Added “mark as unread” option
Selectable playback speed for voice messages
Voice messages that have been listened to are now flagged with an ear symbol
Added tabs to contact list to either filter internal contacts or show all
Improved media selection with ability to scroll through and select in large view
Filtering in archive screen
Added Japanese and Chinese (traditional) translations
Design tweaks
Improved compatibility of video transcoding
Better performance of media picker
Various small improvements and bug fixes
Global search: Search for text across all chats
Media drawer: Tap the paperclip icon to browse your media files in a scrollable drawer
Image search (optional): Search your images for common objects, activities, and places (the image recognition is based on a local machine learning model and does not send data to Threema's server or any third party)
Increased maximum group size to 256 members
Sending media files: Send images with individual resolutions without having to change the global settings
Image editor: Automatic recognition of faces to blur or cover with an emoji (works best with high-resolution images)
Video editor: Trim videos before sending
Media gallery: New “Show in chat” feature
Save to gallery: On Android 10 and above, media is now stored in the system’s Pictures, Video, Music, and Documents folders due to new “Scoped Storage” requirements by Google
Quotes: Quote any type of media, including images, videos, and voice messages
Long text messages: To keep the chat interface lean, messages containing a lot of text are truncated and can be expanded on demand
Polls: Re-sort answers using drag and drop when creating a poll
100 new emojis
Bug fixes, optimizations, and design improvements
The most important of the new features are explained in greater detail on the Threema blog.
Media drawer: Tap the paperclip icon to browse your media files in a scrollable drawer
Image search (optional): Search your images for common objects, activities, and places (The image recognition is based on a local machine learning model and does not send data to Threema's server or any third party)
Sending media files: Send images with individual resolutions without having to change the global settings
Video editor: Trim videos before sending
Save to gallery: On Android 10 and above, media is now stored in the system’s Pictures, Video, Music, and Documents folders due to new “Scoped Storage” requirements by Google
Global search: Search for text across all chats
Quotes: Quote any type of media, including images, videos, and voice messages
100 new emojis: Including the long-awaited fondue
Larger groups: Up to 256 members per group chat
Long text messages: To keep the chat interface lean, messages containing a lot of text are truncated and can be expanded on demand
Various other improvements and minor bug fixes
Off-hours policy: Disable notifications outside of working hours (“Settings > Sound & Notifications > Do not disturb”)
Built-in video recorder (selected devices, Android 8+)
Built-in video editor to trim videos (selected devices, Android 8+)
More than 100 new emojis from the Unicode 12 standard
Optional automatic download for videos and files
Extended image editing options
Improved appearance of stickers
Translation updates
Voice-message playback is paused while recording voice messages
Support for Audio Focus in audio player
Threema Web: stability improvements
Miscellaneous bug fixes and other improvements
