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You may have heard of ways to customize Discord’s style and colors before… things like changing your theme, making your own custom emoji, and all that fun stuff. But if you’re looking for ways to make your conversations more comfy for your eyes, you’ve found the right Discord Bl…
Welcome to Patch Notes! In this series, we comb through the newest changes in performance, reliability, responsiveness, usability, and general bug-squishing we’ve done to make Discord better. If you discover a bug of your own, check out our Bimonthly Bug Megathread on the commun…
After a harrowing adventure through flourishing forests, desolate deserts, and punishing plains, Wumpus has finally achieved physical contact with The Last Meadow. As they return to town to bask in their accomplishment, the celebration is cut short by a new emerging threat, a fe…
A Discord account is more than just a username and avatar: it’s your key to talking the night away with your closest friends and favorite communities. It’s how your day can transform from just another Tuesday night to one of your most cherished memories. That’s why it’s importan…
Here's the Discord Changelog from March 24, 2026. You can also find the most recent Changelog in the Discord app under Settings > What's New. With everyone finally settled in after coming back from end-of-year breaks, you’re likely getting back into your usual routines for vibin…
Nearly 100 million people use Discord every day. Protecting a community that size means evaluating hundreds of millions of actions—logins, messages, account changes—to catch threats before they cause harm. Behind that protection is Osprey, a rules engine technology developed by…
Players can set up their profiles and how they show up to their friends on Discord how they want. Now, we're giving game developers that same power. Help players across Discord discover your game and community by becoming "Discord Official.” Claim your game and unlock the power…
Every year at GDC, I find myself thinking about the same challenge: there are more games than ever, and for developers, that means earning a player’s time has never been more competitive. The average Steam player went from playing 13 titles a year in 2021 to 10 in 20241. On Disc…
Welcome to Patch Notes! In this series, we comb through the newest changes in performance, reliability, responsiveness, usability, and general bug-squishing we’ve done to make Discord better. If you discover a bug of your own, check out our Bimonthly Bug Megathread on the commun…
At Discord, we want the experience of chatting with your friends, reacting to a message, or posting artisanal farm-to-channel memes to feel instantaneous. We’ve managed to achieve this at scale by leveraging Elixir’s powerful concurrency mechanisms to run each Discord server (wh…
I built Discord because I wanted an easier way to hang out with my friends online, the same way I did growing up. That's still true today. When I get off work, I hop on VC with friends, watch one of them spend hours raging at Baby Steps, or jump into Arc Raiders and befriend oth…
The introduction of themes allows users to fully customize the visual interface of their desktop and mobile applications beyond standard settings. While all users can choose from a set of basic palettes, Nitro subscribers are granted a much larger library of options and the ability to design their own color schemes. This update aims to make high-level UI personalization accessible and straightforward for the entire user base. **Theme Availability and Subscription Tiers** * All users have access to four default color themes regardless of their subscription status. * Nitro members receive an expanded library of 28 additional color themes to further personalize their experience. * Subscribers also gain the exclusive ability to build and implement their own custom themes from scratch. **Cross-Platform UI Implementation** * The feature is fully supported across both desktop and mobile platforms, ensuring a consistent aesthetic vibe. * Applying a new theme is integrated directly into the existing appearance settings, functioning identically to the standard toggle between Light and Dark modes. * The interface is designed for simplicity, allowing users to transition from classic modes to colorful presets with minimal navigation. To refresh your app's look, head to the appearance settings menu where you can experiment with the new color presets or, if you are a Nitro member, begin crafting a custom aesthetic that matches your personal style.
