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On Your Cute Release Notes

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Re: On Your Cute Release Notes

#11
I dunno, I kind of look forward to the app release notes for Storm (weather app.) And Weatherbug. Much better than just seeing "bug fixes." They keep me, the 'casual power user,' engaged and interested in the changes.

Re: On Your Cute Release Notes

#13
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Slack's release notes, I find, are both friendly and informative. Some samples from a recent update: > We now show an “(edited)” label on messages that have been edited, making it clearer when things have changed. Less confusion, fewer shenanigans. > Fixed: New users attempting to sign in from an invite email would get stuck in a sign in loop, which is not the warm welcome we would wish for those people. Sorry, peopl…

Interesting that you chose Slack as a _positive_ example. Their most recent release notes were exactly what I had in mind while reading this article:

"Revel in the ability create a whole new team from within the app! Enjoy a whole new world of custom profile fields and bigger avatars! Delight in being able to long-press on an emoji reaction to see who left it!"

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