discordAug 11, 2026

Discord Update: August 11, 2026 Changelog (opens in new tab)

Discord’s August 11, 2026 update focuses on profile customization, safer content discovery, and improved social features. It also expands Discord to Meta Quest, adds desktop game embeds, and continues a broader settings redesign. Behind the visible features, Discord upgraded its desktop client to Electron 42, bringing modest CPU improvements. ### Profile and Social Features - Desktop users can format their bios with a WYSIWYG editor instead of memorizing Markdown. - Profiles can now be set to private and shown to everyone, only members of smaller servers, or only friends. - Friend requests can include a note explaining why the request was sent. - New profile Frames are available in the Discord Shop for additional customization. ### Spoiler Channels - Servers can create spoiler text channels that require members to confirm they want to view the content. - This provides an alternative to marking an entire channel as Age Restricted. ### Game Sharing and Meta Quest - Desktop users can mention games with commands such as `@game Palworld`. - Discord embeds the selected game in the message when it has a Discord profile. - Mobile support for game mentions is planned. - Discord is now available on Meta Quest, allowing users to keep the app visible while using other VR experiences. ### Settings and Desktop Improvements - The settings redesign renames **Activity** to **Games & Apps**. - **Content & Social** is now called **Messaging Permissions**. - Related settings, including authorized apps, connections, operating-system-specific pages, and keybindings, have been consolidated. - Several settings pages received updated language and styling, including Data & Privacy and Activity Privacy. - The desktop app now runs on Electron 42, improving maintenance and providing incremental CPU-usage reductions. Discord’s update combines convenience features with ongoing usability and infrastructure work. Users interested in smaller fixes can consult Discord’s patch-note archive or the community bug megathread on r/DiscordApp.

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discordAug 11, 2026

Link Discord and WoW to Keep the Guild Chatting Wherever You Are (opens in new tab)

Discord and Blizzard have introduced Linked Guild Chat, connecting World of Warcraft guild chat with Discord channels. Once Battle.net and Discord accounts are linked and a guild officer connects the appropriate channels, messages sync in both directions. The integration is intended to keep guilds coordinated across raids, dungeon runs, and situations where members are away from the game. ## Linked Guild Chat - Messages sent from Discord appear in WoW guild chat, and vice versa. - WoW displays a Discord icon beside messages originating from Discord. - Guild members can stay connected whether they are playing WoW, using Discord, or away from their computers. - Additional settings include character-name display options and chat filters. ## Linking Battle.net and Discord Accounts - In Discord, open **User Settings**. - Select **Connected Apps**, then choose the **Battle.net** logo. - Review the requested permissions and complete the authorization prompts. - Accounts can also be linked from within WoW using Blizzard’s setup instructions. - Existing connections may need to be updated before the feature works. ## Connecting Guild and Discord Channels A WoW guild leader or officer must connect the channels from the game: - Open the **Guild & Communities** interface with the **J** hotkey. - Go to the **Roster** tab and select **Guild Settings**. - Choose **Discord Settings** from the **Guild Control** dropdown. - Select a Discord server and then choose an available channel. - Click **Link** and approve the connection. The Discord user performing the setup needs **Manage Channels**, **View Channel**, and **Send Messages** permissions on the relevant server. ## Practical Benefits for Guilds - Members can organize dungeon groups and raid schedules from either platform. - Guilds can coordinate supplies, such as flasks, without repeatedly checking multiple chats. - Centralized communication should reduce missed messages and make raid preparation less chaotic. Guilds should link their Battle.net and Discord accounts, then have an appropriately permitted leader or officer connect the desired channel and configure the available chat settings.

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cloudflareAug 7, 2026

Announcing Cloudflare Ambassadors, Community Engineers, and another $1M in open-source funding (opens in new tab)

