BirdAlertPRO 6.3.0 - App Store

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About BirdAlertPRO

The must-have news service from RBA for every birder based in UK and Ireland, that guides you to hundreds of migrant bird sightings and other exciting wildlife every day, each with detailed directions, map pins and much...

The must-have news service from RBA for every birder based in UK and Ireland, that guides you to hundreds of migrant bird sightings and other exciting wildlife every day, each with detailed directions, map pins and much more, provided by our unrivalled expert news team - since 1991. Whether you want fast accurate breaking news of rare or mega species, or wish to take advantage of tens of thousands of uncommon bird reports and other wildlife locally across the UK and Ireland, then BirdAlertPRO is the sightings guide for you. Get notified: Set up Rare Bird Alerts and other notifications tailored to your specific interest. Birds, butterflies, dragonflies, whales, dolphins, all are featured. The users’ photo gallery is updated daily. Packed full of new features to ensure you are the best informed... . NEW - NearMe: just one tap to see what birds are nearby your current location - based on your definition of the ‘nearby distance’ . NEW - Map Pins: pins on maps for each bird's location, down to a few metres, plus, when available, additional pins for . where to view the bird from . where to park . where the foot access to the site is via . NEW - Submit your news: is now much easier, more efficient and more accurate - by dropping pins on maps . NEW - Headlines: a completely new feature - for a quick overview of all the days’ bird action, with just one entry per species, ordered by rarity, and expandable for anything that grabs your interest . NEW - Saved Searches: save your frequently used searches for extra-quick access . NEW - Alert sounds: set unique sounds for different types of news alerts . NEW - Quick searches: easily find the news that most interests you, helped along by the RBA colour coding of each message to indicate rarity level . NEW - How far is that? a distance indicator on every news item shows how far away it is from your current position . NEW - Sunrise/sunset time shown for every site in the news - to help plan your day . NEW - Just one-tap to get Google directions directly from every news item, ensuring that you can get on your way as efficiently as possible . NEW - QuickSubmit: you can now ‘update’ any sighting with just three-taps . NEW - Thumbnail photos (optional) for each species on the news page . NEW - Alert me to this! Instantly create a notification filter directly from any news item to get updates on that specific bird . NEW - Alert filters with improved options such as a visible radius setting, which, combined with rarity level, or specific species or type of wildlife, enable you to be alerted immediately when any news of interest to you is transmitted . NEW - the ability to set-up alerts for rare butterflies, dragonflies, cetaceans and other wildlife in addition to birds . MyNews - a redesigned inbox for your personalised alerts

