What's New
Recent user-facing changes from roughly the last 12 months. Newest at the top.
Jun 2026 — MQTT — MQTT client proxy improvements: per-channel downlink subscriptions, zero-hop injection to prevent RF re-broadcast, password masking, and removal of the deprecated JSON mode toggle.
Jun 2026 — Settings — Packet Stream: watch mesh packets cross the network live in the Debug Logs view, paced for readability, with collapsible Categories and Log Levels filters.
May 2026 — Settings — Audio Module Config: Codec2 voice communication settings, only available on 2.4 GHz radios (LORA_24 region).
May 2026 — Settings — Neighbor Info Module Config: neighbor info broadcasting with configurable update interval (4–72 hours).
May 2026 — Settings — Pax Counter: added WiFi and BLE RSSI threshold fields for device counting sensitivity.
May 2026 — Settings — Compass Orientation: new 8-option picker in Display config for radios mounted at non-standard angles.
May 2026 — Translate — Docs Translation Pipeline: community-sourced translations shared via CDN so future users get instant localized docs.
May 2026 — Translate — Automatic Documentation Translation: on iOS 26+, in-app docs are translated into your device language using the Apple Translation framework.
May 2026 — Documentation — Ask Chirpy: on iOS 26+, tap the sparkle icon in the docs to ask an on-device AI assistant grounded in this documentation; with internet it may also reference meshtastic.org sources.
May 2026 — Messages — Message Formatting Toolbar (iOS 18+/macOS 15+): bold, italic, strikethrough, code, and link formatting with live preview.
May 2026 — Nodes — Node List Layout: switchable Complete and Compact density modes; Compact reduces row height for large meshes.
May 2026 — Units, Measurement & Locale — New page explaining how the app automatically adapts temperatures, distances, speeds, and times to your device's regional settings.
May 2026 — Messages — Channel conversations now load the most recent 50 messages with a Load More button for older history.
May 2026 — CarPlay — Direct message list is now capped at 200 users sorted by most recent, improving performance on large meshes.
May 2026 — Translate — New page explaining how to contribute app translations via Xcode string catalogs.
May 2026 — Signal Meter — New deep-dive page explaining how the LoRa signal quality meter works, why negative SNR values are normal, and how to interpret RSSI vs. SNR.
May 2026 — Apple Watch App — New page covering the companion watch app: node list, fox hunt compass, and how it syncs with your iPhone.
Apr 2026 — CarPlay — New page documenting CarPlay support: channels, direct messages, Siri voice commands, and Live Activity.
Apr 2026 — Discovery — New page covering the local mesh discovery scanner for mapping nearby nodes.