• Cancel scheduled account deletion: If you scheduled your account for deletion, open Delete Account in Settings and tap Cancel deletion to stop the request before the scheduled date.
• Delete photo: Tapping Delete photo in the photo options menu or photo editor now shows a confirmation before your photo is removed.
• Photo editor on mobile: While you edit a photo on your phone, the preview area keeps a steady height so the layout no longer jumps as you work.
• Series photo editor: Saving changes to a photo in a Series keeps your description and categories in place.

• Alternate app icons on iOS: New icon options are available in Settings, including designs inspired by recent community Highlights.

Instead of deleting and reposting an image that needs adjustments, you can now replace a photo in its post settings. No more lost comments or appreciations!

• Member search: Name suggestions in the top search bar match more accurately as you type.

• Explore categories: Retired categories are hidden from category pickers and Explore, keeping browsing focused on active topics.
• Category picker: Categories you use most often sort to the top, with highlighted categories grouped first.

• Home screen widgets on iOS: Tapping a Glass widget opens the right screen in the app.
• Explore on iOS: Category tab labels in the navigation bar no longer truncate on iOS 26.4.

• Failed uploads on iOS: Photos that fail to upload can be retried from the upload queue instead of starting over.
• Highlights on iOS: Tapping a Series or Category link inside a Highlight story opens the right destination.
• Highlights on iOS: Buttons and links in Highlight stories have larger tap targets on smaller screens.
• Signed-in sessions: Refreshing your session in the background no longer leaves you staring at a blank screen.
• Explore categories: Categories remain browseable even when they are not in the current featured rotation.

• Link previews: Shared links to Glass photos and profiles generate richer previews on Facebook, Instagram, and other social apps.

Change your mind? Want to clarify a thought? Now you can.

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• Platform stability: Stronger automated traffic filtering blocks more abusive bots from reaching Glass.

• Draft comments on iOS: Leaving photo details with an unfinished comment shows a confirmation before discarding your text.
• Series stacks on iOS: Empty series no longer appear tappable in your home feed.
• Back navigation on iOS: Swiping from the left edge to go back triggers the confirmation alert when you have unsaved changes.

• Photo uploads on iOS: Upload buttons on iPad lay out correctly and no longer overlap other controls.
• Navigation bar on iOS: The bottom tab bar no longer shrinks when you scroll.

• Photo uploads on iOS: Upload buttons on iPad lay out correctly and no longer overlap other controls.
• Navigation bar on iOS: The bottom tab bar no longer shrinks when you scroll.

We’ve integrated more of the native Liquid Glass components across the app, knitting the interface even closer to Apple’s new design language.

• Free trial: New yearly memberships start with a 7-day free trial (down from 14). Monthly plans no longer include a trial period.
• Feed titles on Android: Feed page titles display correctly again in the Android app.
• Follow button on iOS: The follow button on member profiles shows the correct state the first time you open a profile.

• Security update: We patched recently disclosed security vulnerabilities in our web application to keep member accounts and data safe.
• Platform stability: Improved defenses against abusive automated traffic that was scraping public pages.

• Notifications on iOS: The notifications tab shows a badge when you have unread alerts.
• Navigation bar on iOS: Haptic feedback returns to tab bar and toolbar buttons.
• Photo uploads on iOS: A redesigned upload flow lets you pick photos from your library, camera, or Files (on iOS 26) through a dedicated source picker.
• Series on iOS: Opening a photo from a series stack animates the transition into photo details.
• Home feed on iOS: Dismissing a full-screen photo no longer jumps the feed scroll position, and double-tapping a tab icon scrolls back to the top again.

• Android app: A new Play Store release restores availability on Android devices.

Glass runs on Operator, our custom-built tool for managing everything behind the scenes. From community safety to Highlights and support, Operator helps our small team run a global photography platform with care and craft.

• Explore search: Empty results on camera, lens, and member search pages in Explore display correctly again.

• Toast messages on iOS: Toast notifications display and dismiss more reliably after the v5.0 redesign.
• Home feed on iOS: Layout fixes for the home feed and action buttons (appreciate, bookmark) polish the post-v5.0 experience.

• Liquid Glass redesign on iOS: Glass v5.0 brings Apple's Liquid Glass design to the iOS app, including a refreshed landing screen, navigation bar, profile header, category pills, and toast messages.
• App icon on iOS: A new app icon matches the updated visual style.
• Category feed on iOS: The experimental cat-themed category feed was removed.

• Membership settings: The update payment details dialog scrolls correctly when the card form is taller than the screen.

Lightroom Classic has been at the heart of countless photographic journeys. Now, it’s connected directly to Glass, so your images can move from edit to audience without leaving your workflow.

