This 3.4.0 update focuses on making "finding, communicating, and registering" easier and faster.
### ✨ New Features
* **PonGe Link:** Related events and stores can be linked together for easy viewing.
* **Shouting:** Leave short messages to people around you on the map.
* **Shouting Bundling:** Nearby shouts are automatically bundled to make the map easier to read.
### 💬 Communication is now easier
* **Chat Date Separators:** Find previous conversations more easily by date.
* **Inquiry Chat:** Inquire and receive answers from the operations team as if in a chat.
* **Inquiry Completion Notification:** Get notified immediately via push notification when your inquiry is processed.
### 📝 Registration and exploration are easier
* **Set Location by Touching the Map:** Select a location more quickly when registering a PonGe.
* **Instant Translation on Detail Page:** Translate content into your desired language instantly.
* **Improved New Post Indication:** New post indicators on read posts disappear automatically, and it's easier to check new posts by category.
* **Quick Navigation Buttons for Long Pages:** Move to the desired location more conveniently, even on long detail screens.
### 🔒 Use with confidence
* **Screenshot Restriction:** Screenshots are restricted on chat/profile screens to enhance privacy.
### 📢 Please be sure to check
* **Official Domain Change:** The PONGE address has been changed to **ponge.app**.
This 3.3.4 update focuses on improving the "Home Feed Exploration and New Content Discovery Experience."
### ✨ Home Feed Improvements
* Added a category icon slider to the home feed, allowing you to quickly navigate to desired items.
* Enhanced the category shortcut filter, making it easier to explore services/events.
### 🔔 Badge/New Post Experience Improvements
* Added tab badge aggregation logic to more accurately display unread items and new post status.
* Refined the badge UI on post/lightning cards to make it easier to identify new content intuitively.
### 🔎 Search/List Quality Improvements
* Improved the lightning/post search service to increase result accuracy and usability.
* Improved the sorting and exposure logic of list/detail screens to make the exploration flow more natural.
### 🛠 Operational Tool Enhancement
* Added Admin Lightning Review (Quick Review) flow and confirmation status management functions.
* Added a lightning address update tool to improve data consistency.
# PONGE Renewed App User Guide
Hello! PONGE has been completely renewed 🎉
We've revamped our concept to provide essential information so the LGBTQ community can thrive even more. Here's a guide to help you get started!
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## 🏪 For Business Owners
1. After signing up, search for your business in the **"Info"** menu.
2. Follow the steps below based on your search results.
| Search Result | Next Step |
|---------------|-----------|
| My business is listed | Tap the **"Claim Ownership"** button on the detail page |
| My business is not listed | Tap the **"+"** button at the bottom right → Select **"Service"** to register |
Our team will verify and link your account to your business!
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## 👤 For General Users
### 📍 Info
- You can browse LGBTQ-related services (businesses) and event information. If you'd like to promote your events, feel free to use this feature!
- You can exchange 1:1 messages with users who registered service and event information. See below for how to use 1:1 messaging!
### 📝 Boards
- Feel free to post in the appropriate categories: free talk, advice, people search, and more. You can upload up to 2 photos. (Explicit or violent images may be rejected by AI)
- You can also leave comments freely.
### 💬 1:1 Messages
- Tap a post author's or commenter's **profile image** to view their profile.
- Tap the **menu button** in the top right corner to find the **"Send Message"** button.
- Chat in real-time!
### 🙋 Profile
- You can set a profile photo.
- Add interest tags that express who you are. These tags make it easy to learn about each other's interests!
### 🌏 Multilingual Support
- Supports Korean, Japanese, English, Chinese, Taiwanese, and Thai.
### 🤖 AI Translation
- Not only service and event information, but also board posts and profile information are automatically translated into multiple languages. You can view translated content in the language set in your profile menu!