New in v6.5.
Public channels - speak freely!
- Reliability: many relays per channel.
- Ownership: you can run your own relays.
- Security: owners hold channel keys.
- Privacy: for owners and subscribers.
Easier to invite your friends: we made connecting simpler for new users.
Safe web links:
- opt-in to send link previews.
- use SOCKS proxy for previews (if enabled).
- prevent hyperlink phishing.
- remove link tracking.
Non-profit governance: to make SimpleX Network last.
Read more on April 30 at 18:00 UTC: https://simplex.chat/blog/20260430-simplex-channels-v6-5-consortium-crowdfunding-freedom-of-speech.html
Commits:
- core: rework synchronous group forwarding in receive loop into asynchronous delivery tasks (#6178)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- scripts/db: update documentation, add pg -> sqlite section (#6177)
- core: batch load queues for subscriptions with PostgreSQL client (#6272)
- core: autoincrement for delivery tasks and jobs id (#6277)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- directory: listings for web pages (#6281)
- website: directory page (#6283)
- website: fix search in directory
- android, desktop: update dependency
- website(directory): add bot address, open simplex links in new tab, improve error handling
- directory: show only recent groups in active/new tabs, page improvements (#6290)
- directory: disable search autocomplete
- directory: show approximate activity/creation time
- scripts: suffix deb packages with distribution codename (#6273)
- directory: show default image in case of loading error (can happen when group is delisted)
- website: add directory to nav bar, fixes (#6293)
- directory: move all storage to the database, optimize performance (#6287)
- feature branch: optimize subscriptions (#6297)
- directory: improve migration (#6319)
- core: update simplexmq (fix file reception, optimize subscriptions)
- core: optimize member subscriptions query (#6320)
- directory: improve mobile page
- core: backward compatible JSON decoding (#6322)
- core: delivery in channels (#6278)
- core: update group short link data on receiving x.grp.info (#6328)
- flatpak: update metainfo (#6339)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- core: update simplexmq
- core: don't save introduction links (#6341)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- core: fix query in postgres
- core: subscribe all queues (#6347)
- core: sync connections (#6345)
- core: don't create and drop postgres db around unit tests (#6350)
- core: do not add entities to batched agent errors (#6351)
- core: send updated profile to group when bio changes (#6352)
- github/workflows: macos-13 -> macos-15-intel (#6362)
- android, desktop: smoother scroll of member list achieved by async member image loading (#6365)
- desktop: reset member list on opening chat view (#6367)
- core, ui: replace map of network statuses with subscription status of current chat (#6353)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- Merge branch 'stable'
- website: add translation strings
- website: translations (#6385)
- ui: translations (#6386)
- website: additional translation strings
- website: change translation string
- website: translations (#6391)
- ui: translations (#6392)
- website: update translations
- core: enable removal of unused connections in migration (#6399)
- core: fix deleting user with chat tags (#6374)
- rfc: unlinkable infrastructure (community) vouchers (#6402)
- core: don't show no connections diff on event (fix tests) (#6403)
- nix: enable 16 KB page sizes (#6357)
- core: 6.5.0.3 (simplexmq 6.5.0.3)
- 6.5-beta.0: ios 309, android 323, desktop 122
- website: translations (#6405)
- website: update texts
- website: translations (#6414)
- new website (#6412)
- tokens: ERC1155 contract for tokens (#6376)
- website: fix safari layout
- website: update vouchers FAQ
- ui: translations (#6413)
- website: update community vouchers FAQ
- Merge branch 'stable'
- core: 6.5.0.4
- website: update Community Vouchers FAQ
- 6.5-beta.1: android 327, desktop 124
- 6.5-beta.1: ios 312
- Merge branch 'stable'
- flatpak: update metainfo (#6422)
- website: old homepage available at /old
- core: update simplexmq (support setting all link data fields) (#6425)
- website: add link to old home page to menu
- website: hide menu on doc pages
- website: update Community Vouchers page
- ui: allow to block removed member or member that left (#6440)
- ui: allow to delete member's messages when/after removing member (#6443)
- docs: acknowledgements for async command responses rfc (#6444)
