v7.0.3

megadose/holehev7.0.3Sep 26, 2026by github-actions[bot]

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AI Summary

This release focuses on build stability and reproducibility, along with UI improvements for crowdfunding integration and link handling. It also includes fixes for Android app links and test race conditions.

Key Highlights

  • Fixed reproducible builds script and various build issues.
  • Added crowdfunding banner to onboarding and chat list.
  • Improved Android app link handling and fixed SimpleX links.
  • Added a news channel.
  • Prepared for the upcoming SimpleX domains launch.

New Features

  • Crowdfunding banner on onboarding and in chat list.
  • News channel.
  • Backward compatible Java API usage in text formatting.

Full Release Notes

New in v7.0.3.

- Build fixes
- Fix reproducible builds script 

[SimpleX domains](https://simplex.domains?utm_source=release) launch on December 12 - one name for your channel and contact address

You can get a stake in SimpleX Chat – we launched [equity crowdfunding on Wefunder](https://wefunder.com/simplex.chat).

The GitHub release build is independently reproduced by:
| Verifier | Signatures | PGP key to verify |
| ------- | --------- | ----------------- |
| SimpleX Chat team | [_sha256sums.asc][sums] <br>[_simplex-aarch64.apk.asc][arm64]<br>[_simplex-armv7a.apk.asc][armv7] | [BBDF 7BDA D154 8B16 836A F5B9 D53B DFD1 53C3 66BA][pgpkey] |

[sums]: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/releases/download/v7.0.3/_sha256sums.asc
[arm64]: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/releases/download/v7.0.3/_simplex-aarch64.apk.asc
[armv7]: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/releases/download/v7.0.3/_simplex-armv7a.apk.asc
[pgpkey]: https://keys.openpgp.org/search?q=build%40simplex.chat

Read more about verifying and reproducing release builds: https://simplex.chat/reproduce/

Commits:
- ui: use backward compatible Java api in stripFormattedTextLink (#7464)
- scripts: re-init submodules in reproduce builds (#7508)
- ui: crowdfunding banner on onboarding and in chat list (#7552)
- ui: add wefunder logo to crowdfunding banner (#7553)
- ui: replace wefunder logo with simplex logo on crowdfunding banner (#7555)
- tests: fix race conditions (#7579)
- ui: update crowdfunding title (#7593)
- ui: news channel (#7594)
- assets: compress crowdfunding images
- android: match app links by exact path so simplex.chat pages open in the browser (#7565)
- android: fix SimpleX links (#7596)
- 7.0.3: android 381, desktop 164, ios 359

**Android APKs**:

SHA2-256(simplex-aarch64.apk)= d535e5a8986d4e11b9abd5656a3c0e1be5a08e06b00a7b20d6b7587ed0c3457f

SHA2-256(simplex-armv7a.apk)= 3a89d2f825ce1a30ff51b30487c1b0b58de6eba03426d1500112b7417e659fdc

**Desktop app**:

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-macos-aarch64)= e93100d489747448f99daf68190bfef9a1a21ebe3117a24c1aefdbb28132138f

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-windows-x86-64)= 33ecedfac9331f8659ec1fbbc2a0828a29a3b6eec5f9ff2017153dded50ae2c7

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-macos-aarch64.dmg)= 296188f3c54f181d9e4c1e54a035d42788e92f11fed2f5399c705df69f09116e

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-aarch64)= 91f332edc813cab78a848da7ba75ed91bcb8d09abf1fc92eca74330dc29ec970

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-aarch64.deb)= 3860391b47ca0badb71c4f07bcdf2883ef14dae75476a95d9aa70187aa74bb7d

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-aarch64)= 2d2e62351f11bc51ae659618584722b38ea5a6796b806c9a388ee6e3124c90ac

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-aarch64.deb)= 4025126f1a33147e79e0f0138dcbc95601b609f1ae5efa058eb17e00dcf799c1

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-x86_64)= 895fb14cfaa662d1c0947f2f871141fc89680fe3e70bff64c366cbe9e59aa4f0

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-24_04-x86_64.deb)= a004fb0ea97f647d9364b56f2b41f084201b3281c715f28800a5868026e81102

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-windows-x86_64.msi)= 0162d8eb42917b59962203b74527512c6d05eb032cf6e8189b62eb39587fbc79

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-x86_64)= 5afb1d25efe5ccf564a1ab124bc7f410a7a73171c974a4d8b7f4d8f2e3d62e77

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-x86_64.deb)= 3e0597cc32f800085a79fab449cfe11f8961a260a150dbec43a4d3bc6d8b9b54

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-24_04-aarch64.deb)= 3720c2428952e53d39b8cd4c76dd8e801e182bba4e40b2010786a6e465153b4e

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-22_04-aarch64.deb)= 0d0fd94404a67e35b9218d5afb1c5fca5f3101782b19aea415f90831d874d5a2

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-aarch64.AppImage)= 8eafda1690c81a10136b5e284d80acfc44b9e8f919fa4a522d32b8ac9ebd915d

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-24_04-x86_64.deb)= 67fa2919fc1bc0e034a9f014e8d4b2ba9072be2056a44436c230fc4a6fa3d839

SHA2-256(simplex-chat-macos-x86-64)= 750814cd65d90c8dd2673c7232971e48606bd9833ee610a2554ce36b7ab6be86

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-ubuntu-22_04-x86_64.deb)= 21be1e78c1089c01567ccfec58cdf3e72a2733aa232c5288b8f155e6c7caba0b

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-x86_64.AppImage)= 404220f16f1c03879b8d7402e31e8ce525dc3ce7a6904637bd48e19974f2536a

SHA2-256(simplex-desktop-macos-x86_64.dmg)= 8e7be5015dd8b3f96ef08c8752f99d7db517d8461b87db1ac56bd561414219e7

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