https://olvid.io/ List of latest Olvid releases, for all platforms. en-us Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500 https://olvid.io/download/ <ul> <li>Ready for macOS 27.</li> <li>The discussion screen has been rebuilt from the ground up! It is smoother in long conversations. Bubbles, dates, senders, reactions… everything has been redrawn to be even nicer to use.</li> <li>Double-tap a received message to react with your favourite emoji, or a sent message to edit it.</li> <li>Your preferred reaction emoji, whether set for all discussions or for one in particular, is kept in sync across all your devices.</li> <li>You can now select several messages at once and delete or forward them together.</li> <li>The panel that opens when you tap the + button in a discussion has been completely redesigned.</li> <li>Tapping a contact’s profile picture now shows it large.</li> <li>Sharing photos, videos, documents and links from other apps into Olvid has been completely redesigned. You now get a single, clearer screen where you pick the profile to send from, choose one or several discussions, preview everything you’re about to share, and write an accompanying message.</li> <li>Swipe between the photos and videos you’re sharing, and tap any document to open a full preview before sending.</li> <li>New HD / SD quality selector when sharing photos and videos, with the estimated size for each option. Standard quality is used by default and your last choice is remembered.</li> <li>Videos you record directly from Olvid are now captured at a higher quality.</li> <li>Whenever your device is charging and connected, Olvid now quietly works through any messages still waiting to be processed, so your conversations are up to date the moment you open them. A new screen lets you follow that catch-up as it happens.</li> <li>Fixed various problems with the download of large attachments: downloads no longer get stuck or end up partly empty, and attachments still being downloaded are no longer discarded when Olvid launches or returns from the background.</li> <li>You never have to download the same image twice anymore.</li> <li>Fixed the app icon badge sometimes counting one message too many.</li> <li>Read and delivery receipts could be lost or delayed; they are now kept until they are sent.</li> <li>Tapping a reply now scrolls back to the original message again.</li> <li>Some MP3 audio files could not be played in a discussion; they now play correctly and show their length before you play them.</li> <li>When sharing your location, the sharing options could appear greyed out with no explanation; the map now tells you why a location cannot be shared yet.</li> <li>Fixed several problems with the message field, including attachments that could occasionally fail to appear.</li> <li>Restoring a profile from a backup no longer fails when the App Store is unreachable or subscriptions cannot be checked.</li> <li>Fixed an issue where you could be warned that your current device was about to be deactivated when it was not.</li> <li>Your Mac no longer goes to sleep during a call, while you record a voice message, or while Olvid is updating its data after an upgrade.</li> </ul> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500 macos_4.4 https://olvid.io/download/ <ul> <li>Ready for iOS 27.</li> <li>The discussion screen has been rebuilt from the ground up! It is smoother in long conversations. Bubbles, dates, senders, reactions… everything has been redrawn to be even nicer to use.</li> <li>Double-tap a received message to react with your favourite emoji, or a sent message to edit it.</li> <li>Your preferred reaction emoji, whether set for all discussions or for one in particular, is kept in sync across all your devices.</li> <li>You can now select several messages at once and delete or forward them together.</li> <li>The panel that opens when you tap the + button in a discussion has been completely redesigned.</li> <li>Tapping a contact’s profile picture now shows it large.</li> <li>Sharing photos, videos, documents and links from other apps into Olvid has been completely redesigned. You now get a single, clearer screen where you pick the profile to send from, choose one or several discussions, preview everything you’re about to share, and write an accompanying message.</li> <li>Swipe between the photos and videos you’re sharing, and tap any document to open a full preview before sending.</li> <li>New HD / SD quality selector when sharing photos and videos, with the estimated size for each option. Standard quality is used by default and your last choice is remembered.</li> <li>Videos you record directly from Olvid are now captured at a higher quality.</li> <li>Whenever your device is charging and connected, Olvid now quietly works through any messages still waiting to be processed, so your conversations are up to date the moment you open them. A new screen lets you follow that catch-up as it happens.</li> <li>Fixed various problems with the download of large attachments: downloads no longer get stuck or end up partly empty, and attachments still being downloaded are no longer discarded when Olvid launches or returns from the background.