BearLog

What shipped, and when.

This is the log. It is not written for this page, it is what happened, rewritten so it makes sense to somebody who has not seen the code.

August 2026

  1. A Memory now plays on the picture itself. Point a phone at the print and the video returns, in place, at the size and angle of the paper. Memories
  2. The price now buys a print-ready file. Print it at any size, at any shop, as many times as you like. Memories
  3. What we print and post: stickers, fridge magnets, and boards up to A4. All matte, because a shiny print is one a phone cannot read. Memories
  4. The card and the badge are gone. A card was the hardest thing on the list for a phone to find, and it read as a business card rather than a photograph. Memories
  5. A photo too plain to be found by a phone is turned away before you pay, not after. Memories
  6. Scanning the code opens the camera, not a page with a button on it. Memories
  7. Two taps on the moving picture opens the full player, with sound, controls and a copy to save. Memories
  8. A wide photo keeps its width. Upright and wide pictures each get their own shape instead of everything being squared off to one. Memories
  9. The video can be added while you're paying, instead of only afterwards. Memories
  10. Checkout shows the crop before you pay, so the framing is settled on screen and not on a parcel. Memories
  11. Delivery is a flat charge on any order with something printed in it, and free over a threshold. Memories
  12. Preparing a picture now happens on your own phone, so uploading takes seconds instead of most of a minute. Memories
  13. Memory pricing shown as three ready sizes instead of a table of fees. Memories
  14. A handle now reserved: nobody can claim "memories". Pages
  15. A Memory can carry your own artwork instead of a theme. Memories
  16. Seven themes to choose from for the page a Memory opens: three for weddings, two for remembrance, two for pets. Memories
  17. New: Memories. A card, a magnet or a badge that plays a video back when it's tapped or scanned. Memories
  18. Attendance can be exported as a calendar grid, not just a flat list. Heimdal
  19. Removing someone from the queue asks for confirmation first, and the wording is plainer throughout. Queue
  20. A page's own card can be designed right in the browser, no separate tool. Pages
  21. A premium handle can be won at auction instead of only claimed first. Pages
  22. Leaving a testimonial now notifies the page's owner. Pages
  23. Consent can be given by a proxy on a member's behalf. Heimdal
  24. An attendance record can be voided. Heimdal
  25. Adding and enrolling a whole group happens in one batch instead of one person at a time. Heimdal
  26. A page's Spotify block can show what's playing right now, live. Pages
  27. A page can carry its own custom CSS. Pages
  28. A provider can set their own brand color and logo, shown across the app and the TV display. Queue
  29. The kiosk camera runs at a steadier frame rate. Heimdal
  30. A page can embed a Spotify track. Pages
  31. Published Terms of Service. Pages
  32. More themes to choose from, and the picker reorganised. Pages
  33. Saving a contact card downloads it under a proper file name instead of a random one. Pages
  34. The customer waiting screen no longer holds a live connection open. It checks in on its own schedule, more often the closer you are to being called. Queue
  35. A sitemap and robots file were added, so search engines can find pages properly. Pages
  36. A queue's TV screen can show a video, not just the calling board. Queue
  37. Staff can sign in with a one-time code sent to their email, not only Google. Queue
  38. Staff can sign in with a one-time email code, not only Google. Heimdal
  39. Kiosk face-reading models load from a faster host, so the first run is quicker. Heimdal
  40. Fixed a gap where a newly enrolled face was not recognised as reliably as everyone else's. Heimdal
  41. An account can hold more than one page. Pages
  42. Claiming a handle holds it while you build the page, so it cannot be taken from under you. Pages
  43. Leaving a testimonial no longer requires an account. Pages
  44. Publishing shows a share screen with ready ways to share the page. Pages
  45. The preview card shown when a page is shared is sharper and matches the page's own theme. Pages
  46. Photo rows resize properly on any screen, and an oversized photo is rejected before it uploads. Pages
  47. A page's QR code can be downloaded as an image. Pages
  48. A page can be added to a phone's home screen like an app. Pages
  49. Sharing a page includes a link inviting the viewer to make their own. Pages
  50. Photos on a page are served from our own address and cached, instead of pointed straight at storage. Pages
  51. Bluetooth ticket printing finishes properly and shows a clear error when it fails. Queue
  52. The mobile app has a new icon. Queue
  53. Photos can be shown as a row of cards you swipe through. Pages
  54. Moving backdrops to pick from, rain, fireflies, petals, snow. Pages
  55. Plainer wording and larger type across the app. Queue
  56. Wording rewritten throughout, with the jargon taken out. Heimdal
  57. A guardian can unlock their own watch page and pay for it there. Heimdal
  58. Schools are charged per student for the school year, instead of by the day. Heimdal
  59. A page can carry a job title, and hand over a contact card the phone saves. Pages
  60. Ordering a printed card sends a confirmation by email. Pages
  61. A page shared in a chat shows a proper preview. Pages
  62. Handles that spell out something offensive are turned away. Pages
  63. First version: claim a handle and publish a one page profile. Pages
  64. Every page carries a QR code that opens it. Pages
  65. Themes to choose from, some free and some paid for on the page itself. Pages
  66. Visitors can leave a testimonial, and the owner picks which ones show. Pages
  67. A printed card can be ordered from the editor. Pages
  68. A business with several branches can name each one and run them apart. Queue
  69. Faces line up correctly when a head is tilted or turned away. Heimdal
  70. The now serving controls sit in a small floating window, so staff can work elsewhere and still call the next customer. Queue
  71. A customer can be handed to another counter without losing their place. Queue
  72. The counter screen keeps the tablet awake. Queue
  73. Offices are set up as their own kind of site, separate from schools. Heimdal
  74. Faces are matched on our servers now rather than on the device, so the kiosk opens in seconds instead of downloading 60 MB first. Heimdal
  75. Every page that still said a face never leaves the device was corrected. Heimdal
  76. The kiosk ignores a face on a poster or printed on a shirt. Heimdal
  77. The camera sets its own exposure for dark and backlit doorways. Heimdal
  78. A browser too old to run the kiosk is told so before the camera opens. Heimdal
  79. The photo and screen check runs on scans taken while offline too. Heimdal
  80. A new business gets a welcome email with the first steps. Queue
  81. The public site shows what a queue looks like in each kind of business. Queue
  82. Bursts of requests are capped, so one busy screen cannot slow another line. Queue

