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Monthly update: The latest features, improvements, and fixes.

May brings our biggest Activity iOS update yet—one that truly earns the V2 title. Getting to this release was not easy, as we had to build a bridge between the App Store and our membership system. Now, members can join CAN, manage their accounts, and renew memberships entirely within the app—no browser required. For non-members, we’ve opened up the first page of the feed for browsing without an account. We’ve also streamlined logging in; your standard CAN password now works seamlessly, and a brand-new under-the-hood session token system eliminates the old 2-3 second authentication delay. Finally, we’ve enhanced privacy by allowing members to request a full export of their account data directly from both the website and the app. Many bugs have been squashed, UX improved, and the app is fast, enjoyable, and rock solid!

Here is the full list of changes, new features, and bug fixes:

27/05/2026

Activity iOS 2.0.2 (172) — App Store Release

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25/05/2026

• Activity iOS 2.0.2: Unread posts notification banner is now more reliable — uses a dedicated server endpoint to check for unread items, bypassing the API cache so the count is always accurate.
• Activity iOS 2.0.2: Fixed inconsistent height of the floating bar menu when “always open” was enabled.
• Activity iOS 2.0.2: Smoother animation when logging out.
• Website: Register page: New /register/ page now supports PayPal / Stripe and App Store payment options for new members.
• Custom Theme: Now also loads for guests, refreshed weekly (same schedule as in Activity iOS). Fun fact: if a guest changes the theme, it changes for all guests :)

21/05/2026

• Website: Request My Data: New button in Edit-Profile that triggers a ZIP export of your full account data, sent to your registered email. Part of our updated Privacy Policy.
• Website: Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions added to the website footer.

Activity iOS 2.0.1 (171) — App Store Release

• Request My Data: New button in the Manage Account sheet (below Cancel Subscription, above Delete Account) — triggers a ZIP export of your full account data, sent to your registered email.
• Terms & Conditions: Text in login and registration screens now wraps correctly at all font sizes, with underlined links and proper haptic feedback.
• Login screen: Background image now fades from the top down to the logo.
• Manage Account sheet: Redesigned — fixed header with close button, scrollable content, key rows always visible, loading state only on subscription rows, cleaner button styles throughout.
• Manage Account: All buttons now darken on press instead of fading. Send Deletion Request button is red, darkens on press.
• Registration: Tapping a red ✕ (username or email already taken) now clears the field; keyboard dismisses on background or checkbox tap.
• Channel list: Channels now load after the feed is ready rather than simultaneously at launch; also reloads after logging in from the guest sheet; always fetches a fresh version.
• Sign Out button: Haptic feedback added (when haptics are enabled on the device).

19/05/2026

Activity iOS 2.0.0 (170) — App Store Submission

• Feed fade animation tuned.
• Filter button scroll-to-top — two behaviours: switching to a different filter jumps instantly to the top; re-tapping the active filter scrolls smoothly.
• Header appears immediately before the content jump.
• Terms & Conditions extracted into its own screen file.
• New header style to match the Create Account screen.
• “Visit Website” section added with a link to the homepage.
• Level cards animate in on load with a staggered fade (0.3s per card, 0.12s between cards).
• Loading spinner on the level/subscription screen replaced with animated dots.
• All three subscription tiers (Standard, Supporter, Studio) submitted alongside this version.

18/05/2026

Activity iOS 2.0.0 (168)

• Join CAN directly from the app: manage your account, renew your membership, request your data, and more.
• Guest mode: browse the first page of the feed without an account.
• Faster throughout: new session token system for quicker authentication.
• Smarter login: use your regular website password.
• Apple Watch: mention indicators now appear on the watch.
• Polish throughout: faster filter switching, apply themes directly from the feed, and more.
• Members with an active in-app subscription now go straight to their account screen on launch, without briefly seeing the membership level selector.

iOS Membership Bridge

We built a custom WordPress plugin that bridges the CAN iOS app with the Simple Membership plugin, exposing a clean REST API so the app can handle registration, login, and subscription management without touching the WordPress admin.

• Auth & registration — token-based login and new member registration via REST endpoints, with rate limiting on failed attempts
• Membership status — returns level, account state, and expiry date to the app on demand
• Apple IAP integration — handles App Store Server Notifications (renewals, cancellations, refunds, plan changes) and keeps SWPM membership records in sync automatically
• Session tokens — skips bcrypt on every authenticated request after login, stored in WP transients; noticeably faster response times
• iOS Members tab — admin view showing all app-registered users in the WordPress backend

Custom themes in-app / all synced to the site.

10/05/2026

• Website: Suggested People on /People pages and recommended projects on the homepage are now cached for faster loading.

Activity Logger 3.6.3

• Mentions: Fixed mention notifications across web and iOS.
• Performance: Mention checks are no longer run on every page load — results are now cached and refreshed every 10 minutes. This eliminates a ~3 second delay that was affecting all logged-in users across the entire site.
• Mark as read: Now works correctly across web and iOS.
• Mention detection: Moved to the point when content is saved, so mentions are caught from all entry points (web comments, API comments, web and API activity entries).
• Mention storage: Two new internal flags track unread mentions (for the dot indicator) and mention history (for the list view).
• Admin tools: New backfill tool to clear and rebuild mention data.
• Stability: Site no longer breaks if the Activity Logger plugin is disabled.
• Cleanup: Mentions are removed when a post is deleted or trashed.
• Mentions in Filters: Mentions are now also accessible from the sidebar filter panel.

16/04/2026

Activity Logger 3.6.2

• You can now delete your own activity entries.
• Fixed a bug where tapping a mention would also reload the feed.
• Editors can now edit activity entries directly from the main feed.
• You can now apply a shared custom theme directly from the feed — just tap the palette icon next to any #theme entry.

14/04/2026

• CAN API 2.4: Fixed a timezone mismatch that caused the “new posts” counter to show incorrect counts.
• Activity iOS 1.6.0: The “new posts” banner in Everything is now hidden when the count is 0. (Still shows for channels and other filters.)
• Activity iOS 1.6.0: Widgets now show a timestamp so you can see when they were last updated (medium and large sizes).
• Activity iOS 1.6.0: Fixed video playback in the feed (thumbnail display, audio behaviour, etc.).

03/04/2026

• Activity iOS 1.6.0: Widgets are here! The app includes iOS Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets that show your new activity count, recent actions, and a 28-day activity trend graph — available in small, medium, and large sizes.
• Activity iOS 1.5.2: In a channel, tapping another channel now navigates to it.
• Activity iOS 1.5.2: Fixed a crash in Stats when there’s no network connection.

Lastly, as every month, our Activity map continues to grow, showing member interactions. If you haven’t updated your Location (City), please do so in the /edit-profile/ page under ‘Location’ and see who else is in your city or any upcoming events nearby.

Not a Member yet? Please support us by becoming one or by donating. With the personal membership priced at only $20 per year (less than $2 a month), you unlock a heap of community features (like Activity) available only to Members. Please help us keep this platform and community alive and thriving!

See the previous update here → V6 Development Log (04/2026). All dev-log updates are here.