</li> <li>You never have to download the same image twice anymore.</li> <li>Fixed the app icon badge sometimes counting one message too many.</li> <li>Read and delivery receipts could be lost or delayed; they are now kept until they are sent.</li> <li>Tapping a reply now scrolls back to the original message again.</li> <li>Some MP3 audio files could not be played in a discussion; they now play correctly and show their length before you play them.</li> <li>When sharing your location, the sharing options could appear greyed out with no explanation; the map now tells you why a location cannot be shared yet.</li> <li>Fixed several problems with the message field, including attachments that could occasionally fail to appear.</li> <li>Restoring a profile from a backup no longer fails when the App Store is unreachable or subscriptions cannot be checked.</li> <li>Fixed an issue where you could be warned that your current device was about to be deactivated when it was not.</li> <li>On iOS 27, typing a code, such as an invitation code, a transfer code or your passcode, could fail to show digits. Fixed.</li> <li>Fixed a problem on iOS 16 where the share extension could fail to display correctly.</li> </ul> Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500 ios_4.4 https://olvid.io/keycloak/ <ul> <li>Upgrade to Keycloak 26.7.4.</li> <li>Possibility to create custom email templates for user/admin password reset notifications.</li> <li>Support for roles inside Keycloak managed groups (moderator, member, read only).</li> <li>Refresh of the bundled <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">systemd</code> service script following some recommendations from <a href="https://github.com/HorlogeSkynet/systemd-hardene.d">https://github.com/HorlogeSkynet/systemd-hardene.d</a>.</li> </ul> Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500 keycloak_4.7.0 https://olvid.io/download/ <ul> <li>New share screen allowing to post to multiple discussions at once.</li> <li>New swipe-to-invite experience to easily invite group members to a private discussion.</li> <li>New onboarding to explain Olvid to first time users.</li> <li>Improved image/video viewer, possibility to zoom on videos.</li> <li>Fix an issue with OCR image analysis.</li> </ul> Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500 android_4.5.1 https://olvid.io/download/ <h2 id="fonctionnalités">Fonctionnalités</h2> <ul> <li>Support for “magic link” and Olvid id-based user directory authentication.</li> <li>Support for shared ephemeral settings in user directory managed groups.</li> <li>Support for roles in user directory managed groups.</li> </ul> <h2 id="various-improvements">Various improvements</h2> <ul> <li>Users can now see poll details.</li> <li>Various bug fixes and optimizations.</li> </ul> Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500 windows_3.2.0 https://olvid.io/keycloak/ <ul> <li>Upgrade to Keycloak 26.7.3.</li> <li>Support for creating admins without a password.</li> </ul> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500 keycloak_4.6.6 https://olvid.io/keycloak/ <ul> <li>Upgrade to Keycloak 26.7.2.</li> <li>Fix a minor CSS issue.</li> </ul> Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 keycloak_4.6.5 https://olvid.io/keycloak/ <ul> <li>Upgrade to Keycloak 26.7.1.</li> </ul> Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 keycloak_4.6.4 https://olvid.io/download/ <ul> <li>Fix a bug related to messages containing a null character <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">0x00</code> inside a markdown sequence.</li> </ul> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500 windows_3.1.1 https://olvid.io/download/ <h3 id="features">Features</h3> <ul> <li>You can now mention participants in a conversation with “@”.</li> <li>Support for license activation links.</li> <li>Support for invitation links.</li> </ul> <h3 id="various-ui-improvements">Various UI improvements</h3> <ul> <li>In-app toast notifications.</li> <li>Databases consistency check.</li> <li>Various UI bug fixes.</li> </ul> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500 windows_3.1.0 https://olvid.io/keycloak/ <ul> <li>Upgrade to Keycloak 26.6.4.</li> <li>Fix an issue with magic link generation not properly opening a new tab on Safari.</li> </ul> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500 keycloak_4.6.3 https://olvid.io/download/ <ul> <li>If your profile is managed by your organization, staying signed in now works reliably, so you’re no longer unexpectedly asked to sign in again. Creating such a profile now correctly uses the server defined by your organization.</li> <li>Scanning a QR code or link that bundles a server and an activation key now opens a redesigned, easier-to-read screen, so you can see exactly what you’re about to set up before continuing.</li> <li>Your profile’s details now show which server it’s hosted on.</li> <li>When you activate a license tied to a specific server, Olvid now only offers the profiles that can actually use it.</li> <li>Calling availability and subscription status are now only shared between your profiles when they’re on the same server.</li> <li>Fixed an issue where entering an already-used activation key could leave the screen stuck on a spinner during onboarding.