September 2026
Platform and web widget changes in September 2026
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Viber Media
Viber pictures, videos and files are saved to your media, and GIFs send as video. See Viber.
Merging Contacts Needs Pro
Merging contacts needs the Pro plan. See Merge Contacts.
More Webhook Events
Webhooks fire for conversation, comment and post events. See Webhooks.
Messages Tab, Demo Mode and Block State
The widget has a Messages tab listing all of a visitor's conversations, a demo mode and a block state for blocked visitors. See Conversations.

GIFs and Stickers
Operators can pick and send GIFs and stickers from the composer.

Drop a Lost Instagram Post
An admin can drop an Instagram post the channel has lost. See Posts and Comments.

Instagram Posts and Comments in the Inbox
Posts and comments get their own place. You can filter comments that need an answer, like, hide or delete a comment, see who removed it, and see a count of unread comments. See Posts and Comments.

Flows Started by Instagram Comments
A flow can reply in public, in private, or both. A comment mention arrives as a readable DM. See Posts and Comments.
Threaded Replies
Replies on Instagram and Telegram thread to the message you answer.
Block a Person on All Channels
Block from a thread or the conversation. See Conversations and Threads.


Response Time and Online Status on Home
Show the team's response time and online status on Home, give the widget its own assistant name and show the header logo on the launcher. See Content.

One Conversation per Person
Each person has one conversation with a thread per channel, a merged transcript, delete thread or conversation, search and notes across all threads, and AI and block per thread. See Conversations and Threads.

Group Chats
WhatsApp and Telegram group chats show as rooms with members. Flows and AI are off in groups.

Merge Keeps Both Values
Merging contacts keeps both values and lets you choose which to show. You can take a channel back out or split a contact apart. See Merge Contacts and Split Contacts.


Merge Suggestions
Duplicate contacts are suggested for merging, and you can merge the rows you tick. See Merge Contacts.

Cross-Language Knowledge Search
AI knowledge search works across languages, and assistants can search the web. See Knowledge Base.
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