Discord Patch Notes: April 6, 2026 (opens in new tab)

Discord’s April 6, 2026 patch focuses on performance, accessibility, media sharing, and a broad set of usability fixes across desktop, iOS, Android, and Linux. The most notable improvements reduce desktop voice-channel deadlocks by about 30% and reduce iOS image-upload sizes by 17% and latency by 12%. Discord also continues a major accessibility audit while addressing numerous navigation, layout, search, and platform-specific bugs.

Performance and Media Sharing

• Desktop changes reduced deadlocked Voice threads by approximately 30%, making users less likely to remain stuck on “Connecting.”
• iOS image uploads now use files roughly 17% smaller and complete about 12% faster.
• Mobile landscape mode was improved by calculating padding on a screen-by-screen basis rather than relying on global padding rules.
• Android server reordering now scrolls more smoothly.

Accessibility Improvements

• Discord is continuing a large accessibility audit across its clients.
• Fixes addressed keyboard focus rings, button alignment, text overflow, and controls becoming inaccessible in longer languages.
• Desktop profile buttons, settings controls, and the Server Invite modal received layout and focus improvements.
• Discord encourages users to report remaining accessibility problems through its bug-reporting channels.

Search, Navigation, and Account Behavior

• Search negation now works correctly with filters such as has:-image.
• The desktop CMD/CTRL+F shortcut no longer opens server search while a modal is active.
• Browser-style back and forward navigation now behaves correctly after switching accounts.
• Opening a Discord link from a browser no longer replaces the current channel without preserving a usable way to return.
• Fixed several Settings and modal-navigation problems, including unexpected jumps to the bottom of the page.

Desktop and Settings Fixes

• Corrected keybind-button alignment and keyboard focus positioning.
• Fixed profile buttons extending beyond the visible area in languages with longer text.
• Shop item modals can now be closed by clicking outside them at minimum window height.
• Profile bio changes are properly cleared by the Reset button.
• Removed a persistent “NEW” badge from the @time command.
• Corrected outdated role designs in Server Template previews.
• Fixed visual issues involving nameplates, profile banners, Nitro perk badges, and Shop error-message spacing.
• The Desktop update indicator no longer appears clickable while an update is still downloading.

Mobile and Platform-Specific Fixes

• Wayland now properly detects when Linux users become active or go AFK.
• Android now provides visual confirmation after sending a friend request through a QR code.
• Android theme changes update the entire Settings interface immediately.
• Android QR-code login buttons now appear active when usable.
• Android’s In-App Browser setting correctly opens links inside Discord.
• iOS users can now switch out of Invisible status reliably.
• iOS server lists no longer jump when switching servers.
• iOS Server Guide progress bars and welcome messages now display and dismiss correctly.
• Fixed an iOS crash that could occur when canceling a Nitro Classic subscription.
• iOS search results now display images in bot-message containers at the correct size.

Messaging, Profiles, and Social Features

• Removed duplicate friend suggestions for users who had already received a request.
• Fixed incorrect profile connection icons for external links.
• Corrected duplicate usernames shown in pending friend-request tooltips.
• Channel-name inputs no longer incorrectly offer custom emoji, which channel names do not support.
• Student Hub join-method filtering now works properly.
• Server Tags and badges received alignment fixes on Android.
• The Nitro gift emoji picker’s “Add Emoji” button now functions correctly.

Discord recommends updating as fixes reach each platform, with additional early testing available through the iOS TestFlight release.