# Help testing upcoming Delta Chat 2.34.\* release! **URL:** \ **Category:** User Testing\ **Created:** [December 8, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427 "2025-12-08T17:17:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![adbenitez](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/adbenitez/32/2323_2.png) [@adbenitez](https://forum.delta.chat/u/adbenitez)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/1 "2025-12-08T17:17:52Z")
Want to help us testing the upcoming Delta Chat release? choose your flavor and mind your backups: - 🍋 [https://download.delta.chat/android/beta/deltachat-gplay-release-2.34.0.apk](https://download.delta.chat/android/beta/deltachat-gplay-release-2.34.0.apk) (google play candidate, overwrites existing installs, should keep data) - 🍉 [https://download.delta.chat/android/beta/deltachat-foss-debug-2.34.0.apk](https://download.delta.chat/android/beta/deltachat-foss-debug-2.34.0.apk) (f-droid candidate, can be installed beside google play) one of the more significant in this new release is the new capability to use several chatmail relay servers at the same time in a single profile, just scan some chatmail qr to add an address to your existing account ---
**Author:** ![ndh](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/ndh/32/2683_2.png) [@ndh](https://forum.delta.chat/u/ndh)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/2 "2025-12-08T17:29:11Z")
The related preview builds for desktop are here: [https://download.delta.chat/desktop/preview/deltachat-desktop.prepare-release-2.33.0.dmg](https://download.delta.chat/desktop/preview/deltachat-desktop.prepare-release-2.33.0.dmg) [https://download.delta.chat/desktop/preview/deltachat-desktop.prepare-release-2.33.0.AppImage](https://download.delta.chat/desktop/preview/deltachat-desktop.prepare-release-2.33.0.AppImage) [https://download.delta.chat/desktop/preview/deltachat-desktop-mas.prepare-release-2.33.0.zip](https://download.delta.chat/desktop/preview/deltachat-desktop-mas.prepare-release-2.33.0.zip) [https://download.delta.chat/desktop/preview/deltachat-desktop.prepare-release-2.33.0.portable.exe](https://download.delta.chat/desktop/preview/deltachat-desktop.prepare-release-2.33.0.portable.exe) ---
**Author:** ![steko](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@steko](https://forum.delta.chat/u/steko)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/3 "2025-12-08T19:36:24Z")
> [@adbenitez](#): > > new capability to use several chatmail relay servers at the same time in a single profile, just scan some chatmail qr to add an address to your existing account Hooray! 🥳🥳🥳 I tested on Android that: - adding a new “transport” (as they are called in the app) works - starting a chat with one transport active, then switching to the other, works both ways (edit: fwiw the other client is 2.25) ---
**Author:** ![r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/r10s/32/1513_2.png) [@r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/u/r10s)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/4 "2025-12-08T22:30:22Z")
and here is iOS 2.33.0 - as usual, mind your backups: - 🍏 [Join the Delta Chat beta - TestFlight - Apple](https://testflight.apple.com/join/uEMc1NxS) (Testflight, should keep your data, App Store release will arrive if no serious issues pop up) ---
**Author:** ![DavidSM100](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/davidsm100/32/1941_2.png) [@DavidSM100](https://forum.delta.chat/u/DavidSM100)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/5 "2025-12-09T13:38:47Z")
It looks like there is currently no way to add a classic email as relay to an existing account in android ? Also the “add contact manually” button is shown when using a classic email account. Also if you slide to the left you end up in the invite screen. ---
**Author:** ![r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/r10s/32/1513_2.png) [@r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/u/r10s)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/6 "2025-12-09T14:16:20Z")
> [@DavidSM100](#): > > It looks like there is currently no way to add a classic email as relay to an existing account in android ? i just tried on android2.33 - in general, it works as expected. enter your credentials at **Create New Profile → Use Other Server → Use Classic Email as Relay** and you’re good to go. so your issue seems more specific and we would need more information, a screenshot/cast or a log for casual readers: **this is advanced!** recommended way is just **Create New Profile → Enter Name** ---
**Author:** ![DavidSM100](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/davidsm100/32/1941_2.png) [@DavidSM100](https://forum.delta.chat/u/DavidSM100)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/7 "2025-12-09T14:39:14Z")
> [@r10s](#): > > enter your credentials at **Create New Profile → Use Other Server → Use Classic Email as Relay** and you’re good to go. This just creates an account from scratch, what I mean is adding a classic email as relay to an existing acccount. ---
**Author:** ![DavidSM100](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/davidsm100/32/1941_2.png) [@DavidSM100](https://forum.delta.chat/u/DavidSM100)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/8 "2025-12-09T14:54:44Z")
Also another detail: Scanning the QR from one of the chatmails sites lets you add it as a relay directly, but clicking the link only let’s you create an account from scratch. So if you only have one device you have to be taking an screenshot and then importing it to add the transport. I think clicking the links on chatmail pages should also let you decide if you want to add it as transport instead of creating an account from scratch. ---
**Author:** ![r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/r10s/32/1513_2.png) [@r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/u/r10s)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/9 "2025-12-09T15:07:54Z")
> [@DavidSM100](#): > > This just creates an account from scratch, what I mean is adding a classic email as relay to an existing acccount. ah, i see. no, adding classic email as additional providers is currently not supported directly. if wanted, you should start with the classic provider, and add other relays afterwards. this may or may not change in the future, there are lots of discussions ongoing > [@DavidSM100](#): > > I think clicking the links on chatmail pages should also let you decide if you want to add it as transport instead of creating an account from scratch. no, it is on purpose to ask for creating a profile in this case - you get to the list of relays from creating a profile, and surely want to create a profile when tapping a link there note that adding transports manually is advanced, while creating profile is not. so it is fine, if adding a transport requires explicit action before ---
