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Everything we've shipped to PillBird, newest first — written plainly, so you can see what actually changed for you.

Last updated 4 September 2026

Version 1.1 — September 2026

Reminders that keep going until you've actually taken your dose, plus a round of fixes for things that had been quietly wrong for a while.

  • Reminders can now keep nudging until you log the dose, instead of going quiet after one follow-up — set it up during setup, or any time under Reminders → Backup nudge
  • New users were getting no follow-up reminder at all until they opened Settings. Fixed
  • Patch and ring users: a new week no longer arrives already ticked off
  • Logging a period across several days now saves what you selected — the count and the Save button were both ignoring a completed selection
  • Mood bars in Insights fill in on their own instead of waiting for a tap
  • "Lost or damaged" now opens a share that already asks the question, rather than a blank update
  • No more grey flash when moving between Settings and Home
  • Home screen widgets: fixed cramped text on the schedule ring and on-time score, and the day grid no longer floods the card on long-acting methods. The Next action widget now comes in a small size too
  • Pill Bird can now tell you when a new version is available and install it without leaving the app

July 2026

A big pass over the moments that were quietly frustrating: what to do when something goes wrong, and making the day-to-day screens easier to read at a glance.

  • Lost, damaged or misplaced your pill, patch or ring? There's now a Start over option that gives you first-aid guidance and resets your schedule to today — without making you change your method
  • The mood slider can be dragged, not just tapped
  • Symptom cards, calendar colours and the mood heatmap are all easier to read
  • The back button now behaves the way you'd expect from anywhere in the app
  • The upgrade screen spells out exactly what's included in Plus, with no ambiguous ticks
  • Reminders are steadier, and your symptom history shows up as a proper timeline on the web summary you share

June 2026

Support from the people around you, and a round of fixes for anyone not on a daily pill.

  • Someone you trust can now send you a gentle check-in from the link you shared with them — it arrives as a quiet notification, and you can see every check-in you've received in the app
  • Patch, ring and shot users: a new week or cycle no longer opens looking like you'd already done it
  • Your streak now counts correctly when you fill in days you'd used the app before
  • The period start screen is readable in light mode, and pre-selected dates stand out properly
  • Home screen widgets wrap long text instead of cutting it off
  • Insights gained late-dose tracking, so you can see not just whether you took a dose but when

May 2026 — PillBird launches

The first public release. Everything below works without an account; signing in is only needed for the features that sync or restore a purchase.

  • Track any method — daily pill, mini-pill, patch, ring, shot, implant or IUD — each with its own schedule and reminders
  • Reminders written in the tone you choose, from gentle to clinical, with a discreet mode that never names your medication on the lock screen
  • Log mood, symptoms and periods, and see the patterns across your cycle in Insights
  • Share a private, encrypted summary with a partner or your doctor, with a link you can revoke at any time
  • Optional cloud backup, off by default, so your data stays on your device unless you turn it on
  • Lock the app behind a passcode or your fingerprint, with recovery codes in case you forget
  • Home and lock screen widgets, refill tracking, and colour themes

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