What's new in ICQ 23.2.0
Apr 20, 2023
- Chats:
- Added the ability to drag and drop downloaded files from the application to the desktop, browser, or another application
- Added the ability to drag and drop system file folders into the application. Before sending, a folder is packed into an archive (.zip) and transferred as a single file
- Chat information download speed increased. (Open any chat → click the "Information" icon (i) in the top right corner)
- Updated hotkeys for switching between chats (Settings → Shortcuts → Recent chats)
- Optimized system input of special characters on MacOS. If this is enabled in the System Preferences, a context menu will appear when you hold down some keys on the keyboard
- Fixed an issue where the presence of the "Threads" icon in a chat message was sometimes not displayed
- Fixed an issue where some interface elements were duplicated
- Calls:
- Microphone/sound/video buttons are now crossed out in white when inactive
- Fixed an issue where Linux (RED OS) users were not getting a call window in certain scenarios
New in ICQ 22.12.0 (Jan 24, 2023)
New in ICQ 22.11.1 (Jan 9, 2023)
- Bugfixes and improvements
New in ICQ 22.10.0 (Nov 15, 2022)
- Bugfixes and improvements
New in ICQ 22.8.0 (Sep 9, 2022)
- "Grid" is a new display mode in calls
- Fixes and improvements
New in ICQ 22.7.0 (Aug 22, 2022)
- Changed the logic of displaying call participants. The speaker is now displayed first.
- Fixes and improvements
New in ICQ 3.0.36185 (Aug 1, 2022)
- In the "Favorites" added information about the groups and channels of the user (Favorites → Information → My groups and channels)
- Fixes and improvements
New in ICQ 3.0.35781 (May 27, 2022)
- Double-clicking on a thumbnail of the call participant expands it to the full window
- Ability to adjust notification volume
- Using keyboard shortcuts, you can paste text without the original formatting (Settings → Shortcuts→ Input in chat)
- Other fixes and improvements
New in ICQ 3.0.35375 (Feb 28, 2022)
- Bugfixes and improvements
New in ICQ 3.0.32393 (May 24, 2021)
- Text formatting: Make text bold, italic, underline, monospaced, strikethrough, or add a link to the text
- Drafts: A draft is created for an unsent message and duplicated on all your devices. A chat with such a message rises in the list of recent chats
- Alert about a disabled microphone when making a call. If you start speaking with the microphone off, the application will show you an alert and offer to turn on the microphone for a short time while holding down the Space key or permanently using the ctrl (cmd) + shift + A keys
- "Show notifications when the application is active" setting in Settings → Notifications
- Bugfix and improvements
New in ICQ 3.0.31745 (May 19, 2021)
- Added display of full file name in the chat and in the chat gallery on hover
- Added display of full username, chat or channel name on hover
- Made the "Show notifications when the application in focus" setting in Settings → Notifications
- Removed the display of your video when watching a screen sharing in the call window
- Other fixes and improvements
New in ICQ 3.0.31019 (May 19, 2021)
- Improved statuses: now you can set a status with any emoji and text
- Bugfix and improvements
New in ICQ 3.0.30620 (Dec 23, 2020)
- Voice messages no longer stop playing when the application is minimized
- Bugfix and improvements
New in ICQ 3.0.30520 (Dec 17, 2020)
New in ICQ 3.0.30504 (Dec 15, 2020)
New in ICQ 3.0.30479 (Dec 13, 2020)
New in ICQ 3.0.30362 (Dec 10, 2020)
New in ICQ 3.0.30041 (Nov 29, 2020)
- Redesigned calls mini-window: added the ability to minimize into a plate and updated icons
- Bugfix and improvements
New in ICQ 3.0.29714 (Nov 8, 2020)
- Made rewind for voice messages. Just move the slider along the audio track and listen to the moment you want
- Other fixes and improvements
New in ICQ 3.0.29539 (Nov 5, 2020)
New in ICQ 3.0.29220 (Oct 5, 2020)
- Use an almost perfect multiselect (some improvements remained);
- Try a new group of "Unimportant" to the list of recent chats;
- Check the highlight in chat's search results;
- Place the mouse over the video in the chat to hear the sound;
- Create a group and channel in the menu in the list of recent chats;
- Use an indicator of pending members into the chat;
- Also:
- Returned the jumping icon in Dock;
- Fixed a lot of bugs.
