# What's new in Spark

## 29 September 2026 — Mobile and page refresh

- More room for names in mobile chats, smaller avatars, and secondary call actions in the menu.
- Chat history no longer animates every bubble into place on opening.
- Approval now shows a simple confirmation with Continue; removed the forced 30-second wait and simulated security statistics.
- A quieter homepage with compact spacing, direct copy, static safety information, and fewer animations.
- Updated terms, privacy, help, and community guidelines to explain current messaging, statuses, group invites, discovery, and media limitations.


Small improvements that make everyday conversations feel better.

Updated 29 September 2026.

## 18 September 2026 · Reputation, milestones, and network telemetry

### Community reputation & infinite milestones

Build trust through peer feedback. Award reputation to matched friends with weekly rate limits.

- **Infinite progression:** Every 100 reputation unlocks a new milestone level with live progress tracking.
- **Yellow Check verification:** 10,000 reputation awards the golden-amber Yellow Check badge across profiles and chats.
- **ADMIN rank at 100M:** Reaching 100,000,000 reputation unlocks the ADMIN rank with verified staff status and self-adjustment privileges.
- **Corporate design:** Clean monochrome luxury styling with zero visual overlap and multi-billion number formatting.

### Real-time connection telemetry & recovery

Live WebRTC telemetry in calls: dynamic indicator that slides up when signal is strong, 30-second stability sparkline, RTT latency, packet loss, jitter, and ICE candidate diagnostics. Bounded auto-reconnect with immediate retry controls.

### Status music & waveform audio

Attach Spotify preview music and lyrics to 24-hour status stories. Voice messages render real-time audio waveforms with synchronized playback.

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## 14 September 2026 · Calls, clarity, and control

### Call audio

Cancelled ringtone requests cannot restart playback later. Repeated refreshes preserve the current ring. Late remote tracks recover when they unmute.

## Microphone check

Test the selected microphone locally in Settings with an input meter and automatic stop. No recording or upload.

## Message sounds

Gentler fade-ins, audio-resource cleanup, and separate send/receive previews.

## Presentation

New homepage, refreshed About and Brand, new Help page, responsive neutral surfaces and subtle glass. System appearance follows device theme changes.

## Policy corrections

Clarified sound preferences and local microphone check, corrected outdated content-filter and advertising statements, and replaced the discontinued EU dispute-resolution link.

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