New name, same app — The Village's App is now Villager's Companion! A fresh name and look, plus the biggest feature update yet: New: Daily Activities Browse recurring recreation activities — pickleball, sports, fitness, cards, clubs, and more Pick any day of the week and filter by activity type or center Get directions or call the center with one tap Golf Cart Navigation Cart-path routing — golf-cart directions now follow The Villages' own dedicated cart-path network, not just roads Routes avoid "no golf carts" zones and warn you on the rare unavoidable crossing New Car vs. Golf Cart mode with the right route and ETA for how you're driving Automatic rerouting with voice and haptic alerts when you go off course Start a route from a custom location, not just where you are Redesigned compact "liquid glass" navigation banner with clearer on-map controls Premium AI voice with automatic on-device fallback Map & Layers New toggleable layers: cart paths and no-cart zones More accurate neighborhood boundaries drawn from official county GIS data Events Events now live fully inside the app — browse, search, and filter by type without leaving to a website Set reminders so you never miss a show, class, or gathering Events and Activities now sit side by side in the tab bar Tee Time Booking New assisted "Book by Phone" guide for The Villages' automated tee-time line Securely saves your Villages ID, dials the line for you, and shows the course-selection codes and touch-tone steps Home Screen Redesigned personalized "For You" feed that learns which features you use and adapts to the time and day See what's happening today and jump to your most-used features at a glance Set a Home address so directions home are always one tap away Data Accuracy Added helpful descriptions to 180+ businesses and recreation complexes Refreshed restaurants and recreation info; removed leftover sample/placeholder golf courses Replaced fabricated tee-time availability and simulated traffic alerts with honest, real information Look & Feel Fresh teal-and-sand color scheme with dark-mode polish throughout New app icon Cleaner buttons and layouts; fixed a control hidden behind the top search bar Fixes Tapping a search result now opens its details first, instead of jumping straight into navigation Fixed route step times showing golf-cart estimates while in car mode Achievements now save reliably across sessions Behind-the-scenes reliability and privacy improvements

Map & Navigation - Tap any place label on the map (restaurants, golf courses, town squares) to see info and navigate there - New layers button — switch between Standard, Satellite, and Hybrid views plus neighborhood overlays - 16 landmark pins mark town squares, golf courses, venues, bridges, and shopping plazas - Working compass that rotates with the map - Fixed navigation card positioning and ETA calculations Events - Events load instantly — no more waiting on a spinner - Pull to refresh for fresh events - Smart date labels: "Today at 7:00 PM", "Tomorrow at 3:00 PM", or "Happening Now!" - Share events with friends via text or email - Clearly labels sample events when offline Tee Time Booking - Book button now opens The Villages' official booking website for real tee time reservations Data Accuracy - 100+ address corrections across recreation centers, golf courses, and restaurants - 41 fake or closed business entries removed - Sawgrass Grove address, coordinates, and business names corrected - 19 neighborhood overlays fixed with correct golf course and town square associations - All data verified against real-world sources Performance - Search results appear instantly as you type - Neighborhood data cached — no more lag while searching - Faster app launch (1.5s vs 2.5s) - Reduced GPU memory usage on the map - Fixed voice navigation audio caching UI Polish - Dark mode improvements across multiple screens - Tab labels renamed for clarity: Search, Menu, My Activity - Support page now includes golf course info and non-emergency police numbers - Events use your chosen accent color consistently - Trivia and achievements updated for 5 town squares Achievements - Achievements now unlock during normal use — view events, check weather, explore golf courses, and more

Navigation & Maps • Google Maps-style camera following during navigation • Fixed home button being blocked by navigation card • Navigation keeps running in background when you go home • Fixed navigation header alignment with Dynamic Island • Fixed navigation START card positioning • Speedometer and floating controls layout improvements Voice Navigation • Speech engine now says full words instead of abbreviations (miles, feet, degrees, minutes, hours, street names) Events • Fixed calendar not showing events for future dates • Fixed venue/location filter not loading (API decoding fix) • Venue picker now shows grouped parent/child hierarchy (e.g., Recreation Centers → individual centers) Dark Mode • Comprehensive dark mode fixes across the app Ads & Distribution • Added Google AdMob integration • Added app-ads.txt for ad verification • Added Package.resolved for Xcode Cloud builds For your "What's New" text in App Store Connect, you'd want something user-facing like: • Improved turn-by-turn navigation with better voice directions • Voice navigation now speaks full words (miles, feet, degrees) instead of abbreviations • Dark mode improvements throughout the app • Fixed events calendar for future dates • Improved venue filtering with grouped locations • Navigation layout improvements for all iPhone models • Bug fixes and performance improvements