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Discord Changelog

What's new in Discord 0.0.306

Feb 26, 2020
  • Added timed muting. Right click to temporarily mute group DMs, channels, and servers for set amounts of time because the only time the group chat wants to talk is when it’s 11:55pm and you have work due at 11:59.
  • Our chat bar is now, as the engineer explaining this to me described it, ~rich~. See formatting like bold, italics, mentions, emojis, and more live as you type. We also show a character counter when you get close to max, and if you go over, give you the option to upload text as a file.
  • New server activity badges and tooltips. These let you know the important stuff going on inside your servers at a quick glance or hover. Catch your friends in a voice channel or Go Live streaming… without you… from the outside…no it’s fine they probably just forgot to extend the invite…
  • Updated screen share audio. Users on the latest Windows can now share audio more reliably when screen sharing applications.
  • Go Live is now better for graphiccardless(?) computers. If you have an Intel PC but no graphics card, streaming to your friends is now supported.
  • You can now log in to desktop using QR Codes. If you’re logged into Discord on your mobile device, just use your phone to scan the QR code on the Discord desktop app or webpage and you’re in.
  • Audit Log got some love. We added a ton of new Audit Log events to make moderation easier:
  • MEMBER_MOVE, for when users are moved into move channels
  • MEMBER_DISCONNECT for when users are kicked from a voice channel
  • MESSAGE_BULK_DELETE
  • MESSAGE_PIN
  • MESSAGE_UNPIN
  • BOT_ADD
  • INTEGRATION_CREATE, INTEGRATION_UPDATE, and INTEGRATION_DELETE for server integrations like Twitch
  • NOT_AGAIN_RYAN for when Ryan falls asleep on voice for the 10th time and you have to move him to another channel

New in Discord 0.0.49 PTB (Sep 5, 2019)

  • When Discord detects that you're playing a game, a new activity bar will give you the option to stream your game to a voice channel in your server.
  • Streams are super low latency (sub-second) so everyone involved can share the moment. Cue romantic music.
  • You can also use Go Live from the Discord overlay. This is called low friction. Smoother than a peanut butter sandwich, hold the peanuts.
  • Added ability to pop-out the Go Live stream into a separate Discord window. You can even pin the window to the top of your OS to keep watching while Discord is minimized.
  • Added a game volume slider so you can mix audio between your friend’s voice and their game.
  • Added role permission for Go Live so you can prevent Leon from streaming his obscure visual novels.
  • Added higher quality streams to both Nitro plans. Stream at 720p 30fps for free or up to 1080p 60fps with Nitro Classic; stream at source with Nitro.
  • Watching on iOS and Android coming soon, which is not nearsoon but hopefully not farsoon. Likely this year. Don't quote me on this.
  • I was told words like NVIDIA hardware encoding and zero copy encoding, which apparently mean more steady high FPS streams with lower CPU utilization AKA minimal impact to game performance.
  • Improved our soundshare reliability and game support. It's also better at capturing game audio and not other sounds from your computer, which likes to make a lot of sounds.
  • Improved bandwidth estimation which means viewers will more quickly receive a stream adapted to their internet connection.
  • These improvements will be passed along to old man DM screenshare after we finish rolling out Go Live.
  • We ALSO launched BLOCK QUOTES BABYYYYYYYY.
  • Type > and then hit SPACE and then the rest of that line will be quoted.
  • Type >>> and then hit SPACE and EVERYTHING ELSE AFTER THE >>> in that message will be quoted
  • If you’re a YouTuber or a streamer and love Discord, apply for the Discord Partner Program. Partners receive a badge on their server and user profile alongside other awesome perks to stand out from the crowd.
  • We're looking for people who want to work on amazing projects impacting millions of gamers worldwide, including a Senior Android Engineer and Senior iOS Engineer.

New in Discord 0.0.43 PTB (May 2, 2018)

  • ROLL THE DICE:
  • Randomly select someone at random with Discord's all new @someone. It's like playing @ roulette.
  • Discord will now crash at random to keep you on your toes at all times. Your calves will thank us later.
  • While in a voice channel, typing owo in any text channel causes Discord to let out a cry of distress.
  • @supereveryone is here! You can now bypass @everyone permissions for when you need to say something urgent or important. We trust you'll respect other people and use this feature only when needed.
  • NO MORE MEMES:
  • Fixed a bug that caused something you didn't want to happen. Now it does something you want.
  • Removed all those heckin' memes. Who thought any of that crap was funny?
  • Fixed a bug where this weird lonely creature was all over our app. It's in a better place now (specifically, Boise, Idaho).
  • TWO REMINDERS:
  • We're definitely not hiring, so don't even think about applying for one of our extremely attractive positions.
  • Discord Nitro is being downgraded to Discord Stop! Drop calls, prevent your messages from sending, and reduce your file upload limit by half!

