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Discord Patch Notes: February 4, 2026 (opens in new tab)

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Discord’s February 4, 2026 patch focuses on performance, streaming, permissions, mobile consistency, and bug fixes across desktop, iOS, and Android. The largest improvements include faster desktop rendering, zoomable screenshares, a new Slowmode bypass permission, and continued migration of Discord’s audio/video backend to Rust. The update also adds usability refinements and resolves numerous interface, profile, notification, and stability issues.

Performance and Infrastructure

  • Desktop navigation and interaction are significantly faster, especially on systems with limited processing capacity.
  • The improvements were primarily achieved by replacing slow CSS selectors rather than optimizing APIs or components.
  • More than 80% of Discord’s audio/video traffic now runs through the Rust-based backend.
  • Stream previews load substantially faster during the start-stream process.

Screensharing and Media

  • Users can zoom and pan screenshares and game streams with a mouse wheel or laptop trackpad.
  • Android now correctly plays videos containing multiple audio tracks, such as microphone and game audio.
  • Currently playing voice messages stop correctly when users log out.
  • Android Group DM notifications now show the group name instead of the sender’s name, matching iOS behavior.

Server Permissions and Time Formatting

  • A new Bypass Slowmode permission lets server administrators trust selected members to bypass slowmode restrictions.
  • The permission can be integrated into existing roles through Role Settings until February 23.
  • Desktop now includes an @time command for generating localized Linux timestamps that automatically adapt to each viewer’s time zone.

General Usability Improvements

  • Vibing Wumpus has been updated to version 2.0 and can be summoned with:
    • Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W on Windows/Linux
    • Cmd+Option+Shift+W on macOS
  • Pressing Escape while editing a desktop profile no longer closes the entire profile modal.
  • Copying with nothing selected no longer clears the clipboard.
  • Browse Channels on mobile has officially left beta.
  • Clicking role mentions now shows users assigned to that role for all stable users.
  • Invite Friends to Server supports both usernames and display names.
  • Ignoring a friend request correctly changes the action from “Accept Friend Request” to “Add Friend.”

Profile, Themes, and Server Interface Fixes

  • Fixed cursor-jumping while editing the About Me section.
  • Avatar Decorations now render correctly in per-server profile editing.
  • Profile Theme gradients fill their modal correctly.
  • Server tags now appear accurately in desktop profile previews.
  • Fixed alignment and styling issues in Members, Emoji, Connections, and Display Name Styles interfaces.
  • iOS Client Themes no longer scroll at extremely high speed.
  • Channel categories on iOS no longer resemble unread channels.
  • Android no longer displays an extra bottom bar that blocks interaction.

Stability and Bug Fixes

  • Fixed crashes involving related stickers in servers without text channels.
  • Prevented duplicate Checkpoint and gift-reception modals.
  • Emoji editing no longer creates duplicates when Finish is clicked twice quickly.
  • Desktop Inbox filtering works correctly again.
  • Fixed a desktop lockup that could occur after adding a game to a profile without saving.
  • Mobile Community setup now renders properly.
  • The Shop displays multiple columns correctly on affected Android devices.
  • Keybinds involving keys above F10 now persist correctly.
  • Event previews properly render Markdown.
  • On iOS, GIF avatars selected through the GIF picker remain animated instead of becoming static images.
  • Additional fixes address onboarding overlays, dangerous-download modal spacing, role selection transparency, event buttons, server uploads, and localized status text.

Discord’s update is primarily a quality and performance release. Users should see the greatest immediate benefits from faster desktop interactions, improved streaming controls, better mobile behavior, and more precise server administration tools, although individual fixes may continue rolling out by platform.