This release candidate is currently in the testing phase, to learn more read https://support.delta.chat/t/help-testing-the-upcoming-1-47-x-release/3292

Added

• Added support for selecting multiple files in the attachment file picker. #4278
• browser edition:
  • support for selecting custom chat wallpaper #4306
  • support for themes #4304
• improve keyboard and screen-reader accessibility #4210

Changed

• style: avoid scrolling to account list items such that they're at the very edge of the list #4252
• Update local help (2024-10-25) #4264
• Update translations (2024-27-10) #4281
• Limit options for "Delete Messages from Server" for chatmail accounts #4276
• Update @deltachat/stdio-rpc-server and deltachat/jsonrpc-client to 1.148.6
  • IMAP COMPRESS support.
  • Sort received outgoing message down if it's fresher than all non fresh messages.
  • Auto-restore 1:1 chat protection after receiving old unverified message.
  • Enable Webxdc realtime by default (!)
  • Save full text to mime_headers for long outgoing messages #4289
• when jumping to a message (e.g. when showing the first unread message, or when jumping to a message through "show in chat"), position it more appropriately in the scrollable area #4286
• Dropping multiple files onto deltachat now sends images as compressed images instead of uncompressed files #4278

Fixed

• image thumbnails not showing in chat list #4247
• progress bar not working #4248
• avoid showing horizontal scrollbars in chat list #4253
• revert debian packagename from deltachat back to deltachat-desktop #4266
• style: fix VCard color being too bright in dark theme #4255
• style: less vertical space between radio group items #4298
• style: fix the avatar in the profile dialog being oval-shaped #4299
• remove unnecessary horizontal scrollbar in "View Group" dialog #4254
• add missing cancel buttons to import-/export- and reveive-backup progress dialogs #4272
• change title and button label of EditAccountAndPasswordDialog to make it clearer that it is about email account #4271, #4279
• fix styling of progressbars in light theme #4274
• fix Delta Chat not launching on Debian sometimes due to missing package dependencies (libasound2) #4275
• fix not being able to remove avatar for a mailing list #4270
• fix compression of images when added with Image option from attachment menu. #4278
• fix deleting messages with broken video attachment from gallery #4283
• accessibility: wrong positioning of some context menus and popups when activating them with keyboard #4246
• "Page Up" / "Page Down" not working on scrollable elements except for messages list #4269
• make name more readable in sticker reply #3291
• fix missing icons in wallpaper settings #4308

Downloads

https://download.delta.chat/desktop/v1.47.1