Improvements You May Have Missed

If you've been following along on our Updates page, you know we've been at it with steadily fixes and tune-ups. A lot of what we've been working on is... not sexy. Things like improved defenses against scraping, spam comments, and fake accounts. Paying back technical debt from when we were young, enthusiastic, and making rash choices around infrastructure.

Taxes. Payroll. Thoughts around Black Friday and overthinking on consumerism.

All of it necessary for running a business, but not super interesting.

Sprinkled through all of the mundane are some pretty nice quality of life improvements which directly affect you, the member. After months of pushing updates forward, we figured we'd share what we've been working on here to keep you up to snuff on things that affect your experience, whether you've noticed them or not. This is just a summary, more information can be found on Updates.

1. Better Browsing In Explore

   Finding work that interests you has never been easier. Our Category Pages now have a visual grid on the web, making it more enjoyable to browse by subject. Search now returns results faster and presents them larger, with simpler navigation. Behind the scenes, feed loading and scrolling are more resilient. Speaking of the feed...

2. More Control Over What You See and How You See It

   We value natural, non-stressful discovery at Glass. So, we've updated the web experience to include a "New Photo" pill. New photos no longer refresh automatically. See new work when you're ready. Plus, light, dark, and system modes have been extended to the web and Android. We love that visual experience so much; all members should be able to use it!

3. Improved Photo Editing & Series Handling

   Series has undergone some refinement. We've improved exif handling so that camera and exposure details are retained, changes to photo details are preserved and displayed immediately, and Series gives clearer feedback when required information is missing to upload your image. All that and a bag of chips! Well, no chips. We haven't solved that distribution problem.

4. Sharing Outside Glass

   When sharing outside of Glass, we've done a little tune up on our preview images. They appear larger, cleaner, and on brand for our space. It's a loud world out there! We're working to put our best forward when we share with the outside.

5. Quality of Life updates to your Profile

   Pinned photos now sort by when they were pinned, rather than when they were uploaded. Pinning a photo brings it to the front of your profile; unpinning and pinning it again moves it to the front once more. Existing pinned order stays unchanged until you adjust it. Freedom! Choice! Huzzah!

   

Need Help Fast? We Got You!

We've saved the best for last. Our small Glass team can't always respond as quickly as we'd like to support emails, questions, or inquiries. So we've developed a Help section with updated information and a clearer FAQ. Take a peek, and as always, reach out if you aren't able to find what you're looking for.

As you can see, we're still moving, still grooving, and still excited to keep refining this home for your photography. Stay tuned, we've got more planned!