* "Save External Link" feature has been removed from Ukufu. Please download "Zlinky" app for organizing your external links into folders.

* Google SSO option is now available for Login/Signup. * Content preview improvements for save external article feature. * Removal of Covid-19 & Trending topics.

* You are now able to sort links in any folder by date added (oldest to newest, or newest to oldest). * Article card design update. * Some backend system updates.

Lots of updates to our save external link feature & more! * Users can now save an external link from within any Ukufu folder. * Other Ukufu folder improvements including ability to save Ukufu/external links to multiple folders. * Optimization of workflow when users share external links into Ukufu folder(s). * Ukufu for web: - Logged out users now have improved feature access to match mobile Ukufu. * Some general product improvements and bug fixes.

* Guest users (logged out users) will now be able to select topics to follow to build out their following feed, as well as add articles to their read later folder. * Push notifications (mobile only). * Users will now receive a welcome email on registration. * We also squashed a lot of bugs, and made some under the hood changes and improvements.

- Ukufu for Web (Beta) now live! Login via ukufu.com. - Some onboarding tweaks that will assist new users to get started with Ukufu. - Email verification is now included to ensure safety and integrity of your account. - Some login field tweaks.

Bug fixes and performance improvements

* "Add External Article" has been renamed to "Add External Link". Similarly, “All External Articles” has been renamed to “All External Links”. * "Did you mean" feature added to Search. For example, a search for “alzheimers”, will result in “Did you mean? alzheimer's” prompt. * Native sharing of links into Ukufu. You now have the ability to use the native sharing feature on your phone to share/save web links into your Ukufu “All External Links” folder. You can save a favorite link from any Social Media platform or linking to any resource into Ukufu’s “All External Links” folder. * Pin topic: our first long press feature (woop woop). To pin/unpin a topic, long press on a topic on the top horizontal navigation of topics in the “Following” district. * We've been doing some work to expand upon the subject of Social Media. - We've taken "Social Media" and “Social Media & Tech - Official" topics out of the Business category, and created a new category "Social Media". - The category "Social Media" will contain the topics: - Social Media News (formerly Social Media) - Social Media & Tech - Official * We are also experimenting with a new category “Social Media - Platforms (beta)”. This category contains Social Media News broken down by platform. Current platforms covered include: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Messenger, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube. * Attention all boxing fans: improvements to the “Boxing” topic in time for the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury III clash this weekend. * Various bug fixes and backend improvements, including better handling of newly added topics as they populate with content.

This update includes both user experience and backend system improvements. And of course, as usual, we fixed a few pesky bugs! * Improvements to the 'Topics you Follow' feature. - 'Followed' Topics section reworked for clarity. - 'Topics you Follow' persists during scrolling. * Improvements to 'Add External Article' functionality. - Save any publically available URL into your Ukufu 'All External' folder.(links can include Facebook posts, TikTok videos, Instagram posts, PDF documents etc.). - Organize links in your 'All External Articles' folder. Move saved links into any Ukufu folder via three dot menu... * What else? - We have rolled out a pretty big update to our backend systems, this will help your Ukufu user experience remain glitch free.

In this release, we've been busy cleaning up and fine-tuning: * The biggest change to note is the ability to now follow up to 20 topics allowing for a richer experience when viewing your Following feed * Additional improvements to the Following district include: - Quickly get back to the top of a feed by tapping 'Following' (bottom nav). - On the Follow/Unfollow Wizard tap to (more easily) unfollow a topic in the Category area * What else? - We have introduced a new topic - MMA (you'll find Mixed Martial Arts under the Sports category) - We've made some behind the scene improvements with the 'caught up' line - Carried out fine-tuning of UI elements and UX flow to give you a better experience

UI/UX update alert! The 'Home' district has been renamed 'Following'. Topics followed can now be easily managed and viewed in "Following". The new Following district allows you to: * Quickly browse the different topic feeds that you are following. * Easily Follow and Unfollow topics of interest (& new UI for topic selections). * Filter between All or individual topics. * Dot indicator when new articles arrive in a topic you follow. Other changes we've made: * New 'caught up' line in topic feeds allows for easy identification of new articles. * Moved the Account settings icon to the top left. * Updated the top app bar to increase browsing/scroll areas. * Simplification of the Topics district so you can browse topics easily. * Under the hood performance improvements & bug squashing. Please feel free to send feedback - we love hearing from you... Thanks for choosing Ukufu!

You may have noticed that there were some sneaky duplicate articles inserting themselves into some topic feeds. This quick little hot fix patches this up to improve the quality of the feeds.

