April 05, 2021
New & Noticeable:
Fixed an issue that made it difficult to answer a call when the Android Talkback feature was turned on.
Verification codes are now available for all Lock Number subscriptions.
Fixed a bug that would show doubles of outgoing messages.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
And of course our usual optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
March 29, 2021
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but stay tuned to this space for upcoming announcements.
New and Not-So-Noticeable:
• Our usual optimizations and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
March 22, 2021
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but stay tuned to this space for upcoming announcements.
New and Not-So-Noticeable:
• Our usual optimizations and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
March 17, 2021
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but stay tuned to this space for upcoming announcements.
New and Not-So-Noticeable:
• Our usual optimizations and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
March 16, 2021
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but stay tuned to this space for upcoming announcements.
New and Not-So-Noticeable:
• Our usual optimizations and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
March 08, 2021
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but stay tuned to this space for upcoming announcements.
New and Not-So-Noticeable:
• Our usual optimizations and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
March 02, 2021
New & Noticeable:
- Squashed a bug where users couldn't see the delete button properly after selecting conversations or messages.
- Fixed the battery drain issue that was affecting a small amount of users.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- And of course our usual optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
February 23, 2021
New & Noticeable:
- Squashed a bug where users couldn't see the delete button properly after selecting conversations or messages.
- Fixed the battery drain issue that was affecting a small amount of users.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- And of course our usual optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
February 18, 2021
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for any future feature announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
February 16, 2021
New & Noticeable:
Flattened a display bug that appeared on some Samsung Galaxy J3s
Demolished a bug that would crash the app when exporting very long conversations.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
February 08, 2021
New & Noticeable:
Flattened a display bug that appeared on some Samsung Galaxy J3s
Demolished a bug that would crash the app when exporting very long conversations.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
February 01, 2021
New & Noticeable:
Flattened a display bug that appeared on some Samsung Galaxy J3s
Demolished a bug that would crash the app when exporting very long conversations.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
January 25, 2021
New & Noticeable:
Flattened a display bug that appeared on some Samsung Galaxy J3s
Demolished a bug that would crash the app when exporting very long conversations.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
January 18, 2021
New & Noticeable:
Flattened a display bug that appeared on some Samsung Galaxy J3s
Demolished a bug that would crash the app when exporting very long conversations.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
January 11, 2021
New & Noticeable:
Flattened a display bug that appeared on some Samsung Galaxy J3s
Demolished a bug that would crash the app when exporting very long conversations.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
January 06, 2021
New & Noticeable:
Flattened a display bug that appeared on some Samsung Galaxy J3s
Demolished a bug that would crash the app when exporting very long conversations.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
December 07, 2020
New & Noticeable:
Flattened a display bug that appeared on some Samsung Galaxy J3s
Demolished a bug that would crash the app when exporting very long conversations.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
December 01, 2020
New & Noticeable:
Wiped out a bug that blocked some users from replying from a notification.
Improved opening speed of the TextNow app.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
More under the hood improvements, code optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
November 23, 2020
New & Noticeable:
Wiped out a bug that blocked some users from replying from a notification.
Improved opening speed of the TextNow app.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
More under the hood improvements, code optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
November 19, 2020
New & Noticeable:
This week the engineering elves were laying down some groundwork for some future changes and features. Keep checking this space for future feature announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Minor bug fixes, lots of under the hood tweaking, plus performance and stability improvements.
November 16, 2020
New & Noticeable:
This week the engineering elves were laying down some groundwork for some future changes and features. Keep checking this space for future feature announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Minor bug fixes, lots of under the hood tweaking, plus performance and stability improvements.
November 09, 2020
New & Noticeable:
This week the engineering elves were laying down some groundwork for some future changes and features. Keep checking this space for future feature announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Minor bug fixes, lots of under the hood tweaking, plus performance and stability improvements.
November 02, 2020
New & Noticeable:
- No new features, as our engineering elves were busy working under the hood this week. We update every week, so keep checking this space for new features and other nifty stuff.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Many bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
October 26, 2020
New & Noticeable:
- Nothing new in this release, but we're constantly updating, so keep checking our weekly releases!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Minor bug crushing, stability, and performance improvements.
October 19, 2020
New & Noticeable:
- Destroyed a bug that was preventing new users from logging in with a Gmail address.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Minor bug crushing and performance improvements.
