Chat messages now stay in the right order when you reopen a conversation — previously they'd flip upside down after a refresh. Also, message notifications now show who sent the message so you know who's texting without opening the chat.

Ten new blog articles covering dating for introverts, dating for writers, slow dating trends, the 48-hour mechanic, AI text compatibility, conversation starters, text vs photo dating, online dating statistics 2026, how to write a dating essay, and what essays reveal about love. All bilingual (EN + RU), interlinked with guides and comparisons.

Seven new "Anketta vs" comparison pages cover Bumble, Hinge, Mamba, VK Dating, Twinby, Cuffed, and Pure — all bilingual (EN + RU). Two new comprehensive guides: "Essay Dating: Why Writing Leads to Better Matches" and "Dating Without Photos: The Science Behind Personality-First Attraction" (3,000+ words each, both languages).

The landing site now has dedicated sections for dating guides, app comparisons, and city-specific dating pages. There's a comprehensive guide on text-based dating, an Anketta vs Tinder comparison, and pages for Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Novosibirsk. Each page is properly described so search engines and AI chatbots can recommend Anketta more accurately. The app listing now shows up as a mobile application in search results too.

The app now handles peak-time slowdowns gracefully — instead of breaking with a "try again later" error, it quietly waits and retries. The chat connection is more reliable: it reconnects faster after network drops and catches up on any missed messages. If the service is briefly unreachable, the app shows cached data instead of errors.

The landing page is now fully visible to search engines and AI chatbots. Previously, the homepage, FAQ, and feature sections were invisible to them because the content only appeared after the page loaded in a browser. Now it's ready on first visit. The blog section is always visible. There's a new RSS feed at /feed.xml and proper support for multiple languages, so Anketta shows up correctly when it's shared or searched for.

Returning users now see the home screen instantly — the app loads from cache without waiting for the server. If your session expired, it automatically refreshes. The server connection token no longer makes an unnecessary extra call.

The app no longer floods the server with requests when you log in. Everything the home screen needs — your profile, match status, notification count, and chat connection — now loads in a single request instead of five separate ones. The login screen appears instantly instead of waiting for a server check. The brief "Hi, Reader" flash before your name appeared is gone — the loading screen stays up until your actual name is ready. The reading feed now loads only when you tap "Start Reading" instead of in the background.

The notification bell now correctly lights up when someone likes your manuscript — it was silently broken after a recent security update. The app also makes fewer network requests on startup, so pages load faster and the service stays happier under load.

When you share an Anketta link on Telegram, Twitter, or Facebook, the preview card now shows a proper branded image with the tagline — in Russian or English depending on your language. The old preview image was broken (mostly blank). This is now generated dynamically and always up to date.

Manuscript saving is now smarter — only changed sections are updated instead of replacing everything, so your readers' highlights and annotations on unchanged paragraphs survive your edits. Saves are also more resilient: changes are persisted locally first (even offline), then synced to the server when you leave the editor. The match button no longer flickers to "Start Reading" on page refresh. The online indicator in chat now correctly shows your partner's status when you open the conversation. And if we deploy a new version while you're using the app, it'll seamlessly refresh on your next navigation.

The landing page now has a blog with relationship insights, a newsletter signup for visitors who aren't ready to join yet, and full SEO support so search engines can properly discover and display the site. Blog articles are available in English and Russian. The newsletter CTA appears after the feature pillars and on the contact page. Google, Telegram, and other platforms will now show proper preview cards when the site is shared.

Chat finally works — matches are now confirmed instantly when both users swipe right, so you can start messaging immediately. You'll get a toast notification when someone likes your manuscript or when a message arrives while you're not in the chat. The green dot in chat now shows whether your match partner is actually online. Clicking the manuscript icon in chat loads their real manuscript instead of "Coming Soon". The notification bell no longer blinks randomly when you have a match — likes are paused while matched, and the bell says so. Page refreshes no longer randomly log you out.