What’s new in Wingman

New features and fixes, newest first. Earlier entries were reconstructed from the project’s Git history and saved website versions.

Version 98 Latest

September 14, 2026 at 10:54 PM CDT

Improve How it works on phones with two visible table columns, pinned row labels and text versions that open automatically while diagrams start collapsed.
Fit diagrams and tables to wider screens while preserving readable text and horizontal scrolling when needed; show a landscape-view suggestion only in portrait.
Keep table column headers visible at the top while reading, synchronized with sideways scrolling, and move them offscreen with the table’s final row.

Version 97

September 14, 2026 at 10:39 PM CDT

Let introductory and body text on the How it works page wrap to their containers’ full inner width, matching body margins with the tables and diagrams.

Version 96

September 14, 2026 at 10:19 PM CDT

Replace the flashing live connection icon with a smooth clockwise radar sweep that completes one rotation every 10 seconds.
Add six radar blips that brighten as the sweep passes and gradually fade, plus a longer, brighter gradient tail visible at small sizes and a still indicator for reduced motion.
Keep the radar still while disconnected, including retry attempts, and resume after the connection recovers.

Version 95

September 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM CDT

Snap the radius slider in quarter-mile steps through 5 miles, half-mile steps through 10 miles, one-mile steps through 20 miles, and five-mile steps through 50 miles.
Make slider keyboard adjustments follow the same distance steps across every range boundary.

Version 94

September 14, 2026 at 10:06 PM CDT

Soften the radius slider curve so more distance is available earlier on the track, and snap slider selections to quarter-mile increments.
Use arrow keys for exact quarter-mile radius adjustments while keeping the numeric field synchronized.

Version 93

September 14, 2026 at 9:58 PM CDT

Reduce diagnostics dragging lag by combining pointer movements into screen-frame updates, avoiding repeated content redraws and removing panel resize feedback.
Preserve quick links clearance, touch and keyboard movement, screen boundaries, and the blurred diagnostics surface.

Version 92

September 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM CDT

Use a logarithmic search-radius slider for finer adjustments nearby and faster increases at larger distances, with the numeric miles field kept in sync.

Version 91

September 14, 2026 at 9:24 PM CDT

Add a blank line above the footer non-affiliation notice in wide mode.

Version 90

September 14, 2026 at 9:19 PM CDT

Move diagnostics by dragging its header with a mouse or touch, or using arrow keys on the move control.
Open diagnostics below the quick links bar and keep the panel within the available screen area as the page scrolls or resizes.
Keep the diagnostics header and close button visible while its contents scroll; document the new panel behavior.

Version 89

September 14, 2026 at 9:09 PM CDT

Restore diagnostics background blur in desktop Chrome by preserving the standard blur rule in the published stylesheet.

Version 88

September 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM CDT

Align the search radius panel and worldwide user/visitor counts with the meeting-spot and request columns below on wide screens.
Separate the diagnostics blur from scrolling content and strengthen its background tint for readability in desktop browsers.
Start Sound & vibration collapsed whenever diagnostics opens.

Version 87

September 14, 2026 at 8:54 PM CDT

Keep the live diagnostics button circular on compact screens without squeezing, while retaining its expanded label on larger screens.

Version 86

September 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM CDT

Expand How it works to explain the current agent review rules, consistent revision-history placement, and release verification obligations.
Require every AGENTS.md change to be documented in the appropriate How it works section in the same release, including editorial changes and removals.
Require safety changes to be documented in the same release, with full safety reviews due after 10 versions and required by 15 versions; record dated review outcomes even when no prose changes are needed.
Complete a full safety-page review against the current implementation, correcting omissions around text screening, public photo previews and full-size access, meeting-spot rechecks, stale plan confirmation, temporary recovery, and notification limits.

Version 85

September 14, 2026 at 8:39 PM CDT

Group every How it works section’s change-version links in one collapsed Revision history and change links block at the bottom, preserving historical links and readable prose.
Require this consistent placement in AGENTS.md for both full-page reviews and smaller updates.

Version 84

September 14, 2026 at 8:06 PM CDT

Rewrite How it works as a technical design document with connected explanations and reference tables, preserving section anchors and linked revision history.
Add sequence diagrams for synchronization, nearby business selection, prepared current-location business selection, suitability checks, mutual finalization and cleanup, plus an ordered eligibility decision flow.
Clarify project guidance: significant design or workflow changes require a full-page How it works review; smaller changes keep focused updates in place.

Version 83

September 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM CDT

Apply automatic or saved appearance directly during startup so a fresh visit follows the device theme without waiting for a separate script.
Keep the full-screen loader limited to initial page loading; repeated initialization, theme changes and later resource failures cannot bring it back after the page is ready.
Recognize an already-ready page when startup scripts arrive late, and preserve ordinary reload retry without clearing saved data.
Update How it works with the initial loading, recovery and appearance behavior.

Version 82

September 14, 2026 at 6:28 PM CDT

Use wingman-live.app for shared homepage links, canonical page addresses, sitemap entries and map-provider site identification.
Update How it works to identify the public sharing address.

Version 81

September 14, 2026 at 12:42 PM CDT

Break the worldwide counts after “and” so the request and viewer numbers begin on aligned lines.
Place each reminder sentence on its own line while keeping “Stay here. Stay on the radar.” together.
Place the radar beneath the map on wide screens, align its bottom with the request panel, and scroll its results below a fixed heading; preserve the normal flow on smaller screens.
Update How it works to describe the intended line breaks, responsive fit and scrollable desktop radar.

