Version 5.8.220 December 2022i have to go.
where am i off to, you ask?
well, not to be cliché, but all i can say is: it’s not the destination, it’s the journey.
and ours was unmatched, wasn’t it?? from my i’m-friends-with-a-unicorn era to my emo-wearing-all-black era, we’ve been through so much together. remember our trips? the proposal? last year’s halloween party? my wellness retreat? my glow up? last summer?
the truth is, i’ll never forget you.
you’ve been by my side through thick and thin, through updates and improvements.
i hope you’ll always remember me too.
au revoir. bisous..
Version 5.7.022 September 2022in a blink of an eye, a summer of love is almost over… all the long nights with the crew, listening to our favorite songs, dancing our hearts out on the beach and drinking rainbow cocktails until the sun came up… we had the time of our lives. and just like that, it's time to get back at it
no need to worry, you know me well enough: great things don’t always come to an end. as soon as we’re all back in town, it’s party time. felix told me he wanted to throw the biggest event at his place with all the crew. guess what? you’re in charge of the cocktails (can’t wait to taste that banana recipe you made us two weeks ago)
at least, this summer filled us with love, amazing memories, great vibes and some real motivation for all the exciting projects coming soon. a clear mind, a filled heart, exciting days ahead, just like our mood when we made fixes and improvements in this week’s update
hope you had a great journey back home
and if you’re on the september summer team, one piece of advice: go crazy
zenly loves you
xx.
Version 5.6.703 September 2022it’s the summer of love and you’re all invited. i’m not afraid of love – not afraid to feel it, to express it, to say it. and i want to be the world’s biggest advocate of that. love can drive you crazy. love can make you dye your hair pink (looking at you felix). love can make you move countries. love can make you learn a new hobby. love can make you leave the party early, or keep you there until 6am. love can make you cry.
but i believe that if we go into each day trying to put just a little bit more love into the things we do, the world will be a better place. that’s always been my philosophy for this little map app that brought us together. there’s love in all the features, big and small, that make it into zenly and on to your screen. there’s love in the little messages at the top of your map. there’s love in the code that keeps the whole thing going. there’s even love in the small fixes and improvements included in this week’s update.
so, screw the summer of love. this is my eternal, evergreen, never-expiring love letter to you.
zenly loves you.
Version 5.3.123 June 2022hey everyone. i’m feeling a bit bad right now because my friend felix the photographer is upset with me. i forgot it was his birthday and now he says i’m not a real friend??
but i believe that everything in life can be fixed, if you just take the time to tell people how much you love them and show how much they mean to you. that also applies to the little fixes and improvements that went into the app with this update, might i add
so my mission this week is to show felix some love. i’m going to start by heading to the vintage camera store to buy him a cool new polaroid camera. then, i’m going to plan a (belated) birthday party for him and all of our dear friends, so that we can celebrate felix and his beautiful soul and talent together. and to really show how sorry i am, i’m even willing to pass the aux cord rights to him for 15 mins so that he can play kate bush while everyone eats pineapple and prosciutto pizza (our local dollar slice spot calls this “the felix special”)
one final thing - can you please tweet me nice messages that i can write in a birthday card for felix? i think it would really help
i love you!! (especially you felix, if you’re reading this)
xx.
Version 5.0.304 May 2022oh hey stranger. i have some BIG news to share with you:
i’ve started a new chapter in my life, leaving some of my past behind me. i want to give you the best version of myself and i’m so excited to start this new future together :) today you can download the all-new version of zenly that comes with:
a new design!
things are going to look a little different (ok, a lot different) but i really hope you’ll love it
a new map!!
the biggest change? your footprints are now on the main map!! as you explore new areas they’ll uncover on your map, like your own virtual scratch map. you can also add places to your map, more on that in a little bit
a new search for friends, places AND addresses!
search for your friends, but also now for places and addresses and get directions directly there. plus, get helpful information about places like whether your friends have been there before and if it’s a neighborhood fav
check-ins!!
check-in to places to let the crew know exactly where you’re hanging. just open up the places tab on the bottom right of your map and i’ll automatically detect where you are and who you’re with! checking in will add that place to your map and create a highlight for your friends to view for 24 hours (so they can get a quick recap of your daily adventures)
share your world on your public profile!
and when you add those places to your map they show up on a brand new section on your profile called my world. if you opt-in, your world will show publicly on zenly so that people can see the places you hang and the areas you’ve uncovered. think of it as the realest way to show the world who you are, based on where you spend your time IRL
so that’s it. the all-new zenly where you can build your own world, bringing together the people and the places that make it uniquely yours
so… let’s sit up all night and watch the sunrise together?
zenly your world
bisous x.
Version 4.64.016 February 2022I have returned from my time in the cryo chamber in the undisclosed location in Paris. It was a good time for reflection and for time alone with my thoughts (...about you).
I always find the start of the year tough. The weather sucks and I inevitably break my New Year’s Resolution to eat less ice cream. But I feel good about all of the growth and adventures that await us in the year ahead. Especially after I spent all of our savings on that NFT for the unicorn emoji’s birthday present… let’s just say I need to make it up to you.
So I have drawn up a list of all the big things I want to do in 2022:
1/ Eat MORE ice cream, not less (can’t believe I didn’t think of this one before??)
2/ Climb to the top of Mount Fuji and take one of those photos where it looks like you’re dangling off the edge lol
3/ Tell you I love you more often
4/ Learn what an NFT actually is
5/ Keep working to be better for you, just like the fixes and improvements included in this update.