• Full-screen photos on iOS: Rotating your phone while viewing a photo full screen no longer breaks the layout.
• Deep links on iOS: Opening a Glass link on a cold start lands on the right screen instead of getting stuck in a redirect loop.

• Categories on iOS: Category lists load reliably instead of sometimes appearing empty when you browse Explore.
• Photo uploads on iOS: Upload errors surface clearer messages when something goes wrong during publishing.
• Navigation bar on iOS: The bottom tab bar sizes correctly when you open the app from a notification.
• Notifications on iOS: The notifications flow was updated for smoother navigation between alerts and the screens they link to.
• Screen rotation on iOS: Layouts adapt correctly when you rotate your phone, using the active window instead of deprecated screen APIs.

• Spotlight notifications: When your photo is chosen for a community Spotlight, you get a notification in your notifications panel.
• Featured in Highlight notifications: When your work appears in a Highlight story, you receive a dedicated notification so you can see it right away.

• Highlights on iOS: The Highlights list and detail views display correctly again after recent layout changes.
• Appreciations on iOS: The appreciate button resets and animates correctly after you tap it.

Meeting new members and inviting friends just got easier. Our latest updates help Glass grow with the kind of photographers you want to follow. The New Members email introduces a small batch of recent signups, giving you a glimpse into who has recently joined. And with personalized invite links now on iOS, sharing Glass with friends is simple. They get a discount, and follow you automatically. Two small tools to help build a stronger, more connected community.

• Free trial on iOS: The skip screen before starting a trial explains more clearly what you can do as a member.
• Sign-up on iOS: Expired trials are checked when you create an account, so you see the right membership options.
• Navigation bar on iOS: Fixed a bug that could show the wrong tab selected after switching sections.

• Full-screen photos: The loading spinner no longer gets stuck when you open a photo in the full-screen viewer.
• Explore search: Search fields in Explore show a clear focused state and receive keyboard focus when you start typing.
• Series feeds: Adding a single photo to a series updates the series feed order right away.
• Camera and lens pages: Equipment details on your photos come from improved metadata extraction, so gear pages reflect what is embedded in the file more accurately.
• Returning members on iOS: Sign-in correctly recognizes returning members who previously had a trial or subscription.
• Empty Explore states on iOS: Empty category feeds show the right call to action based on your membership status.

• Deep links on iOS: Opening a link to a Highlight, category, or member profile lands on the right screen more reliably, including on a cold start.
• Comments on iOS: Links in the composer that point to a specific comment open the correct thread.
• Highlights on iOS: Back navigation from a Highlight story no longer leaves you on the wrong screen.
• Member rows on iOS: Tapping a member in a list opens their profile.
• Series feeds: Series pages only show published photos that finished processing.
• Sidebar navigation: The main sidebar navigation on glass.photo moved to a clearer layout as you browse.

• Settings on iOS: The settings screen has an updated layout with clearer sections.
• App Store reviews on iOS: Glass now asks for an App Store review at more appropriate moments.
• iPad layout on iOS: Rotating your iPad no longer breaks layouts on profile and feed screens.
• Notifications panel: Long notification text wraps cleanly instead of overflowing the panel.

• Share sheet on iOS: Fixed a bug that could block sharing from the app.
• Navigation bar on iOS: The bottom tab bar lays out correctly on iPad running iOS 18.
• Member search on iOS: Fixed a bug that could show the wrong row when scrolling through name suggestions.
• Virtual panoramas: Browse the Virtual Panoramas category from Explore.
• Notifications: Activity text in your notifications panel renders more cleanly, with long words and links breaking correctly.
• Glass team profiles on iOS: Patron members on the Glass team now show a patron badge on their profile.

• Full-screen photos on iOS: Viewing a photo full screen respects safe areas on rotated devices, uses a cleaner background, and shows a properly sized close button.

We rebuilt our entire image pipeline to deliver your photographs faster, sharper, and more securely than ever. Our new custom system balances speed, quality, and privacy. It's using modern formats like AVIF and JPEG XL, preserving color profiles, and protecting your work from unwanted scraping. Every image now flows through a powerful caching architecture designed to honor your photos exactly as you intended. Because how your work shows up online matters.

• iPad layout on iOS: Background colors and layouts stay correct when you use Stage Manager or run the app full screen on iPad.
• Share sheet on iOS: Members who have not finished the membership flow see the upsell journey instead of sharing without an active subscription.
• Home screen widget on iOS: The widget configuration screen now describes what each widget shows before you add it.
• Upload composer on iOS: Dark and light mode colors, the disabled Publish button, and photo transition animations all behave more consistently.

• Series on iOS: Layout fixes for series cells and stack views on profile and Explore pages.

Featured Series is our curated showcase of the best Series on Glass, handpicked to celebrate creativity and storytelling in photography. From compelling themes to stunning visuals, Featured Series highlights the incredible work of our community and inspires new ways to explore and share photography.