Version 80

September 14, 2026 at 11:34 AM CDT

Size the search-radius panel to its content and keep it aligned left, with the complete worldwide summary block aligned right and its text left-aligned.
Use a horizontal overview only when both blocks fit without wrapping, including panel padding, borders and the gap; otherwise stack the summary below the panel.
Allow the overview to use extra page width on large screens while preserving the existing width of other sections. Update How it works to describe the automatic layout.

Version 79

September 14, 2026 at 11:26 AM CDT

Show an inline loading screen until page styles, scripts and fonts are ready, including the home page, FAQ, long-form pages and changelog.
Offer a retry when required files fail or a connection is slow, without exposing unstyled content or clearing saved browser data.

Version 78

September 14, 2026 at 11:09 AM CDT

Add a searchable FAQ with 25 answers, topic filters, expandable questions, copyable question links and official device installation guides.
Stretch complete rows of FAQ category buttons across the available width; keep the final row natural unless the preceding row also contains a single button.
Link the FAQ from the homepage and informational footers, and make the homepage installation instructions open the relevant answer directly.
Keep the main Wingman page in place while reading the FAQ in the installed app, with the existing Back to Wingman controls.
Update How it works to explain FAQ search, question links and document navigation.

Version 77

September 14, 2026 at 11:01 AM CDT

Place the miles input directly after “Your search radius,” keeping the value and unit together when the heading wraps on narrow screens.
Show the worldwide counts and stay-on-the-radar reminder beside the radius panel on very wide screens, while keeping them below it on smaller screens.

Version 76

September 14, 2026 at 10:32 AM CDT

Open the version badge’s changelog link in a new tab, keeping the current Wingman page open.
Update How it works to describe changelog navigation.

Version 75

September 14, 2026 at 10:17 AM CDT

Extend the footer and Terms of Service non-affiliation notices to include wingman-live.com alongside wingman.app; keep both domains as plain text.
Correct the version 74 domain note by removing the unsupported claim about domain registration. Registry records show wingman.app was registered on May 8, 2018, and wingman-live.com on October 20, 2023.
Retain the announcement that wingman-live.app is registered and availability there is being prepared.

Version 74

September 14, 2026 at 9:56 AM CDT

Change the browser page title to “Wingman! - The original free service” while preserving the existing PWA names.
Add “Not affiliated with wingman.app” above the Built with ChatGPT footer credit and state the non-affiliation in the Terms of Service.
We have registered wingman-live.app and are working to make the site available there.
Update How it works to distinguish the browser title from the installed app names.

Version 73

September 14, 2026 at 9:27 AM CDT

Move the sound toggle beside the theme button and show only the speaker or muted-speaker icon.
Replace the sound-information chevron with hover help and a question-mark button on the speaker control.
Improve dark-mode contrast in the sound and vibration information panel.
Move Test sound into the diagnostics panel’s Sound & vibration section, with sound status and test feedback.
Update How it works for the revised sound controls.
Move the radar explanation below the request cards or empty-state message.
Make the footer Wingman wordmark bright yellow for better visibility in dark mode.
Show the local calendar date instead of Today or Tomorrow for scheduled meeting times.
Allow sound and haptics to be toggled independently by tapping their diagnostics rows, with separately saved preferences and tests.
Update Privacy to describe locally saved sound and haptics preferences.

Version 72

September 14, 2026 at 9:19 AM CDT

Make all five section-navigation buttons the same size and shorten their labels to Radius, Spot, Map, Request and Radar.
Remove the redundant Back to Wingman link from Safety, How it works, Privacy, Terms and Changelog; retain the installed-app overlay return button.
Update How it works to describe the simplified navigation and document return controls.

Version 71

September 14, 2026 at 7:47 AM CDT

Request a numeric mobile keypad for age and a decimal keypad for fractional search radii; retain the telephone keypad for phone numbers.
Keep document overlays above an open diagnostics panel, with Back to Wingman restoring the underlying view.
Open internal information pages in an overlay in installed PWAs, preserving the main page and check-ins; keep normal browser links in new tabs.
Make Back to Wingman try to reveal a responding main tab by closing the document, with a same-window home fallback when coordination or closing is unavailable.
Update Privacy to explain temporary, browser-only tab-return coordination.
Add How we help protect your safety with existing safeguards, their limits, reporting guidance and a How to stay safe section.
Link the safety guide from homepage and document footers and request/wingfam notices, and include it in the sitemap.
Review How it works for v71 and clarify that safety guidance does not add identity checks or change meeting-location rules.

Version 70

September 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM CDT

Add a sticky jump bar below the header for Search radius, Meeting spot, Map, Request form and On your radar, with single-line responsive labels, horizontal scrolling on very narrow screens and reduced-motion support.
Show time since the latest browser-reported interaction separately from heartbeat age, sharing only the latest activity time for a live request.
Show time since last server-observed check-in alongside request age, with delayed and nearing-expiry indicators and a conditional expiry countdown.
Show Request age in radar cards, map quick info, request details, your live request, wingmatch views and saved request history.
Preserve the plan, scheduled time, search radius and other request draft values when returning with Back or Back to Wingman, including unsaved edits to the same live request.
Center timing radio buttons beside their labels and remove the excess gap above scheduled and relative-time controls.
Label diagnostics API entries with a one-word purpose and hostname in brackets.
Show when IP fallback is active, whether its result came from the tab cache or a fresh lookup, and when that cache expires. Log fallback attempts, cache use, failures and replacement by device location.
Align the search-area count icons and text consistently, including wrapped lines on smaller screens.
Remove the redundant distance from your meeting spot from the selected-location details while keeping the distance from you.
Update How it works and Privacy to explain draft retention, location diagnostics, request ages and the latest browser activity timestamp.

