This one is mostly plumbing. We spent the sprint rebuilding the parts of the app you will never see, which is a deeply unglamorous way to spend a release. The team is fine. Mostly. - Live badges now show up where they should and take you where you expect when you tap them. Previously they had opinions of their own. - Fixed a crash that could happen after tapping certain ads. Rare, deeply annoying, now gone. - Under the hood we retired a small mountain of ageing dependencies and moved the rest onto modern tooling. None of this is visible. All of it makes the app quicker to build and safer to ship. We would like exactly one person to be impressed. We've also fixed bugs and improved overall performance of the app. We'll keep updating Hornet Stories to make connecting with the community faster and more reliable.

New update, fresh coat of paint. Someone on the team described the new filters as "little pills of joy." We don't pay them to name things, and now you can see why. - Filters on the grid now come as sleek capsules — a fresh look that's easier on the eyes and the thumbs. - The app no longer occasionally asks you to log in again after a quick trip to another app. Once is enough. We agree. - Uploading a photo while editing your profile now updates your gallery smoothly instead of improvising. We've also fixed bugs and improved overall performance of the app. We'll keep updating Hornet Stories to make connecting with the community faster and more reliable.

We're constantly improving Hornet Stories to help you connect better. This update brings a smoother, faster experience with powerful new ways to stand out and discover. What did the team do this time? We gave the navigation a familiar new home. There were fewer arguments about icons than expected, which may be our greatest achievement. - We refreshed the tab bar so moving around Hornet Stories feels more familiar and consistent. Your thumb can stop recalculating the route. We've also fixed bugs and improved overall performance of the app. We'll keep updating Hornet Stories to make connecting with the community faster and more reliable.

What did the team do this time? Quite a lot. This release spent a little longer in the workshop, so we gave a few stubborn bugs extra time to reconsider their choices. - Replying in chat is now as easy as swiping a message. Your thumbs asked; eventually we listened. - Double-tap a Moment to like it. A tiny gesture that somehow required several very serious meetings. - The Photos Only filter makes it easier to focus your search. We tidied the shelves; you choose where to look. - Reporting and blocking have a clearer, smoother flow, because safety tools should never feel like a puzzle. - The feed can now surface live broadcasts in a smoother carousel. Finding something happening right now no longer requires detective work. - Conversations now handle loading and retry states more gracefully, while keeping messages you already loaded right where they belong. - Duplicate live streams no longer crash the feed. Seeing double should be a choice, not a technical incident. - Links to Live experiences now open more reliably from around the app. Fewer detours, more getting where you meant to go. - We fixed repeated Buzz animations. One Buzz is plenty; the app has learned some restraint. - We also tidied up a collection of small bugs and performance issues that were quietly testing everyone's patience. We've also fixed bugs and improved overall performance of the app. We'll keep updating Hornet to make connecting with the community faster and more reliable.

We're constantly improving Hornet Stories to help you connect better. This update brings a smoother, faster experience with powerful new ways to stand out and discover. What did the team do this time? A lot, actually. Someone even stayed late on a Friday. We know. We were shocked too. - Filters landed right on the grid, so you can narrow things down without opening five menus and forgetting what you were looking for in the first place. - Now Mode arrived — a quicker way to signal you're around and ready to connect right now, badges and all. - Now Session got a proper dark look and can keep you visible only to the grid nearby, for the moments you'd rather keep local. - The new full boost screen is here, so putting yourself front and center is a lot less mysterious than it used to be. - Chat got some love: messages no longer vanish when two things happen at once, read receipts stay in sync across long conversations, and replies now show the actual sender's name instead of a confident "You." - Squashed a few crashes — one when opening chat over another screen, one loading profiles, and one during SMS verification. We found them, fixed them, and quietly apologized to everyone who hit them. - The grid no longer freezes after you open and close filters one too many times. That one put up a fight. We've also fixed bugs and improved overall performance of the app. We'll keep updating Hornet Stories to make connecting with the community faster and more reliable.

