What's New?

The BlueBubbles Development Team has been pretty crunched for free time as of late, but we've finally completed the v1.14.0 update! This update brings a few new features, but mainly, a ton of QOL bug fixes and UX improvements. We hope you continue to enjoy using BlueBubbles, and look forward to future updates!

Note 1: For those are you that are in the "I want a flip phone in 2024, but still want iMessage" crew, this update is what you've been waiting for.

Big Stuff

• BlueBubbles can now run as a true background service
• Settings redesign
• Ability to re-order message details context menu

Improvements

• Tons of UI tweaks for iOS, Material, and Samsung
• Slightly new send animation
• New overflow menu for iOS
• Improvements to how smooth the app runs
• Lowers average battery utilization by fixing some possible leaks
• Audio transcripts (when available)
• Video player UX improvements

Bug Fixes

• Fixes issues where the unread indicators would not update in a timely manner
• Fixes issue causing duplicate images in your gallery due to HEIC images
• Fixes issue where downloading an original video would cause the app to crash on Samsung devices
• Fixes FCM registration issue where your app would try to re-register itself using a new ID
• Fixes issue with the Tasker Intent being incorrect
• Fixes issue using the universal back button when viewing archived chats
• Fixes issue where the date picker would not close properly when time selection was disabled
• Fixes issue where selecting a group chat in the new chat creator would append participants rather than replace the existing selection
• Fixes rendering issues on a handful of pages
• Fixes issues displaying URL previews
• Fixes issues sharing to an already open chat
• Fixes issue showing digital touch messages in the message view
• Fixes issue where downloading a live photo would crash the app
• Fixes issue where send/receive sounds would be backed-up causing a missing file path issue when restored
• Fixes issue where the FindMy page's initial location refresh may not update locations properly

Desktop Specific

• Fixes issue where the system tray icon would not display properly for Flatpak installs
• Improves spellcheck
• Adds emoji picker
• Fixes issue launching from startup for Microsoft Store installs
• Escape key now closes the emoji picker

Developer Specific

• Complete refactor of startup logic
• Unified logging across the codebase
• Flutter upgrade to v3.24.4
• Tons of dependency upgrades
• Adds indexes to the ObjectBox database to improve read speeds

Useful Links

• Support Us (One-Time): https://bluebubbles.app/donate
• Sponsor Us (Recurring): https://github.com/sponsors/BlueBubblesApp

Clients

• BlueBubbles Server: https://github.com/BlueBubblesApp/bluebubbles-server/releases
• BlueBubbles for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bluebubbles.messaging
• BlueBubbles for Windows: https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/9P3XF8KJ0LSM
• BlueBubbles for Linux: https://flathub.org/apps/details/app.bluebubbles.BlueBubbles

P.S. The app has been submitted to the Google Play Store. Be patient while it's going through their App Review process. It should be available within the next 48 hours.

Enjoy!