Every release, from the first voice room in a browser to the desktop and Android apps. Here is what arrived, what got fixed and when.
releases
38
months of development
5
current version
1.11.0
1.11.0
Regular release
Music player in tabsA lighter theme
Music player in tabs
Queue, Radio and My music each have a tab, and volume sits behind the sound button.
Improvement
Radio without searching
The Radio tab opens on the most popular stations — one tap and the room is listening.
New
Chat over the room
The chat slides over a dimmed room again instead of squeezing it.
Improvement
A lighter theme
The dark theme is a touch lighter, and the lines between panels are easier to see.
Improvement
Sharing keeps you here
Picking a tab or window to share no longer throws you over to it.
Improvement
No screen inside the screen
Your own screen share shows a notice instead of repeating itself endlessly; everyone else still sees your screen.
Fix
A smarter chat filter
Swearing is caught in more word forms and in all nine languages, and ordinary words are no longer hidden.
Fix
1.10.1
Regular release
Chat beside the roomA cleaner phone menu
Chat beside the room
On a wide screen the room makes way for the chat, so everyone and every button stay in view.
Improvement
A cleaner phone menu
The menu holds navigation and your profile, and rooms live on the lobby’s Rooms tab.
Improvement
An invite card when you’re alone
A card next to yours copies the room link in one tap.
Improvement
A compact language picker
The language is a dropdown in Settings → General.
Improvement
Settings fit the phone
On a phone settings open full screen, and long tab rows show that they scroll.
Fix
1.10.0
Major release
Nine languagesRoom moderation
Nine languages
Chatovo now speaks English, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Turkish and Polish. It follows the system language and can be changed in Settings.
New
Room moderation
A room owner can mute someone for everyone, remove them or ban them, and lift the ban later.
New
Blocking
A blocked person can’t message you, call you or add you, and their messages in rooms are collapsed.
New
A chat filter
Swear words in the chat are masked with asterisks. The filter can be turned off in Settings.
New
Calls in the background on Android
With the screen off or another app open, the call keeps your microphone and shows a notification.
New
A calmer icon
The icon moved to a soft violet that stands out on a dark screen.
Improvement
A tidier phone layout
Rooms and friends get their own tabs in the lobby, and the call grid fits any screen.
Improvement
Stop the music
One button ends the music in a room, and the music window scrolls on a phone.
Improvement
Mute means mute
A muted microphone no longer lets sound through or lights up the speaking ring.
Fix
Voice settings mid-call
Noise and echo suppression switch on the spot, and push-to-talk stays closed after changing the microphone.
Fix
1.9.0
Major release
New websiteFaster app
A new website
chatovo.ru shows the product itself: real screenshots of a room, music and chat, and it loads faster.
New
A faster app
The app moved to a lighter engine: it opens quicker and updates arrive sooner.
Improvement
A new icon
A warm coral icon with Chato, in line with the new look.
Improvement
The room chat opens full height
The chat covers the whole room again, with the music player tucked away.
Improvement
Room names in any language
Rooms can be named in Russian and any other script.
Fix
A neat speaking ring
The highlight around a speaker's card no longer breaks at the corners.
Fix
1.8.0
Major release
Music in roomsNew look
Music in rooms
Paste a YouTube, SoundCloud or Vimeo link, a direct link to an audio file, or turn on internet radio — everyone in the room listens in sync.
New
Share your own music
Play VK Music, Yandex Music or anything else in a browser tab and share its sound, or play files from your device.
New
A mini player with an expanded view
Pause, previous and next right under the room header or in the corner while you browse; the full player opens like a dialog.
New
Music steps aside for voices
The music quietens while someone talks and comes back after.
Improvement
A warmer new look
A calm evening palette, readable contrast, crisper shapes and Chato the cat on the site.
Improvement
No echo when sharing a screen with sound
Viewers no longer hear the room's own voices back through the stream.
Fix
A clean speaking highlight
The ring around a speaker's avatar is no longer clipped and doesn't cover the name.
Fix
Ready for newer Android phones
The Android app now supports devices with 16 KB memory pages, as Google Play requires.
Fix
1.7.0
Major release
Reliable notificationsSmooth menu
Phone notifications arrive reliably
A push now arrives when the app is in the background or open on another device, not only when it is closed.
New
A notification opens the right chat
Tapping a message opens the conversation with that friend; tapping a call opens the lobby with the incoming call.
New
The phone menu opens smoothly
The side menu no longer stutters the first time it opens.
Improvement
Android on the download page
Google Play now sits next to Windows, macOS and Linux.
Improvement
A tidier icon
The phone icon and the in-app logo no longer touch the edges.
Improvement
Room names are no longer clipped
Letters with descenders in room names show in full.
Fix
Room chat no longer see-through on phones
The room header no longer shows through the chat panel.
Fix
1.6.1
Regular release
No more sign-outsOlder images optimised
A private room no longer signs you out
Opening a password room you have no access to yet now just shows the password form.
