Beartooth for iPhone3.2.1 - App Store

Official iPhone application for Beartooth devices.

Beartooth is a handheld device that works with your smartphone to keep you connected when there is no cell service.

Voice - Push-to-talk means quick communication between you and your crew up to 5 miles away.

Text - One-on-one or group texts to any Beartooth users up to 10 miles away.

Maps - The topographic Beartooth maps are made for the explorer.

Version History • Beartooth now automatically checks if the other contact is in range when you open a conversation view
• Added confirmation/error haptic feedback across the app
• Added a new debug mode to show additional information for received messages
• Handles an issue in iOS 13.x that causes PTT messages to fail after an incoming or outgoing call
• Increased the speed required to trigger the delete message feature, which was causing issues when trying to play back PTT messages
• Fixed an issue that caused the keyboard in the conversation view to not update when the system theme was changed
• Fixed an issue that caused screen flickering when swiping up the keyboard in the conversation view
• Fixed an issue where the messages list wouldn’t refresh when receiving a new message from an unknown contact
• Adjusted dark mode map styling to be more pleasing on OLED devices

Additions/fixes from v3.2:
• Fixed an issue that caused all PTT messages to start, then fail until an app restart was performed
• PTT touch responsiveness has been improved
• Beartooth audio now mixes with other apps (eg. music, podcasts)
• Fixed an issue that allowed messages to attempt to be sent when the Beartooth device connection had dropped
• Message sending state is now better explained 3.2.1 11/27/2019 • Fixed an issue that caused all PTT messages to start, then fail until an app restart was performed
• PTT touch responsiveness has been improved
• Beartooth audio now mixes with other apps (eg. music, podcasts)
• Fixed an issue that allowed messages to attempt to be sent when the Beartooth device connection had dropped
• Message sending state is now better explained
• Additional UI/UX improvements 3.2 11/15/2019 iOS

- Fixes an issue with text being white during onboarding when using the system dark mode
- Fixes an issue that would cause a “Location Access Required” message to appear when it was already allowed
- Other small bug fixes & improvements

watchOS

- Fixes a crash that could occur when the PTT was pressed.
- The PTT is now a toggle button.
- Other minor bug fixes. 3.1.1 10/16/2019 + Beartooth for Apple Watch: an all-new Beartooth experience right on your wrist. Add and delete people & groups, send PTT, text, and location messages — all without using your phone
+ We heard you loud and clear: PTT messages now play out loud from the speaker when backgrounded again. You can switch this off and receive PTT alerts silently with a notification by turning on the new Do Not Disturb toggle within Beartooth settings
+ Old notifications are now cleared when opening the app
+ Now you are alerted when a user requests your location
+ Location details popup now uses your selected map style (ie. regular or satellite)
+ As usual, more small interface tweaks & improvements

- Fixed an issue that made sent/received locations unable to be opened while offline
- Fixed an issue that caused group invites received in the background unable to be joined
- Fixed problems related to the battery level icon showing incorrect coloring/percentage at times
- Fixed a few issues with downloading offline maps 3.1 09/20/2019 • Now you can turn off the Beartooth status LED in your device’s Advanced Settings menu
• Now saves your map style selection between app launches, ie. satellite style
• Fixes some issues experienced when on phone, FaceTime, or VoIP calls
• Fixes issues that caused Beartooth audio to be interrupted and not resumed until the app is returned to the foreground
• Fixes issues that prevented other audio from resuming when a Beartooth audio message is received
• Fixes flickering and sluggishness in the Messages list view when receiving a voice message
• Other visual tweaks, stability & performance improvements

