February 25, 2026
What’s Hatching?!
Welcome to What’s Hatching?! Here you’ll find what the flock’s been working on, what’s in the slingshot, and some surprises still under the feathers. This is our way of keeping you in the loop with no fluff, just the good stuff.
Now Hatching gives you a nice little peek into topics our team is currently working on before going live, while Off the Nest lists all the updates you already have access to. Feel free to bookmark What’s Hatching?! for regular updates and join us on Discord to chirp in!
Keep an eye out for these handy icons:
🥚 – A teaser still hatching before it cracks to reveal what’s inside
💦 – A work-in-progress from our flock of designers and developers
✨ – Community sparks turning into flock-approved game improvements
Now Hatching 🥚
| ✨ Power-up bar Relocation | We heard you, and are looking for a new location for the Power-up bar so it no longer clashes with your slingshot targeting or hides any level structures. This quality of life update has now been released for public testing, and some of you will see the power-up bar at the bottom of the screen. |
| ✨ Co-created tournament | Thank you for all the dozens of Level Editor towers you shared by the end of 2025. Great material for a spring tournament! Oh, and here’s a quote from our team: Wow! amazing designs 🔥💕 |
| ✨ Do Not Press 2.0 | The blinking switches are part of the core gameplay and often lead to fun chain reactions and destructive animations. You mentioned it can be a challenge to spot all the switches, so we started working on all-new blinking buttons. They’re big, bright, and come in fancy colors! |
| 🥚 Cutlet | Lights! Camera! ANGER! |
| 🥚 Rainbows | I’m here to piggy! |
| 💦 Google Play Update | We’re setting up a new way to sign in, save progress across devices, and gather Achievements for Android players! |
| ✨ Custom Bundles | Are you sitting on a tall pile of Sling Scopes but missing Wingmen? Inspired by feedback from the most experienced players, we’re bringing in new custom bundles to Red’s Club Webshop where you can pick just the Power-ups you currently need. We’ll let you know once the bundles are ready. |
| 💦 Ad Video Experience | Ad videos that are difficult to close or risk freezing the game during gameplay have been a cause of frustration. We’re tackling ad videos on multiple fronts to optimize their performance, and players will see the in-level ads being turned on and off. Even if it means less ads when playing levels, our priority is to minimize ad-related errors so no level progress is lost. |
| 💦 Fun Factor | We’re taking extra time to work on balancing the level of challenge and star ratings, never forgetting what makes ABF special. Starting in April 2026, we’ll be replacing some of our special tournament themes with “fun-factored” vanilla tournaments. You’ll get just as many levels as before, but the levels will be better tailored for all the various playing styles and flinging skills out there, with a learning curve that still offers surprises and aha! moments. |
| 🥚 Top Secret | A top secret project is on the way and all we can share for now is, the birds are waiting for their moment in the spotlight. |
Off the Nest 🐦
| Professor Porkscrew’s Piggy-Matic | What a swine invention! A new game mode is out now with potential for endless levels, endless fun, and endless rewards to haul before the next tournament day! |
| Bigger Mobile Birds | Bubbles, Chuck, Stella, Red, and Blues have grown in size. Gameplay stays the same, but with less squinting. Thank you for sending in your feedback; we hope this update makes it easier to tell who is who in the slingshot! |
| Angry Birds Friends WEB | Angry Birds Friends WEB is live globally, and it’s wings-down the best way to play the game you love. Discover all the perks here! |
| Level Editor | Create, stack, and experiment with classic Angry Birds Friends building blocks! Click here for more info. This 👏 Is 👏 Fan 👏 Service 👏 |
| Four Tournaments | The four tournaments are here to stay. We wanted to give players more content each week, and you liked it. Now with greater rewards for the most skilled and active slingers! |
| Power Potion Boombox | Pour your Power Potion over the Boombox and let it fly for the biggest & baddest kaboom ever! |