• Series cards: Series previews now show the creator's name and profile photo alongside the thumbnail stack.
• Series stacks on iOS: Photos in a series preview no longer disappear from the stack view.
• Share sheet on iOS: Sharing from Glass handles edge cases more reliably when the share sheet opens.

• Series search: Search for series by title from the main search bar, with previews in results.
• Series Explore: Browse featured and recent series from a new Series section in Explore on the web and in the iOS app.
• Series on the web: Fixed a Safari bug that could hide series thumbnail stacks on profile and Explore pages.

• Delete a series on iOS: You can delete a series you created from the iOS app.
• Scroll to top on iOS: Double-tap the tab bar on Explore or your profile to jump back to the top of the feed.
• Comment links on iOS: Links that point to a specific comment open the right thread and scroll to that comment.
• Series descriptions on iOS: URLs in a series description are tappable links.

• Share Extension on iOS: Share photos from another app straight into a new or existing series using the iOS Share Extension.
• Category Explore: Non-members can no longer start an upload from a category feed.
• Series on iPad: Layout fixes for viewing and editing series on iPad.

Series is our take on carousels and albums — a collection of photos that you can organize, re-order and add to over time. Series are an incredible tool to help you group and organize your photographs as you tell ongoing stories about your photography. Whether you’re documenting once-in-a-lifetime trips through the arctic or cataloging your daily 365 project, Series is the next step forward in how to share your photography online.

• Series on iOS for Patrons: Patron members on iOS got early access to Series, including the ability to create and browse series before the full launch.
• Series picker on iOS: The series selector when uploading opens in a modal sheet, with fixes for photo order, black bars in feeds, and empty series states.
• Camera and lens pages: Equipment details on your photos now come from embedded metadata, so camera and lens pages show more accurate gear information.

• Add photos to a series on iOS: When you upload a single photo, you can add it to an existing series or start a new one from the series picker.
• Series composer on iOS: Add photos from your camera roll directly in the series composer, with an updated navigation bar layout in the photo picker.

• Highlights reading: Tap to zoom photos inline while you read a Highlight story.
• Upload composer on iOS: Your photo description and category selections stay filled in if you leave the upload screen and come back.
• Upload progress on iOS: The upload spinner no longer reappears after you finish adding photos to a batch.

• Highlights: Stories on the Highlights page use a refreshed layout with smoother pagination and a repaired RSS feed for subscribers.
• Highlight notifications: Push notifications for new Highlights work again after the move to our in-house publishing tools.
• Series composer on iOS: Reordering photos in a series while you upload is supported, and series feeds refresh correctly after you publish changes.

• Explore search on iOS: Explore feeds no longer freeze after you run a search and switch tabs.
• Keyboard shortcuts: Pressing "a" while viewing a photo no longer removes your appreciation by accident.
• Member search: When a search matches exactly one person, their profile opens right away instead of showing a single-result list.
• iOS 18: Fixed layout and navigation issues affecting the app on iOS 18.

• Category pages: Cover photos on category Explore pages display correctly again after a layout bug slipped through.

• Delete photos: The delete button is back when you edit a photo from your profile or feed.
• Comments when signed out: You can read comments on a photo without signing in first.
• Upload status: The processing label no longer overflows on narrow screens while a photo finishes uploading.
• Photo feed: Your home feed and profile load faster because each request carries only the fields the screen needs.

• Delete photos: The delete button is back when you edit a photo from your profile or feed.
• Comments when signed out: You can read comments on a photo without signing in first.
• Upload status: The processing label no longer overflows on narrow screens while a photo finishes uploading.
• Photo feed: Your home feed and profile load faster because each request carries only the fields the screen needs.

• Profile tabs: Your profile uses dedicated tabs for photos, followers, and following, with clearer section titles as you browse.
• Follower lists: Follower and following lists load with server-side rendering so they appear faster when you open them.
• Profile navigation: The profile menu stays visible as you scroll, and you can browse follower lists without signing in first.

• Download your data: Exported ZIP files from Settings use corrected file extensions so photos open properly on your computer.
• Comments when signed out: Comment and reply buttons stay hidden when you are not signed in.

• Category picker: When you tag a photo, your most-used categories appear first in the category picker.
• Category pages: Category Explore pages show photo attribution when the cover image comes from a member profile.

We opened up as much of our platform as we could, showcasing Explore, Members, Comments, Categories, Cameras, and Lenses! We added new privacy controls, laying the groundwork for more features in the future, and providing granular control over how much non-Members can see.

• Your home feed URL: Your main photo feed lives at glass.photo with older app paths redirected automatically.
• Explore page titles: Category, camera, and lens Explore pages show clearer titles in your browser tab.
• Highlights RSS: Subscribe to the Highlights RSS feed to read new stories in your feed reader.
• Widget settings on iOS: The home screen widget preview in Settings uses the correct background color in light and dark mode.

