# Element v1.12.26-rc.0

- Product: Element (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/element)
- Vendor: Element
- Date: 2026-08-12
- Version: v1.12.26-rc.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/releases/tag/v1.12.26-rc.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/element/releases/v1.12.26-rc.0
- Labels: Pre-release

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- **added** — Timeline MVVM 1 - Shared TimelineView and Overlay Buttons
- **added** — Tell the user when registration is being rate limited
- **added** — Provide element-web modules docker image
- **added** — Show and clear your own on-a-call status
- **added** — RTC transports discovery for widgets
- **added** — Custom user status
- **added** — Module API for accessing storage helper functions
- **added** — Room list persists section state (expanded/collapsed)
- **fixed** — Fix layout of user status dropdown
- **fixed** — Fix notification badge sizing
- **fixed** — Keep a file's extension when it is renamed in the desktop save dialog
- **fixed** — Update the pinned message banner when a pinned message is edited
- **fixed** — Use the dark code highlighting stylesheet in the dark-custom theme
- **fixed** — Keep a copy of the audio buffer so the WAV fallback can run
- **fixed** — Update the member list invite button when power levels change
- **fixed** — Open linkified room aliases and permalinks in the app rather than the browser
- **fixed** — Stop large audio playback when the media element ends
- **fixed** — Fix spacing in user status dropdown
- **fixed** — Reverse a confirmed autocomplete with a single undo
- **fixed** — Allow a notification keyword to start with a dot

##### ✨ Features

* Timeline MVVM 1 - Shared TimelineView and Overlay Buttons ([#34464](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34464)). Contributed by @langleyd.
* Tell the user when registration is being rate limited ([#34519](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34519)). Contributed by @hayaksi1.
* Provide element-web modules docker image ([#34657](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34657)). Contributed by @t3chguy.
* Show \& clear your own on-a-call status ([#34613](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34613)). Contributed by @dbkr.
* feat(widget): Rtc transports discovery for widgets ([#34393](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34393)). Contributed by @BillCarsonFr.
* Custom user status ([#34386](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34386)). Contributed by @dbkr.
* Add a Module API for accessing storage helper functions. ([#34284](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34284)). Contributed by @Half-Shot.
* Room list: persist section state (expanded/collapsed) ([#34351](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34351)). Contributed by @florianduros.

##### 🐛 Bug Fixes

* Fix layout of user status dropdown ([#34668](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34668)). Contributed by @dbkr.
* Fix notification badge sizing ([#34655](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34655)). Contributed by @ZacksBot.
* Keep a file's extension when it is renamed in the desktop save dialog ([#34601](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34601)). Contributed by @hayaksi1.
* Update the pinned message banner when a pinned message is edited ([#34631](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34631)). Contributed by @hayaksi1.
* Use the dark code highlighting stylesheet in the dark-custom theme ([#34491](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34491)). Contributed by @hayaksi1.
* Keep a copy of the audio buffer so the WAV fallback can run ([#34481](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34481)). Contributed by @hayaksi1.
* Update the member list invite button when power levels change ([#34475](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34475)). Contributed by @hayaksi1.
* Open linkified room aliases and permalinks in the app rather than the browser ([#34507](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34507)). Contributed by @hayaksi1.
* Stop large audio playback when the media element ends ([#34495](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34495)). Contributed by @hayaksi1.
* Fix spacing in user status dropdown ([#34589](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34589)). Contributed by @dbkr.
* Reverse a confirmed autocomplete with a single undo ([#34635](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34635)). Contributed by @hayaksi1.
* Allow a notification keyword to start with a dot ([#34574](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34574)). Contributed by @hayaksi1.
* Fix mistaken reference to element\_call.disable in docs ([#34647](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34647)). Contributed by @robintown.
* Round the room preview dialog like everything around it ([#34597](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34597)). Contributed by @hayaksi1.
* Increase Threads panel header height to 64px to match Pinned Message banner ([#34566](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34566)). Contributed by @PrinceXDev.
* fix: align room timeline scrollbar to viewport edge  ([#33788](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/33788)). Contributed by @Adi-Beker.
* Let a click on the separator wander a little before it counts as a drag ([#34580](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/34580)). Contributed by @hayaksi1.
* Surface an error when a downloaded file can't be opened instead of failing silently ([#33998](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/pull/33998)). Contributed by @hayaksi1.
* Keep emoji at code size inside code blocks so line numbers stay aligned ([#34497](https://

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