Villager's Companion

New name, same app — The Village's App is now Villager's Companion! A fresh name and look, plus the biggest feature update yet: New: Daily Activities Browse recurring recreation activities — pickleball, sports, fitness, cards, clubs, and more Pick any day of the week and filter by activity type or center Get directions or call the center with one tap Golf Cart Navigation Cart-path routing — golf-cart directions now follow The Villages' own dedicated cart-path network, not just roads Routes avoid "no golf carts" zones and warn you on the rare unavoidable crossing New Car vs. Golf Cart mode with the right route and ETA for how you're driving Automatic rerouting with voice and haptic alerts when you go off course Start a route from a custom location, not just where you are Redesigned compact "liquid glass" navigation banner with clearer on-map controls Premium AI voice with automatic on-device fallback Map & Layers New toggleable layers: cart paths and no-cart zones More accurate neighborhood boundaries drawn from official county GIS data Events Events now live fully inside the app — browse, search, and filter by type without leaving to a website Set reminders so you never miss a show, class, or gathering Events and Activities now sit side by side in the tab bar Tee Time Booking New assisted "Book by Phone" guide for The Villages' automated tee-time line Securely saves your Villages ID, dials the line for you, and shows the course-selection codes and touch-tone steps Home Screen Redesigned personalized "For You" feed that learns which features you use and adapts to the time and day See what's happening today and jump to your most-used features at a glance Set a Home address so directions home are always one tap away Data Accuracy Added helpful descriptions to 180+ businesses and recreation complexes Refreshed restaurants and recreation info; removed leftover sample/placeholder golf courses Replaced fabricated tee-time availability and simulated traffic alerts with honest, real information Look & Feel Fresh teal-and-sand color scheme with dark-mode polish throughout New app icon Cleaner buttons and layouts; fixed a control hidden behind the top search bar Fixes Tapping a search result now opens its details first, instead of jumping straight into navigation Fixed route step times showing golf-cart estimates while in car mode Achievements now save reliably across sessions Behind-the-scenes reliability and privacy improvements