Map fixes: Hannah Mountain, Scott Mountain (shows only the open 0.2 mi), Jakes Creek and Balsam Mountain now draw in the right places. Hikers who've completed every section now see 100%.

Fixes a crash when opening the app on iOS 27. Sorry about that — everything from 1.9 is here and working.

What's new in 1.9 CLOSURES ON YOUR MAP Trails the National Park Service has closed now show on your trail map: long dashes for fully closed, dots for partly closed. Tap a trail for the official NPS notice and when it was last checked. Turn closures on or off from the map legend. No marking doesn't mean a trail is open, so always check NPS before you hike. THEIR MAP In Shared Gaps, pick one friend and choose Their Map to see the trails they've hiked, so you can plan where to go together. The List / Map switch is easier to find, too. FRIENDS If two of your friends use the same name, each now shows when they last logged a hike, so you can tell them apart. You'll also be asked before adding a second friend with a name you already have. SIGNING IN The app remembers how you last signed in on this phone. If a new account would be created on a phone that already has your hikes, it checks with you first, which helps avoid ending up with two accounts. SPREADSHEET IMPORT Imports are more accurate: rows without a full date are listed for you instead of guessed, unclear trail names are never matched to the wrong trail, and older hikes are accepted. Have years of past hikes, your own spreadsheet layout, or a CSV? Enter or import them on a computer at smokies900.org/progress and they'll show up in the app. FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS • Your community name is restored when you sign in on a new phone • The friends list offers a retry instead of looking empty when it can't load • Clearer messages if the app can't start or share images are made too often • Security update to the app's underlying framework

Fixed: Progress you removed could reappear on its own if you use the app on more than one device. Sections you un-mark now stay un-marked, and the change shows up on your other device without a manual re-sync. Fixed: The sync options in Account Settings could remove a large amount of data when run on a device that hadn't finished syncing. They now recognise that and stop, with an explanation, instead of deleting anything. Fixed: Hatcher Mountain Trail and Juney Whank Falls Trail weren't counting toward your progress. If you'd hiked either one, they showed as still needed in Shared Gaps and 3.1 miles were missing from your total. Both are corrected automatically. Improved: The trail list now keeps your place when you open a trail and come back, along with any search or filter you had set. Improved: The app tour now covers Conditions, Friends and Shared Gaps, and shareable progress images. Replay it anytime from Account Settings.

Turn your progress into something worth posting. New — Shareable Progress Images: • A progress map of every section you've finished, drawn on the official NPS trail map and color-coded by the year you hiked it • Milestone cards for your first completed trail, 100/250/400/500/750 miles, and finishing all 325 sections • Preview any image full size before you share it, then send it straight to a share sheet or save it Improved: • Everything you hiked before 2023 now shares a single color on the map, so your recent years stand out • Conditions now shows that trail closures are checked against NPS every day Fixed: • Trail closures no longer warn that data "may be out of date" when NPS simply hasn't posted changes • A milestone celebration no longer stacks on top of the welcome message Thanks for hiking with us!

This update adds official NPS trail closure information throughout the app. New — Trail Closures: • See NPS closure and caution notices right on the trail page, trail cards, and Shared Gaps — both list and map view • Each notice shows the full official wording from NPS, when it was last checked, and a link to the source • The AI Route Planner now checks current NPS closures before suggesting a hike — it won't route you onto a closed trail, and will flag any caution notices along the way Thanks for hiking with us — always confirm current conditions with NPS before you head out.

This update makes planning group hikes easier and fixes a date display issue. New — Shared Gaps Map: • See the sections you and your friends still need on a map, not just a list • Color-coded by who can join: green where you all still need it, blue where a friend has already done it and can come along as a guide • Switch between OpenStreetMap and the NPS park map Fixed: • Trail condition reports now keep their correct original dates instead of appearing freshly posted after a sync Thanks for hiking with us!

