Since yesterday there are some major slowdowns on bot performance 😓. I'm working on longer term fixes that should help when there are tens of thousands of users all at once (more and more often!).

I have released a bot update with some performance improvements. It should significantly reduce response time and match time during hours with more active users! 🤞

Heyy!
I wanted to share with you some statistics about the new version of the bot 😄

Statistics
Total Users: 164,410
🚹: 56,747
🚺: 103,468
🔟: 4,195
Total matches: 1,871,297
New Users Today: 2,394
Active Today: 39,533
Exchanged Messages: 31,008,520

Those are crazy numbers! 😱

I've created a page on Ko-Fi for those who want to donate to help the development of AnonyMeet, more powerful servers and cover the costs of maintenance. Any amount is much appreciated 😊

Two days ago, a change was made to how AnonyMeet talks to Telegram, which seems to have finally fixed the performance issues! 🥳

Please consider donating to cover the bot costs: https://ko-fi.com/anonymeet 😊

NB: This type of campaign will certainly not be done continuously, and not on the same users, so you can expect it as a sporadic thing

As some of you may have noticed, you may have been notified of a message with a simple advertisement 🎟

Via Ko-Fi the fund raising didn't go so well ☹️, but as the bot continues to grow, I need resources to support it 🚀

Thanks for your patience! 😄

NB: This type of campaign will certainly not be done continuously, and not on the same users, so you can expect it as a sporadic thing.

From now on, the bot will try to match users based also on the language!

You did it! @AnonyMeetBot reached more than 300K users, with more than 123 millions messages sent between users! 🥳

Total Users: 300,394
🚹: 117,413
🚺: 174,225
🔟: 8,756
Exchanged Messages: 123,351,891

Keep going! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Telegram has stopped sending messages to the AnonyMeet bot, I'm checking if I can do something about it, otherwise you have to wait for telegram to fix it, in the meantime the bot may not respond properly.

Back online!

Statistics
Total Users: 500,365
🚹: 211,621
🚺: 271,197
🔟: 17,547
Exchanged Messages: 423,476,385

We hit more than 500K users and more than 400 MILLIONS of exchanged messages! 🥳

Wow!

Hi everyone!!!
I'm proud to announce the arrival of VIP subscriptions on @AnonyMeetBot 🥳
Is the most direct way you have to help cover bot maintenance costs, having in return some interesting perks:

🌟 No random match!
Keep people in matching status is a memory-consuming operation, that why the "random match" exists, however, with any vip package, you will be put the vip queue, which should improve the quality and the speed of your matches. (This feature is still in beta, will improve over time!)

🔥 Usernames & Links
They got removed some time ago, because a lot of people abuses by spamming other channels, groups and a lot of unwanted stuff. VIP users will be able to share and read links and usernames with their matches again!

✨ VIP tag
When you match with a partner, you will be marked as "VIP partner", so they know you are special and they can share stuff with you ❤️

Also, we almost hit 800K users, a huge milestone!

💖 Thank you to everyone who is part of this journey 💖

Follow more on @AnonyMeetDevlog

🆕 Feature for VIP users 🆕

🔧 Ability to change the gender
If you selected the wrong gender when you registered, now you can using the /fix_gender command! It's limited to VIP users (/vip) only 1 time per month, to avoid abuses and fake users.

Follow more on @AnonyMeetDevlog

🆕 New features for AnonyMeet 🆕

📞 Calls
The new Telegram update allowed to implement automatic & anonymous video and/or audio calls! When you are in chat, type the /call command!
VIP users have totally unlimited calls, while free users are limited 1 call per match lasting 2 minutes.

⚠️ This feature is experimental, might not work on some devices

Follow more on @AnonyMeetDevlog

🆕 New features for AnonyMeet 🆕

🎂 Age Match
You can now set the your age and your preferred partner age range to find! This feature is free for both free users and VIP users.
To change your preferences and enable it, check in the /settings !

🈶 Message Translation
Only for VIP users for now (/vip to subscribe). Allows you to translate any message you reply to in your current language! Very useful when chatting with people from different countries! Checkout the /translate command!

P.S. A new translation platform is in progress if you want help translating the bot in your language, join the channel for future updates!

Follow more on @AnonyMeetDevlog

🆕 New features for AnonyMeet 🆕

🔑 Chat Reopening
Free and VIP users will be able to request past partners to reopen a new chat. VIP up to the last 6 chats, free the last 2 (may change in the future). You can access this new feature from the /reopen command.

🔓Feature unlocked for FREE
Free users will be able to share telegram usernames and links again without limitations!

💶 BLACK FRIDAY Discounts!
A 10% discount is applied on existing VIP packages for the next few days! In addition, a new 6-month VIP package has been introduced discounted by 15%!
Check it out now in the /vip command!

Follow more on @AnonyMeetDevlog

P.S. AnonyMeet is now on Crowdin if you want help to translate it in your language!

https://crowdin.com/project/anonymeet

🆕 New features for @AnonyMeetBot 🆕

👯 Referral Links
Every 8 friends invited, you will get 2 weeks of FREE VIP subscription!
Referrals are stackable, if you get a reward while already having an active VIP subscription, it will get extended.
Checkout the /refer command.

📝 Subscription renewal discount
A 10% discount will be applied to each renewal if this is done just after expiration of your VIP membership.

🥷 Fighting spammers
A few more anti-spam measures have been added...

Follow more on @AnonyMeetDevlog

🆕 New Update for @AnonyMeetBot 🆕

💳 VIP Package Payments
Due to Telegram's new requirements, VIP package payments will now be processed through Telegram Star. With this change, you'll have access to many more payment methods to purchase stars. For more details, use the /vip command and check the official announcement here: Telegram News.

🥷 Anti-Spam Measures
We've introduced new anti-spam measures to keep your experience safe and enjoyable.

Stay updated by following @AnonyMeetDevlog!

🆕 New Update for @AnonyMeetBot 🆕

🥷 Anti-Spam
Antispam has been improved once again to make sure that the number of bots present on the platform is reduced.

📞 Calls
Free call time has been increased from 2 to 6 minutes for free users. VIP users of course have unlimited time and calls.

🥇Just to remind everybody with the new Telegram Stars system, VIP subscription could be bought even with Google Play credits, and many e-wallets. 🥇
Check out the /vip command!

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