Changelog
What changed in each release of TempMV, newest first.
- v2.6.1
Messages have their own counter
- New private messages no longer count on the notification bell — only on the Messages icon.
For everyone
- The bell shows everything except private messages; the Messages icon (top bar, sidebar and the phone's tab bar, now with a number) shows those.
- v2.6.0
A new chat and a new OS museum
- Messages: replies, photos, view-once photos, reactions, edits, typing and online status.
- Reply suggestions and word predictions in English and Spanish.
- The OS museum is redesigned: timeline, families, filters and a detail sheet.
Messages
- Reply to a specific message; tap the quote to jump to it.
- Send photos (drag, paste or attach) and open them full screen. They are private: only you and the other person can see them.
- View-once photos 💣: the other person can open them once, then they are deleted.
- Reactions, editing for 15 minutes, copy, delete (now erases the content too).
- See when a friend is typing, online, or when they were last seen; profile pictures next to messages.
- Suggested replies and word predictions (English and Spanish) — tap to edit, or send them straight away. Worked out in your browser.
- Search your chats and jump back to the latest message.
OS museum
- A year axis with every system, decade jumps, family filters with counts and quick toggles (bootable, offline, instant, GUI).
- Timeline or grid view, “Surprise me”, and a detail sheet with specs, licence and similar systems.
Legal
- Privacy policy: photos in messages, view-once photos, online status for friends and the online counter.
Internal improvements for administrators.
- v2.5.4
A slimmer activity strip
- The live activity strip is now slimmer, edge to edge, and only on the home page.
For everyone
- Activity strip: smaller tiles, full width of the page, and no longer shown in the machine room.
- v2.5.3
Who's online, for everyone
- The green online counter next to Community is now visible to everyone.
- Movi explains why some systems aren't in the catalog and where to get them officially.
For everyone
- Online counter next to Community, also when you are signed out (only the number).
- Ask Movi about Windows, macOS or Ubuntu: it explains the licence or 64-bit limits and links to the official download page when there is one, to boot it with Own media.
- v2.5.2
Ask Movi what's new
- Movi now knows what changed in each update — ask it.
- New “Ask Movi” button in the update notice and on this page.
For everyone
- Movi reads the public changelog, so it can explain new features in its own words.
- “Ask Movi” opens the assistant with a question about the release you are looking at.
Internal improvements for administrators.
- v2.5.1
Maintenance
- Internal improvements for administrators.
Legal
- Privacy policy: how long a short text record of each persistent disk is kept.
Internal improvements for administrators.
- v2.5.0
Maintenance
- Internal improvements for administrators.
Internal improvements for administrators.
- v2.4.0
Live activity strip
- A live strip on the home page shows what's happening: new users, machines, networks, disks…
- Your username only appears there if you are on leaderboards.
For everyone
- Recent activity strip (last 7 days) on the home page and the machine room, with an icon per event and no private details.
- Privacy policy: what the strip shows and how to stay out of it.
Internal improvements for administrators.
- v2.3.2
Maintenance
- Maintenance and reliability improvements.
Internal improvements for administrators.
- v2.3.1
Maintenance
- Maintenance and reliability improvements.
Internal improvements for administrators.
- v2.3.0
Update notices and changelog
- You now get a notice while a new version is being published, and another when it's live.
- New changelog page with every change.
- Friendlier 404 page.
- Privacy and cookie policies updated.
For everyone
- A banner at the top tells you when an update is being published (about 5 minutes) and when it is live, with a short summary and a Refresh button.
- This changelog page (
/changelog). - A 404 page that looks like a machine failing to boot, with links to get back on track.
- New systems can appear in the catalog between releases.
- Movi can be turned off for an account that misuses it; the chat then explains why.
Legal
- Privacy policy: what administrators can see and change in an account, access to Movi chats, the sign-up notice and the update notices.
- Cookie policy: every new browser storage key is listed.
Internal improvements for administrators.