- Discover -- Browsing events is cleaner and easier to scan, with clearer day counts, tidier series labels, and events you're hosting no longer repeating your own name. - Your Events -- Your profile has a new Events tab, and events you're pending or waitlisted for are clearly marked. - Creating Events -- Events without a cover photo get a polished branded look. Setting up a repeating event is clearer, with a visible end date, and repeating events keep their local time when the clocks change. - Hosting -- Hosts see pending guest requests right on the guest list, live event tracking while an event is happening, and a simpler door view for checking guests in. - Check-In -- Scanning a ticket for a free event checks the guest in straight away, and your ticket's QR code now opens full screen so it's easy to scan at the door. - After the Event -- Guests can share how an event went, and hosts get a follow-up once it wraps up. - Sharing Photos -- Picking the event for a photo or video post now works the same way it does for posts, and a stalled upload can be retried with one tap. - Fixes -- Invites you previously declined can be accepted again, form errors no longer hide behind the keyboard at large text sizes, and event menus only appear when there's something you can do.

- Photo Drop -- Share photos from an event straight into a shared drop that everyone who attended can browse. - Posting to events -- Choosing which event a photo or video belongs to is quicker. A new chirp now opens on your soonest live or upcoming event. - Reliable uploads -- Photos and videos keep uploading in the background, and you can see where each post stands. - Your posts on your profile -- Your profile has a grid of everything you've posted. - See who engaged -- See who liked your posts. If you hide your like count, it stays hidden everywhere, including Discover. - Liked by you -- Posts you've liked show it at a glance. - Conversations -- Chirp threads read more clearly, show people's display names, and deleted replies leave a tidy gap instead of breaking the thread. - Polish and fixes -- Cleaner photo and video screens, clearer delete confirmations, and fixes for event series, imported events and the guest view.

- Easier to get around -- Your profile, alerts and messages now sit at the top of the main screens, so they're always one tap away. - A better first visit -- New members start on Discover, guests see a clear Join button, and imported events no longer show "0 going". - Event invites -- Accepting an invite now saves your RSVP, and the invite and RSVP screens always show your current answer. Hosts are told when a guest is moved off the waitlist or approved. - Drafts -- Posting a draft now asks which event it belongs to, closes the composer once, and removes the draft. This fixes a crash and accidental double posts. - Boomerangs -- Boomerangs fill the screen, play smoothly in the editor, and pause when you hold them. If one fails to process, you can retry or delete it. - Groups -- Editing a group saves each change on its own, and renames and new icons update for everyone in the group. - Reporting -- A comment you've reported now shows "Reported" in its menu. - Fixes and polish -- Clearer confirmations in place of pop-up messages, scheduled posts that failed stay visible, and many smaller layout and accessibility fixes.

- Cleaner feedback -- Confirmations and errors now show up right where you're working, instead of in pop-up bars at the bottom of the screen. - Moments -- Expired moments, highlights and your moments feed behave more predictably. - Group chats -- Group messages arrive more reliably, unread badges now count group chats, and a photo that fails to send shows a retry button. - Hidden posts -- Posts you hide stay hidden on that account, look the same everywhere, and come back with Unhide. - Larger text -- The Portal, review lists, moment insights and other screens now fit at the largest text sizes. - Notifications -- Tapping a notification marks it as read, and mention notifications say what you were mentioned in. - Posting -- If a scheduled post can't publish, or a post is blocked, the app tells you instead of the post quietly disappearing. - Profiles -- Your follower count updates the moment you follow someone, and switching accounts keeps everything with the right account. - Safety -- Stronger protections so no one can post or share content in your name. - Fixes -- Deleting from your timeline refreshes the grid, library event covers show correctly, and a removed post now tells you it's gone.

