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๐ŸŸข [ V E C T O R ] Open Beta v0.3.1


We've just rolled out the latest version of Vector, including a lot of UX optimizations for group chats, performance, file sharing, emojis, and many improvements for Android (notifications fixed).

Check it out on GitHub or read more below:
https://github.com/VectorPrivacy/Vector/releases/tag/v0.3.1


New:

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Group Management: multi-admin, edit group info, bulk invites, invite-by-npub, group avatars, and many fixes
๐Ÿ”” Android Notifications: background message sync with Mark Read and inline Reply actions
๐Ÿ“ก Multiplayer Networking Upgrade: faster connections, seamless WiFi + cellular switching, and Android connectivity fixes
๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Voice-to-Text AI: rebuilt speech-to-text with GPU acceleration on Android
๐Ÿ“ File Attachment Overhaul: styled download boxes with progress spinners and retry states
๐Ÿ“ฆ Directory Zip & Send: compress and send entire folders with live progress and file tree preview
๐Ÿ”’ Customizable Encryption: encrypt Vector with a PIN, Password, or go passwordless with instant logins
๐Ÿ”„ Deterministic Sync: Vector now syncs your entire history, including missing messages, at ultrafast speeds (negentropy!)
๐Ÿ˜€ Emoji Upgrade: Vector supports the very latest Unicode, with a library of over 2,000 emojis
๐Ÿ“ฌ Smarter DM Delivery: messages now route to the recipient's preferred relays, for those with custom relay setups
๐Ÿค– 32-bit ARM on Android: added support for older Android devices (typically 32-bit ARM)
๐ŸŽฎ Mini App Update Badges: one-tap in-panel updating when newer versions are available


Improvements:

โšก Performance Overhaul: faster boot, image processing, and audio - up to >15x speedup across the board
๐Ÿ—œ๏ธ Smaller & Faster App: >33% smaller install size and ~50% smaller frontend (we shrunk!)
๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ New Image Placeholders: sharper, faster (12x) previews while photos load - powered by our custom Thumbhash library
๐Ÿง  Memory Optimizations: lower RAM usage across the board (especially for high message & contact counts)
๐Ÿ—๏ธ Background Sync: restructured backend enables reliable background sync on Android
๐ŸŽจ UI Polish: updated themes, chat backgrounds, settings layout, popup styling, and profile display


Fixes:

๐Ÿ”„ Group Reliability: improved message delivery with smarter relay handling, retry logic, and safer commit handling
๐Ÿค™ Emoji Panel Performance: fixed freezing and jitter when opening the emoji panel
๐ŸŽ macOS White Flash: no more white flash on app startup (we improved Tauri to do this!)
๐Ÿ“ฑ Android Media: video and audio seeking now works correctly, with stream-based seeking in a custom media backend
๐Ÿ”ง Upgrade Safety: fixed migration bug affecting some users upgrading from v0.2.3, extending backward-compat
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JSKitty · 6d
Would love to get your eyes on this upgrade, my Nostr Recap friend๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’š nostr:npub19hs0lg9vyd0lghayeju5fnflx0melawjrl8etuqln9gkhd4mwtxq2t5jcn
Awiteb · 5d
> Smarter DM Delivery: messages now route to the recipient's preferred relays, for those with custom relay setups I disagree with the phrase "for those with custom relay setups". Sending events to the recipient's relays should be the default for every Nostr client, as specified in NIP-65. Nostr's d...
Awiteb · 5d
> Smarter DM Delivery: messages now route to the recipient's preferred relays Do you also send the author's `kind:10002` event to all relays the event was published to? as specified in NIP-65