We're proud to announce the release of a new feature: Save External Articles to your Ukufu Library! Keep pieces of content in one place where you can easily access, add notes and read later. We also squashed a lot of bugs, and made some under the hood changes and improvements. Please send us feedback to hello@ukufu.com.

We're back again with a couple of quick tweaks: • We'll remember where you left off on a topic feed if you navigate away and come back • [New shortcut] When scrolling through articles on a topic feed you can tap 'Topics' in the bottom nav to quickly get back to the top • Minor bug fixes

• Major infrastructure upgrade - Existing users are required to reset their password • New Topics: - Humor - Cars - Dogs - Gardening

• New Topics have been added to the Sports category: - NRL - AFL • UI Tweaks • Bug fixes • Under the hood improvements

* Search - Improved search results - Now located in the bottom bar for easier access * 'Account' is now located in the top right * Ability to refresh All Topics screen and Latest screens (in a topic) so you can see if new articles have arrived * Improved account security

[Release Highlight] Three new feeds have been added to the Social Media & Tech - Official topic: * Apple News * Apple Developer News * Spotify So, staying on top of the official news from leading platforms in tech is even better and accessible from one place! We've also done a bit of refining and squashed some bugs.

We've done a bit of polishing this time round. Say hello to our new sleek splash screen! But seriously, we've done more than just cosmetic changes. When you sign up you will get access to our premium features for free. This means you can follow more topics, save & organise more articles into folders, as well as add a short note to saved articles. We've also added a new topic called Trending, a highly curated feed of the major stories breaking today. This release also outlines our plans moving forward. See what features we will be offering in future via Account > Plans & Pricing. Ukufu is still free and will remain so until 1 July 2021. So, why not give us a go and experience the difference in organised quality content.

We welcome you into 2021 with a new feature - Note-taking! You can now add a note to an article you have saved. Sometimes it's hard to remember why you saved an article or perhaps you're doing some research and need additional context when reviewing what you have saved. Check it out and let us know what you think of this first version of the note-taking feature. Did I mention you can even add emojis :-O So, what else has happened since our last update? Well... • New topics have been added: - Social Media - Official (get updates from official blogs of major Social Media/Technology Platforms) - Leadership (stay up to date, learn and hone your skills as a successful leader) • See exactly how many new articles have arrived since you last cleared articles, on a Topic's 'Latest' screen, with the no. displayed in the top right. • We've also tweaked search behind the scenes to improve results

In case you missed it, we released some nifty features about 3 days ago such as Search (making it so much easier to find the articles you're looking for) and In-app release note updates. So, why are we back so soon? Well, a bug slipped through - ew! But don't worry we've squashed it and cleaned it up. When you use the Home Wizard to follow topics you'll be able to create your personalized feed again without a 'new release update' pop-up interrupting your flow.

• [NEW FEATURE ALERT!] - Keyword search feature is now LIVE! - You'll find the search option in the top right corner of the app • Topics district - Ability to expand/collapse all Topics (see the toggle switch in the top left) • UI Updates - Read Later icon has changed to a bookmark • Account district - View the release notes - A dot will appear on the Account icon (bottom bar) when a new release is available for download • UX Improvements - Log In/Sign Up flow - 'You're all caught up' indicator at the end of a Topic's Latest feed • Various bug fixes and UI improvements

• [NEW FEATURE ALERT!] - Topic Feed: Switch between Latest articles and All articles - Topic Feed, Latest article view: Reset & clear Latest articles view once you've read them • Article counters added to Folders on the Library district • Ukufu logo updated • Ability to change Home screen feed layout to compact or text only (via Display Settings) • Improved UI

[NEW FEATURE ALERT] You can now save articles to custom folders! • Create up to 2 folders for free - Folders can be created via the Library district or - As you scroll through a feed (tap the bookmark icon or 3 dot menu on an article card) • Save up to 5 articles per folder for free • Save articles found on the Home and Topics feeds, plus via Read later and History • Rename folders • Delete folders • Remove articles from a folder by swiping left • Sort folders alphabetically and by recently created Also, we've done some housekeeping: • The 'Saved' district has been renamed to 'Library' • Read Later has been moved to Saved Articles section (think of it as a default folder)

We released v1.8 a week ago but found a couple of bugs that were bugging us. So we fixed them! • Article counters using 3 digits no longer go over two lines (especially on iPhone 6 devices). • The app no longer crashes for those who are superhuman at quickly saving and removing articles from Read later.