Version 69

September 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM CDT

Center the Wingman! brand label above the footer links.

Version 68

September 13, 2026 at 5:49 PM CDT

Make the diagnostics log explicitly scrollable in a bounded, vertically resizable text area.
Remove extra blank lines between log entries while preserving multiline provider messages.
Replace current-location suitability notices with the selected meeting-point status in the same position above the nearby-business controls.
Tighten line spacing in the Now / travel time explanation and position Reset form closer to the timing controls, with space before the explanation.

Version 67

September 13, 2026 at 5:45 PM CDT

Remove the Search area item from the map key while keeping the search-radius overlay.
Move the selected meeting address and distance details directly above the map.

Version 66

September 13, 2026 at 5:39 PM CDT

Separate diagnostics cache policies for meeting-point suitability, map geometry and current-location suitability, with descriptions of reuse, expiry and retry behavior.
Clarify meeting-point and current-location result-source labels and spell out meters in diagnostics.
Update How it works to distinguish cache policies from observed result sources.
Add spacing above location-suitability notices so they do not sit against the divider.

Version 65

September 13, 2026 at 5:28 PM CDT

Refresh the open diagnostics display every second without adding server requests; simplify its label, clarify the successful check-in message, and retain the separate 10-second heartbeat target.
Use red location notices for failed checks, yellow for unsuitable or missing meeting points, green for approved meeting points and ready nearby businesses, and neutral while checking; support light and dark mode.
Move Reset form above the Now timing explanation and keep it centered below the timing controls.
Clarify that reusing a previous request restores its saved plan description; add regression coverage for selecting stored requests.

Version 64

September 13, 2026 at 5:19 PM CDT

Remove the unchanging Browser city cache and Persistent browser cache lines from the diagnostics panel.
Refresh the open diagnostics display every three seconds.

Version 63

September 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM CDT

Clarify city diagnostics with explicit server-memory, shared-database, provider and in-flight lookup labels, including retry cooldowns.
Distinguish city location basis from resolution method and explain the separate browser IP-area cache.

Version 62

September 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM CDT

Center selected meeting locations at business-level zoom. Double-clicking or double-tapping drops a pin without moving or zooming the map or scrolling the page.
Show the device-location marker at every zoom level, including alongside a meeting pin, with its accuracy estimate and retained-location label.
During an active request, fit the meeting point and current device location together, tightening as the distance closes with automatic framing no more than once every ten seconds.
Update How it works to explain selection zoom, pin-drop behavior and device-marker visibility.

Version 61

September 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM CDT

Separate device suitability from selected-point checks in diagnostics, with cache source, check time, expiry and reuse explanations.
Stop frequent GPS and map updates from triggering extra background heartbeats; include their latest values in the ten-second poll.
Update diagnostic timers every five seconds and distinguish display updates from the ten-second heartbeat target.
Update How it works and Privacy to explain suitability provenance and browser-memory reuse.

Version 60

September 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM CDT

Cache valid empty business-map results for 24 hours, matching nonempty results, to avoid unnecessary repeat lookups. Provider errors remain uncached.
Open Live counts expanded by default in the diagnostics panel.
Update How it works and Privacy to reflect the business-cache lifetime.

Version 59

September 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM CDT

Add a tasteful outline airplane beside “Don’t fly solo.” that scales with the headline.

Version 58

September 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM CDT

Share in-flight suitability, address and business queries across server instances using expiring lookup leases.
Let identical requests wait for cached results with bounded backoff; recover abandoned work and prevent late owners from overwriting newer results.
Share raw business-query results for 24 hours, including current-business preparation, while keeping different locations, radii and filters separate.
Show cache hits, lookup starts, waits and recovery events in the collapsed diagnostics Log.
Update How it works and Privacy with lookup coordination, cache retention and failure limits.

Version 57

September 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM CDT

Move routine expired-data and unused-photo cleanup after API responses so live polling does not wait for housekeeping.
Coordinate cleanup across server instances with a shared database lease, bounded batches, cooldown and recovery after interruptions.
Keep expired requests and matches unavailable while physical cleanup is pending, including safe reposting and new invitations.
Update How it works and Privacy to explain background cleanup, retention limits and the operations that still complete before responding.

Version 56

September 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM CDT

Add a third independent map-provider fallback and allow more time for complete suitability and business lookup results.
Cache address and business-name search results across server instances for 24 hours; keep empty results briefly and never cache provider outages as suitability decisions.
Add a collapsed diagnostics Log with timestamps, HTTP status codes and provider output, including failures recovered by a fallback.
Update How it works and Privacy with search caching, the additional provider, diagnostic retention and failure behavior.

