Smoother on older Android phones! Handful of smaller fixes. Grab the leash!

Avatars. No photo yet? A drawn avatar stands in for you. It shows up in the feed, in chat and in search. Plus plenty of small fixes.

A walk starts the moment you tap, even with no signal. Only the part you actually walked becomes a trail. The home screen shows how many minutes are left of your daily goal. Plus a paw from a double tap on a post, and plenty of small fixes. See you out there!

More walk improvements. We spot the stretches you drove even better. A tidier map and steadier notifications. Plus plenty of small fixes. Grab the leash!

We work on DOGOUT every single week. It runs faster and more reliably than before. Plenty of small fixes under the hood. Get outside!

Smoother getting around. We ironed out a few small navigation glitches. Grab the leash!

Lighter app, fairer walk tracking. DOGOUT takes up less space on your phone and installs faster. Grab the leash!

Walks with no signal now behave. A trail you save offline reaches the map as soon as you are back online. The walk and its photos go out the moment you open the app. Every metre you walked is counted. Grab the leash!

Your walk records even with no signal! The route stays on your phone and sends itself once you are back online. It keeps recording with the phone in your pocket, and no longer asks to use your location "always". Gentler on the battery, too. Stopped too soon? Carry on and keep every metre. Grab the leash!

Tidy-up round! Trails work smoother and look better. Fewer needless notifications. Grab the leash!

Small polish round! Grab the leash!

Tidy-up round! Add photos straight from the camera, not just the gallery. Fixed translations and smoother visuals across the app. On the map, trails now combine with place categories. Grab the leash!

Small polish round! Visual fixes and tweaks to the trails feature. Smoother, faster photo loading across the app.

A good walk is about the journey, not just the destination. That’s why we’ve added Trails right to the map! Now you can browse routes, add favourites, and save your own walks as trails to share with others. It makes heading out so much more interesting. Plus, a fresh round of visual polish and small fixes. We never stop polishing. See you out there!

First impressions matter. So we added a fresh, new welcome screen to greet new users in style right from the get-go. We've also made some light improvements to the onboarding flow, making your first steps into DOGOUT smoother and easier than ever. Plus a batch of small fixes behind the scenes. We never stop polishing. See you out there!

Many of you told us the same thing: an app with this many features is easy to get lost in. So we added a starter checklist right on your home screen, five steps that walk you through the best of DOGOUT. Tick them off at your own pace. Along the way you will meet dogs nearby, put your favourite spots on the map and head out for that first walk together. Plus a round of visual polish and a batch of small fixes. We never stop polishing. See you out there!

The map with no filters! Open it and you see what is around you right away, without switching categories or tapping plus buttons. We point out the best spots nearby, so you get to the good ones faster. Plus polished notifications and another round of small visual and technical fixes. We never stop polishing. See you out there!

Notifications, done properly! A whole new notification center: see what your crew is up to at a glance, and accept invites with one tap. Start a walk without the "always" location permission. Less fuss, longer battery, at the cost of a little route accuracy. Plus another round of small visual and technical fixes. We never stop polishing. See you out there!

A quick tidy-up! Meetup cards read cleaner — no more doubled-up labels. The place card on the map sits clear of the screen edge. Check-ins sync instantly, plus a stack of small fixes. Grab the leash!

A little spring cleaning. Chat and the map run smoother, meetups look better, and the app is faster. See you out there!

Fresh polish! Better data on your home screen. Small visual fixes across the app. Fewer bugs. See you out there!

A few improvements to make things nicer! We refreshed the tutorial graphics — cleaner and easier to follow. Shared links now open straight in the app, even when it's already running. Plus a handful of small visual tweaks here and there. See you out there!

Loads of new stuff! Meetups got a fresh look, the map has new kinds of spots (add your own + filters), and you can check in to see who's around. See who's active and spot the new faces in the crew. Share a dog, place or meetup — now via our brand-new web panel too. Plus a heap of fixes and a lighter, faster app. Grab the leash!

We've fixed minor bugs with dog sharing and added tools that optimise the app's performance. Thanks for being with us!

New notifications that get you out the door: nearby dogs, places and walks, plus weekly recaps and nudges. Less scrolling, more real life with your dog. Leash on?