The October 2026 update brings dark mode to the Components SDK and message translation to the JavaScript Data API. The Components SDK also gets two callback props that let you adjust messages and mention suggestions before they're sent, and if you use webhooks, you'll now get an email when deliveries to your endpoint keep failing. There's also a new case study on how ToursByLocals moved 17 years of in-house messaging to TalkJS.

Highlights

Dark mode for the Components SDK

The chatbox, inbox and conversation list now have a dark color scheme. Turn it on by passing colorScheme="dark". The emoji and reaction pickers follow the same setting. To change how light and dark mode look, edit variables.css in your theme. Dark mode isn't supported by the classic theme yet.

Control messages and mentions before they're sent

Two new callback props on the chatbox and inbox give you more control over what users send. beforeSendMessage runs right before a message is sent, so you can change its content or cancel it. transformMentions lets you change the list of users shown in the mention suggestion popup, for example to let users mention people who aren't in the conversation yet.

Read the guide for React or Web Components →

Translate messages with the JavaScript Data API

MessageRef.translate(language) translates a message into the language you choose. It returns the translated content blocks and plain text. Real-time translation is available on the Growth plan and up.

Read the docs →

All changes

Components SDK (0.3.8–0.3.9)

• Added dark mode, turned on with colorScheme="dark". Not supported by the classic theme yet.
• Added a beforeSendMessage callback prop on the chatbox and inbox that lets you change or cancel a message right before it's sent. React docs · Web Components docs
• Added a transformMentions callback prop that lets you change the list of users shown in the mention suggestion popup. React docs · Web Components docs
• Changed the default theme's 'stop recording' button in the voice recorder to make it clearer.
• Changed the message menu to hide the reply option when the message field is hidden.
• Changed the Message, MessageActionMenu, MessageField, variables.css and VoiceRecorder files in the default theme, and MessageField in the classic theme: compare 0.3.6 and 0.3.9. If you've customized any of them except VoiceRecorder, copy the changes over to make dark mode and beforeSendMessage work in your theme.
• Fixed a bug in @talkjs/react-components that could cause a crash when deleting old messages in React 18.

JavaScript Data API (1.12.0)

• Added MessageRef.translate, which translates a message into a chosen language. Available on the Growth plan and up.
• Fixed a bug where changing a user's role didn't update their UserRef.subscribe subscribers. This also applies to the Kotlin Data API. No update needed.

Platform, REST API & webhooks

• Added email alerts for failed webhook deliveries. Project members with the Owner, Admin or Developer role get at most one email per endpoint every 24 hours until the problem is resolved.
• Fixed a bug where files with accented characters in their names wouldn't open from an iOS WebView. Accent marks are now removed from the file's URL, so ä becomes a.
• Security Hardened tenant isolation and permission checks in API authentication.

New guides and resources

• Customizing mentions for React and Web Components: let users mention people outside a conversation, and notify them when they're mentioned.
• How ToursByLocals boosted travel bookings by 15%: how a tour marketplace replaced 17 years of in-house messaging with TalkJS, migrating with zero downtime.

SEPTEMBER 2026

This month's update brings Enterprise Single Sign-On support via OpenID Connect, a completely redesigned playground demo, and several bug fixes across the Components SDK and Flutter SDK.

Highlight

Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) with OpenID Connect

TalkJS now supports Single Sign-On (SSO). With SSO, you can delegate authentication to your existing identity provider, instead of requiring a separate TalkJS-managed password. TalkJS SSO works via OpenID Connect (OIDC), so it's compatible with most major identity providers, including Okta, Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), Auth0, and Keycloak. SSO is available on Enterprise plans. Learn more about setting up Enterprise SSO.

Overview

Fixed

Components SDK

Version 0.3.6

• Fixed a bug on iOS where file upload would not always work.

Version 0.3.5

• Fixed an issue where wide messages could appear horizontally misaligned.
• Fixed a bug that caused some old apps to get stuck on an infinite loading spinner.
• Fixed a bug that caused location upload attempts to fail and do nothing.

Flutter SDK

Version 0.18.1

• Fixed a code regression when triggering onSelectConversation.

