# SimpleX Chat v7.1.0-beta.2

- Product: SimpleX Chat (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/simplex-chat)
- Vendor: SimpleX Chat Ltd
- Date: 2026-09-02
- Version: v7.1.0-beta.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/releases/tag/v7.1.0-beta.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/simplex-chat/releases/v7.1.0-beta.2
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: Desktop, Mobile

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- **added** — Include link to channel in forwarded messages
- **added** — Support **text** markdown for bold text
- **added** — Support animated GIFs and WebP on desktop
- **changed** — Show user's role when opening channels and groups
- **fixed** — Show when files stop being available
- **fixed** — Fix aspect ratio for rotated videos on desktop

New in v7.1.0-beta.2.

- Include link to channel in forwarded messages.
- Show when files stop being available.
- Support `**text**` markdown for bold text.
- Show user's role when opening channels and groups.

Desktop:
- Support animated GIFs and WebP.
- Fix aspect ration for rotated videos.

[SimpleX domains](https://simplex.domains?utm_source=release) launch on December 12 - one name for your channel and contact address

Invest in SimpleX Chat by September 22 to get your name for 7 years, before the public launch.

Livestream on September 15: https://simplex.chat/livestream

Commits:
- website: crowdfunding page (#7403)
- core: enable rtsopts for cli and braodcast bot (#7405)
- desktop: animate GIFs and animated WebP (#7365)
- core: include channel link and name when forwarding messages (#7409)
- core: fix test for aborting connection switching (pin to previous version) (#7418)
- website: livestream page (#7420)
- website: update livestream page
- ui: show role (if exists) and remove "new" in open channel/group alerts (#7417)
- website: update livestream page (#7422)
- website: fix image
- desktop: fix rotated video squashed on playback and preview rotated twice (#7413)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- Merge branch 'stable'
- ios: export localizations (#7437)
- website: update livestream page (#7439)
- website: fix css (#7442)
-  website: domain launch countdown (#7440)
- core: support **text** as bold markdown (#7444)
- core: send badge ZK-proofs to XFTP servers, add file expiry time (#7430)
- core, ui: make badge expiration non-optional (#7445)
- Merge branch 'stable'
- ui: translations (#7446)
- website: translations (#7447)
- core: 7.1.0.4 (simplexmq 7.1.0.5)
- 7.1-beta.2: android 377, desktop 160, ios 352

**Android APKs**:

SHA2-256(simplex-aarch64.apk)= d1db8ebc9143c6cde894f749a226bb85a1eabe062cd1162e9ba4165697c109d2

SHA2-256(simplex-armv7a.apk)= e30de22f4d3fddfef85ca4fb5c8fc09cbb921ff3efd2e8a2a9575f00b3d0c1e7

**Desktop app**:

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-aarch64)= 6db2c4875c20877aad8ef9b00d26700fbd4436407dd13629a7abed03ec88fac2

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-aarch64.deb)= d5c436f3d2546242c917df563ad57c9a6c5cd730ed570ed82134ca6e4babd4a0

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-aarch64)= 9d90274d0ec2d5420a5fa214b7dba05652bcd96b3b6bf1c33c582e0fb7041231

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-aarch64.deb)= baabdc8dfccb8ba4245880c68fe79f1df445016c6b0c1c415a6d110e429fe0bb

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-x86_64)= 823cf9ba81d220188f7432d629f9a3104aa08be0edb11198de2c24a3b0e3b65d

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-x86_64.deb)= 17349e5e71b71b7e377fb2540b9c0e34376fe3a71c3dc57a9da25b6fc37544e0

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-macos-aarch64)= 16ac9c87f35ea856fb0cc20ddca8ac2cace9ab466768b98f23a679179bf72a56

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-x86_64)= 0645522d01ad658dc9702b691ece7eab19ac00d52643c423f82c7a0929feee82

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-x86_64.deb)= c69a314ebc2e23a10116eb170ab88a61d7635b099cbd72daf942c798cc4eccc2

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-24_04-aarch64.deb)= a1a2b98462604c4999a169966808f34ebe27961066be6a932d808d1775048333

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-22_04-aarch64.deb)= eff74200c789b3949684e3d6fc7e44c43cd3984ed766b1fac8ce20c7300c0edc

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-aarch64.AppImage)= 74d5edab52148edb26e6d87f636ddd4b81793635f5bdb010ffef821f3ff6f8cf

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-windows-x86-64)= 2bf6340060f054badc2d383052ab8626d0f1d928d98565109c12b62884176b9b

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-macos-aarch64.dmg)= 19b64cd0f30dac61761b22133b305e64491f62f0d793942f624cd0f5fa967a2f

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-24_04-x86_64.deb)= d48b2bbec69cc96f13ce1215e76ce8f8333f9567917ee0c8ecad895d17abefcf

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-macos-x86-64)= e1ab1ed518567705e287af1686bfd221764177721c044045b9f27ada0ac41416

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-22_04-x86_64.deb)= 519501dd967e32e97b5168833b0630dfa3f8043be3aff8875ff49fc4097679b2

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-x86_64.AppImage)= 847450378487982ac4e21f47ea4bdbbcbd12

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