Roadmap

This document outlines the planned features and improvements for SKIES Mobile. It is subject to change based on user feedback, technical feasibility, and organizational priorities.

Still planned for future releases:

• Sign in with Apple authentication
• Open source release

Planned Features

Global info bar

• Text-only announcement bar on website (skies.vakesz.com)
• Display global messages (e.g., open source announcement)
• Easy content updates without code changes

Handoff support

• Continue reading a post on another device
• Leverage existing iCloud sync infrastructure
• Support for iPhone ↔ iPad ↔ Mac transitions

Keyword-based Post Highlighting

• Allow users to define custom keywords
• Automatically mark posts as important based on keywords
• Configurable keyword list in settings
• Visual indicators for important posts
• Filter/sort options to view important posts first

Onboarding experience enhancements

• First-time user setup flow for new users
• App introduction and feature highlights
• Guided setup process

Calendar export improvements

• Fix flaky iCal/ICS export behavior
• Revisit EventKit implementation
• Test edge cases (recurrence, timezone handling)

Unplanned/Not yet planned Features

Apple Watch app

• View upcoming activities at a glance
• Quick RSVP from wrist
• Notification support on Watch
• Complications for next event

Safari extension

• Suggest opening SKIES Mobile for matching URLs
• Deep link support from Safari
• Small extension prototype needed

Widget & Live Activity support (needs proper ideas)

• Decide on widget content (upcoming activities, latest posts)
• Implement read-only widget first
• Explore Live Activity for ongoing events

Add / Edit posts and activities

• Requires API write endpoints
• Permission checks and validation needed
• Content creation and editing UI

Smart Activity Recommendations

• ML-based suggestions based on attendance history
• Personalized recommendations
• Pattern recognition for preferred times/types

Theme-aware Splash Screen & Color Scheme

• Flying icons on the splash screen adapt to match the selected app icon theme
• App color scheme adjusts based on the chosen app icon
• Cohesive visual experience from launch through the entire app

Personal History & Analytics

Personal timeline of attended events

• Historical view of all past activities
• Chronological timeline with event details
• Filter by date range, activity type

Statistics and insights

• Activities per month tracking
• Favorite activity types analysis
• Participation trends over time
• Achievement badges (e.g., “Attended 10 events”)

Personal content history

• Comments left on events
• Posts made by user
• Engagement history