Patch notes

Version 26.11.1007 November 10, 2026

• Your messages. Fixed your own messages sometimes showing "This message was rejected (replay)."
• Message signing. Fixed "Turn on message signing" popping up again on your other device after you turned it on on one.
• Your devices. Each copy of Twigum you restore or copy now gets its own device, so your phone and computer no longer get in each other's way.
• Reload to send. If you see "Reload Twigum to send this message," reloading fixes it.

Version 26.11.1006 November 10, 2026

• Reload to send. If Twigum is open in an old tab, sending now asks you to reload Twigum first. Your draft is kept, so nothing is lost.

Version 26.11.1005 November 10, 2026

• Missing messages. Messages that were rejected during the signing outage (Nov 9 evening to Nov 10) show again, marked "Sent during the signing outage — sender not verified". They don't count toward safety numbers or trust.
• Signed edits. Edits are now always signed.
• Password page. The password page now keeps your draft if Twigum updates while you're typing, clears the password after a wrong try, and can't be tabbed behind.

Version 26.11.1004 November 10, 2026

• Signed messages. This update fixes a problem where some messages were sent without their security signature. Other people saw "This message was rejected (signature missing)," and phone notifications only said "New message."
• Password once. After this update, Twigum may ask for your password once to turn message signing back on. Nothing is lost. If you forgot your password, you can sign out instead.

Version 26.11.1003 November 10, 2026

• Account actions. Changing your password, deleting your account, signing out other devices, and managing two-factor codes or key backups now ask you to type your password again. Twigum also limits how often these can be tried.
• Key backups. A new key backup is marked as working only after this device opens it. Until then, Twigum keeps the last backup that already worked.
• Notifications. Alerts show the sender and message only when this device can verify them. Other alerts just say Twigum and "New message."
• Linux desktop. The Linux app no longer forces X11. It runs natively on Wayland, and you can still drop files anywhere in the window.

Version 26.11.1002 November 10, 2026

• First launch. Twigum shows its loading screen until it's ready, instead of a chat list with only Lobby and a red dot.
• Jump to bottom. The button stays put when you press it.
• File drops. You can drop files anywhere in the window, and Twigum highlights it with "Drop files to attach."
• Your messages. Messages this device sent or verified no longer show "Not verified yet."
• Older messages. Older unsigned messages, and messages whose key was later cleared, are now labeled "Sent before verification" instead of "Not verified yet."

Version 26.11.1001 November 9, 2026

• Faster startup. Twigum starts faster, and profile pictures load without a flood of failed requests.
• Link previews. Link previews load more reliably, even when lots of links show up at once.
• Videos. Videos you sent are cleared from memory when you sign out, and a video with an unknown size is offered as Save instead of playing.
• Scrolling. Scrolling through chats is smoother, and chats now open at the newest message when you switch to them.

Version 26.11.0912 November 9, 2026

• Chats. Chats no longer show a sideways scrollbar. Long links wrap, and wide code blocks and tables scroll on their own instead of stretching the chat.

Version 26.11.0911 November 9, 2026

• Videos. Big videos no longer crash or reload the app. You’ll be offered Save instead. Videos you just sent play right away, without downloading them again, and replaying a video doesn’t download it again.
• Chats. Chats open at the newest message.
• Sharing. If a shared file can’t be sent, you’ll see a clearer message that it can’t be shared into Twigum.

Version 26.11.0910 November 9, 2026

• Sharing. Pictures shared into Twigum from another app now send as pictures instead of a “Shared · filename” text line. If a shared file can’t be sent you’ll see a short message telling you to attach it with + instead.

Version 26.11.0909 November 9, 2026

• Re-confirm. Re-confirming a contact’s new device after a key change no longer makes their older messages show “signature missing”.

Version 26.11.0908 November 9, 2026

• One-tap GIFs. Tapping a GIF in the picker now sends it right away.
• Device labels. Messages from a device that isn’t on the sender’s device list now show “not verified yet”.

Version 26.11.0907 November 9, 2026

• Stuck key warning. Fixes a case where a phone could stay stuck on a “key changed” warning after the last update if its first sync loaded before its device list. It now retries on the next open.

Version 26.11.0906 November 9, 2026

• Device checks. Fixed messages showing “unverified” for everyone. Fixed your own device sometimes being flagged as a changed key after setup. Re-confirming a device now saves. Editing a message no longer replaces it with a “rejected (signature)” notice. The signing banner is turned off for now. Messages from a cleared key open as “not verified yet”. The “message key changed” warning about a family member clears on its own once the app updates.
• Search bar focus. Fixed the search bar focus outline not showing.

Version 26.11.0905 November 9, 2026

• Chats and menus after a long sign-in. Fixed chats not loading (including My Stash dropping out of the list) and menus not opening after the last update for people who had been signed in a while. On reload, Twigum skips the signing password popup, loads your chats, and shows a small optional banner instead. A new device or chat key now shows a small banner, “Type your password to finish setting up this device”, instead of a popup at startup.
• Chat list polish. Thinner scrollbars on the chat list and message pane. The collapse button moved onto the search row so it no longer covers chats, the search bar has a cleaner outline, and the collapsed sidebar shows avatars in full.

Version 26.11.0904 November 9, 2026

• Chats and menus after a long sign-in. Fixed chats not loading (including My Stash dropping out of the list) and menus not opening after the last update for people who had been signed in a while. On reload, Twigum skips the signing password popup, loads your chats, and shows a small optional banner instead. A new device or chat key now shows a small banner, “Type your password to finish setting up this device”, instead of a popup at startup.
• Chat list polish. Thinner scrollbars on the chat list and message pane, a collapse arrow that no longer covers chats, and a clearer highlight on the selected chat.

Version 26.11.0903 November 9, 2026

• Chats and menus after a long sign-in. Fixed chats not loading (including My Stash dropping out of the list) and menus not opening after the last update for people who had been signed in a while. On reload, Twigum skips the signing password popup, loads your chats, and shows a small optional banner instead. A new device or chat key now shows a small banner, “Type your password to finish setting up this device”, instead of a popup at startup.

Version 26.11.0901 November 9, 2026

• Roomy chat list (Compact stays). Roomy is the new default: taller full-width rows, bigger avatars, group senders on their own line, search and filters, and a one-line You: preview. Compact keeps the older denser list with the bold sender prefix, the same readable text, and the name glow.
• Text size for lists and messages. A new Text size control changes list and message letters only. Buttons and other chrome stay the same size.
• Unread clears across your devices. When you open a chat on one device, the unread badge clears on your other signed-in devices and browsers too. The Seen receipt other people in the chat can see does not change.

Android

• Clearer share-into-Twigum picker. Sharing a link or files into Twigum from another app opens a dedicated picker first. Pick one or more chats, add an optional note, and nothing is sent until you tap Send. Each chat uses its normal send.
• Notifications clear when you read elsewhere. If you read a chat on another device, Twigum can clear that chat’s notifications on this phone.

iOS

• Notifications clear when you read elsewhere. If you read a chat on another device, Twigum can clear that chat’s notifications on this iPhone or iPad when the app is open or next comes to the front.

Version 26.11.0801 November 8, 2026

• Twigum email branding. Sign-in codes, password resets, and invites now show Twigum in the email, including the logo.
• Header colors follow your theme. The Twigum header uses your light or dark color theme, including accent themes, so it blends in. The separate Header style setting is gone.
• A simpler menu button. The menu button is just the hamburger. The ring, border, and box around it are gone.
• Chats open at the newest message. Opening a chat lands on the newest message, including while photos and link previews finish loading.
• New messages while you read older ones. If you scroll up, a pill shows how many new messages have arrived. Tap it to jump to the newest message.
• Smoother scrolling past link previews. Link previews that have no title and no picture no longer change the height of the chat, so you can scroll past them without being pulled back to the newest message.

Version 26.11.0601 November 6, 2026

• GIFs keep their real shape. GIFs in chat no longer get cropped to a fixed box, so captions and square clips stay fully visible. Photos and videos are unchanged. Thanks, Luke.
• Larger videos, smarter storage. You can send videos up to 2 GB (originals up to 1 GB; bigger ones go as HD or SD). When storage fills up, the oldest videos expire first and leave a short note in chat. Thanks, Luke.

iOS

• Notifications on iPhone and Apple Watch. The Twigum iOS app can now show lock-screen and Apple Watch alerts for new messages (“New message from …” only — never the message text). Needs a new TestFlight build and a one-time setup of Apple’s push key on the server. Thanks, Luke.

Version 26.11.0301 November 3, 2026

• Fisherman delete animation works again. Deleting a message with the Fisherman character no longer stops halfway or shows a “snapTarget is not defined” error at the bottom of the screen. Thanks, Luke.

Windows

• Twigum name on license and welcome screens. The license agree sheet and the servers/welcome screen now say Twigum instead of BranchChat. This arrives with the new Windows app.

Linux

• Twigum name on license and welcome screens. The license agree sheet and the servers/welcome screen now say Twigum instead of BranchChat. This arrives with the new Linux app.

Version 26.11.0202 November 2, 2026

• Enter to send. Enter makes a new line by default. Turn on Enter to send from the chat ⋯ menu when you want Enter to send. Thanks, Luke.
• Tidier chat menu and header. The chat ⋯ menu is a flat list with line icons. Groups also get Report a bug and Leave group (with the same confirm as before). Header icons sit closer and match the search button. Thanks, Luke.
• Jump to latest when you send. Sending a message always jumps you to the newest one. New messages from others follow when you are already near the bottom. Thanks, Luke.
• YouTube previews fit your screen. YouTube preview thumbnails use sizes that fit phone, tablet, and desktop widths, without overflowing the chat column.
• Review devices keeps the notice dismissed. Tapping Review devices on the new-device banner now keeps it dismissed after reload, same as Dismiss. Thanks, Luke.
• Loading screen covers cold start. Opening the app now goes straight from black to the Twigum loading screen. The chat layout stays hidden until loading finishes. Thanks, Luke.

Android

• Leaf icon sized for the home screen. The Android launcher leaf is scaled to sit better on the home screen. This update arrives with the new Android app (APK), not on the web. Thanks, Luke.
• Black launch splash. The Android window and launch splash stay black so nothing grey flashes before Twigum loads. Thanks, Luke.

