deltachat/deltachat-desktop v2.48.0 on GitHub

[2.48.0] - 2026-03-30

Rework message info (#6156)
Add autostart functionality (off by default, Settings -> Advanced -> Autostart) (#6076)
Add channel/group descriptions (#6026)
Mini-apps (WebXDC): you can now click on links
Better voice message playback: global player UI
Add "Who can call me" setting
- Click on a call message to open call window if "who can call me" is disabled for this caller
View count in channels (visible only to channel owner)
Add "Unpublish a transport" feature (Advanced) (#6137)

Remove notification when its message gets read or deleted
Make "mentions" setting per-account.
Unfortunately this means that if you disabled "mentions",
they are again enabled on all your accounts.
You can change that in Settings -> Notifications.
Extraneous padding on full screen image view
Don't close "New Group" dialog on outside click, losing progress
Better group / channel / profile avatar editor
- better image quality
- remove maximum zoom limit to allow zooming in on small images
- a little better UI
WebXDC: remove wrapper <iframe>:
no need for app developers to hack around
visibilitychange and beforeunload.
Mobile: fix reactions picker getting closed on keyboard open
Scroll to new messages if appropriate
(some messages didn't cause a scroll previously)
Do not cover video controls with message sent date (#6096)
Do not crop stickers (#6069)
Make more text selectable, such as in the "Encryption info" dialog
Fix text overflow in delete account dialog (#6070)
Fix some functionality not working
when multiple users use Delta Chat on the same machine,
due only one being the temp folder owner (#6124)
Fix various UI issues
Bigger QR Code for Add second device (#6085)