What's New? v4.11.2+
Build Date: July 28, 2026
Added
• Brand-new Anime Request feature for requesting new anime titles
• Request status tracking (Pending, Under Review, Approved, In Progress, Uploaded, Rejected)
• Request voting and progress tracking
• Anime Request history for each user
• Modern Anime Request interface built with Material Design 3, Fluent Design, and HugeIcons
• New Private Chat system for community interaction
• Role-based access for Private Chat (Member, Beta Tester, Contributor, Moderator, Admin, Developer)
• Conversation list with real-time synchronization
• Typing indicators and read receipts
• Reply, edit, delete, pin, mute, block, and report message support
• Guest access restrictions for premium community features
Improved
• Android UI consistency across all pages
• Responsive layouts to better match mobile devices
• Hero Banner and Watch Now section with better spacing and smoother animations
• Bottom Navigation behavior to prevent it from appearing on sub-pages
• Account page structure and profile presentation
• Role and edition badge rendering
• Firestore synchronization for requests and chat data
• Overall navigation flow between community features
Implemented
• Real-time Anime Request management using Firebase Firestore
• Secure Private Chat with Firestore real-time listeners
• Role-based feature locking for premium community features
• Pagination, lazy loading, and local caching for chats and requests
• Modern Material Motion transitions throughout the new community pages
• Platform-specific layouts so Android no longer inherits Windows UI components
Refactored
• Navigation architecture for better separation between Android and Windows layouts
• Community modules into reusable providers and services
• Account page components for cleaner state management
• Firestore data models for Anime Requests and Private Chats
• Routing to support future community feature expansion
Optimized
• Firestore read/write operations to reduce unnecessary requests
• Real-time message synchronization performance
• Image loading and caching for Anime Request posters
• Scrolling performance using pagination and lazy loading
💙 Thank you for supporting Kuma Anime and helping us improve the app through your feedback and bug reports.
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