Beeper Release Notes

Bug Fixes & Optimizations 🛠️

• Fixed an issue where…
  • Messages sent via share to multiple chats only being delivered to one
  • Fixed a problem during login & device verification when we would present "Last seen: January 1, 1970" when no information was available
  • The CAPTCHA prompt could be too small to interact with on some devices for Facebook
  • Chat network connectivity status could appear stale or out of sync in the UI
  • The inbox content could get clipped behind the toolbar
• Improved On-Device Telegram connection reliability after app restarts
• Improved Facebook & Instagram on-device connection to fix connectivity issues

🛠️ Fixed & Improved

• Fixed pinned chat reordering in minimal inbox edit mode
• Marking a chat as unread on iOS now refreshes it correctly
• Fixed some chats getting stuck as unread
• Fixed message requests sometimes being shown with an empty title in the inbox
• Fixed an animation hitch that could occur when opening chats with photo access enabled
• Fixed an animation glitch in the chat info panel’s More button when scrolling
• Turned off using data export requests for On-Device Telegram connections
• Fixed On-Device Facebook connections sometimes missing messages from Marketplace chats
• Fixed a crash that could occur when searching contacts to start a new chat with
• Allow onboarding to continue when the app is backgrounded

New

• Search images by their content with image classification and OCR (Mac only, new downloads)
• Redesigned forward messages dialog
• Option to disable link previews in outgoing messages

Fixed & Improved

• Improved image loading performance
• Fixed composer state for bridges that don't advertise link preview support
• Fixed disconnect banner showing in unrelated spaces
• Fixed account display name not using profile name
• Fixed custom emoji reaction images not updating correctly when toggling or removing reactions
• Fixed On-Device Facebook connections sometimes missing messages from marketplace chats
• Turned off using data export requests for On-Device Telegram connections
• Upgraded networks with many assorted fixes

🛠️ Fixed & Improved

• Improved app stability while setting up new network connections
• Improved inbox scrolling performance
• Re-added the legacy Beeper alternate app icon
• Fixed some chats getting stuck as unread
• Fixed an error when setting up an on-device Facebook connection
• Fixed a case of users getting stuck during onboarding after setting up a network connection
• Marking a conversation as unread now refreshes it correctly in the inbox
• Fixed an animation glitch in the chat info panel’s More button when scrolling
• Fixed an issue with reordering pinned chats while in minimal inbox edit mode
• Added support for parsing call messages on Google Voice
• Fixed Message Requests sometimes being displayed with no title
• Fixed an animation hitch that could occur when opening a chat
• Fixed a cause of stuck onboarding during crypto setup

Bug Fixes & Optimizations 🛠️

• Fixed an issue where…
  • Navigation could be generally weird with bubbles open
  • The app could get stuck on the splash screen after certain navigation actions
  • The back button was missing in certain cases
  • Forwarding a message to multiple chats could skip some of the selected chats
  • Searching for rooms on tablet layout could fail to navigate correctly
  • Sending media could occasionally be corrupted due to a transcoding race condition
  • Attachments could become stale if the sending flow was interrupted and retried

New

• Archived filter for the inbox & Network spaces
• All settings are now searchable from the Command Bar (Cmd+K) and by description
• Open a space or account in a new window by double-clicking it

Fixed & Improved

• iMessage: Fixed notification images and typing indicator
• iMessage: Improved send performance
• Fixed Telegram reactions failing when emoji had skin tone modifiers
• Fixed mentions not working for display names with underscores
• Fixed reactions appearing on call messages
• Fixed requests badge showing incorrect count
• Fixed scheduled messages space not showing up in the sidebar
• Fixed stale accounts appearing in Edit Spaces and sidebar
• Added support for parsing call messages on Google Voice
• Fix an error when setting up on-device Facebook connection
• Renamed "Scheduled Messages" to "Send Later"

Bug Fixes & Optimizations 🛠️

• Fixed an issue where…
  • the app would crash when launching on Android 8, 9, & 10
  • the app could crash when opening a link with no browser installed
  • the app could crash when logging out before verification was complete
  • the app could crash when navigating to the sticker maker
  • reaction sync could get stuck in an endless loop
  • the scheduled send icon didn't clear from the inbox after deleting a scheduled message
  • refreshing device media repeatedly could cause performance issues