Updates to the Groups.io service.
January 30, 2026
- CHANGE: Updated the list of attachment extensions that we do not allow in emails, based on the list of attachment extensions that Gmail doesn't accept. The complete list is: .ade, .adp, .apk, .appx, .appxbundle, .bat, .cab, .chm, .cmd, .com, .cpl, .diagcab, .diagcfg, .diagpkg, .dll, .dmg, .ex, .ex_, .exe, .hta, .img, .ins, .iso, .isp, .jar, .jnlp, .js, .jse, .lib, .lnk, .mde, .mjs, .msc, .msi, .msix, .msixbundle, .msp, .mst, .nsh, .pif, .ps1, .scr, .sct, .shb, .sys, .vb, .vbe, .vbs, .vhd, .vxd, .wsc, .wsf, .wsh, .xll. These are also checked inside compressed archives (.zip, .tar, .tgz, .taz, .z, .gz, .rar).
- NEW: Photo albums can now have sub-albums.
- BUGFIX: Deleted events still were represented in ICS feed files, but with STATUS:CANCELLED. This did not cause them to be removed from subscribing calendars. Now we don't include deleted events in ICS feeds.
January 23, 2026
- BUGFIX: In some instances, it appeared that a user was able to edit a locked event. When they tried to do so, the system prevented it, but it was still confusing.
January 15, 2026
- CHANGE: On the group promote page, removed Twitter and Facebook and added Bluesky and LinkedIn.
- CHANGE: Added wiki search to the /Ask feature.
- BUGFIX: Downloading past members isn't currently supported, so I've removed the Download button when viewing past members. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/40230
- BUGFIX: Ensure the Unfollow button is displayed after replying to a message, when your subscription is to Follow Only + Auto Follow Replies. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/40129
January 9, 2026
- NEW: Added 'Send as Special Notice' checkbox when composing replies, for mods/owners.
- BUGFIX: When adding/removing a member data image or database image, we would sometimes mix up which bucket to track the space used by it. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/40125
January 8, 2026
- CHANGE: Remove photo album description from admin email notifications. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/40172
- CHANGE: Changed `Manage Chats` button to `Manage Chat Members`. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/40173
- CHANGE: Changed digest and summary From lines from the group email address to instead be the group name plus "Digest" or "Summary". https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/40183
January 5, 2026
- BUGFIX: In some instances of groups with lots of files or photos, the export group function would time out.
December 19, 2025
- NEW: Groups now have a `Two-Factor Authentication Policy` setting to enforce the use of two-factor authentication by moderators and/or members.
December 16, 2025
- BUGFIX: In a repeating event in the calendar, if a single event had been deleted and then the repeating event was updated, the original single event was sometimes recreated.
December 12, 2025
- CHANGE: Updated the formatting and display of the group storage elements. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/40038
- BUGFIX: In some instances, cancelling a single instance of a repeating event in the calendar generated a CANCEL ICS file that Outlook would use to remove all instances of the event.
- CHANGE: Updated the translations.
December 10, 2025
- NEW: Premium groups can now add additional storage in 50GB chunks, for $5/month or $55/year.
December 5, 2025
- DOCS: Updates from Nina. https://groups.io/helpcenter/single/revisionhistory
- CHANGE: Added a Show Password button to the New Password field on the user settings page. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/40029
- CHANGE: Changed `location` to `Original Location` in the group member page. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/40009
December 1, 2025
- CHANGE: Drafts are now automatically deleted after 90 days of inactivity, instead of the previous 14 days.
November 25, 2025
- BUGFIX: In the Files section, if a file was moved from the search results page, the path would be missing in email notifications and activity log entries.
- BUGFIX: When an account is banned from the system, all pending messages associated with that account should also be removed.
- CHANGE: In the Sessions page, include the date/time the session started. Also, for Firefox users, we cannot tell if they are on Windows 10 or 11, so display "Windows 10/11" instead.
- CHANGE: In the User Settings sidebar, include a link to the Sessions page.
November 17, 2025
- CHANGE: With posts received via email, we now convert all HEIC images to JPEG. There is still not good support for viewing HEIC images in browsers other than Safari.
- BUGFIX: In the Files section, the Update File dialog allowed multiple files to be uploaded.
November 11, 2025
- CHANGE: When posting from the website, we now convert all HEIC images to JPEG. There is still not good support for viewing HEIC images in browsers other than Safari.
November 4, 2025
- BUGFIX: In /posttosub, uploading attachments was broken.
- BUGFIX: In some cases, when viewing a photo album, the Upload Photos button was displayed correctly, but you were not able to actually upload photos. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/39859
- CHANGE: When replying to a message on the website, include more references to previous messages in the References header. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/39929
October 25, 2025
- CHANGE: As a security measure, do not allow group or user data exports for 24 hours after you change and confirm your email address.
October 24, 2025
- NEW: On the Chats page, for moderators and owners, there's a new Manage Chats button that brings up a page that lets you add and remove people from chats.
October 23, 2025
- NEW: Chat now supports audio on the web. The app requires an update to support recording audio, which will be released later.
- NEW: In chat, if you are an owner, moderator or the creator of the chat, you can remove someone from the chat.
- CHANGE: On narrow screens, the navigation breadcrumb is back on the chat page.
- CHANGE: In chat when you type @ to bring up the username selector, as you type it now narrows the selection.
- BUGFIX: Emojis in chat notification messages weren't displayed correctly.
- NEW: In the Members page, the Action drop up now has an option to Change Member Notifications
October 22, 2025
- CHANGE: Chat DMs are no longer rate limited.