We're constantly improving Hornet Stories to help you connect better. This update brings a smoother, faster experience with powerful new ways to stand out and discover. What did the team do this time? A lot, actually. Someone even stayed late on a Friday. We know. We were shocked too. - Filters landed right on the grid, so you can narrow things down without opening five menus and forgetting what you were looking for in the first place. - Now Mode arrived — a quicker way to signal you're around and ready to connect right now, badges and all. - Now Session got a proper dark look and can keep you visible only to the grid nearby, for the moments you'd rather keep local. - The new full boost screen is here, so putting yourself front and center is a lot less mysterious than it used to be. - Chat got some love: messages no longer vanish when two things happen at once, read receipts stay in sync across long conversations, and replies now show the actual sender's name instead of a confident "You." - Squashed a few crashes — one when opening chat over another screen, one loading profiles, and one during SMS verification. We found them, fixed them, and quietly apologized to everyone who hit them. - The grid no longer freezes after you open and close filters one too many times. That one put up a fight. We've also fixed bugs and improved overall performance of the app. We'll keep updating Hornet Stories to make connecting with the community faster and more reliable.

We're constantly improving Hornet Stories to help you connect better. This update brings a smoother, faster experience with powerful new ways to stand out and discover. What did the team get up to this version? More than they'll admit in standup, and at least one bug was fixed out of sheer spite. We're choosing not to name names. - New "Where to meet" and "Has face pic" filters let you narrow the grid down to exactly who you're after. Pickiness: officially supported. - Error messages when the network has a moment are now actually helpful instead of cryptically vague. "Something went wrong" wasn't winning any awards. - Profile views now show a proper error state instead of just staring back at you blankly. - Your profile refreshes right after you follow someone, leave a note, or grant private photo access — no more wondering whether it actually registered. - When someone grants you access to their private gallery, the "View" button actually shows up again. Tapping empty space was a bold choice we've decided to retire. - The onboarding name field now suggests the right autofill and capitalises words like a normal human, instead of SHOUTING every letter. - The Boost toggle on the Post Moment screen now waits politely until you've actually picked an image. Boosting nothing was never the goal. - The entire Travel Mode card is tappable now, not just the one pixel you kept aiming for. - Height and weight now round to whole units no matter where you are in the world. The mysterious decimals have been evicted. - Rich push notifications now work on Hornet Stories, so alerts arrive with all the trimmings. - Fixed a crash that could strike when logging out and back in. The app used to panic; now it keeps its composure. - The profile browser no longer stalls after loading more and then fetching at the worst possible moment. Scrolling feels right again. - Plus the usual pile of small fixes the team is disproportionately proud of. Let them have this one. We've also fixed bugs and improved overall performance of the app. We'll keep updating Hornet Stories to make connecting with the community faster and more reliable.

We're constantly improving Hornet Stories to help you connect better. This update brings a smoother, faster experience with powerful new ways to stand out and discover. What did the team get up to this version? More than they'll admit in standup, and at least one bug was fixed out of sheer spite. We're choosing not to name names. - New "Where to meet" and "Has face pic" filters let you narrow the grid down to exactly who you're after. Pickiness: officially supported. - Error messages when the network has a moment are now actually helpful instead of cryptically vague. "Something went wrong" wasn't winning any awards. - Profile views now show a proper error state instead of just staring back at you blankly. - Your profile refreshes right after you follow someone, leave a note, or grant private photo access — no more wondering whether it actually registered. - When someone grants you access to their private gallery, the "View" button actually shows up again. Tapping empty space was a bold choice we've decided to retire. - The onboarding name field now suggests the right autofill and capitalises words like a normal human, instead of SHOUTING every letter. - The Boost toggle on the Post Moment screen now waits politely until you've actually picked an image. Boosting nothing was never the goal. - The entire Travel Mode card is tappable now, not just the one pixel you kept aiming for. - Height and weight now round to whole units no matter where you are in the world. The mysterious decimals have been evicted. - Rich push notifications now work on Hornet Stories, so alerts arrive with all the trimmings. - Fixed a crash that could strike when logging out and back in. The app used to panic; now it keeps its composure. - The profile browser no longer stalls after loading more and then fetching at the worst possible moment. Scrolling feels right again. - Plus the usual pile of small fixes the team is disproportionately proud of. Let them have this one. We've also fixed bugs and improved overall performance of the app. We'll keep updating Hornet Stories to make connecting with the community faster and more reliable.