Version 55

September 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM CDT

Center a close business view on the current device location after a suitable result; preserve it through pending or failed checks and zoom out only after a confirmed unsuitable result.
Fit the selected map radius more closely on narrow screens using fractional zoom steps.
Show the device-location-acquired notice briefly on acquisition or recovery; hide it on meetup selection or location failure and avoid repeating it for routine updates.
Update How it works with map framing and location-notice timing.
Add a separate current-location map suitability check with jitter tolerance and diagnostics; document its behavior and location processing in How it works and Privacy.
Show the detected nearby business name and prepare its checked meetup coordinates ahead of time, so Use my location selects it without a new lookup.
Suppress automatic business preparation in unsuitable, unknown or unavailable locations; retain explicit search for choosing somewhere else.
Follow walking with a visible-page device-location watch; recenter the close map after more than 5 metres of movement, while suitability and business preparation use separate 30-second location samples.
Show a live blue device-location dot and reported accuracy halo in the close map view, with retained-location labeling after a device failure.
Adapt close-view zoom to keep the reported accuracy halo visible, widening on poor accuracy and tightening as it improves.

Version 54

September 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM CDT

Review and update How it works against the current location, business-selection, caching, diagnostics, storage and recovery implementation.
Clarify click-only business selection versus dropdown retries, retained precise-location limits, cache lifetimes and version references; correct outdated map and diagnostic descriptions.
Use current or retained precise coordinates for Use my location; disable it when only IP or no location is available.
Recenter the first precise map view independently of saved meetup coordinates and fit the selected radius without animation.
Strengthen agent release instructions to require synchronized How it works reviews, including failure paths, cache policies and control defaults.

Version 53

September 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM CDT

Make diagnostic sections individually collapsible, with only Connection expanded initially.
Recenter and fit the selected search radius on the first precise device view, including when location arrives before the map finishes loading and a saved IP viewport exists.

Version 52

September 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM CDT

Use my location now selects the nearest mapped business within 50 metres once per click, preferring an eligible associated main entrance and falling back to its mapped center.
Device-location refreshes no longer repeat meetup eligibility lookups or move the chosen business pin; failed selections preserve the existing spot and allow retry.
Diagnostics expand to the available viewport height and show suitability status, selected coordinates, device accuracy and reading age.
Distinguish precise device map views from IP approximation; clear IP messaging and refocus when precise location arrives.
Retain the last precise location after later geolocation failures and show a map notice until a new precise reading succeeds.

Version 51

September 13, 2026 at 2:50 PM CDT

Cache both approved and rejected meetup-location classifications for 24 hours across server instances, keeping timeouts and incomplete provider responses out of the cache.
Start the fallback location provider after one second of waiting, or immediately on failure, and cancel remaining lookups once a complete result arrives.
Remove premature database cache eviction and avoid cleanup writes on cache hits; retain exact coordinate boundaries and update location-cache disclosures.
Reuse cached map geometry within 5 metres while separately classifying each selected point, preserving building boundaries and the original 24-hour data expiry.

Version 50

September 13, 2026 at 1:04 PM CDT

Added browser and server screening for drug-related text, common drug-use and dealing phrases, disguised spellings and associated emoji.
Clarified that ChatGPT Sites source-code export availability is uncertain.
Explicitly prohibited meetups for illegal activities and drug-related solicitations in the Terms of Service; updated screening details in the Privacy Policy and How it works.

Version 49

September 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM CDT

Added content-based cache-busting URLs for static styles, scripts, sound files and installation icons. Only changed files get new URLs, so refreshing after an update loads changed assets while unchanged files stay cached.

Version 48

September 12, 2026 at 11:38 PM CDT

Fixed previous-request reuse so its saved meeting point is restored, shown on the map and protected from delayed automatic location lookups. Eligible saved locations unlock the request form; unsuccessful checks explain why another point is needed.
Fixed the highlighted required-field asterisk and unreadable map notice in dark mode.
Clarified that device location can be known even when meetup-suitability checks are temporarily unavailable.
Added a shared five-minute suitability cache for exact meeting coordinates, including approved and rejected results, without treating provider outages as decisions. Updated the Privacy Policy and technical explainer.

Version 47

September 12, 2026 at 11:24 PM CDT

Made the request form’s lightning icons fill yellow only while its update-mode marquee is active. New requests and other lightning icons use the original outline appearance.

Version 46

September 12, 2026 at 10:48 PM CDT

Added Most viewers and Nearest cities radio options to the worldwide viewer popover. Counts rank highest first; distances rank nearest first, with unknown distances last. Both rankings consider all active cities before limiting the returned list.
Added approximate straight-line distances from your detected or IP-fallback location to public city map points, formatted in miles or kilometres according to your browser locale. Missing locations or city points are clearly unavailable.
Cached public city map points from Photon by city, state/province and country for 24 hours, with 30-second retry caching for failed lookups. Updated the Privacy Policy and How it works with distance calculation and cache details.
Made the fixed diagnostics panel narrower and more compact, limited its height to 70% of the view, combined latitude/longitude, and tucked browser details and timing notes into an expandable section.
Added a moving gold marquee border around the request form while an active request is in update mode. It stops during a wingmatch or connection loss, respects reduced motion, and leaves controls clickable. Lightning-bolt icons now have a solid yellow fill.
Added a sun/moon/auto appearance control at the right of the header. Auto is the default and follows device appearance; explicit light/dark choices are saved in this browser and synchronized across tabs. Dark mode uses charcoal/slate backgrounds with blue and yellow accents and applies to the app, policy pages and changelog.
Replaced the hardcoded first travel duration with a distance/mode-based best-case estimate rounded up to five minutes plus five. Extended the upper allowance by two five-minute increments, within the existing 12-hour ceiling. Now remains zero; draft/reused values adjust to the range and the API validates both bounds.

