This report synthesizes verified technology updates, new features, and releases for Second Life™ from October 1–31, 2025, drawn by AI exclusively from specified sources. Focus remains on platform changes, viewer enhancements, grid stability, and related tech announcements, excluding non-technical content.
As I learn more about AI this criterion gets updated. This is an initial summary of the month. I may post updates.
Official SL Platform Updates
- October 16: Mobile App Performance Overhaul – Linden Lab rolled out a major update to the Second Life Mobile app, reducing avatar and world loading times by up to 80% in tested scenarios. Key fixes include proper outfit updates on change, consistent name tag displays, and shortening the “silhouette” loading phase from 5 to 2 seconds, improving device battery life and responsiveness.[1]
- October 31: Marketplace Product Listing Enhancement (PLE) Billing Fix – Resolved a billing system glitch that failed to process PLE charges from October 8–28, resulting in batched charges on October 28; implemented safeguards to prevent recurrence and enhance transaction reliability.[2]
- October 30: RC Channel Scripted HUD/Attachment Investigation – Ongoing probe into script malfunctions in HUDs and attachments on BlueSteel and Preflight release channels; potential region restarts deployed to mitigate impacts on user scripting functionality.[2]
- October 27: Peer-to-Peer Voice Call Resolution – Fixed outage affecting direct voice communications between residents (October 24–27), traced to Vivox provider issues; local and group voice unaffected, restoring seamless audio interoperability.[2]
- October 21: Homestead/Openspace Region Outage Recovery – Addressed provider-induced downtime impacting Homestead and Openspace regions; full functionality restored, bolstering grid reliability for estate owners.[2]
- October 21: Destinations Page Service Restoration – Corrected outage on secondlife.com/destinations due to external service disruption, ensuring uninterrupted access to featured virtual locations.[2]
- October 31: YouTube Embed URL Compatibility Update – Investigated and partially resolved errors (code 153) for non-iframe YouTube embeds, likely tied to YouTube policy shifts; iframe usage confirmed as workaround for media integration stability.[3]
Viewer Releases
No new official Second Life Viewer releases occurred in October 2025. The current default version remains 7.2.2 (18475198968), with no documented updates or patch notes specific to this month.[4] Simulator-side updates included:
- October 29: Main Channel Simulator 2025-10-23.18761318114 – Deployed rolling restarts to incorporate backend optimizations, focusing on script execution efficiency and region synchronization.[4]
Third-Party Viewer Enhancements
- October 19: Lumiya Viewer Revival – Developer Kaleaon announced near-completion of the Lumiya mobile viewer rebuild, introducing a browser-based webapp component for cross-device compatibility (Android, iOS, and web browsers). Supports Second Life grid, beta grid, OSGrid, and Hypergrid, addressing prior compilation issues for broader accessibility.[5]
No updates reported for Firestorm, Cool VL Viewer, Black Dragon, Aperture, or Kokua during October 2025 from checked sources.
Grid/Performance Fixes
Routine rolling restarts were conducted across channels to apply stability patches:
| Date | Channel | Description |
| October 30 | RC BlueSteel & Preflight | Scheduled restarts from 6:30 AM PDT for performance tuning and script issue probes.[2] |
| October 29 | RC Server | Restarts from 7:00 AM PDT to integrate simulator fixes.[2] |
| October 28 | Main SL Server | Restarts from 6:00 AM PDT for general grid maintenance.[2] |
| October 22 | RC Server | Restarts from 7:00 AM PDT enhancing rendering consistency.[2] |
| October 21 | Main SL Server | Restarts from 6:00 AM PDT post-outage recovery.[2] |
Additional support maintenance (e.g., October 23 phone/chat downtime) ensured operational continuity without user-impacting disruptions.[2]
User group discussions via Inara Pey’s summaries highlighted scripting and viewer performance talks but no new feature rollouts.[6]
Sources Overview
- Mobile Update October 2025
- SL Grid Status
- YouTube Embed Forum Thread
- SL Viewer Release Notes
- Daniel Voyager Blog
- Inara Pey X posts: [post:12], [post:13], [post:16], [post:22], [post:24], [post:26] (via Modem World)