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v6.5.2 Feature

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

Published 20d Communication & Email
✓ No known CVEs patched
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✓ No known CVEs patched in this version

Topics

chat double-ratchet e2ee encryption haskell messaging
+3 more
privacy protocol security

Affected surfaces

auth rbac

Summary

AI summary

Adds unlimited message deletion, chat relay management on subscriber side, iOS UI fix, desktop RTL and selection improvements, Android image handling changes, new Python library, bot parsing fixes, Grok model bump, tray support, core link‑tracking tweaks.

Full changelog

New in 6.5.2:

  • allow deleting messages from channel history without time limit.
  • support adding and removing chat relays in channels on the subscriber side (will be enabled in UI in v6.5.x or v7).

Commits:

  • flatpak: update metainfo (#6943)
  • website: tweaks (#6945)
  • support bot, bots: paginate chat scan (#6935)
  • ios: fix link chat item not fitting into screen width (#6947)
  • website: update home page (#6948)
  • ui: adjust create channel ui (#6950)
  • core, ui: relay management - add, remove relays, synchronization to relay list (#6917)
  • ui: disable relay management (#6951)
  • docs: channel subscriber profiles plan (#6918)
  • core: single relay checks interval (#6952)
  • desktop: fix RTL text rendering under the send button (#6906)
  • desktop: fix copying selected text in reports (#6863)
  • android, desktop: open correct image in fullscreen viewer (#6869)
  • desktop: keep text selection on the originally selected message when a new message arrives (#6955)
  • core: code style
  • support bot: accept YAML transcript in context (#6946)
  • core: forward compatible support for owners/admins/moderations deleting channel and public group messages without limitations (#6962)
  • docs: changelog (#6960)
  • support bot, simplex-chat-nodejs: fix bot command parsing (#6964)
  • core: keep whitelisted query parameters when removing link tracking (#6965)
  • desktop: pick a free port for the call server if 50395 is in use (#6963)
  • simplex-chat-python: add python library (#6954)
  • core: announce added relay (#6956)
  • simplex-chat-python: don't log routine async chat errors as ERROR (#6971)
  • android, desktop: constrain image height in layout (#6959)
  • support bot: escalate to team when Grok's reply contains /team (#6968)
  • desktop: add tray support (#6970)
  • simplex-support-bot: bump grok model (#6975)
  • core, ui: allow indefinite deletion from history for public channel/group owners/moderators (#6972)
  • android, desktop: hide private notes from share channel picker; hide share via chat on plain groups (#6958)
  • core: include trailing "_" and "!" characters in links (#6973)
  • simplex-chat-python: split Client from Bot, add request/response API (#6976)
  • core: 6.5.2.0
  • ios: hide private notes from share channel picker (#6980)
  • ios: update core library
  • 6.5.2: ios 332
  • 6.5.2: android 349, desktop 143

Android APKs:

SHA2-256(simplex-aarch64.apk)= 391f3560a0fad696be5a6b3efde9544a1cf4d3a42a8d6eed09f1cb8c854ccff8

SHA2-256(simplex-armv7a.apk)= 542bb1abc36e8669569762fec23ada26554ae98292c5eb8c29d331cdf87e4546

Desktop app:

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-aarch64)= c62db0142560600fd2d72b9f767de6baf565cd1890d66dcb366babd78bc0e720

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-aarch64.deb)= 26818afe02a35a4b7c663bd1d06bbdfb32d6c93b21908af41272c81ee8815297

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-aarch64)= 87554e451a76724d945fedba942005d0a685992da2419e297e943006986a3ba6

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-aarch64.deb)= 987fe79d4c00523c19398f6e048ebb88fddad7ce3982cbea195769b977533423

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-x86_64)= ef97e8e84a33d26b657c185f050fd0d5e949e1757ede79f94da4368e3f454b3e

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-x86_64.deb)= 185a108bf7840dc6255f89c4345cabbdf4a067295b2b910c8324bede4ee72708

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-24_04-aarch64.deb)= d00f747874fddf08c06f1ba3a58aade7a65fab073a25c95f445925074960a1fb

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-22_04-aarch64.deb)= 65eb2fad5004c0ef5fef8b8f9561384404c191d3bceaadb899ba7376f071e2f5

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-aarch64.AppImage)= 56b3cd2978153bff72bc6aac78e56460a30556a86d1312f63c225beacb67de4a

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-x86_64)= 02e4b2037f626250a30cf1a6ffb44ae65314957fdbc487a2833d68ced48f500d

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-x86_64.deb)= 54b8a0f5cb925c2e9d48ba585d486c768b7692186d74879e94d6592b21b11ffe

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-24_04-x86_64.deb)= 9ba5d8e0e7c134eff02fba18089f911cd0938766c7666c6994b8a16550e8ae69

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-windows-x86-64)= bfdaabcea9b64303a6b51d82f8201b651aa615671a0951477afc1e21f304ffc7

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-windows-x86_64.msi)= 708de9a9f3739cef80e02aede407c4191e935f83b52a28399b2a8677afd93fb3

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-22_04-x86_64.deb)= 64bc4f87081984fa8c87b15eae65aab1ba1b099a4d2663aec2ce6bb1b0b79a25

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-x86_64.AppImage)= 71a44bd3d3ca277dd71d145e679a92a5f80a1f4c292711921d77c0f37b33e541

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-macos-x86-64)= c88094f10c429afc81c20c9fcef24fcebdd4bfb5c5cf12ff4b473095d0167d63

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-macos-x86_64.dmg)= 99e059405f028ce321156e1f379441867aa5e75a8edafbea6971a9157494f50d

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-macos-aarch64)= a0f59745d9c2b4adc825f2ab48c598ae53714406787f561e9d34bd1ce4ed4ff8

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-macos-aarch64.dmg)= 43be2469dcfb06bb165cbffbfb3445d43e647a90c9a94da4fb34ed844e3bc08d

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