Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Adventure Lab® since it was posted on our website on 2019-08-10.
The latest version is 1.27.0 and it was updated on soft112.com on 01 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 1.27.0
posted on 2024-03-19
With this release the Location map now loads a wider area of Location map pins from other Adventures. Review dates now reflect the timezone of the completed Adventure.
version 1.25.0
posted on 2024-02-21
Ongoing maintenance. The latest app update includes small visual changes and bug fixes for a more consistent experience.
version 1.23.0
posted on 2024-01-23
With this release you can have descriptions read to you. When you want to take a break from your screen, the 'Read to me' feature narrates Adventure and Location descriptions so you can focus on the sights while you listen.
version 1.21.0
posted on 2024-01-09
With this release, there is a new way to view and share completed Adventures. Collect postcards as you complete Adventures, then choose your stamp and share them with friends and family on social media. Check out your postcard collection on your profile.
version 1.15.0
posted on 2023-09-18
With this release, the Adventure Lab® team at Geocaching HQ has made the experience of playing multiple Adventures much easier with a new Geocaching Premium feature. Players can now easily identify nearby Adventure Locations, which are denoted by blue pins on the Location map, while posted coordinates for Adventures continue to be marked by red pins.
version 1.12.0
posted on 2023-08-09
Players now have the option to report issues they encounter on any particular Location of an Adventure directly to the Adventure creator so that they may update the experience.
version 1.10.0
posted on 2023-07-11
Now available in the Adventure Lab® app: Log in to search by city, state, country, region, address, postal code, or coordinates. We also made an update to how you can delete a test copy of an Adventure. Now, you can go to the Adventure detail screen, select the ‘Delete test copy’ button, and confirm the deletion.
version 1.3.23
posted on 2022-03-08
Merged PR 478: 1.3.23 Release Candidate
You can now filter by Adventures that are new within 30 days and by estimated time to complete the Adventure.
version 1.3.21
posted on 2022-02-09
You can now see which Locations have been completed on the Locations map preview cards.
version 1.3.19
posted on 2022-01-11
You can now swipe through visible Locations to preview them on the Locations map. Review counts on the details screen update in real time.
version 1.3.17
posted on 2021-12-15
The latest app update includes an improved Adventure progress bar and bugfixes.
version 1.3.18
posted on 2021-12-15
We added numbered Location map pins, so you can easily differentiate sequential from nonsequential Adventures.
version 1.3.16
posted on 2021-12-02
We made improvements to the layout of the Adventure and Location detail screens.
version 1.3.8
posted on 2021-09-13
Software framework upgrade to React Native v0.64
version 1.3.5
posted on 2021-06-30
Improvements:
* Google maps Business Points of Interest are removed for a more clear map viewing experience
* Updated compass
Bugfix:
* There is no longer a “null” (lat/long 0,0) state on the Explore map
version 1.3.4
posted on 2021-06-15
Improvements:
* Style and accessibility changes, including pinned font sizes for devices using magnification, on Directory list and My Adventures screens
* “Hide completed Adventures” setting now defaults to off (for fresh installs)
* Activity reviews are now sorted by completion date, from most recent to oldest
* Analytics updates
Bugfixes:
* On the Activity screen, review date changed to the completed date for all entries
* ScrollView scroll indicators fixed to righthand side of screen.
version 1.3.3
posted on 2021-05-19
Improvements:
* All mentions of "log/logged" removed or changed to "review."
* Activity Screen timestamps are now the date a user completed the Adventure rather than the date posted.
* Main app header now reads "Geocaching Adventure Lab(R)" (no longer "Geocaching Adventures").
* Analytics updates
Bugfixes:
* Activity Screen timestamps now align with the device's timezone.
* Directions to Adventure Locations should go to the correct lat/long if special characters are present in the title.
version 1.3.2
posted on 2021-04-27
Improvements:
* Now displaying completed Adventure count and removed Geocaching total finds from header.
* Various accessibility improvements on the main map
* Additional analytics
Bugfixes:
* Sign up alert popup and keyboard overlap anomaly
version 1.2.31
posted on 2021-03-03
Improvements:
* Adventure Lab (TM) changed to Adventure Lab (R)
* Infrastructure to handle additional interactivity
* Improved handling of smart punctuation when submitting Location answers
* Style updates on the ‘submit answer’ screen
* React Native library dependency updates
* Analytics updates
Bugfixes:
* Main map occasionally crashes when pressing a pin
version 1.2.30
posted on 2021-01-26
Improvements:
* Journals now have the location name
* Completed Adventures can now be revisited from their details page by pressing the ‘Completed’ button
* Simplified storage library implementation
Bugfixes:
* Adventures details screen sometimes displays placeholder content
* Library updates for stability improvements
version 1.2.29
posted on 2020-12-22
* Completed Adventures are hidden by default. This can be changed in the Settings screen.
