Photos load as you scroll, use less data on repeat views, and offer a retry if loading fails. Private photos still check your access. Austin 311 controls are clearer, fresh drafts use the latest comments including pole numbers, and prepared requests can be shared or copied on iPhone.

Local Services search now recognizes common wording such as pet sitter, petsitter, and pet sitting, as well as dermatologist and dermatology. Search also handles accents and punctuation more consistently. Restored missing service categories in the directory.

Find neighborhood-recommended businesses in Local services, with search, categories, dated feedback, and quick contact links. Open Services directly from the mobile tab bar, and find your profile under More. Browse Neighbors by newest joined or recent activity. Includes navigation, search, and accessibility improvements.

Events now opens on a calendar. Event posts become cards with the date, time, place, and photo, and the author can correct the details or mark a post as not an event. Photos open in a viewer you can pinch to zoom, drag around, and swipe through. A Latest updates panel lists what changed. The You tab now opens on your own posts, where you can make a public link, share it, or turn it off, and edit or delete the post.

A new Comments tab on Home shows the newest comments on posts in your feed, so a good reply on an older post does not get missed. Reactions now use a more familiar set, including a laugh. You can share one of your posts outside The Loop with a public link, and turn the link off at any time. If a confirmation email is slow to arrive, the app now explains where to look and lets you send a new link. Each post now lists its main topic first.

Get a notification whenever a neighbor posts to the feed. You can turn it off under Settings > Notifications > New posts. New members now start with a daily email summary and real-time push notifications, and the app asks once to turn on notifications if you have push switched on.

The home feed now shows the newest reply under each post, so you can see new comments without opening the post. A new Popular tab next to Latest shows the posts neighbors have reacted to and replied to most.

Tap a reaction count on a post or reply to see who reacted. Use the smiley-plus button to add or change your own reaction. Events also has its own place in navigation.

Committees are now called Groups, and members can see who has joined. Keeps you signed in between visits and fixes sign-out when the connection is slow. Google and Apple sign-in now share an account when both verify the same email address.

Smoother post actions, reactions, and composer transitions, plus clear confirmation after posting or saving. Motion respects your accessibility settings.

Fixed the fullscreen photo viewer so the close and save controls stay clear of the Dynamic Island and iPhone status indicators.

Large phone photos now resize automatically before upload, so file size no longer blocks posts, replies, or private messages.

Open photos full-screen, zoom in, and save or share them. Inbox discussions now include the same post and reply controls as the feed. Rich link previews keep posts tidy. Start an Austin 311 request from eligible posts and see confirmed submission history.