Beeper iOS Updates & Release Notes

New

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Fixed & Improved

• Fixed account connection onboarding sometimes getting stuck during slow provisioning
• Fixed voice note transcription showing an incorrect error after cancellation
• Fixed pinch-to-zoom for images opened from conversations
• Fixed Beeper Plus pricing and subscription details showing the wrong plan
• Improved the iOS share sheet with clearer previews and a smoother sending flow
• Improved the Reminders space with sorting options
• Improved label management with clearer explanations and section headings
• Refined pinned chat previews and chat list spacing

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New

Added a Send Later space that brings together chats with pending messages

Fixed & Improved

Fixed a crash when quickly archiving multiple chats in the Inbox

Fixed unexpected text appearing when dragging favorite chats

Improved Siri Shortcuts with pinned chats first in suggestions and support for more conversations

Improved Home Screen conversation widgets with more chat choices and previews using your real chats

Improved fullscreen image transitions and initial pinch-to-zoom behavior

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New

Added native Focus Filter support for controlling Beeper notifications by selected spaces

Added Beeper+ notification actions to set message reminders directly from the notification menu

Added video compression and quality options when sending videos

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

CarPlay – You can now keep up with conversations safely while on the road

Fixed & Improved

Fixed duplicate self-hosted spaces and incorrect self-hosted account labels

Fixed an iPad crash when resizing the app window

Fixed the selected search filter icon missing from the search bar on newer iOS versions

Improved local contact search for names with accents, apostrophes, and non-Latin characters

Improved voice note playback so consecutive voice notes continue automatically

Improved stickers so they keep animating instead of stopping after a few loops

Improved the bug report screen by showing whether the installed app is up to date

Updated the chat menu with Mark as Read and Mark as Unread actions

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New

• Added an Open Chat shortcut for opening a Beeper conversation
• Added a setting to turn off reaction notifications
• Labels has been upgraded! Now with a fresh new look, with more ways to customize, organize, and manage your chats

Fixed & Improved

• Fixed editing labels incorrectly removing chats from the label on other clients
• Fixed a chat info panel sometimes opening twice
• Fixed chat names and avatars sometimes not updating
• Fixed mute status changes taking too long to appear in the Inbox
• Fixed message bubbles sometimes appearing without content
• Fixed Accept and Delete buttons missing from message requests in large chats
• Fixed pinned Inbox chats jumping after returning to Beeper
• Fixed a startup issue that could incorrectly log you out or cause a crash
• Fixed voice-note recording occasionally hanging while starting
• Fixed duplicate self-hosted bridge account entries
• Fixed new chats and groups sometimes being created through the wrong account
• Improved file search to find attachments by filename
• Improved self-hosted bridge names, icons, and bridge bot chat titles
• Refined message sender title colors for readability on dark backgrounds

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New

• Added Copy Link for links in the Media Browser

Fixed & Improved

• Fixed search matching for chat titles with accents or diacritics
• Fixed search previews that could stay stale after messages changed
• Fixed sharing text from some apps through the Beeper share extension
• Improved chat search and result highlighting for names with non-Latin characters
• Improved the chat composer to remember the last keyboard language used in each chat
• Improved account connection setup with clearer verification steps and a more streamlined setup flow
• Refined the reply thread toolbar with a clearer close button
• Updated fullscreen media viewer controls with shared media actions across conversations and the media browser
• Updated scheduled message and chat reminder shortcuts to require Beeper Plus and notification permissions before they can be used

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New

Added a better way to browse shared media, files, links, and audio from chat info

Fixed & Improved

Fixed Note to Self appearing in Groups or Unanswered filters

Fixed chats getting clipped in small Home Screen shortcut widgets

Fixed singular/plural copy and separators in typing indicators, chat titles, and preview text

