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IT Home reported on November 7 that, according to user feedback, the HarmonyOS version of the WeChat app released an invitation-only test update to version 8.0.23.36 (8394532) on Huawei AppGallery tonight (users must receive an SMS notification and then tap the link to install it). The test runs from 2026/11/7 to 2026/12/7.
As usual, the update notes still say, “Fixed some known issues.” According to blogger @伤心萨摩耶Ciuciu, WeChat version 8.0.23 adds the following features:
Some cross-platform Flutter pages, such as Moments, Listen, and sticker management, respond to the system font weight setting;
A ringtone settings entry has been added to the upper-right corner of the ringtone selection screen, allowing users to enable or disable personalized content recommendations;
An option to add a label has been added when posting Channels content, and when sharing published Channels content;
A search button has been added under Discover > Live > More Live Streams;
A floating button for a Xiaowei feature has been added to the lower-right corner of the Listen home page. It shows prompts based on the current page content, providing quick access to Listen-related Ask Xiaowei features. An Ask Xiaowei option has also been added when sharing from the playback page (the floating button on the home page is being rolled out gradually);
The Official Accounts icon has been refreshed to match other platforms;
Users can now long-press to copy information including friends’ nicknames, group nicknames, remarks, WeChat IDs, and regions;
In the Service Accounts feed, users can long-press articles posted by Service Accounts they follow and choose to unfollow the account or delete the article message;
The appearance of the button for photos and videos from this chat in the lower-right corner when opening a photo or video in a chat has changed (this was confirmed to be a bug and was fixed in 8.0.23.33);
A Forward option has been added when long-pressing recommended sticker images under Service Accounts feed > Recommended;
Ask Xiaowei has been added to the chat tools (being rolled out gradually; the account must be included in the phased rollout of the main Xiaowei feature);
Live stream pages can now show the number of people who have forwarded or shared the current stream;
The Listen floating icon has been refreshed;
When viewing a group member’s profile in a group chat where the user has management privileges, the nickname of the member who invited that person, shown under how they joined the group, is now blue and tappable;
Moments like Easter eggs set on other platforms can now be displayed;
An Ask Xiaowei option has been added when sharing Channels content (being rolled out gradually; the account must be included in the phased rollout of the main Xiaowei feature);
The red text in Service Account notification alerts now includes the name of a Service Account with a new notification, changing from [n messages] to [xxx and others, n messages];
An Import option has been added to the upper-right corner of Group Payments, allowing users to import bills, group relays, and past group payments when starting a group payment (being rolled out gradually; supported in version 8.0.22 and later);
More Information has been added under Official Account / Service Account home page > … in the upper-right corner. Users can view the account description, follow date, basic information, name history, authorized third-party services, and other information;
A Mini Program order authorization switch has been added under Shops & Cards > … in the upper-right corner > Settings > Privacy Settings. When enabled, Mini Program order information is synced to Shops & Cards > Orders (hot update);
After muting group messages, group settings now include a Still Notify for These Messages option, which can be set to continue notifying users about @me, @everyone, group announcements, and messages from specified group members while group messages are muted (being rolled out gradually);
A New Message Alert Sound option has been added under Settings > Message Notifications, allowing users to choose from 7 built-in WeChat alert sounds (being rolled out gradually);
Login Device Management has been added under Settings > Account Security. Users can remove login devices; after a device is removed, logging in on it requires security verification (being rolled out gradually);
Yuanbao > Explore More now supports opening the app marketplace to download the Yuanbao app (hot update);
Scan now incorporates a Xiaowei feature, with a flip-camera option in the upper-right corner and a Take a Photo for AI option at the bottom. It supports recognition, translation, Remember This Moment, and Remember a Friend (being rolled out gradually; this Xiaowei feature is being rolled out separately and does not depend on the main Xiaowei feature);
Likes, Favorites, and Recently Read have been added under Service Accounts > Personal Center, recording sticker account content the user has liked, favorited, or recently read (this feature has also been added across 3 platforms; it displays only stickers published by sticker accounts, not those published by Official Accounts; added in version 8.0.23.33 or 34);
Some Channels videos can display a floating shortcut for asking questions through a Xiaowei feature in the lower-right corner (hot update; it appears only on some videos; videos without it show the existing floating search shortcut; this feature does not depend on the main Xiaowei feature);
A Xiaowei AI writing assistant has been added when posting to Moments (being rolled out gradually; it does not depend on the main Xiaowei feature);
Playlist source categories (WeChat Music / QQ Music / Kugou Music) have been added under Listen > Personal Playlists. Users can link their QQ Music / Kugou Music accounts and sync songs favorited on those platforms (Liked Songs) to Listen (being rolled out gradually; the account must first be included in the phased rollout of Music Space; see item 19 for version 8.0.16 for details of this prerequisite; users can activate it by having a friend who already has Music Space create a space and invite them to join);
The layout and behavior of Discover > Live have been reworked to align with other versions. The More Live Streams entry has been removed, the search button has moved to the main screen, and more personalized or limited-time categories, including Double 11, Dramas, Good Looks, and News, have been added (being rolled out gradually; some category types are not fixed and vary by account);
A Shop Coins tab has been added under Me > Shops & Cards, where users can check in to collect coins (being rolled out gradually);
Time Radio has been added under Listen > Personal Playlists > 🎧 Immersive Listening in the upper-right corner (being rolled out gradually; the account must be included in the phased rollout of the main Xiaowei feature);
AI Summary has been added below Official Account article titles, an AI Summary floating button has been added to the lower-right corner while scrolling through an article, and Ask AI has been added when selecting text by long-pressing it (requires an update to version 8.0.23.35 or later);
When scanning a QR code to log in to WeChat on a HarmonyOS computer, users can choose to log in automatically on that device (being rolled out gradually; the HarmonyOS computer must be updated to version 4.1.13 or later);
An Ask Xiaowei option has been added when sharing an Official Account article or sticker image (the account must be included in the phased rollout of the main Xiaowei feature and updated to version 8.0.23.35 or later);
An Ask Xiaowei option has been added when long-pressing a chat message (the account must be included in the phased rollout of the main Xiaowei feature and updated to version 8.0.23.35 or later);
A Xiaowei Summary option has been added when long-pressing a webpage link message or document file in a chat (the account must be included in the phased rollout of the main Xiaowei feature and updated to version 8.0.23.35 or later);
An Ask Xiaowei option has been added when long-pressing an image in an Official Account article or sticker image (the account must be included in the phased rollout of the main Xiaowei feature and updated to version 8.0.23.35 or later);
AI Processing has been added when viewing a chat image at full size and when editing an image (being rolled out gradually);
Notification Settings has been added to the upper-right corner of Service Notifications, allowing users to mute messages and toggle spoken alerts (being rolled out gradually).
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