v2.16.1

anomalyco/opentuiv2.16.1Aug 17, 2026by daniel31x13

AI Summary

A patch release improving cross-device persistence for announcements and mobile sync reliability.

Key Highlights

Announcement dismissals now saved to account and persist across devices
Offline support rebuilt on SQLite for faster and more reliable syncing
Support for running Docker container as a non-root user

New Features

Device name reporting on sign-in for easier session identification
Faster Docker builds

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed

### Web
- Announcement dismissals are now saved to your account, so they stay dismissed across devices.
- Updated Japanese translations.
- Added support for running the Docker container as a non-root user, read the guide: https://docs.linkwarden.app/self-hosting/non-root
- Fixed manual installation on Windows.
- Fixed sign-in issues with Azure AD B2C and improved OIDC account handling.
- Faster Docker builds.
- Bug fixes.

### Mobile
- Offline support was rebuilt on SQLite for faster and more reliable syncing.
- The app now sends your device name when signing in, so sessions are easier to identify on the web.
- Bug fixes.

P.S. Discord and Reddit are where most issues get resolved, and where we hang out every day. Come join us:
💬 [discord.linkwarden.app](https://discord.linkwarden.app)
🤖 [reddit.com/r/Linkwarden](https://www.reddit.com/r/Linkwarden)

## New Contributors
* @woernsn made their first contribution in https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden/pull/1770
* @Chronophylos made their first contribution in https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden/pull/1771

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/linkwarden/linkwarden/compare/v2.16.0...v2.16.1