Bladezy updates

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Bladezy shipped a set of launch and first-customer improvements focused on smoother setup, clearer admin handoff, safer imports, stronger booking controls, and managed SMS readiness.

Latest release
May 2026 launch updates
This page is the public update log for customer-facing improvements. It stays focused on what changed, who it helps, and what feels easier in daily use.
Customer-safe by design
Clear, non-technical release notes
We share visible product progress here without exposing internal operational language, implementation-sensitive details, or customer-specific information.
May 2026
Launch updates
These updates reflect the current launch push across onboarding, booking, imports, media, messaging, and admin clarity.
2026-05-26
Onboarding
Easier owner access and first login
New shops now have a more reliable first-login and password-setup path. Owner access, shop linkage, and admin handoff are more consistent, so getting from setup into the right admin experience is clearer and safer.
Availability All shops
Audience Owners, Managers
2026-05-26
Platform
Clearer route handoff into admin
We improved route containment and handoff behavior so setup and deployment flows lead more cleanly into the admin experience. This helps reduce confusion between the customer-facing booking site and the internal control area.
Availability All shops
Audience Owners, Managers
2026-05-26
Imports
Safer client import preview and review
Client import preview handling is now more reliable for real-world spreadsheet exports, including better header detection, cleaner placeholder handling, and safer review paths for duplicate or shared-contact cases.
Availability Admin only
Audience Owners, Managers
2026-05-26
Photos & Media
Photos and media management improvements
Photo and media management received clarity and reliability improvements so shops can update visual content with less confusion and better control over what appears on the booking site.
Availability Admin only
Audience Owners, Managers
2026-05-26
Reviews
Google review link and QR support
Bladezy now supports a cleaner path for using a Google review link and QR code in the admin experience, making it easier to guide clients toward reviews through a simple, owner-friendly setup flow.
Availability Eligible shops
Audience Owners, Managers
2026-05-26
Booking
More flexible booking timing controls
Booking controls now support longer service durations, service-level prep time before appointments, buffer time after services, and clearer minimum booking notice settings. These changes help shops protect their schedule without changing the customer-facing service length.
Availability All shops
Audience Owners, Barbers, Managers
2026-05-26
Messaging
Managed SMS readiness and activation workflow
Bladezy now has a clearer managed SMS review and activation path. Shops can move through a safer readiness check, activation status is easier to understand, and owner-facing SMS status is clearer in plain language.
Managed SMS remains focused on supported booking-related messaging for Bladezy appointments.
Availability Eligible shops / managed activation
Audience Owners, Managers
2026-05-26
Admin
Admin clarity and workflow cleanup
We shipped several admin usability cleanups to reduce confusion in key workflows, including clearer booking settings labels, cleaner waitlist controls, and more understandable status copy across customer-facing and operator-facing surfaces.
Availability All shops
Audience Owners, Barbers, Managers
What you will find here
Customer-facing improvements
This page tracks meaningful product changes that affect setup, booking, admin clarity, public-site management, and supported messaging workflows.
What stays out
No internal operational language
We keep internal QA notes, support-only workflow detail, and implementation-sensitive language out of this public update log.
How to use it
Share it with owners and teams
Use this page as a simple reference point when you want to see what shipped recently without digging through support threads or internal notes.
Publishing note
A calm, public update log
Bladezy release notes stay focused on what changed, who it helps, and what is easier or newly available. They intentionally avoid private customer examples, internal-only language, provider-specific implementation detail, and security-sensitive language.

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