Version 45

September 12, 2026 at 10:35 PM CDT

Stopped treating subdivisions, neighbourhoods and localities as cities in the worldwide viewer breakdown. When no genuine city/town label is supplied, Wingman asks Photon for the nearest city-level place within 20 km, matching the known country and state/province. These labels are approximate, not municipal-boundary claims.
Cleared the previous city-lookup cache and existing visitor labels so they are rebuilt on the next activity check. Versioned cache keys prevent reuse of labels generated by the previous rule.
Updated How it works and the Privacy Policy to explain broader approximate city labels. No additional location provider was added.

Version 44

September 12, 2026 at 10:11 PM CDT

Made Live & local clickable to open live diagnostics: request/viewer counts, API round-trip time, heartbeat state and attempts, snapshot age, request-lease countdown, wingmatch stage and browser/PWA details. The panel also shows latitude/longitude, resolved city, location source and city-lookup/cache status.
Diagnostics reuse existing responses and run a display timer only while open, without extra polling or stored telemetry. Stale counts and timing limitations are labeled.
Cached city lookups in the database by a small coordinate grid for 24-hour reuse, with a 30-second retry window for unsuccessful lookups. Lookup cache records are independent of visitor records.
Improved missing-city handling with a longer reverse-lookup timeout, additional returned features, and reverse lookup of approximate IP coordinates when hosting city labels are absent. Updated lookup-retention disclosures.
Styled diagnostics as a mostly transparent floating panel fixed to the upper-right viewport corner. It stays open while scrolling and closes with X or Escape.

Version 43

September 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM CDT

Made the worldwide viewer number clickable to show city counts, largest first, with a list that adapts to the popover height and totals for other or unavailable cities.
Kept identically named cities in different states/provinces or countries separate. Region and country labels appear only when they differ from the viewing browser’s approximate location, or when its location is unknown.
Added approximate city, region and country labels to temporary visitor records, using device-coordinate reverse lookup first and IP geography as fallback. Lookup reuse limits repeated provider requests. Existing tab deduplication and 90-second presence expiry still apply. Updated the Privacy Policy and How it works.

Version 42

September 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM CDT

Reduced close-zoom map rendering work by clipping radius and approximate-area overlays to the visible map instead of drawing huge offscreen dashed circles. Search distances and interactive request markers are unchanged.
Placed the worldwide-count globe beside the text, with wrapped lines and the live-count caption aligned beneath the text.
Saved the main map’s displayed center and zoom in this browser and restored them on reload. Automatic location updates preserve that view; explicit meetup selection and radius changes can refocus it. Updated the browser-storage disclosure.

Version 41

September 12, 2026 at 9:37 PM CDT

Reworked notification chimes to use reusable media audio, with Test sound starting directly from the tap to avoid the previous iPhone Web Audio startup path. Retained supported playback-mode routing, haptic testing and speaker animation; failed tests now open sound help.
Enabled document pull-to-refresh: browser tabs retain native gestures where supported, and installed/PWA versions of How it works, Terms, Privacy and the changelog provide a pull-and-release gesture at the top.
Replaced the manual location-refresh link with fresh device-location checks every 30 seconds while visible and when returning to Wingman. Existing meetup selections stay in place.
Distinguished unsuitable current locations from temporary lookup failures, stopped automatic default checks from showing a page-level posting error, and combined simultaneous server checks for the same coordinates. Updated the Privacy Policy to describe automatic location refresh.

Version 40

September 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM CDT

Removed the separate grace allowance from the distance-based travel limit. Travel choices start at 10 minutes and round longer estimates up to five-minute steps. Now and Already there remain immediate; no extra time is added when finalizing.
Centered the Choose meeting spot button in the disabled request form overlay.

Version 39

September 12, 2026 at 9:12 PM CDT

Share now opens without copying. Pressing Copy link & tell your community copies the URL, closes the popover and shows a toast reminding you to paste it.
Closing with the X, Escape or an outside click does not copy or show a success toast. Failed clipboard access keeps the selectable-link fallback open.
Disabled Use my location when the precise location is unsuitable, with a clear explanation and a refresh option after moving. Eligibility is checked even when another meetup point is selected.
Moved minutes from now above transportation and added Already there, automatically paired with Now.
Disabled the request form beneath a Choose a meeting spot first overlay until an eligible location is selected and checked.
Added a floating Back to top control to How it works, Privacy Policy, Terms and the changelog, with keyboard focus and reduced-motion support.

Version 38

September 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM CDT

Fixed nearby visitor counts and discovery when device location is available but no meetup point is selected, including visitors at home. The search now falls back to device location before approximate IP location.
Kept residential meetup restrictions intact and aligned radius actions with the browsing center. Updated How it works.
Defaulted Your gender to Prefer not to say for fresh and reset forms while preserving valid saved choices.
Clarified the Terms’ public photo-removal instructions, red-X action, request and thumbnail behavior, uploader browser cleanup, and distinction from email reporting.
Changed Back to Wingman and document-header home links to explicit same-window document navigation, avoiding client-router dependence when returning from informational pages in an installed web app.
Show labeled Back to Wingman links only in installed/PWA mode; hide them in regular browser tabs.

