History of Kuula updates | Change Log

• Build 1-370
• Many cool things (370 to be exact), but we didn't keep a log to list them all :(

• Build 370 Feb 25th 2018
• 2d rendering for addons (hotspots, labels & stickers)
• Rotation and other settings to text addons
• Improved text rendering quality on iPad
• Started this changelog (duh!)

• Build 371 Feb 26th 2018
• Google Fonts support in addons (labels & hotspots)

• Build 373 Feb 28th 2018
• Added VR support for Business custom domain setup

• Build 374 Mar 1st 2018
• Bug fix in batch upload - prevent duplicate uploads in certain cases
• Bug fix in upload - setting the photo heading to the middle by default

• Build 375 Mar 3rd 2018
• Refreshed the share dialog, added link, Reddit and StumbleUpon

• Build 378 Mar 7th 2018
• Added gaze navigation on hotspots in VR mode

• Build 379 Mar 7th 2018
• Added cache busting to Facebook & Twitter URL to make sure they pick up latest cover images

• Build 380 Mar 13th 2018
• Bug fixes

• Build 382 Mar 14th 2018
• Improved color picker UI in editor
• Added Safari iOS web app configuration

• Build 383 Mar 15th 2018
• Improved font picker UI in editor
• Added automatic bug reporting to improve bug fixing process
• Bug fixes

• Build 386 Mar 21th 2018
• Redesign of the photo detail panel user interface
• Gyroscope is automatically disabled if reading requency too low (see also Chrome bug)

• Build 390 Apr 5th 2018
• Added Load More button hotspot image selection dialog
• Bug fix in drag&drop on Firefox

• Build 391 Apr 6th 2018
• Possibly fixed the longest standing bug - the "black cover" issue

• Build 400 Apr 23rd 2018
• Virtual Tour UI update
• Download Image function added to editor
• Changed default hotspot icon to bullseye
• Fixed photo description formatting
• Minor bug fixes

• Build 402 Apr 30th 2018
• Added touch/mouse swipe gesture to thumbnail bar on tours
• The thumbs param in embeds can now be set to -1 to remove any navigation (not in UI yet)
• Fix image sizing and positioning in addon cards

• Build 404 May 1st 2018
• Added Upload Post tutorial

• Build 406 May 1st 2018
• Fixed two bugs in the embedded player with vr mode and navigation

• Build 407 May 10th 2018
• Added support for regular (non-360) images
• Added floor plan tutorial
• Updated other tutorials to integrate regular images
• Bug fixes on iPad

• Build 412 May 17th 2018
• Prefetching post data for improved loading time for embeds and direct post links
• Added a caching mechanism to better deal with high traffic situations

• Build 413 May 22nd 2018
• Added opacity slider to all addons (sticker, text, hotspot)
• Added support for more XMP formats in partial panoramas

• Build 414 May 24th 2018
• Updated all sliders ui, added manual value entry option
• Added new hotspot action: a basic support for sounds
• The media field in card editor now accepts any valid iframe
• Lowered touch & drag sensitivity on mobile
• Bug and security fixes

• Build 417 May 25th 2018
• GDPR FAQ in da house / Updated privacy policy
• Added a revision history to all edited posts

• Build 418 May 31st 2018
• Added "Click to look around" instruction to post page
• Improved image download function, now comes with a dialog
• Better tiny planet interaction on mobile
• Tweaks to UI in addon card and addon card editor
• Bug fix in displaying partial panos on mobile
• Bug fix with hotspots opening external links on mobile
• Added error handling in addon card for missing/broken image URLs

• Build 423 Jun 5th 2018
• Page speed update: moving static assets to CDN
• Improved browser caching headers and HTTP requests

• Build 424 Jun 8th 2018
• Added Grid View to collections
• Removed "Click to look around" instructions for flat images

• Build 430 Jun 15th 2018
• WebVR support - the most anticipated update of the last months!

