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 shape of the final product is now unmistakable. Last week, we merged the final Chat feature, shipped post reply permissions, Polls, and a new system for saving and restoring message history. Wallet UX was tightened, Feed functionality expanded, and bugs were knocked out across Profile, Security, and all core modules.
With Feed features almost fully wrapped and the rest of the app in full optimization mode, Online+ is entering its final form. We also welcomed two new Flutter developers to the team — just in time to help us power through the last stretch and start laying the groundwork for what comes after.
We’re testing, refining, and prepping for release — and the finish line is now clearly in sight. It’s 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 → Added referral field during onboarding to support social-led growth.
- Wallet → Updated coin icons for native networks to improve visual clarity.
- Chat → Refreshed layout for the chat list for a cleaner, more intuitive UI.
- Chat → Implemented user blocking.
- Chat → Added device keypair uploads to relays, enabling message history backup and restoration.
- Feed → Launched Polls.
- Feed → Introduced a new relay management system for improved performance.
- Feed → Increased timestamp precision for ION events to microseconds.
- Feed → Added “Only verified accounts can reply” as a post, video, article, and stories-level permission.
- Security → Updated copy in the account recovery flow for improved clarity.
Bug Fixes:
- Wallet → Fixed app freeze when sending ION (formerly ICE) and triggering the passkey step.
- Wallet → Resolved missing transaction history for incoming TON transfers.
- Wallet → Corrected jumping ICE balance on testnet.
- Wallet → Removed extra modal in the transaction detail view.
- Wallet → Users can no longer request more coins than available.
- Chat → Chats with users who changed nicknames now load properly.
- Chat → Fixed message layout bug when deleting shared posts.
- Chat → Replies to multiple stories now route to the correct content.
- Chat → Verified badges now appear correctly in one-to-one chats.
- Chat → Resolved UI shake when scrolling through user search.
- Chat → Save media function now works reliably.
- Chat → Play button now displays correctly after sending a video.
- Chat →Fixed unread message counter displaying incorrect totals.
- Chat → Blocked users can no longer send messages.
- Feed → Prevented empty posts from being saved during media edits.
- Feed → Fixed text jumping issue when editing lines in the post composer.
- Feed → Made the full “Poll length time” area clickable.
- Feed → Resolved edge cropping for some fullscreen videos.
- Feed → Fixed erratic behavior when swiping down on stories.
- Feed → Optimized multi-media post creation to reduce redundant requests.
- Feed → Ensured video previews use the actual video frame instead of a black screen.
- Feed → Resolved missing image issue when saving articles.
- Feed → Fixed crash when replying to content directly from notifications.
- Feed → Cursor now visible on white backgrounds when editing video text.
- Feed → Added missing padding for shared posts in Stories.
- Profile → Share profile function now works as expected.
- Profile → Fixed error when attempting to delete a user.
- Profile → Profile icon now scrolls to the top as intended.
💬 Yuliia’s Take
Last week, we merged the final feature for Chat, and now, only the Feed remains. Every other part of the app is in its final stretch: we’re fixing bugs, optimizing flows, and getting the whole experience as polished and seamless as possible. It looks like we’ll be merging the final features of our first release very soon too, which is a huge step forward.
Even as we’re closing in on launch, we’re already gearing up for what comes next. We’ve just welcomed two new Flutter developers to the team, and I’m genuinely excited about the energy and fresh perspective they’ll bring. The initial release is just the beginning. We have so many features in the pipeline, and now we’ll be able to move even faster and dream even bigger.
On a personal note, there’s something special about this phase. You can feel the app taking shape in a way that’s more than just code — it’s in how we’re thinking, collaborating, and building as a team. Online+ is almost ready, and it finally feels as real on the screen as it does in our heads.
📢 Extra, Extra, Read All About It!
The ecosystem expansion didn’t slow down last week. Three more Web3 powerhouses plugged into Online+, each unlocking new dimensions of decentralized connection:
- HoDooi, a top-tier multi-chain NFT marketplace, has also joined the movement. By tapping into Online+, HoDooi will connect with a broader network of creators and collectors, expanding its reach and exploring new ways to embed digital ownership into the social fabric of Web3.
- AI Nexus is bringing personality-driven AI to the forefront — from tweet-trained 3D avatars to immersive, gamified AI agents. As part of its integration, AI Nexus will collaborate with ION to weave intelligent identity features directly into our dApp Framework, powering next-gen creative expression and AI-native presence across the ecosystem.
- LinqAI, a pioneer in AI automation and DePIN-native infrastructure, is joining Online+ to showcase its AI agents, SaaS tools, and compute marketplace through a dedicated dApp built with the ION Framework. With LinqAI onboard, the intersection of automation and decentralized social just got sharper.
More tools, more talent, more traction — Online+ is becoming the new gravity center for on-chain creativity.
🔮 The Week Ahead
This week, we’re locking in the final bug fixes for Chat and Wallet, and deploying the last feature updates for Auth and Onboarding. With almost everything else in place, the focus now is polish — making sure the experience is smooth, stable, and ready for the world.
We’re also continuing to stabilize the infrastructure and get all environments fully production-ready.
And while most of the team is deep in final QA mode, our two new Flutter devs are jumping right in — already getting their hands dirty and starting to contribute. Perfect timing!
Got feedback or ideas for Online+ features? Keep them coming and help us build the social media platform of the New Internet!