%groups v10.1.1

~2026.02.10 Patch

Summary

This release adds connection status indicators for group and channel hosts, "Bot" badges for automated posts, and empty state illustrations throughout the app, while improving visual consistency with redesigned headers and buttons. We've fixed critical issues including duplicate group entries for hosts, image upload failures, and numerous problems with message sending, emoji reactions, and theme compatibility.

What's Changed

  • Adds a connection status indicator to the Group info & settings screen for the group host and to the channel header for the channel host
  • Adds a "Bot" badge for posts coming from automated sources
  • Adds empty state illustrations to main areas of the app
  • Adds the ability to choose one's default avatar color without setting an image
  • Adds an empty-state placeholder to the Activity screen with prompts to connect one's contact book
  • Improves the appearance of screen headers across the entire app; adds a "face pile" group of user avatars to all channels and DMs
  • Improves the appearance and consistency of all buttons
  • Improves the consistency of message sending behavior in all channel types
  • Improves group settings by disabling them for non-hosting administrators if they can't establish a good connection to the group host
  • Fixes an issue where multiple groups created on the same host would merge histories / navigation targets, often resulting in duplicate invitations or entries in the host's list of groups
  • Fixes an issue where attempting to leave a group whose host is using a different groups agent protocol version would fail
  • Fixes an issue where codeblocks using unregistered languages would crash the app
  • Fixes an issue where drag-and-drop to upload or attach an image failed to load
  • Fixes an issue where modifying a link URL after attaching it to a message (e.g. removing UTM strings after pasting) would cause the sent message to display with two link attachments
  • Fixes an issue where YouTube, Twitter, and other live embedded media would fail to display correctly; we now display an external link
  • Fixes an issue where retrying an unsent message with an image attachment would result in an image that fails to load for all other members of the channel
  • Fixes an issue where filtering emoji in the reaction sheet would cause the layout to shift
  • Fixes an issue where system notices would appear unreadable when using themes other than light/dark
  • Fixes an issue where group titles were not rendered in the list of invitations
  • Fixes an issue where empty or new DMs showed a "Failed to load posts / error: no values to set [Retry]" message