WeChat HarmonyOS App Receives 8.0.23.38 Invite-Only Beta Update

WeChat HarmonyOS App Gets 8.0.23.38 Invite-Only Beta Update

IT Home, November 14 news: The WeChat HarmonyOS app has released version 8.0.23.38 (8394534) as an invite-only beta update on Huawei AppGallery (requires receiving an SMS notification and then clicking the link to jump to installation). The test period is 2026/11/13–2026/12/13.

As usual, the update notes this time are still "fixed some known issues." According to feedback from blogger @伤心萨摩耶Ciuciu and MeoW, the new features found in WeChat version 8.0.23 include but are not limited to (IT Home note: not limited to 8.0.23.38):

• 0. Some Flutter cross-platform pages (such as Moments, Listen, etc.) now respond to system font weight;

• 1. In the ringtone selection interface, a new ringtone settings entry has been added in the upper right corner, supporting enabling or disabling personalized content recommendations;

• 2. When publishing Channels content, adding labels is now supported; for already published Channels content, tapping Share also adds the option to add labels;

• 3. Discover > Live > More Live has a new search button;

• 4. On the Listen main page, a floating button for the Xiaowei branch entry has been added in the lower right corner, and corresponding prompts pop up based on the current page content, allowing quick use of Listen-related Ask Xiaowei features; on the playback page, tapping Share adds Ask Xiaowei (the floating button in the lower right corner of the main page is being gradually rolled out);

• 5. Official Account icons have been refreshed to align with other platforms;

• 6. Friend nicknames, group nicknames, remarks, WeChat ID, region, and other information now support long-press to copy;

• 7. On the Service Account feed page, articles published by followed Service Accounts now support long-press to choose Unfollow or Delete Article Message;

• 8. When opening images or videos in chats, the style of the "Images and Videos in This Chat" button in the lower right corner has changed (this item is confirmed to be a bug and has been fixed in 8.0.23.33);

• 8. Service Account feed > recommended posts now support long-press to forward;

• 9. Chat tools now include Ask Xiaowei (gradually rolling out; accounts need to be included in the Xiaowei entity grayscale);

• 10. The Live page now supports displaying the current number of people who have forwarded and shared the live stream;

• 11. The Listen floating icon style has been refreshed;

• 12. When viewing group member profiles in group chats with management permissions, the nickname of the group member who invited that member to join in the Join Method section has changed to a blue clickable state;

• 13. Supports displaying Moments like easter eggs set on other platforms;

• 14. Tapping Share on Channels content now adds Ask Xiaowei (gradually rolling out; accounts need to be included in the Xiaowei entity grayscale);

• 15. In the red text portion of Service Account notification reminders, the name of the Service Account with new notifications has been added, changing from [n messages] to [xxx and n messages];

• 16. A new Import option has been added in the upper right corner of Group Payment, supporting importing bills, group solitaire, and historical group payments when initiating group payments (gradually rolling out; supports version 8.0.22 and above);

• 17. Official Account / Service Account homepage > ... in the upper right corner now adds More Info, allowing users to view the Official Account / Service Account profile, follow time, basic information, name records, authorized third-party services, and other information;

• 18. Shop & Cards > ... in the upper right corner > Settings > Privacy Settings now adds a Mini Program order authorization switch. After enabling, Mini Program order information will be synced to "Shop & Cards > Orders" (hot update);

• 19. After enabling Mute Group Notifications, Group Settings now adds Still Notify for the Following Messages, allowing users to set @me, @all, group announcements, and messages from specified group members to still notify when group notifications are muted (gradually rolling out);

• 20. Settings > Message Notifications > New Message Alert Tone has been added, allowing users to set 7 built-in WeChat alert tones (gradually rolling out);

• 21. Settings > Account Security now adds Login Device Management, allowing users to delete logged-in devices. After deletion, logging in on the corresponding device requires security verification (gradually rolling out);

• 22. Yuanbao > Experience More now supports jumping to the app market to download the Yuanbao APP (hot update);

