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Signal Desktop v8.16.0-beta.1

Signal Desktop: v8.16.0-beta.1 Release

Release date:
June 17, 2026
Previous version:
v8.15.0 (released June 17, 2026)
Magnitude:
2,661 Diff Delta
Contributors:
4 total committers
Data confidence:
Commits:
19 impacting commits

19 Commits in this Release

Ordered by the degree to which they evolved the repo in this version.

Use libsignal API for 1:1 sends
Authored June 4, 2026
Improve call screen header buttons and context menu
Authored June 9, 2026
Require confirmation on recovery key paste
Authored June 10, 2026
Upgrade pnpm
Authored June 8, 2026
Add warning dialog when copying recovery key
Authored June 5, 2026
Improve error dialogs during local backups setup
Authored June 9, 2026
Autofocus on close button when opening lightbox
Authored June 10, 2026
Add 5% jitter to CheckScheduler
Authored June 9, 2026
Fix padding of edit history dialog
Authored June 9, 2026
Add SKIP_VERIFY_DEPS_BEFORE_RUN option to pnpm tasks
Authored June 9, 2026
Update electron to 42.4.0
Authored June 9, 2026
Revert "Update electron to 42.4.0"
Authored June 10, 2026
Fix isPermanentlyUndownloadable check for outgoing attachments
Authored June 8, 2026
Update libsignal to v0.95.0
Authored June 10, 2026
8.16.0-beta.1
Authored June 17, 2026
Release notes for 8.15
Authored June 10, 2026
Update DNS fallback
Authored June 10, 2026
Update release notes
Authored June 17, 2026
Update strings
Authored June 10, 2026

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Release Notes Published

  • We fixed a bug in the sticker creator that displayed the interface in the wrong language. Even though stickers are pictures (and therefore worth a thousand words) it's still important to get the words right too.