New in ICQ 3.0.28833 (Sep 8, 2020)
- Improvements for calls
- Text selection and active links in chat info
- Bugfix
New in ICQ 3.0.28495 (Aug 11, 2020)
- New themes! Choose a theme that suits your mood :)
- Work with channels has become easier: now the administrator can edit any post
- Added a button to send a call link to the window header
- Other fixes and improvements
New in ICQ 3.0.28372 (Jul 29, 2020)
New in ICQ 3.0.28040 (Jul 5, 2020)
New in ICQ 3.0.27788 (Jun 16, 2020)
- Fixed issues connected with using two monitors
- Other improvements
New in ICQ 3.0.27366 (May 19, 2020)
- Added a new tab for quick access to calls. Call back if you missed a call and create group video calls in one click. If you want to keep minimalism, you can disable it: Settings -> General -> Calls
- Bugfix
New in ICQ 3.0.27065 (Apr 23, 2020)
- Improved screen demonstration: it got even better :)
- Fixed bugs
New in ICQ 3.0.26706 (Apr 7, 2020)
- New style. Updated logo, app icon and colors as well as new dark theme
- Smart replies. Reply to a message with a single click - ICQ suggests answers even before you've started typing
- Sticker suggests. Just enter a word and ICQ will show the appropriate sticker: no more searching among dozens of packs
- Bot API. Creating your own bots became easier. More on icq.com/botapi
New in ICQ 3.0.26399 (Mar 17, 2020)
- Added underline for typos in chat messages with the ability to fix;
- Made "Favorites";
- Enabled "Show author" by default in the message forwarding popup;
- Made a notification about the old version when receiving an unsupported message type.
New in ICQ 3.0.25980 (Feb 18, 2020)
- Changed the display of very narrow and very wide pictures in the chat;
- Improved the preview for links: added a description.
- Also:
- Bugfix.
New in ICQ 3.0.25724 (Jan 27, 2020)
- Now you can read history in public groups and channels before joining.
- Also:
- Fixed mention copying in chats;
- Fixed a lot of bugs.
New in ICQ 3.0.25614 (Jan 20, 2020)
- What's new:
- Use an almost perfect multiselect (some improvements remained);
- Try a new group of "Unimportant" to the list of recent chats;
- Check the highlight in chat's search results;
- Place the mouse over the video in the chat to hear the sound;
- Create a group and channel in the menu in the list of recent chats;
- Use an indicator of pending members into the chat;
- Also:
- Returned the jumping icon in Dock;
- Fixed a lot of bugs.
New in ICQ 3.0.24853 (Dec 12, 2019)
- Fixed opening a photo from a pinned message;
- Removed the stroke around GIF stickers;
- Fixed a lot of bugs.
New in ICQ 3.0.24622 (Nov 24, 2019)
- Fixed high CPU load when network is down on macOS;
- Fixed the response disappearing when editing a picture with a caption;
- Fixed a bug with spaces when editing complex messages.
- Also:
- Fixed the order of loading stickers in sticker's showcase;
- Some code refactoring.
New in ICQ 3.0.24577 (Nov 18, 2019)
- Fixed high CPU load when network is down on macOS;
- Fixed the response disappearing when editing a picture with a caption;
- Fixed a bug with spaces when editing complex messages.
- Also:
- Fixed the order of loading stickers in sticker's showcase;
- Some code refactoring.
New in ICQ 3.0.24419 (Nov 11, 2019)
- Use an almost perfect multiselect (some improvements remained);
- Try a new group of "Unimportant" to the list of recent chats;
- Check the highlight in chat's search results;
- Place the mouse over the video in the chat to hear the sound;
- Create a group and channel in the menu in the list of recent chats;
- Use an indicator of pending members into the chat;
- Also:
- Returned the jumping icon in Dock;
- Fixed a lot of bugs.
