- improved chat experience - added groups and chats streak

- Fixed real-time conversations experience. - Fixed all kinds of invitations and deep links - Fixed PNU passing authentication bug - Added UI/UX improvements into the app.

UniTok 1.2.2 — What's New This release delivers two major features — a completely rebuilt Chat experience and the new Ambassador Program — plus a round of fixes and polish. Chat, reimagined A full rebuild of messaging: one inbox for direct messages, groups, and communities — all real-time. Inbox & navigation One unified list for DMs, groups, and communities, with filters (All / Messages / Groups / Communities) and a separate pinned section. Search bar, a stories row, live "typing…/recording…" indicators, unread badges, and an unread dot on the nav bar. Long-press a chat to pin, mark as read, or leave; a bell icon surfaces pending invites and notifications. Messaging & media Rich text (bold / italic / strikethrough), image sharing with caption and preview-before-send. Voice notes — record with a live waveform and timer (up to 5 min), pause/resume, preview, and re-record; upload progress with cancel and retry. React with a 20-emoji picker, reply with the original quoted, edit within 24h (with version history), delete, pin up to 5 (tap to jump), and copy. Groups & communities Browse and join/leave a group directory; view full member rosters. Create communities and channels, with optional photo/avatar upload; manage members and roles; mute a group or a whole community. Community pages with channels / members / settings tabs, plus an admin console for group management. Search, invites & moderation Global search across messages, communities, groups, and people (with highlighting, counts, and recent searches); a People tab filterable by gender, major, and university; in-conversation search. Shareable invite links (role, expiry, max-uses, revoke), a public invite landing page, direct invites with an accept/decline inbox, and links honored even if tapped before sign-up. Moderation suite: bans (reason / duration / permanent) with audit history, an admin reports queue and detail view, automatic message-hiding past a report threshold, a reporter-trust list, and a personal "my reports" screen. Profiles & real-time User profiles with avatar, name, major/university, and an ambassador strip; message / mute / report / ban actions and shared-communities. A unified notifications inbox, plus live updates for new messages, edits, deletes, reactions, typing, read receipts, presence, and membership/ban changes — with connection-status indicators. Ambassador Program A new in-app hub where students qualify to become ambassadors, then earn points, climb tiers, and shape the product. Becoming an ambassador A qualification hub with 5 live missions — daily streak, posts, stories, community engagement, and inviting friends — that track your real activity and auto-promote you to Bronze when all targets are met. A guided first-time onboarding guide (shown before the progress hub and remembered once completed), plus a read-only "what awaits you as an ambassador" preview. Your ambassador hub Personalized greeting, a live daily-streak strip (now tied to visiting the Ambassador section each day) with a weekly view, a commitment "status-health" ring, and a progress-to-next-rank card. Real tiers — Bronze → Silver → Gold → Platinum → Diamond → Master — with points earned from real activity. A leaderboard with All universities / My university / This week views, a top-3 podium, infinite scroll, rank-trend arrows, and a "how to earn points" explainer. Perks, community & growth A perks catalogue and recurring commitments with live progress. Ambassador-only community channels that open as real conversations. A referrals screen using your real invite code/link, a weekly-goal ring, and recent-joiner list — every accepted invite counts toward your missions. An Idea Lab to submit, filter, and vote on feature suggestions, plus a "Wall of Fame" of shipped features with a per-feature journey timeline.

- update the caching on the main feed for less bugs

- Improved the UI of the feed page - Added group chats feature that allows students to communicate with other students from their university and other universities