October 13, 2020
New & Noticeable:
- Nothing new this time but we update weekly, so check back next week for any new goodies.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- The usual minor bug fixes and performance improvements.
September 15, 2020
- When a maps link is opened from a Floating Chat, the conversation will now close so the map can be seen.
- A notification will no longer be shown at the top of the screen when receiving a message in an open conversation.
- Various performance improvements.
August 28, 2019
Fixed a bug that was causing visual issues when we ask users to rate the app.
Fixed a bug for Wireless users who weren’t able to manage their plan from My Account.
Various performance improvements.
August 25, 2019
Fixed a bug that was causing visual issues when we ask users to rate the app.
Fixed a bug for Wireless users who weren’t able to manage their plan from My Account.
Various performance improvements.
August 22, 2019
Fixed a bug that was causing visual issues when we ask users to rate the app.
Fixed a bug for Wireless users who weren’t able to manage their plan from My Account.
Various performance improvements.
August 20, 2019
Fixed a bug that was causing visual issues when we ask users to rate the app.
Fixed a bug for Wireless users who weren’t able to manage their plan from My Account.
Various performance improvements.
August 14, 2019
Fixed a bug that was causing the app to take extra time to start up when already signed in.
Fixed a bug that could cause an error message and a spinner to be shown indefinitely on the Forgot Password screen.
Fixed a bug that could cause the sign in page to be incorrectly taken over by a screen saying you already have an account created by signing in with Facebook.
Various performance improvements.
August 12, 2019
- Fixed an issue where the camera view would be blank on some devices with multiple cameras.
- Fixed a bug that could crash the app when selecting a phone number.
- Various performance improvements.
July 23, 2019
-Fixed a bug where attempting to send a message via the Contacts app would not fill in the contact on the New Message screen.
-Fixed a bug where the "Use My Location" button was not working correctly in the phone number selection process.
-Various performance improvements.
July 03, 2019
- Fix a bug where images sent from Gboard would lose transparency.
- Various performance improvements.
June 25, 2019
- Fixed a bug where the attachment panel and keyboard could be shown at the same time.
- Fixed a bug where a conversation and the contacts suggestion list could be shown on top of each other while entering contacts in a new conversation.
- Converted images to a more efficient format, reducing the app download size.
- Various performance improvements.
June 19, 2019
- Fixed a bug where the attachment panel and keyboard could be shown at the same time.
- Fixed a bug where a conversation and the contacts suggestion list could be shown on top of each other while entering contacts in a new conversation.
- Converted images to a more efficient format, reducing the app download size.
- Various performance improvements.
June 16, 2019
- Fixed a bug where the attachment panel and keyboard could be shown at the same time.
- Fixed a bug where a conversation and the contacts suggestion list could be shown on top of each other while entering contacts in a new conversation.
- Converted images to a more efficient format, reducing the app download size.
- Various performance improvements.
June 12, 2019
- Fixed a bug where the attachment panel and keyboard could be shown at the same time.
- Fixed a bug where a conversation and the contacts suggestion list could be shown on top of each other while entering contacts in a new conversation.
- Converted images to a more efficient format, reducing the app download size.
- Various performance improvements.
June 06, 2019
- Various performance improvements
June 02, 2019
- Fixed an issue where new messages might not appear right away on Samsung devices. If this issue still occurs, set Restrict Background Data in your phone's main settings to Never for the TextNow app.
- Fixed an issue where the text on some buttons was unreadable.
- Fixed an issue where wallpaper images were incorrectly showing through other elements on the screen.
- Various performance improvements.
May 30, 2019
- Various performance improvements
May 22, 2019
- Various performance improvements
May 07, 2019
- Fixed a bug where incoming caller information wasn't visible on notifications while using the 'dark' app theme.
- Fixed a bug that failed to mute the microphone during a conference call for all members on the call.
- Various performance improvements.
May 02, 2019
- Fixed a bug that would blackout the screen when rejecting a call, as if you were on the call with Screen Lock on.
- Fixed a bug where the send button would disappear after adding a GIF to the message.
- Added support for address recognition in messages for devices on Android Pie (9.0) and up.
- Various performance improvements.
April 25, 2019
- Fixed a bug that wouldn't let users click on Allow to make TextNow the default phone app.
- Various performance improvements.
