What's new in v1.1.7
February 2026
What's New
Profile Redesign
- Redesigned profile screen with centered avatar, glowing border, and animated arc overlay
- New photo gallery with swipeable lightbox viewer and hero animations
- Share your profile via link or QR code
- Info tiles grid for gender, age, and other details
- Improved profile editing with demo bios loaded from the database
Friends
- New dedicated Friends screen replacing the old Connections screen
- Search your friends list in real-time
- Add friends by searching for users by name, email, or phone
- See friend avatars on profiles with a tap to view the full list
- Long-press actions: chat, view profile, or block
Snatch Match
- New compatibility matching feature
- Animated button with shimmer gradient and glow pulse on your profile
- Shows matches sorted by vibe score based on age, interests, and preferences
- Compatibility percentage badge with color-coded rings
Invite from Profile
- Invite someone to an event directly from their profile
- Invite someone on a date with optional event, date/time, and location
- Connection gating: invite buttons require an existing chat connection first
Presence
- Real-time "Online now" or "Last seen X ago" on other users' profiles
- Green presence indicator dot
Real-Time Chat
- Messages now appear in the chat list instantly (previously up to 30 seconds delay)
- New inline inbox broadcast system bypasses the old fanout table bottleneck
- Optimistic UI updates for new messages, deleted messages, and read status
- Reduced debounce and throttle timings across the chat system
- Deleted messages now show "Message deleted" in the chat list preview across all tabs
Chat Performance
- Read status updates are now near-instant (reduced from 2s+ to 500ms intervals)
- Faster read tick recalculation with early-exit optimization
- Streamlined duplicate message handling
- New messages from other users no longer blocked by recently-exited room cooldown
Bug Fixes
- Fixed deleted message content still showing in chat list preview
- Fixed cross-tab state loss when switching between chat list tabs (All, Direct, Groups, Events)
- Fixed new chat rooms taking 20+ seconds to appear in the chat list
- Fixed throttle and inflight guards blocking high-priority chat list reloads