Fix
Older images are optimised too
Photos sent to chat before 1.6.0 now load at the size you need, just like new ones.
Fix
Renaming keeps the password pass
After a room is renamed, people who already entered the password are not asked again.
Fix
The Download button downloads
In the image viewer, Download saves the file under its original name instead of leaving the page.
Fix
Faster link previews
Links that were opened before unfurl instantly, without fetching the page again.
Improvement
1.6.0
Major release
Link previewsFaster images
Link previews in chat
A message with a link now shows a card with the page title, description and image.
New
Faster images
Avatars and chat photos arrive at the size you need, as WebP, without the layout jumping while they load.
Improvement
Room list updates live
Rooms that are created, changed or deleted appear and disappear for everyone without a reload.
Fix
Straight into a room you just created
Right after creating a private room you join it without typing the password; after that it takes the password, as for everyone.
Fix
“Playing” status for games only
Only a running game from Steam, Epic, GOG or the Windows games list shows under your name, not every open program.
Improvement
No browser menu in the app
The Windows app no longer shows the browser menu and shortcuts: reload, print and developer tools.
Fix
1.5.0
Major release
Moved to Google PlayAccount deletion
App on Google Play
The Android version of Chatovo moved to Google Play and updates straight from there.
New
Delete your account from the app
Delete the account in Settings → Account, confirmed by email. A public page with the steps lives at chatovo.ru/account/delete.
New
1.4.2
Regular release
Volume is rememberedClear session messagesSteadier admin panel
Separate screen-share volume
Shared screen audio is adjusted independently from the same participant microphone.
New
Per-participant volume is remembered
The level you set and "Mute for me" survive rejoining a room.
Fix
The ping no longer disappears
The latency reading stays visible while the network renegotiates.
Fix
Leaving a room works the first time
The leave button no longer drops you back into the same room, collapsed.
Fix
Clear sign-out messages
An expired session or a blocked account now explains itself instead of leaving a dead page.
Fix
Steadier admin panel
Editing a user no longer signs them out or triggers an endless reload loop.
Fix
Long messages read better
Chat paragraphs, headings and lists got real spacing, and the bubble caps at a comfortable line length.
Improvement
1.4.1
Regular release
A dedicated app domainNew password screen
The app has its own domain
The app moved to app.chatovo.ru while chatovo.ru stays the public site, so the lobby is now the app’s front page.
New
A lobby button in the sidebar
Return to the lobby from any screen without leaving the call.
New
A new room password screen
The password prompt got a proper design and a way back to the lobby.
Improvement
Loading indicators work again
Spinners and overlay transitions never animated because their style names did not match.
Fix
Crisp icons
Icon strokes no longer blur at small sizes.
Fix
Update checks from the tray
Starting a check from the system menu now shows the spinner, just like the in-app button.
Fix
1.4.0
Major release
Room stays connectedPrivate roomsNew site pages
The room survives navigation
You can now open the lobby, settings or the admin panel without dropping the call — only Leave or a page reload disconnects you.
New
A "playing X" status
The desktop app can show people in the room the name of the game or app you have running. One switch in settings turns it off.
New
Soundboard
Admins can trigger shared sound effects, from a siren to an airhorn, that everyone in the room hears.
New
Site pages
The public site gained dedicated Features, Download, About, Support and Changelog pages.
New
Joining a private room
Private rooms ask for the password again instead of claiming the room was not found.
Fix
Room badges in the admin panel
Icons inside room badges no longer stretch across the whole card.
Fix
Search and structured data
The sitemap, robots and structured data were rebuilt, plus an llms.txt for AI crawlers.
Improvement
1.3.9
Regular release
Invisible mode hardened
Admin menu
Invisible mode moved into a dedicated admin menu in the sidebar.
New
Admins see each other
Admins in invisible mode can now see other admins in the room.
New
Hashed room passwords
Room passwords are stored as hashes and no longer leak into notifications.
Security
Instant rights revocation
Revoking admin rights takes effect immediately, with no need to rejoin.
Security
Automatic microphone sensitivity
Auto sensitivity no longer mutes the people you are listening to.
Fix
Admin panel errors and tabs
The admin panel shows translated validation errors and every tab opens again.
Fix
Room accessibility
Connection state is announced to screen readers and the room heading now has a name.
Fix
1.3.7
Major release
RuStore releaseAdmin panel
App on RuStore
The Android version of Chatovo is published on RuStore and updates straight from there.
New
Admin panel
An admin panel arrived with an overview, a user list and a room list.
New
Moderation
Abuse reports and the moderation tooling to review them are now available.
New
1.3.6
Regular release
Invisible mode
Invisible mode
Admins can join a room hidden, staying out of the participant list.
New
1.3.4
Regular release
TestsAutomatic migrations
Automatic migrations
Database migrations are applied automatically on every deploy.
New
Contributors in the lobby
The lobby shows the people who contribute to the project on GitHub.
