Report notes

• Tap someone’s note and use the flag to report it. The team gets a copy of the note as it was, even if they change or delete it. Reporting a message with a photo or voice message now says what it contained, too.

Sticker layout links stay solid

• Links in the Sticker layout are always paper stickers now. They used to turn clear or see-through if your link Style was Outline, Soft or Brutal, or your Icon style was Glowing.

Type emoji by name

• In chats, type a colon and a few letters, like :so, to pick from matching emoji (arrow keys and Enter, or tap). Writing a full name like :sob: turns into 😭 when you send.

See who’s read your message

• Hover (or tap) the checks under your message in a chat to see who has read it and who hasn’t yet. In groups it shows “seen by 3 of 5” with their names.

yen.bio updates chat

• Every account is now in a chat called yen.bio updates, marked with an animated sky-blue “i” badge. The team teases new features there, and only the team can post. You can react and mute it any time.
• Your notifications now show a note about it (and the notifications page is open to everyone, not just feed accounts).
• Crests now show in the chat list too, next to the name of anyone you’re chatting with who wears one.

A livelier feed

In preview: the feed is only open to certain accounts right now. Opening to everyone soon!

• Posts glide in one after another, and the tab pill slides between For you, Following and Saved.
• Counts tick when they change, reposts spin, bookmarks drop in, reactions and replies pop open, and the composer glows when you write. Everything respects your reduced-motion setting.

Group crests

In preview: the feed is only open to certain accounts right now. Opening to everyone soon!

• Group owners can set a crest, a tag of up to 4 characters (any case, symbols too), and pick an icon (and its colour) for it, in group settings.
• Anyone in the group can choose to wear it: it shows next to their display name on the feed. Hover it to see the group’s picture, name, description, whether it’s verified, and how many people are in it.
• Crests also show next to names in your chats: above messages in groups, in a chat’s header, and in the member list.
• Group descriptions work in private groups too: owners and admins set them in group settings, and every member can read them.

Links and a separate bio on your feed profile

In preview: only certain accounts have access right now while we test it. Opening to everyone soon!

• Links in your feed bio are clickable now.
• Want a different bio on the feed than on your page? Turn on “Use a different bio on the feed” in Edit profile. Leave it off and the feed keeps showing your page bio.
• Your pronouns and location show on your feed profile too.

Reactions, pinned posts and reply controls

In preview: only certain accounts have access right now while we test it. Opening to everyone soon!

• React to any post with 🔥 😭 🫶 👀 💀 or ✨ on top of liking it. One reaction each, and you can swap it any time.
• Pin one of your posts to the top of your feed profile from its ⋯ menu.
• Choose who can reply when you post: anyone, people you follow, or only friends.
• A few visual touches: reaction chips, a pinned ribbon, and a small note on posts with limited replies.

Encrypted chats

• Your chats are now end-to-end encrypted: only the people in a chat can read it, not even us. Photos and voice messages are locked too.
• Encrypted messages have to be on to use your chats (public groups still work without it). Messages asks you to turn it on the first time.
• The first time you open Messages you choose a chat passphrase. Type it on a new phone or computer to read your chats there.
• Public groups aren’t encrypted, since anyone with the link can join them. Link previews are off in encrypted chats so we never see what you share.
• Forgot your passphrase? You can start over, but messages you can’t open stay locked.

Notes and group pictures

• Share a note: a short thought that floats above your picture at the top of Messages for the people you chat with, and disappears after 24 hours. Tap someone’s note to reply to it: your reply lands in your chat with them, with their note quoted above it.
• Put a song on your note: paste a Spotify link and its cover and title show on your note (with or without words). Tap a note with a song to hear a 30-second preview.
• Group owners can give their group a picture from group settings. It shows in the chat list, the header, Discover and invite links.

The feed gets a lot better

In preview: only certain accounts have access right now while we test it. Opening to everyone soon!

• Replies show right under the post on your feed, and you can like them without opening the post. Replies you open can be liked too.
• Notifications: likes, replies, reposts, quotes, mentions and new followers, with a badge on the sidebar.
• The yen.bio team gets a staff badge on the feed (it replaces the verified check).
• New: a Saved tab for your bookmarks, search for posts, content warnings that hide a post until you choose to show it, a few seconds to undo a post before it goes out, and drafts that wait for you if you leave.

