Immich has just rolled out v3.2.0-rc.2, the second release candidate for the upcoming v3.2 update. This build focuses on squashing bugs, particularly around person merging and the newly refreshed search interface. As with any pre-release software, it’s important to proceed with caution.
Disclaimer
This is a release candidate, not a stable release. It may change, contain bugs, or introduce breaking changes. Before upgrading, make sure you have a current backup of your database and photo library.
Work-in-progress release notes
Preliminary release notes for v3.2 are available on the Immich blog.
Server upgrade
To run this RC on your server, set the IMMICH_VERSION environment variable in your .env file to either v3.2.0-rc.2 or v3-rc:
IMMICH_VERSION=v3.2.0-rc.2
or
IMMICH_VERSION=v3-rc
Then pull the new images and restart the stack:
docker compose pull && docker compose up -d
Mobile apps
Android: You can download the APK from the release notes below, or join the beta program directly from the Immich page on Google Play.
iOS: The iOS app is available through TestFlight at https://testflight.apple.com/join/JTSTucBd.
What’s fixed
Several UI and web-related issues have been resolved. The face editor now correctly displays coordinates when a video hasn’t finished loading, and it no longer moves face regions belonging to other users. A bug that caused the search panel to close when interacting with certain filter elements has also been fixed.
On mobile, sharing downloaded assets now preserves the original filename, map timelines handle transient loading states more gracefully, and server information refreshes when the websocket connection is established.
Under the hood, the server now accepts an empty assetIds array when creating a shared album link, and the machine learning service reads CLIP model configurations as UTF-8 to avoid encoding issues.
If you run into any problems, please report them on GitHub so the team can address them before the final release. Thanks for helping test!
As always, this release also brings many other improvements beyond the highlighted bug fixes.
