Original release notes
Release notes
New in v7.0.
SimpleX public names for channels and businesses (BETA).
Better channels:
- Promote subscribers to contributors.
- Publish your channel on your website.
- Verify security code with contributors.
- Wider messages, easier to read.
- Host your own chat relays.
Add a longer description to your profile.
Simplified app settings.
Read more about SimpleX Names: https://simplex.chat/blog/20260722-simplex-public-names.html
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Commits:
- android, desktop: new settings section design (#6777)
- core: deliver member profiles via relay (#6953)
- ios: add "update" scripts (#7004)
- core: update simplexmq (receiving services) (#6212)
- core, ui: member full delete with messages (#6994)
- flatpak: update metainfo (#7008)
- docs: update security assessment schedule (#7007)
- android, desktop: fix E2E encryption section divider rendered inside card (#7012)
- core: fix races on member removal / delivery of their messages (#7010)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- directory: add rtsopts (#7006)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- core: rename migrations (#7028)
- Revert "cli: fix redraw slowness (#6735)"
- Merge branch 'stable'
- simplex-chat-python: add BotCommand.params field (#7034)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- ios: update library
- Merge branch 'stable'
- core: fix delivery cursor not advancing to maximum group member id for posgtgres (#7043)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- Merge branch 'stable'
- ui: settings navigation reorganization (#7005)
- android, desktop: fix chat item long-press menu and ripple shape (#6997)
- desktop: fix drag-and-drop videos attached as files (#7015)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- android, desktop, ios: show chat name in delete / leave / clear confirmation dialogs (#7021)
- core: limit xftp file description (#7060)
- core: validate user chat ownership for chat tag and TTL APIs (#7063)
- core: fix delivery batching (#7065)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- desktop: authenticate call server websocket (#7076)
- core: render web previews for channels (#7029)
- docs: allow sign content messages in channels plan (#7049)
- website: add SimpleX Network News channel preview (#7087)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- cli: remove help entries for removed commands (#7079)
- core: file invitation size check (#7069)
- android, desktop: fix overlapping warning texts after finalizing migration (#7071)
- Fix IndexOutOfBounds crash when sending media with an undecodable preview (#7050)
- android, desktop: fix lag when closing support chat in large groups (#7061)
- Fix close icon hidden by long file name in compose file preview (#7077)
- ui: enable relay management (#7094)
- web: improve channel layout, fix subscriber count (#7092)
- android, desktop, ios: show clear error when saving group profile fails (#7090)
- docs: update query plans
- core: 7.0.0.0 (simplexmq 7.0.0.0)
- ios: update core library 7.0.0.0
- Merge branch 'stable'
- core: 7.0.0.1
- 7.0.0-beta.0: android 356, desktop 147, ios 336
- website: add whitepaper working draft
- website: update whitepaper draft
- Merge branch 'stable'
- Merge branch 'stable'
- docs: add channel webpage setup guide (#7097)
- android, desktop, ios: remove right gap on received messages in channels (#7106)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- Merge branch 'stable'
- core: improve short link decompression (#7110)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- core: 7.0.0.2 (simplexmq 7.0.0.2)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- core: 7.0.0.3
- core: public groups - roster of privileged members (#7017)
- ui: allow to change member role in channel (#7096)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- core: 7.0.0.4
- ui: translations (#7112)
- website: translations (#7033)
- ios: update core library
- core: 7.0.0.5
- android, desktop: fix crash on opening chat with extremely wide image (#7123)
- 7.0.0-beta.1: android 360, desktop 149, ios 338
- core: don't create member role change chat item in channels (#7124)
- core: support connecting to channels via cli (#7131)
- ui: show subsriber roles in list; contributor list for subscribers (#7126)
- core: XGrpMemNew checks (#7132)
- core: 7.0.0.6
- 7.0.0-beta.2: android 361, desktop 150, ios 339
- desktop: fix remote desktop channel and connection issues (#7137)
- android, desktop, ios: remove left padding on consecutive received messages in channels (#7108)
- ui: fix channel contributor being able to "send message" without relays (#7139)
- desktop, android: improve custom relay and user address text fields design (#7155)
- desktop: hide "Calls on lock screen" setting (#7154)
- desktop, android: fix file chat item meta layout (#7156)
- desktop, android: fix sections layout in Lock view and "connect to remote desktop" views (#7163)
- desktop: fix crash when opening a video full screen (#7167)
- readme: github-banner (#7172)
- readme: github-banner (#7172)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- ios: restore resolved packages
- android, desktop: keep wide images at natural aspect ratio without crashing (#7125)
- core, ui: support SimpleX names (#7045)
- ios: reliably show API alerts (use UIKit) (#7195)
- ios: export localizations
- core: request roster (#7121)
- core: use concurrency-safe agent async api (#7035)
- docs: add SimpleX name registration guide (#7194)
- core, ui: resolve untyped domains (#7198)
- core: 7.0.0.7 (simplex 7.0.0.4)
- core: fix armv7a build (incomplete record update) (#7205)
- ui: fix SEInvalidMention when @mention is edited in place (#7018)
- desktop: fix Windows in-app updater corrupting install (#7105) (#7136)
- core: 7.0.0.8
- ui: translations (#7210)
- website: translations (#7207)
- 7.0.0-beta.3: android 362, desktop 151, ios 341
- website: update whitepaper
- simplex-chat: sync nodejs and python libs with 7.0.0-beta.3 types (#7219)
- core: don't create group-only feature items in channels (#7220)
- ios: show spinner for database operations moved to sub-screen (#7228)
- multiplatform: improve image processing (#7082)
- core, ui: improve name resolution (#7209)
- core, ui: message signing (#7115)
- core: update query plans
- multiplatform: bound shared file URI copies (#7075)
- core, ui: show domain for business chat in CLI, test, improve UI (#7235)
- core, web: correctly process name verification for channels, show names in directory (#7238)
- directory: fix group link verification (#7242)
- tests: create separate tmp folders for test clients (#7244)
- ui: hide message signing preference, etc. (#7246)
- core, ui: make msgVerified optional (#7247)
- ci: update query plans
- docs: names overview (#7253)
- docs: add name resolution setup to SMP server guide (#7251)
- website: fix broken GitHub links for project files in docs (#7229)
- cli: add name, image and relay server address flags (#6944)
- core, ui: security code verification in channels (verify member key) (#7255)
- core: add optional profile description (#7256)
- bots api
- ui: add search to subscribers list view; android, desktop: lazy list (#7264)
- desktop: fix "Failed to launch JVM" on Windows when Java Access Bridge is enabled (one cause of #4146) (#7260)
- ui: what's new in 7.0 (#7265)
- desktop: show startup errors in a copyable window instead of bare "Failed
