Pinvia just got a major glow-up! We’ve redesigned the entire Castro experience with smoother navigation, cleaner screens, enhanced business pages, smarter event listings, and a polished dark-mode aesthetic across the whole app. Discover events faster, follow your favorite spots, and explore a more vibrant, refined Pinvia built for the Castro community. This update brings our biggest visual and quality improvements yet: •New polished dark-mode UI across Home, Events, Community, Explore, and Business pages •Updated Castro theme colors with improved readability and modern aesthetics •Smarter upcoming event previews — cleaner cards, more accurate countdowns, and a single featured event •Revamped Business Profiles with refined layouts, clearer info sections, and smooth navigation •Improved recurring event handling for businesses hosting weekly shows •Pete the Pigeon UI enhancements — cleaner integration and better placement across screens •General performance improvements & bug fixes to keep everything running smoothly Pinvia 1.0.14 brings a cleaner, faster, more beautiful experience—just in time for all the Castro events you love.

What’s New This update brings big improvements to your Profile screen! • New Pete Customization – unlock and equip hats, accessories, colors, and more. • Cleaner layout – removed duplicate sections, simplified the design. • Claimed items now save to your profile and appear instantly on Pete. • Rarity colors and improved visuals for items. • General performance and stability improvements.

What’s New in Version 1.0.12 We’ve made major improvements to event creation and role-based functionality to give promoters and businesses the tools they need to share what’s happening in the Castro — faster and more accurately than ever. Promoter Tools Are Now Live Promoters can now submit events for any neighborhood business using a new searchable venue dropdown. This makes it easy to select and link events to verified businesses already on Pinvia. • Only promoters see this dropdown • Integrated directly into the event submission flow • Pulls live business data from Firestore • Ensures every event has a valid venue attached Role-Based Customization • Business account events are linked to their own business profile. • Promoter accounts must now select a venue before submitting. • These updates ensure clean, accurate, and consistent event listings across the app. Performance & Stability • Backend validation improved for promoter submissions. • Dropdown UI and filtering performance optimized. • Event creation is now smoother across all roles. Thanks for supporting Pinvia — the Castro’s real-time local hub. As always, we’re here to improve. More updates coming soon!

What’s New in This Version Introducing the Pinvia Community Feed! We’re excited to unveil one of our most requested features: the all-new Community Feed. With this update, Pinvia isn’t just a place to discover local events—it’s now your go-to hub for connecting, sharing, and staying in the loop with everything happening in your neighborhood, in real time. What can you do with the Community Feed? • Share What’s Happening: Post updates, photos, and questions for your neighbors and local businesses to see. • Connect Instantly: Engage with other users by liking and commenting on posts. • Stay Updated: Scroll through the feed to discover trending topics, hidden gems, event recaps, and real local stories as they happen. • See Who’s Who: Posts display user roles (community member, business, or developer) so you know who’s sharing the latest news, updates, or promotions. • Moderation Tools: Our developer team can now quickly moderate the feed to keep conversations positive and on-topic. New & Improved Profile Editing We’ve listened to your feedback—editing your profile is now a smooth, bug-free experience! • Update your username, display name, bio, email, and profile photo seamlessly. • No more bugs: You can now update your profile even if you don’t change your username, and all changes are saved instantly. • New look: Enjoy an improved design for editing your info, with faster feedback and validation for usernames. Other Enhancements: • Role-based navigation: Business accounts now get a streamlined navigation tailored to their needs, making it easier than ever to manage your local presence. • Profile pictures everywhere: Even if you haven’t uploaded a photo, we’ll display a clean default avatar, so every post feels personal and welcoming. • Verified & Pinned Posts: Business users are verified with a special checkmark, and important updates can be pinned to the top of the Community Feed. • Smarter, cleaner navigation: The bottom nav bar is more balanced—icons are perfectly centered for a modern feel. Bug Fixes & Quality Improvements: • Fixed an issue that prevented some users from updating their profile unless they changed their username. • Improved reliability and speed across the app, including profile and post creation. • Enhanced developer moderation tools for a safer, friendlier community. • UI and design improvements for a cleaner, more consistent experience. Thank you for being part of Pinvia’s journey! Your feedback helps us make the app better every day. If you enjoy this update or have ideas for new features, please leave us a review or get in touch—your input helps shape the future of Pinvia.

