Changelog History
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v4.4.0 Changes
July 04, 2020🔄 Changed
- Dark theme (#41)
- Sharing to groups (#864)
- Migrate to AndroidX (#1269)
- 👌 Support for Android 10 (#1282)
- On-demand export of media to public storage (#1291)
- 👌 Improved multiselection experience
- Revamped settings appearance
- Automatically accept invitations from local network users (#1294)
- ✂ Removed Google Play donation
- ➕ Add tutorial hints (#1014)
- 👌 Improve audio recordings quality
- ✂ Delete media on message delete (#668)
- ⚡️ Moved the update server list function in account preferences
🛠 Fixed
- 🛠 Fix crash on devices without a browser
- 🛠 Fix message center service crash (#1265)
- 🛠 Fix emoji popup not visible on Android 4.4 (#1267)
- 🛠 Fix crash on accessing files on external storage (#1273)
- 🛠 Fix some registration issues (#1271, #1272, #1274, #1275)
- 🛠 Fix storage permission issue (#1277)
- Fail gracefully when contacts access is denied (#1281)
- Contact pictures in notification on Android 9+ (#1288)
- 🛠 Fix deadlock in faulty networks
- 🛠 Fix audio recordings permission problem on Android 10
- 🛠 Fix crash sharing a file we don't have permission for
- 🛠 Fix crash on some devices generating ECC keys
🚀 You can see all the details for the issues closed with this release here.
Download apk files here:
- https://zeta.kontalk.net/files/Kontalk-4.4.0-googleplay.apk (Google Play flavor)
- https://zeta.kontalk.net/files/Kontalk-4.4.0-basic.apk (basic flavor)
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v4.3.1 Changes
August 24, 2019🛠 A couple of quick bugs were fixed that made some devices crash the app. Sorry for that!
🛠 Fixed
- 🛠 Fix crash caused by database access from multiple threads (#1268)
- 🛠 Fix crash when managing non-Kontalk users in a group (#1270)
🚀 You can see all the details for the issues closed with this release here.
Download apk files here:
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.3.1-googleplay.apk (Google Play flavor)
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.3.1-basic.apk (basic flavor)
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v4.3.0 Changes
August 17, 2019👀 Long time, no see! I know, it's been a while. A lot of little stuff this time. Enjoy!
🔄 Changed
- Group chat indicator in chat list (#818)
- 👍 Allow more control over search query
- Introduce more recent and performant SQLite library
- 👌 Support for Android Oreo 8.0 (#1215, #1228)
- 👮 Force use of foreground service only when absolutely necessary
- 👌 Support for multi-window (#1101)
- 👌 Improve registration screen (#1209)
- 👍 Allow replying to own messages
- 👉 Use same emoji type across all screens (#1229)
- 👉 Use an event bus for communicating with the message center (#1236)
- ⚡️ Update Smack library to version 4.3.1
- Generate QR codes in the background (#1237)
- 🚚 Move some account-related preferences into their own new section
- Ask user to accept service terms if server requests it (#1211)
- 🔨 Internal refactoring of registration process (#1241)
🛠 Fixed
- Sort search results in inverted timestamp order (#1223)
- Faster reconnection on faulty networks
- 🛠 Fix rare crash during PTT recording
- 🛠 Fix message center not waking up when replying from notification
- 🛠 Fix messages skipped until next app opening
- 🛠 Fix message center not shutting down when inactive
- 🛠 Fix invisible incoming replied messages (#1224)
- ✂ Remove unneeded permissions (#1238)
- 🛠 Fix search items in wrong order (#1232)
- 🛠 Fix crash on invoking camera app (#1231)
- 🛠 Fix crash when sending debug log (#1239)
- 🛠 Fix dangling download notification
- 🛠 Fix crash when chatting with XMPP users (#1242)
- 🛠 Fix OpenStreetMap static maps (#1251)
- 🛠 Fix Google Maps static maps (#1254)
- 🛠 Fix double upload of media (#1259)
- 🛠 Fix database upgrade crash when upgrading from 4.1.6 (#1262)
- 🛠 Fix message center crashing while in background (#1264)
- Picture notification for groups showing group title (#1230)
🚀 You can see all the details for the issues closed with this release here.
