Release notes

Every mssgs update, summarized. Newest first.

July 2026

v14.0.23 Desktop Latest

New Features

  • A group you reserved on the website can now be finished in the app: choose "Got a code?" when adding a server and enter your code.
  • Creating a server now ends on a welcome screen with your invite link ready to copy and share.
  • Server owners get a short setup checklist above the channel list that tracks the icon, channels, invites, roles and the first message.
  • An AI assistant reading or typing in a direct message now shows up as present and is labelled as AI.

Bug Fixes

  • Replying to a message no longer briefly shows "message not found" in your own reply while it is being sent.
  • The sender name and avatar no longer flash on a message sent right after one that carries a link preview.
  • Your presence in a direct message now ends as soon as the window loses focus or a game opens over the chat, and returns when you come back, so the other person is never shown that you are in the conversation when you are not.
  • Notifications on your phone are no longer held back when an AI assistant reads a direct message on your behalf.
  • Results from a GIF search can no longer appear in the Stickers tab when you switch tabs mid-search.
  • Messages sent while you are signed in on several devices no longer linger as a duplicate.
  • The Stratego board loads faster and takes far less space in the app.
  • The direct message intro, the ghost message explanation and the pincode lock now appear in Dutch instead of English.
v14.0.22 Desktop

New Features

  • A one-time showcase after login introduces the six built-in games you can play together.
  • Stratego now matches the mobile apps, with an animated board, water lakes in the center, and shared in-game emotes.
  • 4-in-a-row and Battleship look and feel like the mobile apps, with a framed board, smooth piece physics, and a celebration for every sunk ship.
  • Game invitations now appear in your direct message list, showing whether you sent or received them.
  • Voice call outcomes such as missed, declined, and ended now appear in your direct message list.
  • Bot embed cards now show mentions as pills and include the message content inside the card.

Bug Fixes

  • Your own messages no longer flicker or briefly appear twice right after sending.
  • The sender name above a message no longer flickers when you send several messages in a row.
  • Messages that went missing in a gap in the conversation are now recovered automatically.
  • Game rooms are now properly left when you switch accounts or log out.
v14.0.21 Desktop

New Features

  • Stickers can now be sent from the media picker: switch between GIF and Stickers above the search to browse and send them.
  • The Stickers tab now opens directly on trending stickers, with your recent searches shown as tappable bubbles above the grid.
  • Switching between GIF and Stickers keeps your search text and shows results for the same term in the other tab.
  • The Integrations settings now list all supported AI clients, and server-management tools for connected AI clients can be enabled with a separate toggle.

Bug Fixes

  • Reconnecting after sleep or a dropped connection now reliably loads the messages you missed.
  • Messages no longer appear out of order after a reconnect, such as older messages showing up below newer ones.
  • Duplicate copies of the same message no longer appear in the conversation.
  • The same batch of messages is no longer re-downloaded on every reconnect.
  • Empty channels no longer reload every time you revisit them.
  • Bot messages now update in place exactly as they do in the mobile apps.
  • The verified checkmark now appears only on messages genuinely sent by mssgs, not on every bot or webhook message.
  • Fixed several hard-to-read text colors in light mode.
  • Your exact location is no longer written to the local log files.
v14.0.20 Desktop

New Features

  • The app now has a light appearance: choose Dark, Light, or System in Settings under General and the entire interface follows instantly.
  • The GIF picker now includes stickers: switch between GIF and Stickers above the search to browse, search, and send stickers.
  • AI clients such as Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Codex can be connected to mssgs with one click from the Integrations settings.
  • Server managers can grant individual members access to specific channels with a new per-member access editor.
  • Photos in photo channels now open in a full-screen detail view.
  • Battleship shows your fleet and your shots side by side and celebrates every ship you sink.
  • A sound and a short notice let you know when a player leaves a game room.
  • mssgs can now also be used in the browser at mss.gs/app.

Bug Fixes

  • The dock badge no longer shows phantom unread counts or loses track of unread direct messages.
  • Light mode readability: member names in the sidebar, server icon initials, name labels on the map, and the badges in Settings are now clearly legible.
  • The privacy blur in pop-out direct message windows works again.
  • Creating servers, channels, and invites is smoother, and group membership changes now appear immediately.
  • Story rings on direct messages appear as soon as your friends list has loaded.
  • Changes to the channel order are now saved and stay in sync across devices.
v14.0.19 Desktop

New Features

  • Connected AI assistants can now join a game with its shareable join code, so you can invite them by simply sharing the code in chat.