We're constantly improving Hornet Stories to help you connect better. This update brings a smoother, faster experience with powerful new ways to stand out and discover. Small but mighty update this time — mostly about not showing you the same story twice. Turns out that's important. - Stories no longer appear twice on the Hornet Stories screen. The "wait, didn't I just see this?" moment is officially retired. - Fixed a crash when editing your gallery caused by stale photo counts. Your photos are safe, the crash is not. - A few UI polish and localization touch-ups so nothing feels off. We've also fixed bugs and improved overall performance of the app. We'll keep updating Hornet Stories to make connecting with the community faster and more reliable.

We're constantly improving Hornet Stories to help you connect better. This update brings a smoother, faster experience with powerful new ways to stand out and discover. What's New in this version: What did the team do this time? A lot, actually. Someone even stayed late on a Friday. We know. We were shocked too. - The chat input bar has been redesigned with a fresh look. It's cleaner, more modern, and somehow the team argued about it for three days. Worth it. - You can now filter by community preferences and edit them directly from your profile. The grid now shows you exactly who you're looking for. - Profiles now open faster — you'll see faces sooner and wait less. The devs called this "performance optimization." We call it "no more staring at a loading spinner." - Fixed an audio session bug that would reset mid-call. Your video chats should now stay smooth from hello to goodbye, no mysterious silences included. - MAX subscribers now correctly show their visibility status in the grid. It was showing the wrong thing before. We noticed. We fixed it. You're welcome. - Fixed a pop-up panel that would collapse unexpectedly on certain screens. The drama was not appreciated. - Fixed the missing back button when opening a profile from a moment in the feed carousel. You were trapped. We let you out. - Fixed an empty cache page that appeared when returning from certain scroll states. It was just a blank page staring back at you. That's not a feature. - Fixed the selected tab indicator in dark mode — it was completely invisible. Like a ghost, but less fun. - We've improved our identity verification process. It's smoother, faster, and nobody on the team cried while building it. (We can neither confirm nor deny this.) - Long feed posts now collapse behind a "...more" button. Your manifesto is still there. We just tidied up the living room a bit. - Moment comments got a whole new look — a beautiful sheet with all the activity details. We showed it to the team and someone said "finally." We're choosing not to unpack that. - Filters for looking for, relationship, and language now have a "Not Specified" option. For the beautifully undecided among us. - Chats load noticeably faster. We'd explain the technical details but honestly it would put both of us to sleep. - We updated the sign-up experience when you skip adding a photo. It's gentler now. Still judging, but gentler. - Account switching is now seamless — no more visual glitches during the transition. That was a fun bug report to read. - Fixed a crash when swiping through profiles. We found it, we fixed it, we added a test so it doesn't come back. (It'll probably come back.) - And the usual assortment of tiny fixes that nobody will notice but the devs are very proud of. Let them have this one. We've also fixed bugs and improved overall performance of the app. We'll keep updating Hornet Stories to make connecting with the community faster and more reliable.