**Author:** ![DavidSM100](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/davidsm100/32/1941_2.png) [@DavidSM100](https://forum.delta.chat/u/DavidSM100)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/10 "2025-12-09T15:32:00Z")
> [@r10s](#): > > ah, i see. > > no, adding classic email as additional relays is currently not supported directly. > > you should start with the classic eamil, and add other relays afterwards. this may or may not change in the future, there are lots of discussions ongoing Well, I think it should be possible: - It makes sense that if you can have a classic email as main relay you can also have it as secondary relay. - This should be helpful when a country decides to start blocking chatmail relays like has happened before (Cuba for example), since they usually don’t block common providers like gmail, disroot, etc or their own national emails, so in this cases if you added one of these classic emails as a fallback relay you should be able to stay in contact with your friends or family. - I don’t think there is any restriction in the core about adding classic emails as secondary relays, right? So there is not really anything stoping this but making a UI for this in the clients. ---
**Author:** ![steko](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@steko](https://forum.delta.chat/u/steko)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/11 "2025-12-09T16:41:54Z")
> [@DavidSM100](#): > > s you create an account from scratch. > So if you only have one device you have to be taking an screenshot and then importing it to add the transport. Regarding this specific problem, there is no need to take a screenshot: you can copy the URL the QR code links to, and on the screen inside Delta Chat, go in the menu with 3 dots in the upper corner and “paste”. It’s not obvious and it should be made more easy to reach, but it’s more straightforward than taking a screenshot. ---
**Author:** ![DavidSM100](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/davidsm100/32/1941_2.png) [@DavidSM100](https://forum.delta.chat/u/DavidSM100)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/12 "2025-12-09T17:47:16Z")
> [@steko](#): > > you can copy the URL the QR code links to, and on the screen inside Delta Chat, go in the menu with 3 dots in the upper corner and “paste”. Thanks, this should help. ---
**Author:** ![adbenitez](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/adbenitez/32/2323_2.png) [@adbenitez](https://forum.delta.chat/u/adbenitez)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/13 "2025-12-10T12:06:04Z")
> [@DavidSM100](#): > > Scanning the QR from one of the chatmails sites lets you add it as a relay directly, but clicking the link only let’s you create an account from scratch. this is fixed! I updated the links in the initial post, now there is a 2.33.1 release with that and other small details and bug fixed ---
**Author:** ![adbenitez](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/adbenitez/32/2323_2.png) [@adbenitez](https://forum.delta.chat/u/adbenitez)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/15 "2025-12-10T12:22:11Z")
use English please ---
**Author:** ![DavidSM100](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/davidsm100/32/1941_2.png) [@DavidSM100](https://forum.delta.chat/u/DavidSM100)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/16 "2025-12-10T14:37:35Z")
It seems that you can have “Multi-device mode” option enabled and at the same time have “Delete messages from server” option set “At once after download” which makes no sense. This is when you create an account from scratch using a classic email as relay. Android 2.33.1 ---
**Author:** ![adbenitez](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/adbenitez/32/2323_2.png) [@adbenitez](https://forum.delta.chat/u/adbenitez)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/17 "2025-12-10T17:50:37Z")
yeah that is on you then for setting that option and wanting multi-device at the same time I guess 🤔 we assume you are an advanced user and know what you are doing, but eventually we will probably remove that option completely also for classic email users (it is already gone for chatmail) and leave only the multi-device switch and then it is up to you to clean up your inbox or set some server rule filter ---
**Author:** ![noob6](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/b19c9b/32.png) [@noob6](https://forum.delta.chat/u/noob6)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/18 "2025-12-12T07:40:46Z")
There is no option to add new relays by “paste from clipboard” or “load QR Code as image” if DC has no camera permission ON. DC 2.33.1 ---
**Author:** ![link2xt](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/link2xt/32/1971_2.png) [@link2xt](https://forum.delta.chat/u/link2xt)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/19 "2025-12-12T14:48:59Z")
> [@noob6](#): > > There is no option to add new relays by “paste from clipboard” or “load QR Code as image” if DC has no camera permission ON. Now tracked here, apparently: > > > this is a bit bad UX since if the user fogot they denied camera access they don'…t get a clue of what is going on and it looks like the screen just flashes for a second as the activity just silently immediately auto-finishes if there is no camera permission, a simple solution would be to at least show a toast to give some feedback ---
**Author:** ![Alex](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/alex/32/2697_2.png) [@Alex](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Alex)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/20 "2025-12-13T10:14:04Z")
Hi everyone! A huge thank you to the development team for the opportunity to add chatmail relays! This is really cool! Is it possible to add a classic email service as a second relay? ---
**Author:** ![r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/r10s/32/1513_2.png) [@r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/u/r10s)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427/21 "2025-12-13T11:48:35Z")
adding additional classic server as relays is currently not exposed to UI for $reasons - however - psst 🤫 - as an advanced user, up for experiments, you can already now create yourself an [DCLOGIN:-qr-code](https://github.com/deltachat/interface/blob/main/uri-schemes.md#dclogin-) and scan that EDIT: meanwhile, there is also a mini-app that helps on creating these QR codes: [dclogin:// generator](https://webxdc.org/apps/#dc09-dclogin) [Next page](https://forum.delta.chat/t/help-testing-upcoming-delta-chat-2-34-release/4427.md?page=2)