Beeper Release Notes

New

Added Sign in with Apple and Google as login options

Added language selection for voice message transcriptions, with a default in Settings and an option for individual messages

Added the ability to join Matrix rooms directly from links in chats

Draft messages sync across all your devices

Consecutive photos and videos now appear together in galleries

Fixed & Improved

Fixed unread chats from muted accounts increasing the app icon badge

Fixed text and status icon alignment in Inbox previews for right-to-left languages

Fixed misaligned “Edited” labels in direct messages

New

Mac: Added interactivity on phone numbers, addresses, dates, and flight numbers in messages

Fixed & Improved

Mac: Fixed custom notification sounds

iMessage: Fixed crashes when reacting with custom emoji

Fixed tray icon foregrounding Beeper on macOS 27

Fixed voice notes sometimes being stuck sending

Fixed times in the chat list sometimes not updating when the app is opened across days

Fixed people disappearing from group info after rejoining, and made it clearer who invited or removed someone.

Fixed some remote calls being blocked by antivirus software

Fixed new chats sometimes appearing as read when they are unread

Fixed Matrix rooms sometimes duplicating on timed-out creation and messages stuck behind failed invites

Google Voice recovers automatically from temporary connection failures on Desktop

Several UI and UX improvements

New

Message bookmarks are now available, making important messages easier to save and find later

Google Voice Support is now available through Beeper Cloud, bringing more of your chats into one inbox

Fixed & Improved

Fixed chats unexpectedly archiving after being marked read on another device

Fixed reminders reappearing or repeating after changes synced from another device

Fixed opening older messages from search and bookmarks, including scrolling and highlighting the selected message

Fixed a crash when opening Storage View

Fixed shared links sometimes losing their URL

Fixed a crash while using CarPlay

Fixed a crash while viewing notification previews containing media

Fixed a cause of background crashes

Fixed disappearing messages not starting their countdown when the recipient reads them

Improved QR code link sharing during account setup

Improved search filter icons and layout

Refined how edited messages are labeled in chats, search, and bookmarks

Refined the Inbox toolbar with soft scrolling effects

Updated Beeper to require iOS 18 or later

New

Bookmark messages! Right-click a message > Bookmark, then see them collected in the chat’s Info sidebar and show up in search results.

Draft messages sync across all your devices

Added support for Google Voice cloud connections

Added a DMs option in the chat list filters

Search now matches files by their file name

Mac: Right-click the dock icon to see unread and recent chats

Fixed & Improved

Fixed logging out of Slack accounts

iMessage: Fixed missing photos and videos on macOS Golden Gate by requiring full disk access

Right-click > Copy on messages correctly copies rich text

Fixed label icons in the space bar defaulting to white on light backgrounds

Fixed creating a chat sometimes sending the wrong user identifiers and not adding them

Fixed a crash when on-device connections receive a wakeup without push data

New Features

The Inbox now has a Send Later space where you can find chats with scheduled messages

Bug Fixes & Optimizations

Fixed an issue where…

Older messages could stop loading while scrolling through chat history

Chats with more than 1,000 unread messages could open at the newest message instead of the first unread one

Conversations could jump unexpectedly while scrolling when messages were edited

An edited message in a Merged Chat could appear under the wrong chat network

Multi-select polls could show the number of voters instead of the total number of votes

Small stickers could appear enlarged and blurry

Emoji-only messages containing newer emoji could appear in a regular message bubble instead of displaying at the larger size on supported devices

Some animated stickers from Telegram packs could fail to send in WhatsApp chats

Some valid phone numbers could not be used to connect WhatsApp or Telegram

Tapping the call button in a one-to-one chat could dial your own number instead of the other person

Custom chat names could be lost after leaving and rejoining a chat

Beeper could use too much processing power and data in the background, sometimes causing Android to stop the app

Mentions of your own account could appear as “Unknown” on On-Device connections

Notifications could stop after reconnecting an On-Device account

Opening a Signal setup link from outside Beeper could show an outdated QR code page

Changing Instagram’s “Show in Inbox” setting from the navigation menu could have no effect

New

Chat Themes: Edit the colors and backgrounds of your chats!