New
Tests
The project is covered by Vitest unit tests and Playwright scenarios.
Improvement
Native tray
The desktop tray menu was rewritten in native Rust.
Improvement
Meaningful errors
The real reason for a failure is shown instead of a generic message.
Fix
1.3.3
Regular release
Easter eggs
Easter eggs
Hidden achievements, a snake game and quiet ambience when you are alone in a room.
New
The ui-kit layer
The design system moved into its own ui-kit layer, making the interface more consistent.
Improvement
1.3.1
Regular release
Developer badge
Developer badge
Developers got a badge, and the project got a team tab.
New
Update banner on mobile
A banner appears on the phone whenever a new version of the app is available.
New
Accessibility pass
The interface went through an accessibility review of focus, contrast and screen reader labels.
Improvement
1.3.0
Regular release
Friend activity
Friend activity
The lobby gained a sidebar showing what your friends are up to right now.
New
1.2.4
Regular release
Localized errors
Localized errors
API errors carry typed codes and are translated into your interface language.
New
Push delivery
Push notifications reach your device again.
Fix
1.2.3
Major release
Public landing pageNestJS server
Public landing page
The site root became a landing page and the app moved to /lobby.
New
NestJS server
The API moved from Hono to NestJS on Bun, making it faster and more predictable under load.
Improvement
SCSS modules and Base UI
The interface migrated to SCSS modules and Base UI primitives.
Improvement
1.2.1
Regular release
Push notifications
Push notifications
Direct messages and incoming calls arrive as push even when the app is closed.
New
1.1.8
Major release
Friends and calls
Friends and calls
Friends, friend requests and direct voice calls are here.
New
Message notifications
You get a notification whenever a new direct message arrives.
New
Realtime over WebSockets
Live updates moved to WebSockets, so changes land instantly.
Improvement
1.1.3
Major release
Android app
Android app
An Android build arrived, with a signed package attached to the release.
New
Branded previews
Shared links get a branded preview image, along with proper favicons and page language.
Improvement
1.0.9
Regular release
Telegram notifications
Telegram notifications
Telegram lets you know when someone joins a voice channel.
New
Push-to-talk on the web
At the time push-to-talk was shown in the browser with a note that it only works on desktop; the section was later hidden on web entirely.
New
Chat stays in sync
Edited and deleted messages update for everyone right away.
Fix
1.0.8
Regular release
Message editing
Edit and delete messages
Chat messages can be edited or deleted after sending.
New
1.0.6
Regular release
Fox mascot
Fox mascot
Chatovo got its fox mascot, on the web and in the desktop app.
New
1.0.5
Regular release
Video quality settings
Video quality
Quality settings arrived for both the camera and screen sharing.
New
1.0.4
Regular release
Noise gate
Microphone sensitivity gate
The microphone opens only for your voice and cuts background noise.
New
Report a problem
You can send a bug report from inside the app and it lands in our inbox.
New
1.0.3
Regular release
Password recovery
Password recovery
A forgotten password can be reset and access restored by email.
New
Security tab
Settings gained a security section with password changes and active sessions.
New
Email over SMTP
Transactional email is sent over our own SMTP, making delivery more reliable.
Improvement
1.0.0
Major release
Self-hosted stack
New authentication
Sign-in and sign-up moved to better-auth, making sessions more stable.
New
Self-hosted database
The database moved to a self-hosted Postgres instance.
Improvement
0.3.1
Regular release
Chat history
Chat history
Messages are stored and loaded back when you return to a room.
New
File attachments
Files can be attached to chat messages.
New
Markdown in messages
Messages render markdown, including lists, links and code blocks.
New
0.2.8
Regular release
Room controls
Room control bar
A control bar arrived with deafen, reactions and device pickers.
New
Profile card
Your profile can be styled with an avatar, a banner color and a short bio.
New
Reactions
Floating emoji reactions can be sent in a room for everyone to see.
New
0.2.6
Regular release
Glass redesign
Refreshed lobby
The lobby gained a hero block with live stats and your recent rooms.
New
Glass redesign
The interface picked up glass surfaces and neon accents.
Improvement
0.2.2
Regular release
Global shortcuts
Global shortcuts
Mic and sound can be controlled from any app, with key conflicts flagged as you record them.
New
Push-to-talk
The microphone opens only while you hold the key you chose.
New
System tray
The desktop app minimizes to the tray and is controlled from a native menu.
New
0.2.0
Regular release
Automatic updates
Automatic updates
The desktop app updates itself and shows the download progress.
New
Russian and English
The interface is available in Russian and English.
New
0.1.4
Regular release
Self-hosted LiveKit
Self-hosted LiveKit
Voice runs through our own LiveKit server, cutting latency and external limits.
New
Connection quality
A connection quality indicator arrived, with the round-trip time to the server.
New
0.1.0
Major release
First release
Voice rooms
The first release: real-time voice rooms right in the browser.