Fixed & Improved - Fixed another issue causing degraded app performance - Added support for Captcha during Facebook bridge setup

New - Added Lock Screen and Control Center playback controls for audio and video messages Fixed & Improved - Fixed an issue where archived chats could briefly reappear while syncing - Fixed an issue that could prevent creating group chats on some accounts - Fixed an issue where sharing links from other apps could fail - Fixed incorrect Remove option on messages that couldn’t be deleted - Fixed an issue where incoming messages didn’t trigger notifications or show as unread in some chats - Improved long message handling to prevent sending failures and improper splitting - Improved message delivery to better preserve the order they were sent - Some chats now remain visible in read-only mode after you leave or are removed - Fixed an issue with failing to load images that could cause degraded app performance - Fixed an edge case where edited/redacted messages could sometimes appear out of order

Fixed & Improved - Fixed messages getting stuck at the bottom after sending - Fixed reactions disappearing when a message was edited immediately after reacting - Fixed the cursor jumping while editing a message - Fixed the app intermittently crashing when sent to the background - Fixed New Chat not refreshing search results when reopened - Fixed chat ordering so conversations with failed messages stayed at the top until resolved - Improved voice note sending reliability - Improved inbox startup responsiveness for a smoother launch experience - Improved the appearance and behavior of call events in chats - Improved account setup by supporting additional verification methods for supported services

Fixed & Improved - Fixed contact edit view not dismissing properly and removed unwanted bottom spacing - Fixed avatar tap behavior so placeholders no longer open the viewer - Fixed inbox-to-spaces swipe animation when the keyboard is visible - Improved account ordering for a more consistent experience - Improved Live Activity reliability - Improved avatar viewer behavior to open only when content is fully available - Improved account setup with clearer guidance for password recovery where available - Improved background processing reliability - Improved Inbox swipe actions for a smoother experience - Improved message request badge accuracy - Reduced app size

New - Added a Labs setting that lets you view topics as separate spaces on supported networks Fixed & Improved - Fixed topics or channels appearing in the inbox when they’re set to be hidden from the main chat list - Fixed read receipts occasionally appearing out of order - Fixed an issue where deleting a failed message could block further actions - Fixed an issue where the inbox could incorrectly show a scheduled message indicator for some chats - Fixed scheduled messages sometimes not respecting the "if no reply" setting when the app is in the background - Fixed the version numbers for your other devices as shown on your On-Device accounts being out of date - Improved the layout of action buttons in the chat info screen to better use available space - Improved reliability of notifications - Updated minimal inbox and search cells to show a dot indicator instead of unread counts - Enabled sharing of account setup links via the share sheet

New - Added new inbox filters to help you quickly find drafts, unanswered chats, and group conversations. Fixed & Improved - Fixed an issue where messages could briefly appear as not sent after being sent. - Fixed incorrect context menu sizing when only a single item is shown. - Fixed inbox appearance issues so chats follow your minimal inbox preference correctly. - Fixed a visual flicker that could occur when retrying an unsent message. - Fixed an issue where deleting an unsent message didn’t always update correctly. - Improved message ordering while messages are finishing delivery. - Improved message state handling to keep conversations consistent. - Improved account name updates to avoid temporary warnings during updates. - Improved reliability of scheduled messages, including better recovery when scheduling is interrupted. - Improved attachment processing for more consistent behavior. - Improved message sending reliability to prevent incorrect not sent states after a message is sent. - Improved notification handling around device restarts, with clearer alerts when new activity may have occurred. - Improved account setup on larger screens by automatically showing the full QR code.

Fixed & Improved - Fix a crash when opening the app on iPad while using an external display - Fix chat list order issues that could appear across devices - Fix duplicate entries in the Spaces section - Fix message order issues when edits, deletions, or sends fail or are delayed - Fix phone number search in the New Chat flow when using formatted numbers - Fix a QR code layout issue during setup on iPad where it could appear cropped - Prevent failed edits or deletions from being incorrectly pushed to the bottom - Show an unread divider when unread counts momentarily fall out of sync - Improve reaction notifications so tapping them opens the correct message - Improve reliability of voice messages - Show clear “Editing” or “Removing” status while a message is being updated - Allow retrying a failed emoji reaction instead of silently failing - Keep failed messages at the bottom of the conversation for clearer context - Ensure failed message previews are visible without affecting conversation order