- core: member relations vector migration; set index in group for members; rework logic for avoiding duplicate introductions (#6445)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- core: relations vector operations (#6459)
- core: fix relation vector indexes in code and migrations to start from 0 instead of 1 (#6460)
- docs: relations vector rfc (#6463)
- Merge branch 'master' into member-status-vector
- website: update donations page
- website: update donations page
- website: update jobs
- core: forward based on relations vector (#6464)
- Merge pull request #6451 from simplex-chat/member-status-vector
- scripts/build-android: make build reproducible (#6493)
- nix: make android library reproducible (#6486)
- website: fix typo (#5933)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- flatpak: update metainfo (#6501)
- core: fix support chat deletion (#6271)
- core: 6.5.0.5
- android: determinstic build in Android Studio (#6502)
- ios: 6.5-beta.2 (build 315)
- 6.5-beta.2: android 330, desktop 127
- website: update community vouchers page (#6481)
- core: fix remote desktop failing to receive new events after agent error (#6512)
- core: fix opening new contact request on remote desktop (#6514)
- website: update image
- scripts/simplex-chat-reproduce-builds-android: add script (#6497)
- scripts/simplex-chat-reproduce-builds-android: fixes (#6523)
- scripts/android/compress-and-sign-apk: fix sorting (remove -z) (#6524)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- core: 6.5.0.6
- ios: 6.5-beta.3 (build 316)
- core: update query plans
- Merge branch 'stable'
- Merge branch 'stable'
- core: 6.5.0.7 (simplexmq 6.5.0.6)
- ios: 6.5-beta.3 (build 318)
- 6.5-beta.3: android 331, desktop 128
- docs: verify and reproduce builds (#6515)
- docs: list available bot SDKs (#6516)
- docs: add Nodify to bots list (#6527)
- core: finalize introductions -> member relations vector stage 2 migration (drop introductions) (#6490)
- rfc: simplified community vouchers (#6498)
- website: update vouchers page
- docs: update XMR donations address
- Merge branch 'stable'
- core: compress commands in remote connection (#5776)
- desktop: add fixed copyright (#6533)
- directory service: fix queries (#6539)
- core: use strict tables (#6535)
- core: reset schema after changes (#6545)
- desktop: rename library to libsimplex (#6528)
- core: improve database concurrency (#6541)
- core: support content filter for contacts and notes to allow media galleries (#6552)
- ui: api for media gallery content types (#6556)
- website: directory under maintenance (#6557)
- Revert "website: directory under maintenance (#6557)"
- bots api: fix typescript code, add start/stop commands (#6565)
- core: fix agent cleanup manager not starting in normal operation mode in CLI (#6567)
- ci: add nodejs action (#6568)
- website: directory under maintenance (#6571)
- Revert "website: directory under maintenance (#6571)"
- update simplexmq
- core: 6.5.0.8 (simplexmq 6.5.0.7)
- ios: 6.5-beta.4 (build 319)
- 6.5-beta.4: android 332, desktop 129
- nodejs: simplex-chat npm package (#5556)
- core: correctly handle errors in withLocalDisplayName for postgres (rollback to savepoint) (#6577)
- scripts: more portable (#6562)
- core: correctly handle errors in createWithRandomId/Bytes for postgres (reuse withSavepoint from simplexmq) (#6578)
- nodejs: add and fix windows (#6581)
- nodejs: update package 6.5.0-beta.4.4
- readme: update SimpleX addresses
- website: fixes (#6454)
- scripts: sysctl adjustments in reproducible-builds-android (#6583)
- website: directory under maintenance
- bots: support maintenance option (#6558)
- Revert "website: directory under maintenance"
- core: filter all messages with links in text when link content filter is used (#6591)
- ios: content filter in chats (#6590)
- android, desktop: content filter in chats (#6594)
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- docs: contributing (#6598)
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- core: prepare group link before creating the group (#6600)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- core: 6.5.0.9 (simplexmq 6.5.0.8)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- ios: 6.5-beta.5 (build 321)
- 6.5-beta.5: android 335, desktop 131
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- flatpak: update metainfo (#6603)
- simplex-directory-service: add audio captcha (#6619)
- website: update transparency report
- website: fix build
- core: channel messages (#6604)
- core, directory: allow voice messages during member approval phase to allow audio captchas in groups that prohibit voice messages (#6624)
- directory-service: fix slow postgresql queries (#6639)