New in ICQ 3.0.24385 (Nov 6, 2019)
- Use an almost perfect multiselect (some improvements remained);
- Try a new group of "Unimportant" to the list of recent chats;
- Check the highlight in chat's search results;
- Place the mouse over the video in the chat to hear the sound;
- Create a group and channel in the menu in the list of recent chats;
- Use an indicator of pending members into the chat;
- Also:
- Returned the jumping icon in Dock;
- Fixed a lot of bugs.
New in ICQ 3.0.23947 (Oct 21, 2019)
- Some improvements for OS Cathaline
New in ICQ 3.0.23938 (Oct 10, 2019)
- Some improvements for macOS Catalina.
New in ICQ 3.0.22949 (Aug 9, 2019)
- Reply on messages by photos, files and voice messages;
- Navigation with Tab on the main elements of the application instead of using mouse;
- Voice message recording improvements;
- Chat history scrolling improvements;
- Also:
- List of hotkeys to the settings page update;
- Lots of other improvements and fixes.
New in ICQ 3.0.21732 (Jun 19, 2019)
- New input field design in chat:
- Voice messages sending was added;s
- Drop-down menu when hovering over "Attachments" was added;
- In the "Attachments" panel, the point of sending a photo or video appeared.
- Also:
- The full list of members in large groups;
- The same set of emoji on all platforms;
- Text transfering from the chat input field to the signed file sending popup;
- Send files from the clipboard with a signature;
- Animated preview of gif stickers.
New in ICQ 3.0.21579 (Jun 7, 2019)
- New input field design in chat:
- Voice messages sending was added;s
- Drop-down menu when hovering over "Attachments" was added;
- In the "Attachments" panel, the point of sending a photo or video appeared.
- Also:
- The full list of members in large groups;
- The same set of emoji on all platforms;
- Text transfering from the chat input field to the signed file sending popup;
- Send files from the clipboard with a signature;
- Animated preview of gif stickers.
New in ICQ 3.0.20539 (Apr 27, 2019)
- Now, when you send an emoji, it will be displayed in a larger format, and text smileys will automatically be replaced with emojis.
- Make use of new setting for the layout of chat windows:
- Choose a photo to be the background of your chat windows
- Customize the size and weight of the font for chat messages
New in ICQ 3.0.20260 (Mar 29, 2019)
- Make use of new setting for the layout of chat windows:
- Choose a photo to be the background of your chat windows
- Customize the size and weight of the font for chat messages
New in ICQ 3.0.18566 (Dec 27, 2018)
- New settings added. Now you can:
- Enable passcode access in the Security section
- Set up auto-lock after a fixed time
- Instantly lock the applications using the hotkey cmd+L
- Activate a dark theme in the Appearance section
- The animation when the read status appears within chats has been improved as well as the overall chat design
New in ICQ 3.0.17708 (Nov 22, 2018)
- The latest version contains bug fixes and performance improvements
New in ICQ 3.0.17563 (Nov 11, 2018)
- We added a Video section
- We made it possible to caption photo and Video files when sending them and viewing them in full-screen
- We added a mute/unmute icon on videos
- We also:
- Fixed known issues
- Added a Hot Keys section in the settings
New in ICQ 3.0.17420 (Oct 30, 2018)
- In the new version, we changed the chat design elements and improved the chat gallery:
- We added a Video section
- We made it possible to caption photo and Video files when sending them and viewing them in full-screen
- We added a mute/unmute icon on videos
- We also:
- fixed known issues
- added a Hot Keys section in the settings
New in ICQ 3.0.16604 (Sep 10, 2018)
- New navigation and window layout.
- Now you can use ICQ:
- In one window, similar to the mobile phone layout
- In two windows, the classic option
- In three windows, convenient for simultaneous use of the chat gallery
- Added a chat gallery to easily navigate chat content.
- Sections:
- Photos and videos
- Voice messages
- Files
- Links
- New full-screen photo view with gesture support for zooming, scrolling enlarged photos, and flicking items to the left and right.
- Full-screen view of contact avatars.
- A new video player with audio controls inside the chat, which resumes playback from the current position when switching to a full-screen view.
- Updated chat search and general search:
- Added general search filters for ease of navigation
- Improved search completeness, displays the amount found
- Improved search result highlighting
- Added prompts for recent chat requests
- Updated design for the main window, and the chat and contact dialogs.