Resources

New playground demo

Try out TalkJS without writing any code. The redesigned playground demo lets you explore real chat features, such as message reactions, voice notes, and attachments. You can toggle between different layouts, color schemes and UI configurations to see what fits your use case. It's a great way to get a feel for what's possible before diving into the docs. Try the playground →

AUGUST 2026

This month's update adds multi-file uploads and keyboard navigation to the Components SDK, tightens up search so it respects your conversation filters, and brings Thai language support to the chat UI. We've also improved webhook data for mentions, and fixed various bugs.

Added

• Added support for chat UI localization into the Thai language (th-TH).

Components SDK

Version 0.3.2

• Added the ability to upload multiple files at once.

Flutter SDK

Version 0.18.0

• Added customEmojis, onMarkConversationAsUnread and onLeaveConversation to Chatbox.
• Added a participants property to the ConversationData type.

Webhooks

• Added mentionedUserIds to the message.sent webhook payload, letting you build mention-triggered automations (such as bots, notifications, or integrations) without subscribing to high-volume message streams.

Changed

Components SDKs 

Version 0.3.4

• The conversation list is now keyboard accessible. You can use arrow keys to navigate between items when a conversation list item has focus. This change includes a new keyboardNavigationListItem system component, used in the conversation list item theme component to mark it as an item within the keyboard navigation list.
• Changed that when a conversation is selected in the Inbox, focus now moves to the message field.
• Ensured that all buttons have proper focus styles.
• Made changes to the ChatHeader, ConversationListItem, Message, ReplyBar, and VoiceRecorder theme files. Compare theme versions 0.3.3 and 0.3.4. If you've customized the ConversationListItem component, make sure to update it to use KeyboardNavigationListItem.

Version 0.3.3

• Made changes to the Avatar theme files. Compare theme versions 0.3.2 and 0.3.3.

Version 0.3.1

• Made changes to the MessageField and NoConversationSelected theme files. Compare theme versions 0.3.0 and 0.3.1.

JavaScript Data API (@talkjs/core)

Version 1.11.2

• Improved performance for repeated calls to UserRef.get or ParticipantRef.get for the same user or participant.

Version 1.11.0

• Exposed the appId property of TalkSession.

Flutter SDK

0.18.0 (Breaking changes)

• Updated dependencies. The minimum Dart SDK requirement is now 3.10.0 and the minimum Flutter SDK is 3.38.0, raising the minimum Android SDK supported to API Level 24 (Android 7.0).
• Refactored MessageType, ParticipantAccess, ParticipantNotification and ConversationAccessLevel enums.
• Refactored ConversationActionEvent, renaming the conversationData property to conversation.
• Renamed BaseMessagePredicate to MessagePredicate and BaseConversationPredicate to ConversationPredicate; the previous MessagePredicate and ConversationPredicate are now SimpleMessagePredicate and SimpleConversationPredicate respectively.

Fixed

• Fixed a bug where formatting and mentions weren't properly stored for imported messages.
• Fixed a bug where block list word suppression could still apply to a role even when suppression was turned off for that role.
• Fixed a bug where empty conversations were excluded from conversation search results even when matching search criteria.

Components SDKs 

Version 0.3.3

• Fixed a bug where a photoUrl containing parentheses would not render correctly in the chat.

Version 0.3.1

• Fixed a bug where search with a conversationFilter specified could still return results outside of that filter's scope.

JavaScript Data API (@talkjs/core)

Version 1.11.1

• Fixed a bug where search with a conversationFilter specified could still return results outside of that filter's scope.

JULY 2026

This month's update ships a redesigned default theme with multi-format theme files, brings the Data API to Flutter, and adds locale-aware app custom fields for multilingual email notifications, in addition to smaller updated and fixes.

Added

Flutter Data API

Version 0.1.0

• Added a Data API for Flutter. The TalkJS Core package (talkjs_core_flutter) lets you connect to your TalkJS chat as a user and read, subscribe to, and update your chat data. Android support is available today, iOS coming soon. See the announcement.

Components SDKs and Classic SDKs

• Added the option to define locale variants for any custom field in your app metadata, directly from your TalkJS dashboard. With localized custom fields, you can automatically set the correct language version of a custom field based on the user's locale. Localized custom fields are especially useful for localizing email themes, including subject line and body text. Learn more.

Components SDKs

Version 0.3.0

• Added a baseTheme prop to the Chatbox, Conversation list and Inbox components.
• Added Typescript, JSX and TSX versions of the themes, alongside the JS version that was already available. This gives you more flexibility to choose the format that best matches your setup.

