New in 3.0.0: • Home Screen widgets: talk with Ash, Pearl or Sprout in one tap, or open the Idea jar for a new question to wonder about together. • New in Grown-ups: Customization. Pick Home's sky and a new app icon (Ash, Pearl, Sprout or a Halloween look), and see the widgets you can add. • New game levels: Sky Four, Story Studio, Splash Path and Treetop Delivery have lots more to play, and Bubble Bounce Rescue and Snack Attack start gentler. • Watch your SkyBud's toy update right on your Lock Screen. • If your SkyBud's toy gets too warm and turns off, the app tells you what to do. • Setting up a new toy's Wi-Fi is more reliable. • Home is smoother, with fixes for rare crashes.

New in 2.9.3: • Every game you finish now earns its stars. • Home opens more smoothly on iPhone. • Removing a Skybud now says clearly what goes with it. • Bug fixes and improvements.

New in 2.9.2: • Fixes a crash some families saw while setting up the app. • Smoother on older iPads. • Bug fixes and improvements.

New in 2.9.1: • Fixes the app closing on some older iPads. • Bug fixes and improvements.

New in 2.9: • The whole app is smoother: faster switching between Home and Games, smoother pages and games, Settings and Grown-ups open faster, and shop items and your Skybud's card are ready the moment you tap. • Happy Halloween! SkyBuds stays dressed up for Halloween until October 31. • Adding another Skybud: a smoother family island arrival, with everyone together in the middle and each Skybud arriving their own way. • Toy updates now show an honest time left, never more than about 5 minutes. • Bug fixes and improvements.

New in 2.8: • Happy Halloween! Until October 31, SkyBuds dresses up: a spooky dusk sky with bats and witches on brooms, pumpkins and friendly tombstones on your island, a Halloween loading screen, and spooky touches in Games and My Skybud. • Ordered more than one Skybud? Set them all up at once. Every Skybud in your order now joins the family during setup, and they all appear on your pass, playing together. • A new look for your Skybud's card: tap your Skybud at the top right to see them in 3D on their own floating island, check that your SkyBud toy is online, and swipe across to add another Skybud. • Setting up your SkyBud toy now waits until it is fully online and ready to play, and if the toy has an update waiting, it comes right after. • Connecting your toy has a fresh new look, and if your Skybud hasn't arrived yet, it shows you where it is. • The floating islands now twinkle with little lights of their own at night. • Typing numbers now works on every iPad, even with a keyboard case attached. • Bug fixes and improvements.

New in 2.7: • Sky Four: four in a row against your Skybud! Drop gold stars into the cloud board while he drops moons. Line up four across, up and down, or on a slant before he does. • Story Studio: make up a story together. Pick the hero, the place, a helper and the ending while your Skybud turns over surprise twist cards, and your finished story becomes a picture book he reads back to you. • Four new mystery badges to find. • Setting up your SkyBud toy is now a few simple steps. • Ordered a SkyBud toy? See when it is on the way, and the day it arrives, pair it right from Home or the top of Grown-ups. • Home appears all at once, with a new sky for every time of day: calmer floating islands, and a night full of stars. • The shop opens faster. • Coming back is quicker: a Log in button on phones your family has used before. • See when your SkyBud toy has an update waiting, right on Home. • Bug fixes and improvements.

New in 2.6: • A star shop! Spend the stars you earn in games on outfits, island decorations, pets and pet coats. • Halloween is here: spooky-cute costumes and decorations, only until October 31. • Decorate your island: put your things exactly where you want them, and place several of the same thing. • New pets and coats, and 28 new things for your island. • Mystery badges are hidden in every game. Can you find them all? • A brand-new waterfall and pond on your island. • Follow your SkyBud toy's updates live, with Try again if one stops. • Faster, smoother, and bug fixes.

A whole new Home for your Skybud: • A bigger island to explore. Your Skybud wanders all of it, your pet tags along, and toys are scattered around to discover. • A sky that slowly changes through the day, from sunrise to golden evening to a starry night with soft northern lights. • Cozy at night: fairy lights, lanterns and fireflies glow across the island, and your Skybud falls asleep at bedtime and wakes with a yawn when your child says hi. • Smoother talking: your Skybud's lips follow every word, and the camera glides in close when you chat. • Your Skybud now wears the outfit you picked in Dress up, right on Home. • Earn stars in games to level up and unlock new outfits. Stars are saved to your account, so they follow you to a new phone. • Games you play together with your SkyBud toy now come first. • Grown-ups: see your plan and when it renews, and see when quiet hours are on, with a one-tap Turn up for tonight. • Bug fixes and small improvements.

Smoother setup for every family: • Already have an account from our website? Signing in now walks you through the quick parent permission step, so setup never gets stuck. • Bought your SkyBud on our website? If we can't find your order, type your order number right on the plans screen to get your included months. • Got your SkyBud as a gift or from a store? Your first month of SkyBuds Plus is on us. • Have a claim code from the box, or used the old SkyBuds app? There's a quick way in for each on the plans screen. • Clearer plan details: "auto-renews" only shows when a card is on file, and we'll remind you before your free time ends. • Fixes for the parent permission screen, plus lots of small improvements.

A big new update for SkyBuds! • 8 brand-new games: Word Garden, Memory Match, Hoppy Crossing, Bubble Bounce Rescue, Splash Path, Treetop Delivery, Snack Attack and Peekaboo Switcheroo. That's 13 games in all, each with its own music and your Skybud's expressive voice. • A brand-new look: bright new game worlds, a refreshed Games hub and a new app icon. • A magical first hello: a short film with your child's name in the stars, then your Skybud welcomes you to its island and helps you connect your plush, step by step. • Your island, your way: your family's pet and favorite things appear on the island, and you can see your toy's battery and when it's online. • Now on iPad, and sideways on iPhone: SkyBuds fills the big screen. • Easier setup for grown-ups: sign in with your phone number and the code we text you, or with your email if you used the old app. • Smoother and faster everywhere, with lots of fixes. SkyBuds start arriving in mid-October. Update today so yours is ready to play the moment it arrives!

The all-new SkyBuds is here! Our biggest update ever: a brand-new app, rebuilt from the ground up to bring your SkyBud to life. • A 3D island to explore: meet Ash, Sprout and Pearl on their very own island, with sunny mornings, golden evenings and starry nights. Tap your Skybud and watch it react! • Talk to your Skybud right on the island: tap the mic and chat anytime, with or without the plush, and watch its mouth move as it talks back. • 7 brand-new games: Cloud Coaster, Pattern Garden, Cloud Café, Teach Your Skybud, Tic-Tac-Toe, Draw It! and Play the Bells. Some even let your plush play along! • Stars, levels and outfits: earn stars in every game, level up, and unlock 9 outfits and new badges in your Skybud’s treehouse room. • Up to four SkyBuds per family: add plush toys or app-only Skybuds, switch between them in a tap, and see when each toy is online and how much battery it has. • A brand-new Grown-ups area: parent code and Face ID, live conversation transcripts, activity and progress, quiet hours and off hours, and simple privacy controls. • Quick setup: sign in with your phone number (old-app families can use their email), pick your Skybud, then restore SkyBuds Plus or find the months included with your toy. SkyBuds are on their way to families now. Update today so yours is ready to play the moment it arrives!

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