Cloudflare is launching an expanded community program to support people who help others build on and improve the Internet. The program has two tracks: Cloudflare Ambassadors, who grow local and online developer communities, and Cloudflare Community Engineers, who contribute to open-source projects. It also includes new funding, recognition, and improvements to Cloudflare’s growing Discord community. ## Cloudflare Ambassadors - Ambassadors bring Cloudflare into their own communities through: - Local events, meetups, hackathons, and workshops - Student groups and campus activities - Tutorials, online content, and peer support - Selected Ambassadors receive: - Event credits and marketing support - Technical resources - Greater visibility in Cloudflare’s online communities, including Discord - Ambassadors can serve for up to two years. - Applications are open through September 6, with selections announced by October 5. - Cloudflare highlights the program’s goal of helping developers—especially students overcome resource limitations and turn ideas into working products. ## Cloudflare Community Engineers - This track supports developers who maintain or contribute to open-source software that benefits the broader Internet. - Cloudflare is adding $1 million in funding over two years for grants to eligible contributors. - The initiative builds on previous investments, including: - Sponsorship of TanStack - A $1 million fund supporting the Vite community through VoidZero - Community Engineer appointments have no fixed maximum term, recognizing that open-source maintenance and major contributions do not fit neatly into annual cycles. - Initial focus areas include projects related to Cloudflare’s ecosystem, such as Astro, Agents SDK, EmDash, Hono, and Vinext. - Grants will become available through a later application process. ## Improving the Cloudflare Discord Community - Cloudflare’s Discord has grown to nearly 100,000 members since its launch in 2020. - A new Discord committee, including Ambassadors and Cloudflare staff, will focus on: - Improving discussions and community content - Connecting developers with Cloudflare experts - Organizing conversations and sessions with internal teams - Automated tools are being introduced to reduce spam, malicious links, and routine moderation work. - Cloudflare plans to open-source these Discord protection tools so other communities can use them. - The committee is intended to focus on meaningful community opportunities rather than administrative tasks. Cloudflare’s overall recommendation is to get involved through the new community program at **cloudflare.com/community**, whether by organizing developer communities or contributing to open-source projects.

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discordAug 6, 2026

Discord Patch Notes: August 4, 2026 (opens in new tab)

Discord’s August 4, 2026 patch focuses on usability, reliability, performance, and interface cleanup across desktop and mobile. The update introduces another phase of the User Settings redesign and upgrades the desktop client to Electron 42, producing modest CPU improvements. Most remaining changes are bug fixes for overlays, profiles, themes, input fields, responsive layouts, and mobile rendering. ## User Settings Redesign and Performance - “Activity” has been renamed **Games & Apps**. - “Content & Social” is now **Messaging Permissions**. - Related options, including Authorized Apps, Connections, operating-system settings, and keybinds, have been consolidated. - Wording and styling were updated across Data & Privacy and Activity Privacy settings. - Discord’s desktop client now runs on **Electron 42**, improving maintenance and slightly reducing CPU usage. ## Desktop Fixes - Fixed email changes failing after CAPTCHA completion. - Resolved black screens caused by the game overlay when certain games were tabbed out. - Stabilized profile popouts that resized or jittered when game data loaded. - Fixed theme previews permanently changing the default theme. - Restored the ability to reposition the overlay chat widget and prevented overlay actions from grabbing images or opening dialogs in the wrong window. - Corrected activity-status issues when activity detection was disabled. - Fixed custom theme switching after using the theme editor. - Improved server selectors and long dropdowns, preventing selections from reverting or scrolling back to the top. - Corrected invite validation after users left a server to make room under the server limit. - Restored access to main profiles when users also had private per-server profiles. - Fixed numerous layout and interaction issues involving coachmarks, modal positioning, focus rings, close buttons, profile cards, and resized windows. - Improved truncation for long server names, connection names, custom statuses, and other profile text. - Fixed visual defects involving badges, gradients, phone verification fields, wishlist cards, and game-shop modals. - On Linux, Stable and Canary clients now use distinct window classes so taskbars and window managers group them correctly. ## Mobile Fixes - Improved Android game-profile scrolling performance and reduced dropped frames. - Fixed clipped profile controls on iPad. - Resolved an Android gesture issue that could leave the You Bar on a blank screen. - Fixed server icons failing to render after returning from picture-in-picture mode. - Corrected iOS name-style effects such as “Toon” and “Pop” when status text was present. - Prevented multiline pastes from expanding single-line fields such as nicknames, server names, and role names. - Fixed clipped game titles in the Active Now card, especially on iPad and with larger text sizes. - Improved display of long connection links on Android and iOS profiles. - Corrected mismatched colors on Android’s Server Boosts page in Light theme. - The provided patch notes end during an additional Android fix concerning the last friend in a list. The changes are merged but may still be rolling out across individual platforms. Users experiencing remaining issues are directed to Discord’s community-run bimonthly bug megathread.

