From 2866876cf5d9557bcb81c3ae3019a4ac12993b8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Scott Nonnenberg <scott@signal.org>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:17:12 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Release notes for 7.77

---
 _locales/en/messages.json           |  8 ++++++++
 ts/components/WhatsNewModal.dom.tsx | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 5fd3bee835..00be2946e9 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -9652,5 +9652,13 @@
   "icu:WhatsNew__7.76": {
     "messageformat": "Set up custom notification profiles to control which people and groups you receive notifications from when that profile is enabled. Create a “Work” profile that keeps non-coworkers at bay (with an exception for your bae) and a “Downtime” profile that doesn't include your boss. You can switch between notification profiles whenever you want, or configure a schedule so it happens automatically.",
     "description": " Release notes for 7.76 release"
+  },
+  "icu:WhatsNew__7.77-1": {
+    "messageformat": "Chat folders let you organize your organizations, group your groups, and individualize your individuals into unique folders that are easy to customize and rearrange. Display unread messages from your favorite people, filter by chat type (1-on-1 and groups), or create separate folders like \"Personal\" and \"Work\" so you can quickly see the messages that are relevant to you. Enable chat folders in Settings > Chats to get started.",
+    "description": " Release notes for 7.77 release"
+  },
+  "icu:WhatsNew__7.77-2": {
+    "messageformat": "This update also includes a bugfix for an issue that prevented link previews from being generated when the message also included emoji characters. Thanks, <elias6></elias6>",
+    "description": " Release notes for 7.77 release"
   }
 }
diff --git a/ts/components/WhatsNewModal.dom.tsx b/ts/components/WhatsNewModal.dom.tsx
index ca18c8c596..15b2391d12 100644
--- a/ts/components/WhatsNewModal.dom.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/WhatsNewModal.dom.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ export function ExternalLink(props: {
   );
 }
 
+function Elias6() {
+  return <ExternalLink href="https://github.com/elias6">@elias6</ExternalLink>;
+}
+
 export function WhatsNewModal({
   i18n,
   hideWhatsNewModal,
@@ -43,7 +47,16 @@ export function WhatsNewModal({
   const releaseNotes: ReleaseNotesType = {
     date: new Date(window.getBuildCreation?.() || Date.now()),
     version: window.getVersion?.(),
-    features: [<I18n i18n={i18n} id="icu:WhatsNew__7.76" />],
+    features: [
+      <I18n i18n={i18n} id="icu:WhatsNew__7.77-1" />,
+      <I18n
+        i18n={i18n}
+        id="icu:WhatsNew__7.77-2"
+        components={{
+          elias6: Elias6,
+        }}
+      />,
+    ],
   };
 
   if (releaseNotes.features.length === 1 && !releaseNotes.header) {