Version 0.2.3

• Made various changes to the API related to search functionality: 

  • Added a searchQuery: string prop to ChatHeaderProps and ChatSearchBoxProps.
  • Added a new ChatboxController.setSearchQuery(query: string) method.

Changed

Components SDKs

Version 0.3.0

• Breaking change: Redesigned the default theme for a fresh, more modern look. The previous version of the default theme is now available separately as the classic theme. To upgrade while keeping your current look and feel, follow the upgrade guide. See the full announcement.

Version 0.2.4

• Changed the way we build theme files. If you have copied one or more components from our default theme, follow these instructions to apply the differences between 0.2.3 and 0.2.4.

Version 0.2.3

• Made the logic for the onChange event of SearchInput in ChatSearchBox internal.
• Made changes to the ChatHeader, ChatSearchBox and GlobalSearchBox theme files. Compare theme versions 0.2.2 and 0.2.3.

Version 0.2.2

• Improved how icons are included, for a much smaller bundle size.

Kotlin Data API (@core)

Version 0.2.0

• Lowered the minimum supported Android SDK to 21, extending compatibility to older Android devices.
• Breaking change: Refactored the API to remove several params classes (CreateUserParams, CreateConversationParams, CreateParticipantParams, TalkSessionOptions, SendTextMessageParams, SendMessageParams, EditTextMessageParams, EditMessageParams, SetUserParams, SetConversationParams, and SetParticipantParams) in favor of named parameters.

Fixed

React Native SDK

• Fixed an issue where, under certain conditions, voice messages would end up being 0 bytes.

Security

• Fixed a security vulnerability which, under certain conditions, would let a user mark another user’s conversation as read or unread.

News

TalkJS is ISO 27001 certified

TalkJS has achieved ISO 27001:2022 certification, the internationally leading standard for information security management. This certification independently validates our continued commitment to delivering you great chat infrastructure with the highest level of data security.

JUNE 2026

This month's update brings real-time conversation filtering to the Data API, Components SDK, and Classic SDK, and refreshes the Components SDK's default icon set. We've also deprecated an unsupported field and fixed a few bugs.

Added

Components SDKs

Version 0.2.0

• Added a new Icon system component for rendering icons.

Version 0.1.11

• Added a new conversationFilter?: ConversationFilter prop to the ConversationList and Inbox components, which lets you display only the conversations matching the given filter. More on real-time conversation filtering.

JavaScript Data API (@talkjs/core)

Version 1.10.0

• Added support for filtering the list of conversations in TalkSession.subscribeConversations. Added filter types, ConversationFilter, SimpleConversationFilter, CompoundFilter, StringFilter, NumberFilter, and CustomFilter. More on real-time conversation filtering.

Classic SDKs

Version 0.46.0

• Added support for filtering the conversation list subscription in Session.subscribeConversations. Added filter types, ConversationFilter, SimpleConversationFilter, CompoundFilter, StringFilter, NumberFilter, and CustomFilter. More on real-time conversation filtering.

Changed

Components SDKs

Version 0.2.0

• Made several improvements to the default theme, including switching to using icons from the Carbon design system by default. Read more on the new default icon set. If you've cloned (part of) the default theme check out all default theme changes from 0.1.11 to 0.2.0, along with instructions to apply the same changes to your files. 
• Breaking change: Removed the Icon component from the default theme. If you're using theme.Icon in your own custom components, you'll need to switch to using the new system component. Check out the upgrade guide for instructions.

Version 0.1.11

• A @talkjs/core peer dependency version 1.10.0 or higher is required.
• Made changes to the MessageField theme component. Compare theme versions 0.1.10 and 0.1.11.

REST API

• Made a significant performance improvement to participant updates, reducing processing time to a few milliseconds.

Deprecated

JavaScript Data API (@talkjs/core)

• Deprecated User.welcomeMessage. User welcome messages are now only supported by the Classic SDKs. To show welcome messages using the Components SDKs, see: Welcome messages. 

Fixed

Components SDKs

Version 0.2.1

• Fixed an issue where the message field border radius increased as the message got taller.

Version 0.1.11

• Fixed an issue where the voice recording functionality wouldn't work correctly on old versions of Safari.

