Roblox Recap: April 2024

Catch up on the latest and greatest Roblox platform news, updates, and announcements for the month of April 2024.

Hello, Robloxians! Thanks for tuning in to the Roblox Recap monthly newsletter, a quick and easy way to get caught up on everything happening each month on the Roblox platform. Here’s a summary of the latest and greatest news, updates, and announcements for April 2024…

New Features

• Any user can publish to the Avatar Marketplace (Public UGC) ↗️ ↗️
• Launch of the Creator Store with USD purchases for Plugins ↗️
• Translation Feedback system ↗️
• Account Switcher now on mobile ↗️
• Avatar skin color slider (universal app) ↗️
• Guilded integrations: Group Announcements ↗️, Marketplace ↗️, Avatar Preview ↗️
• Material Picker in Studio ribbon ↗️
• New APIs: Groups Join Management and Users API ↗️
• Notification Permission Prompt API ↗️
• Simulation Pause in Studio ↗️

Updates

• Automatic translation now available in all 16 supported languages ↗️
• 16:9 thumbnails in Recommended For You sort ↗️, Player Count no longer displayed ↗️
• Bulk uploads in the Rights Manager ↗️
• Creator Analytics: Understand the Value of New Users By Roblox Acquisition Source ↗️
• Improved Aerodynamics models ↗️
• Assistant: Enhanced Script Insertion ↗️
• Creator Hub navigation on Forum ↗️
• Builder Sans font now live across the platform ↗️
• Shorelines full release ↗️
• Updated avatar idle animation ↗️
• German language now supported in Studio ↗️
• CSG APIs and capabilities are now available in published experiences ↗️

Coming Soon/Testing

• Creator Roadmap updated with new features expected to launch in 2024 ↗️ ↗️
• Purchase real-world goods directing within a Roblox experience ↗️
• “Today’s Picks” sort on the Home page (April 8 — May 3) ↗️
• New Home page sort layouts ↗️
• Hide certain gameplay elements (“Streamer Mode”)
• Officially supported Banning API ↗️
• Limited Avatar Bodies and Heads coming to the Avatar Marketplace ↗️

Events

• The Hunt: First Edition recap ↗️
• Roblox to report Q1 2024 earnings on May 9th ↗️

In case you missed it…

Check out the March 2024 Recap below for a full list of news, updates, and announcements revealed last month!

Roblox Recap: March 2024

Plus, tune in to the latest episode of Bloxy News: LIVE today at 12:00PM PT where everything in this Blog post will be showcased live on stream:

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