* Fixes a bug where users could be defaulted into metric measurements.
version 1.2.28
posted on 2020-12-15
Included in 1.2.28:
* Settings screen added to Profile screen with option for metric measures
* All videos now have a direct link in case they cannot load in-app
* See Public and Private Adventures created by you from the Profile screen
* Now displays the final location’s journal entry after completing an Adventure
* BugFix: fixes an issue where deeplinks would open a browser beforehand
version 1.2.27
posted on 2020-11-19
Features:
* Share button share link now uses Firebase Dynamic Links
Bugfixes:
* Stage complete sounds should no longer pause other audio
* Fix crash on return to Adventure Details map if number of stages has changed
version 1.2.26
posted on 2020-10-28
* Stability improvements
version 1.2.25
posted on 2020-10-22
Features:
* Ability to share an Adventure
* Infrastructure to support Firebase Dynamic Links
version 1.2.24
posted on 2020-10-13
* Update Firebase libraries
Bugfixes:
* App sometimes stops responding after viewing Adventure activity logs
version 1.2.22
posted on 2020-09-30
* Replace navigation library with React-Navigation
* Additional debug logging to facilitate further stability improvements
* Stability improvements
version 1.2.23
posted on 2020-09-30
Features:
* Ability to request access to create an Adventure
* Update translations
* Additional telemetry logging to assist in stability improvements
Bugfixes:
* Find count refreshes more frequently
version 1.2.21
posted on 2020-09-08
Bugfixes:
* Manual sign out doesn't work when access token is expired
* Auto sign out doesn't work when refresh token is expired
version 1.2.20
posted on 2020-08-11
Features:
* Emphasize Adventures published within the past 30-days
* Updated map pin icons
* Firebase infrastructure
Bugfixes:
* Occasional infinite loop when refreshing access token
* Occasional crash when tapping map pin
version 1.2.19
posted on 2020-07-24
Features:
* Push notification infrastructure
Bugfixes:
* Center-on-user button on ExploreMap should follow moving user
version 1.2.18
posted on 2020-07-15
Bugfix:
* Date formatting causes crash on some devices
version 1.2.16
posted on 2020-06-24
Changes:
- Updated React-Native libraries
Bugfixes:
- Social Login updates to mitigate signout and startup errors
- Updated the way data persists when the app is closed and reopened
version 1.2.15
posted on 2020-06-10
Bugfixes:
* My Location pin stops indicating direction after completing an Adventure stage
* Adventure map pins should only animate the first time they are added to the map
* Map pins on Adventure static map should not animate
* Header navigation icons are the wrong size
* Accessibility: Increase header navigation button touch target size and add accessibility labels
version 1.2.14
posted on 2020-06-01
Features:
* Splash Screen updated to match app icon
* Discover screen videos updated with official YouTube branding
* Updated social signin button copy and styles
Bugfixes:
* Position stops updating after completing a stage of an Adventure
* Login screen does not work with LastPass
* Accessibility: Can't log into the app when TalkBack is on
* Accessibility: Adventure Details screen elements aren't read correctly by a screenreader
* Incorrect styling on Adventure completion screen header
version 1.2.13
posted on 2020-04-27
Features:
* Geolocation library upgrade
* New and improved error screen
Bugfixes:
* Improve geolocation permissions handling
* 'Searching Adventures' spinner no longer displays indefinitely on map
* Last active Adventure now gets cleared correctly when navigating back to the map
* Fix crash on Discover screen
version 1.2.11
posted on 2020-04-06
* Added the “Discover Module”. Get introduced to Adventure Lab, and get tips and advice from Adventure creators.
* Stability improvement.
version 1.2.9
posted on 2020-04-01
Features:
* Support Android 5.0 Lollipop and greater
* Enable Hermes: JavaScript engine optimized for React Native
version 1.2.8
posted on 2020-02-25
Features:
* GDPR updates
Bugfixes:
* Improved handling of smart quotes while submitting answers
version 1.2.5
posted on 2020-01-13
Bug fixes:
- App occasionally crashes on Activity Log screen
- App occasionally crashes while configuring location permissions
version 1.2.4
posted on 2020-01-06
Features:
- Add API sharing disclosure and Do Not Sell links for CCPA
- Update profile screen styling
Bugfixes:
- Adventure owners should not be able to report their own Adventures
- Be Safe screen is hard to use on some screen sizes
- Onboarding screen does not scroll on small screens
- App crashes after creating an account with Facebook
version 1.2.3
posted on 2019-12-11
* Allow players to report an adventure for violating guidelines or terms of use.
* Various bug fixes and stability improvements.
version 1.2.2
posted on 2019-12-02
* Upgrade to React Native 0.60.6
* Various bug fixes and stability improvements
version 1.2.1
posted on 2019-11-18
* Improved account creation experience
version 1.2.0
posted on 2019-11-05
* Users can now create and edit Activity Logs after completing an Adventure
* Stability and performance improvements
version 1.1.15
posted on 2019-10-22
- Users are now notified to "be safe" and accept updated terms and conditions
- stability improvements and bug fixes
version 1.1.14
posted on 2019-10-16
* Various stability improvements
version 1.1.13
posted on 2019-10-07
Features:
* Login with Facebook
version 1.1.12
posted on 2019-09-25
* Various bugfixes and stability improvements
version 1.1.11
posted on 2019-09-03
Features:
* No signup required to begin exploring
* User avatars and find count now available
* Adventure map directional indicator
* Users can rate the application
Bugfixes
* App now backgrounds when tapping hardware back from the home screen
version 1.1.10
posted on 2019-08-08
Features:
* We've added a Map so you can explore Adventures around you
* Your phone will vibrate when you're close to a location
