release notes week commencing 13/08/2025: helping you help us help you to help us to know what you need for us to help you
Here we go, an update on how we’ve fixed the shenanigans our junior dev (it’s an AI called Lovable, but we call it Lovey) Lovey has got up to this week!
🎤 New Mixer Discovery & Queue System
Smart queueing: Join interest-based queues (e.g. Coffee Lovers, Tech Enthusiasts) and see real-time progress toward starting a mixer.
Auto-scheduling: Mixers launch automatically at the next quarter-hour when 8+ people are queued.
Live city matching: Queues and mixers are city-specific (7 cities supported).
Three discovery views: Live, Soon, and For You for instant joins, upcoming mixers, and personalised recommendations.
🗺️ Advanced Location Features
Onboarding city selection: Choose your city during signup.
Privacy controls: Hide your city from others while still matching locally.
Location prompts: Gentle reminders if you haven’t set your city.
Smart defaults: London for international users without a set location.
👤 Enhanced Profile & Onboarding
Full 11-step onboarding: Welcome → About You → DOB → Gender → Orientation → Looking For → Interests → Location → Photos → Bio → Preview.
Multi-photo profiles: Upload and manage several pictures.
Rich identity options: Pronouns, bio, fun prompts, gender identity, sexual orientation, and “looking for” selections.
Age validation: 18+ verification with proper date handling.
Completion tracking: Ensures profiles are set up before unlocking features.
🔐 Authentication & Security
Complete auth flow: Signup, login, password reset, and email confirmation.
Role-based access: Admin dashboard and controls.
Security-first: RLS on sensitive data, audit logging for admin actions, and session token auto-refresh.
📱 UI & Experience Upgrades
Beta feedback widget: Subtle orange feedback button with mailbox icon.
Blog integration: Modern Love Letters blog embedded directly in-app.
Responsive navigation: Desktop sidebar, mobile bottom nav.
Smooth visuals: Skeleton loaders, toast notifications, and touch-friendly queue management.
💬 Customer Support
In-app support email: Beta users can now reach out to likelike for help directly from the app.
Powered by Resend: Email integration makes support requests fast, reliable, and trackable.
🛠️ Backend & Infrastructure
New tables: new_mixers, interest_queue, topics, city_regions.
Real-time updates: Live queue counts, mixer joins, and recommendations.
Scalable architecture: Edge function support for AI-powered mixer generation and notifications.
📊 Analytics & Monitoring
Profile completion stats: 36 completed profiles so far.
Topic tracking: 7 active conversation topics across all cities.
Queue behaviour monitoring: Live analytics on engagement.
Security monitoring: Admin and sensitive action logging.