- ios: product specification (#6633)
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- website: translations (#6649)
- website: update home page (#6647)
- website: why we are building SimpleX Network (#6657)
- multiplatform: product specification (#6655)
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- website: better font sizes (#6658)
- core: update simplexmq (fix build)
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- ui: translations (#6648)
- multiplatform: fix image loading performance and layout stability (#6631)
- ios: channels and chat relays ui (#6634)
- core: fix orphan instances
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- website: remove old notice
- core, ui: group members permanent connection errors (#6662)
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- scripts: pin ubuntu manifest digest hash for reproducibility (#6651)
- ios: relay failure indication (#6665)
- website: file transfer page (#6644)
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- website: fixes (#6672)
- core: update simplexmq
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- core: update simplexmq (fix tests)
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- android, desktop: fix opening pending connection from chat list (#6674)
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- desktop, android: channels and chat relays ui (#6670)
- core: group member/owner keys for signing important messages (#6597)
- core: fix channel deletion for relay client (#6676)
- core: move chat relay operations tests (#6682)
- website: improve first page load (#6680)
- core: verify signed messages in channels (fix member keys not saved); sign deletion message for deleted member; relay member key (#6683)
- core: fix
/_groups command (#6660)
- core: add custom data commands, fix groups parser (#6691)
- core: chat relays announce new members to owners (with keys); forward x.grp.mem.restrict; sign and verify x.grp.leave and x.info (member profile update) (#6690)
- website: update xftp-web and enable file in navbar (#6694)
- website: layout
- core, ui, website: small text markdown (#6697)
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- core, ui: channel subscriber count (#6696)
- ui: downgrade warning (#6704)
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- directory: show knocking status in listings, trigger re-review on knocking change (#6695)
- core: signed messages status (#6699)
- core: fix downgrade from channels/relays (#6706)
- core: fix preset relays population (#6707)
- desktop, android: smaller icon for channels (#6709)
- ui: prefer selecting relays from different operators when creating channel (#6668)
- ui: call button in toolbar with audio/video submenu, filter in menu on mobile (#6700)
- core: relay key and member id as immutable relay link data (#6711)
- Revert "core: relay key and member id as immutable relay link data (#6711)"
- ui: jump to filtered message in chat history (#6715)
- core: 6.5.0.10 (simplexmq 6.5.0.12)
- ui: translations (#6718)
- website: translations (#6719)
- ios: update core library
- ios: swipe to reply (#6720)
- android, desktop: icon for swipe to reply (#6723)
- core: open chat on "new" unread items (contigous unread aread in the end) (#6724)
- core: 6.5.0.11
- core: shared group ID in group profile for relayed groups (#6716)
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- core: relay key and member id as immutable relay link data (#6713)
- ui: show user incognito profile in channels (#6727)
- core: fix ghost channel record in chat list on failed/cancelled channel creation (#6728)
- ios: constrain image height in layout (#6732)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- flatpak: update metainfo (#6730)
- ios: 6.4.11 (build 322)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- ios: update core library
- ios: 6.5-beta.6 (build 323)
- 6.5-beta.6: android 338, desktop 133
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- core, ui: prohibit to invite contact to channel (#6731)
- ui: fix filter button appearing before call buttons during active call (#6733)
- core, ui: public group profile wip (#6734)
- core, ui: chat relay test (#6736)
- core: fix withStore usage in subscriber
- website: disable file page (#6740)
- website: fix build
- desktop: select text in messages (#6725)
- directory: reflect search/filter state in URL hash (#6737)
- core: fix postgres channels/relays queries (#6742)
- core: update simplexmq
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- core: add fields to chat relay profiles; remove unique name requirement; update relay profile in relay address link data (#6743)
