Threads, pinned messages and group mentions

Reply chains open in their own thread, with a Threads list for new replies. Messages can be pinned, @channel and @here alert a group, and each conversation can notify for mentions only.

Also new

• Choose which messages notify you. Each conversation can notify for Every Message, Mentions Only or Mute. The choice follows the account’s encrypted device sync and applies consistently to unread and notification behavior.
• Keep important messages pinned. Messages can be pinned and unpinned, with a count in the header and a list in conversation details. Pinning permissions and encrypted history preserve who may pin and what was pinned.
• Private link previews, starting with words. The sending device can fetch a link’s title, description and site and carry those words inside the encrypted message. Recipients do not fetch the page to display the preview, and the sender can remove a preview or turn the feature off; preview pictures follow later.
• Commands from the composer. Type slash commands in the composer with completion and forms when arguments are needed. Pasted text does not become a command, and the same command definitions are prepared for the terminal client.
• Find emoji by their names. The emoji picker searches Unicode names after checking shortcodes, making more emoji discoverable by ordinary words.
• Use arrow keys to choose people. Both people-selection sheets support arrow-key selection of matching people.
• More proxy networks supported. Connections support proxies that request a password and SOCKS5 proxies, including chat and call relay traffic. Mac proxy passwords available only through a system Keychain prompt are not supported yet.
• A client without a graphics window. A GPU-free client is built from the same shared runtime as the desktop app.

Fixed

• Lists and quotes follow right-to-left text. List markers and quote layout mirror for right-to-left text instead of staying on the wrong side.
• Conversation changes wait their turn. Changes to a conversation run in order, and cancelling one prevents it from running later. This avoids overlapping changes acting on stale conversation state.
• Protect drafts after a failed read. A failed local draft read cannot let an older synced draft replace the current draft. Restoring a retained draft retries when temporary operation capacity becomes available.
• Wait for confirmation after rejoining. After an external rejoin, outgoing messages wait until another member confirms the joined state through a message. Rejoining also checks the organisation membership rules already applied to ordinary invitations.
• Publish backup keys only after saving. Backup keys received through device sync, linking or restore become active only with the durable transaction that saves them, keeping memory and saved recovery state consistent.
• Group calls share one uplink fairly. Connections in a group call coordinate their use of a shared outgoing connection rather than repeatedly making each other back off.
• Better estimates as a call fills the connection. Call bandwidth estimates account for bytes on the actual link and reduce more gently as a queue starts forming, improving adaptation on limited connections.
• Keep floating call status and lock visible. Long status text is constrained in the floating call card so it fits while preserving the encryption lock indicator.
• Release memory after changing conversations. The app retains less memory after switching between conversations. A broader workload checks repeated switching through many conversations rather than only a single change.
• Leave less memory behind after scrolling. Pictures held during a long scroll are kept only for a limited time, and further cleanup reduces what remains after scrolling back and forward.
• Release search memory after Jump to. A Jump to search leaves a smaller idle memory footprint after the search closes.
• Unread totals without rescanning every message. Unread summaries use maintained counts instead of repeatedly counting the unread history, keeping the work bounded as unread messages accumulate.
• Less repeated work for conversation lists. The conversation list, organisation rail and badge avoid repeated passes that multiplied their work as the number of conversations grew.
• Reclaim space after deleting history. The encrypted main database can reclaim unused space after substantial deletions. Quiet-time checkpoints also let deleted pages leave the temporary write log.
• Private permissions for new Mac profiles. New profile folders on the Mac are created with access limited to their owner.
• Handle Linux directory errors safely. Linux directory creation rejects empty paths and existing files that are not directories instead of treating them as usable folders.
• Keep semicolons in saved filenames. The Linux save chooser preserves filenames containing semicolons instead of misreading them as separators.
• Safe clipboard answers after cancellation. Delayed clipboard answers remain owned until completion or cancellation, avoiding stale attachment-staging work using an answer after its requester has gone.
• Explain the expected key prompt before updating. Before installation, the update card identifies the running app and the expected local-store-key prompt. It explains that declining keeps the store closed and preserves messages and settings, and advises rejecting unexpected prompts.
• Consistent backup sizes in Settings. Settings uses the same decimal size units as the rest of the app for backups.