The biggest betterpal update yet - widgets, shortcuts, desktop version and more! NOTES, FRONT AND CENTER • New Notes view on the Pals tab: every note about everyone, in one journal-style timeline • Group by day or by pal, swipe to set reminders or delete, tap any note to jump to that pal • Your search and tag filters work there too QUICK CAPTURE (NEW) • Add a pal without opening the app: press your Action Button or triple-tap the back of your phone, type a quick note, done - it's waiting next time you open betterpal • Fully hands-free: "Hey Siri, add to betterpal" • Setup guide included: Extras → Quick Capture & Widgets HOME SCREEN + LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS (NEW) • Voice Capture: a mic that opens betterpal already listening • Quick Add: one tap to jot a new pal • Your Pals: a glanceable list in your preferred sort — tap a pal to open them • All three on your Lock Screen too — capture or check your top pals without unlocking SYNC WITH YOUR MAC (NEW) • betterpal for Mac is here - your pals, notes, and network on the big screen • Turn on Sync with Desktop in Extras and your data flows through your own iCloud. No accounts, no servers - your data stays yours ALSO NEW • Paste photos straight from the clipboard when setting a pal's picture • Extras is yours now: collapse sections, long-press to rearrange them • A refreshed tutorial that shows the notes workflow SMOOTHER + FIXED • Network view settles more gracefully, without the jitter in crowded clusters • Filters apply instantly in the network view • Family tree: blended families finally read right — each parent's kids on their own side, no phantom marriages, and every family's connector gets its own line • The family button on a pal's card now shows just that pal's family — blood relatives plus spouses — instead of spiderwebbing across in-laws • Smart connections now recalculate as you approve them, and correctly suggest step-parent/step-child for blended families • Pals list: a rounded new card shape, and tag colors show instantly while scrubbing the A-Z bar • New pals added as a connection inherit that pal's tags • iCloud backup reliability fixes, plus dozens of small bug fixes throughout

Version 1.4 is our biggest update yet, with a new Family Tree view, smarter relationship suggestions, and a tougher quiz mode. NEW • Family Tree View - switch the Network into a clean top-to-bottom family tree. Add a work relationship like manager or report and it doubles as an org chart. • Smarter Smart Connections - betterpal now reads gender from your relationships and names, so suggestions land right (aunt vs. uncle, niece vs. nephew). • Linked Contact Changes - when a phone contact you've linked changes, betterpal flags it so your records never drift. • Smart Connections banner - a tap-to-review banner on your Pals list surfaces new relationship suggestions, with a count of how many are waiting. • Free Recall quiz mode - type a name from memory instead of multiple choice, for a more honest test of what you remember. • Quiz by tag group - drill just the people from one event, team, or trip. IMPROVED • Roomier Network view with clearer spacing and unconnected people separated out. • Family tree polish: more zoom-out room, a smoother entry animation, and a subtle glow to guide the eye. • Smart Connections suggestions now stack as swipeable cards you can tap to open. • Pick more than one advance birthday reminder (say, a week before and again on the day). FIXED • Fixed Liquid Glass top-bar borders getting clipped on some iPhones. • Fixed extra padding in the Contact Updates and Smart Connections sheets. • Fixed wrapping in the Upcoming filter. • Plus assorted stability and polish fixes. We're always tuning betterpal and would love your input - email betterpalapp@gmail.com with bugs or feature requests.

Further improved performance and user experience.

What's New in 1.3.6 - Full Notes Screen: Expanded notes view with swipe to delete, swipe to set reminders, and long-press to edit. - Smarter Search: Search and filtering are now independent, so typing doesn't slow down the network view - Suggested Connections: Tap to navigate to a suggested person's card, with improved swipe feedback and tap-to-glow highlight effects - Added more relationship types for connections - Performance Improvements: Faster app launch, smoother network graph settling, and reduced re-renders across all screens - Date Format Preferences: Contact import respects your preferred date format - Bug fixes and stability improvements

1.3.1 Bug Fix - Fixed a photo migration error from previous versions

What's New: • Calendar Integration - Add birthdays and reminders directly to Apple Calendar. Events include deep links back to the person in BetterPal. • Map View - See your contacts on a map with automatic clustering. Tap clusters to see everyone at that location. Tags can have locations too—people appear on the map based on their groups. • Proximity Sort - Sort your people list by distance from your current location. • Smart Connections Overhaul - Swipeable card interface for relationship suggestions. Swipe right to connect, left to skip. View and restore skipped suggestions anytime. • Contact Import Improvements - Conflict detection with merge UI, progress tracking, and auto-detection of new iPhone contacts. • Recall Quiz - After Weekly Wrapped, quiz yourself on new people you met. Shows descriptions and notes when you answer. • Section Index Bar - iOS Contacts-style A-Z scroll bar. Shows contextual labels (months, "This Week", etc.) for non-alphabetical sorts. • Multi-Edit Relationships - Select multiple people and add them as connections to someone in one action. • Real-time NLP Highlights - Names, birthdays, reminders, and locations highlight as you type. • Voice Recording - Hold your phone to your ear to start hands-free voice entry. • Batch Selection - Hold and drag across people to select multiple for batch operations. • iCloud Sync Toggle - Explicit toggle in settings to enable/disable iCloud sync. Improvements: • Liquid Glass UI - Frosted glass blur effect on navigation bars, matching the floating search bar. • Faster Navigation - Instant tab switching, seamless home/pals transitions, instant network node dragging. • Smoother Network - Better physics, faster settling, preserved zoom/pan on updates, clickable tag group labels. • Smarter Parsing - Better multi-name parsing ("Jack and Nancy Robeson"), smarter possessives, period-separated notes. • Sort Persistence - Your sort preference is remembered across app launches. • Offline Support - Network simulation and location features work in airplane mode. • Battery Optimization - Reduced background polling for improved battery life. Bug Fixes: • Fixed crashes in map clustering and deep link handling • Fixed network nodes collapsing and overlapping after settling • Fixed keyboard issues (refocus after save, blocking modals) • Fixed Weekly Wrapped freezing and swipe gesture conflicts • Fixed search bar state, touch targets, and z-index issues • Fixed contact photo sync after app updates • Fixed Smart Connections freeze on close • Fixed autocorrect double-submit and flag emoji avatars • Fixed natural language highlighting and birthday/reminder note creation • Numerous other stability and polish fixes

