Big things are happening on Bessa, the gay social media app made for real connection, not just scrolling. Recent updates include smoother profile editing and an upgraded feed that makes it easier to explore LGBTQ content and connect with local queer folks. Whether you're posting updates, discovering events, or finding your people, these changes make the Bessa experience more vibrant, personal, and engaging.
This isn't just an app refresh; it's part of Bessa's mission to grow a stronger LGBTQ social media space. As the best gay social media app for building queer community, Bessa now includes new tools for messaging, media sharing, and following other members. It's everything users love, now with even more ways to share stories, celebrate identity, and stay connected to the LGBTQ community, both online and IRL.
Infinite load users, pull-to-refresh users, and restrict users according to subscription
Infinite load posts, pull-to-refresh posts, and restrict posts according to subscription
Custom profile onboarding screen
WebSocket responses duplicate
Profile information doesn’t show
Profile attributes design improvements
Move review images to S3, CloudFront, and Sharp
Additional profile options
Contain Profile Picture Modal
Date text should be repeating
Remove Posts Loader
Make cards bigger
Remove the redundant privacy filter and option from the settings. Also, update the database accordingly after deploy
Tapping profile pictures from members screen doesn’t do anything
No back button
Padding when adding a picture and location
Vibration upon reading notifications
Can't set profile picture via onboarding
Expand cards for events and places
Hashtags screen design
Hashtags should only be letters and numbers and lowercase
Websockets improvements
Profile picture invalidation
Trending hashtags screen
Dropdown inputs should be darker
Blur if post is flagged
Store hashtags
Can't select a media for upload
No delete button
Migrate from Resend to Mailtrap
Flickering profile picture
City and region for posts