• Alternate app icons on iOS: Fixed layout issues when previewing and applying alternate app icons in Settings.
• Featured comments: Selected comments from the community appear on the Explore home view.
• Photo modal navigation: Opening a photo from a feed and pressing back returns you to where you started instead of an unexpected page.

We shifted how we call photos from our backend and Glass feels faster than ever. These speed improvements are felt on Web and Android too. Good luck catching the loader when you're scrolling the main feed.

• Viewer accounts: Sign up for a free Viewer account to browse public photos and profiles without a paid membership. Posting, commenting, and bookmarking still require a subscription.
• Alternate app icons on iOS: Choose from updated alternate icons for the Glass app on your home screen.
• Category grids on iOS: On larger iPads, the category picker when uploading shows three columns so more categories fit on screen at once.
• Highlight categories: Browse Highlights grouped by category to find stories by topic.

• Membership pricing: New subscriptions use updated 2024 pricing for yearly, monthly, and Patron plans.
• Glass logo: Refreshed logo and favicons across glass.photo and in your browser tab.
• Notifications: Your notifications list loads in pages so long activity histories scroll more smoothly.
• Followers and following: Follower and following lists on profiles page more smoothly when you browse long lists.
• Public profiles: New accounts default to a public profile instead of members-only.

• Membership settings: Review and manage your plan, payment method, and billing details from a redesigned membership screen in Settings.
• Subscribe modal: Start a subscription or switch plans from a new subscribe flow with clearer plan options and checkout steps.
• Subscription checkout: Fixed bugs when upgrading, downgrading, or restarting a subscription so plan changes and billing apply reliably.
• Empty states: Blank feeds and lists show clearer prompts with a sign-up button when a membership is required.

• Photo feed: Your home feed uses cursor pagination so scrolling long sessions feels smoother.
• Editing posts: Saving edits to a photo description uses an updated posts flow.
• Onboarding: You can set up your account and browse before choosing a membership plan.
• Discount codes: Promo codes show clearer offer text and validation messages at checkout.

• Subscribe prompts: A membership prompt appears when you try to post, follow, bookmark, or comment without a subscription.
• Subscribe flow: The plan chooser supports discount codes, clearer headers, and readable errors when a code is invalid.
• Feed visibility: Home, category, and search feeds respect members-only profile settings for viewers and expired accounts.

• Profile visibility: Choose whether your profile and posts are members-only or public.
• Bookmarks and comments: An active membership is required to bookmark photos and leave comments.
• Member search: People without a username no longer appear in search results.
• Equipment pages: Camera and lens feeds load without signing in first.
• Stay signed in: You stay signed in longer between visits without re-entering your password.

• Share into Glass on iOS: Sharing a photo from another app into Glass works reliably again.
• Unfollow confirmation on iOS: Unfollowing a member now asks you to confirm first.
• Category descriptions: Category pages show short descriptions explaining each topic.

Glass feels right at home in Capture One. Long adored as one of the best platforms for editing and managing a photography workflow, we're thrilled to include publishing to Glass in Capture One.

• Home screen widgets on iOS: Widgets show recent community photos with clearer text in StandBy mode.
• Category picker on iOS: A four-row layout shows more categories at once when you tag a photo.
• Notification toasts on iOS: Clearer wording when someone appreciates your photo or new photos arrive in categories you follow.
• Category pages: Category feeds can be browsed without signing in, and cover images display on each category.

Our AI-powered Search and team-curated Explore is here! A true game changer for exploring Glass. Seeing is believing — just dive on in.

• Navigation bar: Hover states on the main navigation bar work correctly again on glass.photo.
• Photo feed: A layout flicker when your home feed first loads is fixed.
• Comment input: Switching between plain and rich text when writing a comment works reliably.
• Notifications: Notification rows use clearer type labels so each alert is easier to scan.

• Photo details on iOS: A crash in the camera and lens details panel on some photos is fixed (iOS 3.4.3).

• iOS 3.4.2: Stability release fixing comment crashes, @-mentions in comments, and membership upsell edge cases.
• Photo feed on iOS: Pull down from the top of your home feed to refresh it.
• Toasts on iPad: Toast messages resize correctly when you rotate your iPad.

• Fullscreen photo viewer: Keyboard shortcuts no longer break fullscreen mode when you browse photos on glass.photo.
• Photo browsing: Swiping to the next photo feels faster because the next post loads from cache.
• Membership checkout: The payment details step fits better on smaller screens during sign-up.

• Member search: Name suggestions in the top search bar include more profile details so the right person is easier to spot.
• Subscription sync on iOS: Your membership status syncs during sign-up and plan changes so billing stays in step with the app.
• Explore links on iOS: Links to Explore open the right tab instead of landing on the wrong screen.
• Photo search: Search matching improved behind the scenes for more relevant results as you browse.