Download apk files here:
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.3.0-googleplay.apk (Google Play flavor)
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.3.0-basic.apk (basic flavor)
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v4.2.0 Changes
September 04, 2018🚀 Brand new release with a lot of stuff! If you think the changelog below is not enough, you should definitely read the beta changelogs for this series:
🚀 https://github.com/kontalk/androidclient/releases/tag/v4.2.0-beta1
🚀 https://github.com/kontalk/androidclient/releases/tag/v4.2.0-beta2
🚀 https://github.com/kontalk/androidclient/releases/tag/v4.2.0-beta3
🚀 https://github.com/kontalk/androidclient/releases/tag/v4.2.0-beta4🔄 Changed
- Archived chats screen (#941)
🛠 Fixed
- 🛠 Fix out of memory issue with emojis (#1185)
- 🛠 Fix crash on resuming location screen (#1199)
- Do not fix GPS on resume (#1202)
- 🛠 Fix media messages not being sent (#1214)
🚀 You can see all the details for the issues closed with this release here.
Download apk files here:
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.2.0-googleplay.apk (Google Play flavor)
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.2.0-basic.apk (basic flavor)
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v4.2.0-beta4 Changes
August 28, 2018Hopefully last beta of this series! I know it's a beta and I shouldn't be pushing new big features, but... 👼 I had this in my sleeve for some time and I wanted to field-test it: the conversations list has been ported to RecyclerView , with all the improvements that it brings: improved performance, smoother change transitions, nice animations and an overall better user interface. I hope you like it 🎉
🔄 Changed
- 🔨 Massive refactoring of conversations list (#1206)
- Defer message center activities to the background (#1210)
🛠 Fixed
🚀 You can see all the details for the issues closed with this release here.
Download apk files here:
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.2.0-beta4-googleplay.apk (Google Play flavor)
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.2.0-beta4-basic.apk (basic flavor)
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v4.2.0-beta3 Changes
August 21, 2018🚑 A hotfix for beta2 concerning push notifications.
🛠 Fixed
- 🛠 Fix push notifications not working
🚀 You can see all the details for the issues closed with this release here.
Download apk files here:
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.2.0-beta3-googleplay.apk (Google Play flavor)
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.2.0-beta3-basic.apk (basic flavor)
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v4.2.0-beta2 Changes
August 21, 2018🆕 New beta featuring notification categories (a.k.a. notification channels). A few bugs have been fixed too.
🛠 Fixed
- 🛠 Fix messages stuck in sending state
- 🛠 Fix push notifications not working
🔄 Changed
- Notification channels (aka notification categoris)
- Opt-out of server administrator messages (#1132)
🚀 You can see all the details for the issues closed with this and previous beta releases here.
Download apk files here:
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.2.0-beta2-googleplay.apk (Google Play flavor)
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.2.0-beta2-basic.apk (basic flavor)
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v4.2.0-beta1 Changes
August 06, 2018🚀 > Note: this release tag was signed with the devteam GPG key since I've been having some problems with my system.
🚀 This release is packed with new features! Among other things, Smack, our XMPP library, has been upgraded to version 4.3, paving the way for OMEMO.
🔄 Changed
- 👍 Badge indicators for OEMs supporting it (#292)
- Migrate to Firebase Cloud Messaging (#779)
- Copy multiple messages to clipboard (#841)
- ⬆️ Upgrade to Smack 4.3 (#1058)
- Blind Trust Before Verification (#947)
- Accepted invitation is no longer required to chat (#947)
- More precise Google Maps location (#1197)
🛠 Fixed
- 🛠 Fix mixup with keys (#1127, #1171)
- 👌 Verify server key automatically (#1130)
- 🛠 Fix group commands not processed (#1189)
- 🛠 Fix crash in location view (#1991)
- ↪ Workaround Android bug 37032031 (#1192)
- 🛠 Fix messages not marked as sent (#1193)
- 🛠 Fix database deadlock (#1194)
- Ask for permission to detect user's phone number (#1201)
🚀 You can see all the details for the issues closed with this release here.
Download apk files here:
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.2.0-beta1-googleplay.apk (Google Play flavor)
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.2.0-beta1-basic.apk (basic flavor)
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v4.1.6 Changes
June 23, 2018🚀 Hot fix release for a few things. There are a few more things to be addressed, but this had to come out now.
🛠 Fixed
- ⏪ Temporarily revert to stable emoji version
- 🛠 Fix public key retrieval
- 🛠 Fix attachment panel close icon (#1184)
🚀 You can see all the details for the issues closed with this release here.
Download apk files here:
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.1.6-googleplay.apk (Google Play flavor)
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.1.6-basic.apk (basic flavor)
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v4.1.5 Changes
June 19, 2018🆕 New release, mainly with bug fixes and some performance improvements. You may notice some new emojis: but since that's beta I'm not putting it in the change log, because you know... it's unofficial 👼
🔄 Changed
- 🐎 Some major performance improvements (#1160)
🛠 Fixed
🚀 You can see all the details for the issues closed with this release here.
Download apk files here:
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.1.5-googleplay.apk (Google Play flavor)
- https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.1.5-basic.apk (basic flavor)