New: • Redesigned pin picker: swipe through each category, search pins by name, and pick from many more travel icons — food and drink, getting around, city sights and activities • Day map pins: long-press your day map to drop a personal pin marking what you saw — animals, landmarks, nature, moments — with a note, and share them on your trip • Offline mode now switches on automatically — your downloaded trips appear instantly on My Trips and Explore, even in airplane mode, with no waiting • Live group translation: start a hands-free conversation and everyone follows along in their own language • Your current location now moves live on trip maps as you travel • Live Activity: tap "I'm here" or "heading out" right from the Lock Screen to keep your day's schedule in sync • Emergency SOS: hold the SOS button on your safety check-in to instantly alert everyone watching over you, with your location • Trip costs now show a per-person price, and trips inside mainland China are priced at real local rates instead of international-tourist ones • The app now opens in your own language on first launch Improvements: • Trip animations show your artistic styled map offline, and you can switch it off from the style picker without a connection • Your personal day-map pins now appear on the trip animation, and there are many more pin icons to pick from — new animals and attractions • In offline mode, new pins save instantly and sync when you're back online, and My Trips flags a downloaded trip that's out of date so you can refresh it • Trip animations now show the correct travel icon on driving days — a drive to or from a nearby airport no longer appears as a flight • Shared trip links now open the trip reliably in the app • More accurate, more reliable AI translations throughout the app • Cleaner voice capture for translation, clearer voice-command messages, and steadier trip creation • Tablet split view and smoother in-app link handling • You can now remove a pin while offline — it disappears right away and syncs when you're back online • Live translation: the other person's words now stay on the left, so the conversation reads the way you'd expect • Fixed the header buttons being cut off at the top of the screen on Dynamic Island iPhones • Safety check-in and SOS now work without a signal — saved on your phone, sent automatically when you're back online, and clearly marked until they've been delivered • The safety check-in screen is ready straight away instead of waiting on your location or the network • Live and group translation now listen in the right language for every language we offer, and sentences are no longer split into fragments • Stability and polish improvements • Turn-by-turn navigation keeps the zoom you choose, holds still when you stop, and tells you which way and how far back to the route • One speaker button mutes translation audio for the whole Live Translation screen • Walking routes on the day map are drawn as clean lines, and destination details for Chinese places now appear in your language • One-way flight search now finishes as soon as you pick a departure date — no waiting for a return date • Picking a place from the suggestions now closes the keyboard so the rest of the search form stays in view • Fixed the back button on flight results when you search from a trip

New: • Shared 4Trip.ai trip links now open right in the app — no more re-importing or duplicate trips • Tablets & foldables: My Trips shows your trip list and the selected trip side by side Improvements: • Group Translation for the road: rejoin recent groups, share the join QR or link • Stability and polish improvements

New: • Group Translation — a tour guide hosts a session and travelers join by scanning a QR code; everyone chats in their own language, translated on-device with no internet needed • Live and Photo translation are now free — just sign in to translate menus, signs, and conversations on the go • New guided walkthroughs for My Trips and for editing your itinerary — reorder days, add or remove stops, and request AI changes Improvements: • A cleaner experience for trips in China, with simpler day views in Chinese • Long trips now show a "translating…" state instead of English while each section finishes translating • Stability and polish improvements

New: • Invite friends, earn free membership — share your referral link, collect stamps, and redeem them for free Lite or Premium months • Redeem membership codes right from your profile • Live trip activity on your Lock Screen — see your next stop's ETA and distance on the iOS Lock Screen and Dynamic Island (or a live Android notification), with a "Time to leave" reminder so you're never late • Become a 4Trip creator — apply to the affiliate program and earn commission for the friends you refer Improvements: • New guided walkthroughs for Trip Animation, the AI Assistant, and Live & Photo translation • Stability and polish improvements

New: • Restaurant map — see nearby restaurants on a map for any day • Choose your map app (Gaode, Google, Apple, or in-app) when navigating to a stop • Peace of Mind safety reports now appear on shared trips you open Improvements: • Activity and restaurant results now load more as you scroll • Recommended trip titles are no longer cut off by long creator names • Faster, more reliable image loading in mainland China • Fixed the free-trial message showing on every sign-in • Stability and polish improvements

New: • Sign in with WeChat Improvements: • China map pins now show the correct icon for hotels, restaurants, and attractions • Trip summary posters share correctly for individual days and the whole trip • Stability and polish improvements

New: • Place search now works in mainland China Improvements: • Watch Over Me check-ins now use your trip's local date • Fixed the trip summary button overlapping the bottom tab bar • Faster and more accurate place search in mainland China

New: • Peace of Mind: a premium safety report for your destination — crime & health risk levels, 6-month trend charts, alerts, and tips in your language • Meet YiYi: an interactive guided tour that walks you through the app, narrated by a friendly speaking mascot • Replay the tour anytime from the help (?) button, plus focused tips on individual screens

New: • Hotel room types now appear in your language • See each hotel's location on a map right on the hotel page • Quick Search shortcut added to the Voice screen Improvements: • Hotel search now starts from valid upcoming dates • Fixed the back button on My Bookings • Smoother hotel & flight search (no flicker while typing) • Clearer messages and more polished icons • Price-drop alerts are now localized and tappable

