- Create special invite links that require admins to approve users before they become members.
- Admins can view the applicants' profiles and bios by tapping the Join Requests bar at the top of the chat.
- Add internal labels to your chat's Invite Links to keep them organized.
- Run natively on Apple Silicon (macOS only).
- Show small media previews in chats list.
- Show media album previews and caption text in chats list.
- Add "Quick Reply" and "Mark as Read" to native Windows notifications.
- Show small media previews in chats list.
- Show media album previews and caption text in chats list.
- Add "Quick Reply" and "Mark as Read" to native Windows notifications.
- Choose one of 8 new preset themes for any individual private chat.
- Click on '...' menu > 'Change Colors' to pick a theme.
- Both chat participants will see the same theme
in that chat – on all their devices.
- Each new theme features colorful gradient message bubbles,
beautifully animated backgrounds and unique background patterns.
- All chat themes have day and night versions
and will follow your overall dark mode settings.
- Implement main window rounded corners on Windows 11.
- Fix audio capture from AirPods on macOS.
- Control video in fullscreen mode using arrows and numbers.
- Open locations in browser if default Bing Maps is not installed.
- Reconnect without timeout when network availability changes.
- Crash fixes.
- Some animated emoji now have extra effects.
- Send 🎆🎉, 🎈, :like:, 💩 or ❤️
to any private chat, then click on the animated emoji
to launch the effect.
- If your chat partner also has the chat open,
you will both see the effects.
- See the "Watching" status
when your chat partner is enjoying emoji effects with you.
- More interactive emoji coming soon.
- Right click one of your outgoing messages in small groups
to see who recently viewed it.
- To protect privacy, read receipts are only stored for 7 days
after the message was sent.
- Record video and audio from live broadcasts in your group or channel.
- Admins can start recording from the '...' menu.
- Choose between recording in portrait or landscape orientation.
- Finished recordings are sent to the admin's Saved Messages
and can be easily shared.
