Fixed a permissions issue that could prevent members from joining groups. This update also improves account-session reliability when joining or leaving communities and includes general stability improvements.

Introducing Rise Up Experiences: start a seven-day Wave, build a Pass the Mic chain, or ask the community with The Pulse. This update also improves mentions, profile galleries, messaging, media previews, and overall performance.

Improved video browsing with separate Video Life and TikTok feeds, smoother friend suggestions, and general performance and reliability improvements.

Added Fade messages that disappear after they are viewed, support for shared external video links, smoother scrolling, and bug fixes.

Bug Fixes

Rise Up 4.0.1 introduces Media Rolls with Video Life and Pic Life, vertical swipe navigation, photo carousels, direct sharing, and reposting. Videos can now be up to 60 seconds. Photos include crop, pinch-to-zoom, free rotation, filters, detailed light and color controls, vignette, and background blur. We also improved onboarding with profile-photo and first-post steps, fixed post persistence and shared links, improved marketplace and suggestions, reduced duplicate notifications, and added account-safety confirmations.

Rise Up 4.0 adds TikTok-style Clips playback, reliable shared links that open specific posts, clips, and profiles, keyboard dismissal, automatic welcome posts, improved onboarding suggestions and contact matching, marketplace visibility fixes, photo deletion confirmation, duplicate notification prevention, and Android compatibility and performance improvements.

Fixed an issue where the keyboard would not hide when not needed. Bug Fixes.

Integrated All In One Tools into the rise up app. 100 everyday useful utilities all included in the rise up app.

This update brings major new features and improvements across Rise Up. We also improved In Search Of marketplace messaging, Black Business Finder visibility, group discovery, My Circle suggestions, unified DMs, V-check account setup, contact syncing, onboarding, privacy messaging, notification handling, and overall app flow. Additional updates include improved profile setup, clearer unread message handling, better dating discovery controls, improved group layouts, smoother navigation, and more consistent design across the app.

We’ve improved likes and comments across Rise Up. Your interactions now sync more reliably, remain visible after reopening the app, and display consistently across iPhone and Android devices. This update also includes performance improvements and bug fixes for a smoother social experience.

This update brings a major upgrade to the Rise Up experience. Introducing Clips, a new way to discover and share short videos from the Rise Up community. You can now post videos to your timeline, Clips, or both. We also added improved media posting with support for up to 5 photos and 1 video per post, full-screen photo viewing, swipeable photo galleries, better video playback, and cleaner post layouts. New privacy tools give you more control over who can see your posts, including public, followers, friends, close circle, and only-me options. Private profile and feed visibility improvements are now better enforced across the app. Additional improvements include: Cleaner profile and settings screens Better photo and video display Improved post cards and author names Cross-platform login recovery options Better media cleanup when posts are deleted Performance, security, and reliability improvements Rise Up is continuing to grow as a dedicated space for community, culture, conversations, creators, groups, and Black-owned businesses.

This update includes a profile photo display fix and minor polish. Profile photos now stay consistently cropped across your profile, photo thumbnails, and posts, so the image appears the way you selected it when editing your profile. We also made small improvements to keep the app experience smoother and more consistent.

We’ve cleaned up the Rise Up experience with a smoother, more spacious layout across the app. This update includes: • More usable screen space on Home, Groups, My Circle, DMs, and Profile • Improved bottom navigation spacing for a cleaner look • Better post card layout with less empty space • General UI polish and bug fixes for a smoother experience Thank you for helping us continue building a dedicated social home for our community.

We made Rise Up smoother and easier to use. New users now complete their profile before entering the app, helping keep the community more real. We also improved sign-in error messages, added clearer account and verification options, moved the optional V Check Badge to Account Center, improved phone/email verification status, added sign-out confirmation, and cleaned up account deletion flow. We also made visual fixes, including better contrast on setup screens and improved profile/location setup.

This update makes Rise Up feel faster and smoother. We improved scrolling across the Home feed, Profile pages, and My Circle, reduced background processing during navigation, and made the app more responsive on newer devices. Also includes general performance and stability improvements.