Release Notes

223.0.0
July 22, 2026

Introducing Floor Access Controls

  • Admins can now grant access to specific floors by user group, making it easier to run multiple organizations within a single Roam, or to support compliance and privacy requirements.

  • Floor access can be configured in Settings > Roam Administration > Floor Access.

  • When access is configured for a floor, admins and members within a user group with access will see the floor on the elevator mini map which will show a lock icon. The floor is hidden from guests and members without access.

  • Guests and other members can still join a meeting on the floor through a direct invitation or meeting link. However, they cannot move to other rooms on the floor and will no longer have access after they leave.

Desktop App

  • Meeting invitees added to a calendar event through Google Groups or Outlook Distribution Lists now appear in the invitee list as expected, with current support for up to 100 people per list.

    • To enable this update for Outlook 365, an admin must unlink and relink the integration.

  • Screenshots can be taken via keyboard shortcut and saved to a selected folder: Command+Shift+P (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows & Linux). The keyboard shortcut can be customized in Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts > Save Screenshot of Shared Screen.

  • You can now add a Google Tracking ID on lobby booking pages to track visits and bookings for a Lobby link in Lobby Details > Advanced > Google Tracking ID.

  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

Android App (v223)

  • Added support for Pinned Links in Group Chats

  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

222.0.1
July 15, 2026

Desktop App

  • Fixed an issue where you could not edit your shelf.

222.0.0
July 15, 2026

Desktop App

  • Magic Minutes transcriptions now support Arabic, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Croatian, Gujarati, Hebrew, Kannada, Macedonian, Marathi, Persian, Serbian, Slovenian, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

  • Admins can now add multiple payment methods, set default and backup cards, and assign nicknames to payment methods.

  • Admins can now find and delete meetings and recordings in Settings > Roam Administration > Magic Minutes > All Meetings.

  • SCIM now supports PATCH, IdP-driven email changes, and best-effort group synchronization when some members cannot be resolved.

  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

Developer

  • Developer settings now show dynamic webhook subscriptions and failed webhook delivery attempts.

  • chat.reaction webhooks now send per-change deltas.

  • Personal access tokens can now call conversation.list.

  • Revoked tokens now return a distinct authentication failure instead of a generic authentication error.

  • The deprecated /v1/chat.stream NDJSON endpoint has been removed.

221.0.0
July 8, 2026

Your Lobby Is Now Agent-Friendly

  • AI agents are increasingly becoming the new scheduling interface, booking meetings on your behalf and coordinating directly with other agents. Now your Lobby booking page includes a discoverable public API endpoint that enables agents to schedule Roam meetings using your real-time calendar availability.

Desktop App

  • You can now share a specific area of your screen (Mac and Windows only).

  • You can now pause your screen share without ending it, making it easy to switch windows, review notes, or prepare content before resuming.

  • On Windows, you can now move the screen share control capsule around on your screen.

  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

Android App (v221)

  • Chat messages now render markdown tables

  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

220.0.0
July 1, 2026

Introducing Next-Generation Virtual Backgrounds & Blur

  • Roam now includes a new virtual background and background blur pipeline powered by the latest advancements in video machine learning models. The new system delivers higher-quality blur and virtual backgrounds while improving CPU efficiency and overall performance.

  • The feature is enabled by default on supported versions of macOS and Windows. You can manage it in Settings > Advanced under Virtual Background, Blur & Face Touch Up, where you can choose between Enhanced Native Pipeline for the highest quality and Enhanced Native Pipeline (Balanced) for a lighter-performance option.

Desktop App

  • You can now open screenshares, whiteboards, and media boards in their own windows. For screenshares, click View Options > Open in New Window. For whiteboards and media boards in offices, click the pop-out arrow in the top-right corner of the window. This makes it easier to move content to another monitor or keep it visible while working elsewhere in Roam.

  • Updated Auto-DND for Zoom to support the latest version of the Zoom app (v7.1.0).

