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Signal Desktop v8.6.0-beta.1

Signal Desktop: v8.6.0-beta.1 Release

Release date:
April 1, 2026
Previous version:
v8.5.0 (released April 1, 2026)
Magnitude:
1,537 Diff Delta
Contributors:
5 total committers
Data confidence:
Commits:
25 impacting commits

25 Commits in this Release

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

Simplify TaskWithTimeout
Authored March 24, 2026
calling: add internal preferences for DRED, bitrate, VP9, sfu url
Authored March 19, 2026
Serialize sql args/results
Authored March 24, 2026
Check imported dlls in CI
Authored March 19, 2026
Strip visual attachment filenames for local device
Authored March 25, 2026
Allow incremental playback for attachments with plaintextHash
Authored March 24, 2026
Simplify esbuild script
Authored March 24, 2026
Handle unregistered actions when prompting for OS auth
Authored March 23, 2026
Update local backups availability during rollout
Authored March 23, 2026
Ignore expireTimerVersion=0 messages
Authored March 20, 2026
Mark accepted or outgoing callHistory as seen
Authored March 24, 2026
Fix text story background color
Authored March 19, 2026
Simplify TaskWithTimeout further
Authored March 25, 2026
Bump to libsignal v0.89.2
Authored March 24, 2026
Show update progress bar on force update with QR
Authored March 20, 2026
Bump actions/checkout from 5.0.0 to 6.0.2
Authored April 1, 2026
Bump actions/cache from 4.3.0 to 5.0.4
Authored April 1, 2026
Add profileName to left pane search terms
Authored March 25, 2026
Include prefix for PNI serviceIds on export
Authored March 19, 2026
Bump to libsignal v0.89.1
Authored March 19, 2026
Bump actions/setup-node from 6.0.0 to 6.3.0
Authored April 1, 2026
Update protopiler to 3.2.3
Authored March 24, 2026
Update protopiler to 3.2.2 (#12533)
Authored March 23, 2026
Add background to .dmg file
Authored March 19, 2026
v8.6.0-alpha.1
Authored March 19, 2026

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  • Now you won't need to scroll as far to catch up on the latest messages. If several new people join a busy group chat, or you receive multiple missed calls in a row, those repeated chat events can be automatically grouped together into a compact display. Sometimes less is more, but you can easily expand and collapse these lists at any time.