2026.3.0 Release Notes

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2026.3.0 Release Notes

[Source: https://bitwarden.com/help/releasenotes/#2026-3-0]

(The listed release number is for the Bitwarden Server, other version numbers released in this cycle also include Web 2026.3.0, Browser Extension 2026.3.0, and Mobile 2026.3.0.)

Password Manager

  • Email verification for Bitwarden Send: Protect Sends with email verification is now available on mobile clients. Learn more about Bitwarden Send.

 

Authenticator

  • Session timeout for Android: The Bitwarden Authenticator Android app can now be set to lock after a period of time that you can set. Unlock with your device’s chosen method, like a pin or biometric.

  • New app icon for iOS: The Bitwarden Authenticator iOS app has a new app icon.

 

Admin Console

  • :star: Bulk invite improvements: Several improvements have been added to the organization user invite process, such as a visual status indicator and bulk-action warnings.

 

Additions from the GitHub releases:

 

Server 2026.3.0

  • Added option in system administration portal to disable My Items
  • Removed feature flag for multi-thread decryption
  • Removed feature flag for SSH key storage and SSH Agent
  • Removed feature flag for creating My Items for users who are revoked then restored
  • Removed feature flag for refactor of InMemoryApplicationCacheService instantiation to help prevent pod stampedes
  • Various under-the-hood improvements and minor bug fixes

Thank you! :blue_heart: A big shout-out to the following community members for their contributions!

lahma - Use SchedulerBuilder to configure Quartz

 

Server 2026.3.1

  • Fixed an issue that could cause cipher key corruption under certain conditions.

 

Web Vault 2026.3.0

  • UX improvements for bulk re-invite flow in Admin Console
  • UX improvements for Access Intelligence
  • Send tab now hidden for members subject to the Remove Send policy
  • Various under-the-hood improvements and minor bug fixes

 

Browser extension 2026.3.0

(Notice by @Nail1684: see Release Notes 2026.3.2)

 

Android Password Manager 2026.3.0 (21345) – Overview

What’s New

  • Trusted browsers now support related origins for passkey sign-in

Improvements

  • Improved account protection when session tokens expire
  • Passphrase generator no longer inserts unwanted spaces when no separator is configured
  • Long organization names no longer overflow the item owner selection screen

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed error when archiving or unarchiving an item
  • Improved TalkBack accessibility: focus order, heading navigation, notification badge announcements, and duplicate button label fixes
  • Character type toggles (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, symbols) no longer read twice with TalkBack

 

Android Authenticator 2026.3.0 (1409) – Overview

  • Varous under-the-hood bug fixes and improvements

 

iOS Password Manager 2026.3.0 (3023) – Overview

What’s New

  • Improved server communication reliability with enhanced cookie handling for compatible environments

Improvements

  • Smoother scrolling throughout the app
  • Toggle buttons now include non-color visual indicators for better accessibility
  • Improved push notification diagnostics for faster issue resolution
  • Streamlined biometrics handling under the hood

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed 400 error when archiving or unarchiving a vault item
  • Fixed the crash caused by credential identity store errors
  • Fixed a rare app crash on startup
  • Fixed long-press autofill closing unexpectedly
  • Fixed missing confirmation toast after editing or deleting a vault item

 

iOS Authenticator 2026.3.0 (523) – Overview

  • Varous under-the-hood bug fixes and imrprovements

 

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 in the official Bitwarden Release Notes and in the released versions in the Bitwarden GitHub repositories – I’m not a Bitwarden employee)

:warning: Some new features may be behind a feature flag, so it can take a few days for those features to get “activated” by Bitwarden. (in rare cases, new features can also temporarily be disabled again via those feature flags when there are unforeseen issues)

Features marked with a :star: Star icon are part of a progressive rollout.

:warning: Some Bitwarden apps/clients are distributed by “stores” (like Apple’s App Store, Microsoft Store, Google Play Store, Mozilla’s Extension store…) so the availability of new versions via those channels also depends on the approval processes of these “stores” and thereof the respective roll-out can take some time.

For those who self-host their Bitwarden server: some new features of a given release cycle might only arrive / get activated in one of the next release cycles on self-hosting environments.

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