New in Discord 0.0.299 (Dec 12, 2017)

  • We’ve overhauled our Overlay tech! It’s more robust than a beaver on a Tuesday (it will work more consistently for more games). The icon will also now fade away after a short time so we don’t disrupt your game space.
  • Invite embeds received glamorification. They’re gorgeous and more informative.
  • Profile popouts are now themed. Our UX/UI team was having a spa day apparently.
  • The Discord system tray just came out of the hyperbolic time chamber. It’s context menu now has shortcuts to quickly mute, deafen, and open voice/video settings.
  • FURTHERMORE, the system tray icon will now change based on whether you’re talking, muted, deafened, or idling. This was requested on our feedback site.
  • Added option to make Discord scared of you and hide minimized on startup. This was also requested by you guys!
  • The app icon in the taskbar now proudly displays unread messages as a badge.
  • Annoyed by unread messages displayed as a badge? There’s new notification options to toggle the unread indicator on the app taskbar.
  • You can now have Discord close when you click dat X button. Another request from you guys!
  • THESE BUGS ARE DEAD
  • Changing your input device will now properly change your input device, 100% of the time, because we decided the 80% RNG was providing a poor experience >.>
  • Discord now respects your PC’s default device. Change your default device? Discord changes too. Follow the leader!
  • TTS now says roles and nicknames correctly wwwwwwwwwwwwwww
  • We’ve tucked away a few discriminators that were still showing during streamer mode.
  • Font scaling now properly scales code blocks. Block scaling initiated.
  • Emoji picker didn’t want to be picked in DMs. We employed some conflict resolution tactics, and you can now properly send emoji again.
  • Do Not Disturb now actually doesn’t disturb you with friend requests and suggestions.
  • CTRL+SHIFT+T hotkey should no longer crash the app lol that’s a good fix, thanks engineers 10/10
  • Category notification settings now properly apply directly to the forehead.
  • Our search feature now understands that two channels can have the same name. #whytho #whytho #whytho
  • IOS STUFF:
  • User popout and profiles have been themed. Consistency ahoy!
  • There’s a new screen for creating an instant invite because we’re constantly trying to improve the user experience.
  • Auth screens, which are now themed, prefill email and 2FA so we can expedite your boarding process.
  • ANDROID STUFF:
  • Significant data reduction for loading images because we now use Webp format for image previews.
  • Now support media keyboard for all your visually communicated emotions.
  • OTHER STUFF:
  • Want to support Discord’s development? Get Discord Nitro and unlock bonus features for your account.
  • We’re hiring! Come join the Discord T.E.A.M. (Talented, Entrepreneurial, Acronym, Makers). https://discordapp.com/jobs

New in Discord 0.0.33 PTB (Jul 28, 2017)

  • THE BOTS CAN REASON. By which I mean bots can attach a reason to their moderation actions which will show up in the Audit Logs server settings tab.
  • The chat bar is updated! We have plans for it, but in the meantime enjoy the facelift.
  • We've upjuiced our media proxy. That means faster image loading, better GIF resizing for avatars, and big GIFs now get resized and displayed faster. Fasterfasterfasterfaster.
  • The group call interface has been massaged a bit in preparation for video chat and screen sharing which I promise we are cranking on please don't hurt me.
  • Almost all the modals are now themed properly (I.E. will be dark in dark theme). It's almost like we shoulda done this from the beginning!
  • The channel list has been redesigned in preparation for upcoming channel categories which I promise we are cranking on please don't hurt me again.
  • Instant invites now default to 24 hours from 30 minutes so less people run into dead ends and more people get to hang with their fun friends.
  • Twitch affiliates can use our Twitch integration to sync their subs and emotes. Discord perks for all!
  • Large servers, like the /r/Overwatch server, have been optimized heavily and should not go down anymore unlike my horrible Genji play.
  • NSFW channels no longer require the #nsfw prefix. Just flip the switch in the channel settings.
  • A ton of internal systems have been added to combat spam and raiding. THEY ATTAC. WE PROTEC.
  • Added the double flip Verification Level. Maximize your flippage, protectify your server
  • ┻━┻ ﾐヽ(ಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻
  • Piggybacking on that, phone bans are now in for those times when even Mjolnir doesn't cut it.
  • Saved images now use ye given name instead of a garbled alien filename.
  • The invite icon is now a person with a plus. Apparently, that makes more sense.
  • Connected accounts and integrations now clearly show when they're borked so you know when you need to reconnect them.

