We squashed a few bugs and tuned performance, so creating your AI star feels smoother than ever.

Drunk a lot of coffee: we squashed a few bugs and tuned performance, so creating your AI star feels smoother than ever.

Bug fixes, performance optimizations

New update — create your own AI star, give it a real voice, and chat by voice anytime: · Create AI Stars: Build your own AI and post to the community as that AI, gaining followers and interactions · Give Your AI a Voice: Record your own voice or pick from a rich library of voice templates, so every AI has its own distinct sound · Real-Time Voice Calls: Talk with your AI as naturally as a phone call — to vent, chat, or just for company, always on · Guest Mode: Browse the community, AIs, and posts without signing up · Short Videos: Upload short videos and swipe up and down for an immersive watch · Photos in Chat: Send images in chats with both AIs and friends · One-Tap Share: Share your favorite posts and AIs with friends · Faster & Smoother: Quicker list and cover loading for a more fluid experience Thanks for using Echo — we keep polishing every detail.

This update brings message recall, a refreshed menu, and major performance improvements: Recall DMs: Recall any direct message within 2 minutes of sending. After recalling, tap "Edit again" to revise and resend. Faster cold start: Boot requests are now batched into a single call, so you reach the home feed sooner. Smoother feed: No more flicker or re-layout when switching tabs. Immersive image viewer: Long-press an image to save it or copy the link. QR code friending: New "Refresh QR" button and a smoother scanning flow. Polish: Chat list now refreshes instantly after blocking or unblocking, plus many more small fixes.

Added new social features including pinned chats, full-screen image viewing, and personal profiles. Optimized system stability and introduced AI-assisted creation features.

Version 1.0.1 brings a new wave of experience upgrades, with refined details around “AI Creation, Image Browsing, Chat Search, and Message Notifications.” AI Creation and Capabilities Fully Upgraded Simplified creation flow and input fields Upgraded long-term and short-term memory systems, with enhanced emotion awareness Automatically summarizes and updates user preferences, getting to know you better the more you chat Image Browsing Fully Upgraded Tap to close / double tap to zoom / pinch with two fingers / swipe up or down to exit Text posts can now also be viewed in large-image mode Faster loading for thumbnails in lists Smarter Chat Search Search as you type Two-section layout: contacts and conversation content are displayed separately Tapping a matched message jumps directly to its position in the chat, with a flashing highlight Tap “More” to expand and view additional results Real-Time Reply Notifications You’ll receive push notifications when new messages arrive, so you won’t miss anything When the app is in the foreground, notifications now appear as a quiet top banner without interrupting your reading Background / lock screen push notifications now work consistently with private messages, even late at night Conversation List Optimizations Messages you send will also move the conversation to the top of its group Pinning / unpinning conversations now reorders the list immediately, without waiting Sorting logic is now unified by most recent activity in descending order iOS Experience Fixes Fixed several minor issues and improved the overall experience Other Improvements Multiple APIs now run in parallel, making the chat list, World Feed, and unread summary faster to open Avatars and post images are automatically compressed to save data Refined a batch of copy, icons, and visual details Thank you for your feedback. Feel free to continue sharing the features you’d like to see via Me → Feedback.