The latest release of Element X is now available and brings the following improvements: • You no longer have to scroll to open the Media & Files screen from the Room Info screen. • The Reaction Picker includes all the latest system emoji. • Improved support for Key Storage on some accounts. • Numerous design tweaks throughout the app. • Fixed a bug where some of the Sign In options were hidden when using larger font sizes. As always the full release notes can be found at https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/releases

Good news everyone! This new version contains a redesign of our location sharing flow that improves its UX and the displayed info. In particular is possible to distinguish now between a pinned location and the user location

This version of Element X fixes a bug that resulted in messages animating twice when sending. It contains all the improvements included in 26.03.0 as well: • There’s a new option on Voice Messages that allows you to slow down or speed up playback. • Device and User Verification has been tweaked and simplified. • Power users should see a reduction in the amount of storage used by the app. As always, the full release notes are available at https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/releases

Ready to have more control when listening to Voice Messages? Element X 26.03 is here and brings the following changes: • There’s a new option on Voice Messages that allows you to slow down or speed up playback. • Device and User Verification has been tweaked and simplified. • Power users should see a reduction in the amount of storage used by the app. As always, the full release notes are available at https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/releases

Great news everyone! Spaces have finally reached their second iteration, which includes - A space filter in your room list that can be used alongside existing filters. - Adding, remove or create rooms in a space that you can manage - A space settings screen to tweak and change permissions, informations, or access of a space you can manage. - Creating a space. And that's not all... we also included some small UI refactors to align the app with Liquid Glass, alongside the usual bug fixes and stability improvements.

February already?! Well with that in mind, say hello to version 26.02 of Element X which brings the following improvements to the app: • We’ve made embedded code blocks scrollable in order to preserve your beautiful code formatting. • Numerous improvements to the processing of formatted messages. • Expanded support for the latest design system on iOS 26. As always, you can find the full release notes at https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/releases

Good news everyone! A brand new year has just started, and alongside it, Element X is introducing brand new features and improvements: - Storage optimisation: The app will now run some background tasks after the update to optimise its storage use, so that the app will always be fast, and its caching size small. - Translation action: is now possible to translate a message, by opening up the action menu and selecting the option. This will use iOS automatic translation. - Permission settings UI is now responsive to the current user role and power level, allowing the user to only change the permissions that they are allowed to, and select only roles that equal or lower than theirs. - The process for creating a room has been streamlined, and its UI has been updated. - A lot of bug fixes and improvements to the overall UX and stability of the app.

As we head into the final month of 2025 we’re wrapping up the year with one last release of Element X. Installing version 25.12 will net you the following changes: • You can now see when messages are still sending (or failed to send) from your Chats list. • Edited messages are properly reflected in the Chats list. No more worrying about that embarrassing typo! • Offline detection is now lightning fast and doesn’t leave you in limbo wondering what’s going on. • Read receipts no longer disappear when somebody changes their name. • The app now requires iOS 18 or above. We look forward to seeing you in 2026.

Good news everyone! This version brings some minor but welcome improvements: - The notification sound is more audible - The room list rendering has been improved - Opening a room in an iPad will now be faster.

The latest version of Element X is now available with an assortment of bug fixes and quality of life improvements such as: • Options to change room access, encryption and history have been added. • It is now possible to view the users who are joined to a Space. • Spaces are listed in the order you have defined in Element Web. • Your chats are once again accessible via VoiceOver. Apologies for any inconvenience caused by this bug. As always, the full release notes can be found at https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/releases

Good news everyone! This newer version brings some bug fixes and stability improvements for iOS 26.

This release fixes a bug where the sidebar was sometimes hidden on iPad along with some improvements to the gestures in your chats. It also contains all of the new features we introduced in 25.10: • Liquid Glass: We’ve updated the app to support the latest design language on iOS 26 • Spaces: Finally, they’re here! This first version of the feature allows you to see any spaces you have already joined and discover the rooms and subspaces within them. Keep an eye out in the future for the ability to filter your chats by space, create new spaces and manage existing spaces. • Labs: Find this new section in the app settings and test our experimental features, but do not forget to share your feedback with us! The first experimental feature available is Threads.

