✨ Latest features
Olvid’s most important new features, newest first. For each one: the platforms and the version from which it is available (link to the changelog), and the FAQ article explaining how to use it.
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2026
Document scanner
Scan a document with the camera and send it as a PDF straight to the discussion.
How toAlbum view for images
A message shows its first 4 images. Open the album view to see them all.
How toNew avatars
Contacts and groups without a profile picture get new avatars that are easier to tell apart.
Send a photo from the main screen
A button on the main screen lets you take and send a photo without opening a discussion first.
How toSize of the photos and videos you send
Choose Low, Medium, High or Original. Smaller sizes are sent and received much faster, especially on a slow connection.
How toShare to several discussions at once
From another app, pick the profile and one or more discussions, preview everything and add a message.
How toRebuilt discussion screen
Redesigned bubbles, dates and reactions. Long discussions open about twice as fast and scroll smoothly.
CarPlay and Siri
Listen to your messages, reply and call from your car's screen, or by voice with Siri.
New desktop app
Fully redesigned Windows and Linux app, with light and dark themes and new contact and group cards.
How toChat history transfer
Securely bring your chat history to another device.
Password-free directory authentication
Managed profiles authenticate with their organisation's directory using their Olvid cryptographic key or a one-time magic link.
MDM-enforced lock screen
Administrators can require Olvid's lock screen and unlock a user who forgot their PIN.
How toCalls harder to block
Calls can go through alternate relay (TURN) servers with rotating IP addresses.
How toTracker-free links
Before opening a link, Olvid offers to remove the tracking identifiers it contains.
2025
Polls
Ask a question in a discussion and let everyone vote in one tap.
Rogue accessibility service detection
Olvid warns you if an installed accessibility service could read your screen.
Works without background push notifications
Olvid no longer needs background push notifications to receive your messages.
How toRedesigned contact adding
A "+" button to add contacts by QR code or invitation link, and invite members of your groups in one tap.
How toRedesigned voice messages
Interactive waveforms, playback speed up to 2x, continuous playback and pausable recording.
How toOlvid in your language
Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Turkish, Polish and many more languages.
Archive a discussion
Remove a discussion from your list without deleting it.
Redesigned group creation and management
Creating and administering a group is simpler, and you can see who added each member.
How toNew backups
End-to-end encrypted backups of all your profiles, automatic, without Google Drive or WebDAV, and restorable profile by profile.
Directory visibility circles
Administrators define who can see whom in the organisation's directory.
How toDeletion without a trace
A message deleted for both sender and recipient is permanently erased, without a trace.
How to2024
Controlled profile transfer
Administrators can require directory authentication before a managed profile is moved to a new device.
Built-in PDF viewer and text in images
Your PDFs open inside Olvid without going through another app, and text in images is recognised.
Redesigned notifications
Grouped by discussion, updated when a message is edited or deleted, and cleared on all your devices once read.
Detailed delivery and read status
See who received and read your messages and attachments, including those sent from your other devices.
How toReact with your favourite emojis
Choose the emojis offered for reactions, or use any other emoji.
How toNew Management Console
Fully redesigned console, usable on mobile, with a dashboard, licences for external users and a French interface.
How toChat as soon as a contact is added (pre-keys)
Thanks to pre-keys, messages are exchanged even before the secure channel is fully established.
Contacts offline for a long time
Olvid flags contacts who have not connected for more than 40 days.
How toGroup types
Standard, controlled, read-only (only administrators post) or advanced group with permissions.
How toEncrypted local database
Olvid's data stored on your device is encrypted (SQLCipher).
Search your messages
Find a message in one discussion or across all your discussions at once.
Secure video calls
The crystal-clear sound and security of Olvid calls, in video, for up to three people.
How toLocation sharing
Share your end-to-end encrypted location once or live, with a map of all shared locations.
How toSecure link previews
Shared links are shown with a preview, which you can turn off per discussion.
How to2023
Multiple devices
Use your profiles on several devices that all receive messages and stay in sync.
How toMultiple and hidden profiles
Independent profiles on the same device (personal and professional), some of them invisible without a code.
How toGroups with several administrators
Several administrators per group and better delivery to newly invited participants.
How toSecure audio calls, with several people
End-to-end encrypted calls with crystal-clear sound, one-to-one or with several people.
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