RecovR Release Notes

Dealers

Lot Management 1.54.0

May 8, 2025

Coming Soon!

🚗 Reorganized Locator Alerts / Statuses

We have reorganized some locator statuses. There were drawbacks to the previous method - for instance, a locator might be have the "Position Pending" and "Not Reporting" statuses, but only one would show at a time.

We have added a new "Locator Alerts" column that can show multiple different statuses simultaneously, providing a complete picture of the device's state and health. The status column will now show only some of the more fundamental statuses (Paired, Sold, Available, etc.).

Update position logic to avoid dramatic changes due to cell tower data

  • Locators use cell tower data to determine positions if gps is unavailable. Often, the cell tower data we receive from the Google API is inaccurate, which can throw the position out of whack temporarily
  • Solution: If a position reports on a new cell tower a significant distance (>100 miles) away from its previous position request, we now discard that position

Dealers

Lot Management 1.53.0

April 9, 2025

Coming Soon!

🚗 Streamline Key Sales Process

We have removed the need for the dealer to enter specific Tag IDs at the point of sale when selling the R4K product.

🐛 Fixed

  • Warranty Length not displaying properly
  • No zone update in the expected time

Dealers

Lot Management 1.52.0

February 4, 2025

Coming Soon!

Locators in locations with no zones no longer marked as drive-off

  • Locations without zones will avoid this drive-off workflow entirely

Update tag ring logic to queue for gateways under a company, not just location

  • We have updated our ring command logic to allow commands to be sent through any gateway associated with the key/tag’s company, not just location

🐛 Fixed

  • “Remember this device” option not working as expected w/ 2-Step Authentication
  • Add retries to removing “Lost” from locator - This was causing the mark as found / lost button to misbehave
  • Offsite vehicles reporting “on-site” with “No Zone” listed under zone - Now marking as Far From Site if a locator is at a location with no zones

Dealers

Lot Management 1.51.0

December 6, 2024

Coming Soon!

🚗 Clickable Aggregations

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A new backend update has allowed us to to implement Quick Filters via the Aggregation bars. Any page that has Aggregations set can click directly on the specific total to automatically filter the table below with those conditions.

🐛 Fixed

  • No longer mark unpaired locators as Suspected Off-Site when owning location has no zones
  • There was a bug where uploading multiple floor plan overlays for the same floor was not properly showing all floor plans.  This has been fixed and all floor plan overlays should now properly show up.

Consumer App

Android Release 1.61.75

November 17, 2023

What's New

Improvements
  • Display battery level for connected tag
  • Check user permissions more frequently
  • Prevent access to find key and ring phone until tag pairing is completed
Fixes
  • Upon password reset, user is taken to login page instead of password reset page
  • Opening location in third party app on android results in (undefined, undefined) being sent
  • Upon opening the app, default map view doesn't show location of assets
  • User has to acknowledge new privacy policy twice (web app then native app) if they are a new RecovR Sale
  • Play/pause section does not show up consistently on Android when ringing phone from tag
  • Check bluetooth on/off state in app scanning/pairing process

Consumer App

iOS Release 1.61.75

November 17, 2023

What's New

Improvements
  • Display battery level for connected tag
  • Check user permissions more frequently
  • Prevent access to find key and ring phone until tag pairing is completed
Fixes
  • Upon password reset, user is taken to login page instead of password reset page
  • Opening location in third party app on android results in (undefined, undefined) being sent
  • Upon opening the app, default map view doesn't show location of assets
  • User has to acknowledge new privacy policy twice (web app then native app) if they are a new RecovR Sale
  • Play/pause section does not show up consistently on Android when ringing phone from tag
  • Check bluetooth on/off state in app scanning/pairing process

Consumer App

Android Release 1.61.61

November 1, 2023

What's New

  • High latency on connecting to the Tag when Asset list has more than one Key
  • Users can see associated VIN with key in key details
  • Pairing opt in does not appear for second tag
  • Android devices are still unable to ring the phone from a tag

Consumer App

iOS Release 1.61.61

November 1, 2023

What's New

  • High latency on connecting to the Tag when Asset list has more than one Key
  • Users can see associated VIN with key in key details
  • Pairing opt in does not appear for second tag
  • Android devices are still unable to ring the phone from a tag