• 23. Scan has integrated the Xiaowei branch, adding Flip Camera in the upper right corner and Take Photo for AI at the bottom, supporting recognition, translation, Remember This Moment, and Remember Friend (gradually rolling out; the Xiaowei branch is in a separate grayscale);

• 24. Service Account > Personal Center now adds Likes, Favorites, and Recently Read, recording liked, favorited, and recently read Channel post content (new feature added in sync across three platforms; only displays posts published by Channel accounts, not posts published by Official Accounts; added in versions 8.0.23.33 or 34);

• 25. Some Channels videos now support displaying a Xiaowei branch floating question quick entry in the lower right corner (hot update; only displayed for some videos. For videos that do not display the Xiaowei branch floating question, the original floating search entry is displayed);

• 26. When publishing Moments, the Xiaowei branch AI writing assistant has been added (gradually rolling out);

• 27. Listen > Personal Playlists now adds playlist source categories (WeChat Music / QQ Music / Kugou Music), supporting binding QQ Music / Kugou Music accounts and syncing favorited songs (My Favorites) from the corresponding platforms to Listen (gradually rolling out; prerequisite is being included in the Music Space grayscale. For prerequisites, see item 19 in 8.0.16. You can activate it by having a friend who already has Music Space create a space and invite you to join);

• 28. The Discover > Live interface logic has been restructured and aligned: the More Live entry has been removed, the search button has moved to the first-level interface, and more personalized or limited-time categories such as Double 11, Watch Drama, Beauty, and News have been added (gradually rolling out; some category types are not fixed and vary by account);

• 29. Me > Shop & Cards now adds a Shop Coins tab, allowing check-in to claim coins (gradually rolling out);

• 30. Listen > Personal Playlists > 🎧 Immersive Listening in the upper right corner now adds Time Radio (gradually rolling out; accounts need to be included in the Xiaowei entity grayscale);

• 31. Official Account article titles now add AI Summary below; when scrolling and reading, an AI Summary floating button appears in the lower right corner; long-press selected text now adds Ask AI (requires updating to version 8.0.23.35 or above);

• 32. When scanning to log in to WeChat on HarmonyOS PC, users can now choose to automatically log in on that device (gradually rolling out; HarmonyOS PC needs to be updated to version 4.1.13 or above);

• 33. Tapping Share on Official Account articles or posts now adds Ask Xiaowei (requires being included in the Xiaowei entity grayscale and updating to version 8.0.23.35 or above);

• 34. Long-pressing chat messages now adds Ask Xiaowei (requires being included in the Xiaowei entity grayscale and updating to version 8.0.23.35 or above);

• 35. Long-pressing web link messages and document-type files in chats now adds Xiaowei Summary (requires being included in the Xiaowei entity grayscale and updating to version 8.0.23.35 or above);

• 36. Long-pressing images in Official Account articles or posts now adds Ask Xiaowei (requires being included in the Xiaowei entity grayscale and updating to version 8.0.23.35 or above);

• 37. Tapping images in chats to view them in large size now adds AI Processing, and editing images now adds AI Processing (gradually rolling out);

• 38. Service Notifications now add Notification Settings in the upper right corner, allowing users to set Mute Notifications and Play Voice Reminder switches (gradually rolling out);

• 39. When scrolling through some article or post content, or after staying on it for 3 seconds after opening, a keyword search or Ask Xiaowei floating button appears in the lower right corner (supported in version 8.0.23.35 and above);

• 40. Group announcement messages now support notification reminders (hot update);

• 41. Supports inviting friends to experience Xiaowei (gradually rolling out on a small scale; the account must already be included in the Xiaowei entity grayscale);

• 42. Services > Wallet > Identity Information interface has been refreshed and restructured (hot update);

• 43. When selecting people to notify in group chats, Most Frequently Notified has been added, supporting display of group members recently @mentioned (gradually rolling out; appears after being included in the grayscale and @mentioning once);

• 44. Discover > Games > Circles: selecting the circle corresponding to a mobile game now supports launching the corresponding game that has been adapted for HarmonyOS;

• 45. Fixed some known issues.

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