Fixed & Improved - Fix an issue where message send status could briefly show "Seen by" before "Sent" - Fix a crash when marking a conversation as read - Fix an issue that could cause chats to appear unread when they shouldn’t - Fix an onboarding issue where setup could get stuck and not proceed to the next step - Fix an issue where a message thread could become stuck on screen - Fix images shared via the share extension missing file extensions - Fix the send button appearing out of place in the composer - Improve audio playback reliability for voice messages - Improve deduplication for contacts in the new chat flow - Improve consistency of swipe actions - Improve message send flow by clearing the composer earlier - Automatically show the keyboard when editing a message - Enlarge the play button on audio messages for easier interaction

New - Add setting to completely disable the Slack-style emoji picker Fixed & Improved - Fix logout and login flow when a bridge reports an invalid or missing account state - Fix "Email is already registered" error when creating a new username - Fix crash when processing a very large number of reactions in reaction previews - Fix missing Forward action when long-pressing certain files - Fix backslash being incorrectly added before underscores in sent messages - Fix issue where the Continue button was missing during account setup - Improve verification flow reliability - Improve inbox stability and reliability - Improve disconnect banner visibility and add network status icon - Move notice and tombstone labels to the input bar for better visibility

New - Adds swipe action for removing frequently contacted rows in the New Chat flow Fixed & Improved - Prevent text selection on send status label - Fix search bar issue when transitioning to a chat - Fix issue preventing logout from username view - Fix room read state not updating correctly after the app returns from background - Fix accessory view order causing visual issues on conversation view - Fix missing input composer blur effect - Fix missing Liquid Glass effect on reactions list view - Fix an issue where scrolling back through messages could get stuck loading - Add shimmer view to loading image and video cells - Enable text selection on room info panel title

Fixed & Improved - Fixed a bug that prevented transcription of some audio messages - Added a setting in Preferences to toggle emoji/mention autocomplete - Forwarding media between chats on different networks is now more reliable - Fixed Instagram voice notes sometimes showing the wrong duration - Show pinned chats in the inbox regardless of network visibility settings - Fixed Instagram stories not rendering for on-device Instagram connections - Background crash fixes

New - You can now archive, pin, mute, and set reminders for an open chat directly from a dropdown menu in the right nav bar Fixed & Improved - Fixed an issue where Slack channels would not respect the workspace's inbox visibility settings - Fixed an onboarding issue where resetting your recovery key would get stuck - Fixed outgoing messages sometimes showing the full date instead of the timestamp in the inbox when in the sending state - Fixed the inbox Search bar incorrectly overlapping the Reminder sheet - Matrix chat avatars now update properly as room members accept invites - Fixed an issue where sending a message on another Beeper client would not mark the room as read on the iOS client - Improved recovery in poor network conditions - Improved Spotlight integration: sender names are now included in Spotlight search results, and you are now able to launch Beeper to perform a search query directly from Spotlight - Fixed missing Disappearing Message timer in reply bubbles - Improved outgoing video compression quality - Prevent WhatsApp connections from breaking after a temporary WhatsApp outage

New: - You can now partially select message text content by long-pressing on a text message → Select - The search bar gets the Liquid Glass treatment and now lives within close reach at the bottom of the screen Fixed & Improved: - Fixed another issue where muting On-Device WhatsApp conversations would not work - Tweaked the chat info panel layout - Fixed incorrect avatar sizes in the read receipts panel - Fixed an issue with autocompletion of the one-time password during login - Fixed a bug where disabled accounts wouldn't get recalculated when an account is removed in some cases - Forwarded voice notes can now be transcribed - Fixed several login issues - Fixed a crash that sometimes occurs when the app syncs in the background - Scheduling a message in an unread chat with Incognito Mode enabled no longer marks that chat as read - Fixed an issue where the send status for an outgoing message would temporarily disappear when going from “Sending” to “Sent”

New: - Double-tap a message to react, forward, or reply – now configurable in `Settings > Preferences > Double-tap message` - *Deleted Message* placeholders can now be hidden from the conversation via `Settings > Preferences > Hide deleted messages` - With multi-select mode enabled in the Inbox, dragging over the checkboxes will now select those chats - Notifications now show preview icons for messages containing media Fixed & Improved: - Improved performance when sending messages to Signal groups - Fixed an issue where the Spotlight index would unexpectedly get rebuilt - Fixed an issue with sending voice notes on Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal connections - Fixed a cause of duplicate/incorrect avatars in the inbox - “Last Used” scheduling option now updates whenever a time is selected, regardless if the action was actually scheduled - Fixed chat previews not updating when there is a pending scheduled message in it - Background crash fixes - Fixed outgoing messages stuck in “still sending”

