venbi

1 October 2026

An event's time now always shows on its page and in the Events grid, even for a date next year or further out.

Events can now have a cover photo, shown wherever the event appears.
The Events page is now a grid of cards, like Groups, with a new "Previous events" section for ones that have already happened.
You can now paste a copied image straight into a chat message, instead of only picking a file.
A post from a group now stands out clearly in your feed, with the group's name on a bold gradient label.
Events now have their own settings page: the creator can edit the title, description, date, time, place, and cover photo, and remove an invitation. Invitees get their own toggle for new-post notifications.

New: Events. Plan a get-together, invite friends, and see who's going -- under the new "Groups & Events" tab.
Group posts now show up in your main feed too, with a small tag for which group they're from. You can turn this off per group, or from a post's menu.
You can tag friends in a post ("Together with..."), and see everyone tagged with one tap.
For your own posts, the like button becomes "See who liked" -- a quieter way to see appreciation than a public count.
When a chat's members change, a small note shows who added or removed whom.
You're notified when someone comments on a post you've also commented on, not just when someone replies directly to you.
Several likes on the same post now combine into one notification ("Adam and others liked your post") instead of one per like.
Friend requests now show at the top of the Friends page, so they're easy to spot.
"Some of your friends' friends" now favors people with more mutual friends, with a little randomness so it's not always the same faces.
Added a search field when choosing people for a group, a new chat, or sharing a post -- handy with larger friend lists.
An "Add friend" button now shows up next to people in more places, like your friends' friends or who liked a post.
Added a total user count to the admin dashboard.
"This post is no longer available" now also covers posts you simply don't have access to.

Links in posts, comments, replies, bios and messages are now clickable.
You're notified when someone likes your comment or reply, not just your posts.
Added a "Find friends" button on Home, and a "Some of your friends' friends" section on the Friends page.
Stories no longer appear on your profile -- they're feed-only, and disappear from there like they always have.
On mobile, a small one-time tip points out that venbi can be added to your home screen.
The venbi logo now shows its full name, centered, in the mobile header.

Clocks now show 24-hour time (14:30) by default. Switch to 12-hour AM/PM in Settings if you prefer it.
Writing a post, comment or message now grows the text box as you type, instead of scrolling inside a small one.
You can hide a post from your own profile without deleting it, and bring it back later from Settings → Hidden posts.
Posts now show a small tag for who they're shared with, so it's easy to check at a glance.
Fixed a bug where opening a tall post from a profile could cut off the top of the photo with no way to scroll up to it.
Fixed the on-screen keyboard covering the message box on iPhone.
Added this changelog, and Privacy/Terms links to the footer everywhere.

New home page for people who aren't signed in yet, explaining what venbi is.
Added an About venbi page.
Light became the default theme (dark is still there in Settings).
You can now react to messages with a heart, thumbs up or down, sad, care, or wow.
Replies can now go as deep as a conversation needs, while still reading cleanly.
You can like a comment or reply.
Added blocking, reporting, and an admin page for reviewing reports.
You can see a friend's list of friends from their profile.
Notifications now show a small preview of the post they're about.
Renamed the app to venbi.

venbi went live at venbi.app, with its own server, encrypted backups and monitoring.
Added groups, direct messages, reposts, Stories, and light/dark themes.
Added account security: email confirmation, password reset, and two-factor-style session controls.
The first version of venbi: friends-only posts, comments, and a chronological feed with no algorithm.