Hello! Arabic has arrived! (with full right-to-left support) ■ Lights now flash with a subtle HDR-style effect when they switch on ■ App launches are now noticeably faster ■ Fixed an orange challenge that sometimes stubbornly refused to accept the final signal ■ Fixed a rare edge case with the two-part red challenge near the top ■ Fixed QR challenges staying paused after closing the hints screen ■ Fixed the credits heart icon not filling in after you’ve read all the credits :) ■ Squashed a handful of crashes ■ Arabic and right-to-left improvements: hints now display correctly, buttons no longer get cut off, and credits scroll in the proper direction

■ Fixed several audio-related crashes (Core Audio, you keep me humble) ■ Cut CPU use with VoiceOver from “space heater” to “sensible” ■ Stopped screen rotation acting up on iOS 26 ■ Tutorial is now a bit more forgiving on iPad ■ Smoother barrier animations ■ Credits names now scroll more consistently across devices ■ iPad improvements: better text scaling, nicer store layout, fixed layout on iPad mini, fixed clipped launch image on those new massive iPads ■ Updated loads of localisations so they’re more complete!

■ Fixed a crash affecting players using the grid ■ Smoothed out wormhole transitions back to the grid (buttery once more) ■ Reduced small delays while moving around the game ■ Tried to squash yet another audio-related crash (where does it end?)

■ Slick, playful new grid ripple animations (tap, hold, and drag!) ■ Faster app startup ■ Fixed occasional stutter when opening puzzles and tapping the grid ■ Fixed a bug where sound effects sometimes only played once ■ Fixed several crashes

■ Resolved an unruly challenge near the notifications icon (properly this time!) ■ Fixed an issue where the screenshot UI wouldn't close on some devices with iOS 26 ■ Enhanced the way I request support with a nod to Alex and Yo-Wei from Hyperfixed and Proxy for the push to complete this redesign

■ Sorted the tricky challenge near the notifications icon (for good this time!) ■ Squashed a bug where the screenshot UI wouldn't close on some devices using iOS 26 ■ Enhanced the way I request support for my work (cheers to Alex and Yo-Wei from Hyperfixed and Proxy for the motivation to complete this redesign)

Minor Tweaks! (or as I say, “keeping my gem shiny”) ■ Resolved a glitch with Blackbox sharing not registering. ■ Smoothed visuals when entering the store. ■ Possibly fixed a tricky audio crash (let's hope!) ■ Corrected audio delay in the 3-pink-light challenge (a favourite soundscape of mine!) ■ Fixed broken accessibility labels. ■ Enhanced ease of the blue magnifying glass meta challenge.

■ Fixed sleek glass icons on iPad ■ Corrected bug with partially visible closed merch store on iPad (RIP) ■ Improved dynamic island animations on newer devices ■ Fixed crash when sharing to Instagram Stories from non-OLED devices ■ Added cowboy shaking warning to more challenges

Hello splendid new look ■ Numerous glass panels and buttons ■ Reworked and shiny icons for your home screen

■ Sorted a challenge issue near the notifications icon ■ Aligned some buttons correctly That's it for now :)

■ Fixed an issue that sometimes made buying the game more difficult (not a puzzle)

■ Resolved a Swift bug that sometimes made buying the game difficult (not a puzzle)

This update sorts some issues from a recent overhaul (cheers to Bennett for spotting them!) ■ VoiceOver now properly navigates hints ■ Notification settings save correctly when changed via VoiceOver ■ New rotor added for browsing lights by challenge numbers ■ Streamlined VoiceOver descriptions for lights and groups on the grid

■ Quick fix for the top two green challenges! They should now be more reliable and easier to complete!

■ Revamped the two green challenges in the top-right (challenge type 30). It's now a bit different and should be clearer with recent iOS changes. ■ Fixed a bug with the orange meta challenge in the bottom-left (challenge type 49). If you struggled before, please try again! ■ Redesigned the alert cards in the game (thanks for the help Pim!). Around two-thirds of Blackbox's code is now Swift! Cheers to me! ■ Fixed an issue with VoiceOver rotors on the home grid. ■ Resolved a bug with app icon translations.

Fixes! Big or small, all crafted with care to ease your experience ■ Resolved a tricky blue meta challenge caused by iOS 18 update ■ Improved the look of the four orange challenge on recent devices ■ Redesigned panel interfaces for fluid animations and interactions ■ Fixed accessibility features like rotors on home grid ■ Numerous visual enhancements and fixes

Hot-Hot-Hot Fix ■ Did you know that some computers are case-sensitive while others are not? Anyway, this has nothing to do with why two puzzles no longer crash!

Hello green, blue, pink icon :) You can now tint Blackbox’s icon to any colour you fancy.

■ Restored sparkles to unplayed challenges ■ Added a new nudge to pick the phone up for players starting with the phone docked or flat on a table ■ Fixed a bug where lights on the grid were briefly visible before the tutorial ■ Improved launch speed of QR-based challenges

Hot fix! Catch! ■ This fixes a certain challenge bug involving rejection if you know what I mean

Hello? You there? Why won’t you pick-up the phone when I call? Oh you did but you’re listening in with Live Voicemail?… you and your gadgets… anyway I’m calling to tell you that “that” bug is “fixed” now. You’ll have to get a little more …creative but it ain’t so broke no more, capiche?

This is a hotfix! iOS 17.4.1 broke some stuff, but I fixed it (hotly) ■ Fixed a certain double dark-teal challenge that was crashing on launch. If you lost progress or anything from reinstalling the game trying to fix this, first of all please stop doing that, and second please email me if I can maybe help ryan@growpixel.com

Hey there friend, It’s been a long time. I’m sorry about that. I’ve been very busy working on Blackbox for visionOS but fret not, I’m still here. Here with a few very important bug fixes that might have been vexing you… If you spent hint credits on either of those they should be credited back to you with this update. ■ The latest yellow challenge with the funny shapes became unsolvable in iOS 17.4.1, now it is not. Is that a hint? Not really unless you work at Apple and can compare API diffs… anyway I digress ■ The orange challenge with the dots and the dashes wasn’t really in the right place on phones with that fancy dynamic island. That’s been fixed and it looks a lot better to boot! ■ The blue meta challenge with the magnifying glass got reallllllly hard to solve due to some OS changes. It should be at least a bit easier again for sleuths… I also updated some of the imagery for when you find the solution… ■ The dark red meta challenge with the power symbol just got a liiitttle easier. Muah ■ Fixed the very subtle background visuals in one of the OG challenges. Whew

■ Updating a tutorial difficulty experiment

■ Restoring the canonical icon for a bit ■ Added a visual hint for the latest yellow puzzle (let me know what you think if you were still stumped or no longer are!)