- core: update query plans
- core: don't create member announcement chat item in channels (#6744)
- desktop: support sending voice messages, use shared VLC media-player factory (#6739)
- Merge branch 'master' into chat-relays
- channels & chat relays feature branch (#6382)
- core: fix opening chats on new unread items (after sent or viewed items) (#6747)
- core: preset chat relays (#6748)
- cli: add new notifications (#6693)
- desktop: fix chat view processing all mouse move events
- ui: "create public channel" labels (#6749)
- core: 6.5.0.12 (simplexmq 6.5.0.14)
- ios: update core library
- ios: 6.5-beta.7 (build 324)
- 6.5-beta.7: android 339, desktop 134
- cli: fix build
- fix tests
- core: fix channel profile updates breaking link (#6762)
- simplex-chat-nodejs: fix userChatRelay type error in apiCreateActiveUser (#6764)
- core: bump @simplex-chat/types (#6765)
- ui: fix edit channel profile texts (#6766)
- core: 6.5.0.14
- simplex-chat-nodejs: add member contact API methods (#6763)
- 6.5-beta.8: android 340, desktop 135
- 6.5-beta.8: ios 325
- ui: group service events channel texts (#6781)
- desktop: fix nanohttpd jitpack dependency (#6784)
- core: channel comments preference (#6780)
- core, ui: chat item to show message error (#6785)
- desktop: use text pointer for text selection (#6787)
- core: 6.5.0.15 (simplexmq 6.5.0.15)
- website: translations (#6790)
- website: replace dark images, roadmap (#6789)
- website: roadmap labels
- ios: fix syntax
- ios: update library
- ui: translations (#6797)
- 6.5-beta.8: ios 326
- 6.5-beta.9: android 341, desktop 136
- core: refactor unnecessary functions away (#6796)
- nix: strip ios library (#6503)
- gradle: remove obsolete JetBrains Space dev repo causing 503 build failures (#6803)
- website: update section 3 dark theme illustrations (#6802)
- website: fix horizontal scrollbar on Windows (#6801)
- website: center roadmap labels on desktop (#6795)
- core: fix group link update overwriting owners (#6804)
- core: don't save owner key as passed by relay, if owner record doesn't exist (#6806)
- simplex-chat-nodejs: bump version (#6812)
- core: flatten MsgContainer type to match wire JSON format (#6808)
- core, ui: tolerate unknown MsgContentTag in chatContentTypes (#6805)
- core: share links to channels and verify shared links when connecting (#6810)
- desktop: fix ChatItemsMergerTest#6820 (#6820)
- core, ui: channel relay leave (#6779)
- ui: disable swipe to reply, context menu reply when user can't send (#6822)
- ios: sharing channel links/cards (#6821)
- android, desktop: sharing channel links (#6828)
- ui: fix link icons, use backward compatible Java api (#6839)
- core, ui: better error on failed channel creation (#6825)
- ui: fix channel creation with relays of disabled operator (#6841)
- ui: opt-in alert for link previews (#6799)
- core: fix changing profile of prepared chats losing chat items (#6843)
- docs: update privacy policy (#6786)
- core: update privacy policy commit (#6848)
- ui: channel preferences (#6842)
- ui: channels preset tag (#6850)
- ui: new UX for making connections after / as part of onboarding (#6753)
- blog: v6.5 announcement permalink (#6854)
- desktop: fix select marked deleted when hidden (#6851)
- desktop: fix voice message recording not stopping on chat switch (#6849)
- desktop: fix sending files with + in file name (#6836)
- docs, website: fix typos and grammar errors (#6819)
- ui: what's new v6.5 (#6793)
- website: tune section heading and body text styles (#6815)
- desktop: fix Windows per-app volume reset on video playback (#6852)
- android, desktop: fix msg edit showing disappearing msg button (#6853)
- android: fix QR scan retry tap outside race error (#6847)
- core: update simplexmq 6.5.0.16
- 6.5.0.16
- ui: better icon for channel filter, remove separate copy button from link on iOS (#6856)
- ci: cancel stale runs, filter PR paths (#6857)
- ios: remove copy button from onboarding address view (#6858)
- ui: OKLCH colors for gradients in onboarding cards (#6859)
- ui: gradient colors (#6861)
- ios: update core library
- 6.5-beta.10: ios 327
- 6.5-beta.10: android 342, desktop 137
- ios: export localizations
- simplex-chat-nodejs: add PostgreSQL backend build support (#6845)
- directory: support public channels and relay-based groups (#6840)
- simplex-chat-nodejs: fix resolveKnown type error in apiConnectPlan (#6871)
- simplex-chat-nodejs: typed DbConfig (#6875)
- simplex-chat-nodejs: bump version (#6873)
- directory: periodically update subscriber counts for registered channels and re-verify links and ownership (#6879)
- website: translations (#6882)