</li> </ul> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500 ios-macos_4.3.1 https://olvid.io/download/ <p>New</p> <ul> <li>You can now use Olvid with Apple CarPlay. Browse your recent discussions, have messages read aloud, and start calls directly from your car’s screen.</li> <li>You can now send messages, make calls, search your conversations, and send voice messages using Siri.</li> <li>Tap the Discussions tab a second time to jump straight back to the top of your conversation list.</li> <li>Olvid is now available in Vietnamese.</li> </ul> <p>Improvements</p> <ul> <li>Group updates, including group photo changes, are now more reliable and more efficient.</li> <li>Improved message processing when launching the app.</li> <li>Refreshed a few in-app notices to use Olvid’s newer tip style, including the microphone and camera permission prompts and the “a new version is available” notice.</li> <li>When transferring your profile to a new device, network errors and profiles already present on the new device now show dedicated screens with clear steps to resolve the issue.</li> </ul> <p>Bug fixes</p> <ul> <li>Fixed a bug where delivery and read receipts could be sent twice in certain situations.</li> <li>Fixed an issue where a contact’s internal identifier could briefly appear instead of their name on the call screen.</li> <li>On Mac, copying text from the message compose field now pastes correctly into other apps.</li> <li>Fixed a crash that could occur when editing a message on Mac.</li> <li>Tapping certain actions on a contact or group screen no longer opens a screen behind it.</li> <li>The option to introduce a contact is now hidden when an introduction isn’t possible.</li> <li>Fixed an issue where in-app notices could cover the button used to start a new discussion.</li> <li>Fixed an issue where messages could be duplicated on the receiving device during a message history transfer.</li> <li>Fixed the Cancel button on the message history transfer confirmation so it now properly dismisses the prompt.</li> <li>During a message history transfer, attachments the new device doesn’t need are now properly skipped instead of leaving incomplete files behind.</li> <li>The transfer progress on the receiving device no longer appears frozen while it skips attachments it doesn’t need.</li> <li>After sending your message history, the status shown on the original device now correctly indicates when the other device didn’t need some attachments, instead of suggesting something went wrong.</li> <li>Fixed an issue that could slow down or stall the reception of messages while a contact was continuously sharing their location.</li> <li>You can now copy the text of messages with limited visibility.</li> <li>You can now share attachments from messages with limited visibility.</li> <li>Siri no longer offers to save Olvid identifiers to your address book from notifications.</li> <li>Fixed an issue where old reactions and poll votes could be re-sent to all members of certain groups, triggering unwanted notifications.</li> </ul> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500 ios-macos_4.3 https://olvid.io/download/ <ul> <li>Redesign of several app components: contact card, profile card, storage manager, etc.</li> <li>Added a calendar view to the discussion to quickly jump to a specific point in time.</li> <li>Added an internal “ongoing playback” controller to easily switch between voice messages.</li> <li>Added the ability to cancel an attachment upload.</li> <li>Show missed notifications when profile mute expires.</li> </ul> Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500 android_4.4 https://olvid.io/download/ <h3 id="features">Features</h3> <ul> <li>Major rework of the user interface with the addition of light/dark themes.</li> <li>Implementation of chat history transfer.</li> </ul> <h3 id="various-ui-improvements">Various UI improvements</h3> <ul> <li>Contact &amp; group cards redesign.</li> <li>Various UI bug fixes.</li> </ul> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500 windows_3.0.0 https://olvid.io/keycloak/ <ul> <li>Upgrade to Keycloak 26.6.3.</li> <li>Fix new version notifications not working properly.</li> <li>Fix how ID-based authentication and “magic link” sessions are created in Keycloak so the refresh token works as intended.</li> </ul> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500 keycloak_4.6.2 https://olvid.io/keycloak/ <ul> <li>Fix a small bug preventing some user password resets.</li> </ul> Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500 keycloak_4.6.1 https://olvid.io/keycloak/ <ul> <li>Upgrade to Keycloak 26.6.2.</li> <li>Added dark mode for the console (actually, two dark modes!).</li> <li>Support for magic link authentication and re-authentication based on Olvid cryptographic key.</li> <li>Updated bot authentication to support Olvid bots v2 <red>(legacy bots can no longer authenticate with this version)</red>.</li> <li>Improved user creation and password reset email templates.</li> </ul> Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500 keycloak_4.6.0 https://olvid.io/download/ <ul> <li>You can now transfer your chat history between devices — a feature many of you have been waiting for!