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What's New

Every little update, with love.

🍅 v0.6.0✨ Latest📅 2026-04-04
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Added

  • ●Friend Activity Digest — a bottom-right toast that appears when you return after 15+ minutes away, showing how many Pomodoros your friends completed while you were gone and what they were working on
  • ●Backward navigation button on the timer — step back one phase in the cycle (disabled at Pomodoro #1)
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Changed

  • ●Timer control buttons replaced: Skip / Reset / Full Reset are now Backward (chevron-left), Forward (chevron-right), and Full Reset (×)
  • ●Room privileged-user controls updated to match: Backward and Forward chevrons replace the old Skip / Reset pair
🍅 v0.5.1📅 2026-03-31
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Added

  • ●Share task details — new toggle in Settings (under "Share my activity") to control whether the task you're working on is visible to friends in the activity feed and toasts
  • ●Host leave prompt — when the host of a group room leaves with participants still present, they're now prompted to either transfer host to another participant or close the room for everyone
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Changed

  • ●Activity feed now shows the last 7 days of friend milestones instead of events since last visit
  • ●Friend activity toasts now show the task text as an italic line when available
  • ●Activity feed items redesigned: compact avatars, name and timestamp on one row, italic task line below the action
  • ●Friends who are in a group room now show as online (Focusing / Short Break / Long Break) instead of "last seen Xm ago" — presence is kept active for the entire room stay, not just during work phases
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Fixed

  • ●Group room participants no longer appear as "last seen Xm ago" while still in the room during a break or paused state
  • ●Presence heartbeat now runs for the full room session, preventing the 2-minute TTL from expiring mid-break
🍅 v0.5.0📅 2026-03-28
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Added

  • ●Focus invitations — send a friend a live invite to join your Pomodoro session; they see a banner with Accept / Decline directly on screen
  • ●Friends Activity Widget — see which friends are focusing right now, with a live countdown, task text, and a one-click Join or Invite button; also shows recently-online friends
  • ●Activity feed on Friends page — a log of friend milestones (session started, pomodoro completed) since your last visit, up to 30 days back
  • ●Password reset — "Forgot password?" link on the sign-in page sends a reset link to your email
  • ●Keyboard shortcuts — `Space` play/pause · `N` new task · `1–9` select task · `C` complete/undo · `D` delete · `E` edit · `Esc` exit task input; shortcuts also work in group rooms
  • ●Settings page — social preferences (Intentions, Share my activity) are now also accessible at `/settings`
  • ●Group room redesign — the room timer now uses the same compact layout as the solo timer; room settings, leave, and end room are tucked into the expand menu
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Changed

  • ●"Share my activity" now defaults to off for new accounts
  • ●All achievements are now Bronze tier — silver has been removed
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Fixed

  • ●Keyboard shortcut `N` now reliably focuses the task input every time
  • ●Refreshing a group room no longer causes you to lose co-host status
🍅 v0.4.0📅 2026-03-21
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Added

  • ●Leaderboards — daily, weekly, monthly, and all-time tabs ranking you and your friends by total focus minutes
  • ●Public profile pages — each user has a public page showing their focus stats, achievements, and a 14-day activity heatmap
  • ●Feedback form — floating button on every page to submit feature requests or bug reports
  • ●Friends list activity — the Friends page shows 🍅 Focusing badges and Join buttons for friends in an active session
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Changed

  • ●Auto-start is now two separate settings: Auto-start breaks and Auto-start pomodoros
  • ●Leaderboard link added to the navbar
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Fixed

  • ●Skipping a Pomodoro from session #1 no longer incorrectly triggers a long break
🍅 v0.3.1📅 2026-03-17
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Added

  • ●Profile page — view and update your display name, avatar, email, and password
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Fixed

  • ●Reflection modal no longer appears for unverified accounts
  • ●Profile page no longer shows a blank screen on load
  • ●Task text in the task list now always renders left-aligned
🍅 v0.3.0📅 2026-03-16
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Added

  • ●Multi-task list — add as many tasks as you want before or during a session; check them off mid-Pomodoro without interrupting the timer
  • ●Group rooms: each participant now has their own task list, visible on their participant card
  • ●Reflection modal now shows all tasks from the session with individual done/not-done toggles
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Changed

  • ●Intentions journal and dashboard now group tasks by session block
  • ●Tasks persist across Pomodoro phases and are only cleared on reset or completion
🍅 v0.2.0📅 2026-03-15
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Added

  • ●Achievement reset: unlocked achievements now show a Reset button
  • ●Intentions journal: trash icon to delete individual intentions
  • ●Open Graph image — pomopals.com now shows a branded preview when shared on social media
  • ●Product roadmap tab on the What's New page
  • ●Room Settings panel (host and co-hosts only): adjust timer durations for the current room
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Changed

  • ●Adding a friend by name no longer requires their email — search by name and send directly
  • ●Library articles now include a "Read next" section
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Fixed

  • ●Email verification link now automatically signs you in after verifying
  • ●Skip timer no longer increments the Pomodoro count
  • ●"First Step" achievement now requires completing at least 90% of a session
  • ●Reflection modal now appears when skipping, resetting, or ending a Pomodoro early
  • ●Refreshing a group room no longer causes you to lose host status
🍅 v0.1.0📅 2026-03-15
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Added

  • ●Initial launch of PomoPals
  • ●Pomodoro timer with customisable work and break intervals
  • ●Study rooms for focused sessions with friends
  • ●Friends system to connect and study together
  • ●Trophies and achievements to celebrate milestones
  • ●Intentions feature to set session goals
  • ●Analytics dashboard to track focus habits
  • ●Library with articles and guides on the Pomodoro technique