v0.8.0 Highlights

• Embedded LND node
• OLYMPUS by ZEUS 0-conf channel service
• ZEUS PAY self-custodial lightning addresses, using Zaplocker
• Simple Taproot Channels
• Contact book

What's Changed

• [Pegasus] Backend: Wiring up signMessage and verifyMessage by @shubhamkmr04 in #1570
• [Pegasus] backend: Fixed bug in signMessage and verifyMessage by @shubhamkmr04 in #1575
• Bug fix: change default address format from np2wkh to p2wkh by @kaloudis in #1572
• locales: en: Pegasus WIP 1 by @kaloudis in #1581
• Fix wrong amount being used for Keysend from Keypad by @myxmaster in #1577
• Harmonized header button sizes by @myxmaster in #1579
• Round sat amounts to 3 decimals by @myxmaster in #1568
• Fix node connection issues by @myxmaster in #1504
• deps: Replace react-native-snap-carousel with react-native-reanimated-carousel by @myxmaster in #1566
• Revert "Round sat amounts to 3 decimals" by @kaloudis in #1587
• ZEUS-1549: limit combined balance to 3 decimals by @kaloudis in #1589
• Android: bump minSdkVersion to 28 (Android 9) by @kaloudis in #1592
• Embedded LND: flesh out payLightningInvoice and openChannel calls by @shubhamkmr04 in #1582
• Fiat currency conversion: Moscow time by @kaloudis in #1588
• Settings: change locale keys to ISO 639-1 by @myxmaster in #1533
• Receive: truncate long QR code values by @myxmaster in #1603
• HopPicker: improve channel selection colors by @myxmaster in #1611
• Localized payment path strings by @myxmaster in #1610
• Pegasus by @kaloudis in #1564
• build(deps-dev): bump webpack from 5.69.1 to 5.76.0 in /zeus_modules/@lightninglabs/lnc-core by @dependabot in #1616
• build(deps): bump protobufjs from 7.2.3 to 7.2.4 by @dependabot in #1617
• Channels: add announced/unannounced filtering by @alexlwn123 in #1584
• Info Modal and Text components by @kaloudis in #1621
• AmountInput: new currency change button by @kaloudis in #1623
• Remove pause from loading indicator animation by @myxmaster in #1619
• Open Channel: skip peer connect step if host not specified by @kaloudis in #1620
• Bug fix: ChannelsStore: reset: clear out all channels data by @kaloudis in #1622
• LNDHub: Receive: detect if payment received and show animation by @kaloudis in #1613
• LND v0.17.0 + Simple Taproot Channels, UTXO selection, send max for channel opens by @kaloudis in #1624
• Currency: 🇲🇷 Mauritanian Ouguiya (MRU) by @kaloudis in #1636
• Invoice: display keysend messages by @kaloudis in #1635
• LND: make payment timeout configurable by @kaloudis in #1639
• Activity: display fee in list by @kaloudis in #1640
• component: OnchainFeeInput + preferred mempool rate setting by @kaloudis in #1641
• Embedded Node settings: wait for graph sync by @kaloudis in #1643
• Payments + Transactions: display fee percentage next to amount by @kaloudis in #1653
• LNDHub: fix display of expiry time, hash, preimage by @kaloudis in #1652
• [refactor] Channel view: Close Channel: use OnchainFeeInput component by @kaloudis in #1660
• ZEUS-1638: Payment Path: always fetch and display alias by @kaloudis in #1661
• Navigate to IntroSplash when deleting last node by @myxmaster in #1648
• Use RNRestart on Android by @myxmaster in #1647
• Android: Remove hyperlog by @myxmaster in #1644
• Updated Android libraries by @myxmaster in #1634
• Wallet header: Navigate to node selection when pressing on node name by @myxmaster in #1646
• Settings > Embedded Node > Peers by @kaloudis in #1664
• locales: Fix "succesfully" typo by @variablefate in #1665
• CONTACTS by @shubhamkmr04 in #1618
• Update README.md by @jsahagun91 in #1650
• Contacts: Fixes by @shubhamkmr04 in #1668
• Settings: Privacy: add explainers for clipboard and lurker mode by @kaloudis in #1670
• Channels: sort by close height by @kaloudis in #1672
• ZEUS-1666: Change X icon in Filter Activity screen by @kaloudis in #1675
• Receive: LSP fee explainer: specify 'if paid over lightning' by @kaloudis in #1669
• LNURL-pay: Drop metadata description hash validation by @kaloudis in #1676
