Changelog
Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.
RSS
Multiplayer
- Launched new Duels UI: https://www.geoguessr.com/multiplayer
- Opened application for Open Major qualification
- Competitive maps update.
- More anti cheat improvements.
Other
- X2 Replays feature: https://www.geoguessr.com/support/feature-requests/p/x2-speed-for-replays
- Added visual 5k score radius when creating maps.
- Added feedback when creating a map and importing it from an outside tool.
- Adding nudge for Classic Maps on homepage. (50/50 experiment)
- Improved Locations Importing system
- Options for both Add & Replace locations
- Additional support from 3rd Party JSON (such as map-making.app)
- Visual feedback when importing locations
- Option to adjust Map Scoring with 5K radius
- You can now Delete a location with ‘DELETE’-key
- Access a Map through the editor by clicking the name
iOS
- Updates to the Daily Challenge, improved UI and added functionality such as the possibility to look at previous days leaderboard.
- Included support for more languages in the game.
General Bug Fixes
- Fixed bug with incorrect panos in Courses
- Fixed minor error in Campaign.
Guessing Map update
- On March 18, Google will discontinue support for their previous map theme (the ones we currently use) and revert to the default Google Maps theme. We have made a custom guessing map that resembles the current one which will be changed on the 10th of March. Read more here: https://geoguessr.canny.io/changelog/guessing-map-update-10th-of-march
Multiplayer
- Investigations v2 out
Other
- Custom Round timer in Party - https://www.geoguessr.com/support/feature-requests/p/allow-round-times-to-be-set-in-1s-increments-rather-than-10s
- Custom starting Health points for Duels/Team Duels - https://www.geoguessr.com/support/feature-requests/p/custom-health-points-for-duels-team-duels-team-by-team
- Date/Time added for Map leaderboards - https://www.geoguessr.com/support/feature-requests/p/add-time-date-for-highscores-on-classic-maps
- User generated Quizzes out - https://www.geoguessr.com/quiz/community
- New visuals for Classic Maps
- Map Maker update - Be able to replace or append when importing/adding locations for a map.
- Map Maker update 2 - Direct link added in the Map maker to go to Map on the Map name.
General Bug Fixes
- Steps counter is now correctly counting zero steps in NMPZ games.
- Campaign now enforces travel after a number of levels are played in one location.
- Removed hyphen from continent names in Classic Maps.
- Minor layout fixes in Classic Maps.
- Added line break to long country names in map cards.
- Option to like maps in Classic fixed on Safari.
- Map selector bar now shows selected round time.
- Turkey map updated in World Map view in Classic Maps.
- Small colour tweak on medal progression bar in Classic Maps.
- Fixed “other” being unavailable when reporting a Quiz.
iOS
- Urban Canvas event live on the 25th of Feb - 8th of March.
- Updates on Daily Challenge UI.
- Improved the landmark collection, adding more information about the landmarks and improved the navigation between landmarks.
Android
- Urban Canvas event live on the 25th of Feb - 8th of March.
- Improved the landmark collection, adding more information about the landmarks and improved the navigation between landmarks.
On March 18, Google will discontinue support for their previous map theme (the ones we currently use) and revert to the default Google Maps theme.
We understand that the default map isn’t ideal for GeoGuessing, so we’ve created our own theme that aims to resemble what's live today.
There will be some differences due to how roads are rendered now; some roads might be slightly easier or harder to see. The opacity will change but there is no setting to adjust this. The new map still uses bitmaps.
We’ll switch to the theme on Monday the 10th of March.
Multiplayer
Classic
- Map Tags out for Community Maps - https://www.geoguessr.com/maps/community
- Text on Location out for verified users to add in Map Maker.
