What's New

Android 7.20.0

Par 3s no longer count against your fairways hit, and green reading is easier.

Improved

• Par 3s don't count against your fairways: Fairways hit now only counts holes where you're driving to a fairway.
• Easier green reading: Slope shading and break arrows are now both visible on the green.
• Arccos Air settings: Now under Settings, then Diagnostics.

Fixed

• Round history: Your round list now recovers if it has trouble loading, instead of staying blank.
• Round notes: Tapping Done now saves your note.
• Stability: Several crash fixes across Android and Wear OS.

iOS 6.40.0

Shots stay on the right hole during shotgun starts, and your round breakdown now leads with your goal.

New

• Strokes Gained against your goal: Your round breakdown now starts with how you played against your goal.
• Holed-out distances: Round Details now shows how far your holed shots were.

Improved

• Every hole counts the same: Your scoring average now weighs every hole equally, with your score to par underneath.
• Japanese and Korean: Translations updated throughout the app.

Fixed

• Shotgun starts: Starting on a different hole, or going back to an earlier one, no longer puts shots on the wrong hole.
• Up & Down that matches: Your Up & Down stat now shows the same number in Activity and on the round.
• Stability: Fixed a crash some members saw right after opening the app.

Android 7.19.11

Your location now shows on the green map, and managing your clubs gets a cleaner design.

Improved

• Your spot on the green: The blue location dot now shows on the green map and in every in-round view.
• Manage Clubs: Adding, editing and removing clubs now uses the redesigned experience everywhere.
• Tournament mode: Green map zoom is locked to keep you within the rules.
• Tidier screen: The recentre button no longer covers the weather card on taller phones.

Fixed

• Right pin, right green: The green map shows the correct pin and no longer flashes an old overlay when you change holes.
• Starting in the background: Starting a round while the app is in the background no longer crashes. If your phone blocks it, you'll be asked to resume.

iOS 6.39.0

Arccos Air firmware updates no longer stop you from teeing off, and rounds no longer end while you're still playing.

New

• Update later: An Arccos Air firmware update no longer blocks you from starting a round. A yellow icon lets you know one is ready, and you can install it when it suits you.
• Time remaining: Firmware updates now show a countdown.
• Weather hole by hole: AI Strategy now forecasts the weather for each hole as you'll play it, including shotgun starts.

Improved

• Shots without a club: You can add or edit a shot without picking a club.
• Voice scoring on long rounds: Scores you log by voice keep saving, however long the round runs.

Fixed

• Rounds stay open: Rounds no longer end on their own while you're still playing.
• Reconnecting after an update: Arccos Air reconnects on its own after a firmware update.
• Stability: Fixed crashes when ending a round as Arccos Air disconnects, and when switching holes by hand.

Android 7.18.7

Choose what the green map shows, read slope at a glance, and move the map around the green.

New

• Green map filters: Turn slope shading and break arrows on or off. Your choice is remembered.
• Slope legend: A colour scale shows how steep each part of the green is.
• Move the map: Drag the green map around, then tap to recentre.
• Report a problem: Let us know if something looks wrong on a green map, right from the map.

Improved

• Distance units: Switching between yards and metres takes effect right away.
• Smoother gestures: Pinch and multi-touch on the map work more reliably.
• Meta AI glasses: Voice commands from your glasses no longer get dropped.

Fixed

• Back to your round: Reopening a round from its notification no longer shows "Error Retrieving Data."

iOS 6.38.0

Arccos now fits iPhones set to Display Zoom, and round notes get a cleaner editor.

Improved

• Display Zoom: If your iPhone uses larger Display Zoom, distances and controls during a round are no longer cut off.
• Round notes: The notes editor has a cleaner look that matches the rest of the app.
• Shared scorecards: The shot count on a shared scorecard now matches your Round Story.

Fixed

• Stability: Fixed a crash on the Start Round screen.

iOS 6.37.2

Your Apple Watch and phone now agree on every shot and putt, and Arccos Air recovers on its own when it gets stuck connecting.

New

• Rate your warm-up: Give your pre-round warm-up a thumbs up or down, or generate a fresh plan.

Improved

• Apple Watch and phone in sync: Gimme putts are no longer counted twice, shots you delete on your phone disappear from your watch too, and pins you set on your watch carry over.
• No more force-quitting: If Arccos Air or your Smart Laser gets stuck connecting, it now recovers on its own within seconds.
• Stats that match: Greens in regulation, fairways and up-and-downs on your Activity tab now match your scorecard.
• Start Round remembers: Your tee and starting hole stay put when you switch tabs.
• Help guides: Strokes Gained, pairing help and tips have been refreshed in Settings.

Fixed

• Long Apple Watch rounds: Watch rounds no longer end on their own after an hour.
• Round settings: Tee box, round type and ball no longer show as blank after you save.
• Arccos Air without sensors: Full shots are detected again on rounds where they were being missed and only putts were picked up.
• Meta AI glasses: Starting a round from your glasses is more reliable. Learn more about Arccos on Meta AI glasses.

iOS 6.36

The biggest update in Arccos history. Every tab has been redesigned, with clearer stats, a goal to work toward and a plan for where to improve.

New

• A goal to play toward: Set a handicap or scoring goal, and the Player tab shows how you're trending and which part of your game is costing you the most strokes. Read the full announcement.
• Practice with a plan: Lock in a focus area and get practice drills built around it, sized to the time you have.
• Round Story: Replay your round hole by hole, with an AI summary of what defined it.
• Club Comparison: Put two clubs side by side and see shot dispersion for every club in your bag.
• Every course you've played: The Courses tab maps every course you've played, with your best holes and biggest opportunities at each one.
• Pre-round warm-up: Get a range session built from your game and the time you have before you tee off.

Fixed

• Editing putts: Changing your putts from the scorecard works as expected again.