Version 37

September 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM CDT

Added a radio choice between Specify a time and Now / travel time. Choosing Now replaces the clock controls with a minutes-from-now dropdown with Now, then 10, 15, 20 minutes and further five-minute increments; the zero option is labeled Now and adds no delay or grace period.
Relative requests stay current while their session is active, with the existing 90-second heartbeat expiry. Matching accounts for the travel allowance, and finalizing locks in a concrete meeting time that no longer moves. When both users choose relative timing, the larger travel allowance takes precedence.
Supported relative timing throughout request displays, previous-request reuse and wingfam reopening. Scheduled times retain the 12-hour limit and optional auto-advance. Updated How it works and the Privacy Policy.
Added Where’s the source? to How it’s Built, explaining that public source availability is planned after Wingman gains traction, with no release date announced.
Added transportation choices and a distance-based maximum for the minutes dropdown, originally with a 15-minute grace allowance above the rough travel estimate. That separate allowance was removed in v40; current travel choices use a 10-minute minimum and five-minute rounding. Enforced the limit on submission and wingfam reopening. Kept the form hint concise by omitting the grace-period explanation.

Version 36

September 12, 2026 at 8:35 PM CDT

Added a Share control that copies the public site link and opens a closeable explanation of the local network effect, with encouragement to keep trying and invite your community.
Added a repeated copy-link action and selectable-link fallback when browser clipboard access is unavailable. Updated How it works to describe sharing and its privacy boundaries.
Clarified the written recognition option: Describe yourself and/or where you are.

Version 35

September 12, 2026 at 8:22 PM CDT

Added How it’s Built to the technical document: the conversational development process, ChatGPT Sites and Codex desktop, evidenced MCP/tool integrations, human steering, project instructions, release verification and examples from earlier Wingman creation chats.

Version 34

September 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM CDT

Added mapped land-use, building and venue checks for meetup locations. Residential, private, unsuitable and unconfirmed points cannot be used; a qualifying public venue can be selected within an otherwise residential neighborhood.
Current location becomes a default meeting point only after passing the check. Otherwise the map remains available without a default, and a checked meeting point is required before posting. Saved requests, updates and wingfam reopening are checked too.
Updated the Privacy Policy, Terms and technical design document for location screening, provider processing, temporary caching and map-data limitations.
Added verified feature-introduction and refinement versions linked into the changelog throughout How it works, with maintenance instructions for future agents.
Tightened the footer credit, safety reminder and copyright into a compact paragraph-like block.
Explained that desired-gender preferences support comfort and personal safety when choosing platonic company, including wingwoman and nonbinary examples, with mutual matching and self-reporting limitations.
Added recognition choices for a written description, I’ll find you, or meeting outside a verified business’s front door. If both choose I’ll find you, both are told they are trying to stay safe and one must choose another option; server validation blocks finalization until resolved.
Removed the obsolete 6 AM cutoff in both browser time selection and server validation. Meetup times can be any valid quarter-hour within the next 12 hours, including tomorrow after 6 AM.

Version 33

September 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM CDT

Reduced the space above the nearby visitor count and added breathing room below it. Corrected the singular visitor label.
Reordered the homepage footer closing lines: Built with ChatGPT, the public-meeting safety reminder, then copyright.

Version 32

September 12, 2026 at 7:23 PM CDT

Previous requests now keep only one entry when all saved fields match except the photo and meeting time. Existing duplicates are cleaned up, keeping the most recently saved entry.
Tap or click anywhere on a previous-request entry to customize it. The list collapses and the page scrolls to the request form; the separate Reuse request link has been removed.
Italicized the date and time in previous-request entries.
Added a thorough How it works technical explainer linked from the footer, covering login-free sessions, synchronization, matching, storage, removal and platform limitations. Project instructions require agents to keep it current.
Marked required request fields with an asterisk and added an explanation near the bottom of the form.
Added Prefer not to say to Your gender. It works with Anyone preferences without disclosing a gender.
Worldwide counts now show active requests and browsers viewing available wingmen, including requesters. Viewer presence expires after 90 seconds without renewal and ordinary tabs share a short-lived identifier.
Organized How it works as a technical design document with broad topics, feature subheadings and diagrams for architecture, synchronization and matching.
The search-radius panel now counts nearby visitors without an open request, using device location with approximate IP-location fallback. Only aggregate visitor counts are returned publicly; privacy and technical documentation explain the short-lived presence data.
Updated the Privacy Policy and Terms for visitor-count behavior, added explicit Last modified dates, and required agents to keep policy descriptions and modification dates accurate.
Added © 2026 Todd Hendricks. All rights reserved. to site and information-page footers.
All footer links and links to the Privacy Policy or Terms of Service open in a new tab.

Version 31

September 12, 2026 at 7:03 PM CDT

Added a three-dot menu and red removal button to request thumbnails and full pictures. Any visitor can remove a photo for rights, copyright or legal concerns; the request stays live.
Removed photos stop being served, including thumbnails. Updated pages clear visible copies and associated uploader browser storage when they receive the removal, with a check for returning browsers.
Explained immediate visitor removal, its rationale, misuse risks, offline-browser limitations and removal-record retention in the Privacy Policy and Terms.
Excluded identifiable adult-entertainment venues from nearby-business and address-search results, using category tags and names. Obvious adult-venue addresses are also rejected when posting or reopening requests.
Fixed completed wingmatches returning after dismissal or surviving from the previous day. Dismissal is remembered across reloads, and saved meetings more than an hour past their meeting time are no longer restored.
Added lightweight coordination between tabs in the same browser: changes prompt other tabs to refresh, and a short-lived posting guard discourages duplicate simultaneous requests.