- Scheduled posts -- Schedule a post straight from your Personal tab. Your files upload before it's scheduled, and cancelling a scheduled post now takes effect right away. - Threads -- Keep a chirp thread going from the menu on your own chirp. - Discover layout -- Choose Auto, Grid or List for Discover. Auto is one tap away. - Email -- Account emails look like NextSocial. The Verify Email screen tells you what it's waiting for, opens your inbox, and lets you fix a mistyped address. - RSVPs and tickets -- Your RSVP shows where your request stands and lets you withdraw it. Free tickets follow your RSVP and leave your wallet when you withdraw. - Check-in -- Organizers see clearly which event's code they're scanning, and withdrawn guests no longer linger on the list. - Larger text -- Sign-up, sign-in, the Terms page, the composer and messages all fit at the largest text sizes. - Safer links -- Links in event descriptions and feature requests only open where they say they go.

- Places and Mentions -- Add a real place to your moment and mention friends who can see it. Before you share, you're asked about any mention that would be dropped. - Mute -- Mute someone's moments from their profile or a moment, and they leave your Following and Discover feeds. - Highlights -- Build highlights from your past moments and group them. - Reliable posting -- Moments resume after an interruption, show their progress, and tell you clearly if something failed. - Moments, refreshed -- The editor and viewer are easier to read and use, and the grid shows what's live and who can see it. - Discover -- Browse events a day at a time with quick filters, and find what's near you. - Manage hub -- Organizers manage their events, attendees and questions in one place. - Blocking -- See who you've blocked and unblock them. People you block no longer show up in your feeds. - Reporting -- Report a moment that breaks the rules. - Photo Drop -- An unfinished drop can be resumed or discarded. - Check-in on iPhone -- The door check-in looks and feels native on iPhone.

- Messages -- Your inbox now always shows the right person's name and photo, even as new messages move conversations around, and one damaged conversation can no longer blank the whole list. Unread badges clear as soon as you read a thread. - Notifications -- Tapping a notification when the app is closed now takes you straight to the right conversation or page instead of the home screen. - Links -- Shared links to events, posts, chirps, moments and recaps now open the right page in the app. - Event pages -- A cleaner header shows at a glance when an event is happening now, and the page updates on its own when an event starts or ends. - Share & Connect -- Your profile QR code now comes first, so connecting with someone takes one tap. - Posts -- If a post gets stuck in review because of an error, you can now ask for it to be checked again. - Group chats -- Groups you start stay with your account, and group photos upload more reliably. - Reliability -- Fixed an issue that could freeze some Android devices on the loading screen, plus a range of smaller fixes.

- Pre-Event Introductions -- Before an event starts, you can now see suggested people to meet based on what you have in common. Organizers choose when to share them. - Stopping Introductions -- The "Stop introductions for this event" control now reflects what is actually set, so it no longer says introductions are off while they are still running. - Photo Library -- Photos stored in iCloud no longer disappear when you pick them. They download in place, so nothing goes missing from the picker or Photo Drop. - Readable Event Cards -- Titles and captions over photos now stay legible on every image, in both light and dark mode. - Dark Mode -- Colours and QR code cards now look right in dark mode instead of washing out. - RSVP -- Tapping to join an event now follows that event's real rules and capacity, and the dialog closes properly once you are in. - Check-In -- The guest list refreshes when you come back to it, and searching no longer shows results from an earlier scan. - Following -- Opening someone from your follow requests now takes you to their profile instead of crashing. - Captions -- Caption and chirp length limits now match what the box actually accepts, so your text is never silently cut. - Leaving a Draft -- One clear prompt when you back out of a post, and the back gesture can no longer skip it.

