PlacesApp v1.31

• Improved All category search by querying concrete Google-backed place categories before falling back to OSM.
• Hid places without a display address after address enrichment.
• Removed broad OSM shop fallback from All results to avoid low-quality addressless cards.
• Bumped app version to 1.31 (versionCode 32).

PlacesApp v1.30

• Fixed All category search by using the broad OpenStreetMap fallback instead of a vague scraper query.
• Fixed Website action crashes by hiding invalid links and safely opening valid http/https URLs.
• Bumped app version to 1.30 (versionCode 31).

PlacesApp v1.29

What's new

• Google Maps-backed place search through the private Places API, with OpenStreetMap fallback.
• Result cards now show rating, address, phone number, and straight-line distance when coordinates are available.
• Tapping a card opens actions: Share, Website, Call, and Navigate.
• Restaurant now shows visible cuisine/type chips including Sushi, Japanese, Indian, Chinese, Pizza, Burgers, and more.
• Other categories now show contextual subcategory chips, including Tourist Attraction filters such as Kids, Romantic, Sport, Nature, Historic, and Viewpoints.

Validation

• Built with testDebugUnitTest assembleDebug.
• Installed and smoke-tested on connected Android device.

v1.28

Patch release for OpenStreetMap search quality.\n\n- Filter Photon fallback results by OSM category so addresses/streets are not shown as restaurants.\n- Keep strict radius filtering instead of filling results from outside the selected radius.\n- Show a clear empty-state message when nothing matches the selected category/radius.\n- Avoid blank address rows in place cards when OSM has no address.\n\nValidation: .\gradlew.bat --no-daemon testDebugUnitTest assembleDebug

v1.27

Keyless place search release.\n\n- Replaced LLM and Google Places sources with OpenStreetMap search.\n- Added Overpass search with Photon fallback for nearby places.\n- Removed API-key setup from the app UI.\n- Updated README and app version to 1.27.\n\nValidation: .\gradlew.bat --no-daemon testDebugUnitTest assembleDebug

v1.26

• Version number shown in every search log: [v1.26] searchPlaces START ...
• Origin address+coords and per-place details logged AFTER geocoding (final values used for distance)
• BuildConfig enabled

v1.25

• Photon coords validated: ignore results >50km from origin before marking verified
• geocodeAddresses: set coordsVerified=true after successful Photon geocoding
• Deduplication: 4 decimal places (~11m) instead of 3 (~111m)

v1.24

Fix: coordsVerified flag ensures only Google/Photon coordinates are trusted; AI-hallucinated coordinates are always re-geocoded via Photon. Detailed diagnostic logs added: origin address+coords, and per-place name/address/coords/verified status.

v1.22

Distance badge turns amber when a place is outside the requested radius (happens when AI returns too few nearby results and the search expands to show the closest places).

v1.21

Smarter radius fallback: when the radius filter leaves fewer than 5 results (e.g. AI returns downtown places but you are in a residential suburb), automatically expand to show the closest places from the full list sorted by distance, instead of showing only 2-3 results.