October 20, 2026

• Screen readers hear new activity

  Toasts, announcements and incoming messages are delivered as accessibility announcements.

• Clipboard read buffers are erased

  Linux clipboard reads now erase the real temporary buffers after use, extending cleanup beyond copies of the data.

• Small windows keep status text readable

  A toast sits above a tall update offer again, and the sidebar connection status shortens with an ellipsis at the largest text size.

• Unambiguous desktop shortcuts

  Registry shortcuts no longer assign the same chord to two commands. The familiar Settings, Close and Find shortcuts are included in the correction.

• Notification hours follow their switch

  Notification pause hours follow the setting’s checkbox instead of acting independently.

• More meaningful screen-reader controls

  Static text, multiline fields, dialogs, toggles and organisation tabs now expose their proper roles and state. Call toggles keep stable names, and a text line is read once instead of through a redundant labelled container.

• Linux popup buttons announce their choice

  Linux screen readers can identify a popup as a choice control and read its current value, including when the control is disabled.

• Sidebar counts read naturally

  Threads and Later name their counts in words, including singular forms and Swedish translations, instead of exposing an unexplained number.

• Keyboard focus survives menus and calls

  Escape from a menu, a call starting or ending, and a screen change preserve a useful keyboard focus instead of dropping it.

• Full disks pause work without losing the draft

  When storage is full, incoming messages and organisation records wait and retry with backoff instead of repeatedly hammering the disk. An outgoing message keeps its draft and explains the actual send refusal.

• Failed store checkpoints still retry

  A failed checkpoint remains scheduled for retry. The store no longer mistakes its own bookkeeping write for new content and silently clears the retry.

• Linux key storage handles concurrent clients safely

  Clients sharing the same Linux key service now use one shared lock even when their configuration folders differ. Concurrent creation or updates can no longer overwrite each other’s secure-store records.

• Explain why a profile cannot open

  If the app cannot use a selected profile, a window explains why in plain language instead of failing without a useful message.

• Call state ends cleanly

  A call that never finished connecting leaves no phantom Join action or duration. A group participant whose ringing expires is shown as Not in the call.

• Ask before closing during a call

  Closing a window that would end the app asks before dropping a call. On the Mac, the red window button and Quit also confirm before ending an active call.

• A refused invite leaves setup ready to retry

  A refused invite is explained once, then setup resets cleanly with keyboard focus still in the invite field.

• A disabled account keeps its readable history

  When the server turns off the only account, the app keeps the history visible with its explanatory banner instead of sending the person back to setup.

• Restore waits for the right account state

  Restore waits for the account to be ready before deciding that no device was lost. In a direct conversation, the peer can accept the restored device’s rejoin after removing the lost one.

• Recovery-kit errors point to the right problem

  Text that is not a Recovery Kit is refused immediately, before asking for a server. Local kit-format errors are kept distinct from failures to restore the account.

• More responsive device linking

  A code that nobody is displaying is refused promptly. The linking sheet also scrolls its body between the title and buttons so its actions stay accessible.

• Useful empty panes and hidden-sidebar counts

  Medium-width layouts offer New conversation in the empty pane. The selected organisation’s tile shows unread activity when its conversation sidebar is hidden.

• Swedish call labels use the right word

  The call card, strip and mini window are named Samtal in Swedish.

• Linux calls offer supported controls

  Linux hides video controls on devices without video support and avoids offering a mini call window where floating windows are unavailable.

• Linux audio waits for real devices

  Lowfire’s own echo-cancellation nodes do not appear as selectable or default audio devices. If no real device is available, the app explains once and waits for one.

• Terminal setup keeps kit and server fields usable

  The Swedish Recovery Kit offer fits its terminal card, and the restore Server field receives the first keystroke.

• Terminal installation messages keep long paths whole

  Installing or removing the terminal command keeps the complete explanation even with long folder paths, including when a declined location causes a fallback.

• Automation cannot pretend a protected press succeeded

  When an automation drive attempts to press a control reserved for the person, its result says so instead of returning a misleading success.

• Large text keeps lists and sheets usable

  The sidebar is one list, and sheets at the largest text size scroll as one region. People keep their names when roles must yield, long row text wraps beside buttons, and channel tabs no longer overlap.

• Create after onboarding waits for membership

  Creating immediately after onboarding waits for the organisation’s verified member list instead of racing ahead of it.

• Message metadata stays visible beside long names

  In a message’s name line, only the name shortens; the edited marker and delivery tick remain whole.

• Sidebar details match their rows

  A drag target’s outline uses the row’s actual rectangle, and Later and Threads sit below the gap under Jump to… as designed.

• Code blocks use the message column

  Code blocks can use the message column up to its intended maximum width instead of being unnecessarily cramped.

• Scrolled history reaches the composer

  While reading older messages, the log continues down to the composer instead of leaving unused space at the bottom.

• Avoid unnecessary startup audio delay

  The media path avoids an extra playout delay at call startup, with more detailed traces to diagnose the affected call stages.

• Terminal skin-tone emoji stay in their columns

  Emoji with skin-tone modifiers stay inside their allocated terminal columns instead of disturbing adjacent text.

• Window controls use the selected language

  Window-control names go through translation, including Swedish labels for accessibility.

Designs, contracts and foundations are work in progress; they do not by themselves mean a finished feature is available.

• Accepted video and private-release plans

  Design work records Linux video backend choices, isolated codec work with stall recovery, and private signed Mac beta releases. These plans do not themselves ship Linux video or publish a beta download.