1.44 (Aug 1, 2025)

Features & Updates:

• Reverse Geocoding Fallback

  If Apple's reverse geocoding fails due to the app being in the background, a secondary source was added.

• Empty Notifications

  If the address information is missing, the notification will no longer be delivered.

• Center On Sighting

  UI issues when using the center on sighting button have been corrected.

• Bad Language Improvements

  More robust checks for bad language used in the notes field.

• Network Connectivity

  ICEBlock now verifies a valid Internet connection before running tasks.

1.43 (July 31, 2025)

Features & Updates:

• Background Task Crashes

  Swift 6 with strict concurrency was causing invisible crashes when running background tasks (fixed)

• Notifications Delivered More Reliably

  New and removed sighting notifications are now delivered faster

• UI Updates

  Smaller screen issues such as scrolling the list of reported sightings is now resolved

1.42 (July 28, 2025)

Features & Updates:

• Background Task Crashing

  Swift 6 with strict concurrency was causing invisible crashes when running background tasks (fixed)

• Sighting Algorithm Improvements

  More accurate fetches for reported sightings

• Help Updates

  Per user request, the various safeguards in place to limit false sightings are now explained in the help.

1.41 (July 24, 2025)

Features & Updates:

• Notifications Showing Code

  Notification text was showing code instead of the translations (fixed)

• Search Radius Issues

  Due to the new way we are delivering reported sightings, the radius was too large for notifications, but worked fine in the app (fixed)

1.40 (July 22, 2025)

Features & Updates:

• Brand New Architecture

  First release to use the new database, fetching, and storage architecture

• ICEBlock Can No Longer Be Terminated (Closed)
  • You can leave the app in the background but with these new changes, and on device processing, the app must remain open in either the foreground or background.
  • If you swipe up to quit the app from the app switcher, no background updates or notifications will be delivered.
  • If you reboot your device, make sure to tap on ICEBlock to make it active again.

• New Languages Added

  Added French, German, Indonesian, and Italian language support

• Notes Translation

  When viewing a reported sighting with notes in a different language from your device, translation is now available

• Notes Validation

  Restricted unsavory words from being included in the notes field

• Progress Views

  New progress views display when ICEBlock is fetching data and reporting a sighting

• Sightings Improved

  Tapping on a reported sighting's center button shows a larger pin in the map

• Small Screen Issues

  Corrected the layout for smaller screen widths

• Stored Data Reduced

  Significantly reduced the amount of data stored for a reported sighting

• Version Number

  Added the version number to the settings sheet

1.2 (July 4, 2025)

Features & Updates:

• Rate Limiting Issues

  Signficantly reduced the number of calls to the database to alleviate rate limiting