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  • 2016 - 2021
    • EpikChat now supports Emoji 5.0 (Unicode 10.0)
      Today we added support for Emoji 5.0 which means over 60 new emojis from dinosaurs to zombies. We also freshly redesigned all the previous emojis and improved the picker to make them all easier to find.
    • EpikChat status page
      We have launched an official status page to help communicate any issues with our services including planned and unplanned outages. Please visit and bookmark status.epikchat.com to stay up-to-date on any service changes.
    • User profile changes
      Last online time will no longer be displayed on user profiles. While we understand it may be convenient to know the last time someone was online we felt this information was displayed too broadly. In the future we may implement a similar "last seen" status for users who you are friends with.
      We have changed the default profile and guest chat user photo. Our previous default photo was gender specific and did not encourage people to upload images that express themselves. This new icon feels more like an empty placeholder until you personalize your profile photo.
    • EpikChat 2.0 - Learn more about EpikChat 2.0
      Today we are excited to announce the launch of an entirely new chat system which replaces the previous Flash Player based interface. Built from scratch, this new framework provides a fun, easier, and more secure chatting experience than ever before.
      Utilizing the latest HTML5 and WebRTC technologies, this new system does not require any plugins, and is compatible with more devices such as mobile phones and tablets.
    • Chat sidebar redesign
      Along with the visual changes many of the page elements and underlying code has been improved in order to provide you with the best experience, functionality and a few new features.
      The ability to view your friends list and who's broadcasting right in the chat
      View popular broadcasts ranked by number of viewers
      Split view and uploading system for doodles and photos
    • Photo albums are now available on EpikChat.
      Look for the Photos section on your profile page to manage and upload new photos. Browsing and managing Doodles you created has also been improved.
      Any photos you previously uploaded as doodles have been moved to your new photo album.
    • Emoji party!
      EpikChatters love using emoticons so today we are releasing an update that will allow you to use all your favorite emojis right in the chat. This chat update also addresses the following issues:
      Fixes user menu buttons not working correctly, User interface bug fixes, General improvements
      New hotkey feature when using push-to-talk, hold down CTRL to activate your mic, New fonts for verified members
    • We're starting a changelog
      Big news today, we're starting a public changelog so you're always up to date with all the updates, improvements and fixes that are made on EpikChat.
      Even though we work on EpikChat all the time, sometimes it may seem that not much is happening. This changelog is here to improve that very important part of the communication between you and us.
      You'll always receive an update when we change something in the widget on the top left of the chat page, or if needed all the things we've changed are available on this page.

  • 3/25/2015 - 1/30/2016
    • Unlisted updates and bug fixes

  • 3/11/2015
    • Fixed glitch where users could unintentionally gain moderator privileges in a room without being promoted to moderator
    • Minor chat and sidebar bug fixes

  • 2/25/2015
    • Bug fixes to home page
    • Page loading speed improved

  • 1/10/2015
    • My chat page minor enhancements and bug fixes
    • Server updates and chat security improvements

  • 12/17/2014
    • Minor bug fixes on chat page

  • 12/3/2014
    • Major redesign of entire chat page including the chat sidebar
    • New modern theme for entire page and chat application
    • Performance improvements and bug fixes to the chat and sidebar
    • New tabbed display views for user list and sidebar
    • New webcam access and settings window
    • New per session chat settings window

  • 11/7/2014
    • Fixed page not found error when clicking on your badge in the top status bar

  • 11/3/2014
    • Internal bug fixes for new doodle system
    • Added protection against uploading nearly blank doodles
    • Fixed lag with checking HTTPS links
    • Bug fixes for IE and Firefox with viewing single doodles

  • 10/31/2014
    • New EpikDoodle 2.0 Browse over 100,000 doodles created by EpikChatters
    • Ability to manage your previous doodles, share them in-chat, and add doodles to your favorites
    • Bigger doodle canvas
    • Improved drawing tools, new shapes, and features such as background/foreground image import
    • Improved sidebar, numerous bug fixes, and user interface enhancements
    • Clickable trending rooms, ability to "like" rooms, and optimized performance
    • New room info dialog to show you how many users and broadcasters are in a room
    • Add a Caption to your doodle
    • Report inappropriate doodles
    • Block certain doodle creators from appearing on the sidebar automatically
    • "Like", Comment and Favorite doodles
    • User profiles load faster, better display
    • Add friends directly in the chat when clicking view profile
    • YouTube in-chat player bug fixes
    • Improved popular broadcast rating system
    • Chat window dragging and handling improved, miscellaneous GUI fixes, and more

  • 9/12/2014
    • Fixed issue where certain character combinations would show up as emoticons when they shouldn't (such as in links)

  • 7/31/2014
    • Core site update, security fixes and general enhancements

  • 7/25/2014
    • Fixed exploit that allowed spamming of chat rooms via EpikChat Mobile
    • UI/UX enhancements for EpikChat Mobile
    • Fixed pull to refresh rooms list bug on EpikChat Mobile

  • 7/5/2014
    • New Feature: Now you can join private rooms using EpikChat Mobile
    • Security enhancements for joining chat rooms via EpikChat Mobile

  • 7/2/2014
    • New feature: Youtube links will now open in a separate player, "YouTube Previews" button now defaults to OFF
    • Bug fix: A mute could be applied to users in other rooms in certain list views
    • Bug fix: Room moderators could boot room creators from their room in certain situations

  • 6/20/2014
    • Media server patches and security updates
    • New "system announcement" notification broadcast feature to alert chatters of pending maintenance and/or downtime.