Early Access to features! A cute badge! Free yearly memberships to share with your friends! Extra support for Glass as we continue building a home for photographers.

• Explore tab on iOS: A new Explore tab in the bottom navigation bar lets you browse categories and search photos.
• Search suggestions: Suggested searches appear as you type in Explore on iOS.
• Comments on iOS: Fixes for crashes when viewing or writing comments on photos.
• Upload categories on iOS: Categories load before the upload screen opens so you can pick one right away.

• Patron badge: Patron and team member badges display across profiles and membership screens.
• Membership page: Trial dates and upgrade buttons work correctly with Stripe billing.
• Explore on iOS: Categories load reliably when you open the app.
• Your profile: An extra punctuation mark no longer appears on profile screens.
• Highlights: Tapping a Highlight opens inside the app again instead of the browser.
• Third-party sign-in: OAuth consent screens have clearer branding and a smoother sign-in flow.

• Referral invitations: View and manage referral invitations from settings.
• Promo codes: Codes that grant 100% off skip the trial period entirely.
• Photo feed on iOS: Scrolling your home feed feels smoother when loading large photos (iOS 3.3.7).

• iOS 3.3.5: Stability release fixing comment crashes, URL handling in threads, and scrolling performance.
• App Store subscriptions: Members who subscribed through the App Store are directed to the App Store when upgrading their plan.

• Plan switching during trial: Switch plans during your trial without an extra confirmation step.
• Membership settings: Loading states and clearer error messages when you update payment or switch plans.
• Stripe checkout: Payment errors surface as readable messages instead of failing silently.

Just in case you want to spruce up your Home Screen, we've got you covered.

• Patron membership: Choose and switch to the Patron plan from settings with a clearer plan picker and a confirmation before you are charged.
• Patron badge: Patron and team badges appear on profiles, in the feed grid, and next to member names.
• Profile on iPad: The feed selector on your profile works correctly on iPad.

Pin photos to the top of your profile to stay organized and highlight your best work. You can also now experiment and hide photos from your Public Profile. Easily choose which photos you want to keep in the community and which you want to show on your profile.

• Patron membership: The Patron plan appears in settings, with badges on profiles and posts for Patron and team members.
• Membership plans: Viewer and Skip tiers are removed from the plan picker to simplify choices.
• Infinite scroll on iOS: Profile and feed infinite scrolling works again after stalling on long lists.
• Uploads on iOS: A crash after uploading a photo is fixed.

With threaded comments, you can quickly reply and keep your place in your back and forth without sorting through other comments. A small shift equaling a huge improvement.

• Appurrciations: Appreciation gets a feline rename across the iOS app and glass.photo for our April tradition.
• Category uploads on iOS: The + button on a category feed starts an upload with that category already selected.
• Explore navigation on iOS: Segmented controls no longer appear in the wrong navigation bar.
• Photo grid: Scrolling the home feed feels snappier with faster image loading on phones.

• Referral codes: Redeem a referral code when you join Glass from the sign-up flow.
• Email preferences: Unsubscribe links land on a clear preferences page where you can adjust notification settings.
• Activity summary: Turn daily activity summary emails on or off from notification settings.
• Comment field: Spell check is enabled when you write comments and photo descriptions.
• Photo browsing on iPad: Swiping between photos on iPad is more reliable.
• Account switching on iOS: Switching between signed-in accounts is cleaner and more dependable.

Highlights, which surface the best from our community, are now in app on iPhone, iPad, Web, Android, and Windows. Notifications for Product Announcements and Highlights were also added to this release.

• Comment management: Photo owners can delete comments left by other members on their posts.
• Comment appreciations: Appreciations on comments show consistently when they exist.
• Sign-in on iOS: Login no longer times out as quickly on slower connections.

• Onboarding on glass.photo: Redesigned onboarding guides new members through setup with smoother navigation between steps.
• Payment during sign-up: Enter payment details as part of the new onboarding flow.
• Photo details sidebar: Post actions stay on top when comments are open.
• Keyboard shortcuts: Copy and paste no longer triggers category shortcuts while you type.
• Profile on iOS: Scrolling a member profile feels smoother on long feeds.

• Onboarding on glass.photo: Redesigned onboarding guides new members through setup with smoother navigation between steps.
• Payment during sign-up: Enter payment details as part of the new onboarding flow.
• Photo details sidebar: Post actions stay on top when comments are open.
• Keyboard shortcuts: Copy and paste no longer triggers category shortcuts while you type.
• Profile on iOS: Scrolling a member profile feels smoother on long feeds.

