v8.5.1

joshiayush/inbv8.5.1May 16, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

A patch release normalizing link preview thumbnails and adding ARMv7 Docker and release binary coverage.

Key Highlights

Link preview thumbnails normalized to bounded JPEGs
ARMv7 Docker image and Linux ARMv7 release binary builds added
Whatsmeow dependencies updated to latest
Regression coverage added for thumbnail normalization

New Features

ARMv7 Release and Docker Builds
Link Preview Thumbnail Fixes

Full Release Notes

## What's New in v8.5.1

🐛 **Patch Release: Link Preview Thumbnail Fixes, ARMv7 Builds & Dependency Updates**

This patch normalizes link preview thumbnails for WhatsApp link messages, adds ARMv7 Docker and release binary coverage, and refreshes whatsmeow dependencies.

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## 🐛 Bug Fixes

### Link Preview Thumbnails
- Normalize link preview images into bounded JPEG thumbnails
- Send the smaller inline JPEG thumbnail for link messages
- Include media key timestamp when uploading preview thumbnails
- Added regression coverage for thumbnail normalization

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## 🔧 Technical Improvements

### ARMv7 Release and Docker Builds
- Add ARMv7 Docker image build support alongside ARM64
- Add Linux ARMv7 release binary generation through GoReleaser
- Keep release archive names distinct for ARM variants

### Dependency Updates
- `go.mau.fi/whatsmeow`: updated to latest
- Related Go dependencies refreshed through `go.mod` and `go.sum`

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## What's Changed

- fix: normalize link preview thumbnails by @aldinokemal
- ci: add ARMv7 Docker and release builds by @aldinokemal
- chore: update whatsmeow to latest by @aldinokemal
- chore: bump version to v8.5.1 by @aldinokemal

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/aldinokemal/go-whatsapp-web-multidevice/compare/v8.5.0...v8.5.1