# Linkwarden v2.16.1

- Product: Linkwarden (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/linkwarden)
- Vendor: Linkwarden
- Date: 2026-08-17
- Version: v2.16.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden/releases/tag/v2.16.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/linkwarden/releases/v2.16.1

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- **changed** — Announcement dismissals are now saved to your account and persist across devices
- **changed** — Updated Japanese translations
- **added** — Added support for running the Docker container as a non-root user
- **fixed** — Fixed manual installation on Windows
- **fixed** — Fixed sign-in issues with Azure AD B2C and improved OIDC account handling
- **changed** — Improved Docker build performance
- **changed** — Rebuilt offline support on SQLite for faster and more reliable syncing
- **changed** — The mobile app now sends device name when signing in to make sessions easier to identify on the web

##### What's Changed

###### Web
- Announcement dismissals are now saved to your account, so they stay dismissed across devices.
- Updated Japanese translations.
- Added support for running the Docker container as a non-root user, read the guide: https://docs.linkwarden.app/self-hosting/non-root
- Fixed manual installation on Windows.
- Fixed sign-in issues with Azure AD B2C and improved OIDC account handling.
- Faster Docker builds.
- Bug fixes.

###### Mobile
- Offline support was rebuilt on SQLite for faster and more reliable syncing.
- The app now sends your device name when signing in, so sessions are easier to identify on the web.
- Bug fixes.

P.S. Discord and Reddit are where most issues get resolved, and where we hang out every day. Come join us:
💬 [discord.linkwarden.app](https://discord.linkwarden.app)
🤖 [reddit.com/r/Linkwarden](https://www.reddit.com/r/Linkwarden)

##### New Contributors
* @woernsn made their first contribution in https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden/pull/1770
* @Chronophylos made their first contribution in https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden/pull/1771

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden/compare/v2.16.0...v2.16.1