- Plus:
- Faster chat scrolling and a new scroll bar
- Resend messages when network failures occur
- Edit and delete messages offline
- Add a contact by phone number
- Updated settings
- Multiple known bug fixes :)
New in ICQ 3.0.16294 (Aug 23, 2018)
- Updated design for the main window, and the chat and contact dialogs.
- New full-screen photo view with gesture support for zooming, scrolling enlarged photos, and flicking items to the left and right.
- Full-screen view of contact avatars.
- A new video player with audio controls inside the chat, which resumes playback from the current position when switching to a full-screen view.
- New navigation and window layout:
- Now you can use ICQ:
- in one window, similar to the mobile phone layout
- in two windows, the classic option
- in three windows, convenient for simultaneous use of the chat gallery
- Added a chat gallery to easily navigate chat content:
- Sections:
- Photos and videos
- Voice messages
- Files
- Links
- Updated chat search and general search:
- added general search filters for ease of navigation
- improved search completeness, displays the amount found
- improved search result highlighting
- added prompts for recent chat requests
- Plus:
- faster chat scrolling and a new scroll bar
- resend messages when network failures occur
- edit and delete messages offline
- add a contact by phone number
- updated settings
- multiple known bug fixes
New in ICQ 3.0.14504 (Aug 15, 2018)
- A new video player with audio controls inside the chat, which resumes playback from the current position when switching to a full-screen view.
- New navigation and window layout.
- Now you can use ICQ:
- in one window, similar to the mobile phone layout
- in two windows, the classic option
- in three windows, convenient for simultaneous use of the chat gallery
- Added a chat gallery to easily navigate chat content.
- Sections:
- Photos and videos
- Voice messages
- Files
- Links
- New full-screen photo view with gesture support for zooming, scrolling enlarged photos, and flicking items to the left and right.
- Full-screen view of contact avatars.
- Updated chat search and general search:
- added general search filters for ease of navigation
- improved search completeness, displays the amount found
- improved search result highlighting
- added prompts for recent chat requests
- Updated design for the main window, and the chat and contact dialogs.
- Plus:
- faster chat scrolling and a new scroll bar
- resend messages when network failures occur
- edit and delete messages offline
- add a contact by phone number
- updated settings
- multiple known bug fixes
New in ICQ 3.0.14516 (Jul 11, 2018)
- Improvements in text selecting, copying, pasting:
- Double click for word selection
- Triple click for the entire message selection
- And other features:
- Reply on message by double clicking next to the message bubble
- Online statuses in the lists of contacts
- Connection status (Connecting) when network is lost
- Stickers suggests for emoji
New in ICQ 3.0.14504 (May 16, 2018)
- Improvements in text selecting, copying, pasting.
- Double click for word selection
- Triple click for the entire message selection
- And other features:
- Reply on message by double clicking next to the message bubble
- Online statuses in the lists of contacts
- Connection status (Connecting) when network is lost
- Stickers suggests for emoji
New in ICQ 3.0.14153 (Apr 11, 2018)
- New design for the chat list:
- shows message time
- incoming messages status
- And other features:
- a lot more simple way to add new contacts in the chat
- indication of a new version and new functions list
- scrolling chat to the bottom by re-clicking on it in the chat list
- code markdown by key symbols. Place your code between the ``` and ```
New in ICQ 3.0.13793 (Mar 19, 2018)
- Ability to move stickers in the showcase
- Search by stickers in the showcase
- Improved contacts search for mentions
- Many many new emoji
- Change phone number from profile
- Ability to mark chat unread
- Ability to turn off read status in groupchats
- Ability to report spam about a sticker or stickerpack
- Ability to hide the author when forwarding messages
- Fixed messages selection bugs in chat
New in ICQ 3.0.13443 (Feb 15, 2018)
New in ICQ 3.0.12935 (Jan 25, 2018)
- With this update, you can:
- Edit sent messages within 48 hours
- Send a message to several contacts at once
- Pin a message in a group chat, notifying all participants
- See who read a message in group chats
- Get sticker hints for an entered smiley
- We've also put in a few other improvements for you:
- Redesigned calls
- Sped up picture opening in gallery
- Optimized memory usage for chats
New in ICQ 3.0.12495 (Dec 18, 2017)
- Now bubbles change the size. Chat became more convenient, long messages became more readable, and bubbles do not take up unnecessary space.
