Introducing Famus University — a quick guided walkthrough that gets you streaming and watching like a pro. We also made live chat faster and smoother: snappier sends, better keyboard behavior, and reliable GIF reactions. Plus stability and performance improvements throughout.

This is the AI Emote release. • Create your own emote: creators can now generate a custom emote from a text prompt (and an optional reference image) right from their profile. Emotes are watermarked with C2PA Content Credentials and tied to your submission record. • Smoother chat: the composer no longer collapses to one line as you type, send button confirms quickly, and stale "typing…" indicators clear themselves. • Cleaner stream chrome: streamer names in the AppBar now scale to fit instead of cutting mid-word; long names display correctly in every supported language. • Chat translation upgrade: combined sender + receiver consent in a single disclosure naming Google Cloud Translation, with auto-translate on by default for Elite viewers. • Moderation tools: delete, block, and report all now take immediate effect on the viewer’s screen. • Background hardening: payout pipeline groundwork, refund + chargeback handlers, iOS purchase attribution — invisible polish ahead of creator monetization.

v1.2.0 — Reliability + UX polish: • Fixed: stream playback no longer falsely shows a "Reconnecting" overlay when the stream is actually playing • Viewer count now matches industry conventions — streamers aren't counted in their own audience number, and they appear at the top of the viewer list with a STREAMER badge so the audience knows who's running the show • Streamers can now manage their own moderators directly from chat — slow mode, timeouts, bans, promote/demote mods, all in one place • Send Combo button now confirms in-place with a check mark when emotes land • Combo emote send shows the actual reason if it fails (slow mode, timed out, etc.) instead of a generic error • Mod Control Room icon now only appears for actual moderators of that specific stream • Lock screen, car stereo, and CarPlay now show the streamer's name and stream title instead of a network URL • Streamer reconnect handling for app-background and resume cycles is more reliable • Various stability and performance improvements across the chat and player

What's new in this update: - Custom emotes are here! Send 8 personas with 8 reactions in chat - Fixed signup errors so new accounts work reliably on all devices - Sign in with Apple now works smoothly without username loops - In-app purchases more reliable with updated security - Heart button in livestreams now properly opens FamPass options - Various stability improvements and bug fixes Thanks for being part of the FAMUS community!