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Weekly Recap: Action Mode for Sports, Faster Package Ordering & Favorites Sign-In 📸⭐

Weekly Recap: Action Mode for Sports, Faster Package Ordering & Favorites Sign-In 📸⭐
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Candy
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July 2, 2026
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Weekly Recap: Action Mode for Sports, Faster Package Ordering & Favorites Sign-In 📸⭐
Hey photo friends! 👋

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Candy here with a weekly recap—there’s a very exciting Capture App addition this week: Action Mode for Sports events! We’ve also got a few Dashboard and Check-In fixes to keep things moving smoothly.

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Let’s take a look.

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📱 Capture App 5.8: New Action Mode

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Capture App 5.8 introduces a brand-new Action Mode shooting mode for Sports events.

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🏷️ Automatically tag photos with PhotoTags while shooting‍

  • Action Mode lets you select a PhotoTag and automatically apply it to the photos you take, using a familiar PhotoTag selection flow similar to managing PhotoTags for group images.

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🏈 Built for sports workflows‍

  • Action Mode appears for Sports events:
    • On Positive ID events, it shows up all the time
    • On Face Matching events, it shows up when the Event has PhotoTags

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📸 Shoot freely in Positive ID‍

  • This also allows you to shoot freely in Positive ID events without first adding a participant—something that wasn’t previously possible.

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👥 Not the same as Group Photos‍

  • Action Mode applies PhotoTags while shooting, but it does not mark images as group images.

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🤖 Android RAW+JPEG reconnect improvement‍

  • Improved behavior on Android when shooting in RAW+JPEG while reconnecting the camera multiple times.

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Why it’s helpful:

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Action photographers can now organize images into PhotoTags while they shoot, making it much easier for subjects accessing the gallery live at the Event to browse the All Images Gallery to filter down to the right team, game, division, or group on the retail site when you are live-uploading your action shots.

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This is especially useful when you’re promoting an All Images Gallery QR code at an event and sending subjects directly to retail. Combined with the new sign-in requirement for Favorites, subjects can save favorite images and access them later from any device—setting the stage for even more action-event workflow improvements in the future.

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You can even utilize the new Auto Edit feature to potentially review and edit your action photos before they go live to the gallery with AI! Try out the beta "Improve Action Shot" node in Candy Image Studio on some test photos to see how it works for you.

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🛍️ Retail Updates

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📦 Packages now prefill with the selected image‍

  • When a shopper starts a package from an image, eligible package items will now auto-fill with that image. Customers can still change any product, but this makes ordering larger packages much faster.‍
  • Note: Group images won’t prefill non-group products, non-group images won’t prefill group products, downloads beyond the first won't prefill, and products requiring captions or multiple images won’t be prefilled.

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🧩 Package editor UI refreshed‍

  • Configured products now show a clearer Change Image button, and product names + image controls are grouped together to reduce confusion.

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🛒 Packages now have a landing screen‍

  • Packages now open with an overview of what’s included before the shopper continues into the editor.

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⭐ Sign-in required for Favorites‍

  • Shoppers now sign in before adding Favorites, which lets their Favorites sync across devices when they use the same account.

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🖼️ Dynamic Gallery additions fixed‍

  • User-added Dynamic Gallery images now persist correctly after refresh and appear properly in Dynamic Gallery purchases.

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🛡️ GalleryGuard improvements‍

  • Additional GalleryGuard improvements were made to help protect retail images.

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😊 Face Finder visibility fixes‍

  • The Show Face Match Groups Offer setting now hides the Face Finder filter as expected, including when Zoom Cropping is enabled.

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🖥️ Dashboard Improvements

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⚡ PhotoRoster pages are faster‍

  • All PhotoRoster pages should feel a little quicker.

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🚫 Clearer upload error for invalid XMP metadata‍

  • The Upload Images page now shows “Invalid Metadata (XMP)” for a rare export issue that can happen with some Adobe workflows.

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🎨 Image Converter Display P3 fix‍

  • The Image Converter Tool now correctly converts Display P3 images to sRGB when Convert to sRGB is enabled.

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🤳 Check-In Website Fix

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🏷️ Team/group selection false error fixed‍

  • Fixed an issue where selecting a team or group could incorrectly show an error saying the selfie failed to upload.

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That’s the update for this week!

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Action Mode is the big highlight—especially for sports photographers who want instant PhotoTag organization while shooting.

