Release Notes

What's new in Frienzy — features, improvements & fixes.

What's new in Frienzy - April & May 2026

Over the past two months, we've shipped a significant update across both the Frienzy Web Panel and Mobile App. This release focused on making the itinerary builder more powerful and reliable, improving the notifications experience, strengthening traveler management tools, and expanding our white-label lineup. We also addressed a number of bugs and quality-of-life improvements based on feedback from our agency partners. Here's a full summary of everything that went live in April and May.

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WEB PANEL
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🗺️ ITINERARY BUILDER

  • All days within a trip's date range are now pre-created automatically

  • Copy and paste itinerary items between trips

  • Bulk-move and multi-select itinerary items across dates

  • Add flight segments directly from the 'Add Item to Day' button

  • New draft/unsaved-work warning so progress is never lost

  • Added a 'from library' option when adding items to a day

  • Maps and phone numbers are now clickable links

  • Fixed ordering and date-change bugs, including itineraries disappearing on date change and items scrambling after AI builds


🤖 AI IMPORT & EDITING

  • You can now edit itineraries with AI

  • AI import no longer auto-populates phone numbers and websites

  • Improved image selection

  • Multi-day entries are now grouped correctly instead of collapsing into a single day


📄 BROCHURES & PDF EXPORT

  • Can Preview/Customize PDF before exporting or downloading as a file

  • PDF exports now include accommodation details (nights, confirmation number, room type)

  • Itinerary order is now preserved in exports

  • Resolved several PDF generation and styling failures

  • Reorder brochure trip highlights via drag-and-drop

  • Fixed the TrekkSoft 'Book Now' link on brochure pages

  • Fixed draft brochures incorrectly showing as published

  • Fixed mobile responsive issues in the brochures section


🔔 NOTIFICATIONS

  • Schedule customized push notifications to specific travelers

  • Support for pre-trip and post-trip activity reminders outside main trip dates

  • Admins can send custom push notifications

  • Fixed duplicate notifications and notifications showing for trips an agent isn't part of

  • Fixed pre-trip flight notification timing issues


👥 TRAVELERS & INVITATIONS

  • Bulk invite travelers from the edit-itinerary screen

  • Not-yet-joined invitees are now reusable across assignments

  • Remove pending invites

  • Bulk-assign existing items to a traveler

  • Fixed missing invitation emails and the broken SMS invite flow

  • Fixed invite-email copy and logo issues

  • Enhanced invite link previews with trip cover images and branding

  • Hosts can now be hidden from the traveler list


🔒 ACCOUNTS, PERMISSIONS & SECURITY

  • Logged-in users can now reset their password

  • Added a logout confirmation prompt

  • Agents without brochure permissions are restricted from the 'Create a Brochure' popup

  • Admins can view users' login/signup method

  • Fixed admin login issues and business-account access

  • Fixed an incorrect 'Subscription: Traveler' label on agent accounts


🧭 TRIPS & OVERVIEW

  • Overview page is now more at-a-glance with a condensed, expandable itinerary view

  • Added published vs. unpublished trip filters

  • Added co-branding image/logo support

  • Added a default cover image setting for new trips

  • Fixed trip duplication to copy itinerary items, with improved photo handling

  • Fixed cover image cropping and zooming

  • Replaced the demo trip with an Amalfi Coast itinerary


💬 CHAT

  • Chat timestamps now display in 12-hour format

  • Fixed the member count display

  • Reduced friction in the B2C 'Accept Message Request' prompt


📚 RELEASE NOTES & HELP

  • Replaced the old Changelog with a public Release Notes page

  • Added a Release Notes tab to the dashboard with admin notifications on publish

  • Embedded the Help Scout knowledge base


⚡ PERFORMANCE & PLATFORM

  • Improved landing page Core Web Vitals on mobile and desktop

  • Improved airport search and image quality


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MOBILE APP
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📶 OFFLINE MODE

  • View chats offline, with chats now persisting while offline

  • Create expenses while in offline mode

  • Media uploads now continue in the background

  • 'Add Flight' button is disabled in offline mode to prevent errors

  • Fixed notes created offline not rendering once connectivity is restored

  • Fixed an issue where users were stuck in offline mode and unable to see their itinerary


💬 CHAT & MESSAGING

  • Improved overall chat UX

  • Added live chat refresh and pull-to-refresh across the app

  • Pin comments and messages in chat

  • Fixed trip chat poll alignment and missing sender information

  • Fixed incorrect trip chat member count display

  • Travelers must now accept a chat from the business before messaging (B2C)

  • Added the ability to block and unblock users, with improved blocking logic

  • Removed peer-to-peer messaging from the main Frienzy app for certain clients


🔔 NOTIFICATIONS

  • Enhanced in-app notifications with itinerary context and deep linking

  • Fixed duplicate notifications and improved visibility of new notifications

  • Fixed flight notifications arriving late or not at all

  • Fixed flight delay notifications still showing after a flight had departed

  • Fixed invite notification alerts not being received


🗺️ ITINERARY & TRIPS

  • Pre/post-trip parity now available on mobile

  • Control over itinerary preview in the mobile app overview

  • Traveler-created itineraries now default to private assignment

  • Rich text content from web is now supported in the itinerary description editor

  • Added the missing 'What to Bring' field

  • Map, location, and phone number links now work

  • Auto-added visa hyperlinks in notes are now clickable

  • Fixed assigning travelers to an itinerary not saving

  • Fixed flight itineraries not showing assigned users in edit view

  • Fixed time being added to itinerary items that had no time


🖼️ MEDIA & PERFORMANCE

  • Preserve original photo quality in the media tab

  • Fixed photos downloaded through the app coming out in lower quality

  • Improved image loading and rendering speed

  • Fixed the empty state briefly appearing before active trips on login


👤 ACCOUNTS & PROFILES

  • Visible user role labels added in-app to reduce login confusion

  • Users can now edit their profile enhancement submissions after submitting

  • Fixed verification emails not being sent


🏷️ WHITE-LABEL APPS

  • Launched new white-label apps (iOS & Android): Venture Ashore, Prime Tours, Warther Tours, The Status Group Tours, Making Memories Tours, and Live Life Safaris

  • Updated white-label design for empty trips on mobile

  • Updated primary color and fixed an Android-specific bug for Prime Tours

  • Updated apps to meet Google Play requirements