What’s New in Version 1.0.10 We’re excited to introduce a smarter, more engaging Pinvia experience. – Smart Notifications: Stay in the loop with real-time alerts for upcoming events you’ve saved and new activity on event comment threads you’re part of. – Comment Engagement Tracking: Know when others reply to your comments or join the conversation. – Meet Pete: Unlock and customize our animated assistant, Pete, with new expressions as you earn XP. – XP System Enhancements: Track your progress with new goal milestones and improved visuals. – Performance Improvements: General bug fixes and optimizations to ensure a smoother, faster experience.

XP System Launch! Earn XP for saving events, commenting, replying, and maintaining your daily streak. Track your progress with the new XP bar now live on your profile. User Event Submissions Users with accounts can now submit events for approval — help shape what’s happening in the Castro! Replies Now Earn XP Replying to comments now rewards you with even more XP. Keep the conversations going! Daily Login Streak Tracker Returning each day boosts your streak — and your XP. Tap the flame icon to see your streak details. UX Improvements • Saved events now show in date order (upcoming events first) • New background colors for headers and navs by category • Clearer business/event cards with better XP syncing • Tooltips now explain how XP works Bug Fixes & Optimizations • Fixed XP farming exploit on save/unsave events • Fixed username rendering issues on event cards • Improved real-time XP updates across screens

What’s New in 1.0.8: • New home screen: your personal hub for Castro events & businesses. • Comments on events — connect with locals & share your thoughts. • Improved streak tracking so you stay engaged. • Stronger terms & privacy for community-generated content. • Plus smoother browsing & live updates.

Just in time for Pride: Pinvia 1.0.7 is here! • Mandatory Update System: Users on older versions will now be required to update before using the app — keeping everyone in sync. • Push Notifications Enabled: Silent updates and future alerts are now supported. • Improved Event Cards: Pride events now display a colorful gradient to help them stand out. • Performance Improvements & Bug Fixes: We’ve polished the app for the best Castro experience.

We’ve made Pinvia even smoother — just in time for Pride! • Silent app updates now supported (no re-downloads!) • Faster event loading + smoother scroll • Updated Castro business listings • Minor bug fixes + visual polish Your Castro. Real-time. Ready for the weekend.

Version 1.0.4 — Important Update We’ve made critical improvements to keep Pinvia running smoothly and securely for everyone: • Mandatory update system Ensures you’re always running the latest version • Smarter event creation Title field now auto-capitalizes each word for faster, cleaner input • Behind-the-scenes prep for Pride Weekend We’re getting ready to bring you the best of Castro’s celebrations — stay tuned! Make sure to update now to continue using Pinvia and discover what’s happening around you.

We’ve made it easier than ever to share the Castro with your friends. • Share Events & Businesses Send links to events and local spots that open directly in the Pinvia app. • Smarter Onboarding New users now get a quick walkthrough of how to use Pinvia — see how to save events, discover businesses, and more. • Seamless Deep Linking Click a link from a friend and jump straight into the event or business inside the app (or view it on the web if you don’t have the app yet). •Faster. Sharper. More Reliable. This version includes bug fixes, performance improvements, and visual polish. Whether you’re a local, a visitor, or somewhere in between — Pinvia helps you stay connected to the Castro in real time.

Version 1.0.2 makes it even easier to explore and engage with the Castro. New users now get a quick guided tour through the app, showing how to save events and discover businesses in real time. Highlights: • Brand new onboarding walkthrough (2-step tutorial) • Save events and businesses directly to your profile • Smart save indicators + visual feedback • Performance boosts and bug fixes Get the most out of your Castro experience — faster, smoother, and more connected than ever.

Minor update: The app icon name now displays correctly as “Pinvia” instead of “App” on your home screen. No other changes.