Bug Fixes

  • A stale game lobby no longer blocks a connected AI assistant from joining a new game, only a game that is actually being played counts as busy.
v14.0.18 Desktop

New Features

  • AI assistants connected to mssgs can now be invited to play games with you: they accept one game at a time and take their turns on their own, just for fun.
  • Snake is faster and smoother, adds a Snake Capture mode, and uses the full window while you play.
  • When a game ends you can jump straight into a rematch, and you can switch between your active games from the lobby.
  • The game lobby Invite button now opens a friends picker to invite someone by direct message instead of only copying a join code.
  • The Monopoly board has a cleaner, more finished look.
v14.0.17 Desktop

Bug Fixes

  • AI integrations: live message events reach the local MCP mirror again, new messages were silently dropped, freezing read_channel, get_new_messages and the SSE stream for connected AI clients.
  • AI integrations: the AI now marks a channel read only when it consumes a message that mentions it (or reads a DM), instead of clearing unreads on every poll.
v14.0.16 Desktop

New Features

  • Play games together in direct messages: Battleship, Four in a Row, Checkers, Snake, and Monopoly with up to four players.
  • Monopoly plays on an isometric 3D board with your avatars as tokens: buy streets, build houses and hotels, and land on Free Parking to win the pot that taxes and chance cards feed.
  • Checkers now follows authentic draughts (dammen) rules: mandatory captures, crowned double dams that fly across the board, and a choice of an 8×8 or full 10×10 board.
  • Game hosts can tune each match with room options, such as board size and starting capital.
  • Game invites appear as live cards in chat that update with the lobby state, and finished games post a result card with a snapshot of the final board.
  • An ongoing game can be minimized to a draggable pill so you can keep chatting while you play, and lobbies show a QR code for quickly joining from another device.
  • Game rooms can be opened for public spectating, and a Watch button in the conversation header lets you watch a friend’s ongoing game.
  • Members now show a Playing indicator while they are in a game.
  • Finished voice calls in direct messages now leave a call summary card in the conversation.
  • Share photos, videos, and links into mssgs directly from other macOS apps, with an in-app picker to choose the destination conversation.

Bug Fixes

  • Bot embed cards with a server-hosted image now display the image correctly.
  • Direct-message voice calls are more reliable: answering, canceling, and ending a call now stay in sync on both sides, and you are prompted to end the call when the other person leaves.
  • Editing a message no longer loses line breaks and spacing when the editor is pre-filled.
  • A member’s Playing indicator now clears immediately when their game or custom status ends.
  • The one-time-view toggle in the share picker now shows a clear active state.
v14.0.15 Desktop

New Features

  • Connected AI tools can now manage voice calls in direct messages, starting a call, answering or declining an incoming call, hanging up, and checking who is on the call.
  • Connected AI tools are notified in realtime when a direct-message call starts ringing, so they can react right away.
  • Connected AI tools can now show themselves as actively present in a direct-message conversation, so your chat partner sees the same viewing indicator as when the chat is open.
v14.0.14 Desktop

New Features

  • Bot messages can now show a live loading state, an animated spinner with status text, while the bot is still working, replaced in place by the final message when it is done.
  • Bot embed cards with a long thinking section can now be collapsed and expanded.
  • Connected AI tools and bots can now open view-once attachments in direct messages, saving the photo or video locally before it disappears.
  • The whiteboard can now be expanded to fullscreen, and your choice is remembered.
  • The macOS installer window has a new branded look.

Bug Fixes

  • Connected AI bots now receive new messages in realtime across all their exposed channels instead of repeatedly re-fetching channel history, greatly reducing server load.
  • Switching back to a recently viewed channel no longer briefly flickers while its messages refresh.
  • The introduction placeholder in a new direct-message conversation now disappears as soon as the first message arrives.
  • Connected AI bots that try to post an embed card through the plain send tool now get a clear error instead of the card being silently dropped.
  • Server search results now show each server’s icon and the correct member count.
  • A brief network change no longer triggers an update error notification.
v14.0.13 Desktop

Bug Fixes

  • Connected AI bots now receive new messages as realtime events across all their exposed channels instead of repeatedly re-fetching channel history, greatly reducing server load.
  • Reading an empty channel through a connected AI tool no longer triggers a needless history fetch on every read.
v14.0.12 Desktop

New Features

  • Connected AI tools and bots can now open view-once attachments in direct messages: the photo or video is saved locally first, then the message is marked as opened just like in the app.
v14.0.11 Desktop

New Features

  • Bot embed cards with a long thinking section can now be collapsed and expanded.