- Run Event -- Check guests in at the door with a live view of who has arrived, scan tickets with the camera, and handle an already-scanned ticket without turning anyone away. - Event Recap -- After your event ends you get a recap of how many people you reached, plus a ready-made list to re-invite next time. - Questions for Guests -- Ask the people who RSVP whatever you need to know, with a rebuilt editor, ready-made templates, and answers that carry over so guests do not retype them at your next event. - Creating an Event -- A simpler create screen, descriptions with real formatting, and event types that start you off with the right questions. - Your Ticket -- Your ticket is easy to find again after you buy, and you can add the event to your calendar or get directions straight from it. - Capacity and Approvals -- Limited-capacity events hold places properly, waitlists move in order, and approving or declining a request is instant and stays put. - Photos -- A smoother upload flow, and photos no longer sit hidden waiting on a review they did not need. - Getting Around -- Rebuilt Personal tabs with a quick-add button, and saved photos, saved chirps and past events keep loading as you scroll instead of stopping at the first page. - Polish -- Clearer contrast across the app, tidier empty screens, and a steadier Media, Chirps and News layout on the event page. - Fixes -- Event form fields no longer freeze while typing, Invite People no longer crashes, and phone numbers save the way you enter them.

- Photo Drop Gallery -- Organizers now have a dedicated gallery to see every photo shared at their event, laid out in a clean grid that keeps each photo in its original shape. - Faster Photo Sharing -- Photos you add to a Photo Drop now appear right away and finish uploading in the background, so you're never stuck watching a progress bar. - More Reliable Uploads -- Your photos keep uploading even if the app closes or crashes, and pick up right where they left off when you return. - Smoother Browsing -- Photos and event media now load without spinners as you swipe through carousels or switch tabs. - Media Feed Fixes -- The photo feed now loads correctly even when you follow a lot of people. - Clearer Upload Messages -- A failed upload and a photo that didn't pass content checks now show distinct, easy-to-understand messages. - Richer Notifications -- Photo Drop notifications now show the cover photo, so you can see what's new at a glance.

- In-App Photo Picker -- Choosing an event cover now opens a fast, in-app grid of your recent device photos with a built-in camera shortcut, instead of bouncing out to the system photo picker. - Use Current Location -- Event creation now has a GPS button next to the location field that fills in your current spot in one tap. - Preview Before Publishing -- Creating an event now opens a dedicated preview page that shows exactly how the event will look to attendees before you publish. - Smarter Edit Screen -- When editing an event, the action bar shows a precise count of how many fields you've changed before you save. - Cleaner Location Toggle -- The physical vs. virtual location switch is now a tappable link instead of a permanent card, keeping the form less cluttered. - Tap to Swap Cover -- In create and edit mode, tap the cover image directly to change it. - Calendar Fix -- Adding an event to your calendar no longer leaves the date row stuck on a loading spinner. - Appeal a Blocked Post -- If your media gets blocked, you can now tap to add context and request a human review. - Moderator Review Queue -- Moderators get a new two-tab queue for reviewing appeals and overriding false-positive blocks.

- Event Details Redesign -- A unified hero now appears on every event (native and imported): your image sits at its natural aspect ratio with rounded corners over a softly-blurred version of itself, and the background drifts at quarter speed as you scroll for a more cinematic feel. - Moderation Chip on Your Media -- Your own media now shows a small status chip (pending, under review, blocked, or live) so you always know where it stands. If something is held for review, tap the chip to add context and ask the moderation system to take another look. - Organizer Prefill on Imported Events -- When you paste a Luma or other event URL on the import screen, the organizer field now prefills automatically. - Live Author Avatars in Event Media -- Author profile photos in the Media tab now update live to match the person's current avatar, just like Chirps does.

Imported Event Redesign -- Imported events now feature a sharp 1:1 image with a subtle mirror reflection beneath, an edge-to-edge glass details card, and a tap-to-zoom hero so you can inspect the image at full resolution. Two-Line Event Titles -- Long event titles no longer get cut off in the details header; they now wrap to two lines so the full name is always visible. Going Count -- The attendance number on event details now reads "Going" and reflects everyone with real go-intent -- attending, pending, waitlisted, and external invitees rolled up -- so you get a true sense of who's showing up. Post While Pending or Waitlisted -- If you've RSVP'd to an event but you're still pending approval or on the waitlist, you can now post chirps and media at that event while you wait. Cleaner Discover Feed -- Events you've already RSVP'd to are now filtered out of Discover, so the feed focuses on events you haven't engaged with yet. Live Event Indicator -- Cards on the Discover and grouped lists now show a single consistent "Now" badge for in-progress events, replacing the duplicate badges that previously collided in the same corner.