MAY 2026

This month's update brings message and conversation search to the Components SDK, lets you subscribe to live emoji reactions and see who reacted to a message, and adds a couple of requested improvements to React Native. We've also renamed a few APIs for clarity and fixed a handful of bugs.

Added

Components SDKs

Version 0.1.9

• Added a new useReactions() hook which lets you lazy-load up to 10 users that first sent a specified emoji reaction on a given message. More on real-time message reactions.
• Added a special t-tooltip-text attribute which lets you display a tooltip on an element when hovered. Currently used for displaying who left a given emoji reaction.

Version 0.1.8

• Added support for message search and conversation search, which is available on the Growth plan and higher. This includes adding new GlobalSearchBox, GlobalSearchResultHeader, and GlobalSearchResultItem theme components.
• Added support for in-conversation message search, which is available on Growth plan and higher.
• Added the Highlightable system component to mark text which can be highlighted. These highlights can appear from other chat features such as in-conversation search.
• Added the SearchInput system component which is used to initiate a search.

JavaScript Data API (@talkjs/core)

Version 1.9.0

• Added ReactionsRef.subscribe, which subscribes to the list of users who added a specific reaction onto a message. Also added SingleReactionSnapshot, ReactionsSubscription, and ReactionsActiveState. More on real-time message reactions.
• Added ReactionRef.getFirstReactions, which is a simpler way to just fetch the first page of users who reacted with an emoji.

React Native

Version 0.17.0

• Added support for SendMessageEvent.override. This function allows you to modify the contents of the message or its metadata before the message is sent.
• Added smallIcon as a property to AndroidSettings. This allows you to change the small icon on Android notifications.

Changed

Components SDKs

Version 0.1.10

• Made changes to the CompactMessageContent, ConversationListItem, Message, and MessageField theme files. Compare theme versions 0.1.9 and 0.1.10.

Version 0.1.9

• Requires a @talkjs/core peer dependency version 1.9.0 or higher.
• Adjusted the reaction count to use tabular digits, meaning each digit takes up the same amount of space.
• Made changes to the Message and NoConversationSelected theme files. Compare theme versions 0.1.8 and 0.1.9.

Version 0.1.8

• Made the NoConversationsSelected theme component display ‘Select a conversation’ by default instead of displaying nothing.
• Made slight UI adjustments for error states that show up when a conversation can't be found or something else goes wrong.
• Changed various theme files. Compare theme versions 0.1.6 and 0.1.8 (theme versions 0.1.7 and 0.1.8 are identical).

JavaScript Data API (@talkjs/core)

Version 1.9.0

• Renamed multiple classes and methods for clarification. Old names remain available as aliases for backwards compatibility:

  • ReactionRef to ReactionsRef
  • MessageRef.reaction to MessageRef.reactions
  • ReactionSnapshot to ReactionsSummarySnapshot

Classic SDKs

Version 0.45.1

• Renamed hasUnreadMessages to isUnread in conversation predicates, to make it clearer that this includes conversations that are manually marked as unread. hasUnreadMessages will continue to be supported as an alias for back-compatibility.

REST API

• The unreadsOnly query parameter now simply sets isUnread: true in the filter rather than adding to the query, simplifying the query logic.

React Native 

Version 0.17.0

• Updated dependencies.

Fixed

Components SDKs

Version 0.1.10

• Fixed an issue where the send or voice recorder button would be visible despite the user having read-only access to a conversation.
• Fixed an issue where lists in ConversationListItem, ReplyBar and ReferencedMessage components didn't display properly on Safari.

  Version 0.1.9

• Fixed a bug that prevented the emoji picker from being dismissed by tapping outside of it on mobile devices.

  Version 0.1.8

• Fixed an issue where the waveform inside the AudioPlayer would cause a layout shift during the initial load.

JavaScript Data API (@talkjs/core)

Version 1.9.1

• Fixed a bug where it was assumed that all ‘participant edited’ events were about the current user. This meant if you did ConversationRef.subscribe and ConversationRef.subscribeParticipants at the same time, changes to any participant's access or notify triggered the conversation subscription to emit as if your access or notify had changed.

React Native (@talkjs/expo)

Version 0.17.1

• Fixed an issue with dynamically importing @react-native-firebase/messaging when using versions 23.8.0 and above.