Coming soon: A brand new Beartooth experience for Apple Watch

What was new in 3.0:
• All-new header bar with quick access to your Beartooth settings & information view
• Easily know if you’re connected to your Beartooth with a new grayscale UI when not connected
• All-new Beartooth info card with device & connection information
• Now you can press & hold on a message in the conversation view to delete it
• People & groups now show in-line
• All-new light/dark mode maps
• Performance & speed improvements with initiating a PTT message
• Full iOS 13 support, including new system-wide dark & light modes 3.0.1 08/13/2019 What’s new in this release:
• All-new header bar with quick access to your Beartooth settings & information view
• Easily know if you’re connected to your Beartooth with a new grayscale UI when not connected
• All-new Beartooth info card with device & connection information
• Now you can press & hold on a message in the conversation view to delete it
• People & groups now show in-line
• All-new light/dark mode maps
• Performance & speed improvements with initiating a PTT message
• Continued interface & user experience improvements
• Full iOS 13 support, including new system-wide dark & light modes
• Fixed an issue that causes idle Beartooth devices to drop connection randomly
• Additional bug fixes & under-the-hood changes 3.0.0 07/22/2019 • Lowered roger beep volume so as to not blast people's ears out when using headsets or other audio devices
• Keyboard now automatically dismisses when a message is sent
• Fixed a shake-to-PTT bug, as well as other little bugs 2.3.2 07/01/2019 • AirPods now supported for playback & PTT messages
• Updated easier to understand chat view, which is also more fun to use!
• More bug fixes, performance improvements & design tweaks 2.3.1 06/26/2019 - Can't touch and hold the PTT button due to wearing gloves or having full hands? Now just shake your phone twice to start a PTT message, hands-free.
- Bug fixes & performance improvements 2.3.0 06/20/2019 Fixed a bug with firmware updates.
Minor design tweaks and bugfixes. 2.2.1 06/03/2019 -All new design & iconography across the app
-Automatically shows downloaded maps when you're without a network connection
-Support for larger and smaller font sizes using Dynamic Type
-Bug fixes & hardware stability improvements 2.2.0 05/24/2019 - Multiple deletion support for contacts, groups, and message threads.
- Improved PTT feedback.
- Improved location sharing UX.
- Fixed a few bugs and improved performance. 2.1.1 05/17/2019 Joining groups is now easier. Scan a group QR code to instantly join the group.
You can now request the location of other users in conversations.
You can now see signal strength for all inbound messages in real time. This lets you know the quality of signal between you and the sender. 2.1.0 04/25/2019 BUGFIXES:
- A test group was being erroneously generated. 2.0.1 03/11/2019 Contacts
- Easily share and add contacts using a Beartooth QR code.
- Automatic identification - other users will automatically receive your contact information when they receive a message from you.
- Scan Nearby - Scanning for other users now uses Bluetooth Low Energy and is much faster.
Groups
- Improved management of groups and invites.
Conversations
- Refreshed user interface
- Improved messaging experience including queueing and tap to retry.
Ecosystem
- Cross compatibility with Sonim's Direct Mode.
General
- Improved reliability of messaging.
- Improved stability. 2.0.0 03/06/2019 WHAT'S NEW:
- Firmware v1.3.2 is bundled for compatible hardware.

BUGFIXES:
- It was possible for text messages to be corrupted.
- Group message threads were not properly loading their full message histories.
- The PTT button could occasionally get stuck. 1.7.7 02/15/2019 - Streamlined group invite controls to reduce accidental rejection of invites. The remove button is now revealed by swiping on an invite.
- Fixed audio issues on iPhone XS. 1.7.5 11/14/2018 - Addressed some additional stability issues that could occur in cases where the device disconnects and re-connects (i.e. after a firmware update).
- Fixed two cases that could lead to the app either crashing or entering an invalid state. 1.7.4 10/17/2018 BUGFIXES:
- The firmware update alert shown after app launch could cause the app to crash. 1.7.3 10/14/2018 - We've addressed a number of bugs and usability issues with groups management.
- For revision 2 devices:
- Firmware v1.3.0
- Airplane mode is now available in the app settings. 1.7.2 10/06/2018 BUGFIXES:
- Improved group messaging reliability.
- Group members were displaying incorrectly in conversations unless you were the creator.
- The PTT would stick if you inadvertently switched tabs while speaking. 1.6.2 07/10/2018 WHAT'S NEW:
- Performance improvements.
BUGFIXES:
- Under certain circumstances, backgrounding the app could cause communication issues.
- Sometimes voice capture would fail to start, resulting in sent voice messages that were empty.
- The device serial number was not updating correctly on the 'Settings' tab.
- Bluetooth disconnection events were not generating notifications. 1.6.1 06/20/2018 WHAT'S NEW:
- We've added a new app setup process to make it easier to get up and running.

BUGFIXES:
- Fixed several bugs that lead to app crashes.
- It was sometimes possible to save duplicate contacts and groups.
- Sometimes contact scanning would stop working. 1.5.1 06/11/2018 New Features:
- Group creation and editing has been redesigned to make the process easier
Improvements:
- Various stability improvements and bugfixes 1.4.0 04/13/2018 This update includes firmware version 1.1.5 for compatible hardware, as well as several bugfixes and improvements. 1.3.3 04/01/2018