Version 26.11.0201 November 2, 2026

• YouTube links show again. YouTube links in chat show again when a preview hiccups (Shorts and watch). Thanks, James and Luke.
• Update recovers from brief errors. Tapping Update during a brief server hiccup now waits and retries on its own, and shows our own offline page instead of getting stuck. Thanks, Luke.
• New-device notice stays dismissed. The "new device approved" banner no longer comes back after you dismiss it. Thanks, Luke.
• More clean jokes. Jokebot has 50 more clean jokes.

Android

• Bigger leaf icon. The Android launcher leaf is larger and fills the icon properly. This update arrives with the new Android app (APK), not on the web. Thanks, Luke.

Windows

• Notifications after switching servers. Switching servers keeps notifications working on each server, and renaming a saved server only changes its name. Thanks, Luke.

Linux

• Notifications after switching servers. Switching servers keeps notifications working on each server, and renaming a saved server only changes its name. Thanks, Luke.

Mac

• Notifications after switching servers. Switching servers keeps notifications working on each server, and renaming a saved server only changes its name. Thanks, Luke.

Version 26.11.0104 November 2, 2026

• Steady scrolling past photos. Scrolling up in a chat full of photos no longer snaps you back to the bottom. Thanks, Luke.
• Colors and Themes list on iPad. Opening Colors and Themes no longer shows a blank stretch through the middle of the palette. Thanks, James.
• Drafts stay with each chat. Unsent text stays with that chat (and account) when you switch away.
• Desktop status picker. Pick Online, Idle, Do not disturb, or Invisible. Invisible and hide-online stay off online lists and hide typing.
• Twigum Helper. Your Helper friend is now called Twigum Helper and uses the Twigum leaf picture.
• No gaps at every Display size. Backgrounds stay edge-to-edge when Display size or browser zoom is not 100%.
• Sign-up Tab focus. Tab moves through Mac sign-up fields; password forms use POST so secrets stay out of the address bar.

Android

• Smoother scrolling. Long chats with links and pictures stay smooth instead of jumping or stuttering while you scroll. Thanks, Luke and Lynette.

iOS

• Smoother iPad and Colors & Themes. Chats and menus on iPad feel smoother. The Colors and Themes list no longer leaves a big blank gap where the palette buttons should be. Thanks, James.

Version 26.10.3003 October 30, 2026

• No blank gap or shaking. Opening a chat, using the keyboard, or opening and closing the menu no longer leaves a big blank space under the newest message or makes the chat shake up and down.
• Messages in the right order. Messages within a day show oldest to newest, and the time on each chat in your list matches the newest message.
• None background stays solid. Setting a chat background to None keeps a solid color instead of switching back to Pines.
• Still Pines when animation is off. With animated backgrounds off, Pines still shows the full still scene — campfire, smoke, and fireflies — instead of going blank.
• Opens on your chat list. The app opens on your chat list instead of jumping into the last chat. Notifications and links still open that chat, and it still remembers your last server.
• Bigger unread badges. The unread badge on chat list rows is larger and easier to see, and inside a chat a New messages line marks where your unread messages start.
• Links that open a chat after sign-in. Links that open a chat work again after signing in. You land in that chat instead of losing the link.

Version 26.10.3001 October 30, 2026

• Encryption lock badge. A small lock next to the version in the chat header shows green when the chat is encrypted (tap it for an Encrypted chat tip), or a red open lock when it is not.
• Friend suggestions after 2 letters. Friend suggestions now start after you type 2 letters, so the list stays quieter until you mean to search.
• Steadier scrolling on phones. Faster first load, and photos finishing loading no longer make the chat jump when you are scrolled up.
• Smaller notification note. If notifications are blocked in your phone settings, the note in the header is now smaller, and you can tap Dismiss to hide it until the next time you open the app.
• Tidier menu. New menu order. The Patch notes button is gone — the footer version still opens patch notes. Log out and Delete account live under Profile settings, and Host your own Twigum is at the bottom (host icons fixed).
• Delete animations wording. The helper now says delete animations instead of snap characters.
• Blocked notifications note. The Notifications are blocked in the phone settings note in the chat header lines up with the text above it and shows in amber.

Version 26.10.2907 October 29, 2026

• Online status grace period. If you switch apps or lock your screen, you stay Online for 30 seconds. Signing out shows you offline right away.
• Kids' filter catches more. Blocked words split up by punctuation, numbers or capitals are now caught, without flagging normal words.

Version 26.10.2906 October 29, 2026

• Faster chat list. Your chats appear sooner when you first open Twigum.
• Kids' filter in more places. On filtered accounts, the word filter now also covers more of the app's screens.

Version 26.10.2905 October 29, 2026

• Emoji picker keyboard fix. The keyboard only appears when you tap search, and the back arrow returns you to quick reactions.
• Kids' filter always on. On filtered accounts, messages stay hidden until the full word filter has loaded, even on a slow or failed connection.

Version 26.10.2904 October 29, 2026

• Faster first load. Host and support extras load when you open them, so the first screen arrives with less to download.

Version 26.10.2903 October 29, 2026

• Page asset link. Fixed a page asset link on the host page.

Version 26.10.2902 October 29, 2026

• Self-serve DM webhook. Admins can add, test, and remove their own DM notification webhook. No message content is sent. Ordinary accounts are unchanged.

Version 26.10.2901 October 29, 2026

• Bearer auth for DM webhook. An admin's DM webhook can now authenticate with an Authorization: Bearer header instead of the HMAC signature. No message content is sent. Ordinary accounts are unchanged.

Version 26.10.2811 October 28, 2026

• DM webhook. An admin-only DM notification webhook can wake an external URL when a direct message is received. Delivery is HMAC-signed and SSRF-safe. Ordinary accounts are unchanged.

Version 26.10.2810 October 28, 2026

• Delta Jet. Choose Delta Jet Plain or Delta Jet Neon (cyan/magenta trails) when you send a message. The animation loads only when you pick it. Off stays available and never loads the jet.

Version 26.10.2809 October 28, 2026

• Too many devices. If your account already has the maximum number of devices, opening the app now shows a screen to remove one — instead of hanging or failing to load. Removing a device asks for your password (and authenticator code when 2FA is on).
• AI assistant label. Staff accounts can show an “AI assistant” label on their name in chats and on their friend card. Only allowlisted labels are shown.

Version 26.10.2808 October 28, 2026

Android

• Send on lift. On Android, tapping Send keeps the keyboard up and sends when you lift your finger. Sliding off the button, a long press, or a scroll cancels the send.

Version 26.10.2807 October 28, 2026

• DNG previews. Camera RAW (DNG) photos now show a preview, and the original stays downloadable.

Version 26.10.2806 October 28, 2026

• Smaller CSS, smoother lists. Stylesheets are smaller, and chat list handling is smoother — less work while you scroll and open menus. The blue tap flash on Android is fixed.

Version 26.10.2805 October 28, 2026

• Loads faster. The app loads faster. Sounds and video tools load when needed, so the first screen does less work up front.

Version 26.10.2804 October 28, 2026

• Faster startup: settings load once. Account preferences are fetched a single time and shared in memory, so signed-in load does less repeat work.

Version 26.10.2803 October 28, 2026

• Smarter caching. Static files use the release stamp so browsers can keep them longer without stale copies.
• Safer responses. HTML and API JSON are no longer compressed at the origin, which helps protect signed-in sessions.
• Smaller icons. Favicons and app icons are smaller, so first load transfers less.

Version 26.10.2802 October 28, 2026

iOS

• Chat names fit in the header. On iPhone, chat names in the header no longer get cut off.
• Menu button stays on screen. The menu button stays on screen on iPhone.
• No accidental zoom. The app no longer zooms by accident on iPhone.

Version 26.10.2801 October 28, 2026

• Photos in old chats load cleanly. Photos in old chats no longer show blank or jump while loading.
• Smoother scrolling back. Scrolling back through chats with lots of photos is smoother.

Version 26.10.2702 October 27, 2026

• Settings menu fits small screens. The settings menu is much shorter on small phone screens. The "Delete animations" and "Send animations" lists now start folded, so labels no longer get cut off or overlap.
• Solid top bar on phones. On phones, the menu's top bar is now solid, so text behind it doesn't show through, and the menu stays clear of the notch and home bar.

Version 26.10.2701 October 27, 2026

• Unread messages show again. If the app was closed when a message arrived, its chat now shows the unread count when you open the app, including when you open it from a notification. Chats you only glance at stay read, too.
• New messages move to the top. Chats with new messages move back to the top, under your pinned chats. Pinned chats keep the order you dragged them into.
• Clearer security wording. We now say messages are encrypted on your device before they're sent. The patch notes explain why.

Version 26.10.2601 October 26, 2026

• New version numbers: year.month.day plus a build number (26.10.2601 is the first build of October 26, 2026).

Windows

• Windows .msi installer now upgrades cleanly over older versions.

Version 26.10.13.17 October 26, 2026

• Password reset page: the note now says your old message key backup is archived and kept, not removed.

Version 26.10.13.16 October 26, 2026

• New Privacy and devices menu: see your signed-in devices and sign out of all other devices.
• New switches to turn off friend requests and hide when you're online; online status is only shown to friends and group-mates.
• Blocking: report and block are always available; blocked people can't use invite links or be put in a group with you.
• New passwords need 12 characters; sign-ins end after 30 days without use, and very old sign-ins were signed out once.
• Desktop apps: updated Electron for security fixes.

Version 26.10.13.15 October 26, 2026

• Computers: drag the Conversations panel's edge to resize it; the width is remembered per device.
• Phones: the Lobby header fits on small screens and large text sizes; Join and Leave fold into icons.
• The Lobby picture is back in the chat list and member list.

Linux

• Linux app: a new formatted license screen. Agree unlocks after scrolling to the end, and it asks again only for a new version or changed license.

Version 26.10.13.14 October 25, 2026

• Online status now shows only while the app is open and in focus.
• Removed the Background fade speed setting; backgrounds always use the normal fade.

Android

• Android: message alerts keep working with battery saver on, using a silent "Sync" notification you can hide.
• Android: Save to device now only saves the file.
• Android: fixed a dark grey screen on the first launch after an update.

