What's new in AuraDisplay
Every AuraDisplay release, newest first. The same notes you see on Google Play.
AuraDisplay 3.5.4
- New: if your phone switches AuraDisplay off, a prompt tells you right away, with a Turn back on button.
- New: once your light is back, tips to keep your phone from switching it off again.
- Improved: lights that arrive while the screen is dark, especially on Samsung Always On Display.
- Improved: Get help now spots when the phone's own Always On Display is off or the app is restricted in the background.
- New: share AuraDisplay and find our other apps in About.
AuraDisplay 3.5.3
- New: if Android's Advanced Protection blocks the display service, the app now says so and tells you what to do.
- New: reporting that several apps do not stack now shows the reason right away.
- Improved: updated to the latest Android build tools and libraries.
AuraDisplay 3.5.2
- Fixed: some phones could not finish setup even with the display service on.
- New: Arabic, with the app laid out right to left.
- New: the ring is hidden while the phone is sideways. Show Ring in Landscape brings it back.
- New: one action to use the ring or the edge glow for every app.
- Fixed: the ring lands on the camera correctly after you rotate.
- Fixed: the light now appears on phones that refused it the first time.
AuraDisplay 3.5.1
- Fixed: the Pro sheet now sits below the status bar, keeps its Unlock Pro button on screen at every size, and closes smoothly.
- Changed: the app download is much smaller.
AuraDisplay 3.5.0
- New: AuraDisplay now speaks eight more languages.
- New: Bubbles, a ring style that rises and pops (Pro).
- New: the notifying app's icon beside the light on the always-on display (Pro).
- New: give Samsung Messages and Viber chats their own colour (Pro).
- Changed: setup now offers the messaging and phone apps your phone actually uses.
- Fixed: music and video playback no longer lights the ring.
- Fixed: the Always-On Display shortcut opens the right screen.
AuraDisplay 3.4.0
- New: if your phone stops the light working, AuraDisplay now tells you instead of going quiet.
- New: Keep AuraDisplay Running, for phones that close the app on their own. Free.
- New: pause all your lights for an hour, straight from the notification.
- New: give each Instagram chat its own colour (Pro).
- Changed: the always-on light now drifts slowly so it never marks the screen (Pro).
- Fixed: a crash while setting up, and problems buying or restoring Pro.
AuraDisplay 3.3.0
- New: shapes. Hearts, paws, stars, sparkles, aliens, bolts and rockets orbit the camera or travel the screen edge (Pro).
- New: burn-in protection for the always-on display. The light drifts slowly so it never wears into one spot (Pro).
- New: thicker rings, now up to 16dp.
- Fixed: a light that stayed on after you cleared the notification.
- Fixed: a light that sometimes never appeared at all.
- Also: restore purchases at checkout, and lower battery use.
AuraDisplay 3.2.1
- New: pick which apps light up right in setup — favorites pre-selected, "See all apps" for the rest.
- New: per-contact style (BETA) — each person can have their own animation and ring/edge shape, with a live preview.
- Fixed: a light that stayed on after its notification was cleared.
- Fixed: "You" no longer appears as a contact; group names drop the "(2 messages)" suffix.
- Also: big under-the-hood updates for speed and reliability.
AuraDisplay 3.2.0
- New: per-contact colors (BETA) — a different light for each person in WhatsApp, Messages, Telegram, Messenger & Signal.
- New: Dual Edge ripple animation and a brightness control for the glow.
- Fixed: multi-app stacking now shows every ring on phones with a top camera.
- Fixed: the ring no longer blinks off while apps update their notifications.
- Fixed: muted/silent notifications now light up too.
- Also: hide the "+N" counter, and in-app self-checks under Logs.
AuraDisplay 3.1.3
- Fixed: the ring no longer blinks off while apps update their own notifications (Messages, Telegram and others).
- Fixed: Pro features could silently stay locked until you opened the app — the purchase check now retries in the background.
- New: brightness control for the ring and edge glow.
- New: option to hide the "+N" counter on stacked rings.
- New: Dual Edge animation — light ripples along the screen border.
- Clearer messages when a purchase can't complete.
AuraDisplay 3.1.2
- Fixed: a rare crash when the Pro purchase failed on background threads.
AuraDisplay 3.1.1
- New: four new Pro animations. Squiggle (wavy ring), Comet (bright head with fading tail), Neon (buzzing side bars), Sweep (light spot around the perimeter). Squiggle also works in Edge mode as a wavy screen outline.
