Second Life 17+

When group chats start… there’s no way to close them!! All my other issues have been addressed by other reviews! So I will state this one because I didn’t see a review about it and it is rather annoying! It even does this on the pc! I have most groups set to not pop up when chats start. But they always pop up anyways even tho I opted out! I want to be in groups, but the constant notifications for group chats I have zero to do with is enough to make me want to leave notifications for new chats OFF!! So then I have to manually check if it’s a friend or a group just spamming away! I tried to hit the x in the top right corner and it just closes chats, not the group chat!

It’s exciting to see how far SL has come since 2007! My avi looks great on the app. I wish I could go where I want and not have to use the destination guide, I wish I wasn’t standing like a newb and my AO would work. Moving wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be. Also adjusting seating options would be great! All in all it has potential and I am excited to see how it advances. Understandably it won’t offer ALL that the desktop offers but getting much closer would be amazing. This is a huge bonus for those who wouldn’t want to miss sales or events due to RL. However… it’s just not there yet. Talking in world is about all it’s good for right now, and let’s me honest we use discord for that anyways. If you want tips before you try: save some of your landmarks as favorites so you have more of a chance to go where you like. I didn’t see any clubs on the destination guide on the app, so much for listening to my fav DJ while working in the office (shhh….)

1st: Read the description. This is a Beta release and not all features are available. It is not intended to be a full client, but a convenient tool for communication.
2nd: Read the description. This Beta software is for select current members of the community, not new Residents.
3rd: Read the description. Beta releases tend to be buggy. Newer tablets and phones will likely be better than older ones.

As this is a Beta release, I know that sometimes there will be problems, but so far so good for me. Even with slow hotel WiFi, rendering is fairly brisk with good detail. I found that if I first rez or change outfits in a location without a lot of clutter, my avatar quickly pops in and also quickly becomes well-rendered when going to other locations.

One feature that I hope comes soon is access to landmarks not in my Favorites. Fairly sure that others hope that faster purchase and management of in-world items comes before that. Many will yearn for what some consider to be the Number 1 SL activity, _______. I’m just glad I can relax in my home, at a beach, or in a forest from wherever my meatspace self is found.

Do. Not. Tell. My. Boss.