January, 2026
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🌟 New
Blogs engaging in any official [tumblr] capacity will now have a new Staff Member badge, like the one you can see on this blog here. Not all Staff members have chosen to display this badge, but any acting in an official capacity will.
Search now supports an exclusion operator to help you filter out results you don’t want to see. Use -word, -"phrase", or -#tag to exclude posts that contain a specific word, phrase, or tag. For example, "the pitt" -#spoilers will find posts that include "the pitt" in the post content or tags, but do not have the tag "spoilers," like this.
If you use [tumblr] on web or iOS, you might already be familiar with our new post footer that splits out likes, reblogs, and replies. Turns out, this helped people find real conversations faster and jump in more often. We’ve also seen more people discovering and using the Queue! Based on what we learned, we’ve rolled out the updated footer to everyone on iOS, with Android coming soon.
🛠 Fixed
We’ve fixed an issue where certain posts were crashing the iOS app. Please keep your apps up to date!
We’ve fixed an issue that was breaking Bandcamp embeds.
We’ve fixed an issue preventing signups with the Continue with Apple button.
🚧 Ongoing
We are aware of an issue causing the Android app to continue displaying old blog avatars despite new avatars being set, and are working on a fix.
We are aware of an issue preventing some folks from logging in with the “Continue with Google” button, and are working on a fix. Please contact support if you’re having trouble!
🌱 Upcoming
We recently had Hack Day again! Stay tuned for what we got up to.
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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did you think about people who use dark mode before adding gray borders to the posts? It seems not, because it looks awful!! Please remove it! i'm begging 😩