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Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

🌟 New

We've made a number of changes to the experience on iOS. Please check out this post for more info.

🛠 Fixed

Fixed an issue on web that was preventing +Posts from being created.
The latest Tumblr for iOS (22.5.1) fixes a crash that could happen when tapping on a blog header.
The latest Tumblr for iOS (22.5.1) also fixes an issue preventing SoundCloud audio from playing.
Long blog names in the new notes view on web are now properly truncated instead of overflowing.

🚧 Ongoing

We're aware of an issue with the "Timestamps Everywhere" setting that may be causing the dashboard to not load on web. For now, we recommend turning off "Timestamps Everywhere" if your dashboard fails to load.

🌱 Upcoming

We're working on a new integration with IFTTT!
Check out some of the things we built for our last Hack Day here.

Experiencing an issue? File a Support Request and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!

Want to share your feedback about something? Check out our Work in Progress blog and start a discussion with the community.

An Update on the Tumblr iOS App

For those of you who access Tumblr through our iOS app, we wanted to share that starting today you may see some differences for search terms and recommended content that can contain specific types of sensitive content. In order to comply with Apple's App Store Guidelines, we are having to adjust, in the near term, what you're able to access as it relates to potentially sensitive content while using the iOS app.

To remain available within Apple's App Store, we are having to extend the definition of what sensitive content is as well as the way you access it in order to comply with their guidelines. To learn more about Apple's App Store Guidelines, click here.

How you may experience these changes

There are three main ways you may experience these changes while using our iOS app: search, blog access and dashboard.

Search

When searching for certain terms or phrases that may fall under the expanded definition of sensitive content, you may experience fewer results from that query than you have in the past. In certain circumstances, a search may not produce any results at all and you will see a message like the one below:

Blog access

If you tap on a blog through the iOS Tumblr app that is flagged as explicit due to these changes, you will see the same message as above and will not be able to access that blog.

Dashboard

For iOS users, under our "stuff for you" and "following" sections within the dashboard, you may see fewer suggested posts based on the changes being made.

To learn more about these changes and how you may experience them, please visit our Help Center article here.

Why these changes are being made

We want to make sure Tumblr is available everywhere you would like to access it. In order for us to remain in Apple's App Store and for our Tumblr iOS app to be available, we needed to make changes that would help us be more compliant with their policies around sensitive content.

We understand that, for some of you, these changes may be very frustrating – we understand that frustration and we are sorry for any disruption that these changes may cause. Please know that on the near horizon there will be meaningful developments that will overhaul how you choose to access sensitive content safely on Tumblr – whether visiting us on mobile, mobile web or through our website.

Who this impacts

These changes will only impact those who are accessing Tumblr through the iOS app. If you are using our Android app, accessing Tumblr through mobile web or online through www.tumblr.com, your experience will not be impacted.

How long this will last

While we don't have an exact timeline for how long these changes will be in effect, we are working on additional features that will allow for a less restricted iOS app experience. We anticipate this work to be ready in the near future and we will keep you all updated on our Changes blog as that work continues.

For more information on our guidelines or to understand these changes more fully, please visit:

Tumblr's Community Guidelines
Tumblr's Help Center

Friday, December 17th, 2021

🌟 New

Post+ is now available in even more countries on the web.
When searching for tags that have hyphens, underscores, and/or spaces, we now make some more suggestions to help you find what you're looking for.
We've added the ability to delete your own replies in the new notes view, for those of you testing that out! We've also added a new "Comments only" filter which does not include reblogs with just tags.
There's now an increased chance of seeing a warning on Android when trying to edit a post that was created using the legacy post editor on web. Posts created by the legacy web editor should be edited using that editor.

🛠 Fixed

Going to your asks / submissions inbox now clears the unread indicator badge for all of your blogs.
Fixed an issue on web that was accidentally revealing some super secret Settings.

🚧 Ongoing

No new ongoing issues to report.

🌱 Upcoming

We had another Hack Day last week! Stay tuned to the @engineering blog for a post about some of our hacks!

Experiencing an issue? File a Support Request and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!

Want to share your feedback about something? Check out our Work in Progress blog and start a discussion with the community.

Tuesday, December 14th, 2021

🌟 New

Nothing new to report today.

🛠 Fixed

On web, editing a post retains the original alt text in the editor.
Tumblr for Android version 22.7 fixes a number of bugs with the video player on the Tabbed Dashboard.

🚧 Ongoing

We're aware of a problem accessing Tumblr when using the Movistar and Claro ISPs in Colombia. We're reaching out to those providers directly. If you're a subscriber of one of these ISPs, please reach out to their support to report the problem.

🌱 Upcoming

Nothing to share here today.

Experiencing an issue? File a Support Request and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!

Want to share your feedback about something? Check out our Work in Progress blog and start a discussion with the community.

Friday, December 10th, 2021

🌟 New

You can now enable Post+ on more than one blog on your account.
You can now manage two-factor authentication from the iOS and Android apps.
For iOS users: We are gradually rolling out a new ask button which appears below your blog description. It's coming to Android soon!