- Fixed: the Pro upgrade flow now retries automatically on spotty networks. Fewer stuck upgrade buttons.
AuraDisplay 3.1.0
- New: an "Upgrade Pro" pill in the top app bar, plus Upgrade and Restore Purchases shortcuts on the About screen.
- Fixed: the Pro purchase button no longer gets stuck loading forever on phones with restrictive network defaults.
- Fixed: a rare crash when opening config for apps with special characters in their name.
- Reliability: improved background behavior on Nothing Phone.
- Polished the Pro features list.
AuraDisplay 3.0.1
- New: tap About → Logs to send device diagnostics straight to support in two taps. No more typing your phone model into an email.
- Clearer Always-On Display setting: spells out that your phone needs to support OS-level AOD for the screen-off ring to work.
- Reliability fixes for users on low-end devices.
AuraDisplay 3.0.0
- New: Edge Glow lights up your whole screen border — per app, and it works even on phones with no camera cutout.
- New: choose Ring or Edge for each app, with illustrated previews.
- New: the charging indicator adapts to your device — a ring around the cutout or a glow along the edge.
- New: guided setup with a one-tap "see it work" self-test.
- Refreshed settings and onboarding, plus performance and reliability fixes.
AuraDisplay 2.1.0
- New: Quiet Hours — silence the ring on a daily schedule (Pro)
- New: Charging Ring — color-coded battery level when you plug in, with live preview (Pro)
- Auto-dismiss timeouts now go up to 2 hours
- Fixed: ring animations now play even when system animations are disabled
AuraDisplay 2.0.6
- Smoother launch on older and lower-end phones
- Behind-the-scenes reliability improvements
AuraDisplay 2.0.5
- Minor UX refinements
- Behind-the-scenes performance improvements
AuraDisplay 2.0.4
- Fixed: ring stays anchored to the camera after rotating while the overlay is hidden
- Fixed: rare crash on launch from release-build code optimization
AuraDisplay 2.0.3
- Rainbow mode cycles mesmerizingly — two counter-rotating sweep gradients blend through every hue
- Swipe horizontally in the per-app config to cycle Color tabs (Icon → Preset → Custom → Rainbow)
- Animation chips hidden when Rainbow is active — the cycling is built in
- Fixed: "Open" link in the Always-On Display row no longer wraps one letter per line
- Fixed: About screen no longer crashes when no app can open a tile link
AuraDisplay 2.0.2
- Dual Ring (calibration look) animation
- Spotlight: bright cutout with expanding halo
- Soft Halo: atmospheric breathing glow
- Ripple: sonar rings expanding outward
- Fireworks: bursts of sparks from the cutout
- Rainbow color cycle option (Pro)
- Multi-App Rings setting copy clarified
AuraDisplay 2.0.1
- Pulse now emerges from behind the cutout and recedes back
- Manual adjust redesigned to match onboarding calibration
- Up to 5 concentric rings, dynamic sizing, no overflow
- Fixed: rings hiding behind the notch at small scales
- Fixed: icon color ignored when app's accent color differed
- Fixed: +1 badge instead of a 2nd ring when both fit
- Fixed: swipeable-looking dots under Settings hero removed
AuraDisplay 2.0
- Reworked Settings, per-app config, paywall, About, onboarding, AOD
- 5 animation styles: Pulse, Flash, Wave, Orbit, Static
- Concentric rings phase-locked — no overlap during pulse
- Tighter ring geometry flush with the cutout
- Hex color input, icon-color extraction, live preview
- Manual calibration that sticks
- Localized price on Unlock Pro
- Listing translated to ES, PT-BR, HI, ID
AuraDisplay build 7
- Improved stability on Android 16 devices — fixed a crash when opening certain screens
- Fixed a rare crash that could happen shortly after device restart
- Improved compatibility with Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO devices when opening autostart settings — now always lands on a usable screen
AuraDisplay build 6
-Refreshed Pro upgrade screen — Pro is a one-time purchase, yours forever
- Fixed a crash on Samsung devices running Android 16
- Notification ring no longer disappears when the system clock redraws on OnePlus/Oppo
- Notification rings now cap at 3 and scale to fit — overflow shows a +N badge
- AOD settings link now opens the correct page on Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi, and Pixel