Welcome to this week’s Online+ Beta Bulletin — your go-to source for the latest feature updates, bug fixes, and behind-the-scenes tweaks to ION’s flagship social media dApp, brought to you by ION’s Product Lead, Yuliia.
As we edge closer to launching Online+, your feedback is helping us shape the platform in real time — so keep it coming! Here’s a quick rundown of what we tackled last week and what’s next on our radar.
🌐 Overview
The pace this past week? Relentless — and purposeful.
Chat, Wallet, and Feed moved firmly into launch-shaping mode, with the last core Chat features merged and Feed entering its final polish. Another wave of fixes, UI refinements, and backend optimizations landed across the app, and key features like mentions, story timestamps, and enhanced UX are now live.
This week, the team is fully focused on final merges, launch testing, and getting translations and content topics ready to go. Our latest beta and design testing rounds are in full swing, and the app is looking sharper than ever.
You can feel the readiness building — even the leadership team’s quiet pre-launch trip to Mount Athos hinted at just how close we are. And with the ecosystem momentum growing (BSCN just launched a dedicated ION section), the excitement is contagious. Launch is in sight, and it’s definitely going to land strong.
🛠️ Key Updates
Here are some of the main tasks we worked on over the past week as we continue to fine-tune Online+ ahead of its public release.
Feature Updates:
- Auth → Refined UI for Referral field.
- Wallet → Improved transaction details UI for incoming transactions.
- Wallet → Updated UI for wallet deletion flow.
- Wallet → Added loading state when adding new coins.
- Chat → Enhanced device keypair upload for message history recovery.
- Chat → Updated chat list scroll physics for smoother experience.
- Chat → Added swipe left gesture to return to chat list.
- Chat → Delivery checkmarks now visible for payment messages.
- Feed → Timestamps now shown on Stories.
- Feed → Implemented mentions for the posts and articles.
- Feed → Added tooltip for shared posts in Stories.
- General → Adjusted pull-to-refresh spinner size.
- General → Optimized app-wide user search implementation.
- General → Introduced maintenance mode screen.
Bug Fixes:
- Auth → Corrected icon in Link New Device flow.
- Auth → Fixed username uniqueness indicator showing incorrect availability.
- Wallet → Fixed incorrect bottom spacing on Choose Network modal.
- Wallet → Resolved indefinite space in wallets when another user’s account is deleted.
- Wallet → Eliminated flickering during Wallet loading.
- Wallet → User now remains on the transaction screen after sending coins.
- Wallet → Fixed incorrect transaction sorting for LINK coin.
- Wallet → Activated View on Explorer post-send.
- Wallet → Addressed input bug resetting numbers to zero with dot on keyboard.
- Wallet → XRP transaction history now displays correctly.
- Chat → Sending via Wallet now works correctly with IONPay.
- Chat → Fixed “user relay not found” error on Send/Request funds.
- Chat → User now remains in chat after sending funds.
- Chat → Streamlined Reply flow to allow immediate message input.
- Chat → Corrected spacing in Reply flow message field.
- Chat → Resolved read/unread message count sync issues.
- Chat → Fixed incorrect pull-to-refresh spinner on Android.
- Chat → Standardized message time font and size.
- Chat → Removed indefinite space in chats for deleted accounts.
- Chat → Fixed Reply to Story UI display.
- Chat → Improved block/unblock processing time.
- Chat → Restored navigation visibility for images on white background.
- Feed → Make the entire Bookmarks folder area clickable.
- Feed → Fixed spacing for in-progress global notifications.
- Feed → Removed duplicate “https” when adding links in Articles.
- Feed → Fixed videos playing in background while scrolling Feed.
- Feed → Ensured quoted videos play properly in fullscreen.
- Feed → Improved video editor text visibility on white background.
- Feed → Resolved video pausing after unmuting.
- Feed → Corrected notification order in Notifications tab.
- Security → Fixed incorrectly shaped icons.
- Profile → Resolved bottom sheet menu swipe-to-close issue.
💬 Yuliia’s Take
We’re there! We’re down to the very last features for the release of the Feed, while polishing up Chat and Wallet to make sure everything feels smooth, fast, and ready for the world.
At the same time, we’re putting a lot of love into the backend. The team is laser-focused on making sure our infrastructure and code can handle not just launch day, but millions of users beyond it.
And I have to say — it’s exciting to watch the app take its final shape. Every day, Online+ looks more and more like the product we’ve imagined from the start. We know the experience has to be sharp, seamless, and truly ready, and that’s exactly what we’re building.
The finish line is here, and I can’t wait to see it in real users’ hands very soon.
📢 Extra, Extra, Read All About It!
The ION universe keeps expanding and getting ready to take on the world. As we gear up for launch, here are a few milestones and moments from the past week that are helping set the stage:
- ION is now listed on Exolix: You can now swap our native ION coin on Exolix — a fast, non-custodial exchange supporting instant cross-chain swaps. Another simple entry point unlocked.
- An ION tradition: It’s become a bit of a ritual for our leadership team to visit sacred places ahead of major milestones. This time, it was Mount Athos — a moment of reflection and focus before the final push. The trip was quietly captured here — a behind-the-scenes hint at just how close we are to launch.
- Some partnerships run deeper than integrations: BSCN, one of our most consistent media allies, has just launched a dedicated ION section — with weekly recaps, deep dives, and plenty of Online+ coverage. (As a Product Lead and the writer of this bulletin, it’s great to see my team’s work getting noticed and shared — so a personal ‘thank you’ to BSCN! And I’ll admit… seeing my words quoted makes me think: OMG, I’m in the news!)
The momentum is building on every front, and if these past weeks are any signal, we’re about to make a very loud entrance.
🔮 The Week Ahead
This is a big week for us: by the end of it, we’ll have merged all the required features that will be live for users at launch. The finish line is firmly in sight, and now it’s all about fine-tuning.
We’re running final rounds of testing — with trusted beta testers and both our QA and design teams — to ensure the experience is polished across all devices and ready for the stores.
On the feature side, we’re adding language translations and introducing content topics to personalize the experience and help users easily discover what matters to them.
Long story short: Online+ is entering its final prep phase — we’re putting the last pieces in place to make sure it lands strong as we prep to go live.
Got feedback or ideas for Online+ features? Keep them coming and help us build the social media platform of the New Internet!