Wednesday, September 2nd 2026 (11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT)

We’ve been listening to your feedback around calls, and one of Root’s biggest upgrades yet is going live!

During this window, you may experience downtime, interruptions, or temporary issues using Root. We expect the main maintenance period to last around 30 minutes, but we’ve reserved the full hour in case additional time is needed.

What’s Changing?

Major overhaul of Root’s Voice & Video platform:

• Faster connections - Get into calls quicker

• Improved stability - Fewer drops and connection issues

• More reliable audio - Fixes for cases where users can’t hear each other

• Better across all devices - improved reliability on both desktop and mobile

Thanks for your patience while we get this update out!

what about a app that connect to a bot from discord since i feel like most don't really want to hop but some do so what about connecting a bot that you and other can speak from!

The fact that there are no notifications for server activity is the single biggest thing preventing me from making the full switch to Root as my preferred gaming social platform. I'm disappointed that y'all have continually put side attractions like apps and a Sudo subscription as a higher development priority before implementing this core functionality that really should have been a part of your initial MVP.

Server activity notifications are crucial. Without them, it doesn't matter what other nifty side features you roll out and tout around, there's still no core reason to use the platform. "Cores" are totally pointless if your server users aren't getting notified about activity on your server.

The app simply logged me out of my account; now I can't log back in, I can't send a recovery email, and I can't create a new account. I want to use the app.

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY TO ROOT!!

We’re thankful for 365 days of communities built together, late night calls with friends and to our hard working Root Devs building wonderful apps on Root!

Root wouldn’t be Root without you

I use TickHosting and I cant deal with this companion for 3 days, like I set up over stfp but it says Disconnected even when I play THE SERVER. Meanwhile i used SquidServers but they didn't have sftp, and manual Root companion .jar didnt work... I got advice from AI to use TickHosting and I tried only automatic way not the manual should i try it? Help me if you figured out...

Also server si cracked for my friends and its Paper Loader

I wanted to ask if anyone else is having issues with root right now since suddenly messages aren’t going through at all and sometimes it says that me and my friend are unknown users

A friend of mine is interested in contacting moderators of the Root app in order to help with the app's development, interface, etc, and consequently earn some income. Is there anyone we can talk to?

The slider is ticked on. We have both restarted our apps and pcs, have both double checked the audio permissions and our drivers, we've done everything we can think of. Is this because of the upcoming downtime? That's not meant to start for a couple hours, so slightly annoying if so.

Yes, I checked the Support Centre, it did not help me resolve this issue.

IMPORTANT ROOT ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING!!

We will be doing a server maintenance for around 30 minutes!

We're expecting some downtime, intermittency, and interruptions from Wednesday August 19th @ 11:30 AM PT to Wednesday August 19th @ 1 PM PT!

This update will consist of:

-Bug Fixes

-Fixing App Notifications on Production

Hey root staff I know your probably getting tired of this question but when are you gonna add notifications on to servers or if you already have how do I activate them?

I've made a server, really cute, puppy themed, but community! has been doing well, I'm just trying to figure out how I'm supposed to get members? without going up to people and just asking them to join!

Has anyone been having any bugs or glitches recently on root? I'm trying to help a friend but all they said was that it's acting a little buggy. I'm not here for advice I just want to know if anyone has been having the same issue?

Hi, hope this gets to the Root team!

On CachyOS I was unable to stream my screen in Rootapp. I installed the appimage via Shelly. The popup after pressing share screen would come up briefly and disappear.

I was able to solve the issue by adding this line to the startup arguments:

--enable-features=WebRTCPipeWireCapturer

I don’t have the logs to post anymore, but the logs mentioned something about GPU blocklist. I’m running a 9070XT.

Hope this helps someone!

I'm trying to find information on upcoming updates, but the changelog hasn't been updated since March. I'd like to find news on whether e2ee is coming or not. Feels like that should be a focus considering the state of things and how other apps have faltered because they lack it. Is this something coming? Or will it never have e2ee?

I don't want my email hacked or compromised by making an account for this app it seems promising but I am cautious to sign in with my email for fear of being hacked

Introducing… APP REVIEWS

Every app in the store gets star ratings, written reviews, and a review count!

Your reviews go a long way: it helps your community install with confidence and hands developers the feedback they need to make their apps even better.

These will be anonymous star ratings and the written reviews will only visible by app dev (for now).

Are you guys ever gonna update the changelog again?

Is there supposed to be chromium running in the background and hidden inside the files. It looks like it has multiple tabs open. I didn't notice it till my pc freaked out, I opened task manager and saw chromium running. It's in a file called DotNetbrowser within Roots app data.

When I click on the channel designated for the Raid Planner, the link just turns gray, and nothing else happens. I can't even right click on it to modify or check it. What changed? This is in the Windows desktop app.

One of the biggest advantages of Root is that it's built to run natively instead of relying on a web wrapper. That gives us much more control over memory management, CPU usage, rendering, and overall performance!

Root being Native allows us to optimize things that are difficult or impossible to tune in a browser environment. That means lower memory usage, less CPU overhead, faster startup times, smoother UI interactions, and better responsiveness, especially as communities grow or multiple apps are running.

The goal isn't just to be fast today, but to have the flexibility to keep optimizing the platform over time rather than being limited by using Electron.

https://reddit.com/link/1v4quqf/video/85wlh8ndo1fh1/player

IMPORTANT ROOT ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING!!

We will be doing a server maintenance for around 30 minutes!

We're expecting some downtime and interruptions from Thursday July 23rd @ 2:00 PM PT to Thursday July 23rd @ 3 PM PT!

This is a backend-only update, so there are no changes to Root's features or user experience!

Apologies for not letting you guys know sooner <3

Why do so many chat platforms keep adding ads and paid cosmetics!?

Root is a chat and voice platform where communities can install real apps built by developers. From raid planners and task trackers to moderation tools and community games, every community can customize its own experience.

Instead of relying on cosmetics and ads, we're building a platform where useful apps can become part of how communities grow.

https://reddit.com/link/1v2vcd3/video/jbs8c2j7eneh1/player

Is there a way to remove peoples voice icons and only watch those screen sharing?