2025.12.2
(The listed release number is for the Bitwarden Server, other version numbers released in this cycle also include Web 2025.12.2, Browser Extension 2025.12.1, Mobile 2025.12.1, Desktop 2025.12.1, and CLI 2025.12.1)
Password Manager
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Subscription storage increase: Premium subscriptions and paid organizations now offer 5GB of storage for attachments and Sends.
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Updating PINs on legacy clients: Updating Bitwarden clients version 2025.9.0 or older will require users to also update their PIN in order to continue using unlock with PIN. No changes will be made to PIN setup requirements.
Note – Desktop App Announcements:
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As of this version, desktop apps will run on an Electron version (39) that uses the Wayland communication protocol by default. Linux systems that do not use hardware acceleration may need to manually switch to X11 to avoid issues, for example for Snap installs:
# Using an Electron flag snap run bitwarden --ozone-platform=x11 # Using the standard XDG variable, handled by Electron XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11 snap run bitwarden -
An issue has been fixed for the Windows portable desktop app, the result of which will automatically log users out when the app is updated to this version. Once logged back in, the Windows portable desktop app will resume working as normal.
Admin Console
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Block account creation for claimed domains policy: This new policy will allow administrators to prevent people with email addresses that match your claimed domain from creating a Bitwarden account outside of the organization.
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Optimized bulk re-inviting: The ability to re-send organization invitations in bulk from the Admin Console, previously limited to 500 invitations per action, now supports up to 8,000 invitations per action.
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Session timeout policy: You can now pick from more options in the session timeout Enterprise policy: On system lock, On app restart, and Never. All of the new timeout options are enforced across all Bitwarden clients when selected.
Additions from the GitHub releases:
- Removed feature flag for remove card item type policy
- Removed feature flag for sending email following failed 2FA attempt
- Removed feature flag for fix related to recovery code use by SSO required users
- Removed feature flag for browser warning when autofilling from search
- Increased Premium and organization storage from 1GB to 5GB
- Added policy to prevent accounts being created with a claimed domain
- Optimized bulk re-invite endpoint
- Various under-the-hood improvements and minor bug fixes.
- Added UI for fixing old attachments
- Updated copy when joining a Key Connector organization
- Updated drawer size for access intelligence
- Moved RSA encryption to SDK
- Various under-the-hood improvements and minor bug fixes.
- Added UI for loading and made vault searchable sooner when unlocking
- Added UI for fixing old attachments
- Added setting to turn off phishing blocker
- Updated phishing list for more accurate blocking
- Browser now enforces additional session timeout policy options
- Updated copy when joining a Key Connector organization
- Moved RSA encryption to SDK
- Various under-the-hood improvements and minor bug fixes.
- Updated Windows portable app to use disk storage for authentication tokens rather than secure storage to allow login session to persist through moves from one device to another.
- Added UI for fixing old attachments
- Desktop now enforces additional session timeout policy options
- Updated copy when joining a Key Connector organization
- Moved RSA encryption to SDK
- Various under-the-hood improvements and minor bug fixes.
- Thank you!
A big shout-out to the following community members for their contributions!
- LehMichael - Add support for Helium browser integration on mac
- Bug fix for unlock --check
- Various under-the-hood improvements and minor bug fixes.
Android Password Manager 2025.12.1 (21060) – Overview
- Fixed login error that prevented users from accessing their accounts in certain scenarios
- Fixed case-sensitive email handling in device login fingerprint phrase
- Improved handling when importing passwords for organization users with disabled personal vaults
- Fixed account switching to properly sync changes made while profile was inactive
- Various under the hood improvements and bug fixes
Android Authenticator 2025.12.1 (1138) – Overview
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Various under-the-hood improvements and bug fixes
[notice by @Nail1684: I added this info from Google PlayStore, as it’s missing on GitHub]
iOS Password Manager 2025.12.1 (2845) – Overview
- Fixed login error that prevented users from accessing the app in certain scenarios
- Improved scroll performance for smoother navigation
- Added search debouncing for faster and more responsive search results
- Updated localization for better support across languages
- Various smaller under the hood improvements and bug fixes
iOS Authenticator 2025.12.1 (408) – Overview
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Various under-the-hood improvements and bug fixes
[source: Bitwarden Authenticator App - App Store)
To keep everything in one place, new versions within this Release cycle will be added to this first post. (and I only report the Release Notes here as they can be found – I’m not a Bitwarden employee)