# SimpleX Chat v7.0.1

- Product: SimpleX Chat (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/simplex-chat)
- Vendor: SimpleX Chat Ltd
- Date: 2026-08-18
- Version: v7.0.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/releases/tag/v7.0.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/simplex-chat/releases/v7.0.1
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: Desktop, Mobile

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- **added** — Send .webm files as videos on Android and desktop
- **fixed** — Live message is sent to the chat it was typed in
- **fixed** — Draft no longer appears in another chat
- **fixed** — Database passphrase toggle is no longer cut off
- **fixed** — Connect to SimpleX links in markdown

New in v7.0.1.

You can get a stake in SimpleX Chat – we launched [equity crowdfunding on Wefunder](https://wefunder.com/simplex.chat).

Send .webm files as videos (Android and desktop).

Fixed (Android and desktop):
- a live message is sent to the chat it was typed in.
- the draft no longer appears in another chat.
- the save passphrase switch is no longer cut off.
- connect to SimpleX links in markdown.

Commits:
- scripts: match AGP zip alignment in android reproduce build (#7196)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- android, desktop: keep database passphrase toggle inside the section card (#7326)
- android, desktop: fix draft appearing in another chat when switching chats while sending (#7308)
- docs: update readme (#7341)
- website: link to wefunder (#7344)
- support bot: add crowdfunding announcement to welcome message (#7351)
- android, desktop: fix live message sent to the chat opened after switching (#7323)
- ios: update whats new (#7359)
- ui: connect when a SimpleX link is pasted as a markdown hyperlink (#7348)
- android: add google and foss build flavors (#7328)
- ui: send dropped .webm as video only when it has a video track (#7354)
- android, desktop: add CF page (#7373)
- ios: add CF page (#7369)
- ios: fix store
- desktop: fix the layout of the crowdfunding page (#7385)
- ui: store country (#7389)
- ios: 7.0.1 build 349
- 7.0.1: android 372, desktop 157

**Android APKs**:

SHA2-256(simplex-aarch64.apk)= d5b37d2eaf92d560181306973f359518b11048e3f69585d56ab5eed53a97f865

SHA2-256(simplex-armv7a.apk)= 878b8d7571db3caad5a67a1edc9bf92f862374bfa609f0094dced8a99635c5be

**Desktop app**:

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-macos-aarch64)= b2837b8d1e782285bdaefca98b61f03cb0384948ab43275b1bed7b2964593590

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-windows-x86-64)= 72a1a2a95dcbf325b774f0724f13d32a219bebcdba2bb26d2d4ac3653d8b37af

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-aarch64)= 798cbe00b1cafcd65804762800aa8b889db42d7e231cfefd1ceeeb4d1e91f7f4

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-aarch64.deb)= 609ec088988c3cf4b63e1a65e932789bbab829eca124e99d7200cc744c28a746

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-x86_64)= 393279f37a57ff7a63b92cffbd583d1d8abb5ea13e28f8caea74539d7c8db91d

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-x86_64.deb)= 980415a2e86729eefef3949938aad3fefde391183b06fac0ee01b00ea1426650

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-aarch64)= 70a439699053c1d9b7f83fef9dcdd5e391a5b6648a28a797b4e1b730a08b1c1b

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-aarch64.deb)= b701271464cda985ddd33a1e564af10ad1175de1a0b5edd61f344998b97ee665

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-macos-aarch64.dmg)= 8c07247cb88f5faee3e64181810548614e96a85d4e1d5749d24b90c91186cd06

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-windows-x86_64.msi)= bcb227c15189615a3dd67193e1cb5842f4873c24e53d2e33284dbcae48dbb810

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-x86_64)= 85272a558cd69059f0dfa99634b2c5cedb17f374460c9cec44d9777af10050c1

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-x86_64.deb)= 626596300c5e3d31bdec1e0ca2cb692d366ff9b19c767c85fb5ce1f48808ec72

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-22_04-x86_64.deb)= 8235207e22747b7b8752ad3737fa0102107df4be94c4dba9b2cb807e21d05099

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-24_04-aarch64.deb)= 525323e140de5a5fea0dc9f20790e99b0e735acf5eb58439b3df5610878e113a

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-x86_64.AppImage)= ec624b9a7afc477c7a1f845fd9a8b22627349a7e60d37b2bc38d81fc8cf8dc27

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-24_04-x86_64.deb)= 82a47af6d4e52782c4d67643413f3357ab8fbc133792de702af9ec729e6644b7

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-macos-x86-64)= 252c566ac1abad183ce6c8e824cdb8320ee7dd420c9e5f973385d2f20e6d5b56

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-macos-x86_64.dmg)= c439526086b855fc5c86d981350f92461ec51788ecb96fdbbe03fdf601e53816