  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

219.0.0
June 24, 2026

Desktop App

  • You can now choose to play Roam sounds (e.g., chat notifications, knocks, and invites) through a separate audio output when you’re not in a meeting. For example, if you use a headset during meetings but remove it afterward, you can route notification sounds to your speakers so you don’t miss them. Configure in Settings > Sounds > Play Roam Sounds Through.

  • You can now adjust the volume of Roamoji sounds in Settings > Sounds > Roamoji Volume.

  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

iOS App (v219)

  • When creating an event in Apple’s Calendar app, you can now set the meeting location to Roam to automatically add a Roam meeting link.

  • Story uploads are now significantly more reliable in poor network conditions and when the app is running in the background, especially for longer videos.

  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

218.0.0
June 17, 2026

Connect Roam to Claude & ChatGPT

  • You can now connect Roam to Claude and ChatGPT to chat with the full context of your Roam meetings and conversations. Ask questions, prepare for meetings, synthesize decisions, uncover patterns, and get answers powered by your organization’s knowledge in Roam.

  • Previously available only to developers, this integration is now available to everyone. Connect Roam’s MCP server to your favorite AI assistant in about a minute and unlock a new way of working.

Desktop App

  • Improved the Next Generation Virtual Background & Blur beta with enhanced detection of headphones and handheld objects.

  • You can now right-click a person in a room on the map to start a chat with everyone in that room.

  • Guests can enable captions in Settings > Closed Captions.

  • When scheduling a Roam Meeting in Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook, you can now choose to have all participants join muted by default.

  • Fixed a rare issue on macOS that could cause the Roam app auto-updater to fail.

  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

iOS App (v218)

  • Fixed an issue where audio shared during screen sharing was not played correctly for meeting participants.

  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

217.1.0
June 11, 2026

Desktop App

  • Update core front-end infrastructure to stay current with the latest performance and security best practices.

  • This update is rolling out to customers slowly under a phased release schedule.

217.0.5
June 11, 2026

Desktop App

  • Fixed a rare issue that required the app to be restarted.

217.0.2
June 10, 2026

New Feature

  • Share into Roam from other mobile apps on iOS & Android. You can now share links, images, and other content directly into Roam. Just tap the Share button in your favorite app and choose the person or Group Chat you’d like to send it to in Roam.

Desktop App

  • Improved meeting noise suppression. We’ve upgraded to the latest noise suppression models for clearer audio quality.

  • You can now invite everyone in a room to join you by right-clicking on any person in the room and selecting the invite all option.

  • Text snippets now support syntax highlighting while you’re composing them, in addition to after they’re sent.

  • Guests now require an invitation before they can move to the stage or backstage in the Theater.

  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

iOS App (v217)

  • Added support for sharing into Roam from other apps.

  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

Android App (v217)

  • Added support for sharing into Roam from other apps.

  • Added picture-in-picture support in Theater.

  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

216.0.1
June 3, 2026

New Features

  • Run an OpenClaw or Hermes AI agent inside Roam chat.

  • Your agents can have two bot shapes, run side by side or solo:

  • Personal Bot (via Personal Access Token, which acts as you)

    • Private DM with your own agent. (only you can DM with your agent)

    • @ mention your agent from any chat to pull it in on your behalf

    • It can post anywhere you can

  • Org Bot (via API Key, your agent has its own persona)

    • Anyone in your Roam can DM it

    • Add to a channel for proactive every-message replies (e.g. alert triage) or leave it mention-only

    • Pulled into threads via @-mention from anywhere

Desktop App

  • You can now share Magicasts in meetings. Click Share > Share File > Select Your Magicast.

  • You can now configure a separate SAML identity provider for each domain instead of a single identity provider for your entire account.

  • When your Lobby displays a large number of available time slots, they are automatically grouped into Overnight, Morning, Afternoon, and Evening sections, making it easy for guests to jump between times of day. The Overnight section starts collapsed by default so daytime availability is more prominent, which is especially helpful when your guests are booking from a significantly different time zone.

  • Various bug fixes and improvements.

215.0.1
May 28, 2026

Desktop App

  • Fixed an issue where you could not comment on a Magicast.