Version 26.10.13.13 October 24, 2026

• New message menu: a floating reaction bar and a compact action card that always stays inside the visible chat.
• Reactions show a count on every chip, plus a + chip to add one.
• Link previews are compact cards with a leaf mark; YouTube videos go full screen in the desktop app.
• Chat list: pin, drag to reorder and archive chats (saved for your account on every device); archived chats stay archived when a message arrives; one-line message previews; a slimmer bottom bar with a + for New group and Add friend.
• Round profile-picture crop with drag and zoom; Edit opens the photo editor.
• New Display size setting scales the whole app from 85% to 130%.
• On phones, the main menu and Profile Settings open full screen with a Back button.
• Picking a GIF now closes the GIF picker.
• On phones, Report a bug is now a row in the menu (the floating button no longer covers the chat); on bigger screens the button is easier to see.
• Stronger language filter on the Public server.
• New Twigum License 2.0 (free for individuals, churches, approved nonprofits and small businesses; see /license), with license pages and links in the footer, menu and About; and "Host your own Twigum" now points to the server downloads.
• The web app, Android, desktop and server apps now all carry the same version number, and update checks compare it the same way everywhere.

Android

• Android: message alerts keep working when the phone is dozing and after a restart; you can share photos, videos and files into a chat.

iOS

• iPhone and iPad notifications: Safari no longer quietly turns them off.

Version 26.10.13 October 21, 2026

• Smileys become emoji: typing :) :( :D <3 ;) :P :O :'( or XD turns into the emoji after a space or punctuation, or on send. Works in the message box, replies, edits and captions; not inside links, `code` or words. Backspace or Ctrl+Z right after puts the text back. Turn it off with Convert :) to emoji in the menu.
• Read receipts and typing indicators are now always on. Their menu switches are gone, and accounts that had them off now share and see them too.
• Seen is sent only after a chat has been open, visible and focused for about 3 seconds. Delivered is unchanged.
• Send animations: a new Speed slider (Fast to Slow; tap Speed to reset). The default is about 25% quicker than before. Sparkles always plays at normal speed.
• Delete animations and Send animations: Off is now last in the list, after Take turns.
• Read receipts and typing indicators: if you had turned either one off, you'll see them again, and others will see yours.
• Pin messages: tap a message and choose Pin (or Unpin). The latest pin shows in a bar at the top of the chat; tap it to jump there, or tap "N pinned" for the list. DMs, groups and My Stash. Only message ids are kept on the server.
• My Stash: a private chat with yourself at the top of the chat list, end-to-end encrypted only to your own devices. Save to My Stash is in the message menu, and My Stash is a choice when you forward or share.
• Group chats: only the owner can change the name, picture, members and invite link (the server enforces this too). Other members see the group info read-only and can still leave.
• Photo editor: labels now sit above their sliders. Each adjustment has an icon, its name and a live whole-number value (0 = unchanged), with spacing and a thin divider between rows. The video trim Start and End labels sit above their sliders too.
• Photo editor: new Vignette slider (-100 to +100). Right darkens the edges, left fades them to white. It previews live and is saved into the photo you send.
• Attachments: the preview after you attach a photo, video, GIF or file is bigger, and its edit, quality, remove and retry buttons are now at least 44 by 44 pixels with larger labels.

Version 26.10.12 October 21, 2026

• Choose the quality: photos and videos in the message box have a tag in the corner. Tap it to pick Original (sent exactly as it is), HD (up to 1080p; videos about 5 Mbps) or SD (up to 720p; videos about 2.5 Mbps). Your last choice is remembered. Big files get a heads-up, and anything still over 256 MB asks you to pick HD or SD.
• Zoom in on photos: in the full-screen viewer, pinch to zoom and drag to look around, or double-tap to zoom in and back out. On a computer, use the mouse wheel or trackpad and drag to move.
• Edit photos before sending: tap ✎ on a photo to crop it (free, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9 or 9:16), rotate it, and adjust brightness, contrast and saturation.
• Trim videos before sending: tap ✎ on a video to cut the start and end, and mute its sound if you like. Only the part you keep is sent.
• Read receipts: your newest message in a one-to-one chat shows Sent, Delivered or Seen, and in groups "Seen by" names. Only message numbers are shared, never what the message says. Turn off Read receipts in the menu to stop sharing yours. You then won't see anyone else's either.
• Search: the magnifying glass at the top of a chat searches this chat or all chats, on your device (messages are end-to-end encrypted). Tap a result to jump to the message and highlight it. It covers the messages this device has and can open.
• Links in chats now open in your browser on Android and desktop.
• Front page (twigum.app): Create account first asks which server you're joining, including "I don't have a server". Sign-in is folded behind "Sign in on web".
• What's new, any time: What's new in the menu now opens this pop-up. Use the ← and → arrows at the bottom to look back at earlier updates.
• Clearer sign-in: the sign-in and forgot-password forms now say Username (not your display name).

Android

• Android: in a phone browser, the menu has Get the Android app, a 4-step guide (download the latest app, install, sign in, the app finishes setup). New accounts see it once after sign-up.
• Android app setup: the new Android app (Check for updates, or v26.10.11.4 on GitHub) guides you through setup the first time you open it, with one-tap buttons to allow notifications, set battery to Unrestricted, and phone-specific settings (Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus and others). Each step checks off when it's done.

Linux

• Smoother desktop updates: the desktop app (v26.10.11.4) reopens properly after it updates. If your Linux computer is missing FUSE, it still opens and shows the one command to fix it.

Version 26.10.11.3 October 21, 2026

• The sign-in and forgot-password forms now say "Username (not your display name)".

Version 26.10.11.2 October 21, 2026

• The first-send demo now always shows Sparkles.

Version 26.10.11.1 October 20, 2026

• Send animations: picking one again after turning them Off (including Take turns) works straight away, each message you send animates once on that message (even quick sends in a row), and the Turtle dragon's arms stay on its body.
• Replies: the quoted message sits on top, cut to about two lines, with your reply underneath, and long links no longer push it off the screen on phones. Replies you already sent show the new way too.
• The Lite mode switch under Animated backgrounds turns on and off again.
• Delete animations has an Off choice: deleted messages just fold away, with no character and no sound.
• Videos you send look sharper: up to 1080p at about 5 Mbps (videos already smaller stay as they are).

Version 26.10.11 October 20, 2026

• Reply to a message: tap or right-click a message and choose Reply (or swipe it to the right on a phone). The message you’re answering shows above the message box, with an X to cancel (Esc works too). Your reply shows a small quote of it, and tapping the quote jumps to the original and highlights it. If it was deleted, you’ll see “Original message deleted”. Works for text, photos and files, in one-to-one chats and groups. The quote is end-to-end encrypted with the message. Older apps still show the reply, just without the quote.
• New setting: “Don’t show animations on other people’s deletes” in the menu (under Joker bot, off unless you turn it on). When it’s on, a message someone else deletes simply disappears on your screen, with no delete animation or sound. Your own deletes still play theirs. It’s saved to your account, so it follows you to your other devices.
• Who reacted: the message menu (tap, long-press or right-click a message, photo or video) now lists each reaction with how many people used it and who, with “You” for yours. Handy on phones and iPads, where you can’t hover over a reaction.
• A small reminder: when your notifications are off (or paused for a while), a slim “🔕 Notifications are off” bar shows at the top of the chat, with the time they come back on if you paused them. Tap Turn on to switch them back on, or the × to hide it until next time.
• Feature update emails now have an Unsubscribe link (and your mail app’s own Unsubscribe button works too), and there’s a Feature update emails switch in the menu. Sign-in codes, invites and other account emails always arrive.
• New Send animations in the menu, next to Delete animations: Robot printer, Origami airmail, Snail express, Beaver builder, Turtle dragon, Sparkles or Take turns. Tap one to preview it. They’re off by default, and the choice is saved to your account, so it follows you to every device.
• The first text message you send after this update plays one send animation, then asks Keep them or Turn off. It only asks once. Closing it counts as Turn off.
• Only you see your send animations. Nothing extra goes out with your message, and a delete animation never plays on top of one.
• Their sounds are soft and follow Sound effects and the Character sounds volume. With Reduce motion turned on in your device settings, there’s no demo, and messages just fade in.
• Desktop app: get message alerts from every server you’ve added, not just the one that’s open. Click an alert to jump to that server and chat.
• Desktop app: spell check. Misspelled words are underlined in red; right-click for suggestions or Add to dictionary.
• Videos are now shrunk on your own device before they’re sent, to a sharp 720p. A typical one-minute phone video goes from well over 100 MB to about 15 MB, so it sends and opens much faster. It’s still end-to-end encrypted: the shrinking happens before encryption, so the server never sees your video.
• You’ll see “Compressing video… 42%” while it works. Tap the ✕ to cancel. When it’s done, it shows the size before and after.
• Want full quality? Tap the 720p tag on the video before sending and it changes to HD, which sends the original.
• Short or already-small videos are sent as they are. If your browser can’t shrink videos, the original is sent just like before.

Version 26.10.10 October 20, 2026

• New messages show up like in other chat apps: the sender’s profile picture, a preview of the message, and messages grouped by chat. You can reply right from the notification or mark it as read, and tapping it opens that chat.
• If you sign up in your phone’s browser, the last screen offers Open in Twigum app, which opens the app already signed in.
• Profile pictures no longer flicker back and forth to the letter picture. Each picture is kept once it loads, and a new picture shows up for everyone within moments, without reloading.
• Notifications now arrive right away, even when Twigum is minimized or closed to the system tray, with the sender’s picture and message. Clicking one opens the chat.
• Closing the window asks whether to minimize to the tray or quit, with a box to remember your choice. Ctrl+Q always quits.
• Twigum can start quietly in the tray when you log in. Turn it on or off in the tray menu or in Settings, under Notifications.
• The Android and desktop apps now tell you when a new version is out and offer to install it. Each download is checked before it’s installed. This starts working once you have 26.10.10.
• The Logout button in the menu no longer runs into the Patch notes button below it.
• The Android and desktop apps have Check for updates in the menu, in place of Add to Home Screen. If a new version is out, it turns into an update button.
• The desktop app now reopens the server you were last on, instead of starting at twigum.app.
• New Server section in the menu of the Android and desktop apps: see your saved servers, switch between them without signing in again, or add one. (On Android this appears once the app itself is updated.)
• The Jokebot has hundreds more clean, family-friendly jokes, including dad jokes and Chuck Norris jokes.

