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HZB News

by Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 7 Aug 2026

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What it is
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  • Free to download

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Function Availability Access Scope Evidence
Free app Yes Free Store published

Screens

App Store

17 store screenshots

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Pricing & paywalls

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  • Free

Ratings & reviews

App Store

0.0 · App Store

No store reviews collected for App Store · US

Privacy & accessibility

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Privacy

  • Data Linked to You — Other Purposes — Diagnostics — Crash Data Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — Diagnostics Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — Identifiers — User ID Developer declared
  • Data Not Linked to You — Identifiers Developer declared

Accessibility

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Versions

App Store

  • 3.0.11

    Bugfix: Login help page Bugfix: Long press for the last news subpage Bugfix: Shift Schedule „add to calendar“ Improved: Handling of pages without current content Added: EGU for EPICS variables

  • 3.0.3

    Bugfix of page lock in "hidden status items" Bugfix of refresh button internal libraries updated

  • 3.0.4

    Images are available for HZB Blog now. Show, hide and rearrange pages of HZB News.

  • 3.0.6

    Improved page navigation and bugfix in target settings.

  • 3.0.7

    Bugfix: Pull-to-refresh for status page now works correctly Bugfix: Background color of text selections corrected Bugfix: Exceptions for cached content Improved: EPICS variables with scientific notation are no longer converted to floating point values Improved: Format of charts in portrait mode

  • 3.0.8

    Improved processing of special characters

  • 3.0.9

    Settings -> Pages: Added Shift Schedule (You can now move or hide this page if you are logged in.) Some bug fixes

  • 3.1.2

    Bugfix: "Could not instantiate image codec." Bugfix: "Cannot open file, path" Bugfix: Handling of invalid media formats Bugfix: Adding EPICS variables Improved: "endless" left/right navigation Improved: format of date of publication Improved: fill pattern graph

  • 3.1.4

    bugfix for missing content

  • 3.2.1

    You can now switch the app between English and German.

  • 3.2.5

    At the end of the year, we're giving the app the ability to look back at EPICS variables via Archiver. Also, web content is now displayed directly in the app again to save space.

  • 3.2.6

    Bugfix for archiver function Note on app data protection: Personal data is only generated when an error report is authorized by you via e-mail.

  • 4.1.14

    New welcome page with 6 virtual tours of HZB, new topics such as "Bagels and Physics", "Long Night of the Sciences" and "School Lab". Direct access to the HZB magazine "Lichtblick". Improvements for the "Archiver" and the "Shift Plan". New pages added. Import and export of variables now also takes notifications into account.

  • 4.1.17

    Improved navigation via title bar Fixed login error Update of the used libraries

  • 5.0.0

    Some changes have been made under the hood for future development. Unfortunately, we had to remove some popular features because some interfaces are currently unavailable. As soon as these interfaces are available again, we will extend our application accordingly. For now, have fun with the new version!

  • 5.0.1

    We’ve improved readability and refined the overall design. The BESSY II status overview is back and now comes in a significantly more compact format.

  • 5.0.2

    We have improved the readability and optimised the design.

  • 5.0.3

    The BESSY II operating calendar has been added. It can be found in the status page behind the link icon at the top left.

  • 5.0.4

    Fix for incorrectly displayed content.

  • 5.0.8

    On some devices, the news content was not displayed correctly. This has been fixed. The state view of BESSY II has been overhauled. Some minor design changes have been made.

  • 5.2.0

    Notifications and background synchronization have been improved significantly. New notifications are now available for user info and ring current loss. In Settings, notification types can now be controlled more precisely. Expanded diagnostics for push, background runs, and server sync are also available.

  • 5.2.1

    Notifications and background synchronization have been improved. Missed ring current loss alerts are now caught up more reliably after offline periods. We also reduced duplicate notifications and stabilized push, background, and reconnect sync.

  • 5.2.2

    The status page has been updated.

  • 5.3.0

    The status display has been extended: • New Beam Shutter Status overview showing the state per segment (S01–S16) • Tapping the ring current graph opens an interactive history with a selectable time range (1 hour to 7 days), two-finger zoom, and a value readout by dragging • Tapping the fill pattern graph opens a live-updating detail view with a value readout by dragging

  • 5.3.2 · 18 Jul 2026

    The Beam Shutter Status overview has been extended.

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