• Sign-up on glass.photo: Creating an account walks you through choosing a plan before payment, with a clearer path from sign-in.
• Home screen widget on iOS: Categories in the widget display correctly again.
• iPad keyboard on iOS: Hardware keyboards work in text fields across the app.
• Notifications on iOS: Notification list layout and empty states are more reliable, including on iPad.

• Sign-up on glass.photo: Creating an account walks you through choosing a plan before payment, with a clearer path from sign-in.
• Home screen widget on iOS: Categories in the widget display correctly again.
• iPad keyboard on iOS: Hardware keyboards work in text fields across the app.
• Notifications on iOS: Notification list layout and empty states are more reliable, including on iPad.

• Full-size photos: Viewing a photo can load a larger, sharper version when one is available.
• Profile pictures: Profile photos use optimized sizes so they load faster without looking soft.
• Pinch to zoom: Double-tap zoom out goes further when you want to see more of the frame.

• Explore tab: The former Community tab is now Explore, with updated navigation and a magnifying glass icon.
• Members directory: Browse members from Explore with a clearer layout and updated API backing the list.
• Membership on iOS (3.1): Membership status displays more reliably in settings, with layout fixes on iPad for camera and lens details.
• Member search on iOS: Tapping a photo in people search results opens the correct post.
• Upsell carousel: The membership upsell screen uses a refreshed carousel layout.

A wonderful way to explore Glass. Camera and Lens feeds are such a great way to find inspiring work with gear you already own or to scope out your next purchase.

• Comments and descriptions on iOS: Copy and translate text from photo descriptions and comments from the standard system menu.
• Comment appreciations on iOS: Appreciations on other people's comments show on your own photos when you view them again.
• Photo links on iOS: Opening a shared photo link works even when that photo is not already cached in your feed.
• Member search: People search results include a sample photo so you can recognize the right member faster.

• Back navigation in the installable app: Back buttons on posts, profiles, and category lists make it easier to return where you came from.
• Notifications on mobile: Notifications open in a dedicated full-screen view on phones instead of a small popover.
• Photo zoom: Zoomed photos load the highest resolution available.
• Mentions in comments: @mentions in comments link to the right member profile more reliably.
• Onboarding on iOS: Following people during onboarding no longer leaves your home feed empty, and validation errors are clearer.
• Enable public profile on iOS: The prompt to enable a public profile moved to your profile screen instead of the home feed.

Last but not least, Glass for Android is here! If before launch, you had told us we'd be on all major platforms in less than 18 months, we wouldn't have believed you.

• Pinch to zoom on photos: Pinch and double-tap to zoom photos in the mobile and installable app experience.
• Share your profile: Share your public profile from your own profile when your browser supports the share sheet.
• Onboarding tips on iOS: New members see tips during onboarding to learn key parts of the app.
• Selectable text: Select and copy text in photo descriptions and comments on mobile.

• Notifications panel: The notifications popover locks page scroll on desktop and lays out more cleanly on phones.
• Home feed refresh: New posts show up at the top of your feed again when you are already scrolled to the top.

• Push notifications in the browser: Turn on web push from settings and receive activity alerts when your browser supports them (including on Android).
• New posts banner: See when fresh photos arrive at the top of your home feed without refreshing manually.
• Peek in your home feed: Long-press a photo in the masonry grid for a quick preview before opening it.
• Layout on notched phones: The navigation bar, community, search, and categories respect the safe area at the top of the screen.
• Comment errors: You see a clear message if a comment fails to post.
• Stay signed in on iOS: Refreshing your session is less likely to sign you out when you have a spotty connection.

• New posts on iOS: A banner appears when new photos land in your home feed while you are browsing.
• Community member list: Accounts without a username no longer appear in the community directory.

Glass is platform agnostic, but that doesn't mean we don't want to be everywhere. Windows creators are an important part of our community and we're thrilled to be able to offer them a native app.

• Photo viewing on mobile: Photos open in a full-screen view with a back button instead of leaving you on a separate page.
• Installable app polish: The home screen app uses updated icons and colors, and scrollbars behave more predictably on small screens.
• Photo zoom on iOS: Moving from zoom back to photo details is smoother after iOS 16 updates.

• Profile RSS feeds: Public profile feeds include clearer titles and descriptions and validate more reliably in feed readers.
• Trial reminder email: Members on a trial receive an email before the trial ends.
• Sign out: Sign out from upsell and account-creation screens when you need to switch accounts.
• Settings links on iOS: Open specific settings screens from links elsewhere in the app.
• Category pills on iOS: Category colors update correctly when you switch between dark and light mode.

• Promo codes: Apply a promo code when you start a membership during sign-up.
• Password sign-in: Sign in with your email or username and password across the signed-in app (no longer behind a feature flag).
• Sign-up on glass.photo: If you already have an account, entering valid credentials during sign-up signs you in instead of failing.
• Empty feeds: Empty profile and feed states are easier to read when you have not posted yet.

