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Version 5.0.0 - New Year 2025 Release

Released: January 1, 2025
Status: Stable
Codename: Phoenix

🎊 Major Release Highlights​

This is our biggest release yet, introducing AI-powered features, a complete visual refresh, and powerful new integrations to help you build better habits in 2025.

🚀 New Features​

AI Habit Coach​

  • Personalized Recommendations: AI analyzes your habit patterns and suggests optimal times and frequencies
  • Smart Reminders: Adaptive notifications that learn from your response patterns
  • Daily Insights: Contextual tips and motivation based on your progress
  • Difficulty Adjustment: Automatic goal adjustment when you're struggling or excelling

Social & Community​

  • Habit Circles: Create private groups to share progress with friends and family
  • Global Challenges: Participate in worldwide habit challenges
  • Accountability Partners: Get matched with partners based on similar goals
  • Leaderboards: Compete with friends or globally (opt-in)

Enhanced Analytics​

  • Predictive Success Rates: ML models predict your likelihood of success
  • Correlation Discovery: Find connections between different habits
  • Custom Dashboards: Build your own analytics views
  • Export Options: Export data in CSV, JSON, or PDF formats

New Integrations​

PlatformFeatures
Apple HealthTwo-way sync for health metrics
Google FitActivity and nutrition tracking
NotionAutomatic habit journal entries
SpotifyMotivational playlists based on mood
SlackTeam habit tracking for workplaces

💅 Design Updates​

Complete UI Overhaul​

  • Material Design 3 on Android
  • iOS 17 design language
  • 20+ new themes including dynamic themes
  • Improved dark mode with true black option
  • Customizable color schemes per habit

New Components​

  • Interactive widgets with quick actions
  • Floating action button for quick logging
  • Swipe gestures for common actions
  • Pull-to-refresh with haptic feedback
  • Animated progress indicators

🛠 Technical Improvements​

Performance​

Metric              | Before | After | Improvement
--------------------|--------|-------|------------
App Launch          | 3.2s   | 1.2s  | 62% faster
Sync Time           | 8s     | 2.5s  | 69% faster
Battery Usage/hour  | 3.8%   | 2.3%  | 40% less
Memory Usage        | 180MB  | 120MB | 33% less

API v2 Enhancements​

  • GraphQL endpoint (beta)
  • WebSocket support for real-time updates
  • Batch operations for bulk updates
  • Improved rate limits (500 req/min)
  • New webhook system

🐛 Bug Fixes​

Critical​

  • Fixed data loss issue when switching time zones
  • Resolved streak calculation errors for DST changes
  • Fixed crash on devices with >500 habits
  • Corrected sync conflicts causing duplicate entries

Major​

  • Widget not updating after habit completion
  • Notifications appearing at wrong times
  • Statistics showing incorrect percentages
  • Apple Watch complications not refreshing
  • Android 14 notification permission issues

Minor​

  • UI glitches in landscape orientation
  • Translation errors in 12 languages
  • Color picker accessibility issues
  • Export function timeout for large datasets
  • Share sheet not appearing on iPad

💔 Breaking Changes​

API Changes​

// Old (v1)
POST /habits/checkin
{
  "habitId": "123",
  "date": "2025-01-01",
  "status": "done"
}

// New (v2)
POST /habits/{habitId}/logs
{
  "targetDate": "2025-01-01",
  "value": 1,
  "unitSymbol": "rep"
}

Deprecated Features​

  • ❌ Legacy widget (use new interactive widgets)
  • ❌ Old notification system (migrate to channels)
  • ❌ CSV import v1 format (use v2 format)
  • ❌ Manual backup (automatic cloud backup only)

Migration Required​

  1. Custom Themes: Need to be recreated in new format
  2. API Integrations: Update to v2 endpoints by July 2025
  3. Widgets: Replace legacy widgets with new ones
  4. Shortcuts: Siri Shortcuts need to be reconfigured

📱 Platform-Specific​

iOS​

  • Live Activities support
  • StandBy mode widgets
  • Action button integration (iPhone 15 Pro)
  • Focus filters
  • Interactive notifications

Android​

  • Material You theming
  • Predictive back gesture
  • App cloning support
  • Quick Settings tile
  • Health Connect integration

Web​

  • PWA improvements
  • Offline support
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Drag-and-drop interface
  • Real-time collaboration

🎁 Premium Features​

New premium additions:

  • Unlimited AI coaching
  • Advanced analytics
  • Priority sync
  • Custom sounds
  • Early access program
  • Premium support chat

⚠️ Known Issues​

  • Landscape mode has minor UI issues (fix in 5.0.1)
  • Slow sync for users with 1000+ habits
  • Some translations incomplete
  • Widget may need manual refresh after update
  • Share extension not working on macOS

📅 Upcoming in v5.1​

Target Release: March 2025

  • Voice control
  • AR visualizations
  • Habit marketplace
  • Family plans
  • Enterprise features
  • Apple Vision Pro support

📖 Documentation​

💬 Feedback​

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Thank you to our 5 million users for making Habitify better every day! 🙏