Bug Fixes

  • Switching back to a recently viewed channel no longer briefly flickers while its messages refresh.
  • The introduction placeholder in a new direct-message conversation now disappears as soon as the first message arrives.
  • Connected AI bots that try to post an embed card through the plain send tool now get a clear error instead of the card being silently dropped.
v14.0.10 Desktop

New Features

  • Bot messages can now show a live loading state, an animated spinner with status text, while the bot is still working, replaced in place by the final message when it is done.
  • Connected AI tools can post and update these loading cards too, so long-running tasks show progress instead of silence.
  • The whiteboard can now be expanded to fullscreen, and your choice is remembered.
  • The macOS installer window has a new branded look.

Bug Fixes

  • Server search results now show each server’s icon and the correct member count.
  • A brief network change no longer triggers an update error notification.
v14.0.9 Desktop

New Features

  • AI tools can now attach local files to messages, by file path or inline data, not just already-hosted links.
  • Bot cards can now include image and file attachments, shown just like on a normal message.
  • Bots can now update an embed card in place instead of re-posting it, so live-updating cards no longer leave deleted messages behind.
  • File attachments are wider and easier to read: archives like ZIP show their file type, and the full filename appears on hover.
  • A bot’s custom status is now fully readable via a tooltip when it is too long to fit in the member list.
  • Connected AI tools now load channel feeds on demand instead of all at once, making large servers faster to browse.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a channel getting stuck on a loading spinner when it contained a plain text message from a bot.
  • Plain text messages from bots now appear as regular chat messages instead of empty embed cards.
  • A message that fails to display no longer blanks the whole channel; it is replaced by a small placeholder instead.
  • The viewing indicator in direct messages now reports your device type, so chat partners see the right device icon.
  • After reconnecting while the app window is hidden, you are no longer wrongly shown as viewing a direct message.
v14.0.8 Desktop

New Features

  • AI tools can now attach local files to messages, by file path or inline data, not just already-hosted links.
  • Bot cards can now include image and file attachments, shown just like on a normal message.
  • Bots can now update an embed card in place instead of re-posting it, so live-updating cards no longer leave deleted messages behind.
  • File attachments are wider and easier to read: archives like ZIP show their file type, and the full filename appears on hover.
  • A bot’s custom status is now fully readable via a tooltip when it is too long to fit in the member list.
v14.0.7 Desktop

New Features

  • Bot accounts can now set a custom presence status through connected AI tools, shown next to their name in the member list.
  • Bot accounts can now post rich embed cards with action buttons through connected AI tools, and receive button presses, reactions, and replies live.
  • Bot accounts now show a small BOT label next to their name in chats, the member list, and their profile.

Bug Fixes

  • AI tools can now reliably edit and delete the messages they send.
  • Embed card messages from bots now show the bot’s avatar.
v14.0.6 Desktop

New Features

  • Bot accounts can now post rich embed cards with action buttons through connected AI tools, and receive button presses, reactions, and replies live.
  • Bot accounts now show a small BOT label next to their name in chats, the member list, and their profile.

Bug Fixes

  • AI tools can now reliably edit and delete the messages they send.
v14.0.3 Desktop

New Features

  • Bot accounts now show a small BOT label next to their name in chats, the member list, and their profile.

Bug Fixes

  • AI tools can now reliably edit and delete the messages they send.
v14.0.2 Desktop

New Features

  • Open PDF attachments directly in the app with a built-in viewer.
  • Screenshots and screen sharing now work everywhere, including in direct messages.
  • AI tools can now look up user profiles and view stories when you allow profile and story access in settings.
  • AI tools can now view, accept, and deny your incoming DM requests when you allow it in settings.
v14.0.1 Desktop

New Features

  • Photo filters now require a transparent background so the photo shows through the filter.