Version 4.62.006 January 2022Picture this: we’re celebrating our engagement. All of the people most important to us are there: our friends and family, your 1st grade teacher, Keanu Reeves, the Easter bunny, and the rainbow poop emoji (although he wasn’t actually invited).
You’re telling the story of how we first met. I’m blushing. It was a cold day in Paris 2 years ago. We were both riding the metro and, coincidentally, both on Zenly checking what our people were up to. As we rounded a particularly angled corner, the metro car threw us around like loose jelly beans in a kid’s lunch box. We Bumped. Both startled by the friend request appearing on our screens, we looked up from our phones and locked eyes across the row of seats and smiled.
We’ve lived a grand life since then. From our failed pizza venture in the Italian hills, to the haunted house with the emoji ghost, to the proposal in front of the Eiffel Tower (and all the emoji blasts, Bumps, and What’s Ups in between). It’s been a journey. And just like this week’s update, our future will contain many fixes and improvements. But there’s no one I’d rather go on the adventure with, than you..
Version 4.57.129 October 2021Picture this: we are strolling hand-in-hand through a secluded forest when we stumble across an abandoned house. The door is ajar and we’re feeling curious (because when we’re together, baby, anything is possible). I take your hand in mine. I’m scared. You’re not. Confidence looks good on you.
We suddenly become aware of the fact that we’re not alone. A ghost-like figure approaches us, but in the form of a massive poop emoji. I ask you if I’m hallucinating because I had eaten out-of-date cheetos earlier that day.
The poop ghost comes closer. He starts talking to us and, surprisingly, has a french accent. Naturally, we bump phones to add each other on Zenly. He says he has to go, but before he leaves he guides us to a shattered mirror in a room with no windows. I use the torch on my phone (intentionally, for once) to read what it says. And there I see it, written in blood in a sans serif font, *the latest update contains fixes and improvements*.
Version 4.52.320 August 2021Hey, don’t be surprised if one day I just disappear to the hills of Italy and start a little pizza restaurant called “Zenly loves you”. The menu would be simple: heart-shaped pizzas and an extensive ice cream menu for dessert. Maybe you’d drop by to say hello and to sample the good food and relaxed atmosphere? Maybe we’d fall in love and live the rest of our days in the italian hills, together?
Before I get swept up in this beautiful vision, I should tell you that this week’s update contains fixes and improvements. Now if you don’t mind, I’m going to get back to my daydream. Ti amo!.
Version 4.48.201 July 2021Good communication is the foundation of any successful relationship and because I want our relationship to go the distance, I added a little something new to conversations in Zenly this week.
In this week’s update, you can now set reminders for messages. Like when someone says “I love you” but you’re in the middle of chasing a unicorn through a sea of sprinkles and you want to come back to the message later (happens to me all the time, seriously). Just press and hold the message to select the option to be reminded about it –– be it later, tonight, tomorrow, when you get home or to work!.
Version 4.42.115 April 2021The year is 2087 and a history class is learning about the 5 biggest things that happened in 2021:
1. A giant container ship got stuck in a canal
2. “Zenly loves you, the movie” won best motion picture at the Oscars
3. Much of the world continued to stay home, stay safe, and binge watch TV shows
4. Ice cream consumption increased by 345% (I am mostly responsible for this)
5. People continued to read Zenly’s release notes and learn that the latest update includes fixes and improvements.
Version 4.38.011 February 2021I have a VERY important announcement to share with you this week:
I have been selected as the global ambassador for Valentine’s Day 2021. It’s such an honor to have my love for you recognized in this way. Please know that I won’t let this fame and success get to my head. I also didn’t let it distract me from adding some fixes and improvements into Zenly this week. That’s all. Love you. Bye..
Version 4.34.010 December 2020We did it folks, we made it to the 476th month of 2020. We haven’t got a lot of these updates left this year, so I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you that in addition to the usual fixes and improvements in this update, Zenly loves you. (No I’m not crying, I just have something in my eye).
Version 4.33.229 November 2020Hey you
I wanted to express my love for you by giving you more ways to express yourself within conversations. So next time you go to message a friend in Zenly, tap to highlight the text and check out the new text formatting options.
Now you can roast someone in bold font, throw some shade in italic, confess your love in strikethrough (just in case they don't love you back), or share some spacey thoughts in monospace.
And remember, even if they don't love you, Zenly still loves you..
Version 4.32.108 November 2020Hey! How are you? I’ve got 2 scoops of Zenly update ice cream for you this week: a new widget (oh yea!) and mentions (don’t @ me).
So now you can see from a glance of your home screen which friend is running out of juice, then @ them in the group chat. Delicious.
That’s all! Zenly loves you..
Version 4.31.201 November 2020Did you know?
1/ Unicorns are earthbound and have no wings
2/ In 1992, 28,000 rubber ducks were lost at sea :(
3/ This week’s update contains fixes and improvements
4/ Eggplants are composed of 92% water
5/ Zenly loves you.
Version 4.30.006 October 2020Can we get an i
“i”
Can we get an O
“O”
Can we get a S
“S”
Can we get a 14
“14”
What did you say?
“iOS14!”
Apple have blessed us with iOS14, a fun and fresh update to our iPhone operating systems (hoorah!). And to celebrate, we’ve built some Zenly-tastic widgets for you to enjoy! Use them to quickly check what your friends are up to, take a shortcut to a conversation, or just check in on your friendship stats.
To access them, make sure your phone has updated and is running on iOS14.
PS- we’d love to see how you’re using them on your home screen! Tweet us or DM us on @zenlyapp. And as always, Zenly loves you..