New - Search your chats and messages directly from Spotlight - Added support for setting up a Google Chat cloud connection Fixed & Improved - Addressed several background crashes - Fixed a crash affecting users on the iOS 26 beta that could occur when reacting to a message - Fixed retrying voice notes that fail to send due to the app being backgrounded - Added support for deleting Signal private chats - Fixed various issues with missing reactions/edits/etc in WhatsApp private chats - Improved performance when logging in for users with a large number of chats on cloud connections - Fixed an iPad bug where resizing the window on iOS 26 would cause the navigation bar button to disappear - Fixed a layout issue during chat network setup that prevented the user input fields from being displayed correctly - Improved GIF picker loading performance - Fixed a floating keyboard issue on iPad that resulted in incorrect composer layout - Fixed a cause of outgoing messages getting stuck in “Still sending” - Fixed a bug where the Mark as Read button sometimes doesn’t appear while in Incognito Mode - Fixed inbox previews sometimes missing timestamp - Fixed notifications showing sender name twice in the title and subtitle - Display a notification to alert for failed message sends on the remote network - Fixed inverted network disconnection banner colors

New - Input emoji in the composer via text `:joy: :tada:` Fixed & Improved - Made On-Device Google Voice connections more reliable - Fixed handling of leaving WhatsApp Communities not removing those spaces when using the On-Device WhatsApp connection - Added an inbox swipe action for setting reminders for chats - Downloading files now saves them with their original name instead of “original” - Fixed layout issue of navigation bar during onboarding - Fixed layout issue of navigation bar when opening a chat - Improved resolution of avatars in notifications - Updated the chat view’s context menu to Liquid Glass - Allow copying of message text contents while in the sending state - Fixed a cause of duplicate messages stuck in sending - Fixed a cause of avatars not being displayed in notifications - Clarified wording of “Show member name changes” toggle in preferences - Fixed several causes of background crashing - Fixed flickering in Account Disconnected banners - Removed the “Shared via Beeper” default text in the share sheet

New - You are now able to set default skin tones for emoji in Settings > Preferences Fixed & Improved - Fixed an issue where scrolling up in Matrix rooms wouldn't fetch more messages - Fixed an issue where sometimes reading On-Device conversations on one client wouldn't dismiss notifications for that conversation - Fixed voice note playback issues when backgrounding and foregrounding the app - Network icons are now colorized in search result according to your preferences in Settings - Fixed cause of stuck logins at the recovery key step after logging out and back in - Fixed blurry avatars in notifications and share sheet - Fixed an issue where muting On-Device Whatsapp conversations would not work - Fixed an issue where On-Device Facebook connections were stuck in an error state - Fixed missing sender names/avatars when their messages are split by a date separator - Fixed an issue with jumping reply lines in the conversation view - Improved account setup instructions - Fixed incorrect account disconnected banner color - Fixed a bug that would sometimes result in empty inbox previews - Fixed several causes of background crashing - Fixed a cause of duplicate Slack connections being shown in the Inbox list - Fixed a navigation crash that could occur when tapping on a notification - Disabled long press gesture on icons in a message - Fixed missing spaces between consecutive links/mentions in messages

Fixed & Improved - Fixed an issue where new On-Device Signal connections that were paired from the native Signal app on iOS didn't backfill previous conversations - Fixed an issue where remotely logging out a Beeper iOS client would cause it to crash on startup - Fixed editing a message containing a mention resulting in the mention being broken - Allow transcoding of media on networks as long as it’s partially supported - Hitting the “Enter” key on a hardware keyboard while inputting a mention now selects the mention instead of sending the message - Fixed a cause of missing chat avatars - Fixed several causes of intermittent crashes

New - The app has been updated to be compatible with iOS 26 Fixed & Improved - The inbox should update more quickly when foregrounded after being in the background - Improved messaging around keeping picture-in-picture video open when setting up new account connections - Improved error messages when failing to send videos - Attachment downloads now show progress spinners more reliably - Fixed Google Voice chats incorrectly being displayed in the Beeper inbox - When deleting an On-Device connection, don’t show option to log out of all devices if there is only one device connected - Fixed notification previews not opening at the correct position - Improved UX for disconnect account banners - Prevent media files from being included in iCloud backup - Fixed a bug where the recovery code prompt would be presented incorrectly after successfully logging in - Further improvements to prevent delayed notifications