Android

• If you have the Twigum app on Android, invite links open straight in the app, from any Twigum server, and you can set up your account there. Before connecting to a server you haven’t used, the app shows which server it is.
• Muting notifications in the app (like “Off for 30 min”) now silences phone notifications from the Android app too.
• In the Android app, the Notifications row says Blocked in phone settings when Android has Twigum’s notifications turned off.

iOS

• iPhone: turning on notifications works again. The Notifications row has an Enable notifications button until you decide, and Twigum on your Home Screen asks once after you sign in.

Version 26.10.9.1 October 20, 2026

• Sign-in and password reset codes in emails are now one unbroken number (like 123456) with no space in the middle, so you can double-tap or highlight it, copy it and paste it straight in. Codes pasted with a space or dash, like from an older email, are accepted too.

Version 26.10.9 October 20, 2026

• Photos, GIFs and videos now show on their own, with rounded corners and a soft shadow underneath so they look like they’re floating. Only text messages have bubbles now, so pictures take up less room and the chat scrolls more smoothly.
• The time sits in a small tag on the picture’s corner, and reactions sit on its bottom edge. A photo with a caption shows the caption in a small bubble just under the picture.
• To react to a photo or video, delete it or save it, press and hold it (or right-click on a computer). A quick tap still opens it full size.
• Type #joke in a message and it turns into a random clean joke when you send it, from you, like any message. Only the exact word #joke does it. Turn it off with Joker bot in the menu.

iOS

• On iPad and iPhone, a gap no longer opens between the last message and the message box (or pushes the top bar down) after the keyboard closes or you turn the device.

Version 26.10.8 October 20, 2026

• Inviting is easier: the invite pop-up now starts with Create invite link. Share the link or let them scan the QR code right there; no email address needed. They type their own name and email when they sign up. Your pending invites are listed next, and inviting by email is still available at the bottom.
• Choose how emoji look to you: your device’s own emoji, Twemoji, Noto or Fluent. Find it in the menu under Emoji style. It changes emoji in messages, reactions and the emoji picker, only for you, on every device you sign in to.
• The emoji pictures only load when you pick a style, and only the ones on your screen, so Twigum still opens just as fast.
• Pick them in the menu under Delete animation: Snail Mail Carrier (stamps your message and posts it in the mailbox on its shell), Otter Chef (bakes it into heart cookies and munches them), Origami Crane (folds it into a paper crane that flies off through a little window) and Beaver Builder (chews it into a log and builds a dam).
• Like the others, everyone in the chat sees the same animation, and your pick is saved with your account. Each one has its own sound effects (following your Sound effects setting and Character sounds volume).
• Moving backgrounds now download about 70% smaller, so they appear sooner, especially on phones. They look the same.
• The gear button at the top of one-to-one chats is gone. Tap your friend’s picture or name instead to see their profile, set a nickname or remove them.
• Sending several photos at once works properly again: every photo shows as a picture (no more “Download image” or file-name chips) and your own photos appear straight away.

iOS

• Every photo now shows as a small, quick-loading preview in the chat, whatever its size, including iPhone HEIC photos. Tap it to open the full-resolution original.

Version 26.10.7 October 20, 2026

• When someone in your chat is typing, you’ll now see “Name is typing…” with little moving dots just above the message box. In groups it says “A and B are typing…”, or “Several people are typing…” when it’s busy.
• It only shows that someone is typing, never what they’re typing. Your messages stay end-to-end encrypted.
• Don’t want it? Turn off Typing indicators in the menu. Then others won’t see when you’re typing, and you won’t see theirs.
• You can now remove the Helper bot yourself: open the Helper chat, tap its name or picture, and choose Remove Helper. The Helper chat disappears and won’t come back for your account.

Version 26.10.6 October 19, 2026

• Twigum can now be installed as a real app from your browser. On Android and in Chrome or Edge, the front page shows an Install app button; on other browsers, use your browser’s own “Install” or “Add to Home Screen”. It opens in its own window with its own icon, just like an app.
• If you lose your connection, Twigum now shows a friendly “Twigum is offline” page with a Try again link, instead of the browser’s error page. Your messages are safe; it loads again as soon as you’re back online.

Version 26.10.5 October 19, 2026

• Pictures sent several at once now all show as pictures: full-size phone photos load by themselves (up to 30 MB) instead of showing a Download button, and photos a phone sent without a file type no longer show as just a file name.
• The default forest camp picture now moves too when Animated backgrounds is on, on the chat list, in the Lobby and in any chat without its own background: a light breeze through the ferns and tree tops, the campfire flickering with embers floating up and a little smoke, and faint glints flowing down the stream.
• Like the other moving backgrounds it is gentle and light on your device, starts and ends exactly on the still picture, pauses when the tab is hidden, and stays still when your device asks for reduced motion. No sound.
• The Fourth of July background now moves when Animated backgrounds is on (before, the switch did nothing on it): little red, white, blue and gold fireworks burst in the sky, the sparklers flicker and the stars twinkle. It starts and ends exactly on the still picture. Valentine’s Day and Easter don’t move yet, and the switch now says so instead of silently doing nothing.
• Tapping + now opens your device’s own photo picker straight away (on iPhone and iPad: Photo Library, Take Photo or Choose File). Pick one or several, and they appear above the message box where you can add a caption and press Send. It works the same way on iPhone, iPad, Android and computers, in Safari and Brave alike.
• Need the camera, a file or your location? Press and hold + (or right-click it on a computer) for the full attach menu.
• If the picker ever comes back empty, Twigum now tells you what to try instead of doing nothing.
• In a one-to-one chat, tap your friend’s picture or name at the top, or their name above one of their messages, to open their profile card: their picture big in the middle, their name, then their email and phone number.
• Email and phone only appear if that friend turned on “Display email address” or “Display phone number” in their Profile settings. Nothing new is shared.
• The top of a one-to-one chat no longer shows the email and phone next to the name, so long names aren’t cut down to a few letters any more.
• Nicknames: on the card, tap Nickname to give your friend a name only you see. It shows in your chat list and at the top of your chat with them. Leave it empty to go back to their own name.
• The trash can at the top of a one-to-one chat is gone. A new gear with an “i” (Chat info and settings) opens the same card, and Remove friend is now a quiet red link at the bottom of it. It still asks you to confirm first.
• On a computer the card opens right under your friend’s name; on phones and tablets it opens in the middle of the screen.
• Deleting a message now asks “Are you sure?” in a speech bubble that grows out of the Delete button and settles in the middle of the screen, easy to reach on phones and tablets.
• Tap the circle with an X to keep the message, or the red circle with a check mark to delete it. Tapping outside the bubble or pressing Escape also keeps it.
• The message menu stays open behind the bubble until you answer, then both close together.
• A one-to-one chat with its own background now keeps showing it on the chat list after you back out, instead of switching away.
• The Lobby always uses your main background for every chat, even if you just came from a chat with its own. Picking a background while in the Lobby changes that main background.
• When a friend deletes a message and the Painter or Badger comes to clear it away, you now hear him speak too (“Oops.”, “Ooh, that doesn’t belong there.”), not just see his speech bubble. Before, only the person who deleted it heard the voice.
• It follows your Sound effects setting and Character sounds volume. Browsers only allow sounds once you’ve tapped the page at least once since opening it, so right after opening Twigum the first delete may still be silent.
• Messages that are still waiting for their key no longer show a “Waiting for the key” bubble. They just appear in their right spot once they can be opened, without the page jumping.
• Pictures land in your Gallery/Photos app under a Twigum album, videos under Movies › Twigum, and every other file in Downloads. A short “Saved to your phone” message confirms it.
• Found something broken? Tap the small bug button (top right, just under the menu) on any screen, the bug icon next to the Chat info gear at the top of a one-to-one chat on bigger screens, or Report a bug in the menu.
• Reports go straight to the people who run this server. Each one is checked before anything is changed.
• The Twigum Helper used to say the background and light/dark settings were in a menu "at the bottom left (your name)". That menu doesn't exist. It now says: open the chat, tap the menu button (three lines, top right), open Colors and Themes, and pick a scene under "This chat's background".
• Other Helper directions were checked against the real screen too: the sun/moon switch is at the top of that menu, the profile picture is under your name at the bottom left (or Profile settings), the Directory is on twigum.app, Report/Block is the shield button at the top of a chat, and Remove friend is at the bottom of the Chat info card (the gear with an “i”).
• Servers that already had the old Helper words pick up the fixes on their own; words a server owner rewrote are left alone.
• The Helper now gives directions for the screen you're on. On a phone it tells you to use the back arrow to reach your chat list and the menu button at the top right of the chat. On a computer it points to the chat list on the left and the menu button at the top right of the window. It also answers "how do I switch chats?".
• New "Restart tour" button (or type "restart tour" / "start the tour again") starts the Helper tour over from the first step any time.

Android

• In the Android app, the Download button on a picture someone sent you, and Download in a message’s menu, now actually save it to your phone. Before this, the app quietly couldn’t read the file back and nothing was saved.

iOS

• On an iPad held upright, the whole app could get squashed into the top part of the screen (usually after the keyboard had been open) until you turned the iPad sideways and back. It now always fills the screen, no turning needed.
• When the keyboard opens on an iPad or iPhone, Twigum now shrinks to fit the space above it, so the top bar stays in view and the message box stays right above the keyboard and easy to tap.
• You can also paste a copied picture into the message box, or drag one in on an iPad or computer.
• Say what you saw and what you were doing. Adding screenshots is optional (up to 4, including iPhone and iPad photos).

