Three questions from a terrace became three new features
This update is a direct product of that evening.
This past Friday we had a Buddies event in Gothenburg. Nothing fancy on paper — Friday drinks on an outdoor terrace, a mix of friends, acquaintances and brand new contacts. Exactly how it should be.
The best part of the evening came from the conversations around the table. Direct feedback from people who'd actually used the app for what it's meant for — getting out and meeting up in real life.
Three questions that came up:
"Where do I find the chat once the event has started?"
"If someone wants to join later on, how do they do that?"
"Can the event stay visible longer if someone can't make it from the start?"
All three I could fix directly. And this update is the result.
Events stay around longer now.
In Browse Events and Invitations, public events are visible for 3 hours after start time. Previously they disappeared the moment they started — frustrating when you realize at 7:30 PM that something started at 7:00 PM and you'd like to check it out.
In My Events, events stay for 24 hours after start. Meaning the day after, you can still find the chat — to say thanks for last night, post a photo, or just keep the conversation going a bit longer.
You can join events that have already started.
Classic scenario: you thought you had plans for the evening. Suddenly those changed, or you finished up your project early. The sun is shining, "damn, I should have signed up, I would have had time after all, but I didn't think so yesterday". Relax. You can now request to join up to 3 hours after the event has started. It won't always work. But worth a shot. The host approves directly in the app. It's the host's call, always.
You can feel that we're building Buddies together. Some of the wishes from that evening I could fix now, others are going into Buddies 2.0 launching this summer.
Thanks to everyone who was there on Friday. We'll do it again soon.
— Fredrik
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