See the words as they’re spoken with captions right on the waveform, and turn them on or off in Settings → Show Captions. Captions now come along when you share a post to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or other platforms, too. Major improvements across iOS make Vocial feel smoother and more responsive, from recording and playback to navigation and everyday interactions. Vocial now fully supports iPhone Duo. Folded or open, upright or held wide, every screen adapts to the display, with sidebar navigation. Faster-loading comments and many other fixes and refinements round out the update.

Introducing Spotlight! Tap the new button on Home to discover featured voices, our most active creators, posts worth listening to, and new people to connect with. Record without interruptions. Incoming calls now pause your recording instead of ending it, so you can pick up right where you left off. Faster, smoother, better. We’ve made improvements across the app to make your Vocial experience faster, smoother, and more reliable than ever.

Comment on the moment. Leave a comment at any point during a post, and it stays connected to that exact moment. See who’s commenting along the waveform, watch comments appear as you listen, and jump straight to any conversation with a tap. Share as video. Turn any post into a shareable video for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and other social platforms, or save it directly to your gallery. Never lose a take. If Vocial closes before you publish, your recording will be waiting when you return, right where you left off. A fresh look. Meet Vocial’s new logo and typography, bringing a more distinctive look throughout the app. Also new: • Smoother, more precise waveform scrubbing • Cleaner notifications and a new icon for mentions • Voice messages and audio comments now stop when you leave the screen • Updated Settings with Support, About, and legal information • Helpful suggestions when you mistype a profile link • Easier navigation from saved posts to their authors • Performance improvements and bug fixes

Pause while you record, gather your thoughts, and tap again when you’re ready to keep going. Once you’re done, preview your recording and publish. Every post now includes a transcript, so you can read along or catch up without sound, and longer posts can be summarized with a single tap. You can also download any of your own posts directly to your phone from the ••• menu. And everything feels quicker — Home, Buckets, Vault, and your profile open instantly when you return, new posts fade in smoothly, and playback feels better throughout the app.

• Profile photos look sharper — tap one to see it full size. • Smoother Buckets menu and small fixes for smaller screens.

• Tapping a message notification now opens the conversation. • Quiet recordings show a proper waveform. • The player in the tab bar wears the colours of the post you're listening to. • Changing bucket no longer stops what's playing. • Small fixes throughout.

Keep listening while you explore. • Now Playing, built into the tab bar — the post you're listening to sits right in the navigation, in Liquid Glass. Tap the circle to lift it above the bar. • Playback follows you — switch tabs or open another screen and the post keeps playing. Tap the pill to jump straight back to it. • A new recording Dynamic Island — see where your take is going, how long you've been talking, and stop with one tap. Stopping from the island takes you right to your recording. • The island now clears as soon as Vocial is closed mid-recording. • Share your profile — tap your avatar on your own profile, or use the menu on anyone else's. Fixes and polish • Countdown beeps before recording no longer go quiet on a silenced phone. • Signing out now stops anything that's playing. • Send and back buttons stay at the bottom as your comment or message grows. • Smoother performance on older iPads.

This is a big one. Direct Messages Conversations don’t always have to be public. You can now message people privately with text, voice messages, and photos — with replies, read receipts, typing and recording indicators, and the ability to unsend messages. Keep recording anywhere On iOS, recording can now continue while Vocial is in the background or your phone is locked. Follow your recording from the Dynamic Island or Lock Screen and stop it without reopening the app. Block & Report You can now block and report someone directly from their profile or a private conversation, with clear reporting options to help keep Vocial safe. And more We’ve improved playback and seeking, category navigation, messaging reliability, notifications, recording UI, and fixed a number of smaller issues throughout the app.

Noticeably faster This release is mostly about speed. Posting a recording uses half the data it did, screens open quicker, playback is steadier, and images load once and stay cached instead of being fetched again and again. Reply to a reply Conversations can go past two turns now. Every reply has a Reply button, a reply further down the thread names the person with an @, and the notification reaches the person you actually answered. A link on your profile Put one link under your bio — an Instagram, a shop, your own site. A lot of visual polish Titles, spacing, icons and transitions across the app, tidied up. Plus the usual round of fixes.

Setting a profile photo works again, on signup and on your profile. The guest home no longer freezes after locking the phone. Shared links open the right post on Android. Plus smaller fixes to the record button and empty profiles.

Explore without an account Vocial now opens straight into the app. Browse voices, buckets and profiles, listen to whatever you like, and sign in only when you want to record, like or follow. No wall on your first launch. Shared links open in the app Tap a vocial.app link and it opens in Vocial instead of the browser, right on the post. Profiles listen like the feed Profiles scroll one post at a time, and once you start playing something it carries on through the whole profile — put a voice on and keep listening. Better sounding recordings New recordings are captured at a higher sample rate, so voices come through fuller and clearer. Also in this version • Opt in to email updates when you sign up, or later in Settings • Share and Save now available from a single post • A voice comment stops when you close the comments • Free-seek on the waveform works while audio is playing • Frosted backgrounds now render correctly on older iOS and Android • Faster, smoother scrolling throughout

• Find people, not just posts — search now has People and Posts tabs • Share posts outside Vocial — every post gets a beautiful public link that opens right back in the app • Redesigned post menu — save, share, or report any post from a clean new bottom sheet • Save a post and we'll show you where to find it • Tap any profile photo to view it full size • Fresh empty states for your Saved posts and My Voices • Smoother scrolling through the feed • Lots of small fixes and polish throughout the app

Audio now keeps playing in the background, with playback controls available from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. We’ve also introduced Liquid Glass support for iOS 26, redesigned the bottom navigation, improved audio loading and waveform scrubbing, and made feeds, Explore, and Profiles faster. Plus, improved comment and like accuracy, better connection handling, and plenty of smaller fixes throughout the app.

• Sort buckets by popularity or alphabetically • Pin favorite buckets to the top of your list for quicker access • Save Posts — bookmark your favorite posts and access them anytime from your profile • Suggest new buckets directly from Settings • New and redesigned Settings page for faster navigation and easier access to important options • Faster feed loading and improved overall app performance • Improved image loading and caching throughout the app • Fixed issues with saved posts, likes, post statistics, notifications, and feed loading • General bug fixes and stability improvements

Introducing Voice Comments — you can now reply to posts using your voice. Just tap the record button in the comments and share an audio response instantly. This update also includes bug fixes and overall performance improvements.

What's New • Improved notification settings and permissions flow • New category drawer menu for Buckets • Smoother animations throughout the app • Various bug fixes and performance improvements

Bug fixes, UI improvements, and performance optimizations.