Friends is here — team up and finish the 900 together! • Add hiking friends with a simple friend code — swap codes and you're connected instantly • See each other's progress: sections completed, miles, and percent of the park done • Shared Gaps — pick a group of friends and see the sections you all still need, so you can plan your next hike together • "I Need" view shows which friends have already done a section, for when someone tags along on a re-hike Also in this update: • Fixed: logging conditions on a multi-section trail no longer posts duplicate community reports • Fixed: progress logged while signed out now syncs automatically when you sign in Thanks for hiking with us!

Friends is here — team up and finish the 900 together! • Add hiking friends with a simple friend code — swap codes and you're connected instantly • See each other's progress: sections completed, miles, and percent of the park done • Shared Gaps — pick a group of friends and see the sections you all still need, so you can plan your next hike together • "I Need" view shows which friends have already done a section, for when someone tags along on a re-hike Also in this update: • Fixed: logging conditions on a multi-section trail no longer posts duplicate community reports • Fixed: progress logged while signed out now syncs automatically when you sign in Thanks for hiking with us!

- Added current conditions section - Fixed Bote Mountain Trail - Fixed Porters Creek Trail

- Official $1 trail map now available as a toggle... must be connected to network to see this! - Every trail re-created in Gaia - mapping accuracy should be enhanced.

- every trail in the park was traced in Gaia and updated in the app; map accuracy should be enhanced

Photo Improvements • Individual Deletion: Tap the red trash icon on any photo while editing. • Sync Status: "Not synced" badges identify local-only photos. • Auto-Retry: Failed uploads automatically resume once signal returns. • Cloud Sync: Photos now upload upon trail completion. • Sync Fix: Deleted photos no longer reappear on secondary devices. • Optimization: Compressed uploads reduce storage and prevent crashes. Data Safety • Overwrite Protection: Force Re-Sync warns of potential data loss from unsynced entries. • Database Reset: Warnings now appear before clearing local data. • Guided Safety: Prompts ensure local data is pushed to the cloud first. Spreadsheet Import • Compatibility: Auto-detects layouts for multiple 900-Miler spreadsheet versions. • Smart Recognition: Extracts dates from notes when columns only contain an "X." • Improved Matching: Better handling of trail and section name typos. Account & Bug Fixes • Access: Added "Forgot Password" link and public trail condition viewing. • Cross-Device Sync: Fixed a bug preventing offline entries from appearing on other devices.

AI Trail Summaries Trail detail pages now show an AI-generated summary synthesizing recent community condition reports — a quick read before you head out. Community Conditions in Route Planner The AI Route Planner now factors in recent community trail reports when building recommendations, not just your personal history. Update Your Trail Conditions Already logged a section? A new "Update conditions" prompt lets you quickly edit your report without hunting for the form. Tap a completed section and it scrolls you right to it. Data & Sync Tools Account Settings has a new Data & Sync section with clearer descriptions of when to use each tool, plus a new Reset Local Database button — useful if the app is misbehaving. Your cloud backup is always safe; just follow up with Force Re-Sync to restore.

- Fixed an issue where shared trail condition reports were not making it to the community database - Fixed an issue where the shared trail condition reports were not included in the AI route planner results

- On trails with multiple sections, added a visual to see number of miles covered / completed in addition to showing sections - Updated database and alerts for community trail conditions

- small bug fixes

- Users can upload their existing SMHC 900 Excel sheet to have the app automatically populate with existing progress (Beta) - Users can opt-in to share trail conditions with others (Beta) - AI Route Planning Assistant - integrates user progress, public information about trail or access closures and community trail conditions to help plan routes (Beta) - Trailhead Info - shows relevant trails and user's completion status of those trails - Gateway Town Info - shows nearby trailheads

- map updates; cleaned up some segments and added segment distance in addition to total trail distance

- Ability to force sync to cloud or re-sync from cloud - Numerical counts of trails (all, done, partial, not started)

- Added feature on map to filter by completion status

- Fixed erroneous data on three trails - Fixed "Sign in with Google" bug on iOS - Added CSV download feature