• Bug fixes • Live Feed: The Discovery feed is now called Live, with a clear indicator when you're viewing it • Private Accounts: Make your account private and control who can follow you. Private accounts show a lock badge • Privacy Settings: Easily switch between private and public account from your settings • Follow Requests: Send and manage follow requests for private accounts, and see when your requests are pending • Post Types: Create posts that expire automatically after a set duration. Choose from regular, live, or hybrid post types • Live Feed Posting: When viewing the Live feed, the post button understands you’re in the mood for live-style posts • Video Improvements: Upload videos up to 5 minutes long with better quality and smarter compression • Picture-in-Picture: Watch videos in a small window while browsing other content • Video Player: Smoother playback with better error handling and automatic retry when something goes wrong • Poke Feature: Send a quick poke to get someone's attention • Streak Badges: See your activity streaks on your profile • Location Check-ins: map view to see where users have checked in • Notifications: New notification types for follows and mentions • Better Localization: Improved translations throughout the app • UI Improvements: Refined button sizes, backgrounds, and overall visual consistency

• Bugs fixes. • Pin Your Posts — Pin your favorite posts to your profile so others see them first. Pinned posts show a special indicator. • Redesigned Menus — Cleaner, more consistent menu layouts with better spacing and organisation. • Local Feed — Discover posts from nearby places. See what's happening around you. • Icon-Only Tabs — Toggle icon-only tabs in feeds and notifications for a cleaner look. • Faster Feed Loading — Feeds load more smoothly with better responsiveness. • Better Performance — Search uses less memory and runs faster. Memory is cleared when you close search. • Smoother Animations — Profile loading and UI transitions are smoother. • Smart Search Bar — The search bar collapses as you scroll for more content space. You can enable this in beta settings. • Updated Design — Refined UI with improved visual styling and transitions that adapt to your iOS version.

- Version bump. - Bug fixes. - Floating hearts when you like a post or visit a profile, with a toggle in Appearance to keep them going. - Moved personalization options like sticky status and username symbol to Appearance. - Adjust how large photos and videos appear with a new size slider. - Heart icons now use matching colors everywhere. - Pick your theme from a sleek horizontal card gallery. - New gradient and color themes for both light and dark modes. - Smoother corners on icons in settings. - Tap to view profile photos full‑screen. - New button to view and adjust who can see, comment on, or quote your posts. - Quote permissions now default to "Only me" — change anytime in settings. - Cleaner menus and smoother navigation. - Set your privacy preferences once and all future posts will follow them automatically. - Better password hints when signing up. - Softer lines and backgrounds throughout. - Better contrast for photos and profile pictures. - Expand or hide replies in notifications and your feed. - Notification badges now show who loved your post. - Badge counts update faster and more reliably. - Rearrange photos and videos by dragging them into place. - Everything loads and displays more smoothly. - Mentions and link previews are easier on the eyes. - Opening photos and videos feels more fluid.

This update brings enhanced customisation, improved security, and a more refined experience throughout. • Settings Enhancements: Toggle sticky status visibility in your settings. Control whether the @ symbol appears before usernames throughout the app. New toggles for tab bar minimization, feeds experience customization, and floating button positioning. Switch between new and improved notifications interface with a dedicated toggle. • Device Sessions Management: New security section in Settings lets you view, manage, rename, and revoke active device sessions. Each session shows detailed device information, approximate location on a map, and confirmation dialogs for security actions. Better protect your account with enhanced session monitoring. • Audio Player Improvements: Mini audio player has been redesigned and moved to header overlays for a cleaner interface. Enjoy improved positioning and glass effects that blend seamlessly with your content. Enhanced visual consistency across feeds, notifications, and profile views. • Post Details Enhancements: Dedicated loves preview section now displays up to 7 profile images with localized counts. Improved quote display with better localization. Refactored quote system with more accurate quote counts, improved pagination, and fixed cursor decoding for smoother browsing experience. • UI Refinements: Cleaner layouts throughout with removed unnecessary elements and simplified reply logic in post cells. Updated material backgrounds with improved glass effects. Better visual consistency for buttons, banners, and interactive elements. Native relative date formatting replaces custom implementations in notifications and posts. • Localization: Improved Arabic translations including new settings labels. Added localized strings for "person" and "people" throughout the app. Enhanced internationalization support for better global experience. We've also improved performance, fixed various minor issues, and refined the overall user experience. Thank you for using Things.