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discordAug 4, 2026

Squircles, Styles, and Spacing: How Your Feedback is Helping Improve Mobile (opens in new tab)

Discord is updating its mobile app to align more closely with the refreshed desktop experience. The changes introduce consistent themes and shape conventions, improve accessibility and customization, and simplify the chat bar. The overall goal is to make Discord feel familiar and consistent regardless of platform. ## Desktop Themes Come to Mobile - Mobile now includes all four desktop base themes: - Light - Ash - Dark - Onyx - Ash restores the classic dark appearance with improved contrast for accessibility. - Onyx provides true black AMOLED backgrounds instead of dark gray, potentially reducing battery use on OLED displays. - Users can adjust contrast and saturation through Accessibility settings. - Nitro users’ voice and video tile backgrounds now match their selected profile theme across desktop and mobile. ## More Flexible Theme Customization - Users can choose which Light and Dark themes activate based on their device’s appearance mode. - The “Same as Device Theme” option is available under Appearance settings. - Device-theme synchronization takes priority over “Sync Across Devices.” - Themes such as Mint Apple for Light mode and Noir for Dark mode can be assigned to different times of day. ## Consistent Shapes Across the Interface - Discord now follows a simple visual rule: - People, including friends and bots, use circular avatars. - Servers and apps use squircle-shaped icons. - The distinction helps users identify people versus things while scanning lists. - Rounded corners on buttons, inputs, and containers have also been standardized. - Direct messages and group DMs remain circular to preserve their “friend circle” identity. ## A Less Crowded Chat Bar - The chat bar has been reorganized to create more space for composing messages. - Emoji, Gift, Voice Message, and frequently used quick actions remain visible near the right side. - Threads and app usage have moved into the **+** menu. - Long-pressing **+** provides a shortcut to any action without opening the full menu. - Although Threads and Apps now require an additional tap, the long-press gesture is intended to keep them readily accessible. Together, these updates make mobile Discord more visually consistent with desktop while giving users greater control over themes and preserving quick access to common actions.

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discordJul 29, 2026

Introducing Profile Frames: Decorative Borders to Make Your Discord Profile Museum-Worthy (opens in new tab)

Discord has introduced Profile Frames, decorative borders that surround users’ profiles and add another layer of personalization. Frames are available for purchase in the Shop alongside other profile cosmetics, can be added to a Wishlist, and can be changed whenever desired. Nitro members receive discounts and can assign different Frames to individual servers. ## Profile Frames in the Discord Shop - Frames are now sold through Discord’s Shop on desktop and mobile. - They join existing customization items such as: - Avatar Decorations - Nameplates - Profile Effects - Display Name Styles - Color gradients - Purchased Frames remain available for users to equip or remove at any time. - Users can add desired Frames to their Wishlist for potential gifts. ## Nitro Benefits - Nitro subscribers receive discounts on Profile Frames. - Nitro users who own multiple Frames can assign a unique Frame to each server. ## Ongoing Customization - Discord positions Frames as a finishing touch that complements other profile customization options. - New Frames will be released regularly, giving users more designs to choose from. Users interested in expanding their Discord profile’s visual style can browse the Shop and combine Frames with other decorations for a more personalized look.

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discordJul 7, 2026

Discord Patch Notes: July 7, 2026 (opens in new tab)

