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Last updated: 2026-08-05 Β· Major product updates

Stars & reputation Safety Live chat Apps

Highlights only β€” not every commit. Newest first. Peer-to-peer video, no classic account, free social score (not money).

August 2026

Server hardening & ops

  • Firewall β€” UFW deny-by-default; only SSH, HTTPS, and TURN open.
  • SSH β€” keys only, no passwords; root key-only; fail2ban on login storms.
  • Deploy user β€” non-root deploy account for day-to-day ops.
  • Backups β€” daily data backups + operator pull script for off-box copies.
  • Auto security reboot β€” unattended upgrades can reboot off-peak when a kernel needs it.

Stars reputation β€” social score v2

  • Dual system β€” Balance (spend on gifts) vs Trust (peer β˜… gifts only). Hour bonuses raise balance, not trust.
  • Wealth chrome β€” high spendable β˜… (e.g. 250+) looks legendary even if trust is still low.
  • Status ladder β€” New / Known / Trusted / Senior language (not β€œreporter Γ—N ban power”).
  • Social map β€” Power/Status tab: balance, trust, gifters, decay countdown, soft match-rank.
  • Gifter strip β€” progress dots to 5 (Trusted floor) and 12 (Senior floor).
  • Gift unlock bar β€” mid-chat β˜… progress (50% / 80% / ready) next to the timer.
  • Thanks β€” post-chat Thanks/vouch (no trust mint) alongside gift / skip.
  • Mutual bonds β€” friends list β˜…β†” / πŸ™β†” chips; bonded friends sorted first.
  • Partner praise β€” β€œpraised by N” on the partner tile; gift-back reciprocity nudge.
  • Stuck CTA β€” clear next step when wealth is high but trust/gifters block tier.

Brigade-resistant reports

  • Stars β‰  ban guns β€” non-underage auto-bans use independent reporters, not Γ—2/Γ—3 star weight.
  • Higher consensus β€” explicit needs 3 independent reports; spam/other need 4; underage stays 1 for safety.
  • Mutual feud β€” A↔B report wars don’t auto-ban either side.
  • Raid soft-handle β€” spike windows cap permanent escalate; ops webhook for raid events.

Live chat UX

  • 3-way / multi-party layout β€” real vertical stack + 2Γ—2 grid toggle.
  • Compose dock β€” partner chat pinned to the viewport bottom in stack mode.
  • Camera & identity β€” fixed local tile nesting; name/flag/avatar paint immediately and stay above video.
  • Remember devices β€” last camera, mic, speaker, and volume across visits.
  • Audio modes β€” clearer low-delay vs noise-reduction; multi-peer NS/AGC for parties.
  • Cleaner Start β€” removed under-Start invite coaching clutter while searching.
  • History Block β€” block past partners from history without needing a live call.
  • Friend invites β€” share links always open /live.html; last-partner popup can Add friend.

Mobile app & store path

  • Expo app β€” scaffold + WebRTC media session; stranger prefs, report/block, friends, call.
  • Stars on mobile β€” gifts, rate prompt, profile backup (Phase 3).
  • Push foundation β€” register tokens + offline friend ring webhook path.
  • App Links β€” Universal Links / Android App Links endpoints live for friend invites.
  • i18n β€” full overlay packs for all app languages.
  • Play / App Store β€” EAS profiles, store assets, AAB upload docs (vc4/vc5 path).

July 2026 & earlier foundations

Stars foundation

  • Post-chat gifts β€” after long chats, gift β˜… once per person (15 min; first partners 5 min early ramp).
  • Hour reward β€” both get +1β˜… balance after a full hour together.
  • Spend gifts β€” hearts, bars, flowers, balloons, confetti, fireworks, Please stay.
  • Trust vs balance β€” ledger split; gifter floors; soft idle decay; ban clawback.
  • Soft match rank β€” Trusted/Senior lightly preferred when the lobby is busy (never blocks matches).
  • Never for sale β€” stars stay hub-side; profile export never includes balances.

Core chat roulette

  • P2P WebRTC β€” video browser-to-browser; hub for match + signaling only.
  • No classic account β€” browser identity + export/import profile (QR / share / file).
  • Friends β€” codes, requests, DMs, call when online; party / find-third paths.
  • Safety tools β€” Next, Block, Report, blur-first strangers, optional on-device NSFW skip.
  • Hide my IP β€” force TURN relay-only ICE when you want extra path privacy.
  • Languages β€” 10 UI languages at full parity.
  • Open source β€” self-host docs, Docker, desktop helper ZIPs (Windows / macOS / Linux).
  • Speed β€” lean first paint, SW update banner, live stack no-stale deploys.

Full commit history on GitHub. Report issues there or via in-app report during a call.

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