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Onism Commutev2.5.52September 8, 2026

A dedicated Stay Dry route when it rains, and smarter route recommendations.

Commute RoutesWeatherStabilityAI & Copilots
NEW

“Stay Dry” route in bad weather

When heavy rain, snow, or extreme cold hits, Onism surfaces a dedicated indoor and subway route to minimize walking outdoors.

IMPROVED

Recommendations respect your actual choices

The app now distinguishes when you picked a specific train versus when you accepted a default, keeping your learned preferences authentic.

IMPROVED

Safer, more stable route advice

Built-in guardrails monitor route calculation quality and automatically fall back to verified schedules if conditions fluctuate.

IMPROVED

Fairer walking time calculations

Short sheltered walks and underground transfers are evaluated realistically so you never get steered into unnecessary detours.

Onism Commutev2.5.51August 30, 2026

Balanced subway and rail preferences, Grand Central track alerts, and verified rider check-ins.

Commute RoutesAI & CopilotsApple WatchStability
IMPROVED

Balanced rail and subway preferences

Your walking and transfer preferences now apply consistently across both Metro-North and the subway without double-penalizing either leg.

NEW

Grand Central track notifications

Get an advance reminder the moment your boarding track is announced at Grand Central — typically 20 minutes before departure.

NEW

Plain-English route change explanations

When route suggestions adjust due to live delays, on-device AI gives you an immediate, plain-language reason why.

NEW

Verified live commuter reports

Rider status updates on the Live tab are cross-referenced with official MTA alerts before appearing on your board.

Onism Commutev2.5.41August 22, 2026

Mid-ride plans stay put, and the trip home ends at the right station.

Commute RoutesAI & CopilotsStabilityApple Watch
FIXED

Mid-ride plans stay put

Once you pass the boarding station, reopening the app can update details but cannot swap you onto a later train.

NEW

The right stop on the way home

Trips from Manhattan now choose the station closest to your destination instead of carrying you farther down the line.

NEW

Pin where you parked

Pin your parked station and the return trip ends there, even if another stop is slightly faster.

FIXED

Impossible walking legs are gone

Origins beyond the transit map now get a real drive to Grand Central instead of an invented walk.

Onism Commutev2.5.40August 17, 2026

Faster history filters and one place to understand your data.

PrivacyCommute RoutesWeather
NEW

Filter history by date

Browse today, this week, this month, all time, or any calendar range. Delete a trip once and it stays deleted across synced devices.

IMPROVED

Privacy settings in one place

See what stays local, what can sync, which services are contacted, and how to delete your data from one screen.

SECURITY

Weather credentials moved off the phone

Weather now uses a relay that keeps provider credentials off the device and reduces location precision before the request is sent.

Onism Commutev2.5.37August 4, 2026

A clearer Watch and route details that stop fighting for space.

Apple WatchCommute Routes
IMPROVED

One clear Watch action

Time-critical actions now get one full-width button per row, keeping labels readable even on the 41 mm Watch.

IMPROVED

Real MTA colors on the wrist

Subway and Metro-North badges now use their real line colors, making the next leg recognizable at a glance.

IMPROVED

Route details open separately

Reasoning, trip snapshot, and full readout now open on separate pages instead of pushing one another off screen.

Onism Commutev2.5.35August 2, 2026

Traffic uses departure time, summaries survive, and reset no longer erases trips.

AI & CopilotsCommute RoutesPrivacy
FIXED

Traffic is estimated for departure

Drive time now uses the traffic expected when you leave, not the traffic at the moment you build the plan.

FIXED

Summaries stop dropping needed facts

The summary length budget now grows with trip complexity, so transfer facts are no longer trimmed away and rejected.

IMPROVED

Reset learning keeps your trips

Resetting learned preferences now leaves trip history alone. Deleting the underlying records remains a separate, confirmed action.

OnismOBDv1.3.4September 7, 2026

Ask My Car linked drives, stronger trip recording, and verified drive accuracy.

AI & CopilotsLive TelemetryStabilityDiagnostics
NEW

Ask My Car linked drives

When the assistant mentions a specific drive, tap the trip card to jump straight into its full route map, fuel use, and speed graphs.

IMPROVED

Continuous trip recording

Drive recording stays smooth even through underpasses or temporary sensor drops, with automatic silent recovery if a stream pauses.

NEW

Automated drive quality checks

Every completed drive is checked locally on your device to ensure sensor data, route lines, and fuel stats are complete and accurate.

IMPROVED

Faster, more responsive copilot

Answers to common questions about recent mileage, battery voltage, and coolant temperatures open with zero loading lag.

OnismOBDv1.3.3September 4, 2026

Smoother 120Hz replays, unified Lock Screen timers, and instant copilot answers.

Live TelemetryAI & CopilotsStabilityThermal & Battery
IMPROVED

Fluid 120Hz trip replays

Camera tracking now updates every display frame during close-zoom replays, removing stepped animation pauses.

FIXED

Lock Screen timers stay in sync

Widgets and Live Activities now share the exact same duration and economy engine as the app, so drive timers never diverge.

IMPROVED

Ask My Car opens immediately

The on-device assistant pre-warms context and caches verified answers, opening instantly without scanning raw coordinate logs.

NEW

Dynamic demo drive kinematics

Simulated drives now compute dynamic pitch, cornering roll, and live compass bearings from actual highway grade and curvature.

OnismOBDv1.3.2August 7, 2026

Fuel and range widgets, plus live drive telemetry on the Lock Screen.

Replay & VideoLive TelemetryPrivacy
NEW

Home and Lock Screen widgets

Fuel, range, and last-trip widgets now work across Home Screen and Lock Screen sizes, using the same figures as the dashboard.

NEW

Live telemetry while you drive

Speed, revs, and fuel use now appear in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen while a drive is recording.

IMPROVED

Demo drives stay separate

Demo trips no longer affect widgets, economy figures, or your real driving history.

OnismOBDv1.3.1August 5, 2026

A ready dashboard and a chat that keeps every input within reach.

StabilityBluetooth & SensorsDiagnostics
IMPROVED

The dashboard opens ready

Cached weather appears immediately, and the latest-trip map retries quietly instead of staying blank.

FIXED

Settings open the right screen

Garage, Connection, Sessions, and Data & Privacy now each have one destination and one tap target.

IMPROVED

Every chat input stays reachable

Attachments, voice, and keyboard remain available as the chat changes state, without pulling you away from what you were reading.

OnismOBDv1.3.0July 25, 2026

GPS-only tracking, stop-start awareness, and stronger drive recovery.

StabilityBluetooth & SensorsThermal & Battery
NEW

Track without an adapter

GPS-only mode records drives without an OBD-II adapter and keeps Bluetooth switched off.

FIXED

One commute stays one trip

A three-minute grace window keeps stop-start traffic lights from splitting one drive into several trips.

FIXED

Interrupted drives recover

If iOS ends the app mid-drive, the trip now closes on the next launch at its last real reading.

IMPROVED

The connection holds during a drive

Reconnect attempts stay frequent while recording, while hot phones reduce polling rather than dropping the adapter.

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