IMPORTANT ROOT ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING!! We will be doing a planned server maintenance for around 30 minutes! We're expecting some downtime and interruptions from Tuesday July 14th @ 11:00 AM PT to Tuesday July 14th @ 12:00 PM PT! Thank you always for your support and for your patience!

Hi GIF lovers on Root! To ensure GIFs continue working smoothly on Root, we've been testing alternatives and are excited to share that we're switching to Klipy! The transition is underway, and we're committed to making it as seamless as possible! We hope you like this GIF(T)!

If you are the community leader you can actually disable or enable a role to be Self Assignable (meaning they can't add it without you assigning it manually). Let me know if this answers your question!

Self Assignable Roles are now here! Add the available Roles from your profile!You can either OR Click the Role you want from a channel Show who you are in your community instantly with Self Assignable Roles

Hello Roots! The issue has now resolved! Thank you for your patience! Please let us know if you are still experiencing any issues related to this matter by replying in this thread or reach us at [email protected]

Hi Roots! We are aware of an issue affecting registrations and we have our dev teams looking into this as we speak. We will provide an update on this post as soon as the issue has been fully resolved! Thank you for your patience.

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TO THE FUTURE OF ROOT 🥂

Root Sudo is HERE. With Sudo, members get HD streaming, a Sudo badge, and more benefits rolling out over time. Our founder Jesse wrote up what Sudo is and where it's headed. Read it here: www.rootapp.com/blogs/introd...

heads up Root Community! we'll be upgrading our backend systems today at 2:00 PM PST expected downtime is approximately 15 minutes while we perform internal testing and infrastructure improvements. this is a backend-only update, so there are no changes to Root's features or user experience!

we’ve been asked lots of questions and our founder, Jesse, is here to answer them!
 if you liked this video feel free to ask a question in the video or in this thread! Check out the full #askroot video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=teVL...

Huge achievement for the team! 🎉🥳🙌 @spencertay.bsky.social explains here how him and the team made this possible!

root has 2 stages: 1. launching root 2. chatting on root

Find your new home at @rootapp.com 😎

h-App-y Monday! Meet RootDraw, a shared canvas your whole community can draw on together, at the same time. built by RaidCall as a fork of Excalidraw, rebuilt to run as an app inside Root join the early developers or start learning how to build for Root at rootapp.gg/developer

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Hey all! Just want to chime in here that we are alive and working hard to constantly improve the product. We’ve seen a big influx of users recently and are so excited to have our community grow! Thank for all your patience as we look to clarify and answer everyone’s questions. :)

📢 v1.114 is rolling out! Today, we're expanding access to the Live Now beta to everyone. This experimental feature lets you add a temporary LIVE badge to your avatar, helping others discover that you're currently live-streaming on Twitch. They can click it to land directly on your stream page.

📢 v1.113 is rolling out now! This release focuses on fixing bugs and improving the stability of the app. We also fixed an issue some of you reported about the app locking up while watching fullscreen videos. With that done, we have some bigger things planned to kick 2026 off right — more soon!

no thoughts just features: → in-game overlays → gif keyboard → privacy settings for the "leave me alone" arc → 200% volume for ur mumbling friend we did the thing. go update. 🫶 rootapp.com/changelogs/january-7-2025

bruh I screwed up thats the wrong link 🤦‍♂️ www.rootapp.com/changelogs/j...

2026 in/out list just dropped ✅ Hytale ❌ Minecraft ✅ Meme Reset ❌ Dead Formats ✅ Being earnest ❌ Being ironic ✅ Root ❌ Discord next gen runs the timeline 🏆

www.rootapp.com/download 👀

v1.112 is live! We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky. Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts. Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...

Artists Wanted Edition No 18!! It's that time of the year. The Community Music Team is back, and once again is looking for upcoming artists to submit their new releases for the Eighteenth Edition of Artists Wanted on Spotify Community. community.spotify.com/t5/Discovery...

Check out the full changelog: www.rootapp.com/changelogs/d...

BIG Root updates: - Community invite links - Mobile push notifications - Video uploads - Discord template imports - New role controls - Lots of polish and reliability fixes, too.

bro said “streaming coming soon” ok grandpa we already shipped it 💀

Replies are here. Talk back. 🗣️

Finding @rootapp.com was one of the best things that happened this year. Proud to be a part of their journey with lots of potential with their platform. 🔥💪

Have a great weekend everybody!

In just one week of the Root SDK closed beta: ✅ 50+ devs onboarded ✅ 100+ bots & apps registered People are already building real tools for their communities. The movement’s begun.

we told y'all we were cooking

Zoom in. Zoom out. Smooth, simple, and stacked with the features you actually care about Root’s a native app.. not a browser in a trench coat. That means faster performance, less bloat, and more headroom for what’s next.

🚨 We just sent out another wave of invite codes. Check your inbox 👀 3 random reposters in the next 24h will get access codes!

Finally LossLess audio quality for premium users on #Spotify #LossLess #Premium #Finally newsroom.spotify.com/2025-09-10/l...

v1.108 is rolling out today 🚚 Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to! Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇

Well, so this happened. Made myself an website. 👀 raywolf.org

📢 v1.107 is rolling out now! We've done what was previously thought to be impossible: you can now add image or videos to your post using one magical button. Just one step in making posting simpler and more enjoyable.

We’ve kicked off a dev blog on Reddit. ✍️ Our COO @Adrian_Stevens is in the thread answering questions. Come tune in and see where Root is headed and learn more about the Closed Beta! 👉 tinyurl.com/mtyatykt

🚀 Root Closed Beta — Build Zero is LIVE 🚀 Access is limited + rolling out slowly... Early sign-ups: check your email for your code. (your code unlocks Root for you +14 others) See you in Root! 💥

i'm so thankful i work with programmers who can help me solve my problems

Full Metal Covers is your new favorite contradiction: Pop and rock songs, reimagined in full-blown metal fury. 🎧 Listen loud. Mosh harder.🤘 #spotifyplaylist #FullMetalCovers #metalheads #coversdonebrutal #musicdiscovery open.spotify.com/playlist/5qC...

newsroom.spotify.com/2025-08-11/h... #spotify #spotifycodes #newsroom

Beautiful song! open.spotify.com/track/2mxdpa... #spotify #melodicrock #artnation

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One of power metals most beautiful songs and lyrics with this "calm" tune. Still one of my fav bands of all time. #sonataarctica #powermetal #whitepearlblackoceans open.spotify.com/track/1BaGGS...

open.spotify.com/track/49Syz2... #Spotify #Daughtry #TheBottom