Sketchbook update on Android

Spring is coming here in the Northern Hemisphere, and so is an update to Sketchbook on Android!

We know that those of you using Sketchbook on Android have been waiting for an update for a while. It’s taken more time because we are required to update to Google's API 30, which has a major change in where apps are allowed to access and save files. 

Our support team does hear from people who want a heads-up before a major change, so here it is. 

This next release will migrate your Sketchbook data from the current location in the “Autodesk” folder, to a new folder in Pictures. This change will only affect users on Android 11 and 12, the API30 access changes do not apply to older versions of Android.

This data migration will not be a welcome process for everyone, but the change in the API required us to move the files, it was not an option to leave them where they are.

In good news, this release will include the updates to the Color Editor that we’ve been promising! We’ve also made quite a lot of performance improvements and we think you’ll be really pleased with the experience. 

Beta testers wanted!

We’ve been testing this release rigorously and feel it is very solid. We’ve pressure tested the migration on large Galleries with giant files. 

Now we’re looking for external users to beta test the update. If you are interested, please let us know here: https://forms.gle/Ebg1jvZA4PQ8sDyX7

You can also read more about our beta program here: https://www.sketchbook.com/beta

Once we’ve completed testing, we’ll start making this update available to everyone. 

There’s never a bad time to back up your data

If you’re concerned at all about the update, now is a great time to back up your data. Actually, any time is a good time to back up your data, we highly recommend it!

If you’d like more information about the nuts and bolts of the update or have questions for us, please reach out to us at support@sketchbook.com.