- Gallery downloads are now safer: “download all” is replaced with “download multiple”, with selectable items and a 10-asset limit. - Downloaded gallery items now show a downloaded indicator on the device, with confirmation before downloading the same item again. - Image downloads now use pre-generated Invy watermarked copies where available, making downloads faster and consistent. - App update prompts are now non-blocking: users can continue using the app and see update availability in the drawer. - The drawer now shows the current installed app version.

- Downloads are now more resilient: saving a single item, a whole gallery, or a multi-item post runs via a download queue with a progress strip, plus retry/resume when something fails. - Hosts can no longer add themselves to their own event guest list. - Past events now include a host/co-host-only “remind guests to download” action (push + email). It can be used once per day and disappears once the gallery is cleared.

- **Biometric login (optional):** On supported devices you can unlock the app with Face ID, Touch ID, or fingerprint after signing in normally. Toggle it anytime under **Account → Settings** (after enrollment). Signing out disables session access on our servers as today; disabling the toggle clears saved unlock credentials **on device**. - **Gallery & downloads:** Improvements to gallery access recovery, saving network media to the device gallery, and related UI (retention cues, downloads, video overlay behaviour). - **Navigation & polish:** Consolidated routing helpers and refreshed event/home/invite flows tied to gallery and retention screens.

What is new since 1.0.8 - **Host tagging fix:** The primary host now appears in the tag list when creating or editing a post, even when roster responses are incomplete. - **Watermark alignment polish:** Downloaded-media watermark content (`icon + INVY`) is centered as a single unit within its container. - **Watermark spacing refinement:** Reduced trailing empty space on the right side of the watermark for a tighter visual balance. - **Feed posting reliability improvements:** Tag selection flows are now more resilient across create/edit entry points. - **Media UX consistency:** Downloaded assets keep the same branded watermark treatment while improving placement precision.

Improved guest views and interactions across event details for faster browsing and clearer context. Added a richer guest gallery experience with `All | Posted | Tagged` tabs to explore content by person. Improved save feedback in full-screen gallery so users see clear progress/success without repeated taps. Tightened watermark layout on saved media for a cleaner branded result. Simplified side drawer actions and improved action placement for better discoverability. Restored drawer social icons with backend-configurable links and safe fallback handling. Continued avatar rendering improvements so profile images/placeholders are more consistent across screens.

- **Shared avatar placeholder system:** Added a consistent profile placeholder asset and reusable avatar rendering across key screens for a cleaner, more unified look. - **Smarter profile image fallbacks:** Avatar loading/error states now gracefully show the new placeholder instead of inconsistent icon fallbacks. - **Feed guest strip handle update:** In the event feed horizontal guest scroller, guest labels now use `@name` (derived from email local-part) to avoid long full-name truncation. - **Improved host check-in preview:** Check-in confirmation now shows guest profile photos with better caching and placeholder fallback handling. - **Staff activity visibility improvements:** Hosts/co-hosts now receive clearer notifications for guest invite and check-in actions so event teams stay aligned in real time. - **General polish and consistency pass:** Avatar behavior and visual treatment are now more consistent across account, drawer, guest/feed, and check-in surfaces.

- **Pending invite control for hosts:** On the guest list, hosts can now cancel a pending invitation and keep the guest, or remove the pending guest entirely. - **Safer add-guest flow:** Creating a guest now has better submit-state handling and stronger validation, including required guest email for reliable invitation communication. - **Richer guest discovery:** Guest avatars and names are now tappable in more places (feed header, guest list, and guest strip), opening a quick profile peek with image preview. - **Premium guest browsing upgrade:** Added a polished `List | Grid` switcher for guests, including a collage-style grid and swipeable photo viewer for profile images. - **Feed media framing improvements:** Feed photos/videos now use dynamic Instagram-style aspect bounds to reduce harsh top/bottom cropping and preserve framing.

Updates: - **Feed likes now feel social:** The likes text is now tappable and opens a sheet showing who liked the post and how long ago they liked it. - **Instagram-style like line:** Instead of only showing a count, posts now show up to the first two liker names in a shortened handle format (for example `j_bond`), followed by `+N` when there are more. - **Unlike feedback on double tap:** Double-tap now reflects the resulting state. If the action unlikes a post, the center heart flash is greyed out instead of red. - **Navigation clarity:** The bottom nav event-details icon was changed from a generic hamburger icon to a clearer info-style icon. - **Force-update support in app flow:** The app checks minimum supported version values from backend public settings and can route users to a force-update screen with store links when required.

## What’s new - **Profile photo:** After you choose a picture from the gallery, you’ll see a clear “Preparing photo…” state while the image loads, and the crop screen shows a spinner until the photo is ready to adjust. Less dead air, smoother flow. - **Edit event details:** Editing dress code, theme colours, and schedule now mirrors the **create event** experience: grouped cards, the same colour palette and named colours, date/time pickers via calendar buttons, and an all‑day toggle. Theme data loads with proper loading and retry if the network hiccups. - **Guest lists:** The event host is always ordered first everywhere we show guests—including the horizontal story strip on the feed and the full guest list. On the feed strip, **Add guest** moved to the end so the host stays the first face in the row. - **Feed & gallery images:** Feed and thumbnail images use **disk and memory caching** (similar to apps like Instagram): new posts still appear when you refresh or when the feed updates, but scrolling back to something you’ve already seen should feel instant instead of re-downloading every time.