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What's changed since the Recon upgrade?

Updated

Since launching the latest version of Recon, we've continued to make improvements across the platform, web and iOS. This document highlights the new features, improvements and fixes we've released since launch.

This isn’t everything we’ve been working on, but we’ve picked out the changes we think you’ll care about most.

Core Recon improvements

These are improvements to the underlying Recon service that benefit members across the website and app.

Security & account protection

  • Strengthened our email verification process to help prevent spam and reduce fake accounts from being created.
  • Removed a number of old, unverified accounts as part of the switchover to the new Recon.
  • Added additional protection against attempts to gain unauthorised access to member accounts.
  • Automatically verify the age of UK members when they purchase a Premium membership using a UK-issued credit card.

Performance & Stability

  • Made a range of improvements to the underlying systems and databases to improve performance and stability
  • Improved the technology that powers real-time messaging, helping conversations perform better while making the service more efficient to operate.
  • Continued to improve our testing environments with more realistic test data and scenarios, helping us identify and prevent issues before they reach members.
  • Removed temporary systems that were only needed during the transition from the old Recon to the new platform.
  • Cleaned up old and incomplete account records following the migration.

Profiles & privacy

  • Renamed Private Gallery to Private Album to better reflect how the feature works.
  • Added five new interests and increased the number of interests you can select from 5 to 10.
  • Improved the privacy of location information stored by Recon. Member locations are now stored with less precision, meaning we don't retain a location accurate to within 100 metres.

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that could cause incorrect photo counts or allowances when uploading main photos or adding images directly to conversations.
  • Fixed several issues where Premium membership was not being applied immediately after purchase.

 

Web

New features & improvements

  • Added the ability to delete photos that have been uploaded directly to a conversation.
  • Improved the instructions shown when using a device that doesn't support push notifications.
  • Made improvements to the filters to make them easier to scroll through in certain situations.
  • Added sensible redirects for common links from the old Recon, helping members who may still have an old link or bookmark.
  • Improved the performance of the Explore map.

Fixes

  • Fixed a serious issue that caused some members to see “Profile Not Found” when trying to access profiles.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Buy Now button from working when upgrading to Premium.
  • Fixed an issue with the password reset process.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent the full profile text from appearing when it should.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent map pins from loading correctly.
  • Fixed an issue where the Save button could be missing when editing My Type in the filters on certain devices.
  • Fixed a visual issue with the distance slider in the filters.
  • Improved the ability to scroll through dropdown controls.
  • Fixed an issue that could intermittently cause the feed to stop working for some members.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause some buttons not to work correctly in Safari on iOS.
  • Fixed an issue where changes to an album were not always displayed immediately after a photo was added or deleted.
  • Fixed a serious issue that could cause filters to appear empty when logging back in shortly after logging out.
  • Fixed an issue where tapping a message push notification would not always open the relevant conversation.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the attachment album view to flicker.
  • Fixed an issue where members could reach their photo limit without seeing an appropriate error message.
  • Fixed an issue where members could reach their block limit without seeing an appropriate error message.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the push notification permission prompt from appearing correctly.

 

iOS

New features

  • Added the ability to create, rename and delete albums.
  • Added the ability to move photos between albums.
  • Made it easier to delete photos, either from All Photos or from an individual album.
  • Added photos to past events, making it easier to see event photos after an event has finished.

New feed alerts

We've added new alerts to help you keep up with what's happening on Recon:

  • A new News article has been added.
  • A new Event has been added.
  • Someone you follow has indicated that they're attending an Event.
  • New photos have been uploaded to an Event.

Other improvements

  • Added the ability to delete photos that have been uploaded directly to a conversation.
  • Made a range of performance improvements to make the app faster and more reliable.

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where password reset emails did not load correctly.
  • Fixed a scrolling issue within conversations.
  • Fixed an issue that could prematurely log members out of Recon.
  • Fixed an issue where members could reach their photo limit without seeing an appropriate error message.
  • Fixed issues where members could reach their block or follower limit without seeing an appropriate error message.

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