A big visual update — the entire app now shares a new, calmer visual language. • The whisky detail page has been fully redesigned as a dossier: browse all bottle photos, open them fullscreen with pinch zoom, swipe to the next whisky, and tilt your phone for a subtle depth effect on the hero photo. • Under 'Read more' the whisky page now links straight to the release article, news items, and Whisky of the Day mentions. • The home screen has been fully redesigned as 'The Cover', with the Whisky of the Day front and centre and direct access to the WOTD archive. • A new, more elegant design across all discovery pages: distilleries, brands, venues, events, news, community, books, recipes, glossary, and academy. • Your profile has been redesigned with more calm and space. • Livelier feed: scores count up, cards respond to your touch, and photos move subtly while scrolling. • The Pub has a new entrance and now honestly shows how many participants there are and who is actually online. • Venue addresses display cleanly again.

Fixed in 1.12.1 • Location in Dram log now fills in instantly on Android instead of waiting 10+ seconds for a GPS fix. • Tab bar no longer goes silently dead from an invisible layer around the floating nav pill. New in 1.12.0 • Add photos to each individual bottle in your collection and tap to view them. • Tab bar no longer freezes after closing the Discover / Social / Read menus. • Rating slider in Dram log responds to touch again in every scenario. • Android date picker in Dram log closes cleanly and no longer gets stuck. • Edit tasting: no more confusing date field when a date poll is deciding the date.

• My Journey timeline: filter chips per event type and full-text search across drams, badges, venues, friends and more • Tap any card in your Journey timeline to open the whisky, distillery, venue or friend detail page • Journey timeline now surfaces bottles in your collection, venue check-ins, venue reviews, new friendships, showcase photos and collection imports • Pinch-to-zoom on the whisky detail image (up to 3x), with horizontal swipe locked while zoomed in • Improve-this-listing flow rebuilt as a 4-tile scanner: front label, back label, box and barcode in any order with native camera • Live barcode scanner inside the scanner grid: point your camera at the barcode and we lock on automatically • Recent Reviews cards on Home now show a 2-line excerpt of the review over the image • 'Inchecken' is now 'Dram loggen' across the whole app — same flow, clearer wording • Whisky detail page: prominent Dram log button, with Owned and Wishlist as compact icon buttons next to it • Edit whisky: Media tab is now a typed-tile grid (bottle / front / back / box / barcode) instead of a flat photo list • 'Where did you buy this?' picker on bottles now finds shops as you type and lets you add a new one inline • Tapping a purchase shop on a bottle now opens it inside the app instead of bouncing to your browser • Venues tab: filter by type (bar, liquor store, online shop) and dedicated suggest flow for webshops • Pub: tap a user's avatar or name in a thread to jump to their profile • Collection bottles show 'opened on' and 'finished on' date chips once those moments are stamped • Tab picker overlay: bigger tap targets so you don't accidentally pick the wrong tab

• Scan a bottle and pick Check-in, Owned or Wishlist directly, no extra step • New: Stamtafels in The Pub with community-level and Inner Circle access tiers • Tastings: new invite and host flow with one clear action per situation • Home: the onboarding checklist sits right below the hero so you know what's next • Scan + Check-in now opens the full check-in screen straight away • Fix: quick double-tap on In collection or Wishlist no longer creates duplicate rows

• Crash on profile page with setup photos and comments fixed • Quick double-tap on In collection / Wishlist no longer creates duplicate rows • Events: filter by country and sort by distance with "near me" • Events: "Visited" filter moved to the filter modal to free up the top bar • "Recently edited by" now also shows on whiskies that weren't user-submitted

• Per-bottle in your collection: status, price, date, shop, private toggle and notes • Festival mode: one tasting for the whole evening, shareable via a link • Trusted reviewers can fill in or correct whisky info inside the app • WhiskyCircle features explained in-app, open via Discover or empty screens • Festival mode: button to wrap up the evening, plus a cleaner post-festival view • Festival tasting: toggle between "Me" and "Group" to see just your own list • Edit whisky: pick the colour by hue, not by name • Whisky page shows "Recently edited by @user" for community changes • Rate-this-whisky button now sits prominently at the top of the reviews section • Flavour wheel: search field to quickly find a specific flavour • Crash on some URLs fixed (production-only)

• German and French translations now apply everywhere in the app • Personal whisky recommendations now also on your own profile under "For you" • Add-photo button on check-ins now sits neatly next to the friend-tag row • Scrolling now works again on Android in collection, blog, recipes, books and news

• Filter your collection by bottle status: sealed, open, empty or sample. • Whisky Tinder: daily streak with confetti and accessible from More menu. • Decide yourself whether open, empty and sample bottles count toward collection value. • Whisky level onboarding step with swipeable circles. • Whisky Tinder + Daily Dram: smoother cards and history tabs. • Whisky Tinder launched: swipe whiskies and build your taste profile. • Daily Dram floating circle on home and stats on your profile. • Drag and reorder your wishlist exactly the way you want. • Daily Dram puzzle: lighter blur, no thumbnail spoiler. • Daily Dram: daily puzzle with streak and stats on your profile.