Version 1.2.0 What’s New - Recall Quiz feature on the extras tab to quiz yourself about your network. - Tooltip tutorials for each page when first launching. - Smart date reminders that automatically detect phrases like “Dec 15,” “12/15,” “the 20th,” or “next Monday,” alongside existing reminder phrases. - Natural language birthday detection on the home screen, including support for relative dates. - Location detection for phrases like “from Seattle” or “lives in NYC,” highlighted in green. - LinkedIn profile support alongside Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. - Social media search shortcut that copies the person’s name and opens the app ready to search. - Relationship categories organized by Family, Professional, Social, and more, with color coding. - Ability to permanently delete people directly from the Edit screen. - New swipe actions on the Upcoming screen: swipe left to dismiss, swipe right to snooze reminders. - Upcoming screen filters to show birthdays only, reminders only, or all. - Weekly Wrapped network filters to toggle New and Updated people. - Long press to copy locations on a persons page. Improvements - Redesigned process screen with a cleaner layout and more room for matches. - Expandable Info section on person cards to reduce visual clutter. - Color-coded social media links using official brand colors. - Improved visibility for reminder and birthday indicators. - Automatic scroll-to-results when searching on the process screen. - Faster Add Connection modal with smarter result limits. - Smoother relationship selection flow with clearer direction prompts. - Smarter connection suggestions based on entry text. - Improved highlight priority so reminders and birthdays take precedence over names. - Auto-filled birthday and location fields when detected. - Indicator pills now wrap cleanly instead of overflowing. - More accurate person matching for partial names. - Smart icons on notes for birthdays, locations, and reminders. - Unified highlight color for smart note content. - First-time swipe tutorial on the Upcoming screen. - Weekly Wrapped now shows avatars consistently. - Cleaner Weekly Wrapped network visualization. - Full descriptions preserved when creating multiple people at once. Bug Fixes - Fixed Weekly Wrapped network centering and animations. - Archived people no longer appear in active views or notifications. - Resolved iCloud backup issues (manual export still recommended to backup your data). - Fixed a bug where social media linking was adding a broken avatar image. - Fixed a crash in map sharing and navigation. - Corrected incorrect negative-day reminder displays. - Fixed swipe tooltip positioning issues. - Ensured notes are preserved when linking detected birthdays. - Prevented unnecessary network resimulation when closing settings.

Version 1.1.5 (Build 30) Improvements - Completely overhauled onboarding tutorial with animated demonstrations - Choose your default landing tab (Home, Pals, Network, Upcoming, Settings), configurable in Settings - Visual indicator for people connected to "Me" in the network view - Enhanced node clustering by relationship type - Improved force simulation for better graph layouts - Enhanced relationship type selector UI - Improved Smart Connections modal - Better color blending for tag backgrounds - Network canvas performance optimizations - Refined node sizing algorithms Bug Fixes - Fixed tag chip border radius inconsistency on Pals list - Improved tutorial slide centering and padding - Fixed a bug when a user had no pals the data entry bar was not properly centered

- Fixed a bug causing the app to crash when adding multiple tags to a Pal. - Fixed the alignment of the home page on old phone models.

General: - Global "Show More/Less" - Notes and connections expansion now persists across all contacts - Enhanced HomeScreen with blended tag colors for entry items - Removed debug console.logs from ContactImportScreen Contact Import Enhancements: - "Likely Important" sort - Sorts by photo, birthday, notes, contact completeness - Simplified sort options to cycling button (A-Z → Z-A → Important) - Address import - Contacts with addresses now populate the location field - Individual photo fetching - Photos load properly during import - Fixed layout/padding issues on Contact Import screen Bug Fixes & Cleanup: - Fixed TagInput race condition during tag addition - Improved birthday formatting/validation - Enhanced geocoding error handling - Removed debug logs from WeeklyWrappedScreen - Improved expo-contacts API documentation - Auto-populates birthday and address when linking contacts

• Fixed a bug where importing contacts from iPhone was crashing the app. • Fixed a bug with profile photos not properly removing from Pals when a contact was unlinked. • Made the data feed on the home page scrollable. • Further improved the onboarding tutorial screen.

• New color wheel picker for tags • Faster, snappier saves • Subtle animations and haptic feedback throughout • Recent entries visible on home screen • Bug fixes and performance improvements