the network connection checks
  • Fix: Fixed crashes that can occur selecting a new receive folder in the settings
  • Fix: Fixed crashes when URLs are sent to PhotoSync instead of files
  • Fix: Fixed wrong file filter in the send files selection dialog (Photo and video files)
  • Fix: Fixed setup and added missing removal of app settings if selected in the uninstall options

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.3.2.0 (Oct 29, 2018)

  • Fix: Fixed crashes on non-Wi-Fi systems when the network connectivity check was run
  • New: Additional startup setting to switch off the network connectivity checks in case you are aware of the fact that you are running a public network connection

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.3.1.0 (Oct 25, 2018)

  • Fix: Made the check for "Public network" connections less 'aggressive' to prevent false alarms.

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.3.0.0 (Oct 23, 2018)

  • New: Complete rebuild of the "Transfer with PhotoSync" shell extension. The shell extension should now be available reliably.
  • New: Added check to detect "Public" network configurations that prevent transfers from happening. Shows a message box when a public network configuration is detected.
  • New: Added option to periodically restart the PhotoSync device detection if there are problems with the device detection failing
  • New: Added the file date into the transfer data for files without metadata to use that date to set the correct recording date for the imports on phones/tablets
  • New: Complete new installer app with multi language support.
  • New: Added startup option to prevent Firewall integration check with UAC if the user permissions don't allow UAC calls or changes to the firewall configuration

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.2.1.0 (Oct 10, 2017)

  • Bug fix: Crash dragging photos into the app and the Bonjour service is not running
  • Bug fix: Periodic check for manually added device during scanning
  • New: Operate the web server even when Apple Bonjour is not runningRequires manual connections but works even without Bonjour support.

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.2.0.0 (Sep 29, 2017)

  • Bug fix: Fixed problems with temporary files that have not been deleted after a connection was cancelled
  • Bug fix: Fixed crash that could occur sometimes in the 'About' window
  • Bug fix: Automatically save the location of a new receive folder into the default settings after selecting it when the old one was no longer existing or write protected
  • New: Added Apple's new HEIC file extension to the list of supported extensions
  • New: Added the device MAC addresses on request to support WOL (Wake-on-LAN) for quicktransfers and autotransfers to a Windows computer.

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.1.3.0 (Mar 23, 2017)

  • Bug fix: Fixed network connection lost error when trying to transfer large video files to the computer

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.0.7.0 (Dec 10, 2015)

  • New: PhotoSync context menu now also opens on left mouse button click on the task bar icon
  • New: Added support for iOS Live Photos. You can transfer Live Photo pairs to an iOS device which will be able to detect these pairs as Live Photos
  • Bug fix: Added check for write protected target directories

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.0.6.0 (Jul 27, 2015)

  • Fixed album list creation for mobile devices: When folders with special characters have been added to the receive folders and the mobile devices were using "Select before transfer", on Android devices the request to receive the album list was hanging indefinitely.
  • Fixed album list sort order to alphabetical ascending order when showing album lists of iOS 8 devices

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.0.5.0 (Jul 1, 2015)

  • Fixed folder selection when more than one receive folder is available. Only the default folder was used for transfers.
  • Fixed visibility state of drag & drop area according to the settings when transfers were started by the explorer context menu extension ("Send with PhotoSync")

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.0.4.0 (Jun 24, 2015)

  • Fixed possible crashes during startup when a corrupted settings file exists
  • Fixed order of album list in device search window to show identical alphabetical order for iOS and Android devices
  • Fixed temporary files handling
  • Added better error messages when there's a problem with corrupted or empty files

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.0.2.0 (May 13, 2015)

  • Added a more specific error message when photos/videos from an iOS device have been delivered as empty files
  • Fixed the selection of the active receive directory. The directory wasn't selected when the checkbox has been clicked

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.0.1.0 (May 8, 2015)

  • Fixed a crash in the album/folder selection of iOS 8 devices in manual connection mode
  • Added the parent directory of dragged files as a default name for new album/folder creations

New in PhotoSync Companion 3.0.0.0 (May 5, 2015)

