• Fewer false alarms on legitimate promotional and marketing emails • New "About this number" panel in Senior Mode — shows what kind of phone line a number is • Fixed a "No connection" error when checking phone numbers • Reliability and performance improvements

What's new in 2.8.44 (since 2.8.17 — months of work!): • Auto-Protect — background monitoring of Gmail, Outlook, IMAP (Yahoo / iCloud / AOL), SMS, and calls • Voicemail Scanner — flag fraud calls before you call back • Family Dashboard — get alerted the moment a parent or child hits a scam • Senior Mode, Trusted Contacts, and Recovery Wizard • Defender Badges and Fraud Resilience Score (0–850) • Live Scam Radar map + Regional Scam Feed • 7-day free trial on Pro and Family tiers • Much faster scans + smarter AI (Haiku-first triage + Sonnet escalation on ambiguous text scans) • Better reliability on Wi-Fi/cell handoffs — no more "no internet" errors mid-scan

• Fixed: Tapping Auto-Protect email alerts now opens the flagged scan result directly, even when offline • Cleaner home screen — all manual scan types are now accessible from a single "Check Something" button • Performance and stability improvements

• Tapping a flagged-email notification now correctly opens the specific scan card instead of just the home screen. • Improved community alert sharing: shared links show useful preview content with clear install links. • Fixed IMAP timeout for some Cox.net mailboxes — slower mailboxes now scan reliably in chunks instead of aborting at 45 seconds. • Includes all v2.8.10–2.8.12 fixes: hourly background email scans now run reliably for Pro users, weekly digest no longer duplicates on Mondays, Call Blocking sync-failure indicator, and richer iMessage previews when sharing community alerts.

• Suspicious-call screen now shows clearer carrier info: anonymous VoIP numbers (a common fraud signal) are flagged with an amber warning instead of a confusing technical label. • Community Defender share button now reliably opens the platform share sheet. • Auto-Protect runs more reliably after long idle periods. • More community-reported scam numbers now load into Call Blocking. • Stability improvements.

What's new in 2.5.0: • Live Activity feed on Auto-Protect — see every scan in real time • Test Auto-Protect button — see exactly how it catches a phishing email • Daily summary notifications: "scanned 23 items today, blocked 1 threat" • Real-time push for Gmail and Outlook — new mail scanned within seconds • Faster IMAP scanning (Yahoo, iCloud, AOL) • Privacy and security improvements throughout

What's New in 2.2.0: • New Community tab — see real-time scam and fraud reports from neighbors in your ZIP code • Share evidence links when reporting a threat (scam websites, BBB listings, news articles) • Daily AI-generated scam news digest with latest fraud alerts from FTC, BBB, FBI IC3 and more • Morning neighborhood digest summarizes overnight threat activity in your area • Bug fixes and stability improvements

Bug fixes and improvements: • Fixed auto-protect notifications not firing when suspicious emails are detected • Fixed community stats not showing global last scan time • Fixed 7-day trend chart showing cumulative totals instead of daily activity • High-risk phone numbers are now automatically blocked; suspicious numbers prompt for confirmation • Envelope scans now show "Open and scan contents" action for suspicious mail • Fixed call blocking history showing zero blocked calls

• Dark mode support and appearance controls • Animated protection stats on home screen • Enhanced voicemail transcription with auto-restart • Screenshot type detection for scam checks • Trusted contacts management • Service status indicator with live check • Senior / large text accessibility mode • Bug fixes and performance improvements

What's new in 2.0.0: • Scam Fingerprint Engine: cross-user intelligence network shares scam signatures across the community in real time • Cross-Channel Correlation: automatically links threats across mail, SMS, email, and phone • Check Before Paying: verify payment requests before sending money • Family Dashboard: see all household alerts in one place • Live Protection Network: real-time community stats on the home screen • Performance improvements and stability fixes

• Fixed "Analysis failed" errors caused by authentication token expiry on cold start — scans now retry automatically • Home screen widget now shows the actual phone number for flagged calls (e.g. "(555) 867-5309 · IRS Scam Phone") • Security hardening: admin-only Cloud Functions now enforce App Check on all platforms • Stability improvements and bug fixes

• Protection Score — new 0–100 shield rating on the home screen • Savings Estimate — see how much fraud you may have avoided • Referral deep links — friends who tap your share link open the app with your code pre-filled • Free scan counter — see remaining free scans at a glance • Paywall improvements — clearer pricing, social proof, and urgency • Pioneer Alert — get notified when you catch a brand-new scam pattern • Bug fixes and performance improvements

• Fixed: Share sheet now opens correctly on all devices • Fixed: Home screen widget now updates in real time • Outlook / Microsoft 365 listed as Coming Soon • Stability and performance improvements

• Fixed Outlook / Microsoft 365 inbox connection • Reminder notifications now fire at your local time (not UTC) • Share sheet now appears correctly in Apple Mail and other apps • Home screen widget works on iOS 16+ and shows correct name • Bug fixes and performance improvements

- Scam call labeling is now faster and more reliable on iOS 18 - Phone number risk checks include more context clues for better accuracy - Fixed a rare crash when scanning images with very small text - Improved Claude AI classification speed for mail, text, and call checks - Minor stability improvements throughout the app

- NEW: Auto Protect alerts notify you when suspicious emails are detected - NEW: Weekly and monthly security summary reports keep you informed - NEW: Scan history now available for all users (Pro unlocks full history) - Improved threat detection and performance enhancements - Security hardening and bug fixes

- New Family Monthly subscription plan - Home screen reordered by most common threat types - Fixed 21 bugs across all scanning features - Improved security with App Check enforcement - Better error handling throughout the app - Fixed badge display and scan history loading - Family sharing and dashboard improvements

• Introducing MailShield Pro and Family subscriptions — unlock unlimited scans, Auto Protect, Gmail & Outlook inbox scanning, and the Family Dashboard. • Performance improvements and bug fixes.

• Auto-Protect: automatic background SMS screening and incoming call analysis • Gmail and Outlook inbox scanning (read-only, connects via OAuth) • Family Dashboard: real-time fraud alerts sent to connected family members • Check Before Paying: analyze payment requests before sending money • Community scam fingerprint engine — learn from threats across all users • Share Extension: scan emails directly from Apple Mail via the Share button • Improved AI accuracy with cross-channel fraud correlation • Security: AES-256-GCM encrypted scan storage