What's new in Rapchat

1. AndroidOctober 7, 2026

   Android 9.1

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   Studio opens instantly and saves your session, challenges from any beat, a refreshed look across the app, new Home cards and the Gold Pass, plus more reliable Studio ads and crash fixes.

   New

   • New Home cards: announcements, suggested artists to follow, and a card to share your profile, with Apps We Love in one compact row.
   • Gold Pass: watch one ad each week to unlock an hour of Rapchat Gold.
   • Email sign-in links: already have an account? We can email you a link to sign in.
   • Lyrics tools: undo, offline saving and search make lyrics easier to write and edit.
   • Challenges from any beat: start a community challenge right from a beat.
   • Studio saves your session: if the app closes, you can restore your takes.
   • Now Playing comments: a new comments card, and owners can pin a comment.

   Improved

   • Studio opens instantly with your beat loading right inside it, and Create opens Studio first.
   • A refreshed look across For You, Now Playing, beat pages, profiles, sheets and dialogs, and Featured shows which songs are Boosted.
   • Studio asks before you leave a session, and you can search your private tracks.
   • Free vocal effects apply instantly, and the crown only shows on premium effects that are locked for you.
   • Posting is smoother: cover art uploads, the share sheet opens without a flicker, and Message sends your link by text.
   • Search finds any track, links open the right profile or song, and notifications take you to the right screen, even when Rapchat was closed.
   • A cleaner Settings screen, smoother sheets and dialogs, and smoother back navigation.
   • Clearer offline and empty states, and faster startup.

   Fixed

   • Studio ads no longer lose a ready ad when account or privacy state changes during loading.
   • 48 kHz beats now export at the right speed and pitch.
   • Fixed crashes when viewing listeners or likes on For You videos, opening Create right after launch, and showing beat counts on some devices.
   • Fixed Studio freezes when adding layers.
   • Effects never wipe a take, and Studio stops its audio when you close it.
   • Smoother back navigation on Android 16.
   • Fixed reporting, password reset, push links and support email, plus playback, profile and stability fixes.

   Update on Google Play
2. iOSOctober 7, 2026

   iOS 13.7

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   Watching an ad to unlock vocal effects is more reliable.

   Fixed

   • Watching an ad to unlock vocal effects no longer reports unavailable when the ad is already loading or the automatic ad limit has been reached.

   Update on App Store
3. iOSSeptember 28, 2026

   iOS 13.4.2

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   Fixes for Studio project backups using too much storage, push notifications that opened the wrong screen, and more stability improvements.

   Improved

   • Project invite links show the project name, cover and who invited you.
   • A new What's New row in Settings shows what changed in each update.
   • VoiceOver reads the Studio record and play buttons and the feed controls.
   • If Rapchat asks about ad privacy when it opens, upgrade links wait until you answer.

   Fixed

   • Studio project backups no longer fill up your phone: they upload a few versions at a time and leave at least 1 GB free, so autosave keeps working.
   • Notifications for featured raps, accepted collabs, beat sales, beat comments and likes, challenge results and support replies open the right screen.

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4. iOSSeptember 27, 2026

   iOS 13.4.1

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   Fixes for Studio crashes, Sign in with Apple, project invite links and upgrade screens.

   Fixed

   • Fixed Studio crashes when recording, changing effects, and editing or duplicating segments.
   • Sign in with Apple on the login screen no longer shows "Sign In Failed" before signing you in.
   • Project invites open over other screens, invite links always open the invite, and "Not Now" no longer leaves the app unresponsive.
   • Upgrade screens opened from links stay open until you close them.
   • Fixed crashes in Activity, playlists, lyrics and artwork.

   Update on App Store
5. iOSSeptember 26, 2026

   iOS 13.4

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   Full-quality AirPods recording, the Gold Pass, and steadier Studio, Freestyle Video and playback.

   New

   • Gold Pass: watch one ad each week to unlock an hour of Rapchat Gold.
   • Profile videos in the feed: videos from a profile open in the full-screen video feed.
   • Apps We Love: a new section featuring other awesome apps.

   Improved

   • Studio records from your AirPods microphone at full quality, and falls back to the iPhone mic instead of call-quality audio.
   • Music, the For You feed and tracks pause cleanly for ads and paywalls and stay paused until you press play, and lock-screen controls work while you listen.
   • Freestyle Video picks a clean cover frame, and Post to Rapchat waits until your video is ready.
   • Share links from the For You feed open the right video.
   • If Sign in with Apple can't finish on your device, you get a clear message and the option to sign in with email.
   • Already have an account? Sign up with the same email and we'll send you a link to sign in.
   • Project invite links now always work, even if you need to sign in first.
   • Home feed cards are cleaner, and buttons are easier to read.
   • Rapchat starts faster.