• Sticky Status: Set a short status message that appears on your avatar across Things. Tap your profile avatar to update it anytime. • Wallet Addresses: Add and manage your cryptocurrency wallet addresses directly in your profile. • Weather Display: View current weather information integrated into Things. • iOS 26 Compatibility: Updated interface components for the latest iOS version. • Bug Fixes: Various improvements and refinements throughout the app.

Bug Fixes - Fixed audio playback issues - Improved app stability - Enhanced performance New Audio Experience - Global audio player that works across the entire app - Mini player appears when audio is playing - Audio continues playing when browsing different sections - Smooth animations and transitions Audio File Support - Select audio files directly from your device - Supports major formats including MP3, M4A, WAV, and AIFF formats - View song information and artwork when available - Share your own music, podcasts, or audio recordings Enhanced Controls - Lock screen and headphone controls - Skip forward/backward by 15 seconds - Adjust playback speed - Better progress bar and UI layout

Reorder your social links - Drag and drop to arrange your social media tiles on your profile. - Consistent tile sizes everywhere, with a gentle jiggle while you reorder. Stronger follow and like status - Follow and like now stay up to date with your latest account data. - What you see matches reality even as profiles change. Edit your posts - Edit posts after you publish with clear menu actions and refreshed screens. - Faster, more dependable media handling during edits. - Your changes appear across the app instantly and the composer closes after save. - Quote information is preserved when you update a post. Quote posts - See who quoted a post and browse quotes in a dedicated, easy view. - Quote details appear directly in post screens for a more complete picture. Faster images and smoother scrolling - Images load efficiently, stop when off‑screen, and decode in the background. - Feels quicker, uses less battery, and scrolls more smoothly. - Updated “no posts yet” illustration in profiles. Audio that starts quicker - Audio is cached on your device so playback starts faster and stays reliable, even on spotty connections. Cleaner post details with integrated replies - Post details and replies now live together for a simpler, more consistent reading experience. Instant refresh after edits - When a post is updated, feeds, profiles, and post screens refresh automatically so changes appear in real time. More helpful location pages - Location pages now show “things information” including city, region, and country details. Simpler, more consistent place names - Place names are standardized for clearer, more predictable results across the app. Simpler place data - We streamlined place details to one reliable source for clearer results. Smoother timelines - Loading has been tuned for steadier scrolling and fewer jumps. Polish and cleanups - Refined spacing in post views, removed unused behaviors, and improved text and translations across the app. "thinga time"

What's New in Things We've been working hard for the past 4 days to make Things better. Here's what's new: Feed Improvements • Made the feed much more responsive and smoother to use • Combined all feed types into one unified system that works better • Content now loads faster with improved refresh mechanism • Better messages when there's no content to show • More consistent visual appearance across all feeds Notification Enhancements • Better visual feedback for unread notifications • Improved organization and grouping of notifications • Enhanced empty states with helpful messages • Smoother interaction with notifications Profile Updates • Cleaner post filtering using native iOS controls • Better organization of user posts • Improved empty states for different content types • Optimized profile loading and refresh General Improvements • Updated Arabic language support with better translations • Better performance throughout the entire app • Enhanced visual consistency • Added support for Mac devices (iPhone/iPad apps on Mac) • Fixed various bugs and performance issues When you pull to refresh, the loader spinner now waits for content to load so you can see it visually. Thank you for using Things!

We've completely transformed your Things experience.  Here's everything new: CREATE POST - Replaced the old action bar with a sleek floating menu - Added smart recording controls that adapt to your context - Video player now shows file size and lets you control playback speed - Improved video compression with better bitrate calculation - Videos are now limited to 1 minute for optimal performance NEW GAMES SECTION - Added a dedicated Games tab to your search - Play Rock, Paper, Scissors, Match Pairs, Tic-Tac-Toe, Sudoku, Simon Says, and Sliding Puzzle - All games are fully integrated with your search and discovery - New app icons available: Map theme and Flowers theme NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENTS - Smoother deep link navigation throughout the app - Better loading screens with modern material design - Improved deep link handling from notifications - More reliable navigation between posts and profiles NOTIFICATION SYSTEM OVERHAUL - Completely rebuilt notifications - Added filters for read status, date range, and priority - Reset filters button for quick cleanup - Reduced notifications per page from 15 to 7 for better performance - Better empty states and loading indicators POST PRIVACY & PERMISSIONS - New post permissions: control who can reply, quote, and see your posts - Privacy settings directly in post creation - Visual indicators for post restrictions - Enhanced permission management USER MANAGEMENT - Support for different ban types (account vs device) - Permanent ban options - Better user moderation tools ERROR HANDLING - Improved error messages from the server - Better handling of network conflicts and validation errors - More informative error banners throughout the app TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS - Replaced old notification center system with modern logic - Enhanced network error handling - Improved app lifecycle management This update brings hundreds of improvements and new features to make your Things experience faster, more reliable, and more enjoyable than ever before.