Bug Fixes

  • Newly created or edited webhooks, triggers, and groups now appear in the list right away.
v14.0.0 Desktop

New Features

  • Search for a place by name when picking a location on the map.
  • Messages can now display several images together as a gallery.
  • Buttons on automated messages now perform their action reliably.
  • Get a desktop notification when someone sends you a direct-message request.
  • Public stories now appear on the map at a wider zoom level.
  • The Devices settings tab shows richer session details, sorting, and your current session.
  • AI tools can keep your computer awake while active when you enable it in settings.

Bug Fixes

  • The connection now stays alive when idle instead of dropping unexpectedly.
  • You no longer get notified for your own messages sent from another device.
  • Server mention badges now appear reliably.
  • Fixed a dropdown that could shift out of alignment when focused or hovered.
v2.0.9 iOS

New Features

  • Stories: new photo and video editor, swipeable city filters, and music posts.
  • Public stories now appear on the map, plus a Discover section in your feed.
  • Map improvements: live location sharing, freeze or blur your location, and "who sees you here" controls.
  • See who viewed your location and find nearby people on the map.
  • Direct messages: read receipts, typing indicators, and streaks with restore.
  • Lock private chats with a PIN that syncs across your devices.
  • One-time-view photos, in-chat camera, and location sharing in DMs.
  • New photo channels with a grid gallery and reply threads.
  • Create, edit, delete, and mute channels, and organize members into groups.
  • Moderator tools to review and approve map photo filters.
  • A refreshed look across sheets, modals, and buttons.
  • Faster photo sending, smoother account switching, and saved drafts.
v45 Android

New Features

  • Rich typing indicators in direct messages: see when someone is recording a voice message, picking a GIF, or taking a photo.
  • Take profile and chat photos directly with the new in-app camera.
  • Chat drafts are now saved per channel, and the input field caps very long pastes.
  • Settings, devices, and group editing screens redesigned to match the iOS app.
  • mssgs links now open directly in the app through verified Android App Links.

Bug Fixes

  • Notification deep links now open the correct channel and conversation.
  • Pasting a very large text into the chat input no longer crashes the app.
  • Live channel updates no longer drop the channel name or category.
  • Wide photos now fit correctly in the photo editor and memory gallery.
  • The Register button on the login screen is no longer clipped.

June 2026

v44 Android

New Features

  • Freeze your location as a ghost pin and preview exactly what friends see, with a full-screen freeze picker.
  • Unread jump pills in the channel list take you straight to unread channels that are off-screen.
  • Moderators can now review and approve map photo filters from Moderator Tools.
  • Video stories start muted, with a speaker toggle and unmute on the volume button.
  • The DM camera has a full inline editor and sends as one-time-view by default.
  • Stories show a live ring on avatars in the DM list and open with a single tap.

Bug Fixes

  • Avatars no longer flicker or reload while panning the map.
  • Identical messages sent within a second are no longer posted twice.
  • Map panning and pinch-zoom now match the feel of the iOS app.
  • Stale mention badges are cleared, and profile posts no longer leak across account switches.
v13.3.4 Desktop

New Features

  • AI tools now receive new messages and presence updates in real time, without polling.
  • AI tools can display a live typing indicator while composing a message.
  • AI tools can see who is currently online and active in a channel.
  • AI tools can now reply directly to a specific message.
  • A new setting lets AI tools view and accept or decline your incoming direct-message requests.

Bug Fixes

  • Exposed channels now reliably deliver live messages even when they are not open in the app.
v13.3.3 Desktop

New Features

  • Added a local MCP server that exposes selected channels and direct messages to AI tools.
  • The send_message tool now supports attachments, and a new get_message tool retrieves individual messages.
  • Added desktop notifications for new direct messages.

Bug Fixes

  • Oversized attachments are now rejected with a clear upload-limit dialog instead of failing silently.
v13.3.2 Desktop

New Features

  • Added a local MCP server that exposes selected channels and direct messages to AI tools.
  • The send_message tool now supports attachments, and a new get_message tool retrieves individual messages.
  • Added desktop notifications for new direct messages.

