## Changes

### Changes in version 1.5 (released January 2025)

- Fixed problem with hidden tool bars on devices using Android 15.

### Changes in version 1.4 (released July 2024)

- Two-finger pinching can be used to change the font size in the Open/Help/Rule screens.
- Fixed a problem with the Open screen's font size being too large on small devices.
- Fixed an error that prevented Rule info from being displayed.
- Fixed a bug that could prevent pasting into a bounded grid.
- Most links in Help > Online Archives and References should now work (some will fail if using Android 7 or older).
- Supplied patterns no longer include .lua/zip/rle3 files.

### Changes in version 1.3 (released May 2024)

- Added a new Super algorithm.
- The Larger than Life algorithm now supports HROT rules, B0 emulation, and many new neighborhoods.
- Fixed a number of bugs.
- Lots of new patterns.

### Changes in version 1.2 (released October 2018)

- Golly has a new algorithm that supports the Larger than Life family of rules.
- HashLife and the other hash-based algorithms are faster and more responsive.
- Added support for MAP rules to QuickLife, HashLife and Generations.
- QuickLife and HashLife now support non-totalistic rules. A number of interesting examples can be found in the new Patterns/Non-Totalistic folder.
- The Generations algorithm now supports Hex, Von Neumann and non-totalistic Moore neighborhoods.
- Updated the Life Lexicon to release 27.
- The Banks, Codd, Devore, and JvN folders have moved into a new top-level "Self-Rep" folder, to emphasize their common focus on self-replication.
- Icon rendering is faster in most cases.
- Correct colors/icons are now displayed when pasting a pattern with a rule different to the current layer's rule.
- Fixed link to Rule Table Repository in Help > Online Archives.
- Fixed paste bug that prevented rule from being changed even if universe was empty.
- Fixed crashes on some Nexus devices.
- Fixed problem with Move button becoming enabled after a multi-finger pan/zoom.
- Fixed an undo/reset bug that could occur if there was a rule change at the starting generation.
- Fixed a bug where patterns larger than bounded grids were not correctly clipped.
- Fixed a bug that could crash Golly if a .rule file contained invalid XPM data.
- Updated the Life Lexicon to release 29.

### Changes in version 1.1 (released June 2015)

- Fixed some bugs that could cause Golly to crash.
- Fixed bug in QuickLife algorithm that could cause cells at the bottom/left edges of the viewport to disappear every odd generation.
- Fixed bug in QuickLife algorithm that could cause the selection rectangle to appear offset by one pixel.
- Fixed bug that could cause Undo button to fail due to a temporary macrocell file containing comment lines not prefixed with #C.
- Fixed minor problem with the Fit button not centering a pattern accurately in some cases.
- The size of text in the Open screen has been increased.

### Version 1.0 released November 2013