July 2026

  1. Customers hear a chime when their turn comes up, and can turn it off. Queue
  2. Staff sign in with a Google account, so there is no password to set or remember. Queue
  3. A TV pairs to a queue with a short code, from a short address typed on the remote. Queue
  4. Owners can see the tickets their queue has issued over time. Queue
  5. Administrators sign in with a Google account, with no password to set or remember. Heimdal
  6. The kiosk keeps the sharpest, most front facing frame of the person in front of it. Heimdal
  7. Several people walking up together are recognised at the same time. Heimdal
  8. Scans finish sooner on devices with a graphics chip. Heimdal
  9. The kiosk runs on iPhone and iPad. Heimdal
  10. Several counters can serve from the same line at the same time. Queue
  11. The door guard screen shows a QR code, so customers with a phone can join themselves. Queue
  12. A new kiosk is paired to its door with a short code shown on the screen. Heimdal
  13. The door guard screen opens on any spare tablet from a single link. Queue
  14. The guard screen prints a ticket on a Bluetooth thermal printer, or from the browser. Queue
  15. The app explains why a phone cannot turn notifications on. Queue
  16. A new face detector reads people further from the camera and at wider angles. Heimdal
  17. Scans the kiosk could not place go to one list, where staff name them or clear them. Heimdal
  18. Facilities can keep their records in a data store they own themselves. Heimdal
  19. Consent forms and agreements can be printed, with a report of the data held on a member. Heimdal
  20. Enrolment asks for consent and stores the exact wording the person agreed to. Heimdal
  21. Sensitive actions are written to an audit trail that administrators can read. Heimdal
  22. Signing up a business takes a shorter form. Queue
  23. Guardians can be given a printed QR code that opens their watch page. Heimdal
  24. Anyone who arrived but never scanned out is closed out automatically at day end. Heimdal
  25. Staff can open and print the queue's QR poster from the dashboard. Queue
  26. The kiosk captures a face as a person walks up, with no blink challenge to perform. Heimdal
  27. Facilities can sign visitors in at the gate and out again at the exit. Heimdal
  28. An on screen logbook of visits and time events, with search. Heimdal
  29. People can be re-enrolled through a one time link when their face has changed. Heimdal
  30. In a dim doorway the kiosk offers the device light so a face can still be read. Heimdal
  31. Each organisation keeps its own timezone, so a day starts and ends locally. Heimdal
  32. The kiosk records arrivals with the network down and sends them when it returns. Heimdal
  33. When two people look alike, the kiosk asks which one it is instead of guessing. Heimdal
  34. The kiosk checks for a photo or a screen held up to the camera. Heimdal
  35. The dashboard shows who is present and who is missing today. Heimdal
  36. Published terms of service and a privacy policy. Queue
  37. A public site where an organisation can read about Heimdal and request access. Heimdal
  38. Attendance can be exported as a CSV file, filtered to a single group. Heimdal
  39. The business address fills itself in from the location picked during setup. Queue
  40. Faces are read on the device itself, so the image never leaves the kiosk. Heimdal
  41. A watch page for guardians, with a push notice on arrival and departure, no sign up. Heimdal
  42. The first door kiosk recognises a face and records time in and time out. Heimdal

June 2026

  1. Anyone can report a problem from inside the app. Queue
  2. Actions that cannot be undone ask for confirmation first. Queue
  3. Staff can add a walk-in customer who arrived without a phone. Queue
  4. The dashboard plays a sound when someone joins the line. Queue
  5. First version: join a line by QR from a phone browser and watch your turn arrive. Queue

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