Share Your Location with Circles - Create a circle to share your live location with exactly the friends you choose. Share for a day, 3 days, or a week. Live Trips on the Map - People you're watching on an active trip now appear live on your map, so you can see where everyone is at a glance. Finish Group Trips on Your Own - Group trips no longer have to end all at once. Each person can check in and finish individually, and everyone in the group is notified as each member makes it home. Refreshed Widgets and Live Activities - Your widgets and lock screen Live Activity have a cleaner look, with countdowns that tick in real time. You can now check in or check out straight from a widget or your lock screen. An Easier Start - After the demo trip, Homebound now walks you through adding your safety contacts and getting ready for your first real adventure. A simple checklist keeps track of what's left. Updates That Find You - Homebound now checks for a new version when you open the app and lets you know as soon as one is ready, so you always have the latest improvements. Follow Along - Homebound is now on Instagram and Threads. You'll find links to both in the new Follow section in Settings. Bug And Performance Fixes - A range of fixes for a smoother experience. Please report any bugs you find so they can be fixed quickly. Use Settings > Help Make Homebound Better > Report a Bug. Follow our socials: - Instagram: @homebound.app - Threads: @homebound.app - TikTok: @homeboundapp Share feedback requests here: https://homebound.canny.io/feature-requests Report bugs here: https://homebound.canny.io/bugs

Smarter Quick Trips Quick Trips now fill in the estimated travel time to your destination automatically. Perfect for walking back to your dorm or heading home from downtown. A Clearer Demo Trip The demo trip now makes it obvious it's just for practice, so you can explore how Homebound works before your first real adventure. More Reliable Contacts Adding your first emergency contact and editing the ones you already have now works smoothly every time. Clearer Saved Locations If you forget to name a new saved location, Homebound now lets you know right away instead of leaving you guessing. Steadier Offline Syncing The offline banner now appears only when you're truly offline, and anything you do without a signal syncs dependably the moment you reconnect. Achievements Stay Yours If you share a device, achievements now stay with the right account instead of mixing between users. Bug And Performance Fixes A range of fixes under the hood for a smoother experience. Please report any bugs you find so they can be fixed quickly. Use Settings > Help Make Homebound Better > Report a Bug. Follow our socials: - Instagram: @homebound.app - TikTok: @homeboundapp Share feedback requests here: https://homebound.canny.io/feature-requests Report bugs here: https://homebound.canny.io/bugs

Arrival Reminders When you reach your destination, Homebound reminds you to check out — so your contacts know you made it safely and you never forget to end a trip. Travel Time Estimates When you're planning a trip, Homebound now estimates how long it'll take to walk, bike, or drive to your destination — making your ETA easier to set. Undo a Deleted Trip Removed a trip by mistake? You can now undo it right away and pick up where you left off. Group Trips Work Offline Join, leave, and manage group trips even without a signal. Your changes sync automatically the moment you reconnect. Smoother Apple Sign In Signing in with Apple is more reliable whether you share or hide your email. And if you've signed in more than one way, your accounts now merge into one. See Who Liked Your Posts Tap the like count on any post or comment to see exactly who gave it a heart. Never Miss a Mention When a friend @mentions you in a comment, it now collects in one place so you can jump straight to the conversation. Notifications on Your Terms Choose how often Homebound checks in with notifications, and decide whether you'd like the occasional update about new features — all from Settings. Bug And Performance Fixes Smoother check-ins and check-outs, plus a range of fixes under the hood. Please report any bugs you find so they can be fixed quickly. Use Settings > Help Make Homebound Better > Report a Bug. Follow our socials: - Instagram: @homebound.app - TikTok: @homeboundapp Share feedback requests here: https://homebound.canny.io/feature-requests Report bugs here: https://homebound.canny.io/bugs

Live Trips on the Map - People you're watching on an active trip now appear live on your map, so you can see where everyone is at a glance. Share Your Location with Circles - Create a circle to share your live location with exactly the friends you choose. Share for a day, 3 days, or a week. Finish Group Trips on Your Own - Group trips no longer have to end all at once. Each person can check in and finish individually, and everyone in the group is notified as each member makes it home. Easier Group Trips - You can now add people to a group trip that's already underway. And if you're watching two or more people on the same trip, they're combined into one simpler view. Three New Activities - New ways to get out and explore! Look for boating, scooters, and concerts. A Sharper Discover Tab - Discover now focuses on the activities you actually use and only shows what's genuinely nearby. Alerts That Reach You - Safety notifications now appear on CarPlay and break through Focus and Do Not Disturb, so you never miss an important check-in or alert. Plan From Anywhere - Create trips even without a signal. They activate automatically as soon as you reconnect. Trips also detect your time zone automatically, so your ETA is always right wherever you are. Always Up to Date - Settings now shows when a new version is available so you can update with a tap. And when our Privacy Policy or Terms change, you can review and accept them right in the app. Bug And Performance Fixes - Please report any bugs you find so they can be fixed quickly. Use Settings > Help Make Homebound Better > Report a Bug. Bugs: - Offline queued actions no longer get dropped or double‑applied; conflicts (409s) are resolved cleanly instead of retried forever - History not loading bug fixed - Contacts not loading bug fixed, including duplicate‑contact errors on sync - Active trip not found bug fixed - Group‑trip notifications such as invites, check‑ins, and finish/checkout now notify the right people more reliably - Crash when deleting a trip bug fixed - Friend invite links made more reliable, including on a cold launch from the link - Sign‑out now fully clears session data, so a second account can't see stale data Performance: - Faster image loading by caching images for smoother scrolling - More durable and faster alerts - Backend latency improvements Follow our socials: - Instagram: @homebound.app - TikTok: @homeboundapp Share feedback requests here: https://homebound.canny.io/feature-requests Report bugs here: https://homebound.canny.io/bugs