- Chat page is much faster now!
- "Create chat" button is now displayed on the main screen by clicking on the "pencil".
- Icons and some elements refreshed: we are making UI even more pleasant and modern.
- You can close the chat by clicking on it with the mouse wheel. A trifle, but nice one!
- 20+ bug fixes
New in ICQ 3.0.11940 (Nov 23, 2017)
- Back button to return to the previous chat
- Stickers preview - now you can increase it before sending or when viewing the pack with a long click
- Playing videos in MP4 format
- Dropbox pictures preview
New in ICQ 3.0.11730 (Nov 16, 2017)
New in ICQ 3.0.11559 (Nov 9, 2017)
- Added "Copy link" item by right-clicking on links
- Fixed text selection in the chat
- Bug fixes
New in ICQ 3.0.11593 (Nov 8, 2017)
- Added "Copy link" item by right-clicking on links
- Fixed text selection in the chat
- Bug fixes
New in ICQ 3.0.11407 (Oct 28, 2017)
New in ICQ 3.0.11316 (Oct 24, 2017)
- Mention people in the chat! Write @ and a list of your friends to mention will appear. They'll get a notification even if the chat is muted. Now nobody can pretend not to have seen a message!
- Now you can share contacts and chats! Finally, you can quickly share a chat or send a contact.
- Fixed chat blinking when clicking on replies and notifications
- Significantly reduced CPU usage.
New in ICQ 3.0.11222 (Oct 17, 2017)
- Mention people in the chat! Write @ and a list of your friends to mention will appear. They'll get a notification even if the chat is muted. Now nobody can pretend not to have seen a message!
- Now you can share contacts and chats! Finally, you can quickly share a chat or send a contact.
- Fixed chat blinking when clicking on replies and notifications
- Significantly reduced CPU usage.
New in ICQ 3.0.10780 (Sep 18, 2017)
New in ICQ 3.0.10722 (Sep 18, 2017)
- Bug fixes.:
- Just what you’ve been waiting for – the option to create your own stickers! Add the bot icq.com/100500, create memes and share them with your friends.
- Add stickers to your collection from the chat just by clicking on it.
- Now chats always open at unread messages – never miss anything again.
- New contacts can now be added right from the chat list! Just enter your UIN or phone number into the search and add contacts right away, without visiting extra pages.
- The original writer of messages is preserved when they are forwarded.
- New lines are now added using Ctrl+Enter.
New in ICQ 3.0.10780 (Sep 18, 2017)
New in ICQ 3.0.10666 (Sep 12, 2017)
- What everyone was waiting for so long – Now you can create your own stickers! Add Sticker Bot icq.com/100500, create memes and share with your friends.
- Chats now always open at unread messages – you won't miss out!
- New contacts can now be added directly from the chat list! Just enter UIN or phone number in the search field, and add contacts without going over extra pages.
- Message authors are shown when forwarding messages, and links now look even nicer.
- Line wrapping now works with Ctrl + Enter.