What's New in This Update GIF ...Here's what's new: Bug - Fixed a video compression bug where it might in some scenarios increases the video size - Fixed varius UI Video Improvements - Videos now have a 5-minute limit with clear error messages - Smarter file handling that tries to preserves your original video quality - Cleaner error messages that actually tell you what went wrong GIF Support - is here! - You can now upload and share animated GIFs in your posts (from your photos) - GIFs play smoothly with natural timing - Profile pictures can now be animated GIFs (Premium feature) - GIFs work perfectly in feeds, posts, and everywhere in the app - Battery-friendly animations that stop when you're not looking Better Performance - Faster video processing - Smoother GIF animations - Better memory management User Experience - Cleaner error messages throughout the app - More intuitive video upload process - Seamless GIF integration in all features - Premium users get animated profile pictures

Major Media & Performance Revolution We've completely transformed your media experience with cutting-edge compression technology and next-level video playback! What's New: • Bug fixes • New video compression engine with HDR support- upload videos 3x faster with 90% smaller file sizes while maintaining better quality than before • Advanced photo compression system for lightning-fast sharing • Completely redesigned video player with silky smooth playback and intuitive controls • Unified video experience across the entire app - consistent, reliable, and beautiful • Streamlined posting workflow with intelligent media handling • Performance optimizations for buttery smooth app responsiveness Your media sharing just got a massive upgrade! Upload videos in seconds, enjoy flawless playback, and experience the most optimized posting flow ever, we will not stop here, this is just the start of it. Thanks for being part of Things! We're constantly pushing boundaries to deliver the best experience for you.

What's New We've given the app a fresh new look and fixed some issues to make your experience smoother: • Fixed various visual bugs throughout the app • Redesigned the main parts of the app for a cleaner, more modern feel • Fixed profile animations that were causing glitches • Improved how videos play and display • Enhanced the settings menu with better organization • Made image viewing smoother and more responsive Thanks for using our app! We're always working to make it better for you.

What's New in This Version We've made several improvements to enhance your experience: • Important bug fix • Improved tab spacing in the main navigation for better usability • Enhanced action button colors and moved share functionality to the menu for cleaner interface • Added view counter to post titles for better content visibility • Fixed profile progress badge display issue • Improved text readability by updating post text styling • Enhanced mention visibility with better color contrast • Streamlined admin badge display • Simplified search and feed interfaces by removing unnecessary icons • Added mention support for quoted posts • Added "Read More/Read Less" functionality for long posts to improve readability Thank you for using Things! Previously in 1.2.4 : Smart Feeds & Brand New Search Engine New Features: • Smart Feed System - Discover content with 3 new feed types: - Trending: See what's hot right now - Discovery: Find amazing content from everywhere - Local: Posts from your area (with custom radius) • Brand New Search Engine - Complete search overhaul with 8 specialised search categories for lightning-fast results (in beta) • Draft System - Save your posts as drafts and continue later • Premium Subscription - Unlock exclusive features with our new premium tier with Apple's latest technology Improvements: • Simplified Navigation - Streamlined from 5 to 3 main tabs for easier browsing • Context Menus - Smart contextual options available on Recent, Following and local feeds • View counts now visible on all posts • Renamed "For You" to "Recent" for clarity • Quote count display for better engagement tracking • Enhanced Post Safety - Better content validation prevents empty posts and spam • Location suggestions now optional (off by default) • Better performance and smoother scrolling • Improved Arabic localisation UI/UX Updates: • Redesigned feed tabs with scrollable interface • New floating action button • Completely redesigned search interface again • Sleek new loading animations using hyper on demand loading previews • Improved Notifications - Faster, smoother notification experience with reduced animations • Better profile navigation experience • Reduced server stress for optimal performance Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Smart Feeds & Brand New Search Engine New Features: • Smart Feed System - Discover content with 3 new feed types: - Trending: See what's hot right now - Discovery: Find amazing content from everywhere - Local: Posts from your area (with custom radius) • Brand New Search Engine - Complete search overhaul with 8 specialised search categories for lightning-fast results (in beta) • Draft System - Save your posts as drafts and continue later • Premium Subscription - Unlock exclusive features with our new premium tier with Apple's latest technology Improvements: • Simplified Navigation - Streamlined from 5 to 3 main tabs for easier browsing • Context Menus - Smart contextual options available on Recent, Following and local feeds • View counts now visible on all posts • Renamed "For You" to "Recent" for clarity • Quote count display for better engagement tracking • Enhanced Post Safety - Better content validation prevents empty posts and spam • Location suggestions now optional (off by default) • Better performance and smoother scrolling • Improved Arabic localisation UI/UX Updates: • Redesigned feed tabs with scrollable interface • New floating action button • Completely redesigned search interface again • Sleek new loading animations using hyper on demand loading previews • Improved Notifications - Faster, smoother notification experience with reduced animations • Better profile navigation experience • Reduced server stress for optimal performance Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