Resources

New Expo example project

Get started integrating TalkJS into React Native apps with a new Expo example project.

TalkJS monthly product update

APRIL 2026

This month's update brings you new building blocks for creating rich chat experiences, including an Inbox component and support for voice messages on the Components SDK. We’ve also streamlined message handling on the REST API, fixed some bugs and made performance improvements.

Highlight 

More flexible message filtering and imports in the REST API

The REST API now makes it easier to work with message data at scale. You can filter messages by message and sender attributes when fetching them, enabling more targeted queries or custom views.

We’ve also improved message imports. You can now import messages from non-participants, such as guests or people who’ve been removed from a conversation. In addition, we've simplified read status when importing messages. You no longer need to set readBy on every message; just import all messages, then set each participant's readUntil at the end.

Overview

Added

Components SDK

Version 0.1.6

• Added the Inbox (React) and t-inbox (Web Components) components, which combine a conversation list and chatbox into a single responsive layout.
• Added a VirtualMessage system component, which lets you show virtual (or ‘fake’) messages in the message list.
• Added support for conversation.welcomeMessages in the BeforeMessages theme component using virtual messages, to allow showing welcome messages.
• Added a NoConversationSelected theme component.

Version 0.1.5

• Added support for voice messages. Users can now record, preview, and send audio messages directly in the chat UI, with built-in waveform visualizations.
• Added a VoiceRecorder theme component that’s rendered during active voice recording.
• Added a RecordingPreview theme component that allows a user to preview the audio they’re just recorded.
• Added a Waveform system component that renders an audio waveform visualization.

Changed

Components SDK

Version 0.1.6

• Chatbox now supports the conversationId field to be null. When there’s no conversation selected, the new NoConversationSelected theme component is shown.
• Made various performance improvements, including reducing message re-rendering and ensuring smoother switching between conversations. 

• Made various theme updates (non-breaking changes):

  • ChatHeader can now optionally display a back button for responsive navigation when using an Inbox chat UI.
  • Added a t-status attribute in the Message component to ensure that pending messages keep a stable size during sending.
  • Added conversationId to the Message component’s common theme props, to reduce re-renders.
• Compare theme versions 0.1.5 and 0.1.6.

JavaScript Data API

• Emoji reactions are now ordered by the time they were first added, instead of alphabetically.

REST API 

• App-scoped tokens are now called admin tokens, to clarify that these are sensitive tokens intended for admin use only. You cannot include a 'sub' claim (user id) in the payload of an admin token.

Deprecated

REST API

• readBy is now optional and deprecated. We recommend importing messages without setting readBy, then setting readUntil on each participant at the end.

Fixed

Components SDK

Version 0.1.6

• Fixed an issue where image previews would sometimes blink when sending messages.
• Improved the reliability of the ‘New messages’ marker.

Version 0.1.5:

• Fixed an iOS 18 issue where, under some conditions, playback of voice recordings could break the UI.
• Fixed an issue where the audio player speed popover would be partially hidden.
• Fixed an issue where the message field placeholder text would overlap with sending icons in narrow chatboxes.

Version 0.1.4:

• Fixed an issue where loading older messages could cause the scroll position to jump.

Classic SDKs

• Fixed a bug that would cause inconsistent behavior when loading older conversations after changing feed filters.
• Improved error messaging when a user attempts to join a non-existent conversation as a guest.
• Fixed an issue where notifications weren’t sent for messages sent by guests or participants removed from the conversation.

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This update from TalkJS brings a native Kotlin Data API for Android, improvements to how subscriptions work in the JavaScript Data API, and a range of stability and security fixes across SDKs.

Highlight

Kotlin Data API for Android

You can now use the TalkJS Kotlin Data API: a native, real-time SDK for connecting to TalkJS from Kotlin applications, including Android and other JVM environments. This makes it ideal for teams building fully custom chat UIs in native Android apps without relying on WebViews.

The Data API lets your app connect as a specific user and read, subscribe to, and update chat data directly. It’s designed for modern mobile development and gives you full control over how chat is rendered in your application. 

It’s now officially published to Maven Central as com.talkjs:core.

Learn more.

Overview

Changed

JavaScript Data API

• Version 1.8.1: 

  • Subscriptions now operate independently, so calling loadMore on one subscription now no longer affects other subscriptions.
  • While a loadMore request is in progress, you can now call loadMore again with a higher count to fetch a larger page.

