We’ve continued to upgrade the app’s underlying framework to improve performance and support more devices. This update also includes clearer in-app messages to make exploring Portland even more enjoyable.

We’ve upgraded our app framework for faster performance and a more seamless experience across devices.

We’ve released some exciting new updates: - New Onboarding Tour: First-time users now get a quick walkthrough of how the app works and how we choose what to feature—no ads, no paid placements, just the spots we genuinely love for their Portlandiness. - Kid-Approved Picks: Explore our new section of kid-approved favorites—fun, family-friendly spots we’re excited to share. - Improved Promoted Events: We’ve made behind-the-scenes upgrades for more flexibility and a more focused display of promoted locations. - Update Reminders: We’ve added gentle reminders to update the app if auto-updates are turned off, so you never miss a thing.

We’ve made updates to our Promoted Events feature to give us more flexibility behind the scenes—helping us highlight the most exciting events more effectively.

We’ve made some updates to make our app even better: - Added new filter options for Coffee and Food Carts - Edited our message for locations set to Portland International Airport (PDX) - Fixed bugs affecting saved places, event promos, and location accuracy

Bug fixes: - Resolved an issue where street names appeared blurry when zoomed in - Corrected date display issues in the recent Pizza Week promotion

Fixed a bug affecting users with "Reduce Motion" enabled where tapping map points wouldn’t open their info cards.

We've made some behind-the-scenes improvements to make your experience smoother: - Fixed a bug that caused the map to zoom out unexpectedly when using filters - Resolved an issue that could block map point cards from opening on tap - Squashed a few UI bugs affecting certain devices and operating systems - Fixed an issue where the "we can't find you" error could interrupt the intro screen Thank you for using Portland Near Me Now!

We implemented a feature that allows us to display "featured content" or alert messages with connected map point filters. We also revised our "Saved" feature to create and view lists of bookmarked map points. The loading screen now loads faster.

- Updated an incorrect URL on some music event cards- Fixed edge case bug relating to event data display

Analytics update.

- Implemented a new filter feature, allowing users to filter by some business/activity categories - Updated language on the initial introductory sequence screen for clarity - Added a new map scale distance key - Updated visual design of Popular Destinations on Recenter screen, added Providence Park and Moda Center - Refined the “x” closing tap for no results messages, to make it easier to close - Refined zoom and centering defaults when recentering the map - Fixed bug where Relocate search field was showing last tapped map marker instead of last center point entered - Fixed bug where red version map marker was not being retained to indicate last center point, following tap on a map marker - Shortened text on food cart info cards, in the “breadcrumb” text that takes user back to a pod card they came from

- Expanded the map of our range for what is considered "in Portland" for our error messaging - Resolved some issues with event data not refreshing- Resolved an issue with some business card data appearing blank- Adjusted scenarios causing the loading screen to appear too frequently- Fixed bug with intro screen not closing upon map centering- Removed an errant character sometimes appearing in event descriptions- Refined some UX around map recentering- Fixed bug with no-match address entry re-appearing on recenter screen field after “clear”

- Platform upgrades to meet Apple compliance - Fixed bug where event map points were occasionally not opening event details - Improved data refresh for displaying day-of event data - Fixed some event description text getting cut off - Fixed rare issue causing event icon flickering

- Thanks to a new partnership with Near Hear, many more local music events are now on the map! - New microphone and music note icons now help show music venues and music events on the map - Updated some text on our tour slides - Added paragraph breaks to long event descriptions - Fixed a bug occasionally displaying blank food cart data - Going back to the “relocate” or “about” screens now take you to the top of the page any time you return - Fixed issue with venue name and neighborhood not appearing on some event cards - Fixed bug with long address text overlapping the “remove” button on recent/saved tray

We fixed an issue with our surfacing of today's recommended events on the map.

- Fixed some bugs with the 'Relocate' search entry showing incorrect/previous locations vs. last centered location - Fixed bug where geolocated blue pulsing current location dot sometimes incorrectly toggled to a red map pin - Fixed an issue where, in some cases, the map wasn’t re-centering on hidden business markers above their open cards - Fixed bug where open business card was auto-closing after changing location in some circumstances - Resolved some visual padding issues on Tour screens and with long image credits on business cards - Added support for links in image credits - "X" logo was mirrored, fixed - Platform version change

- Removed centering and zooming when tapping/opening a business card - Fixed issue with some erroneous events appearing - Fixed some tap responsiveness issues with opening map clusters - Improved “no connection” error style, and it now appears anytime a user has no Wi-Fi connection - Increased the maximum number of map points shown within a viewport to reduce map points appearing/disappearing when moving the map in dense areas - Made Recent/Saved tray pop back up after closing a viewed business card with the “x” button - Updated Twitter (“X”) branding where used - Upgraded platform version and analytics captures

- Updated our default location to our new Visitor Center in downtown Portland - Added a VISIT section to our About screen to include our new Visitor Center - Added Visitor Center and Oaks Park to Popular Destination options on the RELOCATE screen - Minor font style updates to our Point of Interest “summary cards” - Resolved issue with gray/empty “Recent/Saved tray,” made the tray pop back into view automatically after closing any viewed card - Resolved some glitches with overlapping map pin markers and clusters that wouldn’t open - Removed version number from the About screen

Minor corrections, bug fixes, visual design and performance improvements. - Corrected some copy errors on pop-up screens - Fixed a bug that showed the wrong place in the Search field sometimes on the Recenter screen - Fixed a bug that showed the intro screen erroneously sometimes after someone had picked a location - Added a notification screen for when the app is unusable due to a lack of connection - Enabled public art and info cards to appear when the "open now" toggle is used - Fixed some visual spacing/design issues at different screen sizes/devices - Added animations to the tour sequence - Refined design and font used on business cards - Upgraded platform version