• Easier Sharing & Discovery: - Share your favorite posts and profiles with friends through multiple options - New QR codes for quick profile sharing - Enhanced post sharing with more options • Completely redesigned media experience: - Brand new interfaces for adding music to your posts - Redesigned movie picker with improved search - New streamlined book selection interface - Unified design across all media types - Improved audio playback experience • Smoother navigation: - New tab design makes it easier to move between sections - Quick return to previous screens from anywhere - New floating button for instant posting - Cleaner profile menu organization • Feed improvements: - Long press on any feed section to customize how your content loads - Each feed now has its own loading preferences - Removed unnecessary ads for a cleaner experience - New context menu options for feed refresh • Visual improvements: - Refined nearby location display - Streamlined comment section design - Improved dark mode that saves your preference automatically - Cleaner overlay presentations • Enhanced Arabic language support: - More complete Arabic translations throughout the app - Improved Arabic interface elements - Better right-to-left support • General improvements: - Better app performance - Enhanced reliability - Smoother transitions - Various bug fixes

What's New • Smarter refresh: Get only newer posts (max of 10 newer) since your last refresh instead of replacing entire feed • Never miss posts between refreshes - new content adds on top of existing posts, then older posts gets a nice refresh • Notification banner shows how many new posts were added • Reduced data usage by loading only what's actually new, previews posts are loaded again but without the heavy media • Improved feed performance and faster refresh times • Profile feeds now organized into 4 categories: All, Posts, Replies, and Quotes • Easily view specific types of content on any user profile • Cleaner profile browsing experience with dedicated sections • Quick switching between different content types • Bug fixes and performance improvements

What's New in This Update We've been working hard to make Things an even better place for everyone to connect and share their experiences. Media viewing Fullscreen media are now in an immersive viewing mode Quoted posts with duel multimedia bug fix Community Leadership Super admins can now invite trusted members to become community moderators. These admins help keep conversations positive and ensure everyone feels welcome. It's all about building a community that supports each other. Keeping Things Friendly Our new moderation tools let admins handle situations when someone isn't following the community guidelines. Instead of permanent actions, we use temporary timeouts that give people a chance to reflect and return as better community members. Advanced-Grade Security Everything you share on Things is now protected with TLS 1.3 encryption and AES-256 cryptographic protocols. Your posts, messages, and personal information are secured with RSA-4096 key exchange and SHA-256 hash authentication that makes interception virtually impossible. Know Who is who User profiles now show clear badges so you can see who's an admin, who's been verified, and other helpful information. Smoother Experience We've cleaned up the interface and made everything work more smoothly.

• Fixed mention search in reply input not working properly • Removed parachute emoji from time display, now shows "now" instead • Made quoted post like and comment stats more subtle and less distracting • Fixed reply count getting cut off with "..." for numbers like 36 • Added user status badges (Premium, Admin, etc.) to post creation screen • Removed non-functional follow button from post likes screen • Hidden like avatars in main feed for performance testing while keeping them in post details for full viewing