Version 30

September 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM CDT

Added a changelog link to “the latest improvements” in the new-version banner, opening in a new tab.
Added screening for dating, sexual solicitation, marriage and wedding content, and suggestive or arrow emoji in submitted text. Checks cover common slang and disguised spellings, request updates, and reopened wingfams.
Emoji restrictions keep Wingman focused on platonic meetups and prevent symbols from substituting for dating, marriage or sexual solicitation. Some of these symbols also have innocent meanings; the same restriction applies regardless of intent. Text can still describe platonic activities such as dancing. The complete emoji list below includes gender and skin-tone variants; unsupported emoji may appear as boxes on older devices.

View all 564 banned emoji, including variants

This list records the Unicode 17 emoji blocked in this release. Text-style versions and combinations containing these symbols are also blocked. The finger-pointing/OK combination (👉👌), with or without skin tones, is blocked as well.

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Version 29

September 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM CDT

Clarified that your picture is saved in your browser for next time.

Version 28

September 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM CDT

Added a Privacy Policy explaining public request details, optional phone exchange, actual server cleanup, browser storage and third-party services, with a link to Cloudflare’s backup documentation.
Added Terms of Service for Wingman’s platonic social meetup purpose, including a rule against soliciting dates or romantic or sexual partners through the matching features, the operator’s position on Illinois’s dating-service definition, reporting contacts and Illinois governing law.
Added policy links in the footer and clear agreement notices before posting or reopening requests. These links open in a new tab.
Notification chimes now automatically use media playback on supported browsers so they can sound through silent mode. Sounds remain on by default, and media volume still applies.
Added automatic notification vibration on supported devices, independent of the sound toggle. Test sound checks both audio and vibration; iPhone Safari’s vibration limitation is explained.
Moved sound and vibration explanations into a compact popover opened by the small arrow beside Test sound, with the controls right-aligned on mobile and desktop.

Version 27

September 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM CDT

Replaced the lingering preview-chime message with a speaker icon that animates during sound playback and stops when the sound ends or is muted.

Version 26

September 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM CDT

Added a discreet screenshot reminder below finalized wingmatch details, with device-specific shortcuts and links to screenshot help.

Version 25

September 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM CDT

Added gentle sound cues for radar notifications, incoming wingmatch invitations, match progress, and other pop-up alerts.
Added Sounds on/off and Test sound controls, with your preference remembered in this browser. Simultaneous alerts share one chime, and routine refreshes do not repeat sounds.

Version 24

September 11, 2026 at 10:28 PM CDT

Added clearer information about finding a wingman, wingwoman, party buddy or activity partner nearby.
Improved search titles and descriptions, added a preferred homepage address and published a sitemap to help search engines discover Wingman.

Version 23

September 11, 2026 at 10:16 PM CDT

Added a refresh prompt when a newer Wingman version is published. Open pages check every 30 seconds and when you return to the page or reconnect; refreshing stays your choice.

Version 22

September 11, 2026 at 10:13 PM CDT

Withdrawing your request no longer shows an incorrect request-expired notification. Genuine expirations still notify you.

Version 21

September 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM CDT

Potential-match details use a smaller picture thumbnail when your own request has no picture, and keep the existing thumbnail size when it does.

Version 20

September 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM CDT

Added an inline business-distance selector that controls nearby searches and keeps businesses ordered nearest first.
Business distance choices stay within the whole-mile search radius, using 1-mile steps through radius 10, 5-mile steps through radius 20, and 10-mile steps through radius 50.

Version 19

September 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM CDT

Raised the photo upload limit to 3.5 MB while keeping automatic resizing and the 250 KB limit for saved photos.

Version 18

September 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM CDT

Increased the photo upload limit to 2 MB for JPG, PNG, and WebP pictures.
Photos are resized to fit within 800 pixels and the server progressively reduces JPEG quality when needed to keep saved photos at 250 KB or less.

Version 17

September 11, 2026 at 9:18 PM CDT

Replaced the plain photo file input with a soft grey, clickable photo tile. Uploaded photos fill the tile, with clear Change and Remove controls.
Condensed photo guidance and improved the upload layout for small screens, including keyboard focus and a preparing-photo indicator.
Fixed nearby-business lookup failures with a faster local-area query, automatic provider fallback, and shared result caching.
When business lookup fails, the dropdown disables and shows “business search unavailable.” It quietly re-checks every two minutes while the page is open and re-enables only after a successful response.

Version 16

September 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM CDT

Added Allow a wingfam to finalized wingmatch details. Confirm your current meetup address to keep or reopen your request and welcome more people.
Wingfam requests are marked in the nearby list. New matches use the host’s confirmed address automatically, and the host approves each new wingmatch. The address is locked while the request is live.
Closing a completed wingmatch removes ordinary requests while keeping the wingfam host available. Recently closed meeting details can reopen a wingfam request within the existing 90-second recovery window.
Clarified the live-request save button as Update your request. Live plans, times, and profile details remain editable outside an active wingmatch; ordinary requests can also change location.
Fixed a nearby business selection accidentally replacing the request’s display name.