On our one-year anniversary, we're thrilled to open Glass up to anyone. This is just the beginning of Glass, and we're thrilled to keep building a supportive and sustainable community with you.

• Membership on iOS (3.0): Manage your Glass membership, payment method, and subscription changes from the app.
• Membership on glass.photo: View upcoming charges, change plans, and update your payment method from membership settings in the browser.
• Sign in with Apple on iOS: Link or unlink Sign in with Apple from account settings when you use email login.

• Appearance on iOS: Choose dark, light, or match your system appearance from settings.
• Reset password: Start a password reset from the sign-in flow when you use email login.
• Sign-in and sign-up on iOS: Error messages are clearer when something goes wrong during login or account creation.
• Account settings on iOS: Review account details from a dedicated settings section.

• Membership settings: The Membership tab in settings is back, showing whether you subscribed through Apple or the web.
• Photo timestamps: Original capture times from EXIF metadata display correctly on photo details.
• Comment appreciations on iOS: Appreciations on comments no longer disappear after you view them.
• Promo codes on glass.photo: Enter a promo code during web signup when starting a membership.

• Account settings: A new Account section in settings lets you review account details.
• Email address: Update the email address on your Glass account from settings.
• Login with Apple: Add or remove Sign in with Apple as a login method from account settings.
• Onboarding on glass.photo: Signup and onboarding forms received layout and styling fixes for a smoother first-run experience.
• Profile headers on iOS: Refreshed headers on profile and category screens.

• iOS 2.1 polish: Fewer crashes and more reliable category loading when browsing the app.
• Feed scrolling on iOS: Photos in your feed load more reliably as you scroll.
• Unappreciate on iOS: Removing an appreciation on a post registers correctly again.

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• Sign up on glass.photo: Create a new Glass account and complete onboarding in the browser.
• Profile picture upload: Unsupported RAW files are rejected with a clear error instead of failing silently during upload.
• Password reset on glass.photo: The reset-password form is less jumpy and easier to complete.
• iOS 2.1: Stability fixes, including for blocked accounts and tab bar layout on rotation.

Pixel peeking at its finest. No matter the screen, you can dive into the details.

• Photo zoom on iOS: Opening a photo from the feed uses a smoother zoom transition, with pull to dismiss and rotation support.
• Sign-in refresh: A streamlined sign-in flow and token refresh for more reliable sessions across apps.
• Case-insensitive login: Sign in with your username or email regardless of capitalization.

• Member search: People you already follow appear first when you search from the top search bar.
• Community tab: The member list highlights recently active accounts with a clearer sort order.
• Tappable links: URLs in comments and photo descriptions are tappable and open in a new tab.
• Password sign-in: Sign in with your email address or username and a password, not just Apple.
• Password reset: Reset a forgotten password from the sign-in screen.
• Category feeds: Browse category pages in a masonry grid with smoother loading and a dedicated categories entry point.
• Links in comments on iOS: URLs in comments are tappable in the iOS app.

Phones are incredible for taking photos, but looking at photos? That'll always be better on the biggest screen. Exploring Glass on Web is a beauty.

• Masonry home feed: Your home feed uses a masonry grid so photos of different sizes sit together cleanly.
• Photo gallery: Browse photos in a gallery view with prefetching and smoother navigation between shots.
• Keyboard shortcuts: Navigate feeds, open posts, and trigger common actions from the keyboard on desktop.
• Edit profile: Update your profile picture, bio, and public profile details from settings.
• Post editing: Change a photo description or categories after posting.
• Account deletion: Delete your Glass account from settings when you need to.

• Splash screen on iOS: A branded splash screen appears when you open the app.
• Long bios on iOS: Tap a truncated bio to read the full text in a modal.
• Profile pull to refresh on iOS: The profile header stays aligned when you pull to refresh your profile feed.
• Dark and light mode: Switch between dark and light themes from settings.
• Notifications: A full notifications panel with read and unread status, plus a larger popover for scanning activity.
• Mentions in comments: @mention other members when writing a comment.
• Blocked accounts: Block members from their profile or a post menu, and manage blocked accounts in settings.

We don't like direct comparisons to other platforms because we're building something different with Glass. That said, high time for a photography community to have an exceptional iPad app.

• iOS 2.0: A major update with profile layout improvements, responsive photo strips, and navigation bar polish across the app.
• Reorder your profile on iOS: Drag and drop photos to reorder them on your profile feed.
• Hardware keyboard on iOS: Layout and offsets adjust correctly when using a connected keyboard, including on iPad.
• Community search: Search for members from the Community tab.

• Photo details on iOS: Landscape zoom and portrait sizing work more reliably when viewing a photo full screen.
• Share on iOS: The share button on photo details no longer crashes the app.
• Notifications on iOS: Notification rows are sized more consistently in the list.
• Profile animations on iOS: Profile transitions animate more smoothly when moving between screens.