Fixed

JavaScript Data API

• Version 1.8.3: Fixed an issue where year ranges such as 2010-2018 were incorrectly treated as phone numbers when content suppression was enabled.
• Version 1.8.2: Fixed Uncaught (in promise) errors being logged, especially when using React Strict Mode.

Components SDK

• Version 0.1.3: Fixed an issue where emoji and mention suggestions could fail in production builds using Next.js 15 with SWC minification.
• Version 0.1.2: Fixed a bug where the reaction picker would sometimes clip into the edge of the chatbox.

Flutter SDK

• Version 0.17.5: Fixed crashes on iOS 26 when evaluating JavaScript before the WebView is loaded.
• Version 0.17.4: Fixed a crash on iOS 26.
• Version 0.17.3: Fixed a runtime type error when triggering onSelectConversation.
• Version 0.17.2: Fixed an issue where a params property was missing from ConversationActionEvent and MessageActionEvent.

Security

WordPress Plugin

• Version 0.1.16: Patched an XSS vulnerability in the admin settings page (CVE-2026-1055).

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This update brings greater flexibility for customizing your message list, and a range of SDK improvements across web and mobile.

Highlight

Customize your message list layout

Take full control over how your message list is structured. With the Components SDK (v0.1.0), you can now customize the areas above, inside of, and below the message list using newly introduced theme components.

This version adds a MessageListHeader component rendered above the message list container, complementing the existing MessageListFooter below it. Inside the message list container itself, you can now use the BeforeMessages theme component (rendered before the first message) and the AfterMessages component (after the last message). 

Components inside the message list container scroll naturally along with messages, making it easy to add contextual UI elements such as system banners or onboarding hints. Existing functionality, such as typing indicators, now lives in AfterMessages, providing more flexibility for message list customization.

All of these are exposed as theme components, giving you fine-grained control over layout and styling without workarounds.

Overview

Added

Components SDK

• Version 0.1.1:
  • Added a Preact export to @talkjs/web-components, allowing you to make your theme stateful with useEffect, useState, and the like, using Preact.
  • Added a useParticipants(conversationId, limit) hook that components can use to subscribe to a list of participants in a conversation.
• Version 0.1.0: Added localizations for the emoji picker, including emoji data for multiple languages, allowing users to search for emoji using keywords in their native language.

JavaScript Data API

• Version 1.8.0: Added ParticipantRef.subscribe, which lets you subscribe to updates for a specific participant in a conversation. This can be useful, for example, to detect when a message sender has left a conversation.
• Version 1.7.0: Added support for full message and conversation search. Use Session.searchConversations() to search across a user's conversations, and Session.searchMessages() to search through messages across those conversations.

Flutter SDK

• Version 0.17.0: Added an onError property to Session, Chatbox, and ConversationList, allowing you to provide a handler that is called whenever the JavaScript SDK encounters an error.

Changed

Components SDK

• Version 0.1.1: Made changes to the ChatHeader, ConversationListItemProps, GroupChatImage, and Message theme files. Compare theme versions 0.1.0 and 0.1.1.
• Version 0.1.0:Breaking change: Changed how the message list footer is rendered. The MessageListFooter theme component is now rendered below the message list container and no longer scrolls with the message list. Typing indicators have been moved to the new AfterMessages component. If you’ve customized MessageListFooter, see the upgrade guide for required changes.

JavaScript Data API

• Version 1.8.0: Optimized TalkSession.uploadFile() and related upload methods to perform an initial validation (such as for file size and filename checks) before uploading. Previously, files were fully uploaded before an error was returned.
• Version 1.6.3:Ref objects now maintain referential integrity. Calling Session.conversation("123") multiple times returns the same ConversationRef instance, instead of creating new ones.
• Version 1.6.2:
  • Made locale in SetUserParams nullable. Setting locale to null means the user falls back to the default locale configured on the dashboard.
  • Improved performance when repeatedly calling ConversationRef.get().

Flutter SDK

• Version 0.17.0: Breaking change: Updated the minimum supported SDK versions: minimum Flutter SDK version is now 3.32.0, and minimum Dart SDK version is now 3.8.0.

Deprecated

Components SDK

• Version 0.1.1: Deprecated the common.participants theme prop. Added the new useParticipants() hook to use instead.

