3.8.0
July 2026Recording, moderation, and open rooms.
Meeting recording — Record any call straight to your own device — screen + audio, or camera. The video is composed and encoded entirely in your browser and never uploaded, so the only copy is the one on your machine.
Chat moderation — Room admins can remove anyone and appoint moderators; moderators can remove regular members. Kicked users can't rejoin that room.
Open rooms — Where enabled, join a room instantly without waiting for approval — and leave anytime with one tap.
Send several files at once — Attach and share multiple images, files, or videos in one go, with a single who-can-see-this permission choice for the whole batch.
3.7.0
June 2026Clearer calls and better presence.
Fullband voice — 48 kHz Opus with forward error correction — mics sound clear instead of muffled, and hold up on shaky networks.
No more echo — Deduplicated audio and video streams remove echo and ghost tiles after a reconnect.
Call presence — A live meeting timer, join / leave chimes, a 'who's on call' indicator, and a unified People | Chat side drawer.
Multiple screen shares — Several people can present at once — switch between shared screens from a thumbnail strip.
AI chat summary — Tap Generate Report for an on-demand summary and action items (via Google Gemini, opt-in). It never runs in the background and nothing is stored.
3.6.0
May 2026Message actions, editing, and an installable app.
Message actions — Tap a message to react, reply, download, or delete from a clean action rail.
Edit messages — Fix a typo after sending — edited messages show an 'edited' marker, and it works with end-to-end encryption on.
Leave room — An explicit leave button that clears the room from your device on the way out.
Install Orvia — Add Orvia to your home screen on Android and iOS, with opt-in push notifications — payloads stay E2EE-safe and never include message content.
3.5.0
May 2026Waiting room redesign and a quieter, more reliable chat.
New waiting room — Joiners see a dedicated screen with a live countdown while they wait for admin approval, instead of a frozen overlay inside the chat.
Clear outcomes — Denied or expired join requests now land on a real screen with Try Again and Back to Home — no more dead-end spinners.
Smarter input — The message box grows as you type or paste, supports Shift+Enter for newlines, and renders pasted code in a proper scrollable block.
Reliable reconnects — Messages sent while you were briefly offline now arrive when you reconnect, and encrypted messages always render correctly after a session resume.
Crash recovery — Unexpected errors show a recoverable screen instead of a blank page.
Sturdier backend — The server handles temporary infrastructure hiccups gracefully and replays buffered traffic once connectivity returns.
3.4.0
March 2026Voice governance and a fully responsive layout.
Pin / Focus — Tap any participant tile to spotlight them in a large view; others move to a compact strip.
Voice room lock — Owners can lock the channel — new joiners enter a pending queue and need approval.
Admin kick — Owners can remove any participant from the voice room with one click.
Hand raise for everyone — Now available for both speakers and listeners.
Responsive layout — Mobile overlay sidebars, collapsible left rail, and a Google Meet–style participant list on the right.
3.3.0
March 2026Voice and video calls, built into every room.
In-room calls — Start audio or video calls inside any chat room — no redirect, no separate app.
Screen sharing — Share your full screen or a single tab during a call.
Three call modes — A floating draggable window, an inline call strip, and fullscreen — switch between them anytime.
Per-tile controls — Mute indicators, raise hand, and a participant count badge on the control bar.
3.2.0
February 2026Modern UI redesign.
Redesigned interface — Replaced the retro pixel-art look with a clean, modern glassmorphism design across every component.
Invite nudge — When you're alone in a room, a banner offers a one-click invite link.
Progressive disclosure — Header actions appear contextually based on room activity, reducing clutter for new users.
Better mobile — Tighter spacing, safer touch targets, and refined breakpoints throughout.
3.1.0
February 2026Permission-controlled media sharing.
Per-user media access — Choose exactly who can view and download each shared image, video, or file.
Locked previews — Non-permitted users see a sealed card instead of the content.
Edit after sharing — Grant or revoke access from the permission badge on any media message in real time.
Server-side enforcement — Permission checks happen on the backend on every request — frontend manipulation can't bypass them.
3.0.0
February 2026Watch Together, presence, and instant invites.
Watch Together — Paste a YouTube, Vimeo, or direct video link — playback stays synchronized across the room and anyone can control it.
Live presence — Online / away / offline indicators on every user in the sidebar.
Activity bar — See who's typing, recording, or uploading in real time.
Instant invite links — Generate a one-click join link from any room. Links are cryptographically signed and verified.
Room permissions — Time-limited capability tokens for granting specific abilities to individual users.
2.x
Late 2025 – Early 2026End-to-end encryption, faster media, smoother sessions.
End-to-end encryption — Messages are encrypted on your device before they leave — only the room can read them. Keys never touch the server.
Background uploads — Media uploads no longer block your chat. Real-time progress indicators per file.
Folder uploads — Drag a whole folder into the chat — directory structure is preserved.
Voice-to-text — Tap the mic and dictate your message.
Session restore — Refresh the page, lose connection briefly — you stay in the room with your messages and admin role intact.
1.0.0
Initial releaseReal-time chat, presence, and the foundation.
Instant messaging — WebSocket-based real-time chat across rooms.
Presence — Heartbeat-driven online / offline detection.
No registration — Pick a name, share a room ID, start chatting.