Fixed an iPad crash when switching away from the app

Fixed an issue that could unexpectedly log you out after logging back in

Fixed an edge case where marking a chat as read could fail to stay in sync

Fixed a crash when attaching certain videos with multiple audio tracks

Fixed onboarding account setup links and web logins becoming unresponsive

Fixed monochrome network icons in the chat composer using the wrong tint color

Fixed bulk archiving chats so the list updates immediately again

Fixed some videos failing to attach from the composer

Improved account connection reliability

Updated the reply icon in the long-press menu

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Fixed & Improved

Fixed a possible crash when resizing the app window on iPad

Fixed onboarding recovery when re-authentication is needed while resetting encryption

Fixed connection setup sometimes restarting when switching apps during onboarding

Fixed contact sync not starting immediately after Contacts access is granted for the first time

Fixed chat input positioning on screens without a safe area

Fixed adding accounts to other networks when one network has reached its account limit

Fixed the play/pause icon in voice note previews not updating to match the playback state

Improved chat list sync performance

Improved the loading icon quality during connection setup

Updated the chat widget empty-state instructions for adding chats

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June 04, 2026 — Beeper iOS (4.2.1 #17086)

Fixed & Improved

Fixed login getting stuck while restoring encryption keys by offering recovery key input after a timeout

Fixed several chat visibility edge cases so workspace chats and group DMs appear in the correct Inbox and All Chats views

Fixed some chats incorrectly staying read-only when you should be able to send messages

Improved the chat multi-select toolbar with a smoother hold-and-scrub interaction

Improved attachment sheet spacing and closing behavior, including when using a hardware keyboard

Refined the swipe-to-reply animation

Updated GIF search in the composer

Fixed message send/receive sound effects sometimes interrupting external media playback

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New

• Added a Beeper Shortcuts Home Screen widget for opening pinned chats
• Added Siri Shortcuts for marking chats read or unread, muting, archiving, scheduling messages, and setting reminders
• Added customizable message sound effects and notification sounds
• Added Live Activity progress for attachment uploads
• Added background bug report uploads
• Added image send quality options
• Added an Only DMs inbox visibility option in supported network settings
• Added drag and drop support for adding content to the chat composer

Fixed & Improved

• Fixed contacts sometimes missing from New Chat after changing Contacts permission
• Fixed an onboarding race that could leave returning users stuck on restoring encryption keys
• Fixed group removal notices so removed members are described accurately
• Fixed the inbox navigation bar overlapping while scrolling
• Fixed video playback continuing after minimizing the app
• Fixed chat titles being hard to read in dark mode on newer iOS versions
• Fixed media picker contrast in the chat composer
• Fixed certain image attachments showing an infinite loading indicator
• Fixed account connection failures caused by an outdated browser warning
• Fixed copying an email address from chat to copy only the address
• Fixed first notifications in new chats not showing contact names correctly
• Fixed outgoing attachments showing the wrong processing state
• Fixed announcement-style chats not appearing in the inbox
• Improved bug report handling for large uploads
• Improved temporary file cleanup after processing large video attachments
• Improved chat info panels with refreshed sections, searchable members, tighter actions, and cleaner media rows
• Improved composer styling, attachment picker layout, voice note controls, and compact emoji picker design
• Improved conversation title bar, inbox header, chat bubble, and reaction pill styling
• Improved date separators and scroll controls on newer iOS versions
• Improved the scheduling and reminder sheet design
• Improved the device list to make connected devices easier to identify and manage
• Improved the chat reconnection flow
• Improved iPad compact mode navigation
• Improved support for pasting HEIF and HEIC images

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New

Added customizable chat wallpapers

Fixed & Improved

Fixed an issue where the app could get stuck during onboarding

Fixed an issue where login could get stuck after syncing chats

Fixed link previews not displaying correctly in some chats

Fixed an issue where tapping a user mention could open the wrong user info view

Fixed some videos not playing correctly

Fixed an issue where some chats could fail to load properly

Improved navigation bar title design on newer iOS versions

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