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[changes]

Tuesday, June 17th, 2025

🛠 Fixed

For You will no longer include already-seen posts.

We fixed an issue that prevented the export button from working. Please try again if it didn’t work for you earlier!

🚧 Ongoing

A fix for incorrectly sized or cropped GIFs on iOS will be in the next app update.

🌱 Upcoming

Selecting a specific post from trending tags will soon show that post with the next app update.

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can!

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[changes]

Tuesday, June 10th, 2025

🌟 New

We’ve improved how we detect mature content on Android, reducing the chances of posts being incorrectly flagged.

When a post is auto-moderated and hidden from a community, admins and moderators will be informed in the Moderation queue.

If you have chosen to “Show” mature content in your settings, you’ll now see mature-classified blogs when searching.

🛠 Fixed

Soundcloud embeds now correctly show the Soundcloud logo instead of the Spotify logo.

If you reblog a post with a Mature content label, but your settings are set to “Hide” mature content, you will now be able to see that content on your own blog.

On iOS, most tag cards have background images again, instead of just solid colors.

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. 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 other users.

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[changes]

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025

🌟 New

Mature content setting changes now take effect immediately on Web without having to reload the site.

🛠 Fixed

We fixed an issue causing large image uploads to fail.

We now properly ensure that you won’t see recommendations from dismissed blogs.

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can!

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[changes]

Tuesday, May 27th, 2025

🌟 New

Now, when someone replies to your post, or mentions you in a reply, the notification will take you directly to that specific reply. No more scrolling forever to find the relevant conversation. Just tap and you’re there. You can also copy the link to a specific reply from its overflow menu.

You can now use date-based search operators in the main Tumblr search bar to find older tagged posts from before 2017. Results are sorted in chronological order. For example, try “star wars year:2015” to see posts tagged with Star Wars created in 2015.

🛠 Fixed

We fixed an issue related to the option “Not interested in this blog.” If you click that option (from the meatball menu on recommended posts), you won’t get recommended posts from that blog anymore.

We fixed an issue that caused reblogged mature posts to be hidden from your own blog view.

The GIF search button has returned to messaging in the iOS app. Please keep your apps up to date!

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. 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 other users.

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[changes]

Tuesday, May 20th, 2025

🛠 Fixed

We fixed a bug where the gift screen blogname search was also including search term suggestions.

🚧 Ongoing

We are aware that authenticating credentials on the API Console is not working.

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. 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 other users.

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[changes]

Tuesday, May 13th, 2025

🌟 New

Spotify podcast embeds can now play the full episode.

🛠 Fixed

Posts are now properly removed when the post or blog are dismissed from feeds in the iOS app.

You’ll no longer encounter a generic and unhelpful error when attempting to register a blogname with invalid characters in the iOS app.

🚧 Ongoing

We are working to fix the gift screen blogname search, which is also including search term suggestions.

🌱 Upcoming

We plan to display trending topics at the top of the explore page on mobile apps. Your followed tags will still be in that same view, just further down.

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. 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 other users.

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[changes]

Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

🌟 New

No recent launches to announce today.

🛠 Fixed

We fixed an issue causing SoundCloud audio results to appear as Spotify results instead.

We fixed an issue where we were sending several emails after getting your submission approved on Radar.

🚧 Ongoing

No ongoing incidents to speak of right now.

🌱 Upcoming

No upcoming launches to announce today.

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. 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 other users.

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[changes]

Tuesday, April 29th, 2025

🌟 New

Tumblr TV has now joined the mobile navigation.

🛠 Fixed

We figured out why Radar occasionally disappears, and it won’t happen again.

Blog exports are back to normal. You will receive an email when you export is available to download, which shouldn’t take longer than 24 hours.

🚧 Ongoing

We are aware that some folks are receiving a “too short” warning when they set very long passwords. We’re having trouble reproducing the issue though, since it’s apparently not as simple as just passwords over a certain number of characters, so please contact support with as much detail as possible if you’re affected!

🌱 Upcoming

No upcoming launches to announce today.

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. 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 other users.

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[changes]

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

🌟 New

No recent launches to announce today.

🛠 Fixed

We fixed several bugs in the search preview on Web, and search on Web is now overall more responsive.

We fixed an issue that briefly prevented posts from being Blazed.

[tumblr] was down briefly last Tuesday, and is back online … you are reading this, after all.

🚧 Ongoing

We are aware that some folks are receiving a “too short” warning when they set very long passwords. We’re having trouble reproducing the issue though, since it’s apparently not as simple as just passwords over a certain number of characters, so please contact support with as much detail as possible if you’re affected!

Radar is back after a brief absence, but we’re still trying to narrow down why it went away.

We are aware that blog exports are taking longer than expected. Please rest assured that they will complete, and you will receive an email when your export is ready to download.

🌱 Upcoming

No upcoming launches to announce today.

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. 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 other users.

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[changes]

Tuesday, April 15th, 2025

🌟 New

We brought back image backgrounds for followed tags on iOS.

In order to comply with Google’s Play Store Guidelines, we made changes to how you access content that is potentially mature while using the Android app. 

🛠 Fixed

If you tap the seekbar while a video is playing in the Android app, it will now properly resume after you lift your finger.

🚧 Ongoing

We are aware that blog exports are taking longer than expected. Please rest assured that they will complete, and you will receive an email when your export is ready to download.