Version 26.10.4 October 19, 2026

• The top of a group chat is cleaner: just the group picture, its name (with room to show it) and member count, then small icons. The Invite and Members word buttons are gone from the top.
• Tap the new gear icon to open the group’s settings. Invite people is the first row there, and Members lists everyone in the group, along with Add friends, rename and Leave group.
• With Sound effects on, the menu now has a Button sound picker (Classic, Soft tap, Wood knock, Bubble pop, Gentle chime, Click) with a Preview button, and two volume sliders: Button sounds and Character sounds. Each plays a short test sound when you let go.
• Your picks are saved with your account, so they follow you to your other devices.
• A Frequently used row at the top of the emoji picker, and the message menu now shows your seven favourite reactions. Both follow your account to every device.
• The Emoji and GIF tabs now sit at the top of the panel, and there's a new GIF button next to the emoji button.
• New: a Stickers tab beside Emoji and GIF. It has our own Twigum Friends pack, a reaction pack for each character (LOL, giggle, love, thumbs up and thumbs down), and a Classic Reactions pack of moving emoji from Microsoft’s Fluent Emoji (MIT licence, credited on the About page).
• Stickers show big, without a bubble, and your recently used stickers sit at the top of the tab on every device. Older apps show a short “[Sticker: …]” note instead.
• Six more backgrounds now move when Animated backgrounds is on: Dusk (drifting clouds, a breathing sun glow or moon halo, trees swaying in the breeze), Mist (drifting fog, swaying pines), Meadow (grass, flowers and trees swaying), Tide (shimmering water and swimming fish), Linen (a soft drifting light with dust motes, and now and then a needle sewing a few stitches) and Night (a shimmering lake and swaying pines; at night, constellations drawing themselves and a shooting star). Each one starts and ends exactly on its still picture, on phones and computers.
• Ember now has about three times as many embers rising from the campfire.
• Night now shows the distant rocket catch tower at the water's edge.
• Still background pictures now use the current paintings in light and dark and in phone and computer shapes, and they match their moving versions, so nothing jumps when the motion starts or stops.
• The light/dark switch in the menu no longer has a thin line along its top edge.
• New: the Twigum Helper, a friendly bot that shows up in your chat list with a short welcome, so you’re never starting alone. It can give you a gentle guided tour (sending a message, reactions, backgrounds, light and dark, delete animations, the Lobby, groups and more), answers simple questions, and is always labelled “Helper bot”. It only chats one-to-one, never in groups or the Lobby. It only writes back when you write to it or finish a tour step, and you can stop the tour, mute it or remove it like any friend.
• The Get the app page now offers the Android app and the Linux app straight from our download page, always the newest version. Phones and computers that don’t have an app yet get one short note instead of a row of “Coming soon” boxes, and you can always use Twigum in your browser.
• The directory of groups loads and finishes properly, even when one of the listed servers can’t be reached right now.
• Sharing a Twigum link in a text or chat app now shows a proper preview picture with the Twigum name.
• The About and Patch notes pages sit on a soft frosted card, so the words are easy to read over the forest picture, on phones too.
• The Android and Linux apps now say Twigum (one word, capital B and C) in their name, window title and menus, like the website. Your Linux app keeps you signed in after the update.
• These patch notes now spell it Twigum everywhere too.
• The account bar at the bottom left shows your name again. A second account made in the same browser used to get stuck on the word "Account" and load no chats; each account now gets its own message key.
• Group chats sit right under the Lobby, with a thin line before your one-to-one chats. A new group shows up right under the Lobby.
• New group and Add friend are two small buttons at the bottom of the list, just above your account bar. The old "Adding friends moved" note is gone.
• A main background for every chat: pick one on the home screen and every chat uses it, unless a chat has its own. "Use this background for all chats" works like the theme button.
• Your delete animation is saved with your account, so it follows you to your phone, computer and any browser you sign in on. Each account in the same browser keeps its own pick.
• Each character in the delete animation picker now has its own little picture on its button, so you can spot your favourite at a glance.
• Background fade speed in Menu › Animation now has five choices, from very slow to very fast, instead of three.
• On computers, the menu is a sensible width again instead of stretching far across the screen.
• Turn on Animated backgrounds in Menu › Colors and themes and pick Ember: warm campfire embers float up and the glow gently breathes, in light and dark, on phones and computers. Like Pines, it stays still with Reduce Motion, Data Saver or a low battery.
• Sign-in code and password reset emails always come from the server’s own “no reply” address, so they are delivered reliably.
• The version label now reads 26.10.3, and the Android and Linux apps are 26.10.3 too. Apps from 26.10.0 on keep working with this server.

iOS

• On iPhone, the sign-in box no longer has a big empty gap in the middle.

Version 26.10.2 October 18, 2026

• The background you choose for a chat (a preset, a holiday picture or your own upload) now fills the whole window behind the header, the chat list and the chat, instead of only the message area. The message area is clear, so the picture shows straight through; the Transparency slider still adds some of the panel colour back if you like.
• Message bubbles get a little more of their own colour over the picture so they stay easy to read in light and dark mode. Each chat keeps its own background on this device, as before.
• Switching between chats with different backgrounds now fades the old picture out while the new one floats in, instead of jumping. The new picture is loaded first, so there is no flash in between, and quick switching just settles on the last chat.
• New Background fade speed setting in Menu › Animation: ½× (slower), 1× (normal) or 2× (faster). With your device’s Reduce Motion setting on, backgrounds change at once.
• New Animated backgrounds switch in Menu › Colors and themes, right under the background choices. It is off by default. When it is on, Pines comes alive: the trees sway in a breeze, each on its own timing, on a one-minute loop that starts and ends on the still picture. More backgrounds will follow.
• Livelier Pines: the trees now sway twice as fast and lean twice as far, in four gusts of different strengths each minute, and little dust wisps, pollen, pine needles, winged pine seeds and leaves drift across the screen with the wind. It still starts and ends on the still picture, stays still with reduced motion or Data Saver, and the extra pieces add only about 16 KB.
• Even more life in Pines: the trees lean another 50% farther. In the light version, wispy clouds drift across the sky and slowly change shape, the skyline glows warmer yellow and orange, a hawk soars in wide slow circles and little birds flap by. At night, a small campfire flickers in a clearing far off, its soft glow spreading out in gentle shafts of light between the trees, while its smoke rises high before the wind carries it away, and fireflies glow all through the forest, near and far. Watch the far hills closely: now and then a tiny deer or moose wanders by, and at night a shooting star streaks across the sky a couple of times a minute.
• Animated backgrounds run much more smoothly on computers: Pines is now drawn on its own, separately from the rest of the page, so scrolling and typing no longer wait for it. It looks the same as before. Older browsers that can’t do this keep the previous way of drawing it.
• It stays still when your device asks for reduced motion, when Data Saver is on or the battery is low, and it pauses while the tab is hidden. The moving pictures only download when you turn it on.
• The Treant’s roots now grow up to the message about twice as slowly, so you can see them reach and wrap it, and he shakes his leaves again to urge them on. The whole thing takes about 5.8 seconds instead of 4.2.
• The Painter now faces you (his big afro too). He walks in, sizes up the message and flicks his brush at it. When the paint splats he says “Oops.” The message turns into a little flock of birds, and as they flap away he says “Well you’re a bird now” and strolls off.
• He speaks in a warm, gentle old man’s voice, much like the Badger’s, when you delete your own message (only on your device, and only when sound is on). The voice is clean, with no added echo or effects, and his mouth moves with the words. The words are always shown in a speech bubble too.
• No more paddling: the Fisherman’s boat has a little outboard motor. He putters in with a small wake at the bow, casts, and the message turns into a fish that flaps and wriggles on the line while he reels it in and lands it in the boat. Then he opens the throttle, the bow lifts and he zooms off.
• The Badger is now an old badger with a grey muzzle, a sweater under his waistcoat, thin wire glasses and a walking cane. He hobbles in, looks up at the message and says “Ooh, that doesn’t belong there,” then rolls it up, tucks it under his arm and hobbles off.
• Like the Painter, he speaks only for your own deletes and only with sound on; the speech bubble always shows.
• The Turtle Dragon delete animation was the only one that played silently: it had been added without a sound of its own. Now you hear him land with a thud, growl, jump and grab the message, rip it in half, throw it, take a big breath, roar out his fireball and hop away. Like the other characters, it only plays when sound is on.
• When you pick a delete animation in Menu › Animation, the little character that plays the preview is now three times as big, so you can actually see who you picked. It still fits on phones without any sideways scrolling.
• When you delete a message, everyone else in the chat now sees the same delete animation you did (the same character, with the same sparkles and dust), instead of their own pick. If their app doesn’t have that character yet, they see their own pick as before. Their Reduce Motion and sound settings still apply, and the talking characters only speak on your own device.
• Long chats no longer redraw every message when one new message, reaction or edit arrives; only the changed message is drawn, so a busy chat stays smooth.
• On computers, the frosted-glass message bubbles over a still chat background now use a blur that is worked out once instead of on every frame while you scroll. They look exactly the same.
• The soft shadow under each message bubble is now drawn from one ready-made picture instead of being worked out again for every bubble as you scroll. It looks the same, and scrolling is smoother.
• The “Invite friend or family” window now lists your pending invites, each with a Cancel button. You can cancel the invites you sent; admins and the owner can cancel anyone’s.
• A cancelled invite link stops working straight away and opens an “Invite cancelled” page instead of the sign-up form.
• The back arrow next to a chat’s picture now shows on computers and tablets too. Tap it to close the chat: on a wide screen the list stays on the left and the welcome screen comes back on the right; on a phone you go back to your chat list, scrolled where you left it.
• Profile settings no longer hold admin tools or reports. The owner gets one Administrator button there, and everything else (inviting and managing accounts, reports, group reports, closing a group, lifting a Lobby mute) is on the Administrator page.
• The version label now reads 26.10.2. The Android and Linux apps are 26.10.2 too, so every Twigum app and server shares one number.
• Sign-in and invite emails now come from a plain “no reply” sender instead of a person’s own address.
• Small follow-up (October 19): emails now spell the name “Twigum” as one word, in the subject line and the message, for sign-in codes, password resets and invites (for example “Your Twigum code”). The website itself is unchanged.
• Small follow-up (October 19): the shared pages no longer show personal names or email addresses. The footer now reads “© 2026 Twigum. Twigum™ is a trademark of Twigum.” A server can still add its own About section and icon credit with the new optional BC_CREDITS_FILE setting.
• Small follow-up (October 19): the footer names Twigum as the trademark owner (“© 2026 Twigum. Twigum™ is a trademark of Twigum.”). Private servers can make the About page members-only with the new BC_ABOUT_REQUIRES_LOGIN setting, and a Contact link can be turned on later with BC_CONTACT_EMAIL (empty = no link).
• Small follow-up (October 19): the name is written Twigum everywhere, as one word with a capital B and C, in page titles, buttons, messages, the footer and the home-screen app name. The create-account, invite and directory pages and the “Host your own” page now show the same two-tone Twigum™ wordmark as the sign-in page (bold “Twigum”, small TM).
• Small follow-up (October 19): sign-in code, password reset and invite emails have a new light look, with a sunlit forest banner, a centred button, a clear “Signing in to” line with the server’s own name and icon, and a neat centred invite box. Each email also carries a plain-text copy for mail apps that can’t show pictures. Nothing else changes.
• Small follow-up (October 19): emails from twigum.app (sign-in codes, password resets and invites) are now sent by a proper email service from [email protected], with the checks mail apps look for, so they arrive quickly and stay out of the spam folder.
• Small follow-up (October 19): on the Woods family server the About page is for members only; if you aren’t signed in, it takes you to the sign-in page first.
• Small follow-up (October 19): the About page on twigum.app has a Contact link next to Patch notes, so you can email us at [email protected].

