• Fixed visual issues with bottom drawer overlapping content
• Refined time scrubber UI and interaction stability
• Removed light mode and standardized the app to a dark-only experience
• General UI polish and visual consistency improvements

- Refined onboarding for new users
- Redesigned & expanded encyclopedia with guides, mission history, scale comparisons and facts
- Modern UI refinement across Settings and HERE tabs with improved data visualization
- Enhanced HERE tab with proximity-sorted influences, summary statistics, and filtering options
- Refined tab headings and scrolling behaviour
- Map performance improvements

- Fixed timeline scrubber with pre-computation for instant rendering
- Silky smooth map rendering with zero lag
- Optimized memory usage

• High-quality chart export as PNG or PDF
• Improved visual polish and consistency
• Fixed map loading flicker
• Map style toggle restored to Settings

• Instant loading – Faster launches and better loading states
• Ultra-gentle haptics – Subtle, polished feedback
• Smooth time scrubbing – Smart preloading for instant ±2h and fluid 24h scrolling
• Smarter errors – Clear messages with one-tap fixes
• Improved location system – Clearer permissions, better recovery
• Modern iOS 26 engine – Faster, lighter, smoother
• More responsive map – Faster globe interaction and line rendering

• Streamlined "Here" tab - removed confusing event creation, simplified to event selection only
• Optimized home map tab layout
• More compact, minimal card design for better readability on larger screens

New: Here Tab
Discover planetary influences at your saved locations. View the top 3 strongest influences with detailed interpretations, distance, and directional context.

Improvements
• Enhanced event management
• Bug fixes• Bug fixes and stability improvements.

New App Icon & Visual Refresh
Fresh design for a modern look

Time Scrubber
Drag through time with silky-smooth 120Hz animation. Quick-jump buttons for ±1 hour/day. Instant "NOW" reset.

Location Intelligence
Long-press any map location to see timezone, sunrise/sunset, sidereal time, and next planetary events (rise/set times)

Enhanced Interactions
Press & hold planet icons to emphasize their lines while others fade. Animated pulse effects at endpoints.

Planetary Encyclopedia
Complete guide to all 10 celestial bodies with scientific data, mythology, and fascinating facts

New "Astronaut" Theme
Deep space aesthetic with enhanced blues and cosmic vibes

Redesigned Settings
Beautiful tile layout with improved organization. Customize line thickness (1-5pt)

Siri Shortcuts
Voice commands: "Show my Mars MC line" or "Add astro event from clipboard"

• Improved empty map guidance to help you get started faster
• New Reset to Now button for quick date & time resets
• Refined planet selector with clearer selection feedback
• Updated Settings with more options and light-mode refinements
• Saved events now display in your local timezone

- Major visual refactor with a new layout and a dedicated tab bar. The app is no longer a single page — the home screen now centres around a clean, cinematic full-screen map.
- Controls have been reorganised for clarity, with a more modern flow and an expanded Settings menu. Astro-cartography info has moved into Settings for easier access.
- Added refined haptics throughout for smoother, more tactile interactions.
- Added editing for events via the new orange pencil button, plus clearer loading feedback and a green confirmation tick.
- The controls now remember your last selected event.

- AR Sky View accuracy upgrade
  - Fixed left/right mirroring in AR mapping so celestial objects match their true sky positions.
  - Added precise heading alignment to correct small device compass biases for tighter azimuth accuracy.

- Better visuals
  - Consistent apparent size for planets so the scene reads naturally (no “Jupiter looks closer” illusion).
  - Sun and Moon rendered larger for instant recognition.

- Battery + stability
  - AR pauses when the app goes inactive or backgrounded; periodic updates stop automatically.
  - Proper session cleanup when closing AR to reduce heat and resource use.

AR Sky View - See Planets in Real Space

Point your phone at the sky and watch planets appear at their actual positions in augmented reality.

• Real-time planetary positions using Swiss Ephemeris calculations
• Tap any planet to view detailed astronomical data
• Works best outdoors with a clear view of the sky
• Automatically pauses when backgrounded to save battery

Performance Improvements

• Enhanced map rendering stability
• Improved theme consistency across all views
• Better memory management for longer sessions

- Significantly Faster Calculations: We rebuilt the core engine so planetary lines load instantly
- Refreshed Home Screen: Cleaner layout with new planet groupings for Love, Career, Home & Growth
- Smoother Navigation: Date changes and location updates now feel buttery-smooth with improved memory handling
- Enhanced Map Stability: Fixed a potential crash cause by rapidly toggling line visibility
- Better Battery Life: Optimized CPU usage during map rendering for longer, uninterrupted sessions

UI
• Complete theme overhaul with a modern, celestial aesthetic & new neon grid theme
• Cleaner layouts and smoother interactions across the app

FEATURES
• Tap-to-Identify Lines: Tap any line to instantly see the planet + angle, with a soft highlight and a beautiful info card
• Enhanced Line Highlighting: Long-press a planet icon to isolate its lines; other planets fade for clarity, with a new “Clear All” option
• Flicker-Free Rendering: No more flashing when selecting planets - transitions are now instant and silky smooth

TECHNICAL
• Metal-accelerated rendering for dramatic performance gains
• Improved memory usage and better battery performance
• Theme persistence fixed - dark mode and custom themes now stay exactly as set

BUG FIXES
• Fixed an issue where selected themes didn’t persist across relaunches
• Fixed “Show All Planets” logic so hidden planets now behave correctly