This week we will be resorting to only text, which is more than adequate for reports, I take it. It has been a very, and I do mean, a very productive week.
The resident fox, @tibfox, has decided to really step on the gas, and has worked tirelessly to finish the, yet again, relaunch of @threespeak - Yes, relaunch. So many things have been added, so much work has been done, we strongly believe that minds will be blown.
🚀 3Speak Update Highlights
We've added a lot since the last major release:
🎧 Audio Support
Upload podcasts, music, voice notes, and more.
New Audio section with playlists, creators, and filters.
Audio covers now display consistently across the platform.
🟣 OpenPods
Live audio and video rooms are here.
Invite guests, share links, and publish recordings.
⭐ 3Speak Pro
Premium subscriptions with Pro badges.
Pay-per-listen audio and exclusive Pro features.
Free trial available.
🔔 Notifications
New notification center for comments, mentions, follows, rewards, and whale votes.
Improved mobile experience and cleaner design.
🎬 Creator Tools
Edit videos after publishing.
More reliable publishing for all login methods.
Improved thumbnail and cover uploads.
Better post creation with character counters.
▶️ Performance & Discovery
Faster loading throughout the platform.
View counts restored and improved.
Enhanced playlists, tag pages, community pages, and scheduled posts.
See who voted on your content and estimated payouts.
🛡️ Moderation
New content reporting tools for videos, comments, and profiles.
✨ Quality of Life
Refreshed dark mode.
Mobile improvements.
Better HiveAuth login experience.
Node selection and app version info in Settings.
Built-in changelog so you can always see what's new.
Another productive week on Snapie, with 25 commits shipped and a strong mix of new features, performance improvements, and UX polish.
📱 Hangouts (@snapie/hangouts-react - Deployed on @threespeak)
Full-screen mobile rooms — embedded rooms now go full-screen on phones ≤640px
Video recording fixes — boosts now work correctly in recordings; added wake lock to prevent screen sleep; polished the boost dialog
📱 Shorts Arrive on Snapie
Built a full vertical video experience powered by 3Speak.
TikTok-style swipe navigation with randomized feeds.
Improved preloading for smooth browsing in both directions.
💰 Wallet Upgrades
Fast HIVE ↔ HBD swaps.
Claim rewards with automatic balance refresh.
New transaction filters, dust hiding, and mobile-friendly wallet navigation.
✍️ Better Blogging
Added New, Hot, Trending, and Top feed filters.
Draft auto-save support.
Community selector when publishing.
Theme color improvements and cleaner editor styling.
HiveSense-powered blog search with a refreshed results interface.
🔔 Smarter Social Features
Reply context previews now appear in notifications and post views.
Twitter-inspired feed layout with improved image handling, carousels, and composer controls.
Faster chat experience through incremental timeline syncing.
✨ Fixes & Polish
Improved image viewer with proper overlay behavior and close controls.
Fixed a navigation issue caused by an infinite render loop.
Consistent blog card sizing across feed grids.
More resilient video embeds with fallback handling.
Notification badges now clear instantly when marked as read.
Improved unread notification styling and navigation flow.
Deployment reliability and overall app responsiveness received additional polish.
📊 By the Numbers
25 commits on Snapie.io this week.
Major feature work focused on Shorts, Wallets, Search, and Compose.
Additional mobile fixes landed in Hangouts and were rolled back into Snapie through package updates.
In Closing
And there you have it, friends of the butter.
A week filled with commits, deployments, bug hunts, feature launches, relaunches, and the occasional moment of staring at a screen wondering why a thing that worked five minutes ago suddenly decided it preferred chaos.
The good news is that chaos appears to be losing.
3Speak is preparing to spread its wings once again, Snapie continues to evolve at a pace that occasionally surprises even us, and the broader ecosystem is slowly gaining the tools it needs to become more useful, more social, and a little more fun.
As always, thank you to everyone testing things, reporting bugs, sharing feedback, and supporting these projects. Building in public means the victories belong to all of us, and the bugs... well, those belong mostly to the developers.
Until next week, may your deployments be smooth, your nodes stay synced, and your commit history remain green.
@tibfox
@meno