Voice messages on phones, and shinier badges

• Voice messages now play on iPhones and Android phones (new recordings use a format every phone understands).
• The verified group check sparkles properly now instead of looking trapped in a bubble.
• Fixed a square box that could appear around the synthwave name effect.

Public group chats

• Make a group public from its group settings: it shows up in Discover (the compass in Messages) and can hold up to 250 people.
• Share an invite link (yen.bio/group/…) and anyone can join with it. It shows a proper preview in Discord too.
• Owners can make admins. Owners and admins can /kick, /ban and /unban people, and only they can @everyone.
• Groups the yen.bio team trusts get an animated green check.

See who follows who

In preview: only certain accounts have access right now while we test it. Opening to everyone soon!

• Tap followers or following on any feed profile to see the list and follow people from it (currently available to accounts in the early feed preview).
• Prefer to keep yours private? Turn it off in Edit profile; people will still see your counts.
• When you and someone you chat with start following each other, your chat marks the day you became friends.

Show your feed on your page

In preview: only certain accounts have access right now while we test it. Opening to everyone soon!

• Add a Feed profile block to your page: your feed picture, banner, followers and latest posts, with a View feed button. Pick whether to show posts and how many (up to 3). (Currently in preview for select accounts).

Telegram gift badges show their art again

• Telegram gifts on your page show their pictures and animations again, instead of a broken image.

8 new dashboard themes

• Pick from cherry, ocean, citrus, grape, peach, glacier, ember and mint in the dashboard theme picker.

No more double chats

• Sending a few messages quickly into a brand new chat no longer opens two chats with the same person.
• Chats that were already doubled up have been merged back into one, with every message kept.

Smoother loading

• A calmer loading screen, and dashboard pages show a placeholder while they load instead of sitting still.

Move things around on Bento pages

• Unlock positioning now works on the Bento layout: drag any tile, section or your page link away from its spot in the grid.
• Bento pages no longer get cut off at the bottom of the window. They scroll when there’s more than fits, and sections sit right under the grid.

A fresher chat

• Gift links in chats show as a gift card with what’s inside (Premium length or the shop item), who it’s from, and whether it’s been claimed.
• The reaction picker leads with the reactions you use most.
• Tap someone’s picture or name at the top of a chat to open their profile, and see when you’re friends or they follow you.
• Voice messages record right in the message box with a live level meter, and the reaction picker no longer hides behind the chat list.

Edit posts, banners, and a cleaner feed

In preview: available to accounts in the early feed preview.

• Edit or delete your own posts from the … menu on any post (edited posts are marked).
• Edit your feed profile right from the feed: add a banner, and change your name and bio.
• When someone you follow reposts something, it shows up in your Following feed with their name on it.
• A cleaner look for the feed and post pages, including on phones, and new people to follow each time you visit.

A new place to post and catch up

In early preview: only certain accounts have access right now while we test it. Opening to everyone soon!

• In early preview: rolling out to select accounts first before opening to everyone.
• Share notes, photos and polls in the community feed, then like, reply, repost or bookmark posts.
• Follow people to see their posts. When you follow each other, you’re friends and can use friends-only DMs.
• Every account has a feed profile at /feed/@name with posts, replies, reposts and likes, plus a share card for Discord.

Templates now copy all your settings

• Sharing a template now saves your complete design: colors, fonts, effects, layouts, backgrounds, player style, badges, positioning, splash screen, audio visualizer and everything else. Only your bio and page title stay with you—everything else comes from the template, the way it should be.

Avatar shape now works in Bento layout

• The profile picture shape setting (circle, rounded, square, squircle) now applies to the Bento layout avatar, not just the card corner radius.

No more grey box on transparent avatars

• Profile pictures with transparent backgrounds no longer show a grey box behind them.

Gold names no longer get clipped

• The last letter of a name with the Gold effect could lose a sliver of its right edge, mostly on layouts with tight letter spacing like Spotlight. It’s drawn in full now.

Spotlight pages: links no longer land on top of your name

• On the Spotlight layout, a link or card (like Telegram) could end up on top of your name if “Unlock positioning” was turned on. Links now stay in order below your bio, and “Unlock positioning” only applies to the layouts that support it.

A cherry blossom home page

• The home page now sits in a sakura forest at dusk, with petals drifting down and trees that shift as you move your mouse.