Updates

What's new in TAOBAR.

June 2026·v0.8
BETAUPDATE

Warmth System & Brand Polish

  • Relationship warmth system — places now track how well you know a spot: New, Familiar, Regular, Local, Legend.
  • Animated warmth meter bar on every place card — fills from 0% to 100% over 600ms when the card loads.
  • Local and Legend tiers fill the meter to 100% with an amber glow, visually signaling you've earned your seat.
  • Person warmth dots on the People screen — a small colored dot next to each name: grey (Met), dim amber (Familiar), amber (Known), bright glowing amber (Regular).
  • TAOBAR logo added to Spots, People, and Settings screens — consistent brand presence across every tab.
June 2026·v0.7
BETAUPDATE

Navigation & Polish

  • Spots and Map merged into a single tab — toggle between List and Map views with a pill switcher in the header.
  • Navigation reduced from 6 to 5 tabs for a cleaner, less cluttered bar.
  • Category options now fully synced across Add Place, My Places, and Add Person — Hotel, Retail, School, and Library all added.
  • Role accordion in Add Person auto-expands to the correct group based on place category for all new category types.
  • Keyboard no longer blocks input fields — KeyboardAvoidingView added to all forms across the app.
  • Amber scroll indicator on the Spots list view, matching the rest of the app.
  • Time-of-day greetings now always show correctly — Good morning, Good afternoon, Ready for tonight, Out late, and more.
June 2026·v0.6
BETAUI

UI Polish & Visual Identity

  • Art deco compass rose icon for the Home tab — hand-drawn in SVG with cardinal and diagonal points.
  • Branded check-in modal replaces the system alert — amber checkmark, place name, visit count, auto-dismisses after 2.5s.
  • Branded confirm modals for deleting places and people — no more white system popups anywhere.
  • Google Places photos on Your Usual Spots cards — venue imagery fetched automatically.
  • Venue photo background on the I'm Here quick view sheet.
  • Amber custom scroll indicator throughout the app — replaces the default gray bar.
  • Your Usual Spots cards redesigned — place name as the hero, category pills below, visits and last date in the footer row.
June 2026·v0.5
BETAFEATURE

People & Roles

  • New People tab — a searchable directory of everyone across all your spots, sorted A–Z.
  • Search by name, role, descriptor, or place name.
  • Accordion role picker with 9 grouped categories: Bar/Restaurant, Cafe, Gym, Salon, Hotel, Retail, School, Work, and Other.
  • Role group auto-expands based on the place category when adding a new person.
  • Photo support for people — take a photo or choose from your library.
  • People cards show avatar, role, place name with pin, and a "Remembers me" badge.
June 2026·v0.4
BETAFEATURE

Maps & Navigation

  • Spots tab — a dark venue directory of places near you, filterable by category.
  • Map tab — your saved places plotted on a dark-styled map.
  • 6-tab navigation: Home, My Places, Spots, People, Map, Settings.
  • Bottom tab bar respects safe area insets on all iPhone models.
June 2026·v0.3
BETAFEATURE

Onboarding & Freemium

  • 4-screen onboarding flow for first-time users — name, bio, photo, and a welcome to the concept.
  • Freemium gate — 3 spots free, premium unlocks unlimited places and passive geofencing.
  • PaywallModal with one-time unlock and restore purchase.
  • Clear All Data option in Settings for a clean reset.
  • Settings screen shows live permission status for location and notifications.
June 2026·v0.2
BETAFEATURE

Home & Profile

  • Dynamic time-of-day greetings — Good morning, Ready for tonight, Out late, and more.
  • Animated sun/moon celestial arc in the header — drifts and pulses based on the time of day.
  • Crescent moon shape using a native overflow cutout — no SVG required.
  • Your Usual Spots section — places you've visited more than once, sorted by visits.
  • Profile card with name, bio, and photo on the Home screen.
  • Recent Activity feed showing your last 5 visited places.
  • Post-visit reflection modal — add a person or a note right after you leave a spot.
June 2026·v0.1
BETA

Foundation

  • Save places — bars, cafes, gyms, salons, anywhere you're a regular.
  • Place details: category, vibe rating, usual order, notes, address.
  • Add people to each place — name, role, descriptor, conversation hook, and a "Remembers me" toggle.
  • Visit tracking — log a check-in, see visit count and history.
  • Spot Detail screen — full breakdown of a place, its people, and visit history.
  • Edit Usual — quickly update your usual order for any spot.
  • I'm Here quick view — a briefing sheet that surfaces your usual, the people, and key details before you walk in.
  • All data stored locally on-device. No accounts, no servers, no tracking.