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Cute Couple Pictures, More Companion Slots, and Adjustable Check-Ins

27 July 2026

Ten days ago we told you July was a quiet month about languages and photo galleries. We're cooking up some exciting stuff that we're excited to announce in the coming week (hint: memories, voice calls). But let's take a look at what we've shipped in the last week.

16 July 2026

This past stretch was less about big new features and more about reach: making the app feel like it was built in your language, and giving you better ways to look back over everything you and your companion have shared.

Voiceovers Are Live: Hear Your AI Companion Speak

5 July 2026

Last month we said voiceovers were the thing we were most excited about. They're here. Now you can hear your Embraces AI companion out loud: tap any text message they send and you'll hear it read back aloud, in a voice that's their own.

Selfies Can Go Anywhere Now, and a Smarter Paywall

26 June 2026

This month was less about big new toys and more about work on bug fixes and stability. The kind of stuff that doesn't make a headline but adds up to a noticeably better texting experience.

Wefies Are Live: Couple Photos With Your AI Companion

12 June 2026

A couple of weeks back we shipped selfies, where you describe a scene and your Companion sends back a photo of themselves in it. Our next thought: what if we could have Companion selfies include the user? Well, wefies are now live, and you can take your companion out on dates!

ProjectSylvie Is Now Embraces AI: Our Rebrand

10 June 2026

If you've been following us for a while now, you'll have known us as ProjectSylvie. We've decided to rebrand to Embraces AI, reflecting our vision of AI companionship feeling like a warm embrace (cheesy, we know). The past three weeks have been the most productive stretch in our history, and we want to pull back the curtain on what shipped and why.

Companion Selfies, and Listening to Our Early Users

30 May 2026

We're coming close to the end of the month now, and we've been hard at work figuring out what features we must prioritize, what our ideal user flows should look like, and how to reach out to more early users.

What Do You Want From an AI Companion?

19 May 2026

I'm sure we've all been there: Character.ai, Janitor AI, Kindroid, etc.. We've all looked for something that has what we want, and come up empty. At Embraces, we shared that very experience. That's why we wanted to come up with our own take on the idea.