• Photo details on iOS: Landscape zoom and portrait sizing work more reliably when viewing a photo full screen.
• Share on iOS: The share button on photo details no longer crashes the app.
• Notifications on iOS: Notification rows are sized more consistently in the list.
• Profile animations on iOS: Profile transitions animate more smoothly when moving between screens.

• Sign in on glass.photo: You can sign in to the web app with your Glass account.
• iOS 1.3.1: Stability fixes after the appreciations release, including onboarding and community browsing crashes.
• Appreciation notifications on iOS: Tapping a push notification about an appreciation opens the matching photo or comment.
• Notifications list on iOS: Notification rows received layout and readability polish.

What would a like button look like if it didn't power an advertising network for a shopping app? Glad you asked. It'd look like Appreciations.

• Notifications on iOS: A more compact notification row and sorted notification settings are easier to scan.
• Community feed on iOS: Infinite scrolling in the community tab no longer stalls on long sessions.
• Widget on iOS: Opening the app from the home screen widget lands on the right screen.

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• Home screen widget on iOS: A Glass widget surfaces recent photos from the community on your home screen.
• Account deletion on iOS: You can cancel a pending account deletion before it completes.
• Follow button on iOS: Following from profiles and the tab bar animates correctly and registers the right tap target.
• Category pills on iOS: Highlighted category colors read clearly in light mode on posts and in lists.

• Categories on photos: Monthly and featured categories on posts are tappable so you can jump straight into that category feed.
• Notifications on iOS: A custom notification sound and an App Store review prompt when we send the go-ahead flag.
• Profile prompts on iOS: Action toasts on Home and your profile were refined so prompts are less intrusive.

Glass is a community, not a marketing channel. But that doesn't mean our optional Public Profiles aren't an incredible way to showcase your work.

• iOS 1.1.1: A phased App Store release focused on feed reliability, share extension uploads, and fewer unexpected sign-outs.
• Sharing photos on iOS: Share controls on photo details and support for opening a shared photo link directly in the app.
• Sharing profiles: Links to public profiles open the right member in the app when you already have Glass installed.
• Link previews: Profile links shared on Twitter and elsewhere use smarter cropping so preview images frame faces and key detail better.

• Upload toast: A persistent toast follows you across screens while a photo upload finishes, with an action when something needs your attention.
• Your profile on iOS: Add a website link, see it on your profile header, and share your profile from the new share control.
• Public profile prompt on iOS: A timed prompt nudges you to turn on a public profile when you are ready.
• Photo details on iOS: Lens information from EXIF now appears in the details panel.
• Reliability on iOS (1.1.1): Fixes for feed refresh glitches, share extension uploads, sign-in stability, and search spinners.

• Profiles on iOS: Share buttons on your profile and other members' profiles make it easier to pass along a link.
• Categories on iOS: Layout and search updates make browsing and selecting categories clearer after the categories launch.
• Photo details on iOS: Editing categories on an existing post saves reliably.
• Share extension on iOS: Category selection when posting from other apps is more dependable.

Improving discovery and a new way to explore the community? Don't mind if we do.

• Profile pronouns on iOS: Add optional pronouns during signup and on your profile.
• Onboarding follow step on iOS: Search helps you find photographers to follow while setting up your account.
• Photo captions on iOS: Edit the description on photos you have already posted.
• Upload progress on iOS: The upload banner stays visible and accurate while a post is still sending.
• Settings on iOS: "Provide Feedback" is now labeled "Feature Requests" and points to the feedback board.

Invite systems almost exclusively build exclusive communities. Which is why once we worked through our waiting list, we removed it as quickly as possible.

• Photo details on iOS: Double-tap to zoom, haptic feedback, and single-tap zoom make browsing individual photos feel more responsive.
• Upload cropper on iOS: The crop step locks aspect ratio, and the cancel button consistently dismisses the picker.
• Community on iOS: Tapping "Visit community" from an empty feed state takes you to the community tab.
• Notifications on iOS: Opening a notification and returning to the photo you were viewing is smoother.
• Home feed: Feed and community loads should feel snappier as membership grew after launch.

• Photo viewer on iOS: Swiping down to close a zoomed-in photo works reliably again, including when you have pinched to zoom.
• Uploads on iOS: Photos shot in RAW formats convert to JPEG before upload so sharing from the camera roll is more dependable.
• Onboarding on iOS: Signup screens handle larger Dynamic Type sizes better, and the membership screen fits smaller iPhones.
• Report a post on iOS: The report action uses a clearer icon in the post menu.
• Feedback on iOS: Settings includes a direct link to send product feedback.

After nearly two years of building nights and weekends, we opened up Glass to the world and were immediately blown away by the response.