Discord’s July 7, 2026 patch focuses on performance improvements, cross-platform reliability, usability fixes, and bug cleanup. Notable changes include nearly 20% faster typical iOS startup times through React Native’s Fabric architecture, faster session connections, Linux looping-media fixes, silent message forwarding, and channel pinning for all servers. The remaining changes address a wide range of interface, profile, notification, search, and platform-specific issues. ## Performance and Reliability - iOS migration to React Native’s New Architecture, Fabric, produced nearly 20% improvements in typical app initialization times. - A session-start configuration change reduced p95 and p99 connection times by approximately 100 milliseconds. - Linux GIFs and videos now loop correctly after a deep media-stack fix. - Linux no longer gradually leaks X11 connections on NVIDIA systems, which could eventually prevent other applications from opening. - Windows startup now launches Discord quietly in the background instead of stealing focus from games. - Desktop clients no longer stop accepting mouse clicks after two rapid refreshes. ## Messaging and Server Features - Message forwarding now supports `@silent`, allowing users to forward messages without notifying recipients. - Channel Pinning is now available on all servers, rather than only Community-enabled servers. - Invites to servers a user already belongs to now open the server directly instead of incorrectly starting Server Tag Adoption. - Invalid search filters such as `has: hello` are no longer treated as valid filters on Android and iOS. ## Desktop Interface Fixes - Profile cards, custom-status hover bars, and other elements now have corrected corner shapes, positioning, and overflow behavior. - Long searches no longer cause “No results” text to overflow searchable dropdowns. - Small login windows no longer show an unexpected scrollbar or misaligned sign-in box. - Adding widgets while editing a profile no longer discards unsaved changes. - Badge links now close the profile modal before opening Nitro Home or the Shop. - The “24 hours” custom-status expiration now lasts a full 24 hours instead of clearing at midnight. - Spelling suggestions now appear when right-clicking misspelled text in fields such as display names, poll questions, and channel names. - Search filter dates no longer shift forward by a day when reopening the filters modal. - The Inbox keybind no longer locks the client when another modal is open. - Nitro items in a user’s own wishlist now open the subscription modal instead of offering an impossible self-gift. ## iOS Improvements - Channel-list scrolling is smoother and no longer jitters or jumps. - Notification settings correctly recognize already-enabled push notifications without requiring the page to be reopened. - Profile previews now reflect pending display-name style changes. - Scheduled event and Live channel location text truncates correctly within cards. - iPad browser invites now preserve the invite code and display the invite properly in Discord. - Profile-tab scrolling no longer causes content clipping. - Shop item previews no longer make profile text flash and disappear. - Nitro perk descriptions are easier to scroll when system text is enlarged. - Various visual issues were corrected, including theme-colored boxes, unclear channel-list banners, and invisible or overflowing elements. ## Android Improvements - Nitro carousel indicators are now visible across default themes. - Incomplete server-application alerts can be dismissed by tapping outside them or pressing Back. - Profile-picture editor labels and sliders for “Scale” and “Rotate” now appear correctly on affected themes. - Profile Call and Message buttons now render at consistent sizes after accepting a friend request. Overall, the update is primarily a broad maintenance release: users should see faster startup and connections, more consistent media and navigation behavior, and fewer platform-specific interface bugs.

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discordJun 30, 2026

Discord is Now on Meta Quest: Reach Out to Your Servers While in VR (opens in new tab)

Discord is now available directly through Meta’s Horizon App Store, eliminating the need for sideloading, browser workarounds, or a second device. The Meta Quest app provides the full Discord experience in VR, including servers, direct messages, group messages, voice calls, video chats, and gameplay streaming. Eligible users who try the app may also receive a free month of Nitro. ## Full Discord Access in VR - Users can download Discord directly from the Meta Horizon App Store. - The app includes: - All Discord servers - Direct messages and group DMs - Voice calls using the Quest’s built-in microphone - Discord can remain pinned in the VR playspace while users play games such as *Beat Saber* or spend time in VRChat. - Conversations can appear as a floating virtual window alongside other VR activities. ## Meta Avatar Video Chats and Gameplay Streaming - Users can join Discord video calls as their Meta Avatar. - Quest gameplay can be streamed directly to Discord. - This removes previous workarounds involving browser-based streaming and sharing browser tabs. - The feature supports social interaction between users in VR and friends on PCs, phones, or consoles. ## Free Nitro Promotion - New or returning Nitro users may qualify for one free month. - Eligibility is offered after logging into Discord through a Meta Quest headset. - Nitro benefits include: - Higher-quality Go Live streaming - Additional profile customization options - Access to more than 50 games through Xbox Game Pass - Users can check eligibility through Discord’s support documentation. The article recommends downloading Discord from the Quest app store to keep servers, calls, and gaming conversations accessible while in VR. Qualifying users should also claim the promotional Nitro month.

