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Private, encrypted messaging platform with no user identifiers

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SimpleX Chat stabilizes its 6.5 line, routing link previews through SOCKS for privacy.

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◆Current state
SimpleX Chat, the messenger built without user identifiers, is rolling out its 6.5.x line. Recent changelog activity is dominated by per-architecture armv7a build tags that merge stable into the Android branch — release plumbing rather than new capability. The one substantive change sits in the 6.5.0 beta: routing link previews through the SOCKS proxy when enabled, plus a UI to switch toolbar position.
◆Where it's heading
The cadence reflects a stabilization phase on 6.5 — frequent point tags across architectures over a stable feature base. The privacy-by-default ethos still shows in the lone real feature, SOCKS-proxied previews. Expect continued 6.5.x hardening rather than directional change.
◆Prediction
Next moves are likely more 6.5.x point releases and architecture builds; the beta channel, not the armv7a stable tags, is where the next feature batch will surface.

◆Recent moves

  1. 8d ago

    v6.5.3 armv7a stable build

    A v6.5.3 armv7a build that merges stable into the Android branch — release plumbing with no user-facing change.

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  2. 20d ago

    v6.5.2 armv7a stable build

    A v6.5.2 armv7a build merging master into the Android branch — architecture release artifact, nothing users would notice.

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  3. 1mo ago

    v6.5.1 armv7a stable build

    A v6.5.1 armv7a build branch merge — routine per-architecture release tag.

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  4. 1mo ago

    v6.5.0 armv7a stable build

    The v6.5.0 armv7a build tag — the architecture-specific cut of the 6.5.0 release, no standalone change.

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  5. 1mo ago

    v6.5.0-beta.12: SOCKS-proxied link previews, toolbar UI

    The 6.5.0-beta.12 release carries the actual user-facing changes: link previews routed through the SOCKS proxy when enabled (a privacy improvement consistent with SimpleX's model) and a new UI to switch toolbar position, plus assorted fixes.

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