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What’s new

Lights of Love is only a few days old, and it keeps growing. These are the changes so far, newest first.

  1. Softer lights

    The candles on the globe, and the lights of those remembered there, are now small, warm points of light; the candles breathe very gently. Where many people light a candle in one place, their lights gather into a soft golden glow.

  2. Recently lost

    Under “Remembered today” you can now find well-known people who died in the last few days. Their light shines on the globe for a day, where they died; their name stays for three days. Both lists now open with a tap, so the page stays quiet.

  3. Remembered today

    Each day the globe now remembers well-known people who died on this date, with a light where they died. Find their names under the title, or tap their lights; a short line from Wikipedia tells who they were.

  4. See how many others left a heart

    After you leave a heart on someone’s light, you see how many other people left one too. Only people who have left a heart see this number.

  5. Leave hearts while you read the list

    In the list view, a light now opens on top of the list. Leave a heart, close it, and carry on reading where you were. The lights you left a heart on are marked, on your device only.

  6. Share Lights of Love, or your own light

    “Share” sends the site to someone who might like to light a candle too. Right after lighting, “Share your light” sends a link to your candle. Your words are never on the picture.

  7. Leave a heart on someone’s light

    So the person who lit it knows they are not alone. They see how many hearts their light has, on the device they lit it from.

  8. Keep your words private

    Write something just for the person you are remembering. Your words are never shown; others see that words were written there.

  9. Press and hold the globe to light a candle

    Hold anywhere on the globe, and your candle starts at the nearest town.

  10. The list view

    All the lights shining now, as a list, newest first. Easier to read, and easier with a screen reader.

  11. Find your city or town

    Search for the place your light should shine, or show only the area around it.

  12. Help lines for 57 countries

    If your words show you are struggling, we quietly offer a help line for your country. Each number was checked twice against official pages.

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