Good news everyone! Version 25.10 is now available and we’ve crammed it full of new features: • Liquid Glass: We’ve updated the app to support the latest design language on iOS 26 • Spaces: Finally, they’re here! This first version of the feature allows you to see any spaces you have already joined and discover the rooms and subspaces within them. Keep an eye out in the future for the ability to filter your chats by space, create new spaces and manage existing spaces. • Labs: Find this new section in the app settings and test our experimental features, but do not forget to share your feedback with us! The first experimental feature available is Threads.

ElementCall tweaks, automatic temporary folder cleanups and various other improvements. See the full release notes at https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/releases/tag/release%2F25.09.12

The latest version of Element X brings improvements to the Media and Files screen, a fix for a bug that caused excessive disk usage and improvements to the offline indicator.

September is upon us, the seasons are changing and it’s time for the next release of Element X. This release includes highly requested improvements to media sharing, so tap that download button and enjoy all of the new goodies we’ve added. • You can now send multiple photos/videos/files at the same time. You’re welcome! • Sharing files to Element X should work for just about any type of file you can imagine. • We've improved the video quality when recording a video directly within the app. There’s also a healthy list of bug fixes covering external call links, proxy detection and the layout of the home screen amongst others. As always the full release notes can be found at https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/releases

**Follow-up release time!** Hot on the heels of the previous update which brought support for the latest chat room version, this release includes a couple of useful bug fixes: • You should no longer see an error when following a link to the latest version of a room on small servers. • The alert shown when you attempt to send a file larger than your server can accept is now displayed properly. • We removed a couple of glitches when opening notifications or room links within the timeline. As always, the full release notes can be found at https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/releases

Good news everyone! This version includes full support for v12 rooms! So when your rooms are upgraded, don’t worry, everything will still work as intended.
In v12 rooms: • Admins are not allowed to upgrade the room anymore. • The room’s creator will now be marked as the "Owner”, a new role that has the usual Admin rights and can also upgrade a room. • When there is only one owner left in a room (and the room isn’t empty), that owner will be prompted to choose a new owner before leaving.

Good news everyone! This new version contains a hotfix for Element Call notifications not working properly.

Good news everyone! This release brings several improvements: - A lot more accessibility fixes and improvements for voice over users - When sending videos, we now take the server’s size limit into account when converting the video. - We no longer try to send files that are too large for the server (sorry about that!) - The sync is now going to be faster and more efficient by resuming where you left off

Today is the day! The latest version of Element X has arrived, bringing with it a fresh coat of paint on the home screen with our beautiful new Bloom style. The release also includes many other smaller changes including: • A boatload of accessibility fixes for items that were hidden or incorrectly described by VoiceOver. • Performance improvements when launching the app and marking rooms as read. As always, the full release notes can be found at https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/releases

Good news everyone! This new version of Element X brings a lot of small accessibility improvements, to provide a better UX for our voice over users. But that's not all, alongside some bug fixes and stability improvements, this version comes with an improved UI for Element Call, to allow for an easier use of the earpiece when you're on a call.

The latest version of Element X brings some improvements to VoiceOver support throughout the app along with a couple of stability fixes across various versions of iOS. As always the full release notes can be found at https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/releases

Good news everyone! This newer version of Element X comes as an improved security update alongside some minor accessibility improvements and bug fixes.

June has arrived, the sun is shining and if you listen carefully you can hear Element X chirping in a tree. Version 25.06 brings the following changes: • The ability to configure calls to use the Earpiece for audio instead of the Speaker. • Syncing of your Media Previews and Invite Avatars visibility settings across all Element clients. • Upgraded rooms now link to each other so you can easily read messages from older versions. • The bug where a room might show up multiple times in your room list has been fixed. • It is quicker to interact with Invites from the Chats list. As always, the full release notes can be found at https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/releases