Fixed

Components SDK

• Version 0.1.1: Fixed a bug in @talkjs/web-components that prevented explicitly passing null to nullable props such as selectedConversationId.
• Version 0.1.0: Fixed an issue where the waveform of audio files sometimes wouldn’t appear in Safari 26.
• Version 0.0.36: Fixed an issue where the list of participants shown in the mentions dropdown could be incomplete.
• Version 0.0.35: Fixed a bug where drag-and-drop file sharing didn't respect the file sharing setting configured on the dashboard.
• Version 0.0.34: 
  • Fixed an issue where enabling React Strict Mode could cause the UI to load indefinitely.
  • Fixed an issue where upload previews for very tall images or videos could push the send button off-screen.

Flutter SDK

• Version 0.16.2:
  • Fixed a crash when building with Xcode 26.2 and deploying to iOS 26.2.
  • Fixed an issue where audio waveforms weren't generated until the user interacted with the audio on iOS 26.

JavaScript Classic SDK

• Fixed an issue where upload previews for very tall images or videos could push the send button off-screen.
• Fixed an issue where audio waveforms weren’t always rendered on Safari (both iOS and macOS).
• Fixed an issue where setHighlightedWords didn’t accept empty arrays. You can now pass an empty array to reset highlighted words without reloading the UI.
• Fixed an issue on mobile where the system media control panel didn’t correctly display the app’s name when playing audio or video.

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New from TalkJS this month: powerful admin tools for managing conversations and moderating content, alongside accessibility improvements and other SDK updates.

Highlights

Admin conversation search on the TalkJS dashboard

Search through all conversations within your site or app, directly from your TalkJS dashboard. 

• Available on all plans: Filter conversations by their conversation ID.
• Growth plan: Filter conversations by conversation ID, subject, and custom search values.

Admin conversation search allows you to quickly find and audit conversations without having to export data or build custom tools.

Easier content suppression

Chat content moderation just got easier. You can now suppress unwanted content directly from your TalkJS dashboard by adding a list with forbidden words or phrases.

With a forbidden word list, there’s no need to create complex regexes to filter out unwanted content. Advanced users can still use custom suppression patterns if needed.

Overview

Added

• Components SDK (0.0.32): Added localization for error messages during file upload when the file is too big or has an unsupported extension.
• React Native SDK (0.16.0): Added onError prop to the Session component.
• REST API: Added a REST API endpoint to permanently delete a file attachment.

Changed

JavaScript Data API

Version 1.6.1

• Prevented switching to JWT authentication once connected to TalkJS servers. Your initial setToken or onNeedToken configuration must happen before the first requests, or before mounting any UI components.
• Optimized initial WebSocket connection to happen in parallel with fetching a token, to improve startup speed.

Version 1.6.2

• Made locale in SetUserParams nullable. Setting locale to null means the user falls back to the default locale set on the dashboard.
• Improved performance when repeatedly calling ConversationRef.get().

Components SDK

Version 0.0.31

This release includes breaking changes.

• Breaking change: Removed the @talkjs/react-components/theming and @talkjs/web-components/theming package entrypoints. All of their exports are now available from @talkjs/react-components and @talkjs/web-components directly. Follow the upgrade guide. 
• Breaking change: Made @talkjs/core a peer dependency of @talkjs/react-components and @talkjs/web-components. Follow the upgrade guide.
• Improved keyboard accessibility for the message actions menu and the emoji reactions button.

Version 0.0.32

• Added localized ARIA labels to tell assistive tools how to describe elements of the UI, localized to the current user's locale.
• Made various changes to the Message and MessageField theme files. Compare themes versions 0.0.31 and 0.0.32.

Classic JavaScript SDK

• Version 0.42.2: Made locale in SetUserParams nullable. Setting locale to null means the user will fall-back to the default locale set on the dashboard.
• Added localized ARIA labels to tell assistive tools how to describe elements of the UI, localized to the current user's locale.

Fixed

• JavaScript Data API (1.6.1): Fixed a bug where two authentication methods could be active at the same time, causing race conditions.
• Components SDK (0.0.32): Fixed a bug causing crashes when a user with a non-existent role mounts the UI.
• Components SDK (0.0.33): Fixed incompatibility with some build tools that caused the emoji picker to load forever.

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