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BIG news about Duolingo Max... ๐Ÿ‘€

hola ๐Ÿ‘‹ Duolingo Max hasn't exactly had the best of starts to life ๐Ÿ™ƒ it launched well over a year ago and hasn't received any significant updates the take-up hasn't been great either, with most users considering the monthly price to be wayyyyy too high and if that wasn't enough, its reputation took a further hit a few weeks ago when Duolingo decided to make 'unlimited hearts' a Max-only feature... ๐Ÿ™ˆ as you can probably remember, people were FUMING ๐Ÿ˜ค well, I've got two pieces of good news to...

how to make your Duolingo league easier... ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

Ciao ๐Ÿ‘‹ we've all been there: sweating away in the last hours of the Diamond league, hoping to snatch the top spot ๐Ÿฅต it can be hard going, especially when the XP totals are so high it kinda takes away the fun of both the learning and the competing, forcing you to take shortcuts to earn as much XP as possible ๐Ÿ˜” well... what if there was a way you could go back to good old-fashioned learning... while still being competitive in your leagues? ๐Ÿง for this you'd need to get yourself into some more...

Duolingo's got a NEW type of streak... ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ‘€

Ciao ๐Ÿ‘‹ habit is everything when it comes to learning a language we all know it's a marathon, not a sprint that's why Duolingo wants you to keep your streak flame burning for as long as possible the bigger the streak gets, the less you wanna lose it to help with this, Duolingo introduced the streak society, giving you cool perks and rewards the bigger your streak grows and this week, they've added something else to keep you ((and your friends)) coming back... PROMO Ready to become...

how many quests?! ๐Ÿ˜ณ

Ciao ๐Ÿ‘‹ challenges are good youโ€™ve gotta have a goal something to motivate you and push you forward thatโ€™s something Duolingo ((kinda)) gets right with its monthly challenge badges They donโ€™t mean much in the grand scheme of things but yanno โ€” itโ€™s something extra a nice little bonus to sweeten the pot thing is, we all know Duolingo has a tendency to go too far sometimes... and not explain the changes they're making and, true to form, this month they've gone and done it again... ๐Ÿ˜‚ new month,...

5 signs you're a Duolingo addict ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ’ช

ciao ๐Ÿ‘‹ a couple of weeks ago I somehow managed to hit my 8-year streak on Duolingo 8.BLOODY.YEARS. ๐Ÿคฆโ™‚๏ธ like seriously... at what point do I need to get a life? ๐Ÿ˜‚ it did genuinely get me thinking... 8 years is a seriously long time --and I know people with streaks that are EVEN LONGER ๐Ÿ˜ณ-- what is it about Duolingo that keeps us coming back? is it the languages... or something else? it's different for everyone for me, it's all about the streak for others, it's winning the game either way, here...

Duolingo's got a new weekly quest... ๐Ÿ‘€

Ciao ๐Ÿ‘‹ teamwork really does make the dream work ๐Ÿ’ช that's the ethos of the weekly friends quest, where you work together with one of your Duolingo buddies to achieve some random goal ๐ŸŽฏ for doing so, you both unlock a bunch of gems, a 30-minute XP Boost, and receive a cool 5 quest points towards your monthly quest goal it's proven to be a pretty popular mode ...which is why Duolingo recently decided to build on it, launching a brand new co-operative quest type specifically for family plan...

another new Duolingo feature... ๐Ÿคณ๐Ÿ‘€

hola ๐Ÿ‘‹ when Duolingo isn't messing around with its subscription tiers ((๐Ÿ™ƒ)) it's also been bashing out a bunch of interesting new features we've already looked at Radio and Adventures in recent weeks, but there's one more still to look at, one that has the potential to be the best of the lot... ๐Ÿ‘€ smile, you're on camera ๐Ÿคณ so what is this new feature? ๐Ÿค” Duolingo is calling it 'Video call with Lily' it's currently available for some users on the French and Spanish courses on iOS a lot of users...

what the hell is Duolingo doing? ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿคฆ

ciao ๐Ÿ‘‹ last week I said I was gonna write about another cool feature Duolingo has been working on but I'm gonna have to delay that unfortunatelyโ€ฆ because over the last week, Duolingo has made a quiet but significant change to its premium subscription plans and it's causing one hell of an uproar... what's going on? ๐Ÿค” it's all to do with one of Duolingo's most controversial features: the heart system. most users will know what I'm talking about, but I'm aware there are some that have never come...

Duolingo... the video game?! ๐ŸŽฎ ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

hola ๐Ÿ‘‹ when I was a kid, I was absolutely obsessed with Pokemon. I loved the TV show, the trading cards, and I ESPECIALLY loved the video games my first ever game console was a Game Boy Color. but it wasn't just any old Game Boy Color... it was a special edition Pokemon Game Boy Color... I absolutely loved that thing poured so many hours of my childhood into it and yeah -- most of that time was spent playing Pokemon ๐Ÿ˜‚ ...so you can imagine my excitement when Duolingo decided to launch a brand...

when Duolingo makes you sweat... ๐Ÿฅตโฑ๏ธ

hola ๐Ÿ‘‹ how well do you know Duolingo's timed challenges? ๐Ÿค” nowadays most users just think of match madness, but did you know there are two other timed challenges as well? ๐Ÿ˜ฏ all 3 put you in a race against the clock, but they all do so a little bit differently... what is a timed challenge? โฑ๏ธ a timed challenge on Duolingo is any lesson or mode that you have to complete against the clock, unlike in the usual lessons where you can go at your own pace the idea is to beef up your comprehension...

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