New in Discord 0.0.32 PTB (Jun 14, 2017)

  • Released on May 17, 2017
  • Audit Logs are here so you can know who what when where and why your admins did a thing. Cross that off the “whenplz” list.
  • Fancy new settings UI because the other one wasn’t gonna work moving forward. Sometimes you really gotta froth the f**k out of something to get the best brew.
  • Fortunately, the logout button is now easy to find in the new settings. Reclaiming your soul is easier than ever!
  • Message sound is no longer bound to desktop notifications being on. Get your beeps without your sweeps.
  • Windows desktop notifications* should now always take you to the right message. All it took was a 12 step program.
  • Desktop notifications clear automatically when clicking on the related Discord channel instead of the notification (for Windows this requires Creator’s update due to a Windows bug).
  • Push notifications are smarter. You will now only receive a max of three notifications when a channel, server, or group DM begins talking because you really don’t need to hear Blake and Mikey talk about high performance cars for an hour (you’ll still get any @mentions thrown your way). This resets after ten minutes of no one talking or if you come back online.
  • Friend requests and suggestions put on a sweet pair of sunglasses and are now respected by your desktop notification settings.
  • Right click and invite to server now always works :) hehehehe
  • Extracting link information has never been sexier. For example:
  • * Tweets look nicer.
  • * XKCD is supported.
  • * Favorite GIF services should embed faster.
  • * Content is better sanitized from many sites. Less icky.
  • NSFW Channels now exist. Please mark your NSFW zones. The explicit content filter will only remove illegal content in these channels.

New in Discord 0.0.297 (Jan 13, 2017)

  • Any newly uploaded Avatars and Icons will have improved image quality.
  • Right click any text message to search Google for those same words. Be careful with this one.
  • Fixed:
  • A voice chat bug on browser where people couldn't hear each other. Hey that's pretty good.
  • The legendary message duplication bug by chucking 100 master balls at it. Hopefully we're done here.
  • Ghost notification badges on channels you can no longer read because too spooky.
  • A bug where role colors were incorrect matched with the selected role. We need order in this chaos.
  • Not being able to delete a server with 2FA on. Security too stronk.
  • Typing indicators sometimes not appearing. Maybe they were hanging out with Android's muted channels.
  • Invalid @ everyones causing notifications to be silly.
  • Text overflow in webhooks because we were running out of towels.

New in Discord 0.0.294 (Aug 1, 2016)

  • BRRING BRRRRRING. Hello. Who's there? Direct Calls, that's who! Click the phone shaped thing to ring ring anyone on your Friends List.
  • Mobile Calling works whether your friend is offline or not via the power of fancy push notifications. There's even a soft, buttery ring tone for it. Just make sure to grab the Discord mobile app!
  • Group DMs let you have a simple private conversation with up to ten people on your Friends List. Great for chillin' in a more intimate setting. Turn on that Barry Manilow and chill.
  • Group DM Calls mean you can call more than one person or ring anyone individually (right click it). You can even add a friend to an existing one-on-one call too. :scream:
  • Easily Re-Join Calls that are already in session by simply clicking the giant JOIN CALL button.
  • Stream Overlay for OBS and XSplit lets you easily show off your Discord chat, voice channels, and server status on your stream.
  • Disable Hardware Acceleration option to slam your CPU for Discord's pretty pixels instead of your "I can't play Overwatch in 4k" GPU. Find it in the advanced video settings.
  • Quickly Accept Invite Links that you click in a browser while the Discord desktop app is running. You'll get teleported to the desktop app and prompted to join the server in one fell swooooop.
  • Large Server Rendering has been sped up again by 550% /flex. We want to be the very best like no one ever was. To speed up lists is our test. To render them is our cause.
  • Emoji Tooltips show up if you hover over one for a few seconds. Try it right here. Go on. Try it. :rocket: :red_car: :dash:
  • Legacy Audio option has been added for Windows. Turn it on in the advanced voice settings tab if your speakers regularly sound like a peaceful star filled night in the middle of nowhere (a.k.a. silent)
  • Server Performance has been improved by 200%. Would you believe that you all send 800 messages per second? That's like an entire I Am Setsuna script every minute.
  • Android Channel Topics are fully juiced :watermelon: :grapes: :strawberry: (Support for scrolling, mentions, markdown, emojis, and channel-names)
  • Android Server Settings finally lets you change your nickname or server privacy settings. I'm trying very hard not to make another Pokemon joke.
  • iOS Got Love too, but nothing unique or special this time around. Just wanted to call it out because I thought iOS might have felt lonely.
  • Our updater broke for a bunch of people last time. Sorry about that! Should be in better shape now.
  • People are no longer able to DM Clyde. He is shy and everybody was all like A/S/L? Not cool.
  • There was a Javascript error which popped up randomly. We spoke with the RNG gods and they have confirmed the popup is less likely to show up.
  • Download Apps buttons is more clearly visible for users in the browser and removed from the UI for desktop users.
  • In-game Overlay was mega-borked on Windows 7. It is now less mega-borked.
  • Small tweak - pressing CTRL+Enter inserts a new line, like Shift+Enter. Why not?