• Add whisky mates via QR at the bar — now works for multiple people within 10 minutes • Sign in with Google, Apple and magic links now works in the app • Donate button, social proof on login, shareable taste profiles and reviews • Age gate for social sign-ups • Email sign-in links and QR invites now open directly in the app • Choose how many days of new releases your release radar surfaces • Update banner now correctly detects a new version in the stores • Real backdrop blur on Android nav and the dark theme is locked permanently • In-app browser opens as a sheet, passkeys moved to Settings • Fixed a crash when viewing a whisky preview if flavour categories were missing

• First-run walkthrough for the floating navigation widget • New suggest-venue shortcut on the venues page • Smoother swipe gestures on the floating nav

• Add photos to your tasting moments • Search and suggest venues in location picker • Swipe floating nav to hide, tap to bring back • Each tasting now shows as its own feed card • "Gave a rating" vs "wrote a review" distinction • Android touch fixes

• Log tasting moments — Tap 'Tasted' to record your dram with rating, location, date and friends • Tasting badges — 15 new badges to earn by tasting whiskies, with celebration animation • Tasting history — View and edit all your tasting moments per whisky • Tag friends — Tag your tasting buddies when logging a dram • Feed improvements — See your own activities in the feed, checkins with circular design • Location suggestions — Automatically suggest nearby venues • Community enrichment — Help improve whisky listings with photos and barcodes

• Community Links — discover whisky sites recommended by the community • Help page — overview of all features with links to get started • Swipe-to-reply and emoji reactions in pub chat • Known Issues page — check current bugs for your version • Background music (Spotify, Apple Music) no longer stops when opening the app • Redesigned navigation: compact floating menu • Tablet improvements: dynamic columns across all screens • Edit your bio in profile settings • Brand selection auto-fills country and region • ABV now accepts decimal comma input (e.g. 43,5) • Various bug fixes and performance improvements

What's new in WhiskyCircle 1.4.0: COLLECTION UPGRADE • Sort your collection by name, brand, rating or price • Portfolio overview: estimated value, average bottle price, most expensive bottle • Value trend chart with selectable periods (3 months to 5 years) • World map integrated as a view mode — grid, list or map • "Only visible to you" fieldset for all value-related data PROFILE • "More info" now shows full statistics: owned, wishlist, tasted, reviews, badges and more • Scrollable sheet with safe area support on Android COMMUNITY & SOCIAL • Scroll-to-top button in the community list • Last items no longer hidden behind navigation • Badge count icon fixed (was showing people icon) • Invite message now mentions automatic friend linking IMPORT & SCANNING • Import flow fully multilingual (DE, FR, NL, EN) • Simpler import: upload and review in your browser • Friendly error when AI scan is unavailable FIXES • Audio from other apps no longer stops when opening the app • Tab bar no longer gets stuck hidden • Navigation bar no longer disappears after opening a chat • Maps link works on all iOS devices • In-app notification when a new version is available

• Collection: each whisky shown once with stacked status badges • Whisky page: toggle owned/wishlist/tasted + compact bottle badges • Your rating visible next to community average • Search always accessible from bottom navigation • Receipt upload now supports PDF files • Edit your review via pencil icon • Various fixes and improvements • Fixed: App becoming unresponsive to touch after creating an account • Added crash reporting for faster bug fixes • Invite friends — Share a link via WhatsApp, AirDrop or any app, or send an email invitation directly from the Community page • Redesigned onboarding — A simpler, more visual 3-step welcome for new members • Team badge — Messages from the WhiskyCircle team are now clearly marked • Smarter registration — Your username is automatically suggested based on your name • Improved error reporting for a more stable experience

• New: whisky glossary under Read — from 'angel's share' to 'washback', every term explained • New: links in feed posts are now clickable and YouTube/Vimeo videos play right in the feed • New: the reviews screen now shows reviews from the whole community • New: wishlist button on new releases — add straight from the homepage or release detail • New: 'What's new' screen in the More menu shows what changed in each release • Report a bug: add reproduction steps and attach screenshots straight from the feedback form • Pull-to-refresh works everywhere now, and your collection auto-refreshes when you return to the tab • Estimated price on new releases on the homepage • Pronunciation added to brands • A brand's whisky list now shows as a tidy grid • Better layout on iPad • Various bug fixes (brands page sometimes crashed; wishlist button now toggles)