Games replaces the Communities tab. Play portrait half-court basketball against an improved bot or challenge a mutual friend. Build shooting, dribbling, speed, defense, dunking and skill abilities with XP from completed bot games. Friendly games use equal abilities and do not affect XP or rankings. American football is coming soon. Fantasy and basketball invitations now use a shared Accept or Decline banner. You can also remove an equipped ring, tied picks no longer count as losses, email-code delivery and resending are improved, and optional pinned-comment alerts are available.

Private Rival chat is now available under your Fantasy matchup. New drafts start only when both rivals are ready, and completed matchups can be reopened from your own history. This update improves player availability and Fantasy scoring, keeps typing fields visible above the keyboard, and makes friends easier to find by name or username when sending battle invitations. You can also tap a profile username to copy it.

Fantasy battles now show a live lead tracker, animated score changes and brief lead-change highlights. Existing scoring rules and privacy controls are preserved. Eligible users aged 13–17 retain restricted, non-personalized ads when enabled; live ad delivery is currently paused.

Add game and player pick slips with player photos, multiple stats, and horizontal last-five results. Choose up to five player stats, at most two per player, plus an optional game winner and one overall confidence setting. Start exclusive Fantasy drafts, join open ranked battles, and follow live points. Compete on season Picks and Fantasy boards, view best finishes, and equip animated seasonal rings in Edit Profile. Customize activity alerts from the Notifications gear. Eligible adults can see ads around pick creation with Ad privacy controls.

Picks now switches more smoothly between games, championships, sports, and leagues. The featured banner is simpler: use the top-right plus or tap an upcoming game to make your pick. Red live indicators show which sports and specific leagues have games in progress. Live games show current scores and the correct clock and phase for each sport, including soccer halves, hockey periods, and baseball innings. Saved Picks scores now refresh while the screen is open and use the same live feed as Game Center. Delayed updates keep the last known score with a clear label. Choose who can send new message requests in Settings → Messaging privacy: Everyone, Friends only, or No new requests. Rivle also adds a standard iPhone Update now prompt when a required App Store update is available.

Picks gets a refreshed look with sport-specific backgrounds, weekly featured matchups, and team logos beside team names and saved or shared picks. Navigation now has clearer selected-tab feedback and a simpler Create button. Photo viewing supports zoom, profile photos use square cropping, and the Create screen is more reliable. Profiles retain full join dates and permanent Founding Member badges for the first 100 accounts. Rivle’s creator profile now displays Creator.

You can now pin one comment to the top of discussions on your own posts. Reputation and leaderboard totals are displayed as whole numbers while rankings keep their exact scoring precision. This update also includes reliability improvements.

Tap your saved game pick to follow its live score and game details in Game Center. Crop, zoom, and rotate photos before posting or replying. Choose optional phone notifications after sign-in and select the alerts you want in Settings. Explore stays in the bottom navigation, with a simpler Home header. Fullscreen photos are easier to close, sports conversations feel more natural, and college picks count half toward reputation.