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Keep creating magic,

Candy 🍬

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Weekly Recap: Tap-A-Face from the Dashboard & Smarter Roster Contacts 👤✨

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Hey there, photo friends!

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This week’s updates are small but mighty—because behind the scenes we’re cooking up some bigger projects that we can’t wait to share with you soon.

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For now, here’s what’s fresh in your NowCandid™ Dashboard:

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👆 Tap-A-Face… from the Web Dashboard!

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You’ve always loved Tap-A-Face in the field—now you can do it right from your Dashboard.

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From any image’s Image Details Page, head to the Participants tab and click the new Add via Tap-A-Face button. From there:

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  1. Click a spot on the image where a face is
  2. Enter the contact info for the person

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This will instantly create a new Participant in your Event, kick off Face Matching™, and start marketing their gallery right away. 📸💌

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Manage Images -> Details, Logs, and More-> Participants -> Add via Tap-A-Face

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📇 Roster Contacts, Upgraded

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Contacts you add through Rosters are now much easier to work with! They’ll behave just like your regular Contacts & Participants—meaning:

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  • They’re fully editable
  • They can be assigned multiple images without the previous first-image requirement

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No more clunky workarounds—just smoother, faster contact management. 🙌

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This change will also improve adding Contacts via the "Create Participant" button, as well as Contacts who add themselves to the Event via a Positive ID Event's Simple Check-In.

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These kinds of Contacts will just show a silhouette for now, which we may adjust down the line!

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That’s it for this week!

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Stay tuned—because some very cool things are coming your way soon. 👀✨

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Keep being amazing,‍

Candy 🍬

Weekly Recap: PhotoCoach Support, Acrylic Puzzles & More! 🧠🧩
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Weekly Recap: PhotoCoach Support, Acrylic Puzzles & More! 🧠🧩

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Hey there, photo friends!

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Candy here with some sweet new updates from your NowCandid™ Dashboard.

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We've got a powerful new coaching tool, a fun new product to sell, and a bunch of workflow-boosting fixes to round it out.

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Let’s dive in! ✨

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🆕 New Feature: PhotoCoach

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Introducing PhotoCoach—your new secret weapon for improving the quality of your photographers’ photos over time! 🧠📷

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With PhotoCoach, you can:

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  • • Review images from your Events and flag them with issues like "Acceptable," “Duplicate,” “Exposure Issue,” “Cropping Issue” and more (and make your own categories too!)
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  • • Track photographer photo quality over time
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  • • Send automatic feedback reports to your photographers with a breakdown of image counts & issue counts

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It’s perfect for helping your team take more sellable images—leading to happier clients and stronger sales!

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Find it now under Tools & More on your Dashboard and start coaching like a pro. 💪

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Note: PhotoCoach is not new for CORE™ users (CORE™ is our sister-software at Candid Color Systems™), but it's new to NowCandid™! And it's had some feature improvements recently so it is now web-based! Woo!

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It takes a little getting used to, but once you are, it's super easy and super fun!

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🧩 NEW: 8×10 Acrylic-Backed Puzzle

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Puzzle fans, rejoice! 🎉 You can now sell a 56-piece acrylic-backed 8×10 puzzle, complete with cute live-rendered previews on the retail site.

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Why customers will love it:

  • • Unique gift or keepsake
  • • Durable acrylic & display-worthy

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Even the little detahced pieces in the top right live-render, yay! - Theme: Liquorice

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🔗 URL Filtering Just Got Smarter

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Now when shoppers apply filters on the retail site, those filters update the URL automatically—making filtered views shareable with friends & family!

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Not much more to say about this one, just a cool touch! :)

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🛠️ Misc Tweaks & Fixes

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A roundup of small but mighty changes:

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  • 📥 Dynamic Personal Gallery Downloads can now be purchased by shoppers via Favorites!
    • ○ A great addition for action sports—gives customers a “buy all” option that scales with the number of images selected, even when shopping from an All Gallery.
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  • 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group-by-Face filter popup now shows only unique faces
    • ○ Applies to new Events only—re-run Group-by-Face on past Events if needed!
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  • 🗂 BGR Folders are editable again via the “Edit Folder” option
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  • 🖼 Retail site now scrolls past the cover photo if a filter is selected from the initial popup
    • ○ A smoother experience when arriving to an All Images gallery
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  • 🧍‍♀️ Selfie Check-In button transforms post-Face Matching
    • ○ It now becomes a second Retail Site button after expiration
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  • 🧾 Invoice History tool now displays all past invoices, not just recent ones

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That’s everything for this week! 💫

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Whether you're giving photo feedback, selling puzzles, or just tidying up your workflow—we’ve got your back.

