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• NewHelp & FAQ is in the account menu. The answers page had no way in from inside tonal once you were signed in.
• ChangedA shorter account menu. Light and dark now live in Settings, beside System, and invites live in Settings too.
• UpdatedThe FAQ says how to reach us once, in one place, instead of five times over.
• NewTerms of use, in plain language, on the privacy page—what tonal is, what stays yours, and what we don't promise.
• NewThe sign-up form now says what you're agreeing to, and links to it.
• FixedLight mode is legible. Field labels, hints and error messages were too faint against the pale panel to read properly.
• FixedSigning in works entirely from the keyboard—every control can be reached, and shows you where you are.
• Fixed"Try again" on the check-your-email screen is a real button. Mistype your address and you're no longer stuck there.
• FixedPressing Enter on the reset-password screen no longer reloads the page and throws away what you typed.
• FixedTapping a field on a phone no longer zooms the whole page.
• UpdatedThe password rule stays visible while you type it, instead of vanishing the moment you start.
• UpdatedThe sign-in backdrop holds still if your device asks for reduced motion.
• NewFollow directors and authors. Tap their name on any film or book and shelve them—they join your Artists shelf with what they do under their name.
• NewSearch finds people, not just bands. Directors and authors show up in artist search, labeled by what they do.
• UpdatedOne person, one page. Someone who writes and directs—Stephen King—is a single entry, books beside films.
• ChangedArtists now has two shelves: Listened, your listening history, and Following, the people you've chosen to keep up with—plus All, to see everyone at once.
• UpdatedRows that mix media say what each thing is—Film, Album, Podcast—so a shelf spanning everything reads at a glance.
• NewMixed rows say what each thing is—Film, Album, Place—so a shelf that spans media reads at a glance.
• FixedPlaces show where they are. A city carries its region and country under the name.
• FixedArtist photos show the right artist. Two musicians who share a name no longer share a face.
• NewSongs open the exact recording on Apple Music or Spotify, instead of a search for the title.
• NewShare cards. Any item, shelf, or your whole library becomes an image to post—artwork, your verdict, your link.
• NewEvery shelf has its own link—tonal.cc/you/films goes straight to Films.
• UpdatedSharper artwork in the big view—posters and place photos now load at up to double the resolution.
• FixedUnsubscribe works from any tonal email, and one covers all of them. Account emails still reach you; delete your account and nothing does, unless a member invites you.
• NewSign in with Google. One tap, no password to remember.
• NewA People shelf on every library—who you follow, and who follows you.
• NewShare a single shelf. One link to your films, your albums, whatever's on it.
• ChangedThe waitlist is gone. Anyone can make a library—just enter your email.
• FixedIf you were invited and never got in, the door works now. No password to guess, and an expired link says so and sends a fresh one.
• FixedChannel plays through—one video ends, the next starts on its own.
• NewReviews from every member, on anything—the people you follow first.
• UpdatedReviews and everyone else who's seen it read as one list.
• NewA tonal score: what members here rated it, beside the outside scores.
• NewA weekly note on Sundays—your people, a few picks, what's new.
• UpdatedLetterboxd and Last.fm keep themselves current, every hour.
• NewSongs and audiobooks play a 30-second preview.
• NewEvery item shows what shares its tone—films, books, music and games alike.
• FixedPodcasts land on the right show, with its own artwork and the actual host.
• NewA Watching shelf for films.
• UpdatedMarking something done fills in today's date.
• ChangedThumbs are gone. Your verdict is stars and a heart.
• UpdatedEmpty shelves show only while you're editing.
• NewChannel—a shelf that plays video. Paste up to 10 links and they play full width on your page.
• NewOutside scores on every page: Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, IMDb, Steam, reader ratings, Google. Each links out.
• NewTrailers play in tonal, with no detour to YouTube.
• NewWhere to watch, on films and series.
• NewFive invites each. Send one by email and you'll follow each other.
• UpdatedGame pages open much faster.
• UpdatedDetail pages fit four columns on bigger screens.
• NewDiscover surfaces things that share the tone of what you've loved, across every medium. The feed from people you follow is now Activity.
• NewArtist pages explain where ratings live: stars on albums and songs, a heart on the artist.
• UpdatedBook covers match your edition, manga and comic volumes included.
• NewGame studios have their own pages.
• FixedCovers load reliably, even with an ad blocker on.
• FixedLarge libraries no longer crash on iPhone.
• FixedHalf-star ratings stick. On a phone, drag across the stars.
• FixedMusic search forgives typos.
• NewRicher detail pages: big artwork, a synopsis, cast, and related picks.
• NewRate and review anything—stars, a heart, a note—from any page.
• NewEvery item has its own shareable link.
• NewSearch all of tonal, or just your library.
• NewImport from Steam, Apple Music, StoryGraph, Trakt, Audible, and podcasts.
• UpdatedMusic “Recent” shelves follow what you've actually been playing.
• UpdatedList view: true cover shapes, aligned ratings, working section jumps.
• NewIn-progress shelves: Reading, Playing, and Watching.
• UpdatedEditing ends with one tap. Everything saves as you go.
• RemovedProfiles are username-only. Your collection is your library.
• PrivacyA plain-language data page, checked against what tonal actually stores.
• NewBranded sign-in emails with one-tap magic-link login.
• UpdatedLight and dark themes that follow your system.

Exploring

Playlists out to Apple Musicexploring

Build a playlist on Apple Music straight from your shelves—Apple allows it, so it's a matter of building, not waiting.

Custom shelvesexploring

Make your own shelves—named by you, mixing any media—beyond the built-in ones.

Listsexploring

Hand-built collections that run across every medium, not just one.

Syncs that keep themselves currentexploring

Letterboxd and Last.fm already refresh on their own. The rest should too—plus a clean way to take your library back out.

A look back at your yearexploring

The shape of your taste over a year, gathered into a recap.

Not now—and why

Playlists into Spotifynot now

Spotify reserves the broad API access this needs for apps with 250,000+ monthly active users—we'll apply once we're there.

One-tap Spotify loginnot now

Same restriction as above. Google sign-in is live in the meantime, and your music and podcasts come in from a data export.

By design

Taking a side between servicesby design

We won't wire tonal to favor or lock you into one platform—jump-outs always land in your own service.

How public you areby design

Your username is all that's required—add a photo or a custom link if you want to be more findable, or don't. How public or private you are is your call.