Version 26.10.2 beta 2 October 18, 2026

• The Administrator page from 0.22.8 public 13 is included, now with a Group chats switch. Its Reports section shows group reports too: what was reported (a whole group, a message or a member), whether the group is still open, how many people are in it, how many reports name it and how many people left and blocked it, with a Close group button.
• The verse and memorial line are on the About page only; every other page shows just the small trademark line (from 0.22.8 public 12).
• Report a group: open the group, tap its name (Group info) and choose Report group. The admins see the group’s name only because your phone or browser includes it with the report; group names and messages stay end-to-end encrypted, so the server can’t read or filter them.
• Report a message or a member: tap a message in a group and choose Report message, or tap the shield next to someone in Group info. You choose whether the message text goes with the report.
• Block a member: their messages disappear for you in the group (and everywhere else), and they can’t add you to a group.
• Leave and block: leave a group so nobody can add you back and its invite links stop working for you. You can undo it in Profile settings → Safety → Blocked groups.
• For the server owner: group reports show the group, how many people are in it and how many reports name it, and a Close group button closes a group for everyone.

Version 26.10.2 beta 1 October 18, 2026

• Twigum versions now follow the month they come out: 26.10 means October 2026. The server, this website and the Android and desktop apps all share one number, so this release is 26.10.2 (it was 0.22.8 public 11).
• Group chats: start a group, give it a name and rename it later, and invite people with a link or QR code. You can also start a group straight from a one-on-one chat.
• Invites: Invite sits at the top of the menu. Share a link or show a QR code, and reset or let links expire.
• Add friend: a clear Add friend button and dialog, and a short welcome card when your chat list is empty.
• Mute any single chat. You still see unread counts, but your phone stays quiet.
• New menu: a tidier order, an Animation section with a speed setting, smoother menus and dialogs, and notifications “On” shown in green.
• Delete animations: eight characters to choose from: Robot, Turtle-dragon, Fisherman, Treant, Owl, Bunny, Badger and Painter.
• Holiday backgrounds: Valentine’s Day, Easter and Fourth of July, in light and dark.
• No more recovery file: your keys are protected by your password backup automatically.
• Servers that set a name and logo show them on their sign-in screen and in the top banner, with a small “Twigum” credit.
• Servers answer /api/version, so the apps can check they match.
• Creating an account is still coming soon. Log in works as before.

Version 0.22.8 public 13 October 18, 2026

• The server's owner now has an Administrator page with all the admin tools in one place: accounts and invites, reports and language-filter mutes, the directory, server and update information, and every setting from the server's settings file, each with a plain explanation.
• Open it from the bottom of the profile menu (Administrator), or from Admin Tools. Nobody else sees those links, and the server refuses the page and its tools to anyone but the owner.
• Before it opens, it asks the owner to confirm it's them: sign in again with the password (and an authenticator or emailed code when needed), or approve the request on another phone or computer that's already signed in. It locks again after 15 minutes.
• Setting changes wait until Apply. Apply saves them, keeps a dated copy of the old settings file, and restarts the server in a few seconds; if the server can't start with the new settings it puts the old file back by itself. Cancel throws the changes away, and leaving with changes not applied asks first.
• Passwords and other secrets are never shown on the page. Settings that come from the server's Docker environment are shown but locked, so sign-up and the first page stay exactly as they are.

Version 0.22.8 public 12 October 18, 2026

• The full footer, with the 1 John 1:7 verse and the memorial line, now appears only on the About page.
• Every other page, including the first page, shows just “© 2026 Twigum. Twigum™ is a trademark of Twigum.” in very small print at the bottom.

Version 0.22.8 public 11 October 18, 2026

• The directory now shows what kind of group a server is, like a “Family” tag, when the server says so in its own server info.
• For anyone running their own Twigum server: set the kind of group in the server’s settings (family, church, school, club, business or community) and the directory picks it up by itself. It is not part of the signed check-in, so servers on older versions keep their listing.
• Nothing else changes: the first page, sign-in and the rest of the directory work as before.

Version 0.22.8 public 10 October 18, 2026

• The first page is now a simple Log in screen that fits on one phone screen, with no scrolling.
• Use my own server: type your group's server address. It is checked first, then a short welcome message takes you to that server's own sign-in.
• Browse groups, under the sign-in, opens the directory of Twigum servers.
• Inside the apps there are no download links. In a browser, a small Get the app link opens the download page, which is now at twigum.app/get.
• Creating a free account here, with the choice of an invite, your family or group, or the public server, comes later.
• The verse, the memorial line and the trademark line are back at the bottom of the first page, small, so nothing has to scroll. The apps show the trademark line only.
• The version number on the sign-in page and in the app matches this release again.
• The directory has a search box.
• The invite sign-up page no longer has an out-of-date sentence about a separate account.
• Moving between pages no longer logs an error in some browsers when the page animation is skipped.

Version 0.22.8 public 9 October 18, 2026

• Wording only: the About page no longer says where the server runs, and these notes say "Twigum in your browser" instead of naming a private web address.

Version 0.22.8 public 8 October 18, 2026

• When the last message in a chat is deleted, the chat list now shows the newest message that's still there, with its time, and sorts the chat by it. If every message is gone, the chat looks empty.
• Deleting an unread message takes it off the unread count.

Version 0.22.8 public 7 October 17, 2026

• No links in the Lobby. Web addresses, emails and disguised links are replaced with "[link removed]". Your app warns you before sending, and the server checks too. To do that the server reads Lobby messages for a moment; direct messages stay end-to-end encrypted.
• The mature language filter is always on here. The toggle is still shown but locked on. Usernames and display names with mature words are refused.
• Repeatedly getting around the filters can mute you in the Lobby for a short time. Moderators see these as automatic reports.
• Host your own Twigum: a link on the sign-in page and in the menu explains how to run your own server, with downloads on GitHub when they are published.

Version 0.22.8 public 6 October 17, 2026

• The directory: pick a server, then Continue. A short welcome message shows before you go to its sign-in page.
• The welcome message before an invite's sign-up page now stays up long enough to read.

Linux

• Picking Linux in the app list opens a menu of package types (Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, AppImage, tar.gz) with the system each one was tested on, and install steps you can copy for the tar.gz.

Version 0.22.8 public 5 October 17, 2026

• In the app list on the sign-in page, apps you can download now come first and "coming soon" ones go last. Your own device's app goes first when it's ready.
• The "Get Twigum" heading on the sign-in page now shows Twigum in the same lettering and colours as the logo.
• twigum.app/directory lists Twigum servers whose owners chose to be listed. Each server proves who it is with its own key, checks in about every 5 minutes, and drops off about 15 minutes after it stops. Only its sign-in address is kept here; its name and picture are read from the server itself.
• Invite links from listed servers open a short page here showing the server's name, picture and real address. You pick a username and go to that server's own page to set your password. twigum.app never sees your password or the invite code.

Version 0.22.8-public.2 October 17, 2026

Android

• Get Twigum: the sign-in page offers the app for your device (Android APK beta today; App Store and Google Play coming soon) and lists every platform. Anything not out yet takes you to sign-in so you can use Twigum in your browser.

Version 0.22.8-public.1 October 17, 2026

• Sign up or log in: the first screen lets anyone create an account with a username, email and password. Two-step codes and password rules are the same as before.
• Hide mature language: swear words and slurs are masked in messages and previews. It is on for new accounts and can be turned off in Settings, Safety. It works on your device, so encrypted messages stay encrypted.
• Report and block: tap a message (in the Lobby or a chat) or the shield in a chat to report someone or block them. Blocking hides their messages, removes the friendship and stops them messaging you. Reports go to the admins, with the message text only if you choose to include it.
• Delete account: in Settings and the menu. After your password (and your authenticator code if you use one), your account, sessions, notifications, uploaded photos and files, and your messages (Lobby too) are deleted.
• Sign-up and sign-in limits per network and overall, with an optional Cloudflare Turnstile check.

Version 0.22.8 October 17, 2026

• "Invite friend or family to Twigum" in the menu now looks like a button you can tap, in your theme's accent color with a person-plus icon and an arrow, instead of looking like a plain heading. It sits first in the menu and works the same as before.

Version 0.22.7 October 17, 2026

• Firefox on Android, Safari on a Mac and desktop browsers get short steps for their own menus. The button hides itself once Twigum is already installed.

Android

• Add to Home Screen: a new button in the menu puts Twigum on your phone's home screen so it opens like an app. On Android (Chrome, Edge, Samsung Internet, Brave) it opens the install prompt right away when the browser offers one.

iOS

• On iPhone, where websites can't add themselves, the button shows the three taps to do it from the Share menu, with a picture of the Share icon. Brave on iPhone doesn't offer Add to Home Screen yet, so the steps show how to copy the link and add it from Safari instead.

Version 0.22.6 October 17, 2026

• If the picker doesn't open or nothing comes back, Twigum now tells you so and points you to the File tab as another way in.

iOS

• Sending photos from Brave and other browsers on iPhone: tapping Gallery now opens the iPhone's own photo picker straight away, instead of a screen that looked empty.
• The "Choose photos & videos" and "Choose files" buttons now open the picker directly from your tap, which some iPhone browsers need.
• Copy link now really works in Brave and other browsers on iPhone. Inside a pop-up, iPhones copied an empty selection while still saying it worked; the copy now happens inside the pop-up itself and is checked before it says "copied".

Version 0.22.5 October 17, 2026

• Copy text in the message menu uses the same more reliable copy.

iOS

• Copy link in the invite pop-ups now works in Brave and other browsers on iPhone. If a browser still won't allow copying, the link is selected and the note tells you to press and hold it, instead of wrongly saying it was copied.