- Day-Grouped Events -- The Discover feed now organizes events under clear day headers (Today, Tomorrow, and weekday labels) so you can see what's happening when at a glance. - Smoother Browsing -- Events now load and scroll more reliably as you browse through upcoming days.

- Moments -- Posting a moment now gives instant feedback while media uploads continue in the background, so you never have to wait on a loading spinner. - Organizer Notifications -- Event organizers now receive notifications for approvals, capacity milestones, and attendance updates on their events. - Media Composer -- A unified media composer lets you pick photos and boomerangs in one flow, with automatic retry if an upload is interrupted. - RSVP Options -- RSVP choices now show smarter labels that adapt based on the event's capacity and approval policies. - Capacity and Waitlist -- Events can now set a maximum capacity with automatic waitlist and an approval queue for organizers to manage. - Check-In and Ticketing -- Check-in and ticketing are now combined into a single flow, with free tickets generated automatically for free events. - Event Chips -- The event selector now ranks your most recently viewed events higher, so the ones you care about are always within reach. - Personal Tab -- The Personal events tab now shows a combined RSVP view instead of the previous time-based dropdown. - Quoted Chirps Fix -- Fixed a bug where sharing a chirp with a quote could lose parts of the original content.

- Portal Video Uploads -- Submit videos to event portals and keep using the app while they upload in the background. Uploads resume automatically if interrupted, and you can track your submissions in real time with status updates from pending review through approval. - QR Check-In -- Event organizers can now enable QR code check-in for their events. Attendees scan a code to check in, while organizers get a live view of who has arrived and check-in analytics.

- Moment Editor -- Apply filters and auto-enhance your photos when creating Moments, giving you more creative control before posting. - Image Cropping -- Crop and reposition each slide individually with pinch-to-zoom when creating Moments, so every photo is framed exactly how you want it. - Deep Links -- Fixed an issue where tapping a shared link in Safari could bounce you back to the browser instead of opening the app.

- Video Moments -- Record and share multi-segment video moments with improved playback controls and thumbnail previews. - Example Events -- Quickly create events by choosing from example templates, each styled to match its category. - Sharing -- Share links now open directly in the app with improved universal link support. - Event Deletion Alerts -- Get notified when an event you follow is deleted by the organizer. - Notification Badges -- Notification badges and display logic are now more accurate and responsive.

- Event Templates -- Quickly create events by choosing from a curated set of example events, each styled to match its category so you can get started faster. - Event Attendance -- Replying, quoting, and commenting on event content now requires an RSVP. A banner guides you to join the event before engaging. - Report Event Media -- You can now report inappropriate photos shared within an event directly from the media viewer. - Comment Likes -- Liking a comment now responds instantly instead of waiting for the server, making interactions feel snappier. - Background Library -- The event background picker now reorders categories based on your event type, matches your event name to suggest relevant backgrounds, and loads images faster with improved caching. - Notifications -- The notifications screen now shows smooth loading placeholders instead of a blank screen while content loads. - Event Deletion -- You now receive a notification when an event you attended is removed by its host.

- Calendar -- Browse events on a full calendar view with both grid and list layouts, plus a spotlight section for featured events. - Moments Viewer -- The moments tray now stays in order as you view stories, so you won't lose your place when swiping through. - Comment Likes -- Liking a comment now responds instantly instead of waiting for the server, making interactions feel snappier. - Media Reporting -- You can now report media posted to events. - Loading Screen -- Replaced the generic loading animation with a branded splash screen on app startup. - Image Picker -- The image picker now supports selecting from your background library with proper attribution. - Simplified Navigation -- Removed the Buzz section; all text content is now unified under Chirps for a cleaner experience.

