Fixed an issue that could prevent new users from starting sign-in on a fresh install.

New - Added BFF Gathering improvements for planning and discovering local food meetups. - Added Gathering cover photos, date, location, cost, capacity, and safety details. - Added Gathering comments, replies, and mentions for simple coordination. - Added host controls for editing, closing, reopening, and canceling Gatherings. - Added confirmation before canceling a Gathering. - Added Sonni-Foody sample Gatherings to make the Gathering experience easier to explore. Updates - Improved BFF Bite Finder loading performance. - Improved Apple MapKit place search and map reliability. - Improved Gathering status handling, including Active, Closed, Expired, and Cancelled states. - Improved session recovery so the app handles expired sessions more smoothly. - Improved Activity/Notifications refresh behavior. - Cleaned up Gathering success messages and production copy. Fixes - Fixed an issue where expired sessions could show technical profile errors. - Fixed an issue where Activity refresh could show a false notification loading error. - Fixed a Gathering 21+ acknowledgment validation issue so users can correct the form without starting over. - Fixed Gathering ownership so host controls appear correctly for the intended host. - Fixed internal build/mock wording appearing in user-facing Gathering messages.

This is a hotfix update for Version 1.2. * Fixed place/address search in the App Store release build. * Improved map-ready location selection for food posts and BFF Gatherings. * Fixed address opening behavior so food post and gathering locations open correctly in Apple Maps. * Improved reliability when selecting a real address or meetup spot for Gatherings. No new payment, ticketing, chat, DM, or private gathering features were added in this update.

* Added BFF Gatherings, a new way to discover and plan food meetups. * Browse food gatherings in a list or on the map. * View gathering details including date, location, cost info, capacity, host info, and 21+ indicators when applicable. * Create and edit gatherings with a required map-ready address or meetup spot. * Join or leave gatherings in the MVP experience. * Added Copy Address and Open Maps actions for gathering locations. * Added report options for gatherings to help support safer community experiences. * Improved Gathering cards so cost, time, location, capacity, and age info are easier to scan. * Improved pull-to-refresh, image loading, and map performance. * Improved food post map behavior and Apple Maps direction support. * Fixed SwiftUI navigation and lifecycle warnings for a smoother app experience. BiteFlex does not process payments for gatherings. Cost information is shown for planning only.