New in ICQ 3.0.10467 (Sep 2, 2017)
- Stickers downloading optimization
- Bug fixes and improvements
New in ICQ 3.0.10462 (Sep 2, 2017)
- Stickers downloading optimization
- Bug fixes and improvements
New in ICQ 3.0.10346 (Sep 2, 2017)
- Bug fixes
- Added chat name when forwarding messages
- Messages delivery speeded up
- Added message delivery status
- Screen demonstration is added
- Improved contacts sorting
New in ICQ 3.0.10288 (Aug 25, 2017)
- Messages delivery speeded up
- Added message delivery status
- Screen demonstrating is added
- Improved contacts sorting
New in ICQ 3.0.9846 (Jul 28, 2017)
- Bug fixes
- An entirely new type of links in the chat: communicating is now easier than ever
- Significantly increased file download speed
- Added a button showing the number of unread messages, allowing you to jump to new messages even faster
- Added videos to the photo gallery: now you can watch videos right in the chat gallery
- Added the ability to page through chat history search results
New in ICQ 3.0.9834 (Jul 22, 2017)
New in ICQ 3.0.9665 (Jul 15, 2017)
- An entirely new type of links in the chat: communicating is now easier than ever
- Significantly increased file download speed
- Added a button showing the number of unread messages, allowing you to jump to new messages even faster
- Added a view of snaps
- Added videos to the photo gallery: now you can watch videos right in the chat gallery
- Added the ability to page through chat history search results
New in ICQ 3.0.9365 (Jun 17, 2017)
- URL parsing bug fixes
- Video calls bug fixes and improvements
New in ICQ 3.0.9199 (Jun 6, 2017)
- You can now create video and audio group chats
- Video files are played back right in the chat window
- Updated navigation makes it even easier to use the app
- We've added a ton of new smileys
- Improved quoting with the ability to jump to the original message
- Significantly improved application performance, as well as optimised notifications and downloads
New in ICQ 3.0.8042 (Feb 17, 2017)
New in ICQ 3.0.7174 (Nov 29, 2016)
- New version of ICQ for Mac OS:
- Masks for video calls
- New settings for live chats
- Search your messages
New in ICQ 3.0.6475 (Oct 5, 2016)
- Replies to your snaps and forwarded snaps are displayed in the chat window
- New video calls interface
- Photos, voice messages, links and text can be send in a single message
- View all of the shared photos in chat gallery
- Unknown contacts tab
- Interface updates - compact view and improved sidebar
New in ICQ 3.0.5273 (Jul 15, 2016)
- Added a new preview for links, photos, videos and web sites.
- Expanded chat settings — now admins can control who gets added to a chat. Just activate "Join with approval" in Settings
New in ICQ 3.0 (Jun 1, 2016)
- New:
- Live chats - join a themed live chat and talk about what interests you
- Voice messages with speech recogntion - convert voice to text
New in ICQ 2.4.0 (Mar 18, 2016)
- Bug fix and security improvement.
New in ICQ 2.3.0 (Dec 21, 2015)
New in ICQ 2.2.0 (Nov 13, 2015)
New in ICQ 2.1.0 (Nov 6, 2015)
New in ICQ 2.0.0 (Oct 13, 2015)
- New interface for excellent user experience, sync history between different devices
New in ICQ 1.3.9 (Jul 28, 2015)
New in ICQ 1.3.7 (Dec 4, 2014)
- NEW:
- Yosemite support
- Alt-Cmd-F shortcut for current chat search
- New gorgeous toolbar icons
- New buttons for chat panel
- Accounts settings redesigned
- You can sign out from any account
- Image preview and sharing updated
- Some updates for chat layout
- Video calls quality enhanced
- New emoticons
- FIXED:
- Copy/paste feature enhanced
- Сhats open fast
- Contacts renaming
- Many other fixes and updates
New in ICQ 1.3.4 (Aug 12, 2014)
- full retina support.
- some bugs fixed.
New in ICQ 1.3.2 (Jul 22, 2014)
New in ICQ 1.3.1 (Jul 12, 2014)
- New look & feel for chat area.
- Stickers preview.
- Minor fixes.
New in ICQ 1.3.0 (Mar 27, 2014)
- Files sharing with your friends via drag&drop
- Fresh design
- Images and GIFs from direct URLs are shown in the chat window
- Other improvements
New in ICQ 1.2.0 (Feb 19, 2014)
- Enhanced chat experience
- Change your font size in chat with shortcuts — ⌘ и -/+/0
- VK is not supported anymore
- Recent dialogs improved
- Contacts enhanced
- Fixed the issue when ICQ prevents system from rebooting or logging out
- Group chats with ICQ-friends
New in ICQ 1.1.2 (Dec 7, 2013)
- Some bug fixed and stability improvements.
New in ICQ 1.1.0 (Nov 2, 2013)
- Delivery statuses.
- New typing notification.
- Many bugs fixed.
New in ICQ 1.0.2 (Sep 7, 2013)
- Bug with temporary files fixed.
New in ICQ 1.0.1 (Aug 29, 2013)
- Select language option.
- Localization fix.