Version 0.22.4 October 16, 2026

• Edited messages now look just like other messages. Before, the whole message was getting the small, faded style meant only for its "Edited" label.
• Videos now show a preview with a play button and their length, instead of a plain "Video" card. New videos carry a small preview frame, encrypted with the message, and older videos up to 30 MB load their first frame in the background. Tap to play as before.
• The picture viewer has clear Close and Download buttons again, in the top-right corner, so they no longer get lost against the dark background or tucked under a phone's status bar.
• Messages with a file now have a Download button in the message menu, next to Edit.

Version 0.22.3 October 16, 2026

• Eight new color themes in the menu, each with a light and a dark look: Forest, Ocean, Sunset, Lavender, Ember, Midnight, Rose and Mint.
• Themes per chat: pick a theme while you're in a chat and that chat keeps it. Chats you haven't set use your main theme, which you choose from the home screen. "Use this theme for all chats" makes the current one your main theme and clears the per-chat picks. Saved on this device.
• Clearer glass: the background was being blurred three times over (wallpaper, chat panel and each bubble), which smeared it and made bubbles look solid. Now the wallpaper is only slightly soft and bubbles are truly see-through.
• On phones the forest wallpaper is zoomed out so the tent and campfire are in view. The picture was extended with more canopy above and more stream and ferns below; the original scene is unchanged.

Version 0.22.2 October 16, 2026

• New delete character: a cheerful painter with a big afro and a light blue shirt. He swipes his brush, a splash of paint lands on the message, and it melts and drips away with the paint. He has his own Painter button in the menu, and like the others he stands on the right for someone else's messages.
• Fixed: with some color themes (like the green one), the text of your own messages turned black on the see-through bubbles and was hard to read. It's always white now.
• Your own message bubbles are more see-through, so more of the background shows through the glass.

Version 0.22.1 October 16, 2026

• Fixed: on phones, tapping + in a message's menu to pick any emoji for a reaction opened the full emoji picker and closed it again almost at once (the keyboard opening for the emoji search made the chat scroll, and any scroll closed the menu). It now stays open until you pick an emoji, tap outside it, or press Back.
• Copy: the message menu has "Copy text", which copies the message's text and shows a short "Copied" note.
• Forward: the message menu has "Forward". Pick one chat or several (the Lobby and your conversations) and the message goes to each, encrypted for that chat on your device like any message you send. Photos, videos, GIFs and files are sent again as a fresh encrypted copy. Forwarded messages show a small "Forwarded" label.
• Deleting: when someone else deletes one of their messages (on the left), the character now appears on the right, turned to face the message, so the effect plays in front of it instead of behind. Your own deletes look the same as before.
• New delete characters: the knight has retired, and three woodland friends in the fox and Treant storybook style take his place, each with its own button in the menu. The Bunny blows a dandelion and the message drifts away as fluff, the Owl swoops down and carries it off in his talons, and the Badger rolls it up like a scroll and waddles off with it. If you had the knight picked, you now get Take turns.
• Aero glass bubbles: chat bubbles are now much more see-through, like frosted glass with a soft shine across the top and a thin bright edge, still tinted blue for your messages and grey for others. A soft shadow behind the text keeps it readable.

Version 0.22.0 October 16, 2026

• Realistic knight snap: the gauntlet guy is now a realistic armored knight, painted in 3D, with a real finger snap and a face that reacts (a smirk, a focused look, a sharp look at the click, then a half-grin and a nod).
• Radial hand flash: when he snaps, a hot white-gold flash bursts from his fingertips and spreads out in an orange ring that fades as it grows. The rest of the screen stays as it is.
• Ember burst: the message pops and bursts apart from its centre, outward horizontally and vertically, like burning paper. The pieces glow at the edges and char, throwing off hot embers that cool from yellow to red to ash.
• Delete animations take twice as long (the Treant, the knight and the fox), so you can actually watch them.
• The fox's delete uses the same ember burst.
• New knight sound: the old synth giggle is replaced by a warm, deep holy-spell cast that swells up and lands on his snap, with a low boom and a soft ember crackle as the message bursts away. The sound setting still mutes it.
• Frosted-glass bubbles: chat bubbles are now see-through tinted glass that softly blurs the chat background behind them, keeping their colours and readable text in dark and light themes.
• Jumbo emoji: a message that is just one to three emoji (and nothing else) is shown big, five times the normal size, without a bubble, in DMs and the Lobby. Reactions, the message menu and deleting work as usual.
• With reduced motion there is no character and no burst: the message simply fades, with at most a small soft glow.

Version 0.21.9 October 16, 2026

• Twigum now numbers its versions in three parts, like 0.21.9. The first number is for major releases (it stays 0 while Twigum is in beta). The middle number goes up when there are new features. The last number goes up for bug fixes and small updates.
• Test builds on the test server get a tag on the end, such as 0.22.0-beta.1, so you can tell them apart from the real thing.
• Old numbers, translated: 0.21.01 through 0.21.08 are now 0.21.1 through 0.21.8. The notes below keep their original numbers.
• This rolls up the two quick fixes released as 0.21.08.1 and 0.21.08.2: messages no longer jitter while you type a long message, profile pictures lost their extra lock badges, GIF and emoji search fill the screen while the keyboard is up, a single dropped connection no longer shows a warning, and the lock and name sit a little further from the profile picture.
• In a chat, the lock and name now sit a bit further from the profile picture instead of pressed right against it.
• The Lobby picture on the home screen no longer has a lock badge either.
• Fixed the messages jumping up and down while you typed a message long enough to wrap onto a second line. The message box now grows one line at a time without shaking the conversation above it.
• If you’re at the newest message, the chat stays there as the box grows or shrinks. If you’ve scrolled up to read, nothing moves.
• Profile pictures no longer have a lock badge on the corner. The single lock next to the name still shows that the chat is end-to-end encrypted.
• In the GIF panel, scrolling down now keeps loading more GIFs, for searches and for the trending GIFs you see before you type. Before, only the first dozen showed.
• A small spinner shows while more are on the way, and if loading fails there’s a Retry button instead of a dead end.
• Typing a new search starts fresh from the top, and the same GIF never shows up twice.

Version 0.21.07 October 16, 2026

• Flash: the button at the top cycles through Off, Auto, On and, on the back camera, Light (the flashlight stays on so you can see what you’re shooting). Auto only lights up dark shots. The front camera uses a white screen flash.
• Brightness: the sun button opens a slider to make the picture brighter or darker, on cameras that allow it.
• Pinch to zoom, or tap the 1× button. Tap the picture to focus there.
• Photos now go through the camera’s own photo processing when your phone supports it, which is much better in a dark room than before. If your camera has no brightness control and a photo comes out clearly too dark, Twigum brightens it gently; tap “Brightened” to see the original.
• Tap the shutter for a photo. Hold it to record a video, and let go to stop. Slide up while holding to lock it, so you can let go and keep recording, then tap to stop.
• Videos can be up to 1 minute long. A timer and a red ring around the shutter show how long you have, and it stops on its own at 1:00.
• You can watch the video before you use it, and it waits in the row above the message bar with its length showing. Tap any photo or video there to look at it before you send it.
• Videos are end-to-end encrypted like every other file. If the microphone isn’t allowed, the video records without sound and Twigum tells you.
• The menu button at the top of a chat now uses the same burger icon as the one on the home screen, instead of three dots.
• The sign-up page, the reset-password form and Change password now say the rules up front, right under the fields: passwords need at least 8 characters, and usernames are 3–32 characters.
• If something is wrong, the form now says exactly what (“Password must be at least 8 characters”, “Passwords don’t match”) and puts the cursor in that field. Before, a too-short password could make Create account seem to do nothing in Firefox.
• The sign-up page counts the characters as you type, and keeps what you typed if something needs fixing.

Version 0.21.05 October 16, 2026

• The round + next to the message bar now opens an attach drawer that slides up from the bottom. Drag it down, tap outside it, or press Back to close it. On a computer it opens as a small panel above the +.
• Tabs along the bottom: Gallery, Camera, File and Location.
• Gallery starts with a live camera tile. Tap it for a full-screen camera with a shutter button and a switch between the front and back cameras. If the camera is blocked, Twigum opens your phone’s camera app instead.
• “Choose photos & videos” lets you pick several at once. They show up as thumbnails with numbered selection circles, and the button at the bottom adds them to your message. Your picks are remembered until you close or reload Twigum.
• File works the same way for any kind of file, up to 256 MB each.
• Location sends where you are right now as a map link, and asks you to confirm first. Twigum does not look up the link or make a preview of it, so the server never sees the place.
• Photos, videos, GIFs and files now wait in a row of previews just above the message bar. Each one has an ✕ to remove it, and nothing is sent until you press Send.
• Picking a GIF adds it to that row instead of sending it, and the GIF panel stays open so you can add more.
• Attach up to 10 things at once, of any mix. Send sends them in order, one after another, with your text on the first one. Everything is end-to-end encrypted like before.
• Each item shows its own upload progress. If one fails, it stays in the row with a Retry button, and the ones after it wait so the order in the chat stays right.

Android

• Browsers cannot show your phone’s whole photo library the way Telegram does, so you pick photos with your phone’s own picker. A full recent-photos grid is planned for the Android app.

Version 0.21.04 October 16, 2026

• All three characters who delete your messages have been redrawn in a richer, hand-painted fantasy style, with deeper shading, glowing highlights and livelier movement.
• The Treant is now a hulking, mossy old tree spirit with glowing green eyes and a leafy crown. He no longer wears a gauntlet: he shakes his branches, leaves flutter down, and gnarled roots burst out of the ground, wrap around the message and drag it under. Then he gives a satisfied nod and leaves.
• The gauntlet guy is now an armored hero with an ornate jeweled gauntlet, shoulder plates and a cape. His snap is punchier, with a flash of magic and a burst of sparkles.
• The fox has fluffier fur, a bushier tail and the same jeweled gauntlet.
• The characters are bigger and no longer shrink when you pick a smaller text size, but they never cover the whole chat.
• Fixed: the characters no longer flicker out and back in at the moment they snap.
• The little sparkle burst when a character snaps its fingers shows up again (it had stopped appearing).
• If your device is set to reduce motion, deleted messages still just fade away quietly.
• The background picture no longer jumps or zooms when you open the keyboard or switch between the keyboard and the emoji and GIF panel. It stays perfectly still; the keyboard or panel just covers the bottom of it.
• On phones, the message bar and the + button sit a little further in from the screen edges and a little higher off the bottom, so rounded screen corners no longer cut them off. Switching between the keyboard and the emoji panel still doesn’t move them.
• On phones and other narrow screens, the About and Patch notes pages show their header again, with the Twigum name, the version and the way back home.