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discordJun 25, 2026

Discord Update: June 25, 2026 Changelog (opens in new tab)

Discord’s June 25, 2026 changelog focuses on making game discovery, mobile navigation, and social interactions more convenient. Highlights include a weekly Trending Games page, faster iOS uploads, improved mobile controls, easier friend invitations, and richer game information. Discord also adds organizational tools such as pinned DMs and channels. ## Trending Games - A new Trending Games page updates every Thursday. - It showcases popular single-player and multiplayer games across Discord. - The page is designed to help users find games to play or stream during game nights. ## Mobile Updates - **Tap to React** lets users double-tap a message to apply a preset emoji. - The shortcut emoji can be configured in **User Settings > Chat**. - A new **You Bar** gives mobile users quicker access to their identity and profile. - Mobile users must confirm before calling a DM or Group DM, reducing accidental calls. - iOS photo uploads are approximately **17% smaller** and have about **12% lower latency** after compression and performance improvements. - Wishlists are now available on mobile, including the ability to view other users’ wishlists. ## Chats, Channels, and Game Communication - Discord and Riot account linking is rolling out for **League of Legends** and **VALORANT**. - Players can view Discord friends in-game and invite them directly from the Riot game client. - DMs, Group DMs, and server channels can be pinned for easier access. - Voice invitations now indicate who is currently in the call, helping users avoid unexpected interruptions. - Desktop users are encouraged to send a wave after adding someone new, though they can send any message they choose. ## Expanded Game Profiles - Game Profile pages now include: - Screenshots - Supported platforms - Steam and OpenCritic reviews - Popularity on Discord - Links to the game’s official Discord server - Users can open these profiles by clicking a game’s name while someone is playing it. Discord’s updates primarily improve discovery and reduce friction across mobile, messaging, and gaming workflows. Users looking for additional changes can consult the latest monthly Patch Notes for bug fixes and other improvements.

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discordJun 18, 2026

How to Manage Your Discord Desktop Notifications: A Complete Guide (opens in new tab)

Discord offers fine-grained notification controls so users can manage alerts at the server, channel, sound, status, and desktop-system levels. Notifications can be limited to mentions, muted for specific channels or categories, or silenced entirely with Do Not Disturb. Individual sounds and desktop pop-ups can also be disabled without turning off every in-app alert. ## Types of Discord Notifications - Notifications may be triggered by: - Regular channel messages - Direct @mentions - @everyone and @here mentions - Mentions of roles the user belongs to - Replies to the user’s messages - Separate sounds may indicate: - Messages in the channel currently being viewed - Incoming voice or video calls - Someone launching an Activity - Soundboard effects ## Server, Channel, and Category Controls - Server settings are available by right-clicking a server and selecting **Notification Settings**. - Server-wide options include: - **All Messages** - **Only @mentions** - **Nothing** - Suppressing @everyone, @here, role mentions, and new event notifications - Muting the entire server - Individual channels can override the server default with their own notification setting. - Categories can also be muted, greying out and collapsing their channels. - These controls allow users to keep a server active while silencing noisy channels such as memes, off-topic, or announcements. ## Do Not Disturb - **Do Not Disturb** silences Discord notification sounds across the app. - It can be enabled from the avatar status menu and configured for a specific duration. - Online is the normal status, while Idle and Invisible mainly affect how the user appears to others. - DND syncs between desktop and mobile, although mobile push notifications may still appear. ## Individual Notification Sounds - Under **User Settings > Notifications > Sounds**, users can toggle many sounds independently. - Available controls cover messages, mentions, mute and deafen actions, call rings, voice-channel joins and leaves, and more. - Users may want to disable message sounds while keeping important alerts such as incoming calls enabled. - Soundboard configuration is handled separately. ## Desktop Notification Pop-ups - **User Settings > Notifications > Enable Desktop Notifications** controls system pop-ups on Windows, macOS, and Linux. - Disabling this option removes desktop pop-ups but does not stop sounds played within Discord. - Users who want complete silence should combine desktop notification controls with server, channel, DND, or sound settings. The most effective setup is to use server and channel settings for routine filtering, individual sound toggles for prioritizing important events, and DND when uninterrupted focus is needed.

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discordJun 10, 2026

Updated Requirements to How Apps Access Data in Servers (opens in new tab)