  • 6/15/2014
    • Bug fixes to mobile client leave detection
    • Improvements to the anti-spam detection system to reduce false positives

  • 6/10/2014
    • Core site update (security fixes and validation improvements)
    • Patched bug which caused a glitch that allowed users to gain moderator privileges in "The Lobby" in certain situations.

  • 6/7/2014

  • 5/20/2014
    • Version 2 of the anti-spam system released (Numerous bug fixes, better mute handling, improved spam detection algorithms)

  • 5/9/2014
    • Initial version of the anti-spam system for "The Lobby" released (Special thanks to Mathew)

  • 1/30/2014 - 5/5/2014
    • Many many changes made which never were listed :-(

  • 1/22/2014
    • Room moderator notifications bug fix

  • 1/16/2014
    • Updated server settings for greater stability
    • Server updates and patching

  • 1/10/2014
    • Broadcasts are now automatically docked to the top of the chat.
    • The default cam window size has changed but is still streamed in high quality (large) resolution
    • New feature: Room owners can now edit their room settings & have the ability to unmod users.
    • User created chat rooms now expire in 12 hours if unused.
    • For the text chat white is no longer a select-able color, to prevent "invisible" white text spam.
    • Numerous bug fixes, improved security & performance enhancements.

  • 1/8/2014
    • Cleaned up and optimized front page CSS
    • Site wide CSRF protection enhancements
    • Bug fixes and optimizations for chat settings module

  • 12/26/2013
    • Fixed bug where validating guest usernames would sometimes be case-sensitive
    • Re-structured guest validation and chat login system

  • 12/11/2013
    • Menu UI tweaks
    • Profile design changes and updates
    • New Feature: Individual chat pages, now you can more easily promote and share your own chat room with other people, look for the 'My chat page' button on your profile

  • 12/5/2013
    • Network upgrade (rack switch OS)
    • Fixed lag and latency issues with video chat
    • Reconfiguration of resource and memory handling of server-side objects, streams, etc.
    • User profile online/offline status is now more accurate

  • 12/2/2013
    • Updated favicon for main site, will now render properly in multiple sizes
    • Added support for Windows Surface app tile and pinning
    • UI fixes on the front page

  • 12/1/2013
    • Updated app icon for EpikChat mobile
    • Fixed issue where mobile app icon would not be found on some devices

  • 11/24/2013
    • Fixed full screen chat positioning issue in IE11

  • 11/20/2013
    • Security updates and fixes
    • Improved CSRF protections & code execution prevention
    • Improved mobile & tablet detection method, standardized across all modules and entry points

  • 11/4/2013
    • New feature: Creating a chat room now gives you the ability to invite people to join
    • New feature: Invite people to view your broadcast - Verified members only
    • New feature: Verified members can now adjust new chat settings such as background color/image, time-stamps, video size, & more
    • New emoticons set plus 12 more emoticons
    • Stability and performance enhancements
    • Numerous bug fixes & UI updates

  • 5/23/2013
    • "Loading Settings" page cache issue fixed
    • Improved Facebook login and data handling
    • New design style for individual chat pages
    • Session handling bug fixes and stability improvements.

  • 5/10/2013
    • New Feature: Creating a room will make you the moderator with ability to kick and mute.
    • New feature allows you to "Poke" other users in the chat (members only)
    • User created chat rooms will be automatically deleted if they have not been visited in the past 24 hours
    • Improved chat history feature lets you view the text chat history of any room (verified members only)
    • Bug fixes and stability improvements, performance enhancements to webcam video
    • Chat sounds are now off by default

  • 5/6/2013
    • Homepage redesign, display bug fixes
    • Faster Facebook login

  • 3/24/2013
    • Chat rooms which are used regularly will stay open indefinitely. In order to save space on our system, chat rooms will be automatically deleted if they have not been visited in the past 48 hours. You can always create a new chat room when you need to chat again.
    • Introducing EpikDoodle - Draw and share live pictures with your friends
    • Improved performance of flash chat and multiple bug fixes
    • Lots of UI optimizations and bug fixes
    • Improved handling of flash chat and side bar scaling on window re-size
    • Fixed chat room search bar to allow independent room searching
    • New Request Block button
    • New Chat History feature for verified members

  • 3/1/2013
    • Optimized performance and multiple bug fixes
    • Fixed caching bug which caused an updated profile picture to not show up immediately

  • 2/20/2013
    • Bug fixes and stability improvements
    • Several security updates
    • The chat window or tab title will now display the number of messages received since you last viewed the chat
    • New Feature: slider bar on the right hand side of the chat box now allows you to rate your favorite broadcasts (IE fix in progress)

  • 2/7/2013
    • Chat UI bug fixes, futher cross browser compliance
    • New Feature: users can now view rooms that are trending on EpikChat using a new slider bar on the right hand side of the chat box

  • 1/30/2013
    • Chat system enhancements & design improvements
    • Video chat performance and stability updates

  • 1/28/2013
    • Bug fixes and other design improvements
    • Several new emoticons added to the chat
    • Members can now choose to open the chat in a new tab or full screen pop out window

  • 1/16/2013
    • Fixed security check issue not allowing new user registrations
    • Chat server security updates and performance enhancements

  • 12/31/2012
    • General security updates and bug fixes
    • User privacy enhancements, continued support for do not track functionality
    • Several profile UI improvements
    • New feature: now you can 'Like' member profiles
    • Fixed chat display errors on older versions of Internet Explorer