Couchsurfing Travel App — version history

Ready to hit the road with a smoother experience? This update brings some great improvements to keep your Couchsurfing journey safe and seamless. Blocked users can no longer view or leave references on your profile, and a handful of pesky counter and summary glitches on profiles and friend requests have been squashed. Friend requests now sort newest-first by default, so you'll always see the freshest connections up top. We've also added a handy "Get Verified" option right in Settings near Manage Subscriptions, making it easier than ever to build trust with the community. On the events and performance side of things, member-created Events sport a refreshed tag style so you can instantly tell them apart from curated ones, and if you're an organizer, your event tools are now just a tap away directly from Feed cards. A new low-battery mode lets you disable blur effects to save power when you're out exploring and running low. We've also fixed incorrect step counts in the Profile Completeness drawer, resolved a connectivity bug that caused usernames to vanish on relaunch, corrected the payment flow during Onboarding, and paused animations on the paywall and login screens to keep things snappy. Adventure awaits—go explore!

Getting started on Couchsurfing just got a whole lot friendlier! Photo upload is now optional during onboarding, with a handy fallback if anything goes wrong, so nothing stands between you and your first adventure. Gmail users will love the new Google sign-in shortcut, and if you ever need a hand, there's a fresh support form right on the login screen. We've also been busy making the rest of the app feel smoother everywhere you roam. Chat is more reliable than ever, with better search, fixed direct message routing, and the ability to report chat requests that don't feel right. Profile pages got some love too, squashing a bug that duplicated references and closing a sneaky glitch that could wipe your entire photo gallery. Host search results are more accurate, maps and navigation behave themselves on mobile, and several Android crashes have been shown the door. Happy travels!

Getting started on Couchsurfing just got a whole lot friendlier! Photo upload is now optional during onboarding, with a handy fallback if anything goes wrong, so nothing stands between you and your first adventure. Gmail users will love the new Google sign-in shortcut, and if you ever need a hand, there's a fresh support form right on the login screen. We've also been busy making the rest of the app feel smoother everywhere you roam. Chat is more reliable than ever, with better search, fixed direct message routing, and the ability to report chat requests that don't feel right. Profile pages got some love too, squashing a bug that duplicated references and closing a sneaky glitch that could wipe your entire photo gallery. Host search results are more accurate, maps and navigation behave themselves on mobile, and several Android crashes have been shown the door. Happy travels!

Ever come back to the app and wonder if you're looking at stale info? Not anymore! Profiles, community posts, and couch stay details now refresh automatically when you return from the background, so you're always seeing the latest and greatest. We also squashed a few sneaky bugs along the way: the "Hosted n travelers" count on profile preview cards is back to showing the right number, the private feedback form now looks and behaves exactly as it should! Oh, and if you were ever tapped to upgrade on an Apple device, that link now takes you exactly where it should. Smooth travels ahead!

Ever stumble across something that felt a little too personal? We patched up a glitch that was accidentally showing private feedback where it didn't belong—your candid comments are safe and sound again. We also tidied up event listings so that titles and details on events with white cover images are crisp and easy to read. Happy exploring!

Who’s on the road this month? Now you can easily spot fellow adventurers currently traveling—just swing by the updated "Travelers This Month" section and see who’s passing through! Plus, we’ve polished things up under the hood to keep everything running smoothly, so your journeys (and your app!) are better than ever.

We've been busy under the hood! This update includes bug fixes, performance improvements, and a fix for a verification issue some members were experiencing. Things should feel smoother and faster as you browse, connect, and plan your next adventure.