Other
- Mute Opponent in Duels/Team Duels in Party/Multiplayer - https://www.geoguessr.com/support/feature-requests/p/mute-opponent
- Press N or Classic Compass to Face north https://www.geoguessr.com/support/feature-requests/p/press-n-to-face-north
- Launched "Player Cards" for World League players
General Bug Fixes
- iOS - Fixed a bug that caused problems for some users to subscribe.
iOS
- Daily Challenge out
- Shop added
Multiplayer
- New design in matchmaking and countdown screens in Solo, Team and Party Duels
Other
- Launched ticket sales for World Cup 2025
- If no language was chosen, the game automatically applies the browser language to the platform – if available.
- Added an entry point for purchasing Gift Cards on Start without being logged in
- Added "Matches won" stats on the World League leaderboard
- New Tournament design
General Bug Fixes
- Links to social media on hub are now pinned to the bottom of the browser
- Going to a challenge using a link from a content creator does no longer automatically replace who you're currently supporting
- Fixed bug on Chrome with profile dropdown
- Added some missing translations to the new menu (New Nav)
- Small fix on Map-maker streetview dropdown, now showing correct dates.
- Fixed an issue that caused some users' (having a lot of friends) activities not showing up on friends' Activities overview
- "Uh Uh are you lost" when entering a Tournament
- See all Tiers in a finished Tournament
- Being able to see the live results in an ongoing Tournament.
- Classic Maps - Monaco Map updated to remove sea trekkers
- Classic Maps - Iceland Map updated
- Classic Maps - Faroe Islands Map updated
- Classic Maps - Kazakhstan Map updated
- Seterra "Bhutan" misspelled fixed https://www.geoguessr.com/assets/seterra/printables/en/asia-countries-quiz-key.pdf
iOS
- Visual and performance improvements
- Updated Login and Start Screens
Android
- Updated Login and Start Screens.
- Visual and performance improvements
Multiplayer
- New divisional badges in Competitive Solo Duels
- Added country flags next to player names in-game Duels
Other
- Mobile responsiveness World Cup page
- Misc. improvements in World League stream
- Replays of all World League games added
- "Hide Scores" feature for World League games
- Improved usability in Time Slider in the new start game bar
- Replaced Djibouti + the Shetland Islands flags in Daily Game page
- Added a 5k animation for Solo Duels, Team Duels, Party (Solo and Team Duels), and World League games
General Bug Fixes
- Fixed Visual bug on Team Duels screen in Microsoft Edge
- Fixed leaderboard not showing time on mobile
- Fixed Hosted Quiz leaderboard in smaller screens
- Creators badge in friends tab is now rendering in correct size
- Solved Live Quiz bug with blank pin
- Searching for friends in Challenges now shows correct results
- Fixed avatar rendering bug when inviting friends in classic maps
- Publish and Unpublished tags now working properly in Community Maps
- Corrected spelling error in Free Daily Game images
- Fixed bug where Basic Pro users couldn’t join Battle Royale Countries
- Host mode screen layout bug is fixed in hosted quizzes
- General Seterra copy errors on quizzes
- Single player leaderboard bug - https://geoguessr.canny.io/bug-reports/p/singleplayer-friend-leaderboard-bug
iOS
- Released the Harvest Season.
- 4 more landmarks
- Made it easier to update your avatar
- Made it easier to change your name
- Made it possible to change your country
Android
- 4 more landmarks
- Made it easier to update your avatar
- Made it easier to change your name
- Made it possible to change your country
Multiplayer
- World League launched
- World League table launched with data points and qualification thresholds
- Courses is now live for all Bronze and Silver players (previously a 50/50 experiment)
Other
- New Navigation is out
General Bug Fixes
- Multiple fixes on new Navigation
- Campaign - Fixed missing all clue packages
- Campaign - Adapted visuals for Collection cards on small screens
- Daily Challenge - Yesterdays challenge showed todays score
- Expanded Map blocking timer - https://www.geoguessr.com/support/bug-reports/p/timer-hidden-behind-biggest-map-size
- Button overlap - https://geoguessr.canny.io/admin/feedback/bug-reports/p/button-overlap?boards=bug-reports&sort=new
- Misc. bugs connected to World League page and production
- Landing Page text now wraps in small mobile screens
- Fixed validation in campaign job submission form
iOS
- Total of 8 new landmarks added.
