engineering:Now in Labs: Full-screen messaging on webMessages on web live in small popovers: both the list of messages, and the message window itself. That’s fine for a quick reply, but it gets cramped when you’re keeping up with a lot of conversations, so we built a full-screen version.Full-screen ...

Messages on web live in small popovers: both the list of messages, and the message window itself. That’s fine for a quick reply, but it gets cramped when you’re keeping up with a lot of conversations, so we built a full-screen version.Full-screen messaging gives your DMs more space: your conversatio...

Hi there, it’s @elt, your friendly neighborhood engineer. Whether you use Tumblr Premium or not, I’d love your opinion:Which of these would you be most excited to see in Tumblr Premium?Animated avatarsChoose your Tumblr app iconDisplay your first badge in comments and DMsAvatar framesSomething else ...

Hey there 👀 @jubs here… our team was chatting about how “Inbox” and “Messages” can be too similar terms, and can be easily confused with each other.should we rename “Inbox” to something else?askssubmissionscontributionsplease keep it “Inbox”something else (say in the comments / tags)curious to hear ...

Want more control over which new messages get your attention? If you enable Message Requests in Labs, you’ll get a new section in your Messages menu to catch messages from blogs you don’t follow or haven’t messaged before. This only applies if your blog’s “Who can message me” setting is Everyone.Mes...

engineering:Coming soon to the mobile apps: Inbox tab in Activity Ever wondered where to find your blog’s received asks and submissions on the mobile app? They’re in settings, which takes a lot of taps to get to, especially if you have multiple blogs. We heard some feedback on our recent update to s...

You might see a new option to sort comments on web, in addition to chronological sorting options: Best comments first. We want to make it easier to find interesting conversation, and demote spammy comments. Look for this option in the comments view on any post, only on web for now. We’re still testi...

Ever wondered where to find your blog’s received asks and submissions on the mobile app? They’re in settings, which takes a lot of taps to get to, especially if you have multiple blogs. We heard some feedback on our recent update to settings on Android that you wanted easier access to your Inbox. So...

engineering:Now in Labs on Android: Settings redesignTumblr has tons of settings, and in the app, most of them are in a single list under “General Settings”. We cleaned up the layout and reorganized to make browsing preferences and notifications easier to find, put all your blog and communities sett...