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: 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

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Sponsor Us (Recurring): https://github.com/sponsors/BlueBubblesApp