PairVault 1.1: scan codes from photos and keep your receipts

PairVault 1.0 went live on the App Store on September 30th. A week later, version 1.1 is out. It’s our first update since launch, and it brings two things from the list we shared at launch: reading codes from photos, and keeping receipts with your accessories.

Read a setup code from a photo

Some labels are just hard to get to. The sticker might be on a device that’s already mounted on the ceiling, or on a box that’s in the loft. If you took a photo of it at some point, you can now pick that photo from your library and PairVault will read the code from it. It doesn’t need camera access to do this.

A few other things came along with it:

• If a photo has more than one code in it, you tap the one you want.
• If a small code gets missed, zoom in and scan again.
• Printed HomeKit and Matter numbers are read too, so it works even when there’s no QR code in the picture.

Keep receipts with each accessory

You can now attach receipts to an accessory, so they’re there if you ever need to make a warranty claim. Add a photo, scan a paper receipt, or pick a PDF from Files. Open a receipt to view it or share it. Receipts sync through your own iCloud, the same as everything else in your vault.

Much faster scanning

The live scanner now reads a code as soon as you line it up in the brackets, usually in a second or two. It reads the printed number next to the QR code too, which helps when a sticker is small or worn. It also picks the right lens on its own, so it focuses even when you hold your iPhone close.

Dutch support

PairVault now speaks Dutch. It follows your iPhone’s language, or you can pick it yourself under Settings, then Language.

Fixes

The Rescan and Clear Code buttons, and the warning you see for a duplicate code, were showing in English no matter what language you had set. They’re now translated properly.

The full list of changes is on the changelog.

More updates are coming

This is the first of many. We’re still working on the rest of that launch list, including iPad, Mac and Apple Watch apps, more languages, battery notifications and widgets. We’d rather ship smaller updates often than make you wait months for a big one.

Tell us what you think

If something isn’t working, or there’s a feature you’d like to see, please let us know. You can get in touch here or come and chat with us on Discord. A lot of what’s in 1.0 and 1.1 came straight from people who took the time to message us, and we read everything.

To get the update, open the App Store and check for updates, or download PairVault if you haven’t tried it yet.