For a more detailed overview of changes present in the 1.5 release see issues tagged [cwtch-beta-1.5](https://git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im/cwtch-ui/issues?q=&type=all&sort=&state=closed&labels=157&milestone=0&assignee=0) in our
issue tracker.
A special thanks to the amazing volunteer translators and testers who made this release possible.
* **New Features:**
- New Storage System
- On first load of any profile, the Cwtch splash screen will show with a progress spinner while the old profile is imported to the new system. This is a one time process, and may take a minute
- Will enable a lot of improvments and new features going forward, and should be both more scalable and faster
- Auto Download Files and Image Preview Experiment
- New experiment is the start of allowing some files form some users to be configured to be autodownloaded
- New image previews in message pane for image files when enabled
- Many new themes! Ghost, Mermaid, Mignight, Neon 1 & 2, Pumpkin, Vampire, and Witch all with Dark and Light modes
- Profile level server management
- See what servers your profile is connecting to, label them, and see what groups are hosted on them
- Import hosted servers easily from the UI now
- When creating groups, see the target server's description in the dropdown
- Clickable Hyperlinks Experiment
* **Bug Fixes / Improvements:**
- Hosted server metrics: We now display "total message count" and "connections" on the server's pane
- Big improvements to message pane rendering speed on Android thanks to message cache partly enabled by new storage system
- Fixed crash on startup if hosting servers that were not marked "autostart"
- Minor improvement to server connection speed on startup
- Windows Uninstaller
* **Accessibility / UX:**
- Splash screen text is now translatable
- Tor info pane displays bootup percent when loading
For a more detailed overview of changes present in the 1.4 release see issues tagged [cwtch-beta-1.4](https://git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im/cwtch-ui/issues?q=&type=all&sort=&state=closed&labels=156&milestone=0&assignee=0) in our
For a more detailed overview of changes present in the 1.3 release see issues tagged [cwtch-beta-1.3](https://git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im/cwtch-ui/issues?q=&type=all&sort=&state=closed&labels=154&milestone=0&assignee=0) in our
issue tracker.
A special thanks to the volunteer translators and testers who made this release possible.
For a more detailed overview of changes present in the 1.2 release see issues tagged [cwtch-beta-1.2](https://git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im/cwtch-ui/issues?q=&type=all&sort=&state=closed&labels=152&milestone=0&assignee=0) in our
- (Group Experiment) Previously, group signatures assumed that `Group ID` was kept secret from the server in order to preserve
metadata privacy. This is no longer assumed 1.2 which now only relies on `Group Key` being kept secret. This change is backwards incompatible and as such 1.1 clients will not be able to verify group messages from newer clients. For more
information please consult the [cwtch secure development handbook](https://docs.openprivacy.ca/cwtch-security-handbook/cwtch-overview.html#multi-party-conversations-groups-and-peer-to-server-communication)
For a more detailed overview of changes present in the 1.1 release see issues tagged [cwtch-beta-1.1](https://git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im/cwtch-ui/issues?q=&type=all&state=closed&labels=151&milestone=0&assignee=0) in our