All notable changes to Local Notes, documented with each release.
1.57.2
Fixed: Saving a note while offline now closes the form right away and the note appears in your list immediately (it was being saved, but stayed hidden until you refreshed)
1.56.3
Improved: Live Updates (Pro) now end automatically when you arrive, instead of lingering, and the distance reads correctly whether you're heading toward a place or away from it
Android
Fixed: A Live Update you swipe away no longer comes back while you're sitting still
1.56.1
Android
Improved: Android Auto note browsing is now available on every plan (previously Plus)
iOS
Improved: CarPlay note browsing is now available on every plan (previously Plus)
1.56.0
New: Offline-friendly note-taking - the app and the note form open instantly even with no signal, so you can jot a note now and link a Google place later
New: Notes with no place linked now show a marker so they are easy to find and fix up later
New: "Place link reminders" setting - turn off the save-time tip to link a Google place (the marker stays either way)
1.55.3
iOS
Fixed: rare crash when iOS accessibility tools scanned the screen
1.55.2
Improved: The app now offers to turn on location right after the welcome tour, so the map shows your position from the start
iOS
New (Plus): CarPlay support - your nearest places on the CarPlay map, with pins in your marker colors. Tap a place to see its notes, tap a note to hear it read aloud. Filter by type, page through places, and send "Navigate here" to Apple Maps
Android
New: Read aloud in Android Auto - tap any note to hear it over the car speakers, nav-prompt style
Improved: Android Auto streamlined - tapping a place goes straight to its notes, clearer "Navigate" and "Filter" buttons, and in-car notifications open the place's note list
Improved: The widget's "enable background location" hint now opens the permission flow when tapped
Fixed: Crash when opening a note from a widget or notification while the app was already running
1.53.2
Android
Fixed: Android Auto drawer entry now always appears, even before sign-in. Free users see a quick "upgrade to Plus" message on the head unit instead of the app disappearing from the AA launcher.
1.53.0
Improved: Onboarding tour is now per-user instead of per-device, and skips when you already have notes
Improved: Cleaner "X new notes nearby" notification grouping, consistent across all six languages
Improved: Travel mode reliability - faster timeouts, cleaner cancellation, and a fix for a rare hang on Optimized Route
Improved: Map filter chips - filter the map by note type or collection right from the home screen
Improved: Tier comparison sheet now shows Live Activities / Live Updates as a Pro feature, aligned across the app, web, and store listings
Fixed: Several edge cases in guest sign-out that could leave stale data behind
iOS
New (Pro): Live Activities for nearby notes - lock-screen and Dynamic Island card that updates as you get closer to a place
New (Pro): Live Activity for travel mode - one persistent surface that walks you through a multi-stop trip and updates as you go
New: Share Extension - share addresses, Google / Apple Maps URLs, photos with GPS, or plain text from any app straight into Local Notes
New: StandBy and lock-screen widgets - new accessory sizes for the multi-note and place-notes widgets
New: Multi-note widget pagination - chevron buttons to scroll through more notes than fit at once
New: Spotlight indexing - your notes are now searchable from the iOS system search
Note: This release raises the minimum supported OS to iOS 17. Older devices stay on the previous build automatically.
Android
New (Pro): Live Updates for nearby notes - ongoing notification with distance, plus Android 16 "Live notifications" support where the OS allows it
New (Pro): Live Update for travel mode - one ongoing notification that walks you through a multi-stop trip and updates as you go
New (Plus): Android Auto support - browse your nearby notes in the car, get geofence alerts in-car, and hand off "Navigate here" to Google Maps or Waze
New: Share intent - share addresses, Google / Apple Maps URLs, photos with GPS, or plain text from any app via the system share sheet
New: Quick Settings tile - one-tap "note at this location" from the pull-down shade
New: Per-app language picker - override the app's language from Settings independent of your device language
Improved: Clearer disclosure before the system asks for location permission, explaining why and how it'll be used
Improved: Approximate-only location is now supported if you don't want to share your precise location
Note: This release raises the minimum supported OS to Android 13. Older devices stay on the previous build automatically.