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v1.12.18 Feature

This release adds 3 notable features for engineering teams evaluating rollout.

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Room list now supports collapse/expand all sections and custom section editing.

Why it matters: Test the new room‑list controls in a dev environment before deploying v1.12.18 to production.

Summary

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Room list now supports collapse/expand, custom section editing, and device verification toast even without encrypted rooms.

Changes in this release

Type	Severity	Summary	CVE
Feature
Feature	Medium	Room list adds collapse/expand all sections Room list adds collapse/expand all sections Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	User status displays in timeline User status displays in timeline Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	URL preview setting respects homeserver configuration URL preview setting respects homeserver configuration Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	Welcome screen shown on logout Welcome screen shown on logout Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	Room list supports editing and removing custom sections Room list supports editing and removing custom sections Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	QR code regenerates if channel expires before scan QR code regenerates if channel expires before scan Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	Toast styles updated, incoming call notifications improved Toast styles updated, incoming call notifications improved Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	Module Composer API added Module Composer API added Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	Device verification toast shows for unencrypted accounts Device verification toast shows for unencrypted accounts Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	Share encrypted history feature promoted from labs Share encrypted history feature promoted from labs Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	Confirmation required before inviting unknown users to rooms Confirmation required before inviting unknown users to rooms Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	Rooms can be assigned to custom sections Rooms can be assigned to custom sections Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	Link previews redesigned Link previews redesigned Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix
Bugfix	Medium	OIDC undefined id tokens saved correctly OIDC undefined id tokens saved correctly Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix	Medium	OAuth UIA stage includes type in auth dict OAuth UIA stage includes type in auth dict Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: high	—
Bugfix	Medium	Media replay hover no longer restarts playback Media replay hover no longer restarts playback Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—
Bugfix	Medium	Space hover displays correct cursor Space hover displays correct cursor Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—
Bugfix	Medium	Duplicated UI removed from appearance settings Duplicated UI removed from appearance settings Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—
Bugfix	Medium	Home page CSS updated Home page CSS updated Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—
Bugfix	Medium	Manifest icon source typo fixed Manifest icon source typo fixed Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—
Bugfix	Medium	playwright-common moved from devDependencies to dependencies playwright-common moved from devDependencies to dependencies Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21 Confidence: low	—

Full changelog

✨ Features

Room list: add collapse/expand all sections (#33318). Contributed by @florianduros.
Show user status in timeline (#32991). Contributed by @Half-Shot.
Disable URL Preview setting if disabled on the homeserver (#33279). Contributed by @Half-Shot.
Go to welcome on logout (#33306). Contributed by @t3chguy.
Room list: edit or remove custom sections (#33283). Contributed by @florianduros.
Re-generate QR code if the channel expires before scan (#33303). Contributed by @t3chguy.
Update toast styles, improve incoming call notifications (#33043). Contributed by @robintown.
Add Module Composer API (#33284). Contributed by @Half-Shot.
Room list: exclude default section from room list item menu (#33278). Contributed by @florianduros.
Show 'Verify this device' toast even if there are no encrypted rooms yet (#32891). Contributed by @andybalaam.
Promote "Share encrypted history" from labs (#33281). Contributed by @richvdh.
Room list: assign room to section when section is created (#33240). Contributed by @florianduros.
Confirm before inviting unknown users to a DM/room (#33171). Contributed by @richvdh.
Room list: assign room to custom section (#33238). Contributed by @florianduros.
Redesign link previews (#33061). Contributed by @Half-Shot.
Room list: scroll to newly creation section (#33210). Contributed by @florianduros.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Update home page CSS (#32723). Contributed by @wolterkam.
Web: Fix typo in 152x152 icon source of manifest.json (#33369). Contributed by @bartvdbraak.
prevent replay hover from restarting playback (#33364). Contributed by @ZacksBot.
Properly save undefined id tokens from OIDC login (#33345). Contributed by @gingershaped.
Show the right cursor when hovering over a space (#33351). Contributed by @robintown.
Set type in auth dict for m.oauth UIA stage (#33344). Contributed by @gingershaped.
Remove duplicated UI in appearance settings (#33336). Contributed by @t3chguy.
Move playwright-common wait-on from devDependencies to dependencies (#33272). Contributed by @t3chguy.

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