New: • Price tracking: watch any flight or hotel and get alerts when the price drops • Upgraded flight & hotel search with new providers for better results and live prices • Better hotel pages with high-quality photos, room types, and prices • Course-up navigation that turns the map to face your heading Improvements: • Smoother offline & China navigation • Quick daily check-in from your trip's Today card • Swipe sheets down to dismiss • We now remember your audio language

New: • Watch Over Me: share a live trip link so trusted friends & family can follow your journey and safety check-ins • Per-day trip summaries: a styled summary image and map for any single day • Apple Watch app: trip alerts, audio guide, and live translation • iPad support: a layout refreshed for the bigger screen Improvements: • Animated map replay from the share controls • Watched trips pinned read-only in My Trips

New: • Plushie and sugar cookie map styles, with regional decorations • More map and avatar styles unlocked for free users (Lite tier) • Trip summary images now include a personal signature and refined footer Improvements: • Redesigned 3×3 style picker with inline switching • Notifications wait until every map style is ready • Faster, sharper image generation

New: • Styled Trip Summary - generate a shareable image of your trip in two formats: a detailed day-by-day attractions table and a styled itinerary map • Attraction Recommendations - recommend any attraction in your trip to mark it as a must-see and add notes • Share trip summary images straight to X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and more from the image viewer Improvements: • Push notification when your trip summary image finishes generating • Tapping a notification now jumps to the right screen — trip overview for timing alerts, summary page for generated images • Trip tile, day labels, and destination names in generated images now render in your selected language

Improvements: • Persistent bottom tab bar - jump between Plan, Voice, Search, Explore, and My Trips from any screen • Floating share, modify, and audio controls now stack cleanly above the new tab bar • Refreshed planner page with always-on Import Itinerary and tighter instruction steps • Fixed share controls on public trip overview and day pages

New: • Destination Voting - Reddit-style upvote/downvote with threaded comments • Email Booking Import - Forward booking emails to plans@mail.4trip.ai to create or update user trip • Where Are We Going - Voice command for today/tomorrow itinerary summaries • Excel Import - Import trips from spreadsheet files Improvements: • Upgraded to YiYi AI model • Fixed text import from My Trips • Fixed photo translation history display • Fixed voice persistence across app restarts

New: • Weather Forecast - See hourly weather with emoji icons on Today/Tomorrow cards • Sunrise & sunset times displayed in hourly weather • Destination Icons - Route points now show type-based icons (museum, park, restaurant, etc.) instead of stop numbers • Current location button on map • Streaming Translation - Live and photo translations now show results word-by-word as they arrive • Language preferences are saved and restored for live and picture translations • Weather data caching for offline access • Automatic volume boost ensures voice playback is always audible

New: • Voice Options - Choose from 40+ neural TTS voices • Preview voices before selecting • Per-language voice preferences (separate voice for each language) • High-quality Chinese voices with natural pronunciation Improvements: • Faster audio guide playback with streaming TTS • Better voice selection persistence across sessions

Improvements: • Voice button now uses tap-to-toggle (tap to start, tap to stop) • Better voice recording reliability

New: - AI Assistants: YaYa & YiYi for on-device translation - Live Translation: Real-time conversation translation and picture translation - Offline Translation: Works without internet using on-device AI - New voice commands: • Search hotels by voice • Search flights by voice • Search activities by voice • Search restaurants by voice Improvements: - Silence mode alert when using voice features - Replay translations for live and picture modes

New: - Navigate to specific day by voice: "Go to day 3 of my Iceland trip" Improvements: - Voice commands now require sign-in for better personalization

New: - Voice commands: control the app with your voice - Plan trips, modify itineraries, search hotels/flights/restaurants by speaking - Today section: see your current and upcoming destinations at a glance - Destination sharing Improvements: - Opening hours display for destinations - Timing alerts when arriving near closing time - Reorganized share controls Fixes: - Various bug fixes and stability improvements

New Features: - Offline navigation: See your current location on map even without internet - Live location: Your real-time position is now displayed on the map Improvements: - Unified sharing controls with consistent styling - Clickable route points with "Details" indicator - Location-based cost estimates using your current location - Faster trip loading performance Bug Fixes: - Fixed duplicate destinations in itineraries - Fixed relevant trips display on mobile

New Features: - Responsive styled maps: automatic aspect ratio selection for portrait, landscape, and cinematic modes - Pinned trips: pin your favorite trips to the top of My Trips Improvements: - Minimizable day info footer: tap to collapse/expand during animation playback - Improved tag selection display on mobile Bug Fixes: - Fixed styled map edge artifacts on MapLibre in landscape mode - Fixed avatar selection not updating immediately - Fixed offline mode: destination photos now load correctly - Fixed AI consent modal not hiding after agreement

Improvements: - Smarter China detection: automatic fallback from GPS to timezone to IP lookup - Android in China now uses MapLibre with OpenFreeMap tiles for full map support - iOS in China now uses Apple Maps with backend-powered directions - Backend directions support for all map views: destination, grouped, animation, and hotel maps - Fixed partial map rendering and animation issues on MapLibre

New Features: - MapLibre for China: Full map support for users in China Improvements: - Faster styled map loading with local caching - Better error messages during trip planning - Profile avatar now displays full-size image Bug Fixes: - Fixed map view display issues - Fixed push notifications for styled image completion - Fixed short URLs in video sharing modal - Fixed dark mode styling for destination names