Version History Welcome to the new RareBirdAlert mobile app! In this version we have: • Made updates to improve the user experience and performance of the app. • Updated error messaging for improved user experience. We hope you enjoy the new app! 6.3.0 Mar 3 Welcome to the new RareBirdAlert mobile app! In this version we have: • Made updates to improve the user experience and performance of the app. We hope you enjoy the new app! 6.2.6 Jan 28 Welcome to the new RareBirdAlert mobile app! In this version we have: • Added a new Siren notification sound; matching our pager notification sound for megas. • Added additional help text at the top of the Saved Searches screen. • Other updates to improve user experience and performance. We hope you enjoy the new app! 6.2.5 12/01/2025 Welcome to the new RareBirdAlert mobile app! In this version we have: • Maps get even better. There is now a radius circle on the NearMe screen, so you can see the exact area your chosen NearMe distance covers. • We've also added a scale bar to all the news maps. • We've made some minor technical improvements to improve the app stability and performance. We hope you enjoy the new app! 6.2.4 10/13/2025 Welcome to the new RareBirdAlert mobile app! In this version we have: • Added a new Satellite map toggle allowing you to switch between satellite and road map views. We hope you enjoy the new app! 6.2.3 09/02/2025 Welcome to the new RareBirdAlert mobile app! In this version we have: • Updated the app icon to support Light, Dark and Tint themes We hope you enjoy the new app! 6.2.2 08/20/2025 Welcome to the new RareBirdAlert mobile app! In this version we have: • New shorter notification sounds now available – perfect for users who prefer a more discreet alert while staying informed. • Added direct link to our YouTube channel, featuring tutorial videos on key app features. New content will be added regularly – and if there's a feature you'd like help with, feel free to get in touch to request a tutorial. We hope you enjoy the new app! 6.2.1 08/06/2025 Now with Bird Sounds! We’ve added something we think you’ll love – bird sounds! You can now listen to up to 3 recordings for each species, straight from the brilliant Xeno-Canto website. You will find this new feature at the bottom of the species screen. Plus, we’ve added a quick link to rate the app in the Settings menu – your feedback really helps us. Happy birding! 6.2.0 06/25/2025 In this version we have: • Updated how saved-searches are accessed from the Search Screen making it much quicker and easier to create and run saved searches. We hope you enjoy the new app! 6.1.1 05/29/2025 In this version we have: • Gallery Improvement: added the ability to swipe left and right to scroll through images. • Added new, clearer, and easier to use, on/off toggles to the Alert Filters screen. Red to switch off your push notifications and Green to switch them on. • Improved the stability when in poor network conditions, so it is less likely to show the warning message banner when it doesn’t need to. • Updated wording on the NearMe screen with a more useful message for when no search results are returned. • Updated wording on the Profile screen. We hope you enjoy the new app! 6.1.0 05/02/2025 In this version we have: • We've updated the Google Maps We hope you enjoy the new app! 6.0.3 04/28/2025 In this version we have: • We've fixed an issue with the First Reported filter • We've updated the app name within the app • We've made some text changes We hope you enjoy the new app! 6.0.2 02/27/2025 In this version we have: • We've added new features and mapping tools • We've improved the news layout • We've updated the App Store listing We hope you enjoy the new app! 6.0.1 02/20/2025 Welcome to the new RareBirdAlert mobile app! In this version we have: • Completely redesigned the app from the ground up • We've added new features and mapping tools • We've improved the news layout We hope you enjoy the new app! 6.0.0 02/19/2025 Maintenance update 5.0.18 02/26/2020 Maintenance update 3.4.9 08/13/2018 Miscellaneous bug fixes, including map fix for iOS 9.3. 2.3 04/04/2016 Bug fix release. - Fixed possible crash when viewing photo metadata - Fixed background thread crashing when Internet unavailable - Fixed colouring of rarities in search results - Fixed time problems in news submission - Fixed crash in image loading - Updated some libraries 2.2 11/14/2015 Rebuilt from the ground up with a fresh appearance. Cleaner interface and now supports iPad. 2.0 10/21/2015 - Fixes problems with location-based queries (Advanced Search, "Find Me" and "Get Directions" for a site) under iOS 8. - Other minor bug fixes. 1.7 11/18/2014 Fixes for iOS 8. 1.6 10/02/2014 Bug fixes to address selecting subspecies and an occasional crash. 1.5 08/18/2014 This build of RBA includes many reliability fixes. All customers are encouraged to upgrade. - improved feedback and responsiveness when long network operations are in progress - improved reliability when using low bandwidth connections, such as GPRS - improved handling when network connections are lost or timed out - fixed opening the app from push notifications - fixed problems with selecting times under daylight savings - fixed unread message count synchronisation - fixed crashes when viewing specific messages - other misc fixes and improvements 1.4 08/04/2014 Important: iOS 5 is no longer supported. Please update devices to iOS 6.1 or better (iOS 7.1 recommended). New features: - search results no longer have a 500 result hard limit - easily toggle filters from the list of filters without going into the editor - new optimisations when retrieving large amounts of data on low bandwidth connections, such as GPRS or EDGE - built from the ground up on a new platform, preparing for future enhancements - new button to mark alerts as read, and multiple selection for delete. Bug fixes and changes: - app should no longer randomly crash when updating the list of species - device identifier can now be copied to the clipboard on the support screen to help with support queries - fixed rogue HTML entities (like &) appearing in message text - tons of other minor corrections 1.3 06/24/2014 This is a maintenance release to correct some minor issues under iOS 7. - fixed gallery image display on iOS 7 - fixed "Cancel" button to be "Done" when searching on species selection screen - fixed issues with submitting news on iOS 7 1.2.1 10/03/2013

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Previous Versions

Here you can find the changelog of BirdAlertPRO since it was posted on our website on 2016-10-01 11:29:09. The latest version is 6.3.0 and it was updated on 2026-06-23 01:59:20. See below the changes in each version.

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