Lots of changes, new features in collaboration with The Tefillin Project!

fixed bracket logic

bug fixes

made final fixes for chains

fixed chain logic errors

revamped chain logic to avoid errant resets added trophy and streak bubbles to main feed

fixed brackets and wrap text error

fixed scroll issue on posts and dm alerts not going away added timer to photo screen and trophy icons for winning brackets

bug fixes and performance improvements

fixed wrap upload issue

added collaboration with The Tefillin Project bug fixes and performance improvements fixed brackets and changed feed to take up whole screen added splash logo on app start

fixed notification navigation and added support forms

fixed follow button cutting off location in feed fixed notification bubbles not going away in chats changed/added new brachot for the overlay added tournament explainer for brackets screen

fixed bugs with compass content and chain issues fixed friends list bug

fixed sunset mismatch bug

bug fixes added double tap for like fixed chain notification nudge

fixed profile screen added holiday integration

notifications.ts Added three new NotificationType values: bracket_start, bracket_opponent_wrapped, bracket_day_result All three mapped to bracketResults preference key Added body strings for all three new types Added three exported helper functions: notifyBracketStart, notifyBracketOpponentWrapped, notifyBracketDayResult ProfileScreen Removed streak card, action cards, meta row, followers row, share/edit button row Added 4-column stats row (Wraps, Streak, Best, Friends) below cover photo Socials now appear as chips directly under stats; empty state shows "Add your socials" prompt; edit pencil chip at end of connected list Cover height reduced slightly Improved empty wrap grid state with camera icon UserProfileScreen Replaced centered avatar layout with cover photo hero matching ProfileScreen Added stats row matching ProfileScreen Added Follow button (non-friends, non-self only) with sendFriendRequest wired up and "Request Sent" inline state Socials chips now appear for other users if they have any connected Imported useUser and sendFriendRequest ActivityScreen Friends list sorted alphabetically by name using localeCompare after fetch Search replaced onSubmitEditing with a useEffect debounce (300ms) on searchQuery — shows spinner immediately, fires after typing stops Added × clear button inside search bar Removed handleSearch function (no longer needed) ChatScreen Added removingMember state for per-member loading spinner Added handleRemoveMember — confirms via Alert, uses arrayRemove on participantIds, cleans up participantNames and participantPhotos maps, adds removed member back to addable friends list Members list now shows red remove-circle-outline icon for removable members (creator-only, excludes self and owner) memberName set to flex: 1 so remove button doesn't crowd name Fixed style name conflict on action buttons at bottom of group info modal ProfileSettingsScreen Added "Help & Info" section with "How the app works" row Added full help modal with five collapsible accordion sections: The Tabs, Chains, Brackets, Wrap Window, Your Streak Each section expands into individual items with icon, bold label, and plain-language explanation Help content stored in HELP_SECTIONS data array for easy editing Added helpModalVisible and expandedHelp state Firebase Storage Rules Added groupPhotos/{filename} path allowing any authenticated user to read and write — fixing group chat photo upload failures

