Release Notes — May 17, 2026

This release introduces Sign in / Sign up with Google, the beta programme badge and conditions, a system status banner, in-app feedback, automated NPS survey and weekly activity emails, and GA4 analytics tracking.

Registration with Google

A "Sign up with Google" button is now available on the Register page
Clicking it redirects to the Google consent screen — after granting access, the account is created instantly
No email verification required for Google-registered accounts
Profile information (name, profile picture) is pulled from the Google account and stored in your workspace profile

A "Sign in with Google" button is now available on the Login page
Works for all accounts registered with Google or auto-linked to a Google account

Auto-linking existing accounts

If you previously registered with email + password and sign in with Google using the same email address, the accounts are automatically linked. No duplicate account is created. Future sign-ins work with either method.

The "Sign in with Google" button on the Login page is restricted to already-registered users. Unregistered Google accounts are rejected with a message and a link to the Register page.

Privacy

Your Google ID (sub) is stored only as a SHA-256 hash — the raw ID never touches the CADENSA database
Your email address is stored as a hash in the global user store, identical to email+password accounts
Profile data (name, picture) is stored only in your unit-specific workspace profile

Beta programme

CADENSA is currently in open beta.

Beta badge and conditions

A BETA chip now appears next to the page subtitle on the Register and Login pages; hovering it shows a tooltip explaining the current beta status
A new "I understand and accept the beta conditions" checkbox has been added to the Register page — registration requires this to be ticked

Beta welcome email

Every new account receives a welcome email immediately after registration
The email includes links to the documentation and tips for getting started

Beta data reset notification

If a beta data reset is scheduled, registered users receive an advance notification email with enough time to export any important data before the reset

A system status banner is shown at the top of the app when CADENSA services are degraded or experiencing an outage
The banner polls status.cadensa.io every 60 seconds
It can be dismissed — if dismissed, it re-appears automatically after 15 minutes if the issue persists
A "View status" link opens the full status page at status.cadensa.io

In-app feedback

A floating Feedback button is now visible in the bottom-right corner of the app
Clicking it opens a short Formbricks feedback survey
If Formbricks is unavailable, the button falls back to opening your email client with a pre-filled feedback message to support@cadensa.io

Automated engagement emails

NPS survey (day 7 and day 30)

A short NPS survey email is sent automatically 7 days and 30 days after registration
The survey link opens a Formbricks form — results go directly to the product team
Users who have disabled product-update emails are skipped

Weekly activity summary

Every Monday, CADENSA sends a weekly activity summary email
Active users (who tracked time last week) receive a brief stats summary
Inactive users (no time entries in 7+ days) receive a re-engagement nudge with a direct link to the timer

Analytics event tracking

Key user actions are now tracked as GA4 events via Google Tag Manager — cookie consent is respected at all times:

Event	Trigger
`sign_up`	Successful registration (email or Google)
`tutorial_complete`	First login / onboarding complete
`first_timer_start`	First time the timer is started
`first_time_entry`	First saved time entry
`begin_checkout`	Upgrade flow initiated
`purchase`	Subscription completed
`first_project_created`	First project created
`first_invite_sent`	First team member invited
`first_report_viewed`	First report generated

No personal data is included in any of these events.

Summary of changes

Layer	Change
Backend `GoogleIdentity` model	New model: stores SHA-256 hash of Google `sub` + GlobalUser reference
Backend `googleAuth.service.ts`	New service: OAuth code exchange, user lookup / create / auto-link
Backend `auth.routes.ts`	New routes: `GET /api/v1/auth/google` and `GET /api/v1/auth/google/callback`
Backend `betaWelcomeEmail.ts`	New template: welcome email sent on registration
Backend `betaDataResetEmail.ts`	New template: advance notice email before a beta data reset
Backend `nps-survey.job.ts`	New cron job: NPS survey emails at day 7 and day 30
Backend `weekly-retention.job.ts`	New cron job: weekly activity summary / re-engagement email every Monday
Frontend `Login.tsx`	"Sign in with Google" button + BETA badge + beta tooltip
Frontend `Register.tsx`	"Sign up with Google" button + BETA badge + beta conditions checkbox
Frontend `SystemStatusBanner.tsx`	New component: polls `status.cadensa.io`, shows banner on degraded / outage
Frontend `FeedbackButton.tsx`	Formbricks integration with mailto fallback
Frontend `analytics.ts`	New utility: GA4 event tracking functions (consent-aware)
Frontend `main.tsx`	Sentry error tracking + Formbricks SDK initialised
Frontend locales	`auth.google.`, `auth.betaConditions.`, `common.systemStatusBanner.*` keys for all 5 languages

Sign in / Sign up with Google​

Registration with Google​

Login with Google​

Auto-linking existing accounts​

Privacy​

Beta programme​

Beta badge and conditions​

Beta welcome email​

Beta data reset notification​

System status banner​

In-app feedback​

Automated engagement emails​

NPS survey (day 7 and day 30)​

Weekly activity summary​

Analytics event tracking​

Summary of changes​

Sign in / Sign up with Google