Changelog

• Register RestMap as a first-class routing app in iOS — so Maps “Open in” and MKDirectionsRequest hand-offs work natively.
• Firebase instrumentation specs landed 2026-04-21 to make post-release metrics readable by the CTO/CPO teams, not just analysts.
• Continued expansion of the World Tour daily puzzle content library.

Watch this space — v2.9 features ship as they’re ready.

• World Tour expansion: 7 daily puzzles instead of 1, with 6 months of content queued up. Earn the travel badge by playing daily.
• Access-badge refactor: Cleaner, clearer access model across every screen — especially for widgets and the Find Best sheet.
• Faster IQ scoring on the Find Best flow, plus Done-button alignment and cooldown-banner fixes.
• Dark-mode contrast pass across the entire website.
• SEO refresh: meta rewrites on zero-click pages, sitemap refresh, and LGBTQ+ landing-page polish.

• Active Trip 3D Follow: In-app immersive turn-by-turn with camera tracking — stay in RestMap instead of handing off to Apple or Google Maps.
• Scout IQ on-route intelligence: Open-hours confidence scoring, corridor deduplication, desert-aware stop spacing. Never pass the last good option without knowing it.
• Multi-day trip planner (phase 1): Support for trips that span multiple driving days.
• Speed limit engine and maneuver engine v2 for more accurate navigation prompts.
• World Tour daily puzzles launch — a geography-plus-restrooms crossword that teaches you about the places RestMap covers.

• Waddles mascot system: 731 contextual phrases across 37 situations, a 260-fact geo-knowledge base across 8 regions, and XP Surprise rewards for curious travelers.
• Quick Find v2: Refined urgent-needs path that prioritizes speed and proximity without any “emergency” stigma.
• Rubber duckie mascot expansion and unified post-visit feedback.
• Discoverability pass: Onboarding, tooltips, and first-session flow tuned so new users find Find Best in under a minute.
• XP rulebook — transparent, written-down rules for how contributions turn into XP and badges.

• France expansion: our 8th supported country. Local chain intelligence, regional algorithm weights, and language-tuned place names.
• Liquid Glass design system rollout — iOS 26’s material language applied consistently across pills, cards, banners, and navigation.
• Intelligent notifications: context-aware nudges that respect Chatty / Balanced / Quiet personality settings.
• POI share cards: share a beautiful, summarized card of any restroom to friends, group chats, or social.

• Open Charge Map integration: EV charging stops alongside restroom stops for electric-vehicle road trips.
• Confidence scores on every quality grade — so you can tell an A from a tentative A.
• Comfort alerts for long stretches without quality stops.
• Refuge resilience: graceful fallback if the Refuge Restrooms API has a bad day. Your LGBTQ+ data stays available.
• Field feedback system — in-app prompts to validate stops you’ve actually visited.