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RealScan Release Notes

New features, improvements, and fixes in RealScan.

Written by Wen Huang

This page lists changes to RealScan, newest first.



October 15, 2026

Model updates

  • The image model is retrained with frames from videos made by newer image-to-video generators, including Google's Veo 3.1, to improve detection of this content.

Improved

  • Video scans are more stable and less likely to slow down during heavy video traffic.


October 9, 2026

Model updates

  • The image model is retrained to catch more images created with OpenAI's GPT Image models.


October 8, 2026

Improved

  • Links copied from the TikTok app now work in RealScan. It accepts tiktok.com/t/ short links (the format TikTok currently shares) and can download m.tiktok.com links, so you can paste them like any other supported link.
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    TikTok links are scanned as video only. For all supported links and platforms, see Scanning Social Media Links.


October 1, 2026

Improved

  • You can now paste the links you get from the Share button or “Copy link” in the X, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads apps, as well as shortened links—not just full desktop links. RealScan analyzes the image or video in the post, the same as before. For all supported links and platforms, see Scanning Social Media Links.
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    • Supported

      • Mobile and web links: mobile.twitter.com, m.facebook.com, and web.facebook.com

      • Share and short links: fb.me, facebook.com/share/p/, instagram.com/share/, Threads share links, and vm.tiktok.com and vt.tiktok.com

    • Not supported yet

      • RealScan can’t scan TikTok links that use tiktok.com/t/ or m.tiktok.com yet.

      • For posts with multiple images, RealScan scans only the first image, not the remaining images.

Model updates

  • The video model has been optimized for speed, so video scans return faster.

Fixed

  • Images shared with facebook.com/share/p/ links were sometimes treated as videos and failed to import. They now import and are analyzed as images.

  • RealScan no longer blocks narrow browser windows with a “Window too small” message, so you can use it in a smaller window or alongside other apps.


September 25, 2026

Improved

  • Social link scanning now includes images. RealScan can now analyze images, in addition to videos, from public X, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads post links. For posts with multiple images, only the first image is analyzed. Mobile and shortened links aren’t supported yet.


September 17, 2026

Improved

  • Faster video results. Video analysis completes about twice as fast.

Changes to be aware of

  • 30-minute limit on videos. RealScan no longer accepts videos longer than 30 minutes and declines them before upload. Split longer recordings into segments of 30 minutes or less.


September 10, 2026

Fixed

  • In-app support chat. The support chat loads again, so you can reach our Support team directly from RealScan.


September 8, 2026

New

  • Custom scan names. You can give a scan its own name instead of using the uploaded file name. Custom names are searchable and sortable in your scan results.

  • Move between results. On a scan result page, use the previous and next controls or your arrow keys to move to the next result without returning to the list. Your filters, search, and sort order carry over.


Improved

  • Clearer error screen. If the page runs into an unexpected error, RealScan shows an error screen with a reload option instead of a blank page.

Fixed

  • Download report. The Download report button is back on the scan details page.

  • Text file uploads. In Submit media > Text, the web app accepts files up to 5MB, as intended. Previously, some files under that size were rejected. The text extracted from a file can be up to 900KB.

Changes to be aware of

  • API keys and webhooks have their own pages. API keys and webhooks are now separate pages in the main navigation, each with a tab per product. To manage RealScan keys, go to API keys > RealScan. To manage RealScan webhooks, go to Webhooks > RealScan. For more detail, see How to Manage Webhooks in RealScan.


September 3, 2026

Improved

  • Faster results for social media links that can't be downloaded. When a link can never be downloaded, such as a post with no media attached, RealScan now returns the failure result right away instead of retrying several times first. The links that fail are unchanged. They just fail sooner.

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