Version 0.21.03 October 16, 2026

• The version next to the Twigum name now reads as one short label, like “v0.21.03”, and never splits across two lines. On narrow screens and in the desktop app it moves under the name as a whole instead of breaking apart.

Version 0.21.02 October 16, 2026

• Your light or dark mode and color theme are set before the page draws again, so it no longer flashes the wrong colors for a moment when it opens.
• The finishing touches on the snap animation for deleted messages now show: the little character springs in, bobs, blinks, sways and waves goodbye.
• The sound credit on the About page has its small, faded style again.
• Behind the scenes: removed the last few bits of inline code and styling, so every page follows the site’s strict security rules with nothing blocked.

Version 0.21.01 October 16, 2026

• The message box is now one rounded bar: the emoji and GIF button sits inside it on the left, then your message, and Send on the right.
• A round + button just left of the bar attaches a photo or file, the same as the old Attach button.
• The message box starts as one line and grows as you type, up to about five lines.
• Tapping the emoji button on a phone swaps the keyboard for an emoji and GIF panel in the same spot, the same height as your keyboard, so your messages don’t jump around.
• While the panel is open the button turns into a keyboard. Tap it, or tap your message, to bring the keyboard back.
• The panel has a search box at the top and Emoji and GIFs tabs at the bottom. It remembers which tab you used last, and the button shows a GIF badge when that was GIFs.
• Emoji go in where your cursor is, and the panel stays open so you can add more. Picking a GIF attaches it ready to send, as before.
• Back, or Escape on a computer, closes the panel first. On a computer the panel opens under the message bar at a fixed height.
• Sending keeps the keyboard up, so you can keep typing.

Version 0.21 October 16, 2026

• Twigum now opens on your chat list. It is home, the place you always come back to.
• On phones, tap the lobby or a person and the chat fills the screen, with a top bar showing a back arrow, their picture, their name and whether they are online.
• The back arrow, your phone’s Back button or gesture, and the browser’s Back button all take you from a chat back to your list. Back on the list leaves the app as usual.
• The Chats button at the top is gone. The menu is in the top corner of your list, and in a chat it is behind the three dots at the top right.
• Opening the menu or your profile and closing it again, with the X or with Back, puts you right where you were.
• Leaving the lobby, or removing a friend, takes you back to your list.
• Each chat on your list now shows its last message under the name, with the time on the right, and your newest conversations rise to the top. The lobby stays pinned first. In the lobby it shows who said it, and your own messages start with “You:”. Photos, GIFs and files show as “Photo”, “GIF” or the file name.
• These previews are made on your device from messages it has already decrypted. Nothing new is sent to the server, and your messages stay end-to-end encrypted.
• On a computer, your list stays on the left and the chat opens on the right.
• Sharing a link to Twigum works as before. Pick a chat and it opens with the link ready to send, and Back from there goes to your list. Cancel now takes you to your list too.
• The old “tap an empty spot to close the chat” shortcut is gone, since Back does that now.

Version 0.20.01 October 16, 2026

• When you share a link to Twigum, everything else steps aside. You see only your chat list, centered on a plain black screen, with the link and a Cancel button at the top.
• The list is more compact and scrolls on its own if you have lots of chats.
• Pick a chat and Twigum comes back with the link in that chat’s message box, ready to send. Nothing is sent until you tap Send.
• The Back button or Escape key works like Cancel.

Version 0.20.00 October 16, 2026

• When you share a link to Twigum from another app, like YouTube, the chat list now opens with a “Choose where to share” banner instead of dropping the link into your last chat.
• Tap the lobby or a conversation and the link lands in that chat’s message box, ready to send. Nothing is sent until you tap Send.
• Changed your mind? Tap Cancel on the banner and Twigum goes back to your last chat.
• Version numbers now have a third part for small fixes, like 0.20.01.

Android

• Works the same in the browser, the home screen app and the Twigum Android app.

Version 0.19 October 16, 2026

• If you are signed out, the link waits while you sign in.
• To turn this on, remove Twigum from your home screen, then open Twigum in your browser and tap Add to Home screen (Install) again.
• New, sharper app icons in every size, so the home screen icon no longer shows up as a gray square.
• Notifications now use a clean outline icon in the status bar instead of a solid square.

Android

• On Android, Twigum now shows up when you tap Share in other apps, like YouTube. Pick Twigum and the link lands in your message box, ready for you to send. Nothing is sent until you tap Send.

iOS

• iPhone and iPad do not allow web apps in the Share menu. Tap Share, then Copy link, and paste it into Twigum.

Version 0.18 October 14, 2026

• Leaves and birds has been remade. The crackling is gone, and you now hear soft rustling leaves with gentle bird chirps.
• Picking a different ambient sound now starts it right away. No more unchecking and rechecking the box.

Version 0.17 October 14, 2026

• Tap the friend box in Profile Settings to see everyone on Twigum. Friends and people you already asked are marked, so you just tap a name to send a request.
• A new maple leaf picture for anyone who has not picked a profile picture yet.
• New admin tools for the server owner, tucked into a fold-out at the bottom of Profile Settings.
• Accounts that are switched off are hidden everywhere, and their old messages stay safe.
• YouTube videos no longer close by themselves while they play.
• The video player is bigger, and the volume control stays put while you use it.
• Menus and the chats drawer open with a smoother, gentler fade.
• Profile Settings always stays below the top bar and scrolls on small screens.
• The chats list is narrower, giving your conversation more room.
• Ambient sounds stay off until you turn them on.
• Brighter, easier-to-read footer text.
• Profile pictures in the chats list no longer flash.
• The green online ring now shows only for people who are really online right now.
• The little lock badge sits neatly on the corner of each picture again.

Android

• The notifications menu can be tapped again on Android phones.

Version 0.16 October 11, 2026

• Web links in messages are now tappable and open in your browser, or the YouTube app on phones.
• YouTube links show a video box right in the message. Tap play to watch it there, or tap Open in YouTube.
• Other links show a preview card with the site name, title, short description and picture, like Telegram. Twigum fetches the preview for you, so the website never sees your address.

Version 0.15 October 10, 2026

• Ambient sounds now has a Sound menu with four choices: Forest wind, Leaves and birds, Campfire, and Elevator music. Switching fades smoothly, and nothing plays until you check the box. Forest wind is the CC0 recording "wind in trees" by chimerical (Freesound). The other three were made from scratch for Twigum and are public domain (CC0).
• The app now floats like frosted glass over a peaceful forest campsite.
• Signing in fades smoothly into your chats.
• A new Twigum logo with a soft shadow, next to the Twigum icon.
• Buttons feel softer and press in when you tap them.
• A light or dark look that works in both modes, plus an optional auto night mode.
• A footer with a verse, a memorial line, and our trademark: © 2026 Twigum. Twigum™ is a trademark of Twigum.
• Pick a display name and a color for it, so friends can spot you.
• Choose to share your email or phone number in chats, or keep them private. They are private unless you turn them on.
• Deleted messages now vanish in a puff of dust, with a little snapping helper.
• Pictures grow bigger on bigger screens.
• The page reopens the last chat you were in and jumps to the newest message.
• Tap an empty spot to close a chat and go back to the welcome screen.
• Gentle sounds for buttons, the sidebar, and new messages. Turn them off any time.
• Pick your own notification tone.
• Notifications show the sender's picture.
• The sidebar can shrink down to just pictures, with a green glow for friends who are online.
• Every pop-up has a round X to close it, or just tap outside it.
• Pick a background for each chat, and set how see-through it is.
• Edit your messages, turn on two-factor sign-in, download your chats, and reset a forgotten password.
• Lots of small fixes, and the app runs smoother.

Version 0.14 October 10, 2026 (afternoon, approx.)

• You can now delete messages you sent, and admins can remove any message. A note shows where a message was removed.
• Account settings close when you tap outside, and the delete-account steps are tucked into a fold-out.

Version 0.13 October 10, 2026 (about 2 AM)

Android

• Fixes for the Android app opening blank and the missing app icon.

Linux

• The Linux desktop app now carries everything it needs, so it runs on most Linux computers without extra installs.

Version 0.12 October 10, 2026 (about 1:30 AM)

• Twigum apps arrive: an Android app and a Linux desktop app. iPhone users can add Twigum to their Home Screen.

Version 0.11 October 10, 2026 (about 1 AM)

• Real phone alerts: your notification bar shows who messaged you and what they said, like a normal messaging app.

Version 0.10 October 10, 2026 (about 12:45 AM)

• You stay signed in instead of being logged out when idle, so alerts keep working.
• Fixed an error page after logging out, and tidied up the top bar.

Version 0.9 October 10, 2026 (about 12:20 AM)

• Notifications are on for everyone by default, with an easy way to mute them for a while or until you turn them back on.

Version 0.8 October 9, 2026 (about 11:50 PM)

• Signing in on a new device now asks for a 6-digit code sent to your email, keeping your messages safe.
• Removing a friend is a trash can button with a clear "this is permanent" check box.

Version 0.7 October 9, 2026 (about 11:30 PM)

• A second phone or computer can now read your messages instead of waiting for a key.
• Tiny messages, like a single emoji, get a proper bubble so the time does not overlap.

Version 0.6 October 9, 2026 (about 10:55 PM)

• The app gets its name: Twigum, with its own icon.
• Your browser can now pop up a note when someone messages you.

Version 0.5 October 9, 2026 (about 10:25 PM)

• Seven new color themes, each with a light and a dark version.

Version 0.4 October 9, 2026 (about 10 PM)

• A playful hamburger menu with Invite Friend, theme, account settings, and logout. Change your password or text size, or delete your account.
• A green light shows who is online, with a little lock showing the chat is private.

Version 0.3 October 9, 2026 (about 9:20 PM)

• React to any message with emoji, up to five different ones per message.

Version 0.2 October 9, 2026 (about 9 PM)

• Add friends by username or email, and you are signed in right after accepting an invite.
• A light shows when your connection is secure, plus more emoji and a fixed emoji picker.

Version 0.1 October 9, 2026 (about 8 PM)

• The first Twigum: invite-only accounts, private chats with friends, and an optional group lobby.
• Every message, photo, video, and GIF is locked so only the people in the chat can read it. Light, dark, or match-your-device look.