Changelog

What's new on doIwatch.it — written for humans, not developers.

v1.9.6 February 2026
  • New: The homepage has been redesigned to better explain what makes doIwatch.it different from Letterboxd and IMDb.
  • New: The welcome guide now explains why there are no likes, comments, or chat — and why that’s intentional.
  • Improved: Review notes can now be up to 300 characters instead of 280.
v1.9.5 February 2026
  • Fixed: Search is now significantly more reliable — titles with alternate names, translations, or unusual indexing are much more likely to appear in results.
  • Fixed: Searching with a year filter no longer silently returns nothing when an unrelated local title partially matches the query.
  • Fixed: Navigation buttons on mobile are now correctly sized and aligned when logged out.
  • Fixed: Feed toggle now clearly says Hide my ratings and Show my ratings instead of describing the current state.
  • Improved: Feed on mobile now shows the poster above the title and rating for easier reading on small screens.
  • Improved: Posters on the feed and profile pages are larger on desktop and show the full image without cropping on all screen sizes.
  • Improved: Profile header on mobile no longer breaks the member since date across multiple lines or stacks the stats vertically.
v1.9.4 February 2026
  • New: Share your profile — visitors who are not logged in now see Log in to follow and Create account buttons on any profile page. After signing in, the follow completes automatically.
  • Fixed: Feed toggle now says Hide my ratings and Show my ratings instead of describing the current state.
  • Fixed: Search with year or type filters no longer misses results due to an unrelated local title partially matching the query.
  • Improved: Profile and feed posters show the full image without cropping on mobile.
  • Improved: Navigation buttons on mobile are now correctly sized and aligned when logged out.
v1.9 February 2026
  • New: Private profiles — make your profile private so only logged-in users can view it (Settings → Privacy)
  • New: Terms of Service — registration now requires agreement to the terms. Existing accounts are unaffected.
  • New: Contact form — report incorrect film or TV data directly from a title page. The form pre-fills the title so you do not have to.
  • New: Smarter nightly sync — the background title refresh now only updates titles that have actually changed on Trakt, making it significantly faster.
  • Fixed: Log in to follow — visiting a profile while logged out now shows buttons to log in or create an account, which then complete the follow automatically.
  • Fixed: Season cache refreshes daily for currently airing shows instead of waiting seven days.
v1.8 February 2026
  • New: Profile stats — your own profile now shows total ratings, film/TV split, season rating count, average scores overall and by type, a score distribution chart, top genres with average ratings, favourite decade, and a genre insight line ("you rate X highest and Y lowest")
v1.7 February 2026
  • New: doIwatch? — can't decide what to watch? Pick something random from your watchlist or titles your network has rated that you haven't seen yet. See who said yes and who said no before you commit.
  • New: Film or TV filter on doIwatch? — narrow picks to just films or just TV series
  • New: "Not this one" cycles through picks without repeating titles in the same session
  • New: "Start over" resets your picks
  • Improved: Account deletion — Settings now links to a pre-filled deletion request form; we'll confirm by email when your account is deleted
v1.6 February 2026
  • New: Notification inbox — see when someone follows you, with unread badge in nav
  • New: Contact & suggestions form — get in touch without logging in at /contact
  • New: Email delivery help page — known problem providers and workarounds at /email-help
  • Fixed: Verification email notice shown after registration with link to email help
v1.5 February 2026
  • New: Watchlist — save titles you want to watch without rating them yet. Add from title pages, search results, discover, or a friend's profile
  • New: Watchlist is public by default — others can see what you plan to watch on your profile
  • New: Titles automatically removed from your watchlist when you rate them (can be turned off in Settings)
  • New: Change your email address — a verification link is sent to the new address before the change takes effect
  • New: Copyright notice in the footer
  • New: Two-row mobile nav — primary links on top, account links below
  • Fixed: Logout now asks for confirmation before ending your session
v1.4 February 2026
  • New: Discover page — browse titles rated by your network that you haven't seen, trending on doIwatch.it, and trending globally
  • New: Season ratings — rate individual seasons of TV shows alongside or instead of the whole series
  • New: Network average score — see what your network rates a title on average
  • New: Load more on the feed now appends items instead of replacing the page
  • New: Foreign titles show their original name in brackets — e.g. Parasite (기생충), Money Heist (La casa de papel)
  • New: Title descriptions shown on title and discover pages
  • Fixed: Search reliably finds titles even when partial matches exist in the local cache
  • Fixed: Poster images re-fetch automatically if a file goes missing
v1.2 – v1.3 February 2026
  • New: Feed toggle — hide or show your own ratings in your feed with one click
  • New: Edit button on your own profile ratings
  • New: Poster images switched to TMDb — higher quality and better coverage
  • New: Download your ratings as a CSV file (Settings → Your data)
  • Fixed: TV show search no longer misses results when partial title matches exist
  • Fixed: Recently joined sidebar now always shows even when you follow many people
v1.0 – v1.1 February 2026
  • Initial launch — rate films and TV shows 1–10 with optional comment
  • Follow friends and see their ratings in your feed
  • Search any film or TV series via Trakt
  • Title pages with network ratings and poster images
  • Email verification, forgot password, remember me
  • Mobile responsive dark UI