  • New: Added support for the new iOS 8 Photo Library (creation of folders and albums is now possible, requires PhotoSync 3.0 for iOS)
  • New: Added Korean language
  • Fixed rare crashes on startup

New in PhotoSync Companion 2.3.0.0 (Dec 9, 2014)

  • Fixed a crash during startup that caused the app in some situations to close directly after startup
  • Changed output sizes for resized photos for high resolution to max. 4096x4096 px and for medium resolution to 2048x2048 px
  • New: Added a list of manually added devices to have more convenience if the automatic device detection with Apple Bonjour is not working
  • New: Added a transfer queue and offer to resume interrupted transfers

New in PhotoSync Companion 2.2.6.0 (Oct 9, 2014)

  • Fixed the Alt+Tab fix of release 2.2.5 which caused the top bar of the main window to appear after startup

New in PhotoSync Companion 2.2.5.0 (Oct 8, 2014)

  • New: Added setting to toggle the PhotoSync "Send To" shell extension.
  • Fixed PhotoSync update procedure. Some installations with corrupt settings caused PhotoSync Companion to stop instantly after startup which made the app unusable
  • Switching with Alt+Tab caused the PhotoSync Companion settings to open in Windows 8 installations
  • Fixed crashes that occured randomly in transfers to network drives
  • Fixed problems with Multi User Environments
  • Add name of the last added parent directory as default name for new albums

New in PhotoSync Companion 2.2.4.0 (Jul 20, 2014)

  • Fixed transfer crashes that occured on installations with transfers to other drives than C:.

New in PhotoSync Companion 2.2.3.0 (Jul 17, 2014)

  • New: PhotoSync now runs with multi user switch in Windows.
  • New: Added additional storage directories in receive settings (mostly date based)
  • New: Added support for transfers from compiled Android folders

New in PhotoSync Companion 2.1.2.0 (Dec 4, 2013)

  • Added receive setting to use the recording date of a photo as file modification date
  • Changed: Temporary transfer files are no longer stored in the system temp directory. PhotoSync now uses the target directory to prevent storage and performance problems for transfers to mapped network drives.

New in PhotoSync Companion 2.1.1.0 (Nov 14, 2013)

  • Added new version of Bonjour service with the installation bundle. Bonjour Print Services are no longer required.

New in PhotoSync Companion 2.0.1.0 (Aug 15, 2013)

  • Bug fix: Fixed the port number that is shown in the About window for manual connections

New in PhotoSync Companion 2.0.0.0 (Aug 14, 2013)

  • Compatibility with PhotoSync 2.0 for iOS
  • New Selection of receive folder via application menu
  • New Removed option to store photos without device and album subfolder. Saving photos/videos without subfolders is not possible to define in the PhotoSync iOS app
  • New Structured rich text information on active network interfaces with internet addresses (for manual connection)
  • New Photo resizing options in send settings
  • New Support for PhotoSync for Android devices
  • New Added receive setting to create additional subfolder with the actual date (similar to Google Picasa import)
  • Bug fix: File permissions are set correctly on network shares to prevent issues with the access of photos/videos (files locked with padlock icon)
  • Bug fix: Fixed file names of transferred files with special characters in the name

New in PhotoSync Companion 1.6.4.0 (Nov 23, 2012)

  • Bug fix: Fixed the check for Internet address changes and return from suspend which restarts the PhotoSync auto detection service. PhotoSync crashed in some configurations or showed some strange errors.
  • New preferences layout. Added separate tabs for send and receive options
  • New transfer folder setting. It is now possible to define multiple transfer locations. A transfer location can be changed quickly from the application menu. With the next major update of PhotoSync for iOS (release 2.0) these folders can be selected as target destinations on the iOS device.
  • New: Minimize button in the transfer window to minimize the window during transfer.

New in PhotoSync Companion 1.6.3.0 (Nov 12, 2012)

  • Bug fix: Fixed the behavior of PhotoSync Companion with network address changes
  • Bug fix: Fixed the behavior of PhotoSync Companion when errors with Apple Bonjour service occur
  • Added: Additional checks if the PhotoSync device detection service is running correctly. If PhotoSync isn't announcing its service correctly, a warning sign is shown in the system tray icon
  • Added: Menu entry to manually restart the PhotoSync device detection service in case if fails or the device isn't recognized. Also added a menu entry to show the current status of the PhotoSync device detection service.

