Beeper Android Updates & Release Notes

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Opening a Signal setup link from outside Beeper could show an outdated QR code page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

General Updates

Updated the Use System Font feature to better understand device theming information

Previously, this setting would fall-through to the base Android default font (usually Roboto)

Now, the app will better reflect the system flavored fonts (like Google Sans, Choco cooky, etc) for a more consistent look across apps

→ Preferences → Use System Font

Bug Fixes & Optimizations

Media loads more reliably thanks to improved media resolving under the hood

Fixed an issue where…

Sent messages could incorrectly appear as failed

Tapping a notification during onboarding led to a blank screen

Voice note audio could be silent for certain device OEMs

Searching from the inbox could take you to the wrong place

The composer could lose characters or focus when opening a conversation

New Features

A refreshed Spaces sheet makes it easier to jump between your spaces

Based on feedback, we’ve retooled the spacebar to provide easier access to your spaces along with faster & more intuitive editing

Bug Fixes & Optimizations

HDR videos are now converted for wider compatibility, so they no longer look washed out for the people you send them to

Fixed an issue where…

HDR videos could look washed out or otherwise weird due to a side-effect of video transcoding

Videos or audio could sometimes become unplayable or corrupted during send

Thread timelines showed an incorrect loading indicator while scrolling back

Mentions could show an outdated name instead of the person's current one

Mark as read didn't work on messages in merged chats while incognito

Removing a chat from a merged chat made it impossible to add back during the same edit session

Outgoing messages might send on the wrong room in a merged chat

The chat info sender page showed two navigation icons at the top

New Features

Merged Chats now have clearer controls in Chat Info for editing or unmerging

Chat Info can now recommend other conversations with the same person to merge

Bug Fixes & Optimizations

Fixed an issue where…

you couldn’t start selecting multiple chats from a chat’s long-press menu

Merged Chats with long histories could be slow to open or load older messages

opening some Merged Chats could leave other conversations stuck on a blank screen

Merged Chats could show the wrong icon in the Inbox

messages from an On-Device Instagram account could fail to send after returning to Beeper

a failed Instagram voice message could remain stuck on Retrying without an option to try again

failed messages sent through On-Device chat networks could appear as sent and could not be retried

images shared from another app could become corrupted when Data saving mode was enabled

assigning a chat to a label could crash the app on Android 10 and earlier

the app could crash while syncing chat updates

sending a message could make the chat briefly jump or stutter

opening a chat could leave the conversation compressed into the top half of the screen

the emoji picker could be hidden behind the system navigation bar when reacting to full-screen photos and videos

the Inbox widget could have square corners on Android 12 and newer

superscript and subscript text could appear without formatting inside chats

New Features

Polls! Create, view, and vote in polls in Matrix, Signal, and WhatsApp chats (more coming soon)

Scheduled messages can now be sent as replies

Added a DMs only option to the Unanswered filter

Bug Fixes & Optimizations

Fixed an issue where…

• new messages and chat changes could fail to appear in the Inbox until you took another action
• inbox could open below the pinned section
• archiving a chat from the composer could return you to the wrong Inbox view
• opening a chat from search and pressing back could lose your search query and position
• Inbox and Spaces popups could reappear over a chat after switching apps or sharing into Beeper
• voice notes could continue playing through the quiet earpiece after Raise to Listen ended
• large GIFs or attachments shared into Beeper could fail instead of being resized to fit a network's upload limits
• outgoing animated Telegram stickers could render incorrectly
• read-only chats could appear in the Unanswered filter
• the keyboard's Send button could do nothing unless Enter to Send was enabled
• Instagram could crash after the account was logged out
• LinkedIn organization names could be missing on local LinkedIn connections
• adding a member to a WhatsApp group could close the chat
• the Inbox could block Android's bottom-edge gesture for switching apps
• messages containing tables would not render correctly

Improved app startup performance and stability

New Features

A brand new Appearance settings screen

Pick your theme and customize the colors used throughout the entire app

Style your message bubbles, including advanced bubble color options

Set a chat wallpaper or choose an animated background shader

Customize globally, per-chat, or even specific people

Bug Fixes & Optimizations

Fixed an issue where…

the inline archive button in the inbox could be unreliable

DM notifications could show the sender's name twice

Updated the Labels creation path to allow Free users to create a Label

Improved edge to edge support on the Inbox

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New Features

A Brand New Inbox experience comes to Beeper

Refreshed design gives you quicker & more ergonomic access to all your chats

Quick access to your most important networks & spaces

Fully customizable bar & menu

• > Spaces -> Edit

Drag to reorder, move less important items down to Overflow to hide

Overhauled & Improved Labels

Assign colors & icons to labels

Bulk mute & Inbox settings

Quick edits & chat additions

Organize how you like them within the new Spaces UI

• > Spaces -> New Label

Bug Fixes & Optimizations

Fixed an issue where…

messages that failed to send while a bridge was still connecting would give up, they now retry automatically

WhatsApp cloud logins/reconnections could fail if you switched away from the app during setup

backspacing near a mention tag could delete the tag along with surrounding text

usernames with right-to-left text could garble chat previews and notifications

the app could freeze when opening chats with very large member lists

read receipts could fail to send and never retry

DMs without a matching contact could display incorrectly

your own profile showed incorrectly in Discord DMs

certain link previews could fail to load

cancelling a scheduled message in an incognito chat incorrectly marked it as unread

automatic voice message transcription could crash the app in some cases

Leftover temporary files from media downloads are now cleaned up, freeing storage space

Fixed a memory leak for smoother performance over long sessions

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Bug Fixes & Optimizations

Fixed an issue where…

pressing the back button during sign-in could accidentally trigger a logout

LinkedIn setup could show a blank screen

scheduled messages incorrectly caused a "Mark as Read" prompt to appear

chats marked as unread couldn't be cleared from the chat view while in incognito mode

opening media in the full-screen viewer could crash during the animation

Improved error handling when recording voice messages

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New Features

LINE Support

One of the most popular networks in Asia comes to Beeper!

→ Chat Accounts → Add Account → LINE

Raise-to-listen support

Unheard on-screen voice notes can now be played automatically when raising your device to your ear

Bug Fixes & Optimizations

Fixed an issue where…

• generated video thumbnails wouldn't render in the inbox
• the app would unnecessarily restart when connecting or disconnecting a hardware keyboard
• the app could crash during the reconnection process
• some messages' disappearing-message expiry state was missed until you reopened the chat
• Telegram and WhatsApp contact lists could fail to parse correctly
• nonstandard characters in filenames could cause attachment sends to fail
• auto-archived chats didn't refresh correctly after a reaction
• GIF-to-video conversions could show a green edge, and inline animations rendered less smoothly
• verification emojis could be invisible on certain older android versions
• connecting LinkedIn might just show you a white screen and nothing else
• your own messages could incorrectly show as matches in message search
• single-person chats were unintentionally using display rules for group chats
• rare crashes from a variety of edge cases
• improved memory usage and overall stability

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