🌱 Upcoming

No upcoming launches to announce today.

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. 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 other users.

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[changes]

Tuesday, April 8th, 2025

🌟 New

Activity on the web now clearly states when there is nothing to show for a specific tab.

🛠 Fixed

Screen readers no longer read out each individual badge.

🚧 Ongoing

We are aware that iOS private posts are missing the Edit Post option in the meatballs menu and working on a fix. In the meantime, these can be edited from the web.

🌱 Upcoming

No upcoming launches to announce today.

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. 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 other users.

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[changes]

Tuesday, April 1st, 2025

🌟 New

We have refined post headers and footers in the iOS app. On the web, only the headers have been refined so far, with footer changes on the way. And, in the Android app, both changes are still on the way.

To reduce tech debt, we made the difficult decision to remove the fast queue feature. We know this was beloved by a small cohort of active users, but usage is too low for us to justify continued development. To be clear: queuing still exists and will be maintained; this only affects the fast queue feature.

We have revamped the filters of the Activity column in Patio to help you stay on top of what matters to you.

🛠 Fixed

We fixed an issue where the “not interested” items under a post’s meatballs menu might not have been working for some folks.

We fixed an issue that prevented joining a community via an invite link.

We fixed a missing background when Activity is loaded as a column in Patio.

🚧 Ongoing

No ongoing incidents to speak of right now.

🌱 Upcoming

No upcoming launches to announce today.

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. 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 other users.

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[changes]

Tuesday, March 25th, 2025

🌟 New

On the web, we have revamped the filters on the Activity page to help you stay on top of what matters to you.

In the iOS app, you can now double-tap to Like videos and unmute them by hitting the volume up button.

🛠 Fixed

We identified an issue preventing password reset emails from being delivered to Yahoo, Hotmail/Outlook, and AOL/AIM email addresses. If you’re still not receiving password reset emails, please check your spam folder, and contact support if it’s not there either.

Adding tags should now be more intuitive in the Android app.

We also fixed a rare crash when adding photos in the iOS app. Please keep your apps up to date!

🚧 Ongoing

As you may have heard, we are currently working on migrating Tumblr’s backend to WordPress. In fact, this blog has been running under WordPress since last week. If you’ve noticed any problems with it, please let us know!

🌱 Upcoming

No upcoming launches to announce today.

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. 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 other users.

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[changes]

Tuesday, March 18th, 2025

🌟 New

Community posts can now be shared through messaging.

If you are unable to scan the QR code when setting up two-factor authentication, you can now copy a setup code instead.

🛠 Fixed

We fixed an issue causing an empty tab bar to appear for users with our iPadOS app.

On web, new replies on reply threads should show up more reliably when opening the notes to a post you’ve viewed before.

🚧 Ongoing

We are aware that the Tumblr app is missing from the Google Play Store in India and are working on a solution.

🌱 Upcoming

No upcoming launches to announce today.

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. 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 other users.

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[changes]

Tuesday, March 11th, 2025

🌟 New

Community browsing and tag filtering are both now a native experience in the iOS and Android apps. This means we’re no longer relying on the in-app browser, so your experience will be noticeably more responsive.

Community admins and moderators can now restore previously moderated content.

Comments can now be left on posts reblogged to communities, even if replies were disabled on the root post. The root post author won’t be notified, and comments left in the community post won’t appear in the original post’s notes.

Grouped Activity items can now be revealed in detail by clicking them.

You’ll now see a loading indicator when switching Activity tabs.

🛠 Fixed

Fixed a layout issue on the notifications settings page.

🚧 Ongoing

No ongoing incidents to speak of right now.

🌱 Upcoming

No upcoming launches to announce today.

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. 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 other users.

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[changes]

Tuesday, March 4th, 2025

🌟 New

Content Label and mature content visibility settings have now been consolidated into simpler single “Show mature content” and “Blur mature content” settings on the web and in the Android app (settings set on the web will be reflected in the iOS app.)

A new “Include posts from your communities” setting is now available in your Dashboard settings.

Communities you have muted will now appear dimmed in the sidebar on the web.

Community admins and moderators can now see all individual reports for each piece of reported content in their community.

We now support uploading videos in the AV1 format.

Two-factor Authentication via SMS is no longer available for anyone not already enrolled. If you are currently using SMS for Two-Factor Authentication, it will continue to work until disabled. Overall, we recommend switching to app-based authentication (if you have not already), which is supported by most password managers as well as dedicated apps.

🛠 Fixed

Embedded Instagram photos no longer have a play button.

Reporting a post to staff, via the moderation dialog in the mod queue, was broken. This is now fixed.

🚧 Ongoing

No ongoing incidents to speak of right now.

🌱 Upcoming

No upcoming launches to announce today.

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. 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 other users.

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[changes]

Tuesday, February 25th, 2025

🌟 New

Community admins and moderators can now reverse a ban.

Relevant posts from public communities are now included in search results.

Posts from public communities are now included in your For You tab.

🛠 Fixed

[tumblr] was briefly down for some folks today. We found the Tumbeast responsible and encouraged it to do something else.

🚧 Ongoing

No ongoing incidents to speak of right now.

🌱 Upcoming

No upcoming launches to announce today.

Experiencing an issue? Check for Known Issues and file a Support Request if you have something new. 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 other users.

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