Fixed a syncing issue that would sometimes cause the app to crash when backgrounded
✨ New
Better storage management: you may now specify a maximum storage limit and automatically free up any old attachments when your total attachment size goes over that limit. Part of a busy group chat with lots of memes? You can also now clear your attachments cache for specific chats. Attachments that are no longer cached will always be re-downloaded the next time you view them in the app. Give it a try in Settings > Storage.
Voice notes can now be auto-transcribed when they are received: enable it via Settings > Preferences > Transcription Settings.
You can now search in specific chats via the chat info panel
X (Twitter) chats can now be deleted
🛠️ Fixed & Improved
Fixed messages failing to send with a "bridge is not started" error after logging out of one of several accounts on the same On-Device connection
Fixed an issue with On-Device Instagram and Facebook bridges where incoming messages could be missed
On-Device Instagram connections: add support for receiving typing indicators for other users
Improved phone number input validation during account setup
Improved reliability of concurrent attachment downloading
Improved reliability of deleting a network connection
Composer performance improvements and memory leaks when attaching media
Composer now supports Dynamic Type
Show a more descriptive error message for Telegram intermittent disconnections
Fixed message send status sometimes not being shown at the bottom of the chat
Inbox rendering optimizations
Added a notification permissions check when scheduling a message or a reminder
Fixed an issue in onboarding where logging in via recovery code fallback would get stuck
Voice notes can now be played directly from search results
Fixed several causes of the app crashing in the background
Improved notification reliability
Remote account avatars should now load correctly in the Accounts view
Fixed an issue in Incognito Mode where the Mark as Read button would sometimes not show as expected
General performance improvements to reduce app hangs, especially for large accounts
Further improvements to downloading and displaying inline custom emoji in On-Device connections
Chat names should now use Contacts information to replace phone numbers when possible
Fixed an issue where viewing a user’s profile picture would open the picture zoomed in
Telegram videos no longer render as files in chat
Fixed a crash that can occur when logging out
Fixed a crash loop that would occur after opening a notification preview
Better error handling for failing to transcribe large voice notes
On-Device Signal connections now prefer contact names/nicknames over public Signal profile names
Fixed Telegram participants sometimes missing details on initial connect
Fixed backfill of all historical chats to happen when connected vs. after opening the first chat
Messages that fail to send now provide options to retry or delete when tapped, instead of just retrying when tapped
Inbox spaces now maintain consistent ordering when there are multiple accounts connected for a given network
A notification is now presented during local connection setup prompting you to return to the app if connecting the account is taking too long and at risk of being interrupted
Improved UI for the “Show more” button on long messages
Fixed incorrect chat counts being shown in initial sync during login
Fixed outgoing voice messages not being playable after performing a cache reset
Fixed a variety of voice message playback issues
Custom emoji now download and display more reliably
Use consistent emoji font for emoji verification across all Beeper clients
Reduced app download size by 41MB
🛠️ Fixed & Improved
Fixed app not opening for Windows/Linux users with certain system language settings — If you are effected please re-download Beeper
If you archive a chat just after sending a message it should stay archived
Patched a bug that caused rooms to be stuck unread
Fixed instances where sometimes read receipts or reactions would cause the chat to no longer be scrolled to the bottom
✨ New
Disappearing Messages indicators show on messages and in the chat’s header
Create New Groups on Matrix with CMD+SHIFT+N / CTRL+SHIFT+N
On-Device Instagram: Added support for receiving typing indicators for other users
Turn spell checking on or off under Settings > Appearance > Composer > Enable spellcheck
🛠️ Fixed & Improved
Fixed an issue that caused On-Device Twitter connections to be disconnected
Fixed chats sometimes not staying in Low Priority or Pinned
Fixed “Disable emoji autocomplete” setting
Fixed some instances of profile picture not syncing
Fixed auto-linking of email addresses in messages
Fixed message forwarding not working for messages with attachments
Fixed instances of chats opening at the wrong scroll position
Fixed an issue with On-Device Instagram and Facebook bridges where incoming messages could be missed
Fixed messages failing to send with a "bridge is not started" error after logging out of one of several accounts on the same On-Device connection
Fixed a crash that can occur when logging out
Ensure quick reactions honor your chosen skin tone
Ensured link previews are sent with scheduled messages
Prevent iMessage search results showing when you’ve filtered to a different account
Addressed high CPU usage in certain bridges
Several other small UI/UX improvements
New Features ✨
New Appearance & Customization options 🎨
Beeper Android now supports custom Material color schemes, in addition to Dynamic themes
We want to continue to iterate on our customization & personalization features, so if you’ve got feedback or ideas, we’d love to hear it 👂🏻
⚙️ Settings → Appearance
Drag & Drop Chat Networks 🔃
Long press on any network in your navigation drawer to rearrange the order to your liking
Improvements, Bug Fixes & Optimizations 🛠️
Fixed an issue where…
a deleted message would be stuck saying “Still sending…”
the app could randomly crash when receiving a typing indicator
the app could crash when looking up contacts during New Chat creation
a video thumbnail could fail to render if the file size was too big
🛠️ Fixed & Improved
Fixes to ordering of chats in search, to favor more recent chats
Fixed a bug that caused some users on the latest build to see the “Build Expired” message
Errored messages now properly show Retry only if they are retriable
In Dark Mode, scrollbars should no longer appear white
Fixed Telegram participants sometimes missing details on initial connect
Fixed backfill of all historical chats to happen when connected vs after opening the first room
More performance improvements
Several other small UI improvements
🛠️ Fixed & Improved
Fixed links not being rendered properly in message bubbles
New Features ✨
Searchable voice note transcriptions
Transcribed voice notes are now indexed for search along with your other messages
Mentions in chats are now highlighted
Labs: Toggle WhatsApp community display
This toggles whether or not WhatsApp communities display in the navigation drawer or not
⚙️ → Labs → WhatsApp communities as spaces
Developers 👩🏻💻
This release marks one small step forward for Beeper Android in better supporting the broader developer/tinkerer community. If you’ve got ideas or suggestions for integrations that require data to be exposed, let us know!
Incognito mode can now be toggled externally via Intent
Can be integrated in your own apps, Tasker, or used via CLI
Improvements, Bug Fixes & Optimizations 🛠️
Moved “Sign out” and “Delete account” options to the Profile screen
Fixed a case where avatars in notifications could be completely missing
Fixed a case where starting a new chat with someone could open an existing, incorrect, chat
Added Show More / Show Less to very large text messages and long transcriptions
Reduced “Strong Video” compression bitrate in Data Saver Mode to address a crash in the video encoder
Allowed hyphens when typing usernames
Improved media service startup for more reliable voice note playback
Improvements, Bug Fixes & Optimizations 🛠️
Improved support for self-hosted bridges
Displayed OG user subscription features as "already free"
Added more logical sorting for Reminders and Send Later messages
Enhanced layout for phones with display cutouts
Fixed several rare crashes related to bridge setup and invalid data
Improved error handling for downloads stuck in spinner state
Corrected layout issues in account and profile cards
Improved phone number formatting and copy behavior
Fixed an issue where chats would unexpectedly scroll to the bottom