What's New in Version 1.8.0: • Smarter friend request notifications — tapping a friend request notification now takes you straight to your Friends tab so you can accept or decline without hunting for it. • Friends list updates instantly — when you accept a friend request, your new friend appears right away everywhere in the app (Friends tab, search, recommendation picker). No more force-quitting to see them. • Cleaner notifications — notifications older than 30 days are automatically tucked away. Your list stays focused on what's recent, with a "Show older notifications" button at the bottom whenever you want to dig back. • Bulk-hide notifications — long-press any notification to enter selection mode, then tap to select as many as you like. A "Select all" shortcut grabs everything visible at once, and a single tap of the floating "Hide" button archives the whole batch. • Fluid image transitions — tapping a loop card or Explore poster now animates the image smoothly into the media detail view, then back again when you return. • iOS-native card shapes — cards and buttons now use iOS's authentic continuous corner curves (squircles) for a more polished, platform-native feel. • Smarter image loading — all media images load from cache first with memory-optimised sizing, so scrolling stays smooth even on long lists. • Predictive text in notes and feedback — iOS inline text predictions are now active in the notes, feedback, and personal notes fields.

• NEW: More outcome options after you start a loop, including quick actions like Skip for now, Could not complete, Did not complete, and Did not enjoy • NEW: Cleaner loop action flow with a focused primary action and an easy-to-tap "Other options" sheet for alternate outcomes • IMPROVED: Sort your friends by Recently Added or A–Z in the Friends list and when picking who recommended a loop • IMPROVED: Clearer action labels now read "Mark as Watched/Read/Visited/Used/Tried" so next steps are obvious • FIXED: Friend requests — no duplicate or confusing requests when you're already friends (including legacy one-way friend data from older app versions) • FIXED: Accepting a friend request now instantly shows the new friend in your Friends list, with a notification sent to both you and the person you added • NEW: Tapping "recommendations to review" on Your Loops now takes you directly to a filtered view showing only those recommendations — not your entire notification history • FIXED: Old recommendations (from notifications sent before your most recent 100) can now be accepted and will correctly appear in Your Loops

• NEW: Sign in with Google — use your Google account to sign in or create a new LoopShare account • NEW: Link your Google account from Profile for quick sign-in across devices • Returning Google users get instant sign-in with Face ID / Touch ID verification for security • Google and Apple sign-in now share the same smooth, secure experience • NEW: Discover friends-of-friends — tap the menu on any friend to browse their friends and send requests to people you may know • NEW: Sort your friends list by Recently Added or A–Z when recommending to a friend • NEW: Privacy setting to control whether you appear in friends-of-friends suggestions • The "Mark as Watched / Read / Visited" button on Your Loops is now bold green and impossible to miss

• NEW: Favorite your friends for quick access across the app • NEW: Create and customize your own lists directly from the Lists screen (Pro) • Smarter loop limits — only active loops count toward your free plan limit; completed and skipped loops no longer count • Clearer upgrade experience — if you've reached your loop limit, we'll take you straight to the upgrade option instead of showing an error at the end • Active loop count banner — see how many active loops you have when you have 10 or more • Refreshed login and registration screens with improved readability and visual polish • Dark mode improvements across list creation screens • Fixed Explore screen popular books preload (20 popular books now load correctly) • Book cards now display author and year on separate lines for better readability • Free users can now edit their default lists (For Later, My Recommendations) without Pro • Improved custom list caching and friends list performance

• LoopShare Pro Subscriptions are here, see Profile • Book search performance enhancements • Fixed password reset - you can now reset your password if you forget it • Improved "Invite a Friend" with LoopShare branded email invitations • Fixed issues accepting older friend requests • Fixed "App Not Available" error when rating the app • Fixed issues when sending recommendations to multiple friends • Added "Date added" on Your Loops to see when you received each Loop • Improved app performance with library optimizations • Better error handling for a smoother experience

• New: "You Completed a Loop" notifications now show who recommended the item to you (shows all names when multiple friends recommended it) • New: Your feedback is displayed in your own loop completion notifications (like friend feedback) • New: Swipe left on any notification to hide it from your list (keeps notifications archived in the database) • Improved: Sending recommendations to multiple friends now creates a single combined "Recommendation Sent" notification • Fixed: Friend request notifications are now cleaned up when accepted/rejected from the Requests tab * Improved: Visit the detail page of any new recommendation before Adding to your Loops • Improved: Better contrast for Notifications in Dark Mode

* New onboarding walkthrough introduces LoopShare's features to new users • Sign in faster with Apple Login • Bug fixes and performance improvements I'm working to make LoopShare better for you. Thanks for using LoopShare to discover great recommendations from your friends!

Privacy & Trust • Fixed: Friend “Recommendations” pages to only show recommendations that were sent to YOU (no more seeing recommendations your friend sent to other people) • Added: A friendly “no recommendations yet” message when a friend hasn’t recommended anything to you yet Notifications • Fixed: You’ll now reliably get a notification when a friend accepts your friend request (in-app + push) * Smarter Loops: if multiple friends recommend the same movie/show/book, it now appears as a single Loop Engagement Reminders (Optional) • New: Scheduled reminders for new users to help you get started: - “Connect with friends” reminders if you haven’t added any friends yet - “Recommend to a friend” nudges once you’re connected • New: You can toggle these reminders on/off in Profile → Notification Reminders I'm working to make LoopShare better for you. Thanks for using LoopShare to discover great recommendations from your friends!

Performance Improvements • Fixed: Instant tab switching - no more "Loading..." when returning to your Loops • Optimized: Reduced data usage and network requests Bug Fixes • Fixed: Users can no longer send duplicate friend requests to existing friends • Fixed: Automatic cleanup of outdated friend request placeholders • Fixed: Search highlight no longer persists when switching tabs Accessibility • Improved support for Dynamic Type and larger text sizes on the authentication screen We're constantly working to make LoopShare better for you. Thanks for using LoopShare to discover great recommendations from your friends!