🤝 Friend requests: no more barrages, and the button always shows where things stand
After a refusal you can no longer send friend requests over and over: there's now a wait that grows with each new refusal. And the 🤝 button in the conversation always shows the real state of the request.
Friendships on LexiSmash are there to find each other again, play together and see who’s online. But a friend request should stay an invitation, not become a nuisance. That’s why from today there are two new things.
A wait after a refusal
If someone declines your friend request, you have to wait 24 hours before sending it again. If they decline again, the wait doubles: 48 hours, then 96, and so on, up to a maximum of 30 days. People who receive requests can say no without seeing them arrive one after another.
The wait only applies to the person who sent the request: whoever declined can always send a request themselves if they change their mind. The check is done by the game server, so it can’t be bypassed.
The 🤝 button always shows where things stand
In a conversation with a player, the 🤝 button now shows the real state, even if you close and reopen the panel:
- 🤝 you can send a friend request;
- 🤝⏳ your request has been sent and is waiting for a reply;
- 🤝❗ the other player has already sent you a request: reply from the card in the conversation;
- 🤝✅ you’re already friends, and the button changes by itself the moment the other player accepts;
- 🤝⌛ the request was declined: hover over the button to see when you can try again.
The request card also updates immediately on both devices: whoever sent it sees “Friendship accepted ✅” or “Request declined” without reloading the page.
A practical tip
Before sending a request to someone you don’t know, play a few matches together or exchange a few words in the messages: a request is better received when the other person already knows who you are. You’ll find everything about friendships in the game manual.