fixed sunrise/sunset countdown

fixed bugs with compass and comments

Performance Improvements getUserFriends — parallel fetch with Promise.all instead of sequential loop searchUsers — prefix query instead of full collection scan markAllNotificationsRead — non-blocking fire and forget getNotifications — limit 50 ActivityScreen — parallel data load on mount UserContext — push registration only once per login with hasRegisteredRef WrapScreen — initial windowState set to 'open' so camera renders immediately New Features Cloud Functions (5 total deployed): resetChainsDailyMidnight — resets chains at midnight Israel time, Saturday protection sendWrapReminders — 3pm local time reminder if user hasn't wrapped sendChainNudges — nudges pending chain members every X minutes based on chain setting sendSunriseAlerts — push notification at sunrise when wrap window opens sendWindowClosingAlerts — push notification 15 min before sunset Chains: todayWrapTimes map stored per user when they wrap nudgeInterval field per chain, configurable by creator EARLIEST badge on first wrapper of the day Actual wrap times displayed in ChainDetailScreen Notification settings modal per user per chain (all/never) Nudge interval setting for chain creator Profile: Location, business, school fields added to ProfileSettingsScreen Socials modal — connect Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Spotify Full notifications settings screen — master toggle, wrap reminders, groups, social, quiet hours Socials and notifications extracted as standalone screens (SocialsSettingsScreen, NotificationsSettingsScreen) Socials chips displayed on profile when connected Lat/lng stored in Firestore on login for Cloud Functions Notification preferences: notifPrefs stored on user document in Firestore createNotification checks master toggle, type-specific toggle, and quiet hours before sending push In-app notification always written regardless of preferences Push skipped only — quiet hours and master toggle don't affect in-app Wrap window enforcement: Fetches sunrise/sunset from api.sunrise-sunset.org using user's location Before sunrise — shows countdown to sunrise, camera disabled After sunset — shows countdown to tomorrow's sunrise, camera disabled Window open — shows sunrise/sunset times subtly above camera No location — falls through to normal camera experience Home screen: Gray outline border around each post card Caption moved below photo Removed inline comments — replaced with "View all N comments" link Bell navigates directly to Activity screen instead of opening modal WrapScreen: Compass changed to full-screen overlay (same as Brachot) Calendar added as third overlay button with actual streak calendar inline Compass arrow and Jerusalem text changed from green to blue Activity screen: Inline Accept/Decline buttons on follow request notifications Messages badge clears when Messages tab is tapped Activity badge clears when Activity tab is tapped ChainDetailScreen redesign: Header with chat, bell, and close icon buttons Bell opens per-chain notification settings Wrap times shown per member EARLIEST badge on first wrapper Sorted by wrap time Navigation Bell in header navigates to Activity screen directly DM icon in header navigates to Activity messages tab SocialsSettings and NotificationsSettings added as standalone stack screens NotificationsModal removed from header — no longer needed

fixed some bugs related to new version added functionality for daily wrap reminders

Design Full redesign matching new mockups — dark minimal aesthetic throughout Feed cards redesigned with streak badges "Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening" greeting Profile screen with full-screen cover photo "Accountability." Compete screen with chain link visualizations Chain detail with large streak card and wrap times Features Feed + chat pagination Real-time chain listeners Chain wrap count bug fixed Midnight chain reset background task Image mirroring fixed (preview + upload) Brachot modal with Hebrew + transliteration + translation Comment deletion Manage members modal for chains Keyboard handling improvements

added feed and chat pagination for faster loading, and fixed some bugs related to chains

Profile Screen Rebuilt to match UserProfileScreen exactly (photo, stats, wrap grid) with a settings gear in the top right Chats — Group Chats Added ability to create group chats from the Chats tab Group chats show group name, optional photo, and member count in the conversation list Inside a group chat, sender names appear above each bubble Group info modal (tap header) shows members, allows creator to edit name/photo, add members, and delete group Non-creators can leave the group from the same modal Push notifications sent to all group members when a message is sent Chats — UI Added "New Message" and "New Group" buttons at the top of the Chats tab Increased padding between message bubbles for better readability Black background on loading state Chains Fixed streak not incrementing correctly day over day Fixed daily wrapped user IDs not resetting (causing notifications to never fire after day 1) Fixed streak counting wraps that happened before the chain was created Wrote a one-time recalc script (recalcChains.ts) to fix existing chain data Added ability for chain creator to add/remove members and delete the chain Wrap Screen Added location toggle checkbox so users can choose not to share location Notifications Modal Added icons for all notification types (messages, group chats, brackets, chains) Tapping a notification now navigates to the correct place for all types Fixed missing Firestore composite index needed for notifications to load Performance Replaced all Image components with expo-image for automatic disk caching of profile photos and wrap photos