Notice of renewal of Copic Collection

We are pleased to be releasing the latest version (Ver. 3.0) of our free smartphone application, "Copic Collection."

With the updated Copic Collection (Ver. 3.0), you can now easily manage your Copic markers through barcode scanning and organize them in a list.
In addition, existing features of Copic Collection have been improved to be even more user-friendly.

The expected release date for the renewal version is around August 2023.

What is Copic Collection? Copic Collection is a free smartphone app that lets you easily manage and search Copic products that you currently own or are planning to purchase.

*If you are using the current version of Copic Collection, please be sure to read the precautions before updating.

Precautions regarding the Copic Collection update

Q: Can I continue to use Copic Collection Ver. 2.1?

A: Updating to Ver. 3.0 is not required. You can continue to use Ver. 2.1 without updating. However, please note that in-app information for Ver. 2.1 will not be updated in the future. If you change devices, you will need to update to the version compatible with your new device. *If app updates are enabled in your device settings, please be aware that the latest version will be updated automatically.

Q: I want to use the new Ver. 3.0, but are there devices that are not supported?

A: If you are using a device with an iOS version lower than 14.0 or an Android version lower than 9.0, the new Ver. 3.0 is not supported. If you are currently using Ver. 2.1, you cannot update to Ver. 3.0 on devices with iOS versions lower than 14.0 or Android versions lower than 9.0.

Q: I am using Copic Collection Ver. 2.1, but when updating to Ver. 3.0, can I transfer my data that is registered in Ver. 2.1?

A: Please refer to the figures summarizing the relationship between device operation systems and Copic Collection versions.

Q: Will MY COLOR MEMO data saved in Ver. 2.1 be transferred when I update to Ver. 3.0?

A: MY COLOR MEMO data saved in Ver. 2.1 will be transferred to Ver. 3.0.

Q: Will images with Color Tags saved in Ver. 2.1 of the app be transferred when updating to Ver. 3.0?

A: Images with Color Tags saved in Ver. 2.1 of the app will not be transferred to Ver. 3.0. If you want to keep those images, save them outside of the Copic Collection app, such as in the camera roll of your device, before updating to Ver. 3.0. In Ver. 3.0, images with Color Tags can be saved in the "Photos" app of your device.

Q: Can I revert back to Ver. 2.1 after updating to Ver. 3.0?

A: It is not possible to revert back from Ver. 3.0 to Ver. 2.1.

Data transfer availability

1: If you are currently using Copic Collection Ver. 2.1 on a device with an OS of iOS 14.0 or higher, or Android 9.0 or higher:

Updating Copic Collection to Ver. 3.0: Possible.
Data migration: Possible.
(Note) Images with Color Tags saved in Ver. 2.2 of the app will not be transferred. Before updating, please make sure to save them to the camera roll of your device.

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2: If you are currently using Copic Collection Ver. 2.1 on a device with an OS that is lower than iOS 14.0 or Android 9.0:

Updating to Copic Collection to Ver. 3.0: Not possible.
Updating is not possible because the OS version is not supported by the new Ver. 3.0.
If you change to a device with an OS of iOS 14.0 or higher or Android 9.0 or higher, you can install Copic Collection Ver. 3.1. However, data migration is not possible from Ver. 2.1.

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3: If you have changed your device from device A to device B and are currently using Ver. 2.1:

Updating Copic Collection to Ver. 3.0

Before changing devices, if you update Copic Collection to Ver. 3.0 on device A as shown in figure 1, you can migrate the data to device B (which should also have Ver. 3.0 installed).

If you change devices without updating Copic Collection on device A and keep it at Ver. 2.1, data migration to device B with Ver. 3.0 installed will not be possible.