• Build 441 Jun 21th 2018
• Added profile sidebar and continous loading to the Feed
• Caching some data calls to improve page load speed
• Updates to fix IE issues after adding WebVR support

• Build 446 Jun 29th 2018
• Fixes and upgrades to VR mode on iOS, including iPhone X

• Build 455 Jul 17th 2018
• (Re)added follow suggestions to user feed
• Various bug fixes, mostly on VR/iOS

• Build 455 Jul 17th 2018
• Added Replace Image function in the editor

• Build 459 Aug 1st 2018
• Added help article about sharing and embedding
• Added help articles about upgrading to PRO and downgrading

• Build 460 Aug 20th 2018
• Added copy/paste function for addons, but no UI for now

• Build 470 Sep 5th 2018
• Animated Transitions
• Walkthrough mode
• Editor now remembers last choice of fonts, colors, icons etc..
• Improved handling of partial panoramas
• Vertical alignment tool for partial panoramas
• Improved Create Tour UI to make it more intuitive
• Bug fixes in Create Tour section

• Build 474 Sep 6th 2018
• Bug fix in Replace image where camera and GPS info would not refresh

• Build 477 Sep 11th 2018
• Support for 3D photos
• Improved Search performance in Explore
• Bug fix with pitch limited panoramas freezing in VR mode

• Build 483 Sep 14th 2018
• Changed order of tabs in Explore
• Bug fix in Embedded player with preloader visible all the time

• Build 484 Sep 17th 2018
• Fixed iframe sizing issue specific to Safari on iOS

• Build 498 Sep 22th 2018
• Improved performance and VR rendering quality
• Various bug fixes in VR
• Various bug fixes in IE

• Build 500 Sep 26th 2018
• Performance improvement: panoramas will not render when window is not in focus
• Fixed a bug with registration from a modal window

• Build 507 Oct 7th 2018
• "Roadrunner" Update - speed boost across the board in loading tours and images

• Build 515 Oct 22nd 2018
• Bug fixes reported bu users in editor and embedded player

• Build 517 Oct 25th 2018
• New PRO feature: custom hotspot icons
• New PRO feature: custom images, nadir/zenith patches (f.k.a stickers)
• New PRO feature: upload images to cards
• New PRO feature: add audio background to tours
• New PRO feature: upload sounds to hotspots
• Hotspots (and images) can now have 0 size (i.e. be invisible and non-clickable)

• Build 528 Nov 8th 2018
• Fixes to misc bugs reported after the last release (b517)

• Build 533 Dec 3rd 2018
• Added option to remove assets from library (hotspot icons, images)
• Bug fixes in 2d image rendering and zooming

• Build 536 Dec 14th 2018
• Added status information for Paypal PRO accounts
• Small improvements and fixes

• Build 538 Dec 19th 2018
• Create tour / Batch upload available in free plan - 5 files/batch limit
• Close button for addon cards fix on mobile

• Build 544 Jan 11th 2019
• Bug fix: audio not playing in latest Chrome release
• Bug fix: input field not working in Safari

• Build 545 Jan 15th 2019
• Heading can be set anywhere in the sphere, no only horizontally
• Toggle tour/collection privacy added in context menu
• Zoom limit brackets added to zoom settings in editor
• Added more choices of navigation design in embed editor

• Build 548 Jan 22nd 2019
• Trying to make large previews on embeds (poster) look better at higher res
• Bug fix: hotspot label alignement was broken after b545

• Build 557 Mar 1st 2019
• New tutorials: custom domain and website editor and Android WebVR
• Increase audio file limit to 5MB, hotspot icon max size to 5000px
• Support for mailto:, tel:, and sms: protocols in hotspot links
• Updated WebVR library and fixed some VR issues on iOS
• Added a couple more media query levels to interactive card dimenions on font size
• Replaced the "360°" text with a play icon on embedded player

