Here is the app on your phone. Work through the six sections below in order — they follow the tabs along the bottom of the screen. Tick each one off as you try it.
Version 1.0.0Platform AndroidConnected to the live systemTakes about 15 minutes
Before you begin
The app opens on the welcome screens every time. We have left that on for now so you can see the sign-in journey whenever you want. In the finished app, signing in is remembered between visits.
This build is connected to the live system. The profiles, matches and invitations you see are real. If you send an interest, it genuinely reaches that member — so please use the test account we have given you.
This is a demonstration build. Some parts are still being built and are marked below. They are designed and scheduled, and will work normally in the live version — the same as the payment step, which is simulated for now.
Anything with an open tick box is ready for you to try. Anything marked In progress, Not yet or Older design has a greyed-out box that cannot be ticked — please read it before you try that part of the screen.
1
The app opens on our splash screen, then the welcome screen. Sign in with the email address and password we have given you.
In progressCreating an account — the form is ready, but the community list does not fill in yet once a religion is chosen. It will be fixed in the live build. Please sign in with the account we have provided.
In progressLogging out is not finished. To switch accounts, close the app fully and open it again.
2
This is where a member lands after signing in. Everything on it is chosen for that member, and it updates when you pull the screen down.
In progressMatch of the Day is currently showing the same member as the first curated pick. It will be fixed in the live build.
In progressThe Not Verified badge is showing on every account at the moment, whether or not the profile is verified.
Next releaseAlerts on your phone — the app is fully built to receive them, and to open the right screen when one is tapped: interest received, interest accepted, photo and contact requests, profile views, shortlists, plan reminders. The server side that sends them is not deployed yet, so none will arrive on this build. They switch on with the next server release, with no change needed to the app.
In progressThe bell on this screen does not open yet. The notifications screen itself is finished — open any profile and tap the bell there to see it.
3
Five ways of looking at members, along the tabs at the top. The last two hold more than their names suggest — Recent Visitors also carries Premium Members, and More Matches holds your viewing history along with your ignored and blocked lists. Tap any face to open that member's full profile.
All MatchesNewly JoinedVerifiedRecent VisitorsMore Matches
In progressSend Interest and Request Photo — these reach real members on the live system, so we have held them back from testing rather than contact anyone by mistake. Please leave them for now. We will confirm both on a test environment and report back before the next build.
In progressThe filter panel opens and the choices tick, but the results behind it do not narrow down yet.
In progressFavourite (the heart) fills in while you are on the screen, but is not kept once the app closes.
In progressBlock and Don't show, under the three-dot menu, can be used — but undoing them from the Blocked and Ignored lists is not finished.
Older designThe View Profile page is showing an older design in this demo build. This view, and any other view still on the older design, will be revised in the live build.
Not yetRequest Phone and Similar profiles are not built into this screen yet.
4
Search works by description, not by name — a member sets out who they are looking for and gets everyone who fits, and can keep that description to run again later.
In progressSearch is not ready in this build. The screens are built — basic and advanced criteria, saving a search, running it again — but results only come back on accounts that already have a saved search. On a new account nothing is returned. Please look at the screens and leave the searching until the next build.
Not yetLooking up a member by name or member ID is not built. The box on this screen names the search so it can be saved — it does not look for a person. If you would like name search, tell us and we will scope it.
5
Everything a member has sent or been sent, across five tabs. The five tabs sit in a row that scrolls sideways — swipe it to reach Sent and Contacts.
ReceivedAcceptedRequestsSentContacts
In progressOpening a member from the Inbox does not work yet — tapping a row moves you across to Matches instead of opening that member's profile. It will be fixed in the live build.
In progressAccepting or declining an interest, withdrawing one you sent, and approving photo and phone requests all reach real members on the live system, so we have held them back from testing. Please leave them for now and we will confirm them on a test environment before the next build.
Not yetWrite message and Connect now are placeholders. There is no messaging or calling in the app yet — members exchange phone numbers through the phone request instead. Tell us if in-app messaging should be added.
6
Everything a member controls about how they appear and who can reach them. Each section opens to its own screen.
Next releaseEmail and SMS alert preferences — the screen is built, but it sits on the same server work as phone alerts, so the settings cannot be read or saved on this build. It switches on with the next server release.
In progressEditing is not finished on Family details, Education and career, Location and Contact details. Please look at the layouts and leave the typing until the next build.
In progressPartner preferences — the screen fills in and confirms, but the choices are not kept yet.
In progressPrivacy options — who can see your phone, email, photos, date of birth and income. The choices change on screen and confirm, but they are not stored yet, so leaving the screen returns them to the starting values.
In progressAccount settings — changing your password is not connected yet. The screen confirms the change, but the old password stays in place. Please do not rely on it.
In progressHide or delete the profile — the screen confirms your choice, but the profile is not actually hidden or removed yet. Safe to open and look at; nothing you press here will affect the account.
In progressShare a success story — the form is built and thanks you when you send it, but the story is not stored yet, and the photo attachment is still to come. Worth looking at; please do not write a real story into it.
In progressWho sees my photos is behind the settings icon at the top right of the Photo Album. The choices show but are not kept yet, and we will add a label to that icon.
Not yetDietary preference appears on the profile but there is nowhere to set it yet.
Not yetAbout me appears on the profile but cannot be written yet, so it is empty on every account.
Kept for UI place holder, don't tap
Screens built, not yet connected
These screens are finished as designs so you can see where the app is going, but nothing is wired behind them yet. They will work normally in the live version. Tap a row to read where each one stands.
The link is on the sign-in screen but does not open yet. The reset-by-email journey is designed and comes next. Until then, we can reset a password for any member on request.
Plans, upgrade and renewal are built, but payment is not connected. The result after paying is simulated and can come back either way, so please do not complete a payment on this build.
Sample entries rather than real purchase history. This follows the payment work.
Accepts a test code only. Real codes by SMS come with the payment work.
Under Settings. The list shown is a sample and the choices are not kept yet.
Marital status, city and state are showing the same placeholder text on every profile for now.
The Recent Visitors tab under Matches is live. A second, older screen still shows sample names and is being retired.
Share, Report, deleting a photo, attaching a file to a success story, and Help & Support in the side menu. Each is scheduled; tell us which matter most and we will order the work around that.
New in this build
Home now shows a loading placeholder while each section fills, instead of briefly reading “no data available”
The greeting and activity counts fade in the same way
Branded splash screen and app icon
Inbox, Matches, Plans and Settings rebuilt to the new design