better
Chats slow spam down sooner
- Sending a flood of messages or reactions hits a gentler “slow down” limit sooner, so live chat stays snappy for everyone.
page 9 of 21, going back to october 13, 2026.
- new
/pet @someone and /afk in chat
- Type /pet @name to show someone else’s raised Momo (still /pet for your own).
- /afk [reason] marks you away — when someone @mentions you, momo tells them you’re AFK. /back (or just chatting again) clears it.
- new
Chess and checkers in chat
- Challenge someone with /chess — full rules (castling, en passant, promotion, checkmate), wood-board card with piece silhouettes.
- /checkers (or /draughts) for classic jumping — mandatory captures, multi-jumps, and crowned kings.
- Both pay coins to the winner and count toward Season Pass play/win missions.
- fixed
Signup no longer mistakes normal networks for VPNs
- Some people on mobile data, campus Wi‑Fi or similar were told to turn off a VPN they didn’t have. Signup only blocks real VPNs, proxies and Tor now — not ordinary “hosting” network labels.
- fixed
Status picker works again
- You can set appear offline, do not disturb, and important only again from the account menu — saving wasn’t sticking after the public status page went live.
- better
More Space crest icons
- Space crests have a much bigger icon picker (animals, nature, tech, food, and more) and a few new accent colours to match.
- better
Stricter signup, same Extra account path
- New accounts can’t be made through a VPN, proxy or Tor again (Apple’s iCloud Private Relay is still fine), and a busy network can’t flood signups as quickly — an Extra account voucher still lets you make another page.
- fixed
Fireflies cursor preview fixed
- Turning on fireflies (and similar cursor effects) no longer blacks out or glitches the Customize live preview.
- better
Cursor effects try in the live preview
- Customize no longer shows a separate try-it box under Cursor — pick an effect and move your mouse over the live preview instead.
- fixed
No more ghost message chimes
- Opening a chat no longer plays the new-message sound for messages that never show up — live arrivals aren’t wiped by a slow reload, and the same message won’t ding twice from push and polling.
- fixed
Chat info shows their badges
- Open someone’s info in a DM and you’ll see the badges from their page — the same ones they show next to their name, in their order and colors.
- new
A public status page
- Check yen.bio/status anytime for the website, database, cache, and realtime chat — including when live push is cooling down and chats are on polling.
- new
Remix Listen with momo
- On Dashboard → Listen, momo’s remix desk can nightcore a song, slow it + reverb, or let you pitch/speed by hand — stuff Spotify won’t do.
- Turn on “show on my note” while you play and friends see what you’re listening to (and the remix) on your notes strip.
- fixed
Unread filter doesn’t trap you on phones
- After tapping Unread in Messages, you can get back to everything — tap All, tap “show all” next to the new count, or use Show all if the list is empty.
- fixed
Cursor effects in Customize stay smooth
- Turning on a cursor effect and trying it in the live preview no longer freezes the editor — the preview uses a lighter draw path so your pointer keeps up.
- better
Chats stay live without the realtime pipe
- Open chats and your inbox keep picking up new messages on their own — everything is saved in the database first, so a busy live connection can’t leave you stuck refreshing.
- new
A dark chat theme
- Chats get a new dark theme — soft charcoal with a cream accent, for when blossom or bubblegum feels like too much.
- better
Chat polish on phones
- Room drag handles in Space settings are easier to grab, empty-chat starters wrap on narrow screens, and the gif tray stays usable in landscape with the keyboard up.
- better
Less chrome in Spaces
- Spaces no longer show that tall banner strip under the header — description stays in the top bar, and settings / members stay in ⋯ and the i button.
- better
Space settings get a hero + room drag
- Space settings opens with a banner-and-picture hero so you can see the Space at a glance.
- Owners and admins can drag rooms to reorder them — including general.
- new
Welcome and rules for Spaces
- Owners and admins can write a short welcome / rules note in Space settings → About — separate from the crest description.
- It shows under the Space banner and when the chat is empty, so new people know the vibe.
- new
Cozier chats
- Tap the i on a DM for a soft side panel — mute for a bit (momo helps), delete the chat just for you, or block someone from chat and your feed.
- Send gifs from the emoji tray (powered by Klipy), and open Space settings as their own page instead of a tiny modal.
- Inbox filters are simpler (all / unread / groups), chats sit flush with the sidebar, and avatar rings shouldn’t get clipped anymore.
- fixed
Avatar rings don’t get clipped
- Decorations around profile pictures in chats (the neon ring and friends) no longer get a flat cut on the side.
- better
Smoother scrolling and chats
- Chats, Listen, Discover, and the rest of the dashboard should feel snappier — less stutter when you scroll, type an edit, or keep music playing in the background.
- Live badges and the feed profile glow are lighter on your device too.
- better
Crests are for Spaces
- Crests only belong on Spaces now — private group chats no longer get crest settings.
- If a group chat already had a crest, it’s a Space automatically so nothing you were wearing disappears.
- new
Apply to join Spaces
- Space owners can set “apply to join” — people request via your invite or vanity link, and you or admins accept them in Space settings.
- On Spaces Discover, paste a vanity link or invite code in “have a link?” to join (or request) without hunting for the Space.
- Crest hover cards show the Space banner (or chat wallpaper) behind the picture when one is set.
- new
Private Spaces and vanity invites
- Set a Space to private and it stays a Space — rooms, crest, and the Spaces tab keep working (it just leaves Discover).
- Crest tags show the right label: public space, invite-only, or private space — not “public” on private ones.
- Owners can set a short vanity invite like yen.bio/space/your-name alongside the random invite link.
- fixed
Solo Spaces and voice notes
- You can post in a Space even when you’re the only member — no need to add someone first just to say hi.
- Voice notes recorded as AAC play in the chat bubble instead of opening as a broken .mp4.
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