github mautrix/whatsapp v0.2609.0
v26.09

11 hours ago

Release post: https://mau.fi/blog/2026-09-mautrix-release/

  • Bumped minimum Go version to 1.26.
  • Added option to limit eager member sync in group chat portals.
  • Added option to fetch avatars lazily when using direct media.
  • Added one-time migration to ensure LID ghost avatars are consistent with the old phone number ghosts.
  • Fixed the resolve identifier command and API not returning any user info for users who hadn't previously been encountered.
  • Fixed group portal power levels to always allow poll responses.
  • Fixed handling history sync events where the phone sends nonsensical timestamps.
  • Fixed handling edits to HD media captions.
  • Fixed handling bridging own read receipts from the native apps in channels.
  • Fixed decrypting messages from the new Muse AI bot
    • May require resyncing app state using !wa sync appstate regular_high.
    • The message contents aren't supported yet.

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