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Discord is about to get way, way faster on your Android phone
Confirmed
In Short: Discord's Chief Technology Officer and co-founder, Stanislav Vishnevskiy, announced several updates to the Discord app, including a new client built in Rust that promises to significantly enhance performance on low-end Android phones.
In a recent video posted on X, Vishnevskiy demonstrated the new client running smoothly on two very old, lower-end phones, suggesting that the update could make Discord more accessible to a wider range of users.
The Rust-based client is part of Discord's ongoing efforts to improve the user experience, especially after the merger of the Android and iOS apps led to issues with foldable phones.
Discord is also addressing the problem of discoverability within its platform, with plans to make messages from eligible public servers searchable on Google and other search engines starting in mid-December 2026.
Discord emphasizes that private messages, group DMs, private servers, and restricted channels will remain private and will not be exposed to search engines.
In addition to the Rust-based client, Discord is also working on improving its compatibility with foldable phones, aiming to provide a better experience for users of these devices.
Discord's Discoverable Servers feature will now exclude usernames and avatars from search results, ensuring that only the content of the messages is indexed.
The changes are designed to make Discord more user-friendly and accessible, particularly for those with older or less powerful devices.
Discord's efforts to improve performance and discoverability are part of a broader strategy to enhance user engagement and satisfaction.
What this adds
Discord's new Rust-based client is expected to provide a cleaner and more efficient experience, even on low-end Android phones.
Discord is also working on improving its compatibility with foldable phones, aiming to address issues that arose after the merger of the Android and iOS apps.
The new Rust-based client is part of Discord's ongoing efforts to enhance performance and user experience on a variety of devices.
Background
The Enough Phone offers either stock Android or OdysseyOS, a minimal Android skin designed to mimic a modern dumbphone.
What's confirmed
- In a recent video posted on X, Vishnevskiy demonstrated the new client running smoothly on two very old, lower-end phones, suggesting that the update could make Discord more accessible to a wider range of users.
- The Rust-based client is part of Discord's ongoing efforts to improve the user experience, especially after the merger of the Android and iOS apps led to issues with foldable phones.
- Discord is also addressing the problem of discoverability within its platform, with plans to make messages from eligible public servers searchable on Google and other search engines starting in mid-December 2026.
- Discord emphasizes that private messages, group DMs, private servers, and restricted channels will remain private and will not be exposed to search engines.
- In addition to the Rust-based client, Discord is also working on improving its compatibility with foldable phones, aiming to provide a better experience for users of these devices.
- Discord's Discoverable Servers feature will now exclude usernames and avatars from search results, ensuring that only the content of the messages is indexed.
- The changes are designed to make Discord more user-friendly and accessible, particularly for those with older or less powerful devices.
- Discord's efforts to improve performance and discoverability are part of a broader strategy to enhance user engagement and satisfaction.
What's still developing
- A new Discord client built in Rust is looking pretty shiny and clean, even on low-end Android phones.
- Discord CTO and co-founder Stanislav Vishnevskiy posted on X about several new Discord updates that are getting users excited.
- Now that Discord is cleaning up its client and the iPhone Duo is out, I’m personally hoping for a version that works properly with foldable phones.
- Join Chrome Unboxed Plus for just $2 a month to get an ad-free experience, access to our private Discord, and more.
- The biggest addition today is the ability to build custom Android apps using Google AI Studio and deploy them directly to your own device through Google Play.
- I’ve encountered this often enough to appreciate what Discord is trying to fix.
- The good news is that you don’t have to leave your favorite Discord communities to keep your messages out of search results.
- Discord has become a treasure trove of useful information, but finding it through Google has often felt like a treasure hunt with no map.
- Ultimately, Discord is trying to bring back something the internet lost when searchable forums gave way to closed-off community chats.