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Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.

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iOS

iOS 2026.06.9

Images now fade in gently as they load instead of popping into place, and we've fixed sorting, paper maps, push notification links, and a handful of other rough edges across the app.
Improved
  • Images now fade in smoothly as they finish loading instead of popping in, including organization logos and the photo challenge grid.
Fixed
  • Tapping a notification about a post in another community now opens that community's Social feed.
  • The elevation chart no longer animates twice when you open a map.
  • Sorting the organizations list now works every time.
  • The Sort menu in Saved Locations no longer covers the whole screen.
  • Paper maps opened from an organization now load and zoom to the right area.
  • Fixed a double navigation bar that could appear when leaving your subscriptions.
  • Tidied up the spacing around your name on your profile.

fixed

Android

Android 2026.06.8

A couple of fixes for your Challenges tab. The challenges you're in now show up reliably, and the empty-state message looks right when you don't have any yet.
Fixed
  • Challenges you're enrolled in, including ones you reported into, now show up reliably under Me > Challenges
  • When you don't have any challenges yet, the "No challenges to show." message is now centered in the empty area instead of stuck in the top-left corner
  • More stability and reliability improvements based on real-world use

fixed

Android

Android 2026.06.7

A round of fixes for your challenges and search. Challenges you're participating in now show up under Me > Challenges, a challenge's location appears on the challenge screen again, and search handles Hawaiian diacriticals like the ʻokina.
Fixed
  • Challenges you're in now show up under Me > Challenges, including ones you reported into, so none go missing from your list
  • A challenge's location now shows on the challenge screen
  • Search now handles Hawaiian diacriticals like the ʻokina, so places spelled with them turn up in results
  • More stability and reliability improvements based on real-world use

new

improved

fixed

iOS

iOS 2026.06.8

This update adds a subscriptions list to your Saved tab and new age verification tooling at account creation, along with a batch of visual polish, stability improvements, and bug fixes across challenges, articles, maps, and location screens.
New
  • Your Saved tab is now organized into Favorites, Maps, and Subscriptions, with the organizations and places you're subscribed to moved here from Notification Settings.
  • Account creation now supports Apple's built-in age verification on iOS 26 and later, with the existing age confirmation still used on earlier versions.
Improved
  • Time zones now appear as short abbreviations like EST instead of full names.
  • The challenge leaderboard again shows a participant count on challenges you haven't joined.
  • Tapping the button for the tab you're already on now scrolls that screen back to the top.
  • Improved accessibility for VoiceOver and other assistive technologies across several screens.
  • The home screen opens a little more smoothly.
Fixed
  • Swiping from the left edge to go back now works again on challenge screens.
  • Fixed the photo credit and pull-to-refresh on articles with a single banner photo.
  • Cleaned up the status and navigation bars on visitor profiles.
  • Organization maps now zoom to the right area when they first open.
  • Passport challenge badges now show up in dark mode.
  • Evened out the spacing between the banner and the title on article cards.
  • The "Refresh..." pill now appears when you pull to refresh on a challenge's Social tab.
  • Evened out the spacing around in-line images in articles.
  • Smoothed out scrolling on location screens with a large banner image.
  • Removed an unsupported sort option from the photo challenge Locations list.
  • Push notification links now open reliably, even on slow connections.
  • Fixed a couple of rare app crashes related to maps.
  • A private challenge no longer appears in "Things to Do" lists.
  • Trail and outing map cards once again show their parent area.
  • Challenge task badges now appear in dark mode.
  • When you drop a pin while creating a report, it now stays where you put it.
  • Search now finds place names spelled with the Hawaiian ʻokina and other special characters.
  • Social posts now show a "+N" badge when more people liked a post than fit in the row.
  • Made the "Search communities" box easier to tap on the Communities screen.
  • The photo gallery's image counter is now easy to read and no longer cut off.

fixed

iOS

iOS 2026.06.7

This update fixes an issue that could prevent your community from loading the first time you open the app after installing.
Fixed
  • Fixed your community not loading on a fresh install.