Android
- Visual improvements to the result screen.
- Total of 8 new landmarks (will be rolled out next week)
- New Circular Timer in all game modes (will be rolled out next week)
- The player can now easily change their name from the settings (will be rolled out next week)
Multiplayer
- Added Roadmap and other details on World Cup page - https://www.geoguessr.com/world-cup
- Bug Fix: Fixed bug with Team Duels causing it to get stuck when loading
- Bug Fix: Fixed bug with chat messages not being delivered in Team Duels
- Bug Fix: Fixed bug with inviting friends in Team Duels
Party
- Bug Fix: You can no longer add a friend who is already a friend - https://www.geoguessr.com/support/bug-reports/p/press-profiles-on-parties-say-not-friends-when-friends-with-some
- Bug Fix: Liked Maps not showing - https://www.geoguessr.com/support/bug-reports/p/cannot-load-more-liked-maps-in-party
Other
- Launched GeoGuessr app on Microsoft Teams
- Daily Challenge position shows on the current day - https://www.geoguessr.com/support/feature-requests/p/daily-challenge-howd-i-do
- Sound added in Quizzes and Daily Free game
- Launched test (50/50) with Competitive achievement progress (Duelist, Moving Duelist, No Move Duelist, NMPZ Duelist) on multiplayer main page
- Investigations – Allow Panning on Map
- Investigations – Show correct location on Map.
- Map Maker – Official coverage default over unofficial.
- Map Maker - 50/50 layout for more space
- Map Maker - Select older panos/coverage from the same spot
- Map Maker - No auto-centering on new locations
- Map Maker - Panorama POV faces roads, not North
- Map Maker - Panorama descriptions now show address
- Play-along: Signed in users now get XP when joining and playing in a play-along session
- Added round feedback in Daily Free Game
General Bug Fixes
- Bug Fix: Leave button on Quiz now works properly
- Bug Fix: Fix Daily Challenge bug when internet disconnects mid-game
- Bug Fix: Store Capitalization - https://geoguessr.canny.io/admin/feedback/bug-reports/p/capitalisation?boards=bug-reports
- Bug Fix: Map-Maker Search not working properly.
- Bug Fix: Heading reset to start not working - https://geoguessr.canny.io/bug-reports/p/return-to-start-ignores-heading-in-classic-maps
- Bug Fix: Long names cutting of search results fixed.
- Bug Fix: Map Maker crashes upon adding/saving location - https://geoguessr.canny.io/bug-reports/p/error-message-everytime-i-try-to-manually-add-a-new-localization-on-the-map-crea
- Bug Fix: Map maker overlay fixed - https://geoguessr.canny.io/admin/feedback/bug-reports/p/overlay-error?boards=bug-reports&sort=top
- Bug Fix: Tournaments overlay bug fixed - https://geoguessr.canny.io/admin/feedback/bug-reports/p/button-overlay?boards=bug-reports&sort=top
- Bug Fix - Fixed missing clue packages in multiple cities in Singleplayer
Multiplayer
- Added new achievement badges for Total, Moving, No Move and NMPZ Team Duels wins, as well as one for Moving Solo Duels wins
- New map selection for Ranked Solo Duels
- You can now search for any friend’s nick in the Team Duels team selector
- It's now possible to report inappropriate team names
- Peak Elo added to Profile Page (and bug fixes made after launch).
- Tournaments revamp – NMPZ/NM added as well as visibility on Multiplayer tab.
- Bug Fix - Fixed issues with lagging rating and xp visualizations
- Bug Fix - Fixed issue causing users who had played all their Placement - games ending up in the wrong division week 2
- Bug Fix - Fixed issue causing some users having "Position 0" as their personal best ranked position on profile page
Classic Maps
- Bug Fix – Community Streaks not showing
- Bug Fix – Explorer Mode Maps not clickable.