Discovery Tab Improvements - The Discovery tab has been improved to show more relevant and interesting content. Quick Trip Updates - One time customization for Quick Trips. Server Side / Database Updates - Redesign of the database to reduce latency and support performance. Please report any bugs. Bug Fixes - This is still a new app! Please report any bugs you find so they can be fixed quickly. Use Settings > Help Make Homebound Better > Report a Bug. Follow our socials: - Instagram: @homebound.app - TikTok: @homeboundapp Share feedback requests here: https://homebound.canny.io/feature-requests Report bugs here: https://homebound.canny.io/bugs

Discovery Tab Improvements - The Discovery tab has been improved to show more relevant and interesting content Contact Grouping Redesign - Contact grouping has been redesigned to be more intuitive and easier to use Location Sharing for Quick Trips - Live location sharing is now available for quick trips that can be toggled on a trip by trip basis Bug Fixes - This is still a new app! Please report any bugs you find so they can be fixed quickly. Use Settings > Help Make Homebound Better > Report a Bug

Discovery Tab - Discover new places to go and activities to try! Quick Trip Rework - Quick Trips have been reworked to be more intuitive and easier to use. Activity Feed Fixes and Improvements - The activity feed has been improved to show better information and be more reliable. Reactions now support emojis. Trip Sharing - Share your trips with your friends or with the world! Email Contact Tracking", - Email contacts now receive a tracking link that allows them to watch your trip in real time, even if they don't have the app installed." Location Selection Improvements - Saved locations can now be used when creating trips and the selection process has been improved to be more intuitive and easier to use. Contacts and Friends see ETA + Grace Combined - All safety contacts will see your ETA with your grace period baked in, so if they are watching your trip the grace period will be more effective at preventing false alarms and unnecessary notifications. Active friend trips show up on your home screen - Friends who have made you an emergency contact and are currently on a trip will now show up on your home screen. Bug Fixes - This is still a new app! Please report any bugs you find so they can be fixed quickly. Use Settings > Help Make Homebound Better > Report a Bug.

Quick Trips - Quick Trips allow you to pre-create a trip that you can reuse to tap and go! Supports same location and trips to saved locations. Activity Feed - Share your trips with your friends or with the world! Weather - First steps towards complete weather integration into trips. Location Selection Improvement - Added better geocoding to improve the reliability of location search. Bug Fixes - This is still a new app! Please report any bugs you find so they can be fixed quickly. Use Settings > Help Make Homebound Better > Report a Bug.

New Countries Supported - Homebound is now available in 35 countries! Safety Score Rework - Safety scores are now more accurate and provide better insights into your trip safety. Live Activity for Friends Fix - Bug fixes for Live Activity for Friends. Price Reduction - With the subscription benefits being reduced, the price of Homebound+ has been reduced as well. Bug Fixes - This is still a new app! Please report any bugs you find so they can be fixed quickly. Use Settings > Help Make Homebound Better > Report a Bug.

SOS Button - Active trips now have an SOS button that alerts contacts that you are in danger, and it provides your location. Insights - Added insights that give a safety score and weekly insights. Live Activity for Friends - Added a live activity to watch your friends' trips in real-time. Subscription Rollback - Most of Homebound+ has been rolled back, and most of the app is free now. Continuous Location Sharing Fixes - Continued improvements to location sharing stability and reliability when using location sharing on group trips. Bug Fixes - This is still a new app! Please report any bugs you find so they can be fixed quickly. Use Settings > Help Make Homebound Better > Report a Bug.

History Search Crash Fix - Fixed a crash that occurred when searching the trip history. You can now search your past trips without any issues. Continuous Location Sharing Fixes - Continued improvements to location sharing stability and reliability when using location sharing on group trips. Bug Fixes - This is still a new app! Please report any bugs you find so they can be fixed quickly. Use Settings > Help Make Homebound Better > Report a Bug.

React to Check-Ins - Friends can now send reactions to your check-ins to let you know they saw it and are thinking of you. Group Trip Location Sharing Fixes - Fixed several issues with location sharing in group trips to ensure everyone stays updated on each other's locations. Bug Fixes - This is still a new app! Please report any bugs you find so they can be fixed quickly. Use Settings > Help Make Homebound Better > Report a Bug.