HackerNoon New Features: It's Gonna Be May🌸

Get ready for the latest mobile app update, Apple’s Memoji-inspired pixelated avatars, “April Shower Brings May Flowers” Color Theme, better story pages layout, fresh top writers ranking page, and more!🚀
This product update reflects changes to the platform from March 1st until May 3rd, 2024.

- HackerNoon App V2.0: This release integrates original polling data and technology polls, enabling voting and writing about poll topics directly from your phone. We've also added numerous story templates for easier writing, enhanced headline story functionality similar to Apple Notes and Google Keep, and streamlined authentication for quicker access. Additionally, the user tab now directs you instantly to your profile for easy updates and settings navigation. Download the app here (for Apple) or here (for Android).

- Create Your Pixelated Avatar: Pixelated avatars have just landed on HackerNoon, and now you have the power to create your own: go to your profile page settings,
click the “Create Avatar” button, have fun creating your avatar, and hit “Save Avatar” and it’ll automatically replace your old placeholder image. Take a look!

- One-Tap Google Signup and Login: All you need is the Google browser on your computer and be logged in to your Google account. With these requirements checked off, you’ll be able to visit hackernoon.com and with just one tap, sign up or log in.

- New Theme Alert🌸: "In a world of petals and pixels, let your content flourish." - GPT, Chat. Experience the all-new HackerNoon theme by clicking the paintbrush icon, choosing BlossomBytes, and hitting save. Watch as the design gets instantly transformed:

- Emoji Credibility Indicators Live on GitHub and Figma: Our open-source pixelated emoji pack was just made live on GitHub and Figma and you can be amongst the first to try them! Read all about it here.
- Story Pages Redesign: Translations and TLDR now feature alongside the story title, improving navigation. Identify stories with multiple authors in the "About the Author" section, along with CTAs. Enjoy playful pixelated icons for bookmarking, reacting, commenting, and sharing, adding fun to interaction. Plus, wider stories occupy more screen space for better readability. Click for more details!
- New Tech Press Release Page: This new package, allows brands to publish their announcements on HackerNoon and join our trusted +4K brands worldwide. Learn more here.

Stay Creative, Stay Iconic.
The HackerNoon Team