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Sondex Beta 5 now Live

What’s New

Bufkit Sounding Archive Support

• You can now open .buz (Bufkit Sounding Archive) files directly in the app.

ZIPFoundation Integration

• Added ZIPFoundation as a dependency to handle compressed Bufkit archives.

Background Tasks

• Improved background fetch scheduling for reliability.

• Reduced frequency (minimum 1 hour) to conserve resources.

• Debug logging added to help with development and testing.

Charts & Data Layer

• Chart rendering now uses a more consistent data service layer.

• Cleaner architecture for easier maintenance and future improvements.

In-App Notifications (iOS only)

• Added a new async helper for displaying custom notifications in the app.

Other Fixes & Cleanups

• Removed unused code and obsolete project files.

• Improved SwiftUI preview support for developers.