• Build 559 Mar 6th 2019
• Added filtering options to profile photos and tours

• Build 578 Apr 1st 2019
• Embed Editor renamed to Export Editor
• Added autoplay in Export editor for tours

• Build 590 Apr 17th 2019
• Introduced a basic version of embedded player JS API
• A lot of small bug fixes, including iPad/Safari

• Build 620 May 17th 2019
• Massive improvements in Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Daydream support
• Bug fixes, including thumbnail generation
• Added a gyroscope toggle to mobile menu (bottom page)
• Limiting pitch does not disable gyro by default anymore

• Build 628 May 22nd 2019
• Bug fixes in image download and thumbnail bar
• Bug fix in batch upload of partial panoramas
• Fixed an issue where hotspot scale would jump on transition between 360 and flat
• Added a special badge for Business

• Build 634 Jun 5th 2019
• Backlinks
• Link to add photos to tour in Edit Tour section
• Renamed all 'Collect' buttons to 'Add to tour'
• Numerous bug fixes and workflow improvements

• Build 653 Jun 28th 2019
• New tutorial: Heading and thumbnails
• Custom icon CORS bug resurfaced. Fixed using a new solution

• Build 662 Aug 18th 2019
• Excluding posts from thumbnail view
• Adding a plan button and menu to tours
• Remove custom re-order limit from tours
• Cleaned up and re-arranged tours UI (wip)

• Build 669 Aug 29th 2019
• Improved interaction with flat images on mobile
• Fixed cross-tour hotspot bugs in embedded player

• Build 669 Aug 29th 2019
• New privacy setting: Private
• New privacy UI in all editors
• Option to change tour privacy from Edit Tour page

• Build 685 Sep 20th 2019
• Password protected tours
• Analytics integration

• Build 693 Oct 2nd 2019
• Added quality vs. load speed selector to Export Editor
• Small thing but highly useful: a function to fix black stitching line
• Updates to sharing UI all over the site
• Re-edited tutorials about Sharing and Embedding

• Build 715 Oct 11th 2019
• Editing tools: select, copy/paste/duplicate, grid
• Floor position for addons
• Panorama level correction
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Uptime/status page
• Some fixes related to iOS 13 and the enternal problems with Safari

• Build 773 Nov 25th 2019
• Added preferences settings for profile
• Fixed issues with profile pictures
• Smaller bug fixes

• Build 802 Jan 14th 2019
• Duplicate tour
• Improved support for international character sets
• Added "Translate" button to all help articles
• Security and vulnerability fixes (ongoing)
• Bug fixes

• Build 818 Feb 19th 2020
• Added audio per post
• Changed custom icons cropping - now uses "contain" instead of "cover"
• Bug fix: photo orientation was not supported (cards, in-line images)
• Fixed a bug with file input, where it would not upload same file twice

• Build 823 Mar 5th 2020
• Added UI localization, in close beta for now
• Improved anonymous error reporting

• Build 824 Mar 10th 2020
• Title screen option added to embeds
• Auto play/rotate controls improved. Auto-rotate can now be paused.
• Bug fixes based on error logs introduced in b823

• Build 825 Apr 7th 2020
• Location editor
• New Google Maps integration

• Build 826 Apr 27th 2020
• Multiple logo support on exports for Business users
• Export editor will now remember settings

• Build 827 May 6th 2020
• Added MLS specific links to export editor
• Bug fixes in Export Editor and embedded player

• Build 830 May 15th 2020
• Added HDR tone mapping and sharpening to the editor
• Master addons (appear on every post in a tour)
• Users own posts no longer show in feed
• Copy/paste option in editor sliders
• Bug fix in level correction saving

• Build 831 May 6th 2020
• Simplyfying and improving Sharing UI
• Tons of bug fixes

• Build 832 June 17th 2020
• Improvements in batch upload process
• Continous bug fixing

• Build 833 July 10th 2020
• Automatic image type recognition (360 vs flat)
• Removed batch upload limits
• New & improved thumbnail feature

• Build 834 July 23rd 2020
• Added map styles and multiple points on maps
• Added location tutorial

• Build 835 August 14th 2020
• New way to create a hotspot by dragging a thumbnail onto the panorama
• Individual hotspots can now override walk-through mode
• Moved tour name to the right side panel, in preparation for future UI updates
• User can switch post rendering mode between 360 and regular
• Bug fixes in autoplay and interactve cards

• Build 836 Sept 1st 2020
• WebXR is here!