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More soon!
Candy 🍬

Weekly Recap: Filters for Faces, Jerseys, and PhotoTags ✨
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Candy here with your scoop on all the sweet new updates from this week! 🍬

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Let’s get right into it...

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📸 Big News: PhotoTags Now Work as a Filter!

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PhotoTags just got a major glow-up! 🌟

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Instead of being a separate tab, they’re now integrated directly into the Filters section on the All Images Gallery. That means they now play nicely alongside JerseyJotter™ and Group-by-Face!

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Whether you're shopping for cheerleaders, bands, dancers, or any other tagged group—this change makes it smoother than ever to find just the photos you care about.

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Did you know? NowCandid is headquartered in Oklahoma City! Thunder Up!

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🧠 Big News: Group-by-Face is Now a Filter Too!

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Group-by-Face fans rejoice! 🎭

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Group-by-Face has been transformed into a Filter, too! Instead of whisking you away to a new page, selecting a face now just filters the All Images Gallery to show photos featuring that face. You can even browse faces via the Face filter menu.

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And yes—it works with PhotoTags and JerseyJotter™, so you can filter for a specific face, a jersey number, AND a PhotoTag Group all at once. Woo!

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Yup, it even got his blurry face over Cason Wallace's shoulder!

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🧾 Big News: Invoice History in Profile Settings

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Ever had an invoice go missing in your email inbox? We've got you covered!

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You can now view and download past invoices directly from your Profile Settings page on the Web Dashboard. Whether you're keeping things tidy for tax season, tracking your account activity, or just trying to find that one receipt from a few months ago — this new Invoice History section gives you quick access to every invoice tied to your account.

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No more digging through old emails. Just head to Settings → Profile → Invoice History and boom — organized, downloadable, and ready whenever you need it.

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Another small quality-of-life boost to keep things running smoother behind the scenes. 🎟️✅

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Accessible via Profile on the Web Dashboard.

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⚙️ Other Notable Changes

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🔍 “Looking for More?” Button + All Images Filter Popups

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We’ve added a new “Looking for More?” button at the bottom of personal image galleries — perfect for subjects who didn’t find quite everything they were hoping for. If your Event has the All Images Gallery turned on, this button will guide shoppers over to that gallery for a broader look.

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And with all the recent upgrades like PhotoTags™, Group-by-Face, JerseyJotter™, and improved gallery tools, we’re confident that the All Images view is more helpful and shoppable than ever before!

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🎛️ Bonus: When filters are enabled for your Event, the All Images Tab and All Gallery URL will now open a popup that clearly explains what filtering options are available for that particular event — making discovery even easier for your customers.

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Clicking any option will open up that Filter's popup as well!

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🤳 “Is This the Face?” Popup

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When someone takes or uploads a selfie for Selfie Check-In™, we now ask them:

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‍“Is this the face for which you want to find matching images?”

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This simple question will reduce the number of parents who accidentally upload selfies of themselves instead of their child!

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We'll keep trying to get parents to not upload their own selfies :)

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📱 QR Code Download for All Images Gallery

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New button alert! You can now easily download the All Images Gallery QR Code to share at events—perfect for action sports and other workflows that rely on promoting the All Images Gallery.

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Accessible via "Retail Site" from an Event's Management page.

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📦 Order Details Page Improvements

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Want to know when an order was mailed out? You got it.

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The Order Details page now shows the "mailed" timestamp when applicable, helping both photographers and customers stay informed.

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Accessible via "Orders" from an Event's Management page.

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🧰 Misc Fixes & Improvements

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🧮 The JerseyJotter™' image counts when selecting Filters will now be affected by PhotoTag & Group-by-Face Filters as well

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🫥 "Unassigned Images" count now excludes hidden/test images

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💖 Favorites tab now works when picking images for multi-image products

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🔒 GalleryGuard™ is all set for iOS26 — screenshot blocking stays strong

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📴 Texting “NOPE” now unsubscribes users from all marketing campaigns

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✨ New icon for AI-generated backgrounds — it’s clearer for those unfamiliar with the standard generative AI symbol

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Did you know? We provide subjects with free AI background generation!

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That’s it for this week!

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As always, thanks for tagging along on all the improvements we’re rolling out to make your NowCandid experience smoother, smarter, and more fun 🎉

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Cheers,
—Candy 💕

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