The new era of communication begins.
New:
- 🖼️ Image Spoilers: mark images as spoilers before sending - recipients see a blurred preview and tap to reveal
- 🔗 Hyperlinks: URLs in messages are now clickable, with rich link previews showing title, description, and thumbnail
- 🔇 Silent Links: wrap a URL in
<angle brackets>to send it without generating a preview card - 👋 Mentions & Pings: tag someone with
@nameto ping them, or@everyoneto notify the whole group (admin-only) - 🔤 Emoji Shortcodes: type
:apple:or:cat:to quickly insert emoji - with an autocomplete picker as you type - 🔕 Mute Groups: silence notifications for specific group chats without leaving them
- 👍 Tap to React: tap an existing reaction to add yours - no need to open the emoji panel
- 👀 Reaction Details: hold or right-click any reaction to see exactly who reacted
- 🎵 Music Metadata: audio files with embedded metadata display cover art, title, and artist info in a rich player
- ❌ Cancel Uploads: cancel file uploads mid-transfer with a single tap
⚠️ Failed Message Recovery: messages that fail to send now show Retry and Delete buttons, so nothing gets silently lost
Improved:
- 🎙️ Audio Engine Rebuild: completely new audio engine for voice recording, playback, and music - smoother, more reliable, and lower latency
- 🐧 Full Linux Audio: the new engine brings complete voice and audio support to Linux - recording, playback, and music now work identically across all platforms
- 📤 Upload & Download UX: redesigned file transfer experience with clearer progress indicators, adaptive speeds, and unified spinners
- 📎 Attachment File Names: files now carry their original names through the protocol - you can also rename before sending and see human-readable names on download
- 🔄 Faster Group Sync: MLS groups now sync via negentropy (NIP-77), catching up on missed messages significantly faster with parallel boot
- 📥 Auto-Download Limit: configure the maximum file size for automatic downloads - larger files wait for a manual tap
Fixed:
- 💬 Message Bubbles: fixed code blocks and contact cards overflowing message bubbles on narrow screens
- 🔔 Notification Badges: group messages now correctly update the OS badge counter and mark as read when you refocus the chat
- 🔀 NIP-17 Group Chat Ignored: Vector now explicitly filters out NIP-17 Group Chat events, which were occasionally leaking into DMs - we use MLS for group encryption and have no plans to support NIP-17 groups
- 🖼️ Image Sizing: images with missing dimensions are now auto-resolved from the server, fixing broken layouts
- 🎹 Media Keys: OS media keys (play, pause, stop) now work correctly with voice messages and stop cleanly after playback
- 🔎 Search Inputs: group invite and create-group search inputs now accept profile URLs, autofocus on desktop, and no longer mangle usernames with autocorrect
- 📱 Android Fixes: fixed textarea resize grip, Whisper AI no longer freezes certain devices, and Mini Apps received security and stability hardening
- 📋 Message Previews: chat list previews and notifications now show clean text instead of raw HTML or markdown
- 🔐 File Integrity: attachments are now verified by content hash before reuse, preventing mismatched files with duplicate names
- 🧭 Navigation: fixed navbar occasionally reappearing inside the chat view
Contributors
@alltheseas submitted PR #46 — relay confirmation before MLS commit merge, preventing silent group state divergence.
@selkij submitted PR #51 — security policy and vulnerability disclosure guidelines.
Contributors
selkij and alltheseas