</li> <li>Improved paste experience: copy text, media, or attachments from anywhere — even outside Olvid — and paste them directly into the message composition area. A new “Paste” button is also available in the “+” menu for easy access.</li> <li>Added a new setting to disable autocorrection, making it easier to copy and paste code without unwanted changes.</li> <li>Improved reply experience: dismiss the blur view to continue your conversation while keeping the reply context visible.</li> <li>Added notifications to alert you when one of your devices is about to be deactivated.</li> <li>When you type the @ symbol to mention someone, the order of contacts in the list is now more natural.</li> <li>Adding or removing group members now includes haptic feedback to help prevent accidental additions or removals.</li> <li>New for Enterprise users: managed profiles can now authenticate using their Olvid cryptographic identity as an alternative to standard OpenID Connect, making authentication fully transparent.</li> <li>Managed profiles can now also authenticate via a single-use magic link, simplifying the first login flow.</li> <li>Replaced the repeated notification authorization prompt with a non-intrusive in-app tip, shown only when relevant.</li> <li>Attempting to register or bind a revoked managed profile now displays a specific, actionable error message instead of a generic failure.</li> <li>Long-pressing a message bubble now brings up the emoji reaction picker.</li> <li>Right-clicking a message bubble shows the standard text editing menu when text is selected, and the message action menu when nothing is selected.</li> <li>Fixed the “Stop sharing” button not working correctly in the location-sharing view inside a message.</li> <li>Fixed incorrect tips being shown while sharing your location.</li> <li>Resolved an issue that could occur when downloading an attachment received more than three months ago.</li> <li>Fixed a graphical issue in the message editing screen.</li> <li>Fixed a crash that could occur when editing a sent message.</li> <li>Japanese and Korean are now supported languages.</li> </ul> Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500 macos_4.2 https://olvid.io/download/ <ul> <li>You can now transfer your chat history between devices — a feature many of you have been waiting for!</li> <li>Improved paste experience: copy text, media, or attachments from anywhere — even outside Olvid — and paste them directly into the message composition area. A new “Paste” button is also available in the “+” menu for easy access.</li> <li>Added a new setting to disable autocorrection, making it easier to copy and paste code without unwanted changes.</li> <li>Improved reply experience: dismiss the blur view to continue your conversation while keeping the reply context visible.</li> <li>Added notifications to alert you when one of your devices is about to be deactivated.</li> <li>When you type the @ symbol to mention someone, the order of contacts in the list is now more natural.</li> <li>Adding or removing group members now includes haptic feedback to help prevent accidental additions or removals.</li> <li>New for Enterprise users: managed profiles can now authenticate using their Olvid cryptographic identity as an alternative to standard OpenID Connect, making authentication fully transparent.</li> <li>Managed profiles can now also authenticate via a single-use magic link, simplifying the first login flow.</li> <li>Replaced the repeated notification authorization prompt with a non-intrusive in-app tip, shown only when relevant.</li> <li>Force-press the Olvid app icon to quickly access the scanner and connect with other Olvid users faster than ever.</li> <li>Fixed the “Stop sharing” button not working correctly in the location-sharing view inside a message.</li> <li>Fixed incorrect tips being shown while sharing your location.</li> <li>Resolved an issue that could occur when downloading an attachment received more than three months ago.</li> <li>Fixed a graphical issue in the message editing screen.</li> <li>Fixed a crash that could occur when editing a sent message.</li> <li>Attempting to register or bind a revoked managed profile now displays a specific, actionable error message instead of a generic failure.</li> <li>Japanese and Korean are now supported languages.</li> </ul> Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500 ios_4.2 https://olvid.io/download/ <ul> <li>Chat history transfer is now available.</li> <li>Chat history .zip file export contains an HTML page to visualize exports outside Olvid.</li> <li>Voice message recording can now be paused/resumed.</li> <li>Rework of audio playback within Olvid: <ul> <li>finishing playing a voice message continues with the next one,</li> <li>use of Android media sessions for previous/next support.</li> </ul> </li> <li>New option to copy the text of multiple messages at once.</li> <li>Improved map display when sharing your location.</li> <li>Support for “multi-style” maps when using a custom OpenStreetMap server.</li> <li>Enabled R8 to minimize app install size.</li> <li>[MDM] Added the possibility to force users to set up a lock screen for Olvid.