
DotDot Tasks
Chores, stars & kids' diary
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What's New in DotDot Tasks
1.17.0
September 29, 2026
Two-way sync between parents: whichever Apple ID the other parent joins with, the changes they make on their own device now reach the whole family. Two-way family sync - Fixed: tasks a child submitted on a device with a different Apple ID (for example, an iPad that joined with the family code) never reached the phone that created the family, so no stars could be added. Now they arrive, and once a parent approves, the stars show up on the child's device too - Parents who joined with your family code (or a child's iPad on its own Apple ID) now send their changes back: tasks and rewards added or edited there, tasks a child submits there, and stars given or taken there all go to the phone that created the family, which merges them and syncs them to everyone - The first time, do two things: on the joined device, open the Parent Zone once and start two-way sync on the screen that appears; then on the phone that created the family, tap the "wants to sync changes" notice at the top of the Overview (or go to Settings > Family Sharing > Family Members), tap Allow and enter the parent PIN - The first time a joined device starts two-way sync, it lists the changes that were only on that device and never sent. Those changes won't be sent later; they are removed from that device (a backup is saved automatically first). Everything changed after that syncs normally - Sync isn't instant: it happens when each device opens the app or comes back to it, so changes can take from a few minutes to a few hours to show up - Items another parent deletes can be restored from Recently Deleted (30 days) on the phone that created the family, and a child deleted by another parent reaches the rest of the family a day later - Both devices need to be signed in to iCloud. Please update every device in your family to the latest version: devices that aren't updated can't send their changes back, and versions older than 1.16 may permanently delete a child's records, diary included, when another parent deletes that child - Privacy: family snapshots are in the app's iCloud public database and readable with the family code; pending edits also require iCloud sign-in. The snapshot includes a travel share link: anyone signed in to iCloud with it can join and read/write photos and locations. Share codes and links only with people you trust. No ads or cross-app tracking Two new looks: Candy Stickers and Storybook, and kids can pick their own Look & Feel - Doodle, the hand-drawn look you already know, stays the default, so there's nothing to set up after updating - On the "Me" page, kids can switch to Candy Stickers (bright, sticker-covered) or Storybook (soft, clean linework), or go back to Doodle anytime - Parents get the same three under Settings > Appearance, plus Classic: four in all - Everyone chooses for themselves: your style only changes your own screen, shared tasks, stars and rewards are unaffected, and you can switch anytime Also in this release: - The "Who's playing?" picker: with 3 or more kids, cards now wrap onto centered rows instead of getting squeezed or cut off - iPad gets a dedicated parent PIN layout for portrait and landscape, plus larger navigation buttons for kids and parents - Technical sync details in Settings now stay collapsed until needed; important warnings remain visible
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