   Fixed

   • Freestyle Video recovers after a camera or microphone problem.
   • Fixed Studio crashes when adding or deleting tracks, changing effects, or leaving Studio.
   • A new Studio project is only created once, even on a slow connection.
   • Project backups show only versions that are really saved to the cloud, and Remove Downloads keeps anything not backed up yet.

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6. AndroidSeptember 18, 2026

   Android 9.0.0

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   Create and share with fewer interruptions: a smoother first run, steadier Studio timing, and more reliable uploads and video playback.

   Improved

   • A smoother first-run experience when you set up Rapchat.
   • Better vocal timing in Studio.
   • More reliable uploads, with recovery when something goes wrong.
   • Smoother video playback.

   Fixed

   • Spotlight saves and playlist queues play in the right order.
   • Profile lists stay stable while new content loads.

   Update on Google Play
7. iOSSeptember 13, 2026

   iOS 13.3

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   Steadier Studio sessions, exports and video imports, plus fixes for presets, playlists and beat search.

   Improved

   • Studio effects and editing feel steadier, including saving your own presets with Save As.
   • Exports and mastering finish more reliably, and a song is only marked as saved once the file is really ready.
   • Older saved projects open with their beats in place.
   • Sharing to SoundCloud reconnects on its own when your sign-in has expired.

   Fixed

   • Beat search results come back after a connection hiccup instead of staying empty.
   • Playlists respond to taps while they are still loading.
   • Importing videos from your library is more reliable, including large videos.
   • Fixed a crash when drawing waveforms and when preparing very large videos.

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8. iOSSeptember 12, 2026

   iOS 13.2

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   Better recording with Bluetooth headphones, plus camera, video and upload fixes.

   Improved

   • Recording handles Bluetooth headphones and microphone changes more smoothly.

   Fixed

   • Freestyle Video opens the camera more reliably.
   • Videos you add keep the right orientation.
   • Songs upload in the correct audio format.

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9. iOSSeptember 9, 2026

   iOS 13.1

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   Drop Club on profiles, better microphone controls in Studio, and recoverable takes.

   New

   • Drop Club on profiles: discover an artist's Drop Club right from their profile.

   Improved

   • Apps We Love has compact cards and quick app previews.
   • Better microphone and audio-route settings in Studio.
   • Microphone level feedback while you record.
   • Interrupted takes can be recovered instead of lost.
   • Previews, video watermark framing, the Export screen, Discover scrolling and Beat Details navigation all got smoother.

   Fixed

   • Fixed a crash when adding a video from the camera.
   • Fixed uploads that failed for some audio files.

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10. iOSSeptember 9, 2026

    iOS 13.0

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    Freestyle Video, the For You video feed, and faster ways around your Inbox.

    New

    • Freestyle Video: open Create and tap Record Freestyle Video. Record over a beat or acapella, watch it back, retake if you want, then post to Rapchat.
    • For You video feed: swipe through performances in For You, New and Following. Tap the beat on any video to record your own take over it.
    • Inbox shortcuts: jump straight to Activity, DMs, Collab Invites, Notification Settings and Message Settings, and mark everything read at once.
    • Pinned comments: pin a favorite comment on your own tracks.
    • Apps We Love: a hand-picked set of music apps, starting with Voloco and Music House, in Settings and Discover.

    Improved

    • Smoother feed paging, comments and messaging.
    • Lyrics stay clear of the playback controls in Studio.
    • Restoring Rapchat Gold and Platinum purchases is more reliable.

    Fixed

    • More reliable recording, including when your phone is low on storage.
    • Uploads recover after an interruption or when the app goes to the background.
    • Fixed crashes in comments and chats.

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11. AndroidAugust 23, 2026

    Android 8.11.0

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    New ways to get heard: the full-screen freestyle video feed, song Boosts, and message privacy settings.

    New

    • Freestyle video feed: watch, like, comment on and share freestyle videos in a full-screen feed, and start your own from there.
    • Boosts: boost your songs to reach more listeners.
    • Message Settings: choose who can message you: everyone, verified artists and people you follow, or only people you follow.
    • A more personal start: tell us what you want to do with Rapchat when you sign up.

    Improved

    • Clearer loading states across the app.
    • Better layouts on Android 15 and 16, with nothing hidden behind the status or navigation bars.
    • Smoother profile, feed and collection loading.
    • A song is only shown as published once the upload has really finished.

    Fixed

    • Fixed the most common recording crash.
    • Fixed freezes when deleting a Studio track.

    Update on Google Play

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