* Fixed an issue that prevented some users from completing onboarding * Avoids processing original photo and video data when only metadata has changed * Improved the efficiency of iCloud Photos backups to cloud destinations * Reduced memory usage during iCloud Photos backups * Additional performance improvements when preparing and resuming iCloud Photos backups

This release includes major improvements to Destinations * Completely redesigned setup flow for S3 and S3-compatible destinations * Added support for optional S3 path prefixes * S3 Storage Class settings are now correctly applied * Fixed OneDrive authentication persistence * Additional improvements and bug fixes

* New Quiet Mode, similar to Parachute Backup for Mac. Errors during a backup are now collected and reported once at the end. * Improved error messages and options when not using Quiet Mode. * Filenames containing a percent sign are now correctly backed up to S3-compatible storage. * Fixed a crash when entering a custom S3 URL containing whitespace. * Various improvements to the Parachute Backup Live Activity. Enjoying Parachute Backup? A quick review on the App Store helps a lot.

- Fixed a potential crash when iCloud Photos does not provide a file name. - Incremental backups no longer re-download photo data that has already been backed up. - Now uses the device time zone to determine the correct destination folder for photos If you like Parachute Backup, please consider leaving a review. That helps us a lot. Thanks!

- Improved many aspects of the Run Backup screen. - Error messages during backup are now more informative. - Parachute Backup no longer asks for notification permissions on first launch. - Fixed an issue where multiple app windows could be opened on iPad. If you like Parachute Backup, please consider leaving a review. That helps us a lot. Thanks!

Bug fixes and improvements. If you like Parachute Backup, please consider leaving a review. That helps us a lot. Thanks!

Minor improvements and fixes

Improve formatting of progress when dynamic island is expanded

S3 buckets now support custom, non-AWS endpoints Real-time progress updates, improved background resuming, and longer background execution. Improvements to Shortcut-triggered backups Other fixes and improvements

S3 buckets now support custom, non AWS endpoints Improvements to Shortcut-triggered backups Other fixes and improvements

Live activities and dynamic island progression are now updated throughout the backup process Improved background backup continuation Other bug fixes and improvements

AWS S3 Bucket Support - back up your files & photos to your S3 buckets OneDrive authentication refresh fixes Other bug fixes and improvements

Start notifications when triggered via Shortcuts New counts for files, photos and videos on home screen Scheduling is now done through Shortcuts & Automation Better handling for Shortcuts being called while app is not active

Bug fixes for background processing request creation

Keep track of your backup progress with subtle audio progress to check back on your backup and take action if needed You can now more easily pause and resume backups, and failed backups are now resumable Improvements for backups being triggered from Shortcuts New Shortcut option to check the current backup status Remove the unnecessary GoogleDrive folder that gets created inside of your Google Drive destination Improvements for iCloud Drive file downloads Fix issue where large Google Drive files were loaded into memory Fix issue where destinations may not be available when a Shortcut triggered a backup, Parachute will now attempt to reconnect prior to running backup Fix issue where shortcuts to start files backup may not always prompt for the source folder Fix for background notification label

Automate With Shortcuts! Create custom schedules and automate backups with Shortcuts integration. Trigger backups when you arrive home, run backups on triggered by custom automations, and more! Improvements to percentage reporting and progress states Fix for schedule being lost after repeated force-closing Fix for background processing not continuing in some scenarios

Scheduled destination picker now also shows the folder name for easier reference Improvements to the Google Drive authentication process when being signed out Improvements to background processing wake and schedule triggering Additional performance improvements

Improvements to photo settings persistence & shared albums More accurate export counts for photo exports Disabling live photos now still exports the non-live photo Faster preparation phase when using default photo export settings

Microsoft OneDrive support! Backup your data to OneDrive. Faster backup resuming when background tasks are paused Better labeling for photo backup settings Better detection of incompatible backup destinations Better labeling for local storage destinations Other improvements and fixes