Play in your language — English, Español, Français and Português (Brasil and Portugal). Pick one in Settings. Tap any player to see who they are: their record, their badges, and how the two of you have done against each other. Add them as a friend from the same place. See which friends are online, invite one straight into a lobby, and rematch a finished game without typing a code. Solo difficulties now unlock as you beat them — start at Apprentice and work up. Three- and four-player online matches now carry on properly when someone leaves partway through, instead of stalling for everyone still playing. The result screen says when a match ended because a player left, and in larger matches the row of opponent boards no longer jumps or gets cut off as you swipe between them.

Accessibility improvements and bug fixes

Free Hand is here for everyone. Choose it on the home screen and play on a bare wall — you decide which square every stone goes to, and the row you're building is yours to shape. End-of-game results are redesigned too: see who won, by how much, and exactly how the score was built.

Every badge, newly carved. All 19 progression badges are now crafted calçada medallions — basalt rims, terracotta inlays, and a distinct motif for each award — in place of the old shared frame. Worth a look in your profile. Also fixed: • The round-start card sometimes named the wrong starting player, or didn't appear when you began a second game. • In solo and online matches you could tap during your opponent's turn and draft on their behalf. • The Google sign-in button now carries the Google mark.