• Build 837Oct 14th 2020
• Introducing contact cards
• Text formatting (titles, descriptions, bios, comments)
• New map button and improved floor plan button
• Export editor tutorial
• Ending IE support
• Changes in how iOS devices handle full-screen, VR and gyroscope

• Build 838 Nov 17th 2020
• Introducing Click Anywhere
• Bug fixes and improvements
• Security fixes

• Build 839 Mar 12th 2021
• New way on sort tours by name and date
• API performance improvements
• Bug fixes

• Build 840 Apr 23rd 2021
• A new way to work with Backlinks
• Upload compression settings
• Improved tiny planet thumbnails
• New GPS/EXIF user preferences
• Various user interface improvements

• Build 841 May 18th 2021
• New deal: 10% off on Labpano Pilot cameras
• Player accesibility improvements (ADA/WCAG)
• Added option to toggle keyboard controls in embeds

• Build 842 Jun 3rd 2021
• Adding menu customization options
• Updates in billing & subscription management

• Build 843 Sept 6th 2021
• New hotspot features: tint, size, position, animation
• Custom fonts in cards
• Improvements in the color picker
• History browser navigation disabled in embedded player
• Bug fixes in background audio

• Build 844 Oct 11th 2021
• Apply 2 All - a set of functions to batch edit posts in a tour
• Improved sessions to avoid loosing data when it expires

• Build 845 Dec 17th 2021
• Private posts and tours are now for everyone!
• Increased single batch limit to 25 for free users.
• Improved Paypal payments and coupon logic.

• Build 846 Mar 31st 2022
• Added billing information form (company, name, address)
• More detailed tutorials about billing, payments & invoices
• Integrated most popular blog posts to the support page
• Security improvements & fixes

• Build 847 April 28th 2022
• Switched to new EXIF library, due to issues with panos shot on GoPRO Max

• Build 848 May 11th 2022
• Assets (images, icons) can be viewed as large, small icons or as a list
• Addons (hotspots, images, text) can now be marked as "Containing branding" (for MLS)
• Added password-strenght meter to help make accounts more secure
• Users can now remove their account themselves
• Fixed a confusing UI element related to tint (color) of hotspots
• Improvements & bug fixes based on user feedback

• Build 849 June 24th 2022
• Auto opening interactive cards
• Link shortcodes (undocumented for now)
• Fixed a bug with tour duplication

• Build 850 August 24th 2022
• Various security and anti-SPAM improvements

• Build 851 January 12-20th 2023
• Startup cards now open with post in the background
• Export editor now allows deep link
• Redesign of user profile search tools
• Smoother transition animation
• Bug fixes in user profile pages

• Build 852April 21st 2023
• Updates to assets (images, audio and icons): renaming, folders & search

• Build 853 June 15th 2023
• Introducing 'Keep Heading' feature
• Internal post links in cards now open in the same tour

• Build 854 August 8th 2023
• New payment system with Apple/Google Pay

• Build 855 September 10th 2023
• Adding support for multi-factor authentication
• Support form allows to select topic, attach files

• Build 857 November 28th 2023
• Adding support for property address and info
• Integration with Zillow Rentals and Apartments.com

• Build 861 Marh 26th 2024
• New feature: Google login
• New feature: Google Street View publishing
• Fixing performance issues on Meta Quest 2 & 3
• Other post in the tour now show up on the map when editing location