- ui: translations (#6881)
- simplex-chat-nodejs: bump types and nodejs vesions (#6884)
- ui: open external link alerts (#6860)
- website: revert HU translation change (#6887)
- core, ui: item about no e2ee in public channels (#6886)
- core: support chats in channels, send as owner in support chats (#6870)
- ui: different preference texts for channels (#6889)
- android, desktop: change httpd libraries reference
- core: 6.5.0.17
- blog: update release date
- SimpleX support bot (#6625)
- ui: new onboarding (#6888)
- ui: add asset image on create channel view; allow to choose image on create profile (#6891)
- ios: decrease twitches on onboarding create profile screen (#6893)
- ui: update translation string
- desktop: fix build (#6896)
- ui: create profile asset image (#6895)
- ui: ios ru translation (#6892)
- 6.5-beta.11: ios 328
- 6.5-beta.11: android 343, desktop 138
- desktop: replace copy-assets shell script with gradle task (#6900)
- ui: redesign toolbar position card (#6901)
- ios: fix connect banner halves being misaligned (#6904)
- core: don't create subscriber profile item update / create in support scope (#6910)
- ui: android/desktop ru translations (#6897)
- android: fix system navigation bar overlapping call control buttons during call (#6885)
- android: onboarding font size (#6915)
- website: translations (#6916)
- ui: translations (#6914)
- directory: fix /invite not re-inviting member who left owners' group (#6866)
- core: 6.5.0.18
- android, desktop: support link preview generation with socks (#6907)
- ios: update core library
- 6.5-beta.12: ios 329
- android: fix link preview fetch via SOCKS (#6919)
- android: fix connect banner card layout (wip) (#6922)
- 6.5-beta.12: android 344, desktop 139
- ui: fix crash opening About SimpleX Chat (#6902)
- directory: fix test
- core: 6.5.0.19 (simplexmq 6.5.0.17)
- ui: translations (#6921)
- ios: update core library
- android, desktop: reduce timeout and do not use hardward acceleration for video preview generation (#6924)
- 6.5: ios 330
- 6.5: android 345, desktop 140
Android APKs:
SHA2-256(simplex-aarch64.apk)= 93d7823cdc8cf5c9798bee2ca6c22cbefcee65bae63db9f2d5afc014c4f0ecb4
SHA2-256(simplex-armv7a.apk)= 9729ddd6b85b69f32b99cbe05081d95d7dcb4c7827ea16e939c38db9bd1eee9b
Desktop app:
SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-aarch64)= c8cfa59bcf9a7eb7b593bb0ae3d9cc3855d93672179c29c0730d0c8914474689
SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-aarch64.deb)= a68ad51525bab856a20f3c82c7073da98cc2fae91f225cc722fe41ba1f875222
SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-aarch64)= 349cd7aaf06a48d6fa11e86b96af71699d874ddce5db474c56d4f0a2ffe6ab1d
SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-aarch64.deb)= b408385f64059b4ae7278570f3b4b97cb1983850d89ea5d3d5bcb94b9e235a24
SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-x86_64)= 11ba7d48da56d9f8c32214498123913527c2ae938c51314ca69bdbfcaeedb933
SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-x86_64)= 088d8373484845942615f16f7806161cad0119a69cd585d0f9868beca0860e7f
SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-x86_64.deb)= 1fdb88e28226c732eae84cd66863093bc80e95153a7a7800343e644351553d6d
SHA2-256(simplex-chat-macos-aarch64)= a13be81ec722ea0f4c7820bf269ddfac7c0cfe7cf30c13369ab7fc9b2c44783e
SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-24_04-aarch64.deb)= 2859d4d5ee8afa19f794dd6c1b4b0227a9bf9b4792986d2f840616ad2a2ce5de
SHA2-256(simplex-chat-macos-x86-64)= f53ea0cf5f7e5be23ef3d5ad18f8e077848870ed7ad5d77f36866722f264d9cd
SHA2-256(simplex-chat-windows-x86-64)= f4274e4bfbcfe9097d7df5a22b2a3a371e418ff543a7c6de78ae6dea4c2c1ae2
SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-22_04-aarch64.deb)= 0c85c5cb8792dab5e1366b86a64a4c9c20c5be411e8fd147c540f16fdf714780
SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-aarch64.AppImage)= 592b21147c3717ededfd47e7016b3d4bfeaf7eba9096790cb5f78fb2c593c670
SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-22_04-x86_64.deb)= 066942b3ae457e141854499280b6d7a816a3dabb930a054d11397341e4c4ed55
SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-macos-aarch64.dmg)= 5853366d068ad693a799b80bb735e2bf42fec030ddfd3637391fb002cf998f45
SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-x86_64.AppImage)= f7de74fdd8a5dc54a2311eef66040f2f457e0dc9fa394d475eb40372f881364c
SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-windows-x86_64.msi)= 1878570e6da15f2f8d270d526b4d6da166f9bf50666ac7a01534d7eb22f3d27a
SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-macos-x86_64.dmg)= 34aaa134d24eb63a35aa2454f43a941869966877e9e78a33a25e857aae3cb2b1
