School Assistant 3.5, with a Rewritten Schoolwork Feature, Now Available

School Assistant 3.5, with a Rewritten Schoolwork Feature, Now Available

Oct 16, 2024

Oct 16, 2024

Today, Sun Apps is excited to announce the release of School Assistant Version 3.5 with numerous new features and bug fixes.


In this release, the Schoolwork feature has been completely rewritten from the ground up to be more stable and more useful:

  • A new Links feature replaces Submission URL and Location, allowing you to save unlimited links for every Schoolwork

  • An all-new Schoolwork Details view replaces More Details and has a more useful and logical design

  • The rewritten New Schoolwork view lets you add all details when creating a new Schoolwork: title, due date, class, notes, links, and category


In addition to the rewritten Schoolwork, there are many other great new features and enhancements:

  • Classes now have a new Class Icon feature: choose from one of over 150 icons for each class

  • Class Icons show in Classes, Schoolwork, and more

  • Schoolwork, Schedule, Google Classroom, and Classes now use a grid layout that scales to your screen / window size

  • Improved navigation bar design on iPad

  • You can now open a Schoolwork’s More Details view in a separate window on iPad

  • You can now edit the Completed Date for Completed Schoolwork

  • Redesigned in-app banner view 

  • Improved Widget designs for Mac, iPad Lock Screen, and StandBy

  • Full support for the iOS 18 Home Screen with Dark Mode + tinted app icons and tinted widgets


Version 3.5 also includes many bug fixes:

  • Data models for Schoolwork and Classes have been completely rewritten to be much more stable

  • Fixed an issue where Schoolwork would occasionally complete/restore the wrong Schoolwork

  • Fixed an issue where Schoolwork would occasionally crash when completing/restoring/deleting a Schoolwork

  • Fixed an issue where changing the Use Compact Style setting might not update Schoolwork right away

  • Fixed crash that occurred in the Next Class widget when you only had one Class that day

  • Fixed a bug where sometimes Schoolwork due on the same numerical date of another month would be classified as due within 24 hours

  • Removed 3D Parallax feature

  • Fixed a bug with long-press previews in Schoolwork on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro

  • Fixed issues with app Theme Color on Apple Vision Pro

  • Removed forced window size on Mac and Apple Vision Pro

This update is available now on the App Store and Mac App Store for the following devices:

  • iPhone running iOS 15 or later

  • iPad running iPadOS 15 or later

  • Mac running macOS 12 (Monterey) or later

  • Apple Vision Pro running visionOS 1 or later

  • Apple Watch running watchOS 7 or later

In an effort to get this update out as fast as possible, we have decided to delay updating our website and other marketing materials. These will be updated soon, including improved Dark Mode support for the School Assistant website and all-new screenshots for Apple Vision Pro.