New in PhotoSync Companion 1.6.2.0 (Sep 26, 2012)

  • Bug fix: All transferred files have been locked for several minutes before file system operations (like delete) could be run on these files.
  • Bug fix: Added missing notification to update the internet address when the network connection did change.

New in PhotoSync Companion 1.6.1.0 (Sep 3, 2012)

  • Added a setting in preferences to set the name of the PhotoSync Companion 'device' manually to use another name than the computer name, e.g. 'Jaynes PhotoSync'.
  • Upload of photos by date is not longer done by comparing the file date. PhotoSync Companion now uses the EXIF date of the photos instead and only uses the file date if the pictures don't have an EXIF date.
  • Added an updated security certificate to PhotoSync Companion. The 'old' certificate expires on September, 17.
  • Bug fix: 'Saved Photos' is now the default selected album for photo uploads.
  • Bug fix: The update check window is no longer a modal window blocking all actions e.g. on Computer startup

New in PhotoSync Companion 1.6.0.0 (Jul 18, 2012)

  • Bug fix: Fixed a character set problem with albums created in PhotoSync Companion. Special characters can now be used to create albums.
  • Bug fix: Added support for upcoming major PhotoSync release.

New in PhotoSync Companion 1.5.4.0 (Jul 6, 2012)

  • Bug fix: Fixed a crash in the startup process that occured sometimes when the app was checking for an update.
  • Bug fix: Removed an 'Pipe hasn't started yet' error message that was sent in rare cases during a check for a running version of PhotoSync Companion.

New in PhotoSync Companion 1.5.2.0 (Mar 5, 2012)

  • Different photos with identical file names will now be saved with a new file name to prevent overwriting existing photos. If e.g. a photo IMG_0234.JPG exists and a different photo with the same name will be transferred, the newer photo will be renamed to IMG_0234_1.JPG.
  • Bug fix: Cancelling a transfer on the iOS side caused the Windows Companion to crash under some circumstances.

New in PhotoSync Companion 1.5.0.0 (Jan 17, 2012)

  • Includes support for the upcoming PhotoSync for iOS Version 1.5.
  • Manual mode allows transferring to an iOS Device by entering its IP address. Manual mode is useful for customers, who own routers that are not 100% compatible with Bonjour and therefore "automatic device search" is not working reliable.
  • Added additional sort option to sort uploads by file date
  • Bug fix: Large video files greater than 2 GB can now be transferred between PhotoSync Companion and PhotoSync for iOS (requires PhotoSync 1.5 for iOS)
  • Bug fix: Receiving large video files did not work

New in PhotoSync Companion 1.4.0.0 (Aug 23, 2011)

  • Bug fix: No more bugging problems with HttpListener errors on installations with Domain Controller login
  • Added support for Photo upload to albums for upcoming iOS versions
  • Complete revision of the integrated web server to get rid of access control permission settings. This fixes some known startup errors, and all errors related to the 'HttpListener'
  • Added checkbox to prevent automatic updates in the update check window
  • Added sort options for photo transfer (sort ascending/descending) by file name
  • Added setting to show/hide the photo preview during photo transfer
  • Added setting to show/hide the transfer window during photo transfer
  • Added PhotoSync icon animation to visualize transfers to iOS devices
  • Added Menu item in the app menu to cancel a running transfer (esp. when the transfer window is hidden)
  • Replaced application certificate with a renewed certificate valid until 2012-09-17

New in PhotoSync Companion 1.3.3.0 (Jul 15, 2011)

  • Bug fix: Sending photos via explorer context menu crashes PhotoSync if it is already running
  • Bug fix: Windows firewall settings are applied for private profile only. The new version applies the settings for private, public and domain profiles
  • Output of active network interfaces with IP addresses in "About" window. Supports better diagnoses on connection errors.