Discord is tightening how apps access message content, server member lists, and user presence data. Apps reaching 10,000 or more users must undergo review and renew approval annually, replacing the former threshold based on membership in 100 servers. Most users will notice no change, though apps that lose access may need to replace features such as text-command bots with slash commands. ## Updated Access Requirements - The changes affect access to: - Message content - Server member lists - User presence information, such as online or offline status - Apps serving fewer than 10,000 users are generally unaffected. - Apps reaching 10,000 or more users must complete Discord’s review process. - Approved apps must reapply every year to demonstrate that their data access remains necessary. ## Why Discord Is Changing the Rules - The previous review threshold was based on being installed in 100 or more servers. - Server count did not accurately reflect how many people an app could reach, especially when installed in one large community. - Annual reviews account for apps changing purpose over time. - Discord aims to ensure apps only retain access to data that is necessary, actively used, and consistent with their stated purpose. ## Impact on Developers and Users - Developers will receive notice and generally have 90 days to maintain access while applying or adapting their apps. - Developers may resubmit applications at any time. - Apps that lose access may continue working for features that do not depend on restricted data. - Text-based commands that require reading message content may need to be redesigned as slash commands. - Apps will not receive access to any new categories of data; the change concerns approval requirements and limitations. Discord recommends that developers review the updated requirements and that users inspect app profiles before deciding which apps to allow in their servers.

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discordJun 8, 2026

Introducing: You Bar (opens in new tab)

Discord’s new You Bar is a mobile navigation redesign intended to simplify movement through the app, emphasize users’ identities, and bring mobile and desktop experiences closer together. Inspired by open-world games, it treats servers as the world users explore and the You Bar as their personal interface for moving through it. Discord says the redesign is rolling out to mobile users, with further customization and voice features planned. ## Simplifying Mobile Navigation - Discord previously used separate navigation systems for servers and non-server destinations, which became increasingly complex. - Because most mobile activity centers on servers and channels, the You Bar organizes navigation around that primary behavior. - Tapping the You Bar opens the profile, including profile editing, Settings, Quests, and the Shop. - Notifications have a dedicated bell icon. - Shortcuts include: - Long-pressing the You Bar to open the account menu and change online status. - Long-pressing the avatar to open Settings. - Swiping across the You Bar to switch between DMs and the current server. - The redesign also provides modest memory and CPU savings. ## Highlighting User Identity - The You Bar creates a dedicated space for users’ visual identities. - It features a larger avatar, more polished display name and status treatments, and greater prominence for Avatar Decorations and Nameplates. - Discord designed the area to make personal customization more expressive and visible. ## Unifying Mobile and Desktop - Discord’s desktop and mobile apps have developed different visual styles and interaction patterns over time. - The You Bar is part of a broader effort to make Discord feel familiar across devices without simply copying the desktop interface onto mobile. - The company says future mobile improvements will continue to be guided by user feedback. ## Planned Improvements - **Per-server You Bar:** The bar will reflect a user’s unique profile for the active server. - **Server Tags:** Favorite or relevant server tags will appear on the bar. - **Activity indicators:** Users will be able to see activities such as gaming or listening to music. - **Animation controls:** Users will control when animated Avatar Decorations and Nameplates play. - Discord is also reconsidering the profile page as a more dynamic, personalized space rather than a static screen. - The You Bar may support a more familiar desktop-like mobile voice experience for joining and leaving voice channels. Discord recommends viewing the You Bar as the foundation for a simpler, more personalized mobile experience. Its current redesign is only the first step toward deeper profile customization, server-aware identity features, and improved mobile voice interactions.

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discordJun 4, 2026

Discord Patch Notes: June 4, 2026 (opens in new tab)

Discord’s June 4, 2026 patch focuses on usability, performance, accessibility, and bug fixes across desktop, Android, and iOS. Major updates include a mobile call-confirmation prompt, an 8% improvement in median desktop startup time, a redesigned Account settings page, and a clearer voice-invite embed. The release also addresses numerous layout, navigation, accessibility, and platform-specific issues. ## New Features and Improvements - **Mobile call confirmation** - Adds a confirmation step after tapping call buttons in direct messages. - Helps prevent accidental calls. - **Faster desktop startup** - Improved median startup times by approximately 8%, or around 650 milliseconds. - Additional performance work is planned. - **Redesigned Account settings** - Updates visuals and wording to match the broader User Settings redesign. - Moves Devices, Family Center, Account Standing, and Multi-Factor Authentication into nested Account pages. - **Improved voice-invite embeds** - Displays the relevant server and channel. - Shows the number of users currently in the voice channel. - Adds animated avatars and hover details for usernames. ## General Bug Fixes - Fixed Android custom status text crowding the clear button. - Corrected iOS event behavior involving external Markdown links, mentions, sharing, QR login, themes, notifications, and profile images. - Fixed guest server invites getting stuck in onboarding or application flows. - Improved handling of long nicknames, wrapped time indicators, event descriptions, community announcements, and high zoom levels on desktop. - Corrected inaccurate Android search results when combining `has:forward` with Media, Links, or Files filters. - Fixed mobile navigation issues, including the Set Status back button. - Prevented empty Bluesky handle submissions from bypassing form validation. - Removed incorrect or unreachable keyboard shortcut hints and scrollbars. - Improved tab navigation and focus behavior for accessibility. - Fixed visual inconsistencies involving rounded corners, themes, font scaling, gradients, cursors, borders, and tinting. - Corrected invite, server discovery, event, and profile interactions that opened the wrong view or failed silently. - Improved behavior at high zoom levels and in smaller windows, including Shop filters and Event Details modals. The patch is intended to make Discord more reliable and polished across platforms. Users may not receive every fix immediately because the changes are still rolling out individually.

