Wayland Square Connect TEST

Paste from email, Google Docs, or another formatted source. The app will preserve safe formatting like paragraph spacing, bold, italic, bullets, numbered lists, headings, links, and simple text colors.

Add each choice in its own box. No numbering needed.

A view-only list of member businesses and contact information. To update your own listing, use the Profile section.

Store organized links to OneDrive, Google Drive, shared folders, city resources, and planning documents. The app stores links only, not the actual files.

Manage how Wayland Square Connect alerts you. The top bell shows unread alerts; Open Items shows things that need action.

Enable this device for Firebase Cloud Messaging. This registers the browser/app with the TEST Firebase project and saves the device token to your user profile.

Notifications have not been checked on this device yet.

Members can add or update their own business/contact info here. Admins can still override entries if needed.

TEST BUILD · Version 2026.07.03.39.6.3

Wayland Square Connect TEST is the development version used to safely test updates before production.

What's New in v39.6.1 — Bottom Navigation Color Fix

• Fixed customized bottom navigation so selected icons keep their correct feature color instead of staying gray.
• Added active color support for Notes, Votes, Profile, Alert Settings, and About when they are pinned to the bottom navigation.
• No Firebase or Cloud Functions changes are required for this visual patch.

What's New in v39.5.7 — Chat & Dashboard Refinement

• Refined My Dashboard into a quieter centered section heading so the Wayland banner remains the primary visual.
• Chat now opens at the newest message instead of the top of the conversation.
• Improved iPhone bottom spacing so the composer and Send button remain visible above the bottom navigation.
• Chat stays at the newest message after sending, while preserving position when a member is reading older messages.
• Kept the Firebase Web Push VAPID registration fix from v39.5.6.

What's New in v37.1 — Design Day Refinement

• Changed Home to the official Wayland Square Connect blue.
• Refined the bottom navigation so inactive labels stay calm while icons keep their feature colors.
• Removed the extra dashboard description to reduce clutter and save space.
• Fine-tuned dashboard card spacing, icon sizing, shadows, and corner radius.
• Added the design philosophy line: Designed with simplicity, clarity, and community in mind.

Previous Update: v37.0

• Introduced the first Wayland Square Connect visual design system.
• Redesigned Home dashboard cards with modern colored circular icons.
• Added a Rhode Island-inspired palette: Ocean Blue, Harbor Green, Sea Glass, Copper, Cranberry, Brass, and Granite.
• Polished the login and dashboard experience with softer cards, better spacing, and cleaner hierarchy.
• Added the app signature: Designed for the Wayland Square Merchants Association. Built with care in Rhode Island.

Previous Update: v36

• Expanded Cloud Function push notifications beyond Chat to Events, Votes, Files, and Notes.
• Added color-coded alert accents for Chat, Events, Votes, Files, and Notes.
• Improved alert wording and visual scanning in the bell / Alerts list.
• Kept notification preferences, banner/sound settings, and app icon badge behavior.

Previous Update: v35.2

• Cleaned up Home dashboard labels.
• Changed the Alerts tile to Alert Settings and removed duplicate wording.
• Simplified the About tile label.

Previous Update: v29

• Added unread badge counts to Events and Files in the bottom navigation.
• Added unread badge counts to Events, Files, Notes, and Votes on the Home dashboard tiles.
• Added Notes to the Alerts Center so new notes can surface like chat, files, votes, and events.
• The header bell still shows the total unread alert count across all alert types.
• Kept v28's reusable alert system and notification preference support.

Previous Update: v28

• Expanded Alerts Center to include files, votes, and RSVP-needed event items.
• Alert counts now respect each user's notification preferences.
• Files & Links can now appear as unread Alerts until marked read.
• Votes and event RSVP reminders are organized through the same reusable alert system.

Previous Update: v27

• Added chat alerts to the Alerts Center.
• Header bell badge included unread chat messages.
• Tapping a chat alert opens Chat and marks it as read.

Previous Update: v26

• Added Alerts Center foundation.
• Moved notification preferences into the Alerts area.
• Added red badge support to the header bell.
• Added About / Change Log and Check for Updates.

Coming Next

• Design Review: refine spacing, icons, and colors after real use.
• Dashboard customization so members can choose what appears on Home.
• Production 1.0 release planning.