Hornet is proud to release V9, offering a more personal, immersive, and secure user experience. Our latest update is all about making chat feel alive—every face, voice, and expression brings a new layer of fun. What’s New in V9: - One-on-One Video Chat: Get face-to-face with guys on Hornet, adding authenticity to every conversation. - Video Messages: Send short, non-expiring videos for a chat experience beyond just text. - Boosted Video Stories: Highlight your video posts at the top of the feed to increase visibility with other guys. - LGBTQ+ Stickers: Spice up your messages with new, fun, and colorful stickers. - Enhanced Private Photo Access: Manage all private content in one place and easily view your granted access to photos and videos. - Screenshot Prevention: Protect your privacy with screenshot prevention in private chats and on your profile page. - Typing Indicator: Know when the other person is typing for a more responsive chat experience. In addition to fixing bugs and improving behind-the-scenes performance, we'll continue to update Hornet often to make it a faster and more reliable way to connect with the community!

Bug fixes and improvements

With our latest release, Hornet creates a more authentic and safe experience with screenshot prevention, as users can feel even more at ease posting and sharing photos in the app. Using cutting-edge technology, the newly implemented screenshot prevention detects when other users attempt to take a screen recording of your private photos, galleries, or videos. Hornet then replaces your content with a neutral visual stating Hornet’s policy on screenshots, denying any user the ability to pull your images on the app, making for a more relaxed user experience. In addition to fixing bugs and BTS performance improvements, we will continue to update Hornet often to make it a faster and more reliable way to connect with your community!

With our latest release, Hornet creates a more authentic and safe experience with screenshot prevention, as users can feel even more at ease posting and sharing photos in the app. Using cutting-edge technology, the newly implemented screenshot prevention detects when other users attempt to take a screen recording of your private photos, galleries, or videos. Hornet then replaces your content with a neutral visual stating Hornet’s policy on screenshots, denying any user the ability to pull your images on the app, making for a more relaxed user experience. In addition to fixing bugs and BTS performance improvements, we will continue to update Hornet often to make it a faster and more reliable way to connect with your community!

With our latest release, making authentic connections with genuine users has never been easier. As you scroll through the app, you’ll find more real profiles, with proven users who accurately match their account photos. In authenticating your experience on Hornet, we now offer you the ability to see verified users, who have gone through the course of verification by a member of the Hornet team. In addition, big updates to the feed, inbox, and grid have been made to help users better connect.

With our latest release, making authentic connections with genuine users has never been easier. As you scroll through the app, you’ll find more real profiles, with proven users who accurately match their account photos. In authenticating your experience on Hornet, we now offer you the ability to see verified users, who have gone through the course of verification by a member of the Hornet team. In addition, big updates to the feed, inbox, and grid have been made to help users better connect.

With our latest release, making authentic connections with genuine users has never been easier. As you scroll through the app, you’ll find more real profiles, with proven users who accurately match their account photos. In authenticating your experience on Hornet, we now offer you the ability to see verified users, who have gone through the course of verification by a member of the Hornet team. In addition, big updates to the feed, inbox, and grid have been made to help users better connect.

With our latest release, making authentic connections with genuine users has never been easier. As you scroll through the app, you’ll find more real profiles, with proven users who accurately match their account photos. In authenticating your experience on Hornet, we now offer you the ability to see verified users, who have gone through the course of verification by a member of the Hornet team. In addition, big updates to the feed, inbox, and grid have been made to help users better connect.

In addition to fixing bugs and BTS performance improvements, we'll continue to update Hornet Stories often to make it a faster and more reliable way to connect with the community!

In addition to fixing bugs and BTS performance improvements, we'll continue to update Hornet Stories often to make it a faster and more reliable way to connect with the community!

In addition to fixing bugs and BTS performance improvements, we'll continue to update Hornet Stories often to make it a faster and more reliable way to connect with the community!

In addition to fixing bugs and BTS performance improvements, we'll continue to update Hornet Stories often to make it a faster and more reliable way to connect with the community!

In addition to fixing bugs and BTS performance improvements, we'll continue to update Hornet Stories often to make it a faster and more reliable way to connect with the community!

In addition to fixing bugs and BTS performance improvements, we'll continue to update Hornet Stories often to make it a faster and more reliable way to connect with the community!

In addition to fixing bugs and BTS performance improvements, we'll continue to update Hornet Stories often to make it a faster and more reliable way to connect with the community!