What's New in Things 1.2.0: • Introducing "Quote Things" - A new way to share and reference posts • Farewell to screenshots with our new sharing system Conversations & Interactions: • Completely redesigned threaded replies with 2-level deep visibility • Enhanced audio playback with 1.5x and 2.0x speed options • AI-powered profile avatar generation (iOS 18 devices only) • Translucent feed tabs with glossy effect • New post indicators with parachute symbol and refined timestamps Media Improvements: • Optimized media import system from device library • Advanced image compression technology preserving pixel quality • Improved fullscreen media viewing experience System Enhancements: • New Universal Storage Manager - Replace legacy caching system - Customizable device storage limits • Refined authentication flow for new and existing users • Enhanced scrolling performance across all feeds • Optimized content loading for new posts • Improved app responsiveness and processing efficiency • Fixed account switching issues and data refresh • Enhanced follow/unfollow system with improved followers/following pages Platform Ready Features: • Verification system support • Premium user capabilities • Administrative roles (Admin/Super Admin) • Private post functionality • Private account options • Screenshot prevention system (currently inactive)

Some users reported being logged out during normal app usage, the solution is to basically reinstall the app by removing the installed one and download it again xD Better Support for Right-to-Left Languages: Audio and video scrubbing now works smoothly in right-to-left (RTL) layouts. Closing media views now behaves correctly in RTL languages like Arabic. Higher Quality Photos: Photos taken with the Things Camera are now captured at 40% higher quality than normal media. Things Camera now automatically saves photos to your device’s gallery.

Deleting the app will now sign you out. Bug fix: Posting a reply using the main post function no longer causes the toast to last forever. More natural feel to the like and the bookmark buttons. Improved post creation UI. Improved followers/following UI.

Profile Enhancements: • Temporarily removed the global history map preview to focus on core features • Significantly reduced glossy blur effects throughout the profile section to improve app performance and responsiveness • Updated the early adopter badge with a fresh parachute landing Feed Experience: • Introduced a completely redesigned feed experience that's nearly ready for real-time updates • Fixed scrolling issues that were affecting all feed content throughout the app • Removed suggested users from the For You tab for a cleaner, more focused experience • Dramatically improved post loading times to virtually instant (0 seconds) by pre-loading content before you tap Enhanced Posting with Live Activities: • Updated the posting experience with true background upload capabilities - your content uploads even when the app is closed • Added smooth background processing that continues working after you close the app • Implemented elegant toast notifications at the bottom of the screen during uploads • Integrated Live Activities so you can track your post progress even when the app is in the background • Added validation to prevent posting empty content Media Improvements: • Videos in the feed now start muted by default until you choose to open them • Completely redesigned geometry and visual presentation for images and videos in fullscreen mode • Enhanced overall look and feel when viewing media content Security & Password Management: • Implemented secure OTP (One-Time Password) system for password resets sent directly to your email Navigation & Performance: • Posts are now pre-loaded when navigating from anywhere in the app for instant access Bug Fixes & Stability: • Fixed user mention navigation issues when browsing profile feeds • Resolved comment count display problems in reply mode posts • Added separate comment counters for original posts vs replies • Fixed an issue where replying to posts would unnecessarily refresh feeds

What's New in The Things Update 1.1.6: Introducing the "thing" We've reimagined posts as "Things"! A Thing can be a standalone post or a reply in a conversation thread. Enhanced Creation Experience • New Audio Recording: Capture your voice directly in your posts • User Mentions: Tag friends with the new @mention system Improved Threading • Replies as Things: Comments are now "Replies" with full Thing capabilities • Visual Threading: Clearly see connections between related Things with new thread indicators • Feed Integration: Replies appear in feeds with special indicators showing they're part of a conversation • Reply Context: See what you're replying to while creating your response Profile Enhancements • Interactive Map: Explore all your check-ins globally on an interactive map (Earth only - no Mars or Moon support yet!) • Direct Access: Open Things directly from map locations • Streamlined Navigation: Profile now accessible directly from the main tab bar with Settings easily accessible from your profile New Private Collections: • Bookmarks section for saving Things to revisit later • Loved Things section to collect your favourites Thing Details • Context Preserved: See the complete conversation when viewing a Thing - both what it's replying to and all its replies • Seamless Navigation: Easily follow conversation threads from any starting point Improved User Experience • Cleaner User Discovery: Removed suggested user cards for a more focused browsing experience • Future-Proof Architecture: Completely rebuilt underlying codebase to support upcoming features

Version 1.1.5: • Videos now auto-play while scrolling through the feed. This is a rolling release and is part of a major update.

Version 1.1.4 • Improved media viewer geometry for a sharper, more immersive experience. • Introduced a new video progress bar with live scrubbing and beautifully responsive animations. This is a rolling release and is part of a major update.