- Faster photo and video sharing in chats -- Sending photos and videos in direct messages and group chats now feels instant. Your media appears in the conversation right away while it uploads in the background. - Better Discover feed -- The Discover tab now only shows content from people you don't already follow, making it easier to find new people and fresh content.

--- What's New Browse Without Signing Up You can now explore events, media, chirps, and moments without creating an account. You'll only be asked to sign in when you want to interact -- like posting, RSVPing, or reacting. All-New Navigation A redesigned glass-style navigation bar with dedicated tabs for Events, Chirps, Media, and Moments -- making it easier to find the content you care about. Content is Now Tied to Events This is the big one. Chirps, photos, and videos are now connected to real-world events. When you post, you choose which event it's about. RSVP to events to unlock the ability to post content to them. Browse content from past events in the Memories section. Chirps - Chirps now display which event they belong to with a visible event tag. - Long chirps are automatically split into threads for easier reading. - Improved event picker when composing, sorted by what's happening near you. Media - New upload flow with event selection and draft saving. - A visible progress bar and mini queue let you keep using the app while uploads finish. - Cancel uploads mid-way if you change your mind. - A new quilted grid layout for discovering media from events around you. - Simplified posting -- go straight from picking photos to publishing. Moments - Moments now have their own dedicated tab in the main navigation. - Discover moments from people you follow or explore new ones. - Save moments to your device. - Boomerang capture mode for short looping clips. Profile Overhaul - Redesigned profile page with a new header image and layout. - Showcase section to display up to 8 of your best photos. - Drag and drop to reorder your showcase. - Tap any showcase photo to set it as your profile picture. - Cover flow carousel for browsing through your showcase. Camera and Filters - Unified camera that works across all content types. - Photo and video filters with an adjustable intensity slider. AI Event Creation Describe what you're planning and let AI generate the event details for you, including recurrence and ticketing. Reactions Long-press on any content to pick from a set of expressive reactions beyond a simple like. Messaging - Create events directly from a conversation. - Swipe to reply, double-tap to react. - Delete messages for yourself or for everyone. - Messages are now grouped by sender and time for a cleaner look. - Share event invites with avatar stacks showing who's coming. Group Chats New group creation flow with a group photo. Events - Set up recurring event series that repeat on a schedule. - Richer location picker with detailed place information. - Event organizers can moderate content posted to their events. - Background image selection for events. Other - Usernames are now lowercase only. - Repost button replaces the old share button on posts and videos.

- Swipe to reply: Swipe on any message to quickly reply to it - Double-tap reactions: React to messages by double-tapping them - Delete messages: You can now delete your sent messages, with a confirmation dialog to prevent accidental deletions - Improved chat appearance: Messages from the same person are now grouped together for easier reading - Cleaner message design: Updated styling for messages and the text input area for better readability - Usernames are now lowercase: All usernames are displayed in lowercase for consistency

Moments - Browse moments in two new ways: Discover to find new content, and Following to see moments from people you follow - Download moments directly to your device - New options menu for moments with more actions Reactions - Express yourself with emotional reactions - long-press on posts, videos, and other content to see the reactions popup Groups - Create new groups with an improved group creation experience - Upload and manage group photos Events - Create and share events directly within your chats - See event invitees displayed with profile pictures in a convenient stack view - Add notes when inviting others to events - Quickly share events with a new share button Location - Enhanced location picker now shows more detailed place information when selecting a location for your events General Improvements - Redesigned options menus throughout the app for a more consistent experience - Visual refinements to the moments carousel

AI Event Generator - Create events effortlessly using AI. Simply describe your event idea in plain text, and the app will automatically generate event details for you including title, description, date suggestions, and more. - Access the new AI Generate button directly from the event creation screen to get started quickly.