Highlight 1.3

Activity Feed (iOS)

The whole Highlight interface has gotten a bit of an overhaul with Tuesday’s update, now offering a little more information about the people you encounter as well as new ways to interact with them.

Information about people you encounter now appears as a side-scrolling card-like format where you can swipe through different pieces of information about a particular person.

Profile (Android)

With this release Highlight gets a bit more personal, adding an “Expanded Summary” section where you can include information about your hometown, school, and relationship status as well as a new “Things About Me” section where you can share random facts about yourself, such as “I use to live in London,” and a “My Favorite Things” section where you can share some of the things that are most important to you with the Highlight community.

Profile (iOS)

The “Favorite Things” section in Highlight is populated in part by things you have liked on Facebook. You can also add anything else you want. So, if you really love rabbits, but don’t want to like rabbits on Facebook, you can still add that as something about you on Highlight.

High Fives

When you are nearby friends, a new feature lest you give those friends a virtual high-five, fist-bump, or even a head-nod of acknowledgement. Davidson says that the high-five feature in particular was one that Highlight users have been asking for. Specifically, users have wanted a way to acknowledge when they’re near friends in an unobtrusive way without there being any expectation of reciprocity.

Activity Feed (Android)

Notifications also saw an update in Highlight 1.3. Highlight now sends fewer notifications, focusing more on those that will be meaningful for you, and uses custom sounds for those notifications so you know you’re receiving a Highlight notification rather than a text message.