New in v7.0. SimpleX public names for channels and businesses (BETA). Better channels: Promote subscribers to contributors. Publish your channel on your website. Verify security code with contributors. Wider messages, easier to read. Host your own chat relays. Add a longer description to your profile. Simplified app settings. Read more about SimpleX Names: https://simplex.chat/blog/20260722-simple…
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New in v7.0-beta.6: remove the "SimpleX Status" contact from new chat profiles. fixes: improve message forwarding in groups ios: fix app crash after finishing onboarding. ios: fix delivery receipt toggles in privacy settings. desktop: don't lose the app update download when switching chats. linux: fix saving files with special characters Commits: blog: SimpleX public names (#7291) blog: correction…
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New in v7.0-beta.5: enable/disable functions of self-hosted servers: message reception, private routing, and name resolution. show file routers used to deliver a file in message info. fixes: desktop: preserve a draft when switching to a chat where you can't send messages. android: video previews layout Commits: core: allow moderators to change member <-> observer roles in groups (#7279) core: fail…
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New in v7.0-beta.4: support for signing messages in channels (disabled until 7.1). verify a channel member's security code to confirm the connection isn't intercepted. add a longer description to your profile. search the subscribers list in a channel. fix: desktop no longer fails to launch on Windows when accessibility is enabled. Commits: website: update whitepaper simplex-chat: sync nodejs and p…
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New in 6.5.6: fix group link use after admin demotion chat relays: fix delivery cursor not advancing on PostgreSQL ios: fix opening SimpleX links from messages desktop: fix in-app updater deleting the download The GitHub release build is independently reproduced by: Verifier Signatures PGP key to verify SimpleX Chat team _sha256sums.asc _simplex-aarch64.apk.asc_simplex-armv7a.apk.asc BBDF 7BDA D15…
New in v7.0-beta.3: SimpleX names for channels and businesses: register the name at https://testing-names.simplex.chat/ (requires SimpleX NFT for the next week). try these names in search: #simiplexchat.testing and @directory.testing see the guide at: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/blob/master/docs/guide/register-simplex-name.md Improve stability of connections between members in gro…
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New in v7.0-beta.2: show subscriber roles in channel member list, and contributor list for subscribers. connect to channels via CLI. fix: don't show member role change events in channels. Commits: core: don't create member role change chat item in channels (#7124) core: support connecting to channels via cli (#7131) ui: show subsriber roles in list; contributor list for subscribers (#7126) core: X…
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New in v7.0-beta.1: allow promoting channel subscribers to contributors wider messages in channels - easier to read. blocking of obfuscated links when groups prohibit them. ios: fix tapping SimpleX links in messages to open the connection. desktop: fix app updates. Commits: website: add whitepaper working draft website: update whitepaper draft Merge branch 'stable' Merge branch 'stable' docs: add…
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New in 6.5.5: Initial support for supporter badges Fix file names without an extension saved with a trailing dot Shorter "close to tray" setting (desktop) Commits: simplex-chat-nodejs: bump libraries (#7042) core: store context to pass configuration parameters (#7057) core: support signature verification in p2p groups (forward compatibility) (#7058) android, desktop, ios: fix trailing dot in saved…
New in v7.0-beta.0: channel web previews: read recent posts before joining. channel owners can add and remove relays. option to delete a removed member's messages. more reliable message delivery in groups. faster loading of large groups. reorganized settings, with new section design on Android and desktop. initial support for supporter badges. Commits: android, desktop: new settings section design…
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New in 6.5.4: Fix video playback hang Selecting message text no longer copies extras (timestamps, sender names) Fix remote desktop connection Commits: desktop: fix in-app updater on Windows, AppImage, and aarch64 (#6985) desktop: fix video playback hang caused by stuck preview snapshot (#6983) core, ui: require update for public groups (#7009) rfc: namespace (#7001) core: fix /start remote host pa…