Invite families in a couple of taps — with links that don't expire. PACK INVITES • Invite links no longer expire. Codes were quietly given a 30-day deadline, so a link shared at the start of the year had usually stopped working by the time families got round to tapping it — and the family saw "invite code expired" rather than anything they could act on. Existing codes have had their deadline removed, so a link already sitting in your pack's group text is live again. Issuing a new code from "New code" still invalidates the old one, which is how you revoke a link that has gone somewhere it shouldn't. • Invite your scouts' families straight from the roster. After you add scouts, leaving the Scouts screen offers to share your pack link with those families, so they can see the calendar, meeting plans and sign-ups without you forwarding anything again. Families join read-only — you stay in control of what the pack plans, and can promote a co-leader from Members at any time. ALSO IN THIS RELEASE • Fixed: signing in with Google on iPhone failed with "Couldn't sign in" every time, no matter how many tries — the app and Google disagreed over a security check on the sign-in token. Sign in with Apple was unaffected.

Bring your roster over from Scoutbook. SCOUT ROSTER IMPORT • Import your scout roster from a Scoutbook Plus roster report (Scouts → Import from Scoutbook): pick the exported file, review who would be added or corrected, and confirm. • Privacy-first by design: the app keeps only a first name, one initial, den and rank — surnames, birthdates, IDs and contact details are ignored and never leave your device. • Your Scoutbook dens come along too: "Webelos 9" and "Bear 13" arrive as their own dens, numbers intact. Re-importing after Scoutbook changes only shows what's new. ALSO IN THIS RELEASE • Fixed: choosing Google at sign-in could still occasionally fail with "Couldn't sign in" the moment you picked it. The app now retries automatically, so the sign-in window simply opens a beat later. • The app's tagline now says who it's for: "For pack leaders & families".

Akela+ 2.0 opens the app up to your pack's families. FAMILIES CAN JOIN • A simpler parent view: the meetings your leaders publish, what's coming up, the pack calendar, RSVPs and Pack Chat. • Leaders keep the full toolkit. Your agendas, block notes and award lists are never visible to families. • Choose leader or parent when you start, and switch any time in Settings. VOLUNTEER SIGN-UPS • Add slots to any shared event — "Snacks, 2 needed", "Check-in table" — and families claim them right on the event, with an optional note. Spots are capped, so two people can't both take the last one, and you can share the filled sheet as text for a pack email. PACK CHAT • Chat moved to the tab bar for everyone, and families can use it. Start a group with just the people you pick, send an announcement, or let a parent message you directly. WHO CAN DO WHAT • Set each member to Pack leader or Parent from the Members screen. New members now join as parents, so nobody ends up with leader access by accident. ALSO IN THIS RELEASE • Your pack directory listing now follows Pack Info automatically — one place to keep it right. • Syncing is lighter and faster, and joining a pack finally brings everything already shared with it. • Fixed: an interrupted first launch could leave the app unable to open. Edits to agenda blocks, award lists and templates now reach your other devices, including edits made offline.

• Name your pack’s dens yourself — “Den 3,” “Frog Patrol” — and have two dens of the same rank, each with its own chat • Hold more than one role: Cubmaster and Den Leader both show on the roster • One name, set from anywhere — it’s the one your pack sees • Members now has its own screen under More → Pack, next to Scouts and Dens • The More tab leads with your pack, and Pack Profile is now Pack Info • Fixes: guardian checkboxes stick on the first tap; Bobcat is no longer offered as a rank in progress

It's been a while since the last App Store update, so this one brings several months of work at once. SHARING YOUR PACK • Pack Chat for leaders — announcements, group conversations and direct messages, and you can scope a conversation to a single den • Put real names to your pack, so chat shows "Jane Smith · Den Leader" instead of a handle • Dens — pick yours, see everyone else's • Find your pack in a searchable directory and ask to join, with no invite code • Hand your pack to someone else, or remove a member • Report or remove a chat message YOUR PACK'S DETAILS • A scout roster — first name, last initial, den and the rank they're working on, with parent and guardian links. A guardian sees only their own children. No birthdays, no addresses, no photos, and scouts never have accounts. • Council, district, city and state now live in the pack profile, and fill in your communication templates automatically • RSVP to pack events • Meetings and calendar events can each have their own location FIXES • Your pack profile restores itself on a new phone instead of opening blank • Imported calendar events keep their own description instead of a reminder's text • The share sheet opens next to the button you tapped on iPad • Pack Chat follows the conversation properly, and deleting a message actually deletes it • Anyone joining your pack now sees its existing conversations • Easier taps and better screen-reader support throughout

What's New in 1.19.1 • BeAScout Unit Pin worksheet — a new Pack Profile worksheet that mirrors Scouting's Organization Manager field-for-field: your monthly meeting week, a Unit Pin contact (name / phone / email), the "Appear on BeAScout" and "Allow people to apply online" switches, and the show/hide display toggles. Fill it in once, then copy it straight across to your unit's listing. • Import your calendar right where you need it — an empty Pack Calendar now offers a one-tap way to pull in your whole year from Google Calendar, Scoutbook Plus, or any iCal link. It steps aside as soon as you have events. • Smoother first launch — fixed an issue where closing the app partway through setup could send you back to the welcome screens every time you reopened it. Your progress now sticks. Thanks for using Akela+! Have an idea or a question? Send feedback right from the More tab.

Import from any calendar — now including Google Calendar Moved your pack off Scoutbook? You can now pull your schedule into Akela+ from Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or any calendar with an iCal link. Grab the link once and your whole pack gets the events — no more walking families through calendar setup. Step-by-step instructions for each service are built right into the import screen. Send feedback without leaving the app Got an idea, a question, or a request for new content? There’s a new “Send feedback” option (in More, and under Help & About). Share a quick note in seconds — no email app, no sign-in required. Clearer BeAScout Unit Pin The Unit Pin screen now makes it obvious that it’s a read-only worksheet: it never signs in to my.scouting.org or changes your live listing. Review your details with confidence, then copy them into Organization Manager yourself.

Sharing your best ideas with other pack leaders is now front and center. • Submit your meeting templates, ceremonies, and activities to the community right from where you create them • A refreshed What’s New tour walks you through the community template library and the Scoutbook Plus calendar import • Improved several library items based on your ratings and feedback • Clearer error messages if a community submission doesn’t go through • Polish and fixes throughout, including sign-in improvements