Discover People You May Know — A new feed no longer looks empty. See letters from people you might know, with a preview of each story, and connect right from the card to read the full letter. Confirm and Keep Going — Confirming your email now brings you straight back into the app to finish setting up your profile, instead of stranding you in the browser. Letters Arrive On Time — Fixed an issue where scheduling a letter notified your readers immediately, instead of when the letter actually published. Cleaner Notifications — One notification per letter instead of several, and no more duplicate connection requests. Bug Fixes — Fixed the Terms of Service screen not scrolling on mobile browsers.

See What They Said — Comment notifications now show the message itself, and tapping takes you straight to the conversation. Notifications While You're in the App — Push notifications now appear even when LifeLetter is open. Cleaner Notifications — No more duplicate connection requests, and cancelled requests clear automatically. Bug Fixes — Fixed a "New posts" button that could appear with nothing new behind it.

A Gentle Nudge to Write — A prompt on your writing day if you haven't posted yet, and a weekly recap showing how your letters are resonating with readers. A Better Newspaper Experience — Cover images, a lightweight "Write here" shortcut, and search once you're part of more than a few newspapers. Bug Fix: Camera Crash — Fixed a crash that could occur when taking a photo for a cover or letter image.

Faster Everywhere — Comments and reactions now appear instantly, and your Front Page opens the moment you return — no more waiting on a blank screen. Shared Links Now Open in the App — Tapping a shared letter link opens directly in LifeLetter. Already connected? You'll go straight to the story. Not yet connected? A simple prompt lets you request to connect. Notification Controls — Fine-tune exactly which notifications you receive from Profile → Settings → Notifications, including reactions, newspaper posts, and weekly prompts. Stay in the Rhythm — A gentle nudge on your writing day if you haven't posted yet, and a weekly recap showing how your letters are resonating with readers. Bug Fixes — Various reliability and performance improvements.

Guided First Letter — New to LifeLetter? The welcome tutorial now walks you straight into writing your first letter with a helpful starting template. "What's New" Updates — Stay in the loop on new features right from your Front Page. Instant Front Page — Your feed now appears the moment you open the app — no more waiting on a blank screen. Bug Fixes — Fixed video upload size limits, notification delivery, and other reliability improvements.

Reactions — React to letters and comments with three emojis to let authors know you're engaged. Tap to react, see what others think. No counts. Reliability Improvements — Fixed stability issues, improved loading states, and enhanced avatar display across the app.

- Fixed profile pictures sometimes not appearing in the nav bar or on profile pages - Fixed notifications sometimes showing "Accept" for connections you'd already accepted - Sharing a letter now shows a clean preview (cover, title, excerpt) to people who aren't connected yet, with the full story opening directly in the app for people who are - Loading screens now show clearly while your letters, Newspapers, and notifications load — no more blank-looking pages - General reliability improvements

- Translate any letter into your language with one tap — the app suggests your device language automatically, or pick from 12 languages

Share a Newspaper with a link: invite anyone to join — or request to join — with one tap - Discover Newspapers: public Newspapers now show up in search - Stories without a cover photo now look intentional — not blank - Fixed an issue where creating a Newspaper could trap you on that screen

- "Expecting" reactions: tap to tell a friend you're looking forward to their upcoming story, and get notified the moment it's published - Fixed the "New posts" button sometimes appearing when nothing was new - Reliability improvements

- Share a Newspaper with a link: send anyone a link to your Newspaper so they can join (or request to join) with one tap - Discover Newspapers in search: public Newspapers now show up when you search, so you can find and join communities - Search now shows cover images for letters, and tapping a result opens the full story correctly - Various performance and reliability improvements

- Find people you know: connection suggestions now appear on your home page and in search, based on your groups and mutual connections

Notification badge bug fixed

- Your notification badge now clears once you've viewed your notifications - Tap any notification to jump straight to the letter or person it's about - Comment notifications now show a preview of the comment on your lock screen - Fixed an issue where some notifications could arrive twice - Added a "Resend confirmation email" option and a reminder to check your spam folder during sign-up

Fixed search bar layout on notched iPhones — the search input now sits safely below the status bar and camera Improved search results — searching for a writer's name now shows both their profile and their published letters

Fixes an issue during account sign-up and other improvements.