• Embedded Node: bump to LND v0.17.0-beta.rc4-zeus by @kaloudis in #1677
• Make 'Lightning' and 'On-chain' in swipeable rows localizable by @myxmaster in #1678
• Sign/Verify message: fix signing with special characters by @myxmaster in #1673
• ZEUS-1667: LNURL Receipt after failed payment by @kaloudis in #1674
• Remove scramble pin hint on confirmation screen by @myxmaster in #1681
• ZEUS-1651: Switching nodes freezes app by @kaloudis in #1683
• Keysend patch by @kaloudis in #1688
• AmountInput: unit switcher: fix icon displayed by @myxmaster in #1691
• Receive: get LNURLw working with LSPs by @kaloudis in #1684
• Refactor: clipboard handling by @myxmaster in #1693
• Keysend Fix by @myxmaster in #1689
• Improve back press handling in SendingLightning by @myxmaster in #1692
• Embedded node: Neutrino config changes by @kaloudis in #1695
• deps: React Native 0.72.4 by @kaloudis in #1663
• LND: add ability to set custom preimage by @kaloudis in #1706
• Prevent enabling fiat rates display while loading by @myxmaster in #1701
• Ignore white spaces and line breaks that occur in between pasted macaroon chars by @myxmaster in #1711
• handleAnything: initial tests by @myxmaster in #1601
• Improve locale: rescan subtitle by @myxmaster in #1719
• Remove Blue Wallet warning by @myxmaster in #1724
• LSP: add ability to request Simple Taproot Channels by @kaloudis in #1721
• Embedded node: Advanced disaster recovery by @kaloudis in #1718
• Contacts: Add ability to delete contacts by @shubhamkmr04 in #1716
• Sync: refactor layout by @kaloudis in #1705
• deps: Remove base64 packages by @myxmaster in #1690
• Reworked activity date filter by @myxmaster in #1685
• Improve sleep by @myxmaster in #1726
• refactor: Sync logic by @kaloudis in #1732
• Remove pauseSyncingUpates call from Activity by @myxmaster in #1737
• Exit app on back press on IntroSplash by @myxmaster in #1727
• Node Configuration: Default implementation to lnd only if newEntry by @myxmaster in #1748
• React-native-elements update, "link" and "mainStyle" optional in SuccessErrorMessage.tsx by @myxmaster in #1745
• Send: Fix - Reset isValid state during input validation by @shubhamkmr04 in #1746
• Edit channel fees: fix showing feedback after fees have been set by @myxmaster in #1738
• New GitHub issue template for enhancement by @myxmaster in #1725
• Security: app lock timeout feature by @myxmaster in #1679
• Channels: fix loading aliases for new channels of known nodes by @myxmaster in #1739
• Fix several typscript compile errors by @myxmaster in #1682
• Zaplocker by @kaloudis in #1753
• Accessibility improvements by @sha-265 in #1590
• Improved layout of close channel and fee selection by @myxmaster in #1657
• Channel View: Fix on-chain fee input style by importing correct TextInput by @myxmaster in #1754
• Fix pending channel aliases by @myxmaster in #1751
• Prevent calling refreshSettings twice when nodes screen is opened by @myxmaster in #1728
• Improve fetch-libraries script by @myxmaster in #1750
• Improved en locale views.Settings.LightningAddress.statusExplainer2 by @myxmaster in #1756
• eslint: import/no-unresolved by @kaloudis in #1755
• Fix styles to make icons in swipeable rows centered again by @myxmaster in #1760
• Sweep on-chain wallet by @kaloudis in #1768
• Added some locale strings for LightningAddressSettings by @myxmaster in #1765
• Activity: display In Transit Payments by @kaloudis in #1762
• Lightning address: automatically open up channels from OLYMPUS setting by @kaloudis in #1761
• Revert "Security: app lock timeout feature" by @kaloudis in #1773
• Lightning address: ready to receive by @kaloudis in #1764
• Removed unused locale strings by @myxmaster in #1767
• ZEUS-1772: Core Lightning REST: On-chain Receive does not show address by @kaloudis in #1776
• Backends: add supportsChannelCoinControl check by @kaloudis in #1778
• ZEUS-1686: ModalBox: take fontScale into account when setting height by @kaloudis in #1784
• Bump @babel/traverse from 7.23.0