Nostr Chat Upgrades
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Improving Nostr Chat
We are thrilled to announce the newest update for Arcade - v0.2.0-beta, codenamed "Upgrades". This release brings a host of exciting features and improvements to our platform. Here's a rundown of the major updates:
New Features
Blinded DMs
As a step towards strengthening your privacy, we have introduced Blinded DMs. With this feature, we ensure no metadata leaks occur and the messages are plausibly deniable too. Rest assured that your private conversations stay truly private.
Avatar Upload
Want to show off your unique personality? You can now upload your avatar directly from the Edit Profile screen. This will give you the ability to personalize your profile with your favorite image.
Video Player Integration
Watching videos just got easier with our new in-app video player. Enjoy seamless playback without leaving the app.
Link Preview
We've added link previews to make your conversations more engaging and informative. Now, whenever you share a link, a preview will be generated automatically so that your friends can get a glimpse of what it's about.
Privacy Settings Screen
To provide more control over your privacy, we have added a dedicated Privacy Settings screen. Customize your settings to ensure you're sharing only what you're comfortable with.
NIP05 Names
New to the Arcade? From this release, your username@arcade.chat gets registered automatically when you sign in, making the sign-in process smoother and faster.
Push Notifications (Android Only)
Never miss an important message again. We have introduced optional push notifications for DMs. Please note that this feature is currently available for Android users only.
Secret Follows
With this release, you can secretly follow someone without them knowing. The details of your secret follows are added to your 10003 encrypted contacts store, keeping your activities confidential.
Private Chat Groups
Experience a new level of privacy in group chats. We have introduced private chat groups that are metadata blind, further enhancing your privacy.
Improvements
Performance Enhancements
We have made various performance improvements to ensure a smoother, faster Arcade experience.
We hope you enjoy these new features and improvements. As always, we're grateful for your support and eager to hear your feedback. Enjoy your upgraded Arcade experience!
Note from a human
Wow that all sounded great, thanks ChatGPT.
The app is quite buggy and not fully "usable" for day-to-day chat but we're getting there. Thank you for your patience and bug reports :)
Known issues
As we have moved to using new encrypted device storage, your previous group channel memberships are no longer stored, so you will need to rejoin any public channels.
What's Changed
- new crypto by @earonesty in #215
- Simplify tab-bar style, fix bottom bar styling by @ArcadeCityMayor in #217
- nowatermelon by @earonesty in #216
- Add new message screen by @reyamir in #218
- this allows for blinded-dm's by @earonesty in #219
- minor fixes by @earonesty in #220
- wip-contacts by @earonesty in #222
- fix home priv list by @earonesty in #223
- fix enc channel by @earonesty in #224
- Add media preview by @reyamir in #221
- include private messages on home screen by @earonesty in #227
- fix push notifications...again by @earonesty in #236
- update user screen by @earonesty in #237
- Update user screen by @reyamir in #226
- generate nip05 by @earonesty in #235
- v0.2.0 build version stuff by @ArcadeCityMayor in #225
- Minor updates by @reyamir in #238
- Bump versions for v0.2.0 release by @ArcadeCityMayor in #251
Full Changelog: v0.1.3-beta...v0.2.0-beta