Major feature: Nearby Friends (offline, iOS-only) A completely new way to find friends with zero internet, built on Bluetooth: - Devices discover each other and share real GPS coordinates directly over BLE — no Wi-Fi or cellular needed at all. - Locations relay through a small mesh — if you're not directly in range of a friend but a mutual connection is, you still see them and their live distance (marked "via a mutual connection"). - Works with the app backgrounded — a same-day rewrite made discovery survive iOS hiding device identity in the background, which is the main way people would actually use this in practice (phone in pocket). - A live map showing your own position and every discovered friend's, instead of just numeric distances. - Entry points: Settings → "Nearby Friends (Test)", and a new button directly on the Event Map. Offline map improvements - Map tiles now cache to disk (30 days) across Event Map, Friends Map, and Nearby Friends — previously-viewed areas stay visible with no internet instead of going blank. - Opening an event's details proactively pre-fetches the map tiles around that venue while you're still online. Reliability fixes - Fixed the global "Lost Connection" screen blocking Nearby Friends — added a direct escape hatch to reach it even from a fully offline cold launch. - Smoother, more frequent GPS updates on Nearby Friends' map (switched from a fixed 5s poll to a continuous location stream, matching how Event Map/Friends Map already worked).

Users get an explicit prompt to request permission before they start sharing their live location on Events map. UI Bug Fixes. Privace Policy Update.

Live Location at Events - See your friends in real time on the Event Map. Tap any attendee's pin to open a direct message with them, or get directions to the event with one tap. Share Your Livestream - Share a link to your live stream so anyone can join — even if they're not already following you. Works across web and mobile. Bug Fixes & Performance - Faster, more reliable location updates. Various stability improvements.

This update brings significant improvements to the live location sharing feature. Users can now control exactly who sees their location on the event map by choosing between broadcasting to everyone at the event or sharing only with selected attendees. Location sharing now correctly continues when the app is minimized in the background, and ghost pins from users who have closed the app automatically fade away after 5 minutes of inactivity.

Discover more in your feed your feed now surfaces expiring stories, suggested Reels (Pulse) and "People you may know" cards as you scroll, so you find new creators without leaving the feed. Reels start muted: audio in Reels now starts off by default; tap the mute button to turn it on. No more unexpected sound when scrolling.

Hey! This update is all about squashing bugs and polishing things up. We fixed a sneaky issue where reel audio would keep playing in the background when you opened someone's profile from a link. Signing out of your own active session now actually logs you out properly. We also patched a rare crash on the profile links editor and a small memory leak in the same screen. You now have better control over reels too! Enjoy

Bug Fixes Fixed black screen after posting a reel in both normal and AR/native camera modes Fixed reel audio bleed on iOS. Audio no longer leaks when scrolling quickly or returning from a profile screen Fixed issue where reel continued playing behind profile screen. It now pauses when opening a profile and resumes on return Fixed video upload getting stuck at 90 percent. Added a 10 minute timeout to the upload HTTP call. If the server hangs, the progress bar now clears with an error instead of freezing Fixed QR code showing blank or crashing while loading Fixed profile deep link navigation. Profile links now correctly open on both cold start and warm start Changes Reduced app size by loading panoramic backgrounds on demand Default theme is now dark mode. New installs use dark mode by default. Existing user preferences remain unchanged QR codes now use direct URL format: passionmedia.social/profile/id instead of Branch dynamic links Updated AR button label. The 3D background button now displays "AR" instead of an icon Added Virtual Background Generator

Live Events just got better. Attendees now appear on a live map during events with a radiate-style spoke ring layout, so you can see who's around you in real time. Event deep linking has been fully rebuilt Reels are smoother than ever. We've fixed audio bleed when scrolling quickly, eliminated the play/pause icon flash, resolved an iOS crash affecting certain devices, and improved prefetch buffering so videos load before you reach them. Reel upload on web now closes correctly after posting. Payments and coins are solid. PayPal redirections now work correctly across all edge cases. Coin and subscription success dialogs now show your coin count, plan name, and active-until date. RevenueCat crash fixed. Coin wallet display corrected for iOS devices. Share is back on latest iOS. The share button has been re-enabled for the latest iOS devices and extended to web as well. Polish throughout. Edit profile has been redesigned with photo add and remove support. Music button removed from feed. Post-upload redirections now go to the right screen every time. On Air tab removed from feed categories. Group chat toast message cleaned up. Web improvements. Full SEO infrastructure added including dynamic meta tags, sitemap, and Google Search Console verification. GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation) added for AI search visibility.

What's New in This Version This update brings major improvements across the entire PassionMedia experience. We've introduced subscription plans including a Verified badge tier and ad-free browsing, along with a full coin economy — purchase coins, gift them to creators, and spend them on content boosts and AI music generation. On the content side, the Pulse (Reels) screen has been refined with improved report placement and a new save button, and the Feed has been updated with a redesigned top navigation, new content categories, and a DM button for quicker messaging. Livestreaming stability has been improved, dark mode visibility issues on Maps and Events screens have been resolved, and the app now uses Fluttertoast consistently throughout for a cleaner notification experience. Additional fixes include location services while creating posts, user tag display, camera behaviour in DMs, and various UI polish improvements across iOS, Android and Web.

This update brings a major upgrade to the PassionMedia camera experience with powerful new creative tools. Live Backgrounds — Replace your surroundings with real-time webcam streams from around the world. Record Glimpses and capture photos with live global scenes as your backdrop, powered by AI-based person segmentation that keeps you in sharp focus. 3D Panoramic Backgrounds — Step into immersive 360° environments with gyroscope-reactive panoramas. Tilt and move your phone to explore iconic locations like Venice, Times Square, the Eiffel Tower, and more — all while recording. AR Camera Improvements — Smoother mask and effect initialization with improved stability across both iOS and Android. Performance & Stability — Resolved camera lifecycle issues when switching between modes, fixed video recording stability on iOS, improved navigation flow after posting Glimpses, and general bug fixes across the camera pipeline.

AR Background with realtime user segmentation added.

AI Music Generation and AI Image Generation

Minor bug fixes and enhancements