Couple Blog

Google Play Staff Picks Feature!

Woohoo, happy days! We’ve been featured as a Staff Pick by Google Play! It’s a great honor to be hand picked as an App to Watch and we’d like to send a big hug and thank you to all our users. We could never have been featured without you. To the good folks at Google Play, a huge thank you for noticing us and deeming Couple worthy of sharing. A few of our favorites in the current crop of Google Play Staff Picks are:  

New updates for iOS and Android!

Hi everyone,
Hope your Mother’s Day weekend (here in the U.S.) was filled with the enchantment and joy only family can bring! Our Couple family on the other hand, was tucked away in the basement working hard on improvements to Couple… we present to you, new updates for both iOS and Android!

iOS update 
Videos from Library
You asked and we answered. You can now select videos from your phone library. Just tap on +, the video icon, and select Library. Go crazy!

Direct Call button
Call to tell your partner about your hot new shoes. Enter your partner’s phone number in Settings and you’re set. (Please note the call button links to your phone’s regular call option. Your service provider’s phone charges will apply.)

Delay on Security Code requirement
Set a delay time on when the security passcode is required after you minimize Couple. Go into Settings, Require Security Code, and set a time that suits you. No more prying eyes!

  Android update
Call Feature
Hear the warm sound of your partner’s voice with a simple tap of the call button at the upper right corner. Set up your partner’s phone number in Settings and you’re good to go. (Please note that the call button is a link to your phone’s regular call option. Your service provider’s regular phone charges will apply. )

New and Improved Camera
Here’s Ollie, the Twitterrific mascot we received from Cute Fight and Twitterrific. (Thank you!) Our redesigned camera makes Ollie look extra cute with five different filters. (With more on the way because everything looks cooler through a filter.) Try them out and share your photos with us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

  Secret feature
Can you keep a secret? Tap on the lock icon at the lower right of the screen to set your photo to be a Secret or to Self Destruct. For all the Mr. and Mrs. Smiths out there. 

Delay on Security Code Requirement
Choose your desired time frame in Settings and minimize Couple without needing to enter your security code every single time. Convenience and security rolled into one.

 We hope you enjoy these new features and that they help further enhance your most important relationship. We welcome your feedback and hope to hear from you soon!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns about the new update, please let us know and we will work with you to resolve them.

Download Couple for  iOS in Apple iTunes or Android in Google Play
Rate Couple in Apple iTunes or Google Play

(By the way, Couple is cross-platform compatible so all you star-crossed-platform lovers are cool too.)

Happy Birthday, Couple!

One year ago today, we officially introduced Couple to the world. It’s been an amazing year, and the first thing we want to say is thank you to you, our amazing users.

After launching at Y Combinator’s Demo Day last spring, we moved our team operations to San Francisco. Based on your suggestions, we created fun new features such as Secret, Shared Dates and Audio Notes. We made sharing those special moments even easier with Listening Music Status and more photo filters. And, thanks to all of you, Couple recently hit one million registered users!

Every day, we hear stories about surprise dates, anniversaries, and touching moments made possible by Couple. We get e-mails from users who love Couple and are passionate about making it better. Without our users, Couple would not be what it is today.

So today, on our first birthday, we would like to thank each and every one of you. We look forward to growing with you and sharing the many moments to come.

Love,
Couple Team

Free and Fun Date Ideas

Hi everyone! How is your week? It’s going to be a sunny weekend here in San Francisco and we thought we would brainstorm some fun and free dates! Of course it is nice to go to a fancy restaurant for dinner (Hi Share a Sketch contest winners!) but it is exciting to do something different too. Plus everybody likes free things!

Five Fun and Free Date Ideas

1. Go on a Picnic
Look at what’s in your fridge and bring some food to the park for a picnic. You get to clear out your fridge a bit, get some sun, and look at some greenery (a break from computers and phones!). We love multi-purpose dates like this. 

2. March in Unison
Instead of just going for a walk, try going for a walk in unison! Link your arms and walk step in step around the neighborhood. See how long it will take for you two walk like that effortlessly!

3. Act in a Production
A sock puppet theatre production that is. Find some old (but clean!) socks and buttons. Sew the buttons on the socks to make sock puppets. Get creative! Hang a bedsheet over a table for the backdrop and put on a show.

4. Become a Fashion Advisor
Choose each other’s outfits for the day. Anything goes from the bow tie to the checkered shorts. You can also take it one step further by styling each other’s hair!

5. Be an Angel
This date is not only free but is sure to leave you with warm fuzzy feelings all day. Brainstorm ideas to do things for other people. For example, “write inspiring quotes and leave them in books at the library” and “return all the shopping carts in a parking lot.” (Please stay safe!)

Have fun and please share any other free and fun date ideas you have!