Play Along Improvements
- Host name now appears on pin on player results map
- Added avatar animation on Streamer’s lobby
- Clicking flag in results map now shows panoramas for players
- Join Code is persistent for streamer
- UX improvement in round lock toggle
- Removed premature results information showing up on player’s map
- Leaderboard now shows round results by default – it swaps to game results when streamer presses to view results
- Players can now minimize the leaderboard in their view
- Streamers can kick-out players
- Streamers can now change maps straight from the Lobby
- Join URL can now easily be copied by Streamers in Lobby and in game
- Button to start play-along added to all classic maps
- Bug Fix - Prevented accidentally scrolling page when moving map on Chrome
Other
- Unfriend on Profile Page - https://www.geoguessr.com/support/feature-requests/p/unfriend-player-from-the-users-profile-page
- Country flag added to Daily Game Leaderboard
- ELO Range added to Investigations.
- Investigations reasons in Ascending order - Not Guilty | Insufficient Evidence | Guilty
- Launched test of "Courses" to 50% Bronze and Silver users.
- Bug Fix - Singleplayer now show badges properly when clicking “visit city” button
- Bug Fix - Fixed bug on Chrome on Android where guess button wasn’t showing in Singleplayer
- Bug Fix - It's now possible to preview locked achievements
iOS App
- Improve stability in Battle Royale distance and countries
- Updated Result Screen
- Bug Fix - Improve how map poly lines are drawn in competitive modes
- Bug Fix - Fix issue with tap events selecting tab in classic maps
- Bug Fix - Issue with tab not working for some players in classic maps
- Bug Fix - issue with emotes in chat not always appearing
Android App
- Updated UI for compass and timer
- Updated UI on home screen.
- Fix all cities not showing in City Streaks
Multiplayer
- New feature to set custom team names for Teams who have won 10 games in Ranked Team Duels.
Bug Fixes Multiplayer
- Issues with loading teams for users with many friends
- Fixed leaderboard bugs in Ranked Solo Duels
- Fixed additional issues with players showing up on wrong country leaderboards in Duels
Party
- Bug fix: Google Maps link fixed for Live Challenges in Result view - https://www.geoguessr.com/support/bug-reports/p/impossible-to-open-a-location-in-parties-live-challenge
- Bug fix – Live challenges ignored panoid - https://www.geoguessr.com/support/bug-reports/p/live-challenges-ignore-panoid
Classic Maps
- Bug fix: Creator of Map shown in challenge instead of “Created by GeoGuessr”. https://www.geoguessr.com/support/bug-reports/p/challenges-wrong-map-creator
- Bug fix: Country/US Streak “Something unexpected happened” message when starting a game.
- Liechtenstein added to Explorer Map
Other
- New play-along mode released for streaming Classic Maps
- Investigations launched as test for high level rated players to review reported games.
- Bug fix: Map Maker – Highlighted maps not being on top.
- Bug fix: Show more button was removed for My Maps page, leading to not all maps showing. - https://www.geoguessr.com/support/bug-reports/p/i-cant-load-other-maps-ive-created
- Bug fix: Maps showing as Drafts despite being published - https://www.geoguessr.com/support/feature-requests/p/ability-to-play-your-own-map-using-my-maps-page and https://www.geoguessr.com/support/bug-reports/p/maps-in-my-maps-section-showing-as-draft-despite-being-published.
- Bug fix – Country selector on Profile not being in alphabetical order
- Bug fix – Save Avatar being below fold on certain devices.
- Bug fix: General maintenance for play-along
- Bug fix: Singleplayer game not starting for some players
- Launched test of Placement games for new competitive players. 33% of new users getting 3 placement games, 33% getting 5 placement games, 34% Control (no placement games)
iOS App
- Fixed aligning the facing of the start on location when playing certain maps.
- Fixed a bug that caused issues with certain subscriptions not updating correctly.
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