element-web/docs/betas.md
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Beta features

Beta features are features that are not ready for production yet but the team wants more people to try the features and give feedback on them.

Before a feature gets into its beta phase, it is often a labs feature (see Labs).

Be warned! Beta features may not be completely finalised or stable!

Threaded Messaging (feature_thread)

Threading allows users to branch out a new conversation from the main timeline of a room. This is particularly useful in high traffic rooms where multiple conversations can happen in parallel or when a single discussion might stretch over a very long period of time.

Threads can be access by clicking their summary below the root event on the room timeline. Users can find a comprehensive list of threads by click the icon on the room header button.

This feature might work in degraded mode if the homeserver a user is connected to does not advertise support for the unstable feature org.matrix.msc3440 when calling the /versions API endpoint.

Video rooms (feature_video_rooms)

Enables support for creating and joining video rooms, which are persistent video chats that users can jump in and out of.