Discord’s Patch Notes series provides a detailed look into recent engineering efforts aimed at enhancing the app's performance, reliability, and overall responsiveness. These updates represent a continuous cycle of bug-squishing and usability improvements designed to ensure a more stable user experience across all platforms. ### Community Feedback and Bug Reporting * Users are directed to the community-run r/DiscordApp subreddit to participate in the Bimonthly Bug Megathread. * Discord’s engineering team monitors these threads directly to address specific technical issues and user grievances. * This collaborative approach allows the development team to prioritize fixes based on real-world community feedback. ### Beta Testing via TestFlight * iOS users have the option to join the Discord TestFlight program to access features before they are officially released to the general public. * Participation in the beta program helps the engineering team identify and resolve edge-case bugs in a pre-production environment. * Interested testers can opt into this "living on the edge" version through the official dis.gd/testflight link. ### Deployment and Release Status * Every fix mentioned in the Patch Notes has been successfully committed and merged into the main codebase. * Because the deployment process is gradual, updates may roll out to individual platforms and regions at different times. * The focus remains on maintaining a high standard of performance while ensuring that fixes do not introduce new regressions during the rollout. To contribute to Discord’s stability or get a first look at upcoming changes, consider joining the TestFlight program or reporting any discovered issues through the community bug threads on Reddit.
Discord has introduced "Discord Checkpoint," the platform’s first comprehensive year-end recap designed to provide users with a personalized summary of their 2025 activity. By analyzing data such as message counts and voice call duration, the feature offers a nostalgic overview of a user's digital footprint and social interactions over the past year. This initiative marks a shift toward data-driven user engagement, rewarding active community members with exclusive digital collectibles based on their usage patterns. **Accessing the Activity Recap** * The feature is rolling out globally over several days and requires users to be on the latest version of the Discord application. * Desktop users can find their recap by clicking the flag icon located in the top-right corner of the interface. * Mobile users can access the experience via a Checkpoint banner located within the "You" tab at the bottom-right of the screen. * Visibility is contingent upon having "Use data to personalize my Discord experience" enabled in privacy settings and meeting a minimum activity threshold. **Key Metrics and Personal Statistics** * The recap calculates the total volume of messages sent and the cumulative time spent in voice channels throughout the year. * Users receive a breakdown of their most-frequented servers and their most-used emojis. * The system identifies a "top contact," highlighting the individual user with whom the account owner interacted the most. **Personalized Rewards and Social Integration** * Upon completion of the recap, users are assigned one of ten distinct "Checkpoint cards" that categorize their year. * Each card unlocks a corresponding Avatar Decoration that remains available to use until January 15, 2026. * The feature includes a direct sharing toggle that allows users to post a summary card into text channels, though the data remains private by default if the user chooses not to share. To ensure you can view your 2025 Checkpoint before it expires, confirm that your privacy settings allow for data personalization and that your client is fully updated. If the Checkpoint does not appear, you may need to increase your platform activity for future recaps or check the Help Center for specific troubleshooting regarding data permissions.
Osprey is an open-source safety rules engine designed to help platforms address emerging threats without the need to build custom security infrastructure from scratch. Developed through a collaboration between industry experts and the internet.dev team, it provides a standardized framework for investigating real-time activities and deploying dynamic safety measures. By using this engine, companies can significantly reduce engineering overhead while maintaining a proactive stance against platform abuse. **The Osprey Safety Rules Engine** * Functions as an open-source toolset aimed at replacing the fragmented, "reinvent the wheel" approach many companies take toward platform safety. * Enables security and moderation teams to monitor live activity streams to identify patterns of misuse as they occur. * Allows for the rapid creation and implementation of dynamic rules, ensuring that safety protocols can evolve alongside shifting threat landscapes. **Streamlining Engineering and Investigation** * Reduces the technical debt typically associated with building and maintaining internal safety tools by providing a pre-built, scalable engine. * Facilitates deep-dive investigations into platform events, allowing teams to react to threats with minimal intervention from core engineering staff. * Promotes a collaborative approach to safety by making the underlying technology accessible to the broader developer community. For organizations looking to strengthen their security posture, Osprey offers a practical alternative to bespoke safety systems. Teams should consider integrating the engine to automate their threat responses and leverage its real-time investigation capabilities to protect their users more efficiently.