2025 SkaDate Engine Update: Faster Apps, Smarter UX, and Two New Premium Plugins

We’re excited to announce the latest SkaDate Engine Update — packed with improvements that make your apps faster, smoother, and more engaging across iOS, Android, PWA, and web.

This release also includes two brand-new premium plugins designed to help founders strengthen moderation and marketing performance.

2025 SkaDate Engine Updates

Profile Caching for Mobile Apps (both PWA and Native)

In previous versions, every time a user opened the People screen, the app reloaded all profiles from the server — even if the same batch had already been fetched. This caused delays, unnecessary network requests, and extra server load.

The new Profile Caching system changes that. Once a batch of profiles is loaded, it stays in memory while the app is running. When users switch between sections — for example, from Messages back to People — the next profile appears instantly without any reloads. After all cached profiles are swiped, the app automatically loads a new batch.

Main Benefit: A faster, smoother swiping experience that keeps users engaged.

 

Smarter Location Input

Previously, users could type anything into the location field — full addresses, ZIP codes, or even country names. This led to inconsistent data, privacy concerns, and inaccurate search results.

With this update, the system now restricts location input to city-level data only (for example, San Francisco). Users can no longer enter street addresses or apartment numbers. SkaDate automatically validates entries through Google Places Autocomplete, ensuring both accuracy and safety.

Main Benefit: More accurate matching and stronger privacy protection for users.

 

Better Onboarding Flow

The registration process previously required users to upload a photo at the very first step. This created friction and led to drop-offs before completion.

Now, the photo upload step has been moved to the final stage of onboarding — after the main profile details are filled out. By asking for photos at the end, users feel more invested in the process and are far more likely to complete registration.

Main Benefit: Higher activation and sign-up completion rates thanks to reduced friction.

 

Firebase Crashlytics Integration

We’ve integrated Firebase Crashlytics into all SkaDate mobile builds (iOS, Android, and PWA). Crashlytics automatically tracks and reports app crashes in real time, capturing detailed diagnostics like device type, OS version, and stack traces.

This helps developers identify and resolve issues quickly before they affect large numbers of users — ensuring a more stable and enjoyable experience across platforms.

Main Benefit: Improved app reliability through real-time crash detection and faster fixes.

 

Height Field in User Profiles (Finally)

For the first time, SkaDate includes a dedicated Height field in all user profiles — an essential attribute in modern dating apps where physical preferences play an important role.

The field appears across registration, profile editing, search filters, and match preferences, and it supports both metric (cm) and imperial (ft/in) formats depending on the user’s locale.

Main Benefit: More complete and personalized profiles for better compatibility matching.

 

Enhanced Email Deliverability and Reputation Tools

Email deliverability is critical to user engagement — from onboarding confirmations to daily notifications. This update introduces several backend enhancements to improve sender reputation and compliance:

• Feedback-ID Header for Gmail Postmaster Tools — enables spam report tracking for domain reputation monitoring.
• One-Click “Unsubscribe from All Emails” — lets users instantly opt out of all communications with one click.
• Gmail “List-Unsubscribe” Header — adds Gmail’s built-in “Unsubscribe” link next to the sender’s name.
• Instant Verification Emails — registration, password reset, and email change confirmations are now sent in real time (no 5-minute cron delay).

Main Benefit: Stronger sender reputation and higher inbox deliverability across all SkaDate-powered projects.

 

Require Photo Upload for Google SSO Users

When users register using Google Sign-In, SkaDate automatically imports their Google profile picture. However, in many cases, this image isn’t a real photo — just an icon or initial.

With this update, even Google SSO users will be required to upload a real photo manually during onboarding. Until they do, they will be treated as if they have no profile picture.

Main Benefit: More authentic user profiles that increase trust and match quality.

 

Deep Linking for Emails

Previously, when users clicked on email notifications such as New Message or Someone Liked You, they were redirected to the mobile website — even if the app was already installed.

Now, with Deep Linking, those same email buttons open the app directly to the relevant screen (chat, likes, or profile). If the app isn’t installed, the link automatically opens the web version instead.

Main Benefit: Higher engagement and response rates through seamless app-to-email integration.

 

Remove Swipe Navigation Between App Sections

We’ve removed swipe-based navigation between the main app sections. Many users accidentally switched screens while scrolling, which caused confusion and frustration.

From now on, navigation between major sections happens only through the bottom menu or buttons, ensuring that movements within the app are intentional and predictable.

Main Benefit: A cleaner, more intuitive navigation experience that reduces user frustration.

 

New Premium Plugins

Text Moderation Plugin

User-generated content is key to any dating platform — but it can also create challenges. Profiles, bios, and posts sometimes include phone numbers, Telegram IDs, or other external contact details that undermine your monetization and community safety.

The new Text Moderation Plugin automatically routes all edits from free-text fields (profiles, bios, posts) to a moderation queue in the admin panel. Moderators can approve or reject content before it becomes visible to others.

Main Benefit: Protects your community and revenue by preventing contact sharing, spam, and policy violations.

 

Conversion Tracking Plugin for Meta & Google Ads

For apps running marketing campaigns on Meta (Facebook, Instagram) or Google Ads, this plugin enables full visibility into how users convert inside your SkaDate-based mobile apps.

The Conversion Tracking Plugin integrates with official SDKs (Meta and Firebase) and automatically reports all key in-app events — such as registrations, purchases, and subscriptions — back to ad platforms. This allows you to optimize campaigns for meaningful results like completed sign-ups or paid conversions.

Main Benefit: Enables performance-driven ad campaigns that reduce CPA and improve ROI.

 

Conclusion

With these newly released plugins and engine improvements, SkaDate customers can immediately benefit from faster performance, higher engagement, stronger retention, and new monetization opportunities. And this is just the beginning — upcoming features like Community Hub, In-App Review, and next-generation moderation tools will elevate your platform even further.

Explore what’s coming next on our roadmap: https://portal.skadate.com/tabs/2-planned

If you’d like to update your SkaDate Engine or install the new premium plugins, please contact your Support Manager.