Food Expiration Dates 2.8.0 began rolling out on November 2nd, initially to a randomly selected 20% of Google Play users, and then gradually expanding to all users over the following days. The new version is now available to everyone.
After introducing quantities in version 2.7.0, this new release aims to refine the user experience through bug fixes and small improvements to the user interface.
Additionally, this is the first release to reach more than 1,000 active users.
This update also brings new contributions thanks to Hacktoberfest 2025, which has always been known to strongly encourage participation in open source projects. Let's see what's new.
🐛 Fixed Bugs
Two bugs have been fixed:
- In the barcode scanning screen, the overlap between the app buttons and the bottom system tray has been fixed (thanks to Adiputra Setiawan for his contribution).
- The "Add Item" screen now retains entered data when the device is rotated (thanks to Avinash Sharma for contributing).
🚸 Usability Improvements
Several refinements to improve the daily experience:
- Improved the date format selection screen (thanks to Avinash Sharma for his contribution).
- Date format and time settings for notifications are now clearly interactive (thanks to Avinash Sharma for contributing).
- Aligned the system navigation bar background color with the bottom navigation bar.
Small changes that make the app more pleasant to use every day.
🌍 Translations Updates
Thanks to the community on Weblate, this release includes new and updated translations in:
- 🇹🇷 Turkish
- 🇮🇩 Indonesian
- 🇷🇺 Russian
- 🇩🇪 German
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese
Your translations make the app accessible to even more people around the world.
⚙️ Technical Updates
For developers and contributors:
- Updated compileSdk and targetSdk to version 36
- Numerous dependency updates (Compose BOM, Hilt, Room, Firebase, WorkManager, Navigation, Kotlin, and others)
📈 Some Numbers
The release of a new version is a good time to take a look at the app's numbers.
Food Expiration Dates currently has:
- More than 1,000 active users from over 70 countries worldwide.
- Approximately 550 monthly active users and 100 daily active users.
- More than 4,900 downloads from 145 different countries.
- 50 reviews and an average rating of 3.9/5.
- More than 190 stars on GitHub.
- 30 people who have contributed at least once to the app's development.
Source: Google Play Console
📲 Download the Update
Food Expiration Dates 2.8.0 is now available on:
- Google Play
- GitHub (here also available in FOSS - Free and Open Source Software version)
🙌 Acknowledgements
A sincere thank you to all the contributors and translators who collaborated on this update. Thanks also to the users: your suggestions continue to improve the app and make it a useful tool for everyone.
Thank you for being part of this journey. Let's continue to improve, together.