🛠 Fixed

Yesterday (December 9th), there was an issue with top tags that caused suggested in-blog search terms and tags on blog archives to be absent. It has been resolved.
Docked media now works in the inbox.
For those of you with the new post footer: We fixed some visual issues where various icon colors didn't match some palettes.
Fixed an issue where opening the answer field on an ask, then closing it, then answering a different ask would cause both asks to disappear from your inbox.
Made some improvements to the Personalized Year in Review to reduce loading times.
Fixed a bug where you could schedule a post for a date in the past.

🚧 Ongoing

No ongoing incidents to report.

🌱 Upcoming

Nothing to share today.

Experiencing an issue? File a Support Request and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!

Want to share your feedback about something? Check out our Work in Progress blog and start a discussion with the community.

Tuesday, December 7th, 2021

🌟 New

Opening images in the lightbox on web will now show you related content when there's some available.
On web, you can now enable timestamps on posts, reblogs, and notes. Find the option in your dashboard settings.
You can now view and share your own personalized version of Year In Review. Read this Staff post for more info, or check it out here.

🛠 Fixed

For about an hour earlier today, the beta post editor was enabled for all users on web by default. We fixed that.
The aforementioned issue with trending topics not updating has been fixed.
Fixed an issue on web where group blog members could not see the blog's queue count.
Version 22.7 of Tumblr for Android fixes an issue where notifications for new group blog members didn't show up in activity.

🚧 Ongoing

No ongoing incidents to report.

🌱 Upcoming

Nothing to share today.

Experiencing an issue? File a Support Request and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!

Want to share your feedback about something? Check out our Work in Progress blog and start a discussion with the community.

Friday, December 3rd, 2021

🌟 New

The previously mentioned changes to tagged and search URLs are now live! You can check out that linked post or this Help Center announcement for more information.
For those of you with the new notes view, you can check out a new filter for reblogs: comments and tags, comments only, and other reblogs.
Version 22.6 of Tumblr for Android adds an option to disable the swipe gesture for the dashboard tabs. Find it under Settings -> Dashboard preferences -> Enable swiping through dashboard tabs. This setting will be available in the iOS app soon!

🛠 Fixed

Fixed an issue earlier today that prevented posts from being added to the queue on web and in the apps.
Reverted a change on our end that caused some GIFs to look grainy/blurry. Thank you to to everyone who let us know about this.
Post previews in blog cards are now affected by your tag and content filters.
Version 22.6 of Tumblr for Android fixes an issue where tapping the Tumblr logo or home icon would not scroll you to the top.

🚧 Ongoing

Trending topics are not updating. We're working on a fix.

🌱 Upcoming

Nothing to share today.

Experiencing an issue? File a Support Request and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!

Want to share your feedback about something? Check out our Work in Progress blog and start a discussion with the community.

Tuesday, November 30th, 2021

🌟 New

Nothing new to share today.

🛠 Fixed

We've fixed an issue causing some users to not see their complete followers list (the follower count is still a work in progress).

🚧 Ongoing

We're continuing to clear deleted and terminated blogs from inaccurate follower counts. As a reminder, your follower count may drop, but don't worry — the new count will be accurate.

🌱 Upcoming

We're working on a new major version of the beta post editor on web, leveraging parts of the WordPress Gutenberg project.

Experiencing an issue? File a Support Request and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!

Want to share your feedback about something? Check out our Work in Progress blog and start a discussion with the community.

Friday, November 26th, 2021

🌟 New

For those of you with the new notes view:

We've made sure the note counts update when you interact with the post.
We've added indicators to show when replies have been disabled, or have been hidden or removed.
We've added a link to switch filters on the reblog tab when the filter you're viewing has no results.

Thank you everyone for your feedback!

🛠 Fixed

Fixed an issue on web with GIF search, where it returned no results for search terms that start with a hashtag (#).
Fixed an issue on web where the search bar provided no search suggestions when logged out.
Fixed an issue on mobile web where the "Rather use the mobile app?" banner remained visible while browsing blogs.
Fixed an issue on web where, if you logged out of one account and logged into another account, your dashboard may show cached posts and colour palette settings from your previous account.

🚧 Ongoing

We're performing some GIF optimization tests, and these may affect GIF quality. Things should return to normal in the upcoming days.
We're continuing to clear deleted and terminated blogs from inaccurate follower counts. As a reminder, your follower count may drop, but don't worry — the new count will be accurate.

🌱 Upcoming

We're working on a new major version of the beta post editor on web, leveraging parts of the WordPress Gutenberg project.

Experiencing an issue? File a Support Request and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!

Want to share your feedback about something? Check out our Work in Progress blog and start a discussion with the community.

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021

🌟 New

For those of you testing the new Notes view, we now have new notes icon colors per app color palette.
We now require a "User Agent" header for public API requests, check out the docs.
The blog follow API endpoint will now return a "429 Limit Exceeded" error if the user has gone over their 200 follows per day limit.
We've been experimenting with different ways of serving optimized images and GIFs on web and iOS.

🛠 Fixed

Nothing to report here this time.

🚧 Ongoing

We're working to fix a bug in Tumblr for iOS 22.5 that's causing a crash on the Explore view.

🌱 Upcoming

We're working on a new major version of the beta post editor on web, leveraging parts of the WordPress Gutenberg project.

Experiencing an issue? File a Support Request and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!

Want to share your feedback about something? Check out our Work in Progress blog and start a discussion with the community.