Set your default in Settings > Appearance > Chat Appearance

Customize each chat by clicking the chat header to open the Chat Info sidebar, then right-click the top of the sidebar and choose “Chat Theme”

Fixed & Improved

Fixed duplicate extensions on downloaded contact cards, videos, and Markdown files

Fixed chat timelines repeatedly jumping while idle

Fixed small stickers being cropped

Fixed disappearing-message timers being lost

Fixed formatting changing when forwarding messages

Fixed iMessage losing authorization on app relaunches

Fixed older history getting stuck while scrolling

Fixed self-mentions showing Unknown on on-device connections

Fixed creating group chats with one other person

Various UI/UX improvements

New Features

Choose any language for voice message transcriptions

Select a global default from preferences

-> Preferences -> Transcription Language

or, pick per-message

Long press a message -> Transcription Language

Bug Fixes & Optimizations

Messages that fail to send now show a clearer explanation of what went wrong

Fixed an issue where…

The voice recording timer fell behind the real recording length, then jumped ahead when you stopped

Reopening Beeper from recents after tapping a notification could leave it stuck on the splash screen

The "Syncing…" notification sometimes stuck around and couldn't be dismissed

Chats stayed muted after turning notifications back on for an account in settings

Removing your last pinned chat left the inbox stuck in "Edit pinned conversations" mode

Messages containing only an asterisk or list marker appeared empty

Replying to a photo or video from the full-screen viewer while it was still sending could send the reply to the wrong place

Long-pressing a mention in the composer could crash the app

Verifying another device could fail

New

Long-press any read message to “Mark as Unread” from that point in the chat

Fixed & Improved

Fixed messages getting stuck sending or immediately failing after returning to the app

Fixed merged chat notifications remaining visible after the chat was marked as read

Fixed being unable to continue after selecting a chat from search results when sharing or forwarding on iOS 18

Fixed swipe action picker alignment in Preferences on iPad

Fixed the composer animation when closing the media picker on iPad

Fixed missing reminder and scheduled-send times in the Reminders and Send Later spaces, including updates after rescheduling

Improved Inbox previews with clearer media labels and details

Improved access to contact profiles from chat info

New

Import Logins: Log into chat accounts quicker by importing them from your browser or other desktop apps. Look for Settings > Add an Account > Import Logins

Fixed & Improved

Added support for some missing emoji

Fixed typing indicators disappearing while someone is still typing

Fixed some audio attachments being treated as videos

Fixed unexpected scroll-flickering in some cases when you have a scheduled message in the chat

Fixed some instances where transcriptions failed unexpectedly

Fixed some cases where plain text was unexpectedly converting to rich text via Markdown

Fixed login to Discord and Slack accounts using the Beeper browser extension

Fixed Tumblr GIFs over 5 MiB failing to load, and made failed Tumblr media say why with a link to the post

Added a link to Tumblr profiles in Chat Info

Fixed Tumblr login waiting 30 seconds before showing two-factor authentication

Fixed instances where sent messages are restored as “pending” on relaunch

Fixed bulk actions sometimes not working on every selected chat

Added merged chats to the Desktop API

Fixed Codex asking users to reauthorize never-expiring Beeper MCP connections every day

Improved the MCP client login flow

Several other UI and UX improvements

New Features

Beeper Nicknames are here!

Give any chat a custom name and photo. Only you can see your changes, and they'll sync across all your Beeper apps

From a chat → Info → tap chat name

Merged chat info can now apply throughout the app

A new setting lets your merged chat name & avatar show in group chats

From a merged chat → Info → Apply merged info to contacts

Bug Fixes & Optimizations

Updated screens to make adding chat accounts easier

Fixed an issue where…

Chats marked as low priority still showed up in Android when they'd disappeared on other platforms

The app could crash during search or when loading images

The chat wallpaper briefly flickered when moving between screens

Archiving a chat from a bubble opened the inbox instead of closing the bubble

The app could freeze on devices without Google Play services