fc-updates

As previously discussed, we're considering renaming the Warpcast app to Farcaster.

Why?
- Top priority is grow users on the protocol
- The name split is extremely confusing for new users
- So, we want to simplify

How we're thinking about it
- Rename Warpcast mobile app
- warpcast.com to farcaster.xyz for web app
- Open source both apps
- No change protocol name, i.e. similar to Uniswap with app / protocol

What we’re doing
- Seeking input and want to make sure we understand concerns 
- Ultimately Varun and I will make a decision; it won’t be a vote.
- Expect a decision in the next week or so; if yes, we will give plenty of notice and will take time to do this correctly / cleanly.

How you can provide input
- Developers: please reply here or feel free to reach out to me via direct message whether you agree or disagree.
- Everyone else: you're free to offer input, but we will be weighting developer input a bit more since it has a bigger near-term impact on what they are building

We're planning to move forward with rebranding the Warpcast mobile and web app to Farcaster.

1. Nothing is changing any time soon. We will take our time with this and have plenty of communication about it across multiple channels. The earliest the change will happen is mid-May, but a decent chance it happens in June.

2. We're going to work on a plan over the next 2 weeks and should have a plan by the next developer call on May 8, 2025. We will discuss on the call.

3. For developers: we're planning to open source the client monorepo— i.e. the mobile and web apps. Again, no timeline on this yet.

Working on Farcaster and Warpcast. Longer thoughts at https://dwr.email

Hi, I’m Jack.🤷‍♂️ chronically unserious, cautiously cynical.

Customer/User Experience Specialist/Consultant

Farcaster Wallet

But real ones can keep calling it warplet

What are we calling the wallet now that Warplet is deprecated? Just Farcster Wallet? Warplet is a cooler name

Works fine for Uniswap.

Recaster and nearly all client developers understand / support the change.

𝓜𝓲𝓵𝓪𝓭𝔂—𝒻𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒹𝓁𝓎 𝓃𝑒𝒾𝑔𝒽𝒷𝑜𝓇𝒽𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝓃𝑜𝑜𝒷—𝑒𝓉𝒽 𝓃𝑒𝓌𝓫𝓲𝓮🪆

Works fine for Uniswap.

Recaster and nearly all client developers understand / support the change.

https://warpcast.com/haole/0x732d6316

I support this, but how will it affect clients. Weird saying recaster is a client of farcaster and which is also an app.

I like pleasure spiked with blockchain and music is my aeroplane. It's my aeroplane. @pizzadao underboss & /politics contributor. Featured in "Number Go Up"

So both the app and the protocol will have the same name or is the protocol going to get a rebrand too?

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We will use "Farcaster" as app name and change "W" logo ?

artist & professional ponzi investor! art through algorithms.


https://linktr.ee/franklinart.eth

Will renaming cause any problems when logging in? I mean, will I have to log in again or will everything be as before?

Once again... https://media.tenor.com/d0H_CaflTW8AAAAC/starwars-no

Crypto enthusiast, ethics, movies and photography.

Founder of /gentlemanswagers

Warpcast

Will people still rebel and call it Warpcast like people still say Twitter 😂

I have always loved the dreamy far future science fiction vibe of the name Farcaster and the arch icon 10/10 send it

Excited about the whole thing 🔥
Also May 8th is my birthday😎

fully support this decision and appreciate the clarity 💜

I am excited for this. I've written about FC/WC for the past year and it's a relief to see this happening.