fixed

Android

Android 2026.06.6

A round of fixes that keeps your offline maps within reach and makes posting with photos more dependable.
Fixed
  • The community screen no longer gets stuck loading when you're offline or on a flaky connection, so you can still reach your downloaded offline maps in a park with no service
  • Creating a post with a photo now saves the post and its image together, so they stay in sync and won't end up duplicated
  • More stability and reliability improvements based on real-world use

improved

fixed

iOS

iOS 2026.06.6

This release completes a major behind-the-scenes modernization of the app's interface, and fixes a wide range of onboarding, navigation, map, and content issues.
Improved
  • Rebuilt the app's interface on a modern foundation for smoother, more consistent navigation throughout.
  • Challenge task responses now require a completed profile, matching the Android app.
  • More consistent presentation for screens that slide up over the app.
  • The elevation chart panel on map screens can now be dragged with its handle.
Fixed
  • Home quick filters no longer flash when you pull to refresh and nothing has changed.
  • Tightened the spacing between the category pills and the controls on the photo challenge Photos tab.
  • Filter and Sort bottom sheets no longer cut off their last row.
  • "Most Popular" sorting on the photo challenge Photos tab no longer reshuffles repeatedly.
  • Fixed the extra space above the "No Submissions Yet" message on My Submissions.
  • The Edit Profile screen now closes after you save.
  • The Me tab no longer shows an extra navigation bar or loses the tab bar after you edit your profile.
  • Added the missing space above the "Found your favorite" text on the photo challenge Photos tab.
  • Fixed spacing and layout issues on the "Select Location" screen.
  • The post visibility picker now opens anchored to its control.
  • Home no longer shows empty space at the top after you back out of an event.
  • Fixed the task count on Passport challenges.
  • The photo gallery now uses the same navigation as the rest of the app.
  • Fixed child screens incorrectly showing the tab bar.
  • Fixed a white gap under the status bar when refreshing a challenge.
  • The elevation chart no longer pops in when a map screen loads.
  • Onboarding now fills the whole screen.
  • Fixed new users getting stuck in sign-up after signing in.
  • "Share Your Space" and similar prompts no longer interrupt onboarding.
  • Tapping near the edge of an article or event card, or on a document row, no longer opens the wrong item.
  • The gallery image count is back as a top navigation button.
  • The Subscribe to Notifications sheet now dims the background behind it.
  • Selecting a paper map now zooms to its area.
  • The "View All" Bulletin Board no longer gets stuck showing loading placeholders.
  • The Share and More buttons now work on a post's detail view.
  • The Report Incident, Conditions, and Hazards menus no longer hide the screen behind them.
  • Surveys now open in a sheet with a clear close button instead of full screen.
  • Toasts like "Add to Calendar" now appear at the bottom of the screen.
  • The Explore map now zooms to your community after you switch communities.
  • The offline banner no longer appears behind the bottom tab bar.
  • The Me tab and the "Create" button now agree on whether you're signed in.
  • Documents opened from a location now appear with a proper navigation bar.
  • Fixed Home losing its navigation bar and tab bar after you view a nearby location and go back.
  • Location cards now show the correct type symbol.
  • Check-in photos taken while online now upload reliably instead of getting stuck as pending.
  • Deep links to a post now open the post directly.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when opening a challenge.
  • The Saved organizations list no longer shows empty after you back out of an organization.
  • Fixed duplicate challenges showing in a location's "Things to Do" carousel.
  • Deep links now open straight to the right community instead of flashing your last one first.
  • Subscribing to notifications after favoriting a location now works.
  • The notifications sheet shown after favoriting now sizes to its content instead of filling the screen.
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when opening surveys and challenges.

fixed

Android

Android 2026.06.5

A couple of small fixes to tidy up the community feed.
Fixed
  • Your name now shows on your posts the way it should
  • Photo challenge posts are labeled "Check-In" only when your location was verified

fixed

iOS

iOS 2026.06.5

A quick fix for a crash some explorers ran into when opening challenges and moving between screens.
Fixed
  • Fixed a crash that could happen when opening a challenge or navigating around the app.

improved

fixed

Android

Android 2026.06.4

A round of fixes that smooths out favorites, offline map downloads, and your photo submissions. Favoriting a child organization now follows its parent, offline map estimates load faster instead of leaving you waiting, location tags read correctly again, and offline photo submissions show up where you expect.
Improved
  • For organizations that belong to a parent, the star and bell on a child org's page now favorite and subscribe to the parent, and show the right state when you tap them
  • Offline map downloads feel quicker — size estimates load faster and the sheet no longer feels stuck. If an estimate can't load, you'll see clear "unavailable" text instead of an endless spinner, and you can still download either way
Fixed
  • Tags on location screens no longer show "Yes" as their value, so they read correctly again
  • Photos you submit offline or while syncing now appear in your Photos grid instead of looking broken — tap one to see a preview, and it syncs cleanly without duplicates once you're back online
  • More stability and reliability improvements based on real-world use
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