A smoother return after connection drops
Improved automatic sign-in and room recovery, with better handling of messages waiting to send while reconnecting.
THE LITTLE THINGS. THE BIGGER IMPROVEMENTS.
What’s new in RabbitHole.
New ways to connect, more room to make it yours, and a smoother everyday experience. Follow the progress across our apps.
Desktop · Android · WebJanuary 2026 – September 2026
Highlights from our publicly available apps, grouped by month of development. App labels show where each update is available.
September 2026
App updatesMore expressive chat
Messages containing one to three emojis now appear larger. Expanded custom emoji choices and search make reactions easier to find.
Watch-party polish
YouTube search can appear over the playing video, with improvements to room playback and queue synchronization.
A workspace that remembers your choices
Improved monitor selection, saved preferences, and room startup options, alongside work on startup responsiveness.
Preview your next look
Preview name colors and glows in the Gift Shop, with clearer categories and additional flowing name effects.
More control over Android broadcasts
Choose whether browser users may view your camera. This option is off by default.
Camera, voice, and message refinements
Continued work on camera recovery, voice playback, audio level indicators, and direct-message notifications.
August 2026
App updatesFlip your camera horizontally
A saved horizontal-flip option lets you adjust your camera preview and outgoing broadcast.
A bigger GIF selection
GIF search combines results from GIPHY and KLIPY, with fallback handling when one provider is unavailable.
Better room boundaries
Fixes target camera mix-ups and activity leaking between rooms, alongside clearer viewing indicators.
Find rooms and friends more easily
Added room-join shortcuts to friend lists and a most-users sort option in the room browser.
Web profile and sign-in fixes
Improved avatar uploads, typing spaces in profile text, block-list handling, and duplicate-login behavior.
July 2026
App updatesSearch YouTube without leaving the room
Added in-app YouTube search and refined watch-party playback controls and queue timing.
Search for something to listen to
Added radio station search and continued refining RabbitRadio controls.
Clearer direct messages
Fixes target duplicate or delayed messages, timestamps, message ordering, and unread badges.
More ways to personalize and earn rewards
Added room-role icons and expanded flair, achievement, and birthday-reward features.
Camera preview in settings
Check your camera inside video settings and choose an alternative camera opening method if your device starts slowly.
Browser chat and tablet refinements
Improved chat recovery after disconnects, GIF-picker behavior, and typing with the iPad keyboard.
June 2026
App updatesRabbitHole comes to your browser
The first dedicated browser app brings rooms, chat, GIFs, and friend interactions to the web without an installer.
Choose who can watch from the web
Added controls for web-viewable broadcasts as the browser app took shape.
RabbitRadio joins the room
Added a room radio bot for listening together.
Keep messages close by
Added docked messages, direct-message room invites, and layout synchronization.
Room settings and mobile scrolling
Expanded room settings and refined touch-drag scrolling and GIF loading.
Smoother Windows updating
Refined the updater, installation cleanup, and handling of duplicate updater instances.
May 2026
App updatesAndroid camera grid
Added a grid layout for watching cameras, along with gift notification badges.
Android app updates
Added in-app update support and refined mobile arcade and Gift Shop screens.
Find emojis as you type
Added emoji autocomplete and more animated name effects.
Camera framing and quieter broadcasting
Added camera capture and framing options, followed by manual-broadcast controls for spending time in rooms without broadcasting.
Arcade and everyday reliability
Introduced the integrated arcade and continued work on chat scrolling, camera stability, memory use, and reconnecting.
April 2026
App updatesMake chat feel like you
Added customizable chat bubbles and fonts, message highlights, and more emoji support.
Set volume for each person
Individual volume controls let you balance voices separately, with saved per-user levels.
Camera text overlays
Added text overlays for broadcasts and synchronized overlay settings.
Room discovery and watch parties
Expanded room search and continued refining YouTube queue behavior and synchronization.
Chat, camera, and room polish
Continued improvements to chat scrolling, camera handling, and room switching.
March 2026
App updatesAndroid cameras and watch parties
Early Android work brought working camera viewing, a prioritized camera layout, and an embedded YouTube player.
More room and moderation controls
Added room voice-chat options and descriptions, room-specific roles, microphone restrictions, and stronger block-list enforcement.
A simpler Windows installation
Introduced the Windows MSI installer and refined startup and updating.
Display names and remembered windows
Expanded display-name support and improved saving window positions and sizes.
February 2026
App updatesThe Android app takes shape
Introduced the mobile app projects and consolidated the Android app as development began.
Profiles, presence, and sound settings
Added avatar support, automatic away status, and more control over notification sounds.
Watch together more smoothly
Developed synchronized YouTube playback and automatic queue progression, with fixes for drift and background playback.
January 2026
App updatesThe foundations of RabbitHole
Initial development established live camera chat, followed by improvements to video, emoji, and chat presentation.