Improved error messages when failing to send a message to an On-Device LinkedIn chat

- Fixed a syncing issue that would sometimes cause the app to crash when backgrounded

New - Better storage management: you may now specify a maximum storage limit and automatically free up any old attachments when your total attachment size goes over that limit. Part of a busy group chat with lots of memes? You can also now clear your attachments cache for specific chats. Attachments that are no longer cached will always be re-downloaded the next time you view them in the app. Give it a try in `Settings > Storage.` - Voice notes can now be auto-transcribed when they are received: enable it via `Settings > Preferences > Transcription Settings`. - You can now search in specific chats via the chat info panel - X (Twitter) chats can now be deleted Fixed & Improved - Fixed messages failing to send with a "bridge is not started" error after logging out of one of several accounts on the same On-Device connection - Fixed an issue with On-Device Instagram and Facebook bridges where incoming messages could be missed - On-Device Instagram connections: add support for receiving typing indicators for other users - Improved phone number input validation during account setup - Improved reliability of concurrent attachment downloading - Improved reliability of deleting a network connection - Composer performance improvements and memory leaks when attaching media - Composer now supports Dynamic Type - Show a more descriptive error message for Telegram intermittent disconnections - Fixed message send status sometimes not being shown at the bottom of the chat - Inbox rendering optimizations - Added a notification permissions check when scheduling a message or a reminder - Fixed an issue in onboarding where logging in via recovery code fallback would get stuck - Voice notes can now be played directly from search results - Fixed several causes of the app crashing in the background - Improved notification reliability - Remote account avatars should now load correctly in the Accounts view - Fixed an issue in Incognito Mode where the Mark as Read button would sometimes not show as expected - General performance improvements to reduce app hangs, especially for large accounts - Further improvements to downloading and displaying inline custom emoji in On-Device connections - Chat names should now use Contacts information to replace phone numbers when possible - Fixed an issue where viewing a user’s profile picture would open the picture zoomed in - Telegram videos no longer render as files in chat - Fixed a crash that can occur when logging out - Fixed a crash loop that would occur after opening a notification preview - Better error handling for failing to transcribe large voice notes - On-Device Signal connections now prefer contact names/nicknames over public Signal profile names - Fixed Telegram participants sometimes missing details on initial connect - Fixed backfill of all historical chats to happen when connected vs. after opening the first chat - Messages that fail to send now provide options to retry or delete when tapped, instead of just retrying when tapped - Inbox spaces now maintain consistent ordering when there are multiple accounts connected for a given network - A notification is now presented during local connection setup prompting you to return to the app if connecting the account is taking too long and at risk of being interrupted - Improved UI for the “Show more” button on long messages - Fixed incorrect chat counts being shown in initial sync during login - Fixed outgoing voice messages not being playable after performing a cache reset - Fixed a variety of voice message playback issues - Custom emoji now download and display more reliably - Use consistent emoji font for emoji verification across all Beeper clients - Reduced app download size by 41MB

Fixed links not being rendered properly in message bubbles

New - Jump to date: you can now jump to a specific date in your chat history by tapping on the chat name > More > Jump to Date Fixed & Improved - Users logging in to the app who don’t have other Beeper devices to verify with will now immediately be prompted to enter their recovery key - Fixed an issue with the notifications prompt causing users to get stuck during onboarding - On-Device Signal connections now prefer contact names/nicknames over public Signal profile names - Improved error messaging when trying to send unsupported attachment types - Your profile in the Settings view now shows a loading animation while we refresh your account details - Fixed a broken “Learn More” link in the recovery key view - Fixed a text clipping issue in the chat view for RTL languages - Network icons are now colorized by default and can be toggled via Settings > Preferences > Colorize network icons - Slack bots are now hidden from chat avatars and display names - Fixed an issue that caused Discord chats to not show in the inbox according to your account’s display preferences - Disabling analytics is now synchronized with other Beeper clients - Dismissing the subscription expiry banner is now synchronized with other Beeper clients

New: - Long pressing on a replied-to message now offers the option to jump to that message in the chat history - Added support for receiving/sending typing indicators for Instagram & Messenger on-device connections Fixed & Improved: - Transitions between the composer and attachments drawer are now smoother and less jumpy - Improved reliability of reordering favorite chats and inbox spaces - Fixed incorrect parsing of HTML in messages - Fixed sending PNG images on WhatsApp not showing up for recipients