Session Groups V2

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What improvements will this update bring?

Upgrading to Groups v2 will unlock a smoother, more reliable experience. This update brings significant improvements under the hood that directly enhance group chat functionality:

  • Members will be able enjoy a more consistent messaging experience in groups.
  • Group-wide settings, like disappearing messages, will sync more reliably across everyone’s devices, keeping things consistent for all members.
  • Creating a new group will also be smoother and more reliable, making it far less likely that users run into issues or end up with duplicate groups.
  • Users will also be able to resend group invitations and manage group membership more easily.

As someone who still has yet to be convinced by a single -privacy- focused messenger solution, I’m looking forward to trying these enhancements out.

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Wow dope! Also some important info for those TL;DR types….

2. Groups v2 is enabled — Wednesday March 19th 22:00 UTC .

New group functionality will be switched on.

Admins will be able to recreate their old groups using the new Groups v2 architecture.

Any new groups created on Session by users who have installed the latest update will also use the new and improved Groups v2 architecture.

3. Old group chats become read-only — Wednesday April 2nd 22:00 UTC.

Old group chats will switch to read-only mode, 14 days after Groups v2 is enabled.

You’ll still be able to view past conversations, but it won’t be possible to change settings, view or edit the members list, or send and receive messages.