# Haven v0.4.8 — A Fresh Look & Light Mode

**URL:** <https://forum.xx.network/t/haven-v0-4-8-a-fresh-look-light-mode/7375>\
**Category:** Haven Chat\
**Created:** [May 14, 2026, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.xx.network/t/haven-v0-4-8-a-fresh-look-light-mode/7375 "2026-05-14T05:08:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![xxFoundation](https://forum.xx.network/user_avatar/forum.xx.network/xxfoundation/32/902_2.png) [@xxFoundation](https://forum.xx.network/u/xxFoundation)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.xx.network/t/haven-v0-4-8-a-fresh-look-light-mode/7375/1 "2026-05-14T05:08:20Z")

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Hey everyone! 👋

Haven **v0.4.8** is live at [haven.xx.network](https://haven.xx.network). This update is mostly about how Haven looks and feels day-to-day — a refreshed design, a brand-new light mode, and a few quality-of-life upgrades to chat.

## 🎨 Light Mode Has Landed

- Pick light or dark under **Settings → Appearance**
- The whole app has had a visual refresh — cleaner layouts, friendlier icons, and a more consistent look across every screen

## 🪟 One Panel for Everything Space-Related

- Members, Share, Settings, and Admin tools for a Space now live in a single slide-in panel instead of being spread across separate windows
- Less clicking around to do what you need

## 💬 Chat Bubbles for Direct Messages

- Your one-on-one conversations now render as proper chat bubbles, like you’d expect from any modern messaging app
- Group Spaces keep their familiar feed layout

## 📷 Faster QR Code Scanning

- Sharing and joining Spaces via QR codes is noticeably snappier on phone cameras

## 🔧 Bug Fixes

- Messages that fail to send no longer get stuck showing as “Sent” — you’ll see the actual failure and can retry
- Tapping a user’s name in a Space and choosing **Direct Message** opens _their_ conversation directly, on both desktop and phone (previously dropped you on the DM list on small screens)
- Settings → Notifications toggles now flip when you click them and stick across page refreshes
- Lots of small polish across the whole interface, especially in light mode

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Give it a try at [haven.xx.network](https://haven.xx.network) and let us know what you think!