What's New in Version 1.1.8! We're back with another update focused on crushing bugs, smoothing out navigation, and making your messaging experience even better. Here is what is new and improved: Chat & Stories Enhancements - Smoother Story Replies: When you reply to a story, the conversation now jumps instantly to the top of your chat list—no manual refresh needed. We also cleaned up how these replies look in your chat list, replacing messy technical links with a clean, readable "رد على قصة" label. - Fixed Video Previews: Video messages in chat now correctly display a proper preview thumbnail instead of a blank or broken box. - Accurate Story "Seen" Rings: No more confusion about what you've already watched. The grey "seen" ring around a user's story will now correctly stay grey after you close it, even if you refresh the page. - Perfect Story Bubbles: Fixed a visual glitch so that reply bubbles render perfectly inside your chat when you message someone from their story. Navigation & Performance - Instant Chat Access: We’ve removed the noticeable delay when navigating from a user's profile directly into a chat conversation—it is now completely instant. - Faster Feed Filtering: The university filter on your feed now loads immediately the moment you open it, completely eliminating the loading spinner. UI Improvements & Bug Fixes - Clean Attachment Button: Fixed an annoying bug where tapping the attachment icon in chat would accidentally force the keyboard to open at the same time. - Navigation Bar Glitches: Resolved a layout issue where the main navigation bar wouldn't correctly hide or show when moving between certain screens.

New Features - Search for Majors & Universities: No more endless scrolling! You can now type to quickly search and filter your major or university during sign-up, in your profile, and on the feed filter page. - Dynamic University List: Our university list now updates live, bringing new campuses to the app instantly. - Seamless App Updates: We’ve introduced a new update alert system to ensure you're always running the best, most stable version of the app. Chat & Messaging Upgrades - Media in Chat: Sending images and videos is now completely fixed and lightning-fast. Media appears instantly in your chat bubble, supports full-screen viewing, and includes accurate delivery/read receipts. - Real-Time Conversations: Messages and chat notifications now sync instantly. No more manual refreshing or delayed push notifications! - Smarter Notifications: Tapping a chat notification now drops you directly into the conversation. Plus, reading a message will now automatically clear it from your notifications tab. Feed & Performance Enhancements - Instant Video Playback: Videos and thumbnails now pre-load in the background. When you scroll, videos start playing instantly with zero buffering. - Lighter on Your Phone: We’ve drastically optimized the feed to use less memory and battery life, making scrolling smoother, especially on older devices. - Premium UI Animations: Action buttons (like, comment, share, play/pause) and the video scrubber now feature satisfying, highly responsive scale and ripple animations when tapped. Bug Fixes & Improvements - Stories: Fixed an issue where stories were playing out of order; they now properly display chronologically (oldest to newest). - Story Audio: Fixed a bug where video sound would cut out after viewing your story’s viewer list. - Login & OTP: Pasting your 6-digit OTP code directly from your keyboard now auto-fills perfectly. We also fixed the email text alignment to perfectly match the Arabic (RTL) layout. - Filter Panel: Fixed layout glitches in the feed filter panel so all categories and options fit perfectly on your screen without visual bugs.

- Fixed stories not shown in the app - Fixed chat not real-time - Fixed notifications not linking - Added 7 content creator types to students feed -

- Improved overall feed performance, now the app feels more smoother and posts get shown way faster than before with no black screens.

- Fixed permissions error bug - Fixed reporting button not working - Fixed keyboard layout not appropriate in post creation flow

Full Localisation of the app to support Saudi Arabic language and dialect.

- Fixed comment reply and changed video commenting. - fixed post editing. - fixed discover page error - fixed for you page not showing anything - added post navigation to notifications page - added proper story reply and viewing with proper navigation to profile. - added real time notifications and chat - fixed profile page editing bugs - added ads in the recommendation feed

iOS push notifications - now you can receive the notifications of the app on your iOS device. Content Sharing - we have added the ability to share the content of unitok to external people. Invitation links.- now you can invite your colleagues and make them register using your code.

- New Notification System – Stay updated with both in-app and push notifications so you never miss an important update or interaction. - Chat with Students – Start real conversations! You can now chat directly with other university students within the app. - Search & Connect – Easily find students and faculty across different universities and build your academic network. - Filter by University – Personalize your feed by filtering content based on your university. - Stories Are Here! – Share your moments through stories, interact with others’ stories, and reply to them just like your favorite social apps. - New Onboarding Experience – A smoother, friendlier welcome for new users joining Unitok. - Cross-University Creation – Collaborate and create content beyond your own campus — connect, create, and inspire!