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discordMay 28, 2026

Official Discord Integrations for Steal a Brainrot, Grow a Garden, Brookhaven RP, and more (opens in new tab)

Discord is launching native Social SDK integrations for Roblox games including *Steal a Brainrot*, *Grow a Garden*, *Brookhaven RP*, and others. The integrations improve community safety while enabling account linking, Rich Presence, and one-click game invites. Discord emphasizes that users retain control over data sharing, visibility, and account authorization. ## Integrated Community Safety - Developers can require players to link their Roblox account and authorize a specific game before joining an official Discord server. - This helps verify that participants actually play the associated Roblox game. - Server access and direct messaging can be limited to linked players, improving privacy and reducing unwanted interactions. - Developers can apply in-game moderation decisions to Discord bans, reducing manual moderation work. - *Grow a Garden* is highlighted as an example where verified-player access can support a safer competitive community. ## Account Linking and Player Control - Rich Presence and Game Invites work only after users connect their accounts and authorize the individual game. - Players choose whether to share their information and can revoke authorization at any time. - Rich Presence visibility can be managed through Discord’s **Settings → Activity Privacy → Activity Sharing** controls. - The SDK provides a native alternative to third-party Roblox–Discord account-linking tools. ## Rich Presence for Roblox Games - Roblox players previously appeared on Discord only as “Playing Roblox.” - With the integration, games such as *Brookhaven RP* can display richer activity details, including the game name, location, and current activity. - This gives friends more context and helps games become more discoverable across Discord. ## One-Click Game Invites - Discord users can see what friends are playing and join their sessions directly. - In *Grow a Garden*, players can invite friends to share, trade, and explore their farms without leaving Discord. - The feature simplifies coordinating group play through official game servers. ## Expansion Across the Roblox Ecosystem - Discord plans to extend its existing community-management tools to Roblox developers. - Roblox games often use Discord for event coordination, announcements, feedback, and player engagement. - The integrations support communities built around activities such as *Grow a Garden* events and *Steal a Brainrot*’s raid-and-defend gameplay. Developers adopting the SDK can provide safer, more trusted Discord communities while giving players optional social features and direct control over their account connections and activity sharing.

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discordMay 21, 2026

Making It Easier Than Ever to Connect with Friends in League & VAL! (opens in new tab)

Discord and Riot are introducing account linking to make it easier to play League of Legends and VALORANT with Discord friends. Once linked, players can find friends, invite them to parties, share join links, and view game activity without switching between clients. The integration is available in regions where both services are supported and can be disconnected at any time. ## Faster Party Invites Through Discord - Linked accounts let players see which Discord friends play League or VALORANT directly in the in-game friends list. - Players can invite Discord friends to their party from the game. - Party join links can be shared in Discord servers, direct messages, or elsewhere. - Discord displays friends’ game status, including match duration and party size. ## Linking Riot and Discord Accounts - In Discord, open **User Settings → Connections**. - Select the Riot Games connection, possibly through **View More**. - Review the requested permissions and follow the authorization prompts. - Accounts can also be linked through Riot’s in-game client account-management pages. ## Data Sharing and Availability - The integration shares only information needed for its features, such as Riot ID, Discord account details, and game status. - Depending on authorization, it can access friends lists, manage friend connections, update activity status, and send or receive game invites. - A permissions screen appears before linking, and users can unlink their accounts from Discord settings. - Features are available where both Riot and Discord services are supported. Players who regularly coordinate League or VALORANT sessions should link their accounts to reduce the friction of finding and inviting friends.

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