Bug Fixes

  • Oversized attachments are now rejected with a clear upload-limit dialog instead of failing silently.
v43 Android

New Features

  • The app is now also available in German and French.
  • Browse the feed with new city and photo filters in a filter carousel.
  • See who viewed your location on the map.
  • Story viewer: swipe up to reply, with fresh stories loaded on every open.
  • Manage Server screens rebuilt to match the iOS app.
  • Mute channels, with mention behavior matching the iOS app.

Bug Fixes

  • Push notifications for mentions and direct messages are no longer dropped on cold start.
  • Fixed messages disappearing, or landing in the wrong conversation, after reconnecting.
  • Front-camera story selfies are mirrored to match the preview.
  • Fixed several crashes and races found in a pre-review hardening pass.
v41 Android

New Features

  • Lock individual conversations with a PIN, with biometric unlock and automatic relock when idle.
  • One-time-view photos and a redesigned attachment bar in direct messages.
  • Share your location in chat, with a live-location map, nearby friends, and freeze controls.
  • The app is now available in Dutch, with an in-app language switcher.
  • Public stories appear on the map and can be reposted from the feed.
  • A Memory gallery protected by biometrics or a passcode.
  • Server settings screens for invites, webhooks, triggers, custom emoji, and user groups.
  • Voice memos, swipe-to-reply, a QR add-friend flow, and a multi-recipient share sheet.
  • The app starts several seconds faster.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed messages disappearing when reconnecting or switching servers.
  • Fixed a fatal connection crash on flaky networks.
  • Read status now stays in sync across your devices.
  • Fixed the keyboard getting stuck open on cold start.

April 2026

v33 Android

New Features

  • Play built-in mini games and hang out in voice channels.
  • A major chat overhaul: smoother scrolling and much faster message rendering.
  • View DM attachments full-screen and reply to messages straight from a notification.
  • Custom emoji with shortcodes.
  • Invite links open directly in the app, and the keyboard now behaves like the iOS one.

Bug Fixes

  • Profile photos refresh correctly after you change them.
  • Muted servers no longer trigger notifications.
  • Short comment threads in the feed expand automatically.
v2.0.8 iOS

New Features

  • Whiteboard: draw and sketch directly from the chat input bar.
  • Pin messages in channels and browse them in a pinned-messages modal, with an activity center for mentions.
  • Offline post queue: posts you make without a connection upload when you are back online.
  • Inline audio player with a floating mini bar and background playback.
  • Server invites show as rich cards in chat, with join and navigation.
  • Mute servers you do not want notifications from.
  • Custom emoji and unicode emoji shortcodes.
  • Link previews in chat.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed several crashes in the chat message list.
  • Story rings now persist correctly across app restarts.
  • More reliable background location updates.
  • Fixed new channels not appearing until restart.

March 2026

v28 Android

New Features

  • Add multiple accounts and switch between them.
  • A major interface overhaul across the app.
  • Improved calls and rebuilt settings screens.
v2.0.7 iOS

New Features

  • Voice channels: drop into a channel and talk.
  • Stories get a 24-hour expiry, skip to the first unseen, and a full-screen viewer.
  • Video posts in the feed: record, compress, and play them back in line.
  • Redesigned user profiles with a posts grid and streak badges.
  • A Mapbox-powered nearby map with location sharing, out-of-range friends, and tappable profiles.
  • Feed comments, likes, and a share sheet.
  • Home screen widgets and a share extension.
  • Passwordless login and a redesigned login flow.
  • Mini games and a full-screen DM mode.
  • Screenshot detection in direct messages.

Bug Fixes

  • Faster and more reliable reconnects after the app was in the background.
  • Fixed DM requests not syncing on reconnect.
  • Stories are now restricted to friends.

June 2024

v2.0.4 iOS

New Features

  • Comments now load in real time.
  • Notification and activity feed improvements.

May 2024

v2.0.3 iOS

New Features

  • Improved search.
  • Navigation improvements and fixes throughout the app.

April 2024

v2.0.2 iOS

New Features

  • Feed suggestions.
  • Streaks now show numbers and colors.
  • A label marks new posts in the feed.
v2.0.1 iOS

New Features

  • Captions on posts.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed profile posts not loading and camera inset issues.

March 2023

v1.15 iOS

New Features

  • Video support.
  • Stability improvements across the feed and posting.

October 2022

v1.14 iOS

Bug Fixes

  • Bug fixes.

Earlier

v25 Android

New Features

  • First public mssgs release on Google Play.