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Velta 1.4.78 adds reply threads and @mentions

23 October 2026 · 3 min read

Replies collect into threads, @mentions survive renames, the chat list gains an Unread chip, and muted chats stay quiet everywhere.

Version 1.4.78 is the release to jump to from 1.4.76: it changes how group conversations behave. (1.4.77 was skipped — its desktop builds failed, so it was never published. 1.4.78 carries the same changes with the macOS, Windows and Linux builds fixed.)

Replies collect into threads

When people quote a message, the quotes used to pile up flat in the chat. Now the quoted message shows a small round button with a reply icon and a count. Tap it — or pick Show replies in the message menu — and the thread opens as a sheet over the lower part of the chat: the original on top, every reply beneath, new replies arriving live. The composer stays visible and answers into the thread. Close with ✕ or Escape.

Counts are honest across apps: they include replies sent from Delta Chat and other clients, and replies that have not reached your device yet.

@mentions

Type @ in a group to pick a member. A mention carries a short fingerprint code along with the name, so it still points at the right person after a rename — and it reads as ordinary text in Delta Chat and other clients. Mentions are highlighted, mentions of you more strongly.

A mention also reaches you from a muted chat. This is on by default and lives under Notifications → “Notify me when mentioned in muted chats”.

Unread chip, quieter muted chats

The chat list has an Unread chip that counts every unread chat, whatever its kind. Hide it like the other chips.
Muted chats on desktop and in the browser app now stay quiet, as on Android: no notification unless you are mentioned.
A new profile gets a one-time Velta welcome message.

Fixed

A new message could be missing from the chat history — while the chat list already showed it — even after reopening the chat, when it arrived during a history load.
Chat rows no longer rebuild in a loop after refreshes.
Links and mentions stay readable on light bubbles and the reply bar (WCAG AA in the dark, light and brutal themes, with custom accents too).