New in 3.6: • Start with the law, not with permissions. LawLert now opens on what is legal where you are, or in a state you pick, and asks for location only when you tap to use it. Crossing alerts are set up only if you want them. • The Differences screen shows each side's official source and how long ago a human checked it. • The test alert tells the truth: it says whether crossing alerts are actually on for this phone. • Rules re-checked against their statutes, with corrections where we had them wrong.

New in 3.5.2: • An honest first alert. The welcome notification now says whether crossing alerts are actually on for your phone. If Location is still set to While Using, it tells you so, and tapping it opens the one setting that fixes it. The old welcome promised alerts to everyone, even when the phone could not deliver them. • If you share anonymous reliability counts, that welcome now records whether alerts were on when it was sent. Never your location.

New in 3.5.1: • A quiet notice when nothing changes. If nothing you track changes at a state line, LawLert now says so once a month for that pair of states, so you know alerts are working. Turn on Settings → Notify even when nothing changes to hear about every crossing. • Easier setup. Crossing alerts need Location set to Always. If yours is set to While Using, LawLert reminds you once, the next morning, and the setup screen now lists every missing setting, so one visit to iOS Settings fixes them all. • Fresher built-in data. The newest verified rules and concealed-carry permit recognition now ship inside the app, so it is current even before its first sync. • If you share anonymous reliability counts, a background wake-up is now sent right away instead of at your next open. Never your location.

If you used LawLert before version 3: your crossing alerts may have been off since the update. The new LawLert runs on your phone and has to be set up once. If iOS already lets LawLert use your location Always and send you notifications, LawLert now turns crossing alerts back on by itself and tells you with one notification. Tap it to choose what to track and set your home state. Also new: a background wake test. Crossing alerts depend on iOS waking LawLert while the app is closed, so LawLert now checks that on your phone. With alerts on, it sets a small circle where you are; the next time you leave it, LawLert records whether iOS woke it. See the result on the Status tab under Background wake test. The test uses a spare geofence slot, steps aside whenever a state or county line needs that slot, and runs once after each update. If you share anonymous reliability counts (Settings → Reliability), the result is included: passed or missed, and how many minutes it took. Never your location.

County alerts now use the county's full name: crossing into Washoe County reads "Entering Washoe County, Nevada", not "Entering Washoe, Nevada". Fixed for 14 counties and boroughs in Nevada, Washington, New York and Alaska, including Clark (Las Vegas) and King (Seattle). If you share anonymous reliability counts (Settings → Reliability), county, city and law-change alerts are now counted too, and the counts are sent shortly after an alert instead of the next time you open the app, so we can confirm alerts arrive. Nothing new is collected: never your location, state, tracked laws or permit.

New: county and city alerts. Besides state lines, LawLert now knows 258 counties and 130 cities in 39 states where a local rule is different: dry counties, local fireworks bans and local cannabis sales bans. Cross one of those lines and LawLert alerts you when a rule you track changes. At a state line you still get one alert, and it now accounts for the county you're entering. The Here tab lists local rules first. Turn it off in Settings → County and city alerts, or try it in Settings → Replay a county line.

New: Trip. Pick where you're driving and LawLert lists the states on the way — for each one, whether your carry permit is listed as recognized there (if you carry) and which of your tracked laws change when you cross in. Add a state if your route goes another way, and share the whole trip as an image. The Journal (what the alert engine did) moved to Settings → Diagnostics.

Setting up alerts is clearer: LawLert explains each iOS permission before it's asked, and if Location is set to While Using it shows you the one setting to change — alerts turn on by themselves when you come back. Where you are and the rules here now show even before alerts are on.

LawLert now tells you when a law you track changes where you live or where you are, not only when you cross a state line. • Law-change alerts: when a burn ban is imposed or lifted, a permit rule is rewritten, or another law you track changes in your home state or the state you're in, LawLert alerts you. Your phone downloads the public list of recent changes and picks out yours itself, so no location is sent. Turn it off in Settings → Alerts. • Tap any alert to jump straight to the rule it's about, with its official source. • Settings → "Check for law changes now" shows what LawLert found.

LawLert 3.0 is a complete rebuild. The crossing engine now runs natively on your iPhone: it wakes at the state line even after you've closed the app, builds the alert on your phone, and switches to precise GPS only when you're near a line instead of tracking you continuously. • No account needed. LawLert works out where you are on your phone and never sends your location to its servers. • Tell LawLert your situation (carry permit, home state, what you care about) and every alert leads with what applies to you. • Alerts break through Focus modes so you see them while driving. • New lock-screen and home-screen widgets. • Rules work offline and update themselves. Heads up if you used an account in 2.x: 3.0 doesn't use accounts, so pick your situation again on first launch. Country travel rules, trip planning and email law tracking now live on lawlertapp.com (Settings → More on lawlertapp.com).

Crossing alerts, rebuilt. LawLert now uses a new background location engine, so the alert arrives when you cross the line — not later, and not never. • More reliable state-line, county and city alerts • Much lighter on battery — LawLert wakes when you've actually moved instead of watching constantly • Honest alert status: the app now tells you plainly whether alerts are armed, and says so if your phone has blocked them Every rule still shows its official source and the date we last checked it.

Clearer store listing, same app — plus the reliability work from 2.3.1 carried forward. • Faster, clearer answers on state-line crossings • Continued verification sweeps across all 13 categories — every rule still shows its official government source and the date it was checked • Stability and performance fixes LawLert is still completely free.

Know the law in even more places: • 3 new categories — boating (BUI limits + life-jacket rules), knives, and drones — sourced and dated for all 50 states + DC. • Ask LawLert: type any question ("Can I carry a knife in Texas?") and get a verified answer with the official source. • Trip planner & state compare: see exactly which laws change before you cross a state line. • "What changed" feed: catch new laws the moment they take effect. • Reliability and polish improvements throughout. Know the law where you are — city to country, sourced and dated. Free.

Reliable alerts, rebuilt. • Get notified the moment you cross into a state or country where your tracked laws differ — and when a law changes where you are. • Crossing alerts now reach you even when your phone is in a Focus mode like Driving. • Smoother, more dependable background location for crossing detection. • Polish and stability improvements throughout. Know the law where you are — free, dated, and sourced.

Refreshed to reflect what LawLert is now: know the law where you are — your county, your state, or 80+ countries — with alerts when a law you track changes. Everything is free.

Fixed a launch issue where the app could get stuck on the opening screen when reopening LawLert. Startup is now faster and more reliable, with behind-the-scenes improvements to notifications and navigation. Know before you cross.

This update makes LawLert do more and feel faster: • Seven categories now — added Fireworks, Tax, and Fishing alongside cannabis, alcohol, gambling, and firearms. • Every law is now sourced and dated, with a freshness check on each card. • New: see exactly what changes when you cross into the next state — and share it. • Trip preview — compare your home state to anywhere you're headed. • A cleaner first run that sets up your alerts in seconds. • Faster, more reliable launch. Questions or corrections: support@lawlertapp.com

Background crossing alerts (Pro): LawLert can now warn you the moment you cross into a state where your tracked laws change — even with the app running in the background. Turn it on in Settings. Also new: • Rate LawLert right from Settings • Reliability and notification improvements