Release History

Released as a Private Beta May 2026 (downloadable only by designated beta testers).
Released as a Public Beta July 2026 (anyone can download).
Released to the Public November 2026.
The May 2026 update has essentially no new functionality and only minor content changes. For many people this update would be a download of only a few Megabytes. Changes included:
- Update the app so that it is compliant with Android 16.
- The 'Botanist mode' setting now adds a link on the Home page to the ANF Keys.
- The 'Swipe to Next of Series' setting no longer includes the Search Results pages.
- A modest content update:

Released as a Public Beta (anyone can download).
The April 2025 update was a minor update with essentially no new functionality. For many people this update would be a download of only a few Megabytes. Changes included:
- Updated several plant Scientific Names from Revision 13 of the Jepson eFlora.
- Apply a modest number of minor page format changes, primarily to improve the legibility of some of the text in the high-contrast color schemes.
- Minor revisions to the text of a few pages.

Released as a Public Beta (anyone can download).
The June 2024 update was a minor update with essentially no new functionality. For many people this update would be a download of only a few Megabytes. Changes included:
- Updated several plant Scientific Names from Revision 12 of the Jepson eFlora.
- Minor revisions to the text of several pages.

Released as a Public Beta (anyone can download).
The October 2023 update was a minor update bringing the Android version in step with the Apple version. The main changes there that affect this app are:
- Add three new plants and 38 new photos. The app now contains a total of 1010 plants with photos, showcased by 7,523 pictures.
- The 'Botanist Mode' setting now switches some of the links to the plant scientific names.
- Some minor page format changes.

Released as a Public Beta (anyone can download).
Apply changes made in the March 2023 update of the Apple version of the app. The changes there that affect this app include:
- Significant layout and formatting changes. This includes a simplification of the toolbar and the way the user preferences are set. This was mostly done to improve the ease of use and accessibility of the app, but many changes were made simply to improve the look and feel of the app.
- Reorganize the Search Results for easier comparison of the plant thumbnails.
- Incorporate recent taxonomic changes affecting the Scientific Names of the plants.

Released as a Public Beta (anyone can download).
Eliminates the crash on Android 11 devices when the setting "Hide pop-up messages" is unchecked.
Has the same content and functionality as the iPhone app.
Has one new flower and a couple of dozen new photos.
Updated a few dozen scientific names.
Significant updates to some of the text.
Many minor cosmetic improvements.

Significant under the hood work for issues that have surfaced for recent versions of Android.
Minor improvements to the appearance of the app for recent versions of Android.

Added some new user settings.
Flowers and photos unchanged since 2016, but modest updates to some of the text.

First public Beta (anyone can download).
Final form of the app.
No significant issues reported by users in the two years prior to this release.
BETA 8 released to address appearance and operational issues that have evolved over time as Android itself has changed.