Yakihonne Update: Auto-Translation, Relay Discovery, and Sats Gift Packets Now Live

We’re thrilled to roll out a major update for Yakihonne across web and mobile. This release is designed to tear down language barriers, enhance community discovery, and give you more native ways to exchange value. It introduces instant auto-translation, a robust relay review system, and seamless Sats Gift Packets in direct messages.



Seamless Auto-Translation

Nostr is global, and now your feed is too. You can now read notes and articles from creators around the world without language barriers.

- Optionally auto-translate notes instantly upon opening them
- Translations process seamlessly within 3 seconds
- Connect with international communities and creators without friction
- Available on both Web and Mobile

Relay Discovery & Access

Finding and engaging with the right communities is easier than ever. We've introduced powerful tools to help you evaluate relays before joining them:

- Relay Reviews: Read reviews and ratings from other users to discover the best active relays
- Join Requests: Easily request access to private or gated relays directly through the app interface

Monetization & Value Exchange

We are continuing to build out our creator economy and peer-to-peer transaction flows with highly requested features:

- Sats Gift Packets: Send Bitcoin natively within direct messages to reward friends or creators directly
- Flawless Paid Notes: Enjoy redesigned QR payment flows with flexible dropdown wallet selection options
- Pending Paid Notes Dashboard: Track and manage your paid content directly from the mobile app

Web Update (v5.8.0)

- Relay invitations via join requests for easier access to private relays
- Relay reviews added to help evaluate and discover relays
- Sats gift packets can now be sent directly in messages
- Expired notes are now automatically removed from the feed
- Auto-translation applied when opening notes or articles
- Fixed issues when visiting profiles via NIP-05 URLs (Yakihonne NIP-05 users)
- Fixed problems when adding Alby wallet accounts
- Fixed bunker connection issues
- Fixed follow status detection in search results
- Redesigned toast messages for clearer feedback
- Fixed QR code payments for paid notes and added wallet selection options
- Added imeta support for uploaded files in notes and articles
- Fixed incomplete or partially loaded thread fetching issues
- Improved URL preview metadata fetching for better accuracy
- Fixed UI issues when note options position changes
- General bug fixes and optimizations across the app

Mobile Update (v2.0.3)

- Added relay review
- Added relay join request
- Added expanded nested replies in notes
- Added nsec saving to ios keychain
- Added option to autotranslate note in 3 seconds
- Added support for nwc multi relays
- Added pending paid notes in dashboard
- Added imeta tag when publishing notes and articles
- Added expired content ignore
- Fix pasting text in private message not working
- Fix profile fetching issue
- Fix screen orientation in youtube links when trying fullscreen mode
- Fix paid notes not being submitted issue
- Fix notification refresh when switching to view
- Other bug fixes and performance improvements

Why This Update Matters

- Auto-translation makes Nostr a truly borderless, global network
- Relay reviews and join requests make navigating the decentralized relay ecosystem intuitive
- Cleaned-up feeds (ignoring expired content) and expanded nested replies dramatically improve the reading experience
- Sats gifts and improved paid notes strengthen the native Bitcoin creator economy

Update Now

Update to Web v5.8.0 and Mobile v2.0.3 today to break language barriers, discover new communities, and start sending Sats directly in messages on Yakihonne!