Virola Messenger 2.8.1 Build 26052216
May 22, 2026
New Features
- Group room avatars
- Voice messages
- Custom push notifications for Android - you can now configure your own push notification server using Firebase
Extended Permissions Framework
Two new permissions were added that affect all users except server administrators:
- Permission to view the chat room sidebar
- Permission to view online user counters in the chat room list. This permission also applies to other users' statuses in the chat room sidebar
Improvements
- Extended support for video formats on Android
- Fixed file sharing and downloading on iOS
- Room filtering in the file sharing dialog on Android/iOS
- Improved HTML processing in chat messages
- Added the ability to install Virola Client for all users or for the current user only