</li> <li>[MDM] Added the possibility to bypass a user’s lock screen if they forgot their PIN.</li> </ul> Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500 android_4.3 https://olvid.io/download/ <ul> <li>Redesigned message composer for a sleek new interface when typing text, adding attachments, voice messages, and sending messages.</li> <li>Introduced real-time location sharing for 2 minutes, with updates almost every second, in addition to the existing 1-hour and unlimited options.</li> <li>Faster processing of return receipts, ensuring smoother app startup—especially after your device has been off for a while.</li> <li>Improved call setup speed and reliability by optimizing network connection handling.</li> <li>You can now condense the introductory message in discussions for a cleaner view.</li> <li>Olvid is now available in 4 more languages.</li> <li>Received messages now show the exact date and time they were delivered to the server.</li> <li>Fixed an issue where notifications would not appear for messages containing only attachments.</li> <li>Resolved a problem where actions from user notifications were sometimes unreliable.</li> <li>Fixed bugs in the location sharing feature for better reliability.</li> <li>Fixed an issue where tapping an Olvid call in the iPhone call log would not always start a new call.</li> <li>Fixed an issue where unbinding would incorrectly occur when reconnecting to a Keycloak instance you are already linked to.</li> <li>Fixed an issue where poll results in group discussions could appear incorrect for users who joined after the poll was created.</li> <li>Fixed an issue where reaction dates could appear incorrect to users who joined a group after the reaction was sent.</li> <li>Fixed an issue sometimes preventing users from listening to audio messages.</li> <li>Fixed an issue where it was possible to forward a received message without downloading all its attachments first.</li> <li>Fixed a UI issue preventing users from easily muting a discussion for a certain time.</li> <li>On macOS, pressing the Esc key now dismisses the Photos app window if it opens with no items, preventing it from getting stuck.</li> <li>Expired read-once messages are now reliably deleted when the app starts up.</li> <li>May fix the camera button of the standard CallKit interface.</li> <li>Updated WebRTC to version 7390 for improved performance.</li> <li>Improved the design of the call participant screen.</li> <li>Advanced users can now use alternative TURN servers with rotating IP addresses.</li> <li>Fixed a rare crash that could occur during app use.</li> <li>The “Open Settings” button now works correctly on macOS.</li> <li>Resolved an issue where the “Create group with…” button on contact sheets did not always respond as expected.</li> </ul> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 ios-macos_4.1 https://olvid.io/keycloak/ <ul> <li>Upgrade to Keycloak 26.5.5.</li> <li>Fix an issue with password reset emails when the password contains a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">$</code> character.</li> </ul> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 keycloak_4.5.2 https://olvid.io/download/ <h3 id="features">Features</h3> <ul> <li>Users can now open an emoji picker to react to a message.</li> <li>The new emoji picker is also available in the message composer.</li> <li>Users can now read and participate to polls.</li> <li>New setting to configure the preferred shortcut to send a message.</li> </ul> <h3 id="various-ui-improvements">Various UI improvements</h3> <ul> <li>Ephemeral Messages configuration reworked (available in the message composer).</li> <li>“New Discussion” modal reworked (available through the “+” button in the discussion tab).</li> <li>New confirmation modals when downgrading or deleting a contact.</li> <li>Various UI bug fixes.</li> </ul> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600 windows_2.8.0 https://olvid.io/download/ <ul> <li>Fix a bug with the search inside a discussion.</li> </ul> Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600 android_4.2.4 https://olvid.io/download/ <ul> <li>A few bug fixes.</li> </ul> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600 android_4.2.3 https://olvid.io/keycloak/ <ul> <li>Fix some minor bugs introduced in version 4.5.0.</li> </ul> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600 keycloak_4.5.1 https://olvid.io/keycloak/ <ul> <li>Upgrade to Keycloak 26.5.3.</li> <li>Support for disabled keycloak users (useful if using SCIM synchronization with Entra ID).</li> <li>Multiple corrections and optimizations in the console.</li> <li>[experimental] Preliminary support for Olvid-ID-based authentication in Keycloak.</li> </ul> Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600 keycloak_4.5.0 https://olvid.io/download/ <ul> <li>Add support for “alternate” TURN servers, allowing secure calls through relay servers with rotating IP addresses.</li> <li>Minor color adjustments in dark mode.</li> </ul> Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600 android_4.2.2 https://olvid.io/download/ <ul> <li>Fix an issue with voice messages not readable on iOS.</li> </ul> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600 android_4.2.1