New in Discord 0.0.292 (Jul 21, 2016)

  • WE MADE THIIS:
  • Recent Mentions list lets you quickly see all of the mentions you've received. Great for keeping up with friends who aren't playing Overwatch while you're grinding 39 to 40 to 39 to 40 for hours and yelling at your screen. As requested by you guys!
  • Mentions Filters let you focus on what you missed in one server. You can even exclude @everyone and @role mentions if you're a mod and don't care anymore.
  • Pinned Messages are cool but kinda secret. In the interest of not keeping secrets, a red badge now shows up when the pins for a channel change. This is for all those OCD badge clickers like me.
  • Verification Levels are now enforced for starting a direct message conversation. It's bacon! Bacon bacon bacon.
  • Attenuate your system volume when you speak, not just when others speak. No more YELLING OVER THE SOUND OF Winston punching you in the face.
  • WE FIXED THINGS:
  • New module update system let's us update parts of the app at a time instead of doing it all at once.
  • Backend performance improvements for large communities.
  • New Discord partner page with bubbles because we never got tired chasing floaty soap around through the air.
  • Streamer mode hides short invites. Gotta stay safe!
  • No longer manually add a role tied to a Twitch integration via context menu. That was never supposed to be there.
  • Voice channels now show the Add button when the last channel is deleted to further the interest of not keeping secrets.
  • Quality of Service option for your packets in Advanced Voice Settings.
  • WE'RE MAKING MORE THINGS:
  • Group and direct calls are really really really really close. So close, you could catch them without even walking down the street.
  • OBS and XSplit plugins are almost here for streamers to show off Discord chat, voice channels, and server status.
  • We've been searching for search for a while and are almost done searching. We'll find that Snorlax soon enough.
  • Linux and audit logs are still on the way. Ready when it's ready ™
  • We have lots more in development as always. Let us know what you want at feedback.discordapp.com

New in Discord 0.0.291 (Jun 22, 2016)

  • Brazillian Servers are now live! Switch your voice region to Brazil for the lowest latency if you're in... Brazil.
  • CPU usage reduced on OSX and iOS. An apple a day keeps your memory sharp.
  • Unplugging or plugging the last input device on the computer would cause audio input to no longer work. Keyword would.
  • Appearance Settings now appear prettier!

New in Discord 0.0.290 (Jun 1, 2016)

  • New features:
  • Server Sorting is here by popular request. We thought the Where's Waldo game was fun... but then decided it wasn't. Simply drag & drop a server icon to reorder it.
  • Voice Channel Limits for when you don't want friends creeping on your strategies. Just limit your channel to five (or three, or ten, or ninety-nine) people and squelch the espionage before it starts. By popular request.
  • Reduced Latency in Voice Activity Detection mode for desktop clients by 100ms (mobile coming real soon). No more excuses for getting ganked by... oh shit waddup!
  • Large Server member lists are now much faster and use substantially less CPU. Cheers, /r/Overwatch, this one's for you!
  • Find Yourself easily by clicking the channel name in the status indicator. Get whisked away to the server you're talking in weeeeeee.
  • Quickly Move people to a voice channel by right clicking on them anywhere in a server. Organization made easy.
  • Server Settings are now available via the right click context menu.
  • Accepted Instant Invite Links will bring you to the appropriate channel when you click on them a second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth time. Not sure about seventh.
  • Developer Mode for Developers. Because sometimes you really want a channel ID without doing any work when you're making a Discord bot. Turn it on in User Settings and start right clicking stuff.
  • Pro Tips are pro, so we added more for new Discord users. Get your learn on.
  • Clicking a Windows notification will now bring you to the right spot... instead of the wrong spot.
  • BUG FIXES:
  • Sometimes after uploading a file Discord wouldn't let you upload a second file. We asked nicely and Discord decided to change its mind.
  • For some reason trying to upload the same file twice in a row wouldn't work. Discord decided to change this too.
  • Permissions ordering would sometimes be incorrect, which is very inconvenient. Now it works.
  • To move a member to a channel, you need to have connect & move member permission on the target channel.
  • Fix shrinking of "Now Playing" bar in the game settings.
  • Fix member list sometimes not updating when a new user joins a server.
  • Fix bug where friends would appear as idle even if they were actually present riding a unicycle.
  • Voice connections should recover more often now when they end up "Disconnected."
  • [iOS] Fixed a very inconvenient crash bug when connected to voice on iOS devices.
  • [iOS] The typing indicator now behaves properly - doesn’t show users who were typing in the previous channel you were in after switching.
  • [Android] Fixed rare shiny bug that would prevent users from connecting in servers with invalid role colors.