Consumer App

Android Release 1.14.68

October 31, 2022

What's New

  • [LIVE] Consumer Account Activation Updates — Previously, consumers would click a checkbox that mentioned that they had agreed to both the Privacy Notice and the Terms & Conditions. This is not sufficient to obtain meaningful consent from users. It also does not comply with some regions’ (e.g. Canada) data privacy laws. There are a few updates we’ve made to be compliant with legislation and more transparent with our users:
  • We will now surface Key Highlights that provide a high level summary of our data privacy practices before users consent to the Privacy Notice. You can read the full Key Highlights here.
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  • We have also updated the checkboxes:
  • We have separated out the Privacy Notice and the Terms & Conditions (RecovR Vehicle Location and Theft Recovery Device Agreement) into two separate checkboxes. Both are required.
  • We have added an additional checkbox to allow users to opt-in or out of marketing communications (note: this does not impact our ability to send email or SMS alerts from the native app). This is optional.
  • The options that the user selects will be stored in user metadata in case we need to filter out consumers from receiving marketing communications or provide proof that they have opted-in to the legal terms.
  • [LIVE] Adding Additional Information to “My Data” — It’s important that users have transparency and control over their personal data. We currently have no automated way of deleting historical data, so we have provided some additional instructions on how to ask questions around our Data Privacy Practices and request data deletion. The “Chat” option will open an Intercom message with a pre-filled message, “Hello, I have a question or request regarding the Privacy Notice or my personal information.”
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  • [LIVE] Update “State” selections and displays to include Canadian Provinces — Users are able to select the State for their Contact Address as well as for the License Plate Information. This has been updated to say “State/Province” in the selection and contain Canadian provinces as options.
  • [LIVE] Adding Toll-Free Canada Support Phone Number — Anywhere we are currently displaying the support phone number, we are now providing options for the user to select the US or Canada support number.
  • [LIVE] Various Copy and Icon Consistency Updates — There were a few different places where we had inconsistencies in how we refer to the Mobile App or the service. There were also some inconsistent iconography. We’ve cleaned these items up to provide a more consistent experience to users
  • [LIVE] Remove Photo Action Update — Previously, users would see the option to remove their vehicle photo even if they hadn’t uploaded one. We’ve removed this so that they will only see it when a photo is currently added.
  • [LIVE] Disable Email Updates for Metadata Changes — Previously, an email would send to consumers anytime their user metadata is updated. There are a few things that are saved in user metadata, such as the data sale permission on the “My Data” screen (see screenshot below). The email for these updates is not the most usable and can be a little startling to users especially because it is sent when they first activate their account. This is because this permission isn’t set until the account is activated, and the system recognizes this as an update. We have decided to temporarily disable these emails since they are causing alarm from users, which would be further exacerbated in this release because their opt-in to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Notice are also stored as user metadata. Users will still receive similar emails when their password or contact information is changed.
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Consumer App

iOS Release 1.14.86

October 31, 2022

What's New

  • [LIVE] Consumer Account Activation Updates — Previously, consumers would click a checkbox that mentioned that they had agreed to both the Privacy Notice and the Terms & Conditions. This is not sufficient to obtain meaningful consent from users. It also does not comply with some regions’ (e.g. Canada) data privacy laws. There are a few updates we’ve made to be compliant with legislation and more transparent with our users:
  • We will now surface Key Highlights that provide a high level summary of our data privacy practices before users consent to the Privacy Notice. You can read the full Key Highlights here.
Screen Shot 2022-10-20 at 7.35.33 AM.png
  • We have also updated the checkboxes:
  • We have separated out the Privacy Notice and the Terms & Conditions (RecovR Vehicle Location and Theft Recovery Device Agreement) into two separate checkboxes. Both are required.
  • We have added an additional checkbox to allow users to opt-in or out of marketing communications (note: this does not impact our ability to send email or SMS alerts from the native app). This is optional.
  • The options that the user selects will be stored in user metadata in case we need to filter out consumers from receiving marketing communications or provide proof that they have opted-in to the legal terms.
  • [LIVE] Adding Additional Information to “My Data” — It’s important that users have transparency and control over their personal data. We currently have no automated way of deleting historical data, so we have provided some additional instructions on how to ask questions around our Data Privacy Practices and request data deletion. The “Chat” option will open an Intercom message with a pre-filled message, “Hello, I have a question or request regarding the Privacy Notice or my personal information.”
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  • [LIVE] Update “State” selections and displays to include Canadian Provinces — Users are able to select the State for their Contact Address as well as for the License Plate Information. This has been updated to say “State/Province” in the selection and contain Canadian provinces as options.
  • [LIVE] Adding Toll-Free Canada Support Phone Number — Anywhere we are currently displaying the support phone number, we are now providing options for the user to select the US or Canada support number.
  • [LIVE] Various Copy and Icon Consistency Updates — There were a few different places where we had inconsistencies in how we refer to the Mobile App or the service. There were also some inconsistent iconography. We’ve cleaned these items up to provide a more consistent experience to users
  • [LIVE] Remove Photo Action Update — Previously, users would see the option to remove their vehicle photo even if they hadn’t uploaded one. We’ve removed this so that they will only see it when a photo is currently added.
  • [LIVE] Disable Email Updates for Metadata Changes — Previously, an email would send to consumers anytime their user metadata is updated. There are a few things that are saved in user metadata, such as the data sale permission on the “My Data” screen (see screenshot below). The email for these updates is not the most usable and can be a little startling to users especially because it is sent when they first activate their account. This is because this permission isn’t set until the account is activated, and the system recognizes this as an update. We have decided to temporarily disable these emails since they are causing alarm from users, which would be further exacerbated in this release because their opt-in to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Notice are also stored as user metadata. Users will still receive similar emails when their password or contact information is changed.
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Consumer App

Android Release 1.4.64

February 8, 2022

Thanks for protecting your vehicle with RecovR! In this update, we have implemented a few bug fixes and performance improvements.

Consumer App

Android Release 1.4.1

August 5, 2021

Thanks for protecting your vehicle with RecovR! In this update, we've made some small bug fixes and improves. We've also made it simple to request a new invitation email when your old one has expired.