Highlights

Chat Payments#

Send sats privately inside a direct message, request a specific amount with a payment card, and watch requests settle or be declined in place. Every payment is transmitted through your encrypted chats.

Group Polls and Message Zaps#

Create polls directly from the group composer, vote, follow the live results, and pin a poll above the feed for everyone.

Zap any group message like a reaction and receive a verified sats indicator once the payment settles.

Paper Receipts in the Wallet#

The payment success screen and full transaction details now resemble a printed receipt, giving every payment a clear and human-readable record.

Date Navigation in Chat#

Jump directly to any day in a private or group conversation. Date dividers make long chat histories easier to scan and navigate.

Presence-Based Member List#

Group members are now organized by:

• Online
• Away
• Offline

On mobile devices, the member list opens as a dedicated drawer.

Encrypted Note Attachments#

Attach files to notes with full encryption. Copies retain their attachments, and images that could not be safely scrubbed are never displayed.

Identity Map#

The account relationship map has been completely rebuilt with clearer relationship lanes, profile details, and a dedicated information panel.

Technical Updates and Fixes#

• Fixed a forgeable payment verification badge. The badge is now bound to a settled invoice created by the payee's own payment service.
• A member's own group zaps are now verified locally, preventing the interface from displaying an amount that was not witnessed by the relay.
• Fixed group access toggles that could previously not be disabled again.
• Verified role capabilities are now displayed in the member roles dialog.
• Hardened group polls, message zaps, and chat history pagination.
• Added 21Channels support, including tags and badge handling for both legacy and current event formats.
• Thread and discussion replies are now counted only when their parent message renders as an openable row.
• Removed a menu snapshot that was committed accidentally.

Contributors#

Thanks to everyone who helped ship this release:

• @DoktorShift

Community#

Join the Lotus Public Community on Nostr.

Download#

Native desktop applications for major operating systems are coming soon.