Version 15

September 11, 2026 at 8:57 PM CDT

Added a Nearby businesses dropdown with up to 30 cafés, restaurants, bars, shops, and other meetup options within two miles of the selected spot, sorted by distance.
Selecting a business fills in its address and moves the map pin. Live requests save the new meeting spot when Update request is selected.
Nearby listings refresh when the meeting spot changes, with address search and map selection still available if business listings are unavailable.

Version 14

September 11, 2026 at 8:33 PM CDT

Added optional request pictures, remembered on the same browser for the next request. Uploads are limited to 250 KB and resized to at most 800 pixels.
Added small pictures in request lists and quick previews, larger pictures in details, and a click-to-open full-picture view.
Remembered display name, age, gender, and desired gender automatically while leaving comments blank for a fresh request. Corrected saved gender selections appearing empty after reload.
Added Reset form to clear the picture and remembered form details and restore control defaults. Previous-request history has its own separate clear control.
Stripped EXIF and other embedded photo metadata even when a picture already fits the size limit.
Limited full-picture viewing to people whose own live request includes a picture, including protection against opening the full-picture link directly. Thumbnails remain visible.
Enabled editing live requests with an Update request button, including location, name, age, preferences, plan, time, and picture. Active wingmatches must be cancelled before changing the request.
Made replaced or expired request pictures unavailable and added automatic cleanup of stored copies.

Version 13

September 11, 2026 at 8:22 PM CDT

Saved the five most recent posted requests on the same browser, with a Previous requests list for reuse after a no-show or for a new plan.
Restoring a request fills in its details for review before posting. Past or out-of-range meeting times move to the next quarter hour; current location and matching checks still apply.
Added a control to clear saved request history. Only your request details are saved in this history, without private match details or exchanged phone numbers.
Spread the radar pulse gradually across the full 10-second heartbeat, with five seconds fading in and five seconds fading out. Connection failures still show red immediately.
Clarified the time control to say “Auto-advance after meetup time passes by” the selected number of minutes.

Version 12

September 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM CDT

Added optional phone exchange in finalized meeting details, with a status showing whether the other person has entered their number. Numbers are shared only after both people enter one.
Added a version link in the lower-right corner and this dated changelog, including earlier changes from project history.
Clarified distance estimates when precise positioning data is unavailable.
Condensed automatic meetup-time advancement into an inline checkbox and minutes selector.
Made overlapping close requests complete quietly, avoiding a misleading warning when cleanup has already finished.

Version 11

September 11, 2026 at 8:03 PM CDT

Added an upper-right close button for finalized matches. Closing your details leaves the other person’s displayed details available.
Cleaned up finalized requests when details close or the page exits, with automatic expiry as a fallback.
Kept a temporary local copy of finalized details for recovery after an accidental reload or reopening within 90 seconds.
Prevented delayed updates from reopening dismissed details and corrected an empty time-increment selection.

Version 10

September 11, 2026 at 7:49 PM CDT

Added optional automatic meetup-time advancement by 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes after the selected time passes; advancement pauses during a match.
Skipped meeting-place selection when both people choose the same spot, and scrolled forward after an address is selected.
Added “I found my wingman!” to finish a match and remove both requests.
Made meeting addresses clickable for maps and improved phone formatting and international number validation.
Improved meeting-time handling around midnight.

Version 9

September 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM CDT

Prefilled the meeting place and time when starting a direct match, then returned to the selected potential partner after posting a request.
Clarified the request needed before matching and updated matching eligibility after increasing the search radius.
Changed live updates to every 10 seconds while retaining the 90-second request expiry.

Version 8

September 11, 2026 at 7:18 PM CDT

Fixed the potential-partner dialog disappearing during routine live updates.

Version 7

September 11, 2026 at 7:14 PM CDT

Restored live requests after reloads or reopening within 90 seconds using a saved browser session linked to the database.
Kept requests available briefly after leaving the page and cleared the saved session when a request is explicitly removed.

Version 6

September 11, 2026 at 7:12 PM CDT

Required confirmation from the database before showing “Your request is live.”
Corrected initial local-time and AM/PM selection and hid the live confirmation when the connection becomes stale.

Version 5

September 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM CDT

Adjusted the initial meeting time to the next hour.

Version 4

September 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM CDT

Allowed matching when either person can travel to the other’s meeting spot, with clear explanations for unavailable places.
Added previews and distances for nearby requests, including requests outside your radius, and a control to increase the radius.
Limited meeting spots to within 50 miles of your detected location.
Improved local-time selection with quarter-hour choices and today or tomorrow labels.
Added a worldwide live-request count.

Version 3

September 11, 2026 at 5:52 PM CDT

Added the requested ChatGPT build credit to the footer.

Version 2

September 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM CDT

Added home-screen installation support for mobile devices.
Added a live-update pulse, connection feedback, and offline guidance.

Version 1

September 11, 2026 at 5:45 PM CDT

Launched Wingman for adults to find nearby company without creating an account.
Added meeting-place search, map pins, travel radius, preferences, and meetup-time selection.
Added a live map and list of requests with mutual matching, meeting-place agreement, and recognition details.
Added optional mutual phone exchange, request cancellation, and automatic request expiry.