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**Author:** [@system](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/about-the-announcements-category/9 "2025-08-26T13:52:55Z")
App release notes and other StepSmash related announcements --- ## [Samsung Health syncing issues](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/samsung-health-syncing-issues/231)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/samsung-health-syncing-issues/231 "2026-10-16T18:54:23Z")
We’re temporarily disabling Personal Challenges for accounts using Samsung Health due to a sync issue affecting several users. If you’re currently unable to sync with Samsung Health, please follow these steps: Open Ste… --- ## [StepSmash 1.13: Personal Challenges and more badges!](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-1-13-personal-challenges-and-more-badges/221)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-1-13-personal-challenges-and-more-badges/221 "2026-10-02T18:34:00Z")
StepSmash 1.13.0 :warning: If your StepSmash account is linked to a Garmin account Personal Challenges will be available early next week. New Personal Challenges: join steps, active minutes, walking, running, cycling… --- ## [StepSmash Cloud Updates](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-cloud-updates/52)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-cloud-updates/52 "2026-09-21T19:08:16Z")
This thread is where we’ll share quick notes about backend (or “cloud”) updates that happen outside of normal app releases. These updates don’t require a new download, but they can still improve how games run, data syncs… --- ## [StepSmash 1.12: Oura Integration Is Here!](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-1-12-oura-integration-is-here/175)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-1-12-oura-integration-is-here/175 "2026-09-15T15:26:41Z")
StepSmash Release 1.12.0 We’re thrilled to announce that in StepSmash 1.12.0 we’ve added an official direct integration with Oura. We know, we just released 1.11.0, but our Oura certification process moved faster than e… --- ## [Google Health integration - Degraded Service](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/google-health-integration-degraded-service/197)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/google-health-integration-degraded-service/197 "2026-07-15T19:34:05Z")
We’re currently tracking a sudden drop in sync notifications from Google Health. Normally, Google Health sends these notifications each time your fitness tracker syncs new data, letting StepSmash know there’s fresh activ… --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.11.0](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-11-0/165)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-11-0/165 "2026-06-29T14:43:41Z")
StepSmash Release 1.11.0 This release adds personalized friend invite links, smooths the path for Fitbit members moving to Google Health, and also makes fitness syncing more reliable and clears out a batch of bugs. Invi… --- ## [Help Shape What Comes Next for StepSmash](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/help-shape-what-comes-next-for-stepsmash/145)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/help-shape-what-comes-next-for-stepsmash/145 "2026-05-11T20:03:21Z")
Google recently announced that the Fitbit app is becoming the Google Health app, with the updated app rolling out later this month. As part of that change, several longtime Fitbit features are going away or changing: F… --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.10.0](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-10-0/117)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-10-0/117 "2026-05-20T04:00:00Z")
StepSmash Release 1.10.0 This release brings a couple of fun new features to our StepSmash+ members, and also has several bug fixes and a handful of noticeable performance improvements. New for StepSmash+ members Daily … --- ## [Service Outage - May 7th, 2026](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/service-outage-may-7th-2026/144)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/service-outage-may-7th-2026/144 "2026-05-08T17:50:13Z")
We’re currently experiencing a service disruption affecting StepSmash logins due to an issue with our authentication provider. We’re currently awaiting an update from them. We appreciate your patience and will share upd… --- ## [Updates to Bingo Blitz](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/updates-to-bingo-blitz/134)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/updates-to-bingo-blitz/134 "2026-04-25T17:16:41Z")
Today we’re making Bingo Blitz a little fairer for players in different time zones. Previously, Blitz games started at the same UTC time, which worked well for some players but landed at awkward local times for others. … --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.9.2](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-9-2/130)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-9-2/130 "2026-04-13T19:45:10Z")
This release includes fixes for a handful of issues affecting a small number of players, along with a few performance improvements. Bug Fixes Fixed a very rare Android crash caused by a third-party SDK Fixed a rare… --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.9.0](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-9-0/110)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-9-0/110 "2026-03-30T16:03:38Z")
StepSmash Release 1.9.0 New Features Profile Stats Your profile now includes stats for your play history. See your total games played, win rate, and games won. See games by type, including Smash Bingo, Step Challenge,… --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.9.1](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-9-1/124)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-9-1/124 "2026-03-30T16:02:43Z")
This Android-only release includes a critical fix for the Samsung Health integration, a handful of bug fixes, and a small quality-of-life improvement. The iOS version of StepSmash will receive these as an OTA patch on th… --- ## [Outage - March 25th, 2026](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/outage-march-25th-2026/119)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/outage-march-25th-2026/119 "2026-03-25T14:33:52Z")
StepSmash is currently experiencing degraded performance related to an upstream provider. We’re working to restore service to 100% and will provide an update when we have more information. Update 2026-03-25T14:13:00Z (U… --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.8.2](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-8-2/111)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-8-2/111 "2026-03-09T13:32:06Z")
StepSmash Release 1.8.2 We’ve received reports from some of you that syncing your Samsung Health from your StepSmash account broke over the weekend. We’ve identified a bug in the Samsung Health SDK related to daylight sa… --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.8.1](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-8-1/109)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-8-1/109 "2026-02-28T01:08:59Z")
StepSmash Release 1.8.0 We’re seeing a rare issue where the Fitbit and StepSmash account connection can become degraded or disconnected. While we continue to investigate, this small release adds an in-app alert for affec… --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.8.0](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-8-0/106)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-8-0/106 "2026-02-06T14:09:15Z")
StepSmash Release 1.8.0 New Features App localization StepSmash now follows your device language. The app and in-app emails are available in English, German, and Spanish. We chose German and Spanish first based on wh… --- ## [Fixes for issues in the new in-app game tutorials](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/fixes-for-issues-in-the-new-in-app-game-tutorials/104)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/fixes-for-issues-in-the-new-in-app-game-tutorials/104 "2026-01-28T20:15:55Z")
StepSmash Release 1.7.1 This release is small but fixes a few important issues some folks were experiencing with the new in-app game tutorials released in StepSmash Release 1.7.0 --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.7.0](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-7-0/94)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-7-0/94 "2026-01-26T21:22:17Z")
StepSmash Release 1.7.0 New Features Android Health Connect Integration Android users can now sync fitness data directly from Health Connect, Google’s unified health data platform. Heart Rate-Based Active Minutes … --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.6.1](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-6-1/86)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-6-1/86 "2026-01-11T20:47:56Z")
StepSmash Release 1.6.1 Improvements Faster dashboard loading The dashboard now loads faster thanks to backend performance optimizations. Bug fixes Fixed a case where the pink “Fitness Account” banner would brie… --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.6.0](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-6-0/80)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-6-0/80 "2026-01-05T05:00:00Z")
StepSmash Release 1.6.0 New Feature: Badges :military\_medal: We’re excited to introduce badges in StepSmash. Every time you finish in the top 3, you’ll earn a badge that shows off your performance on your profile for eve… --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.5.3](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-5-3/82)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-5-3/82 "2025-12-19T14:31:48Z")
This update fixes an issue where Sign-In with Google could sometimes silently fail. --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.5.2](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-5-2/75)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-5-2/75 "2025-12-18T17:58:02Z")
StepSmash Release 1.5.2 This update focuses on a few small improvements around profile photos and client-side syncing for services like Apple Health and Samsung Health. Gravatar profile photos should now update much f… --- ## [Changes to Community Accounts](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/changes-to-community-accounts/77)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/changes-to-community-accounts/77 "2025-12-16T02:03:02Z")
Today we’ve shipped an update to how you log in to the StepSmash Community Forums. Previously, the StepSmash Community required a separate account to log in and participate. Starting today, the StepSmash Community and S… --- ## [Outage - November 18, 2025](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/outage-november-18-2025/71)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/outage-november-18-2025/71 "2025-11-18T16:27:47Z")
StepSmash is currently experiencing a partial outage in some regions due to an ongoing incident at Cloudflare, a major internet infrastructure provider. As a result, some users may see issues such as Fitbit accounts fail… --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.5.1](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-5-1/72)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-5-1/72 "2025-11-18T15:04:08Z")
StepSmash Release 1.5.1 This update rolls up the over-the-air patches that were delivered after version 1.5.0. It includes: Fix: Corrected the font size on the Unmute button in the Privacy Settings page. Improvement: A… --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.5.0](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-5-0/61)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-5-0/61 "2025-11-13T21:32:30Z")
StepSmash Release 1.5.0 New Feature: Chat in Private Challenges Today we are rolling out the first version of chat in StepSmash. This gives you a simple way to talk with your friends during private challenges and keep ea… --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.4.5](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-4-5/59)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-4-5/59 "2025-11-02T16:35:57Z")
StepSmash Release 1.4.5 Fixed another bug causing sporadic application crashes Adjusted how Apple Health and Samsung Health sync data to support future app features --- ## [StepSmash Release 1.4.4](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-4-4/58)
**Author:** [@justin\_v](https://community.stepsmash.com/u/justin_v)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.stepsmash.com/t/stepsmash-release-1-4-4/58 "2025-10-28T15:11:58Z")
StepSmash Release 1.4.4 This release contains a couple of fixes: In rare instances Samsung and Garmin fitness account links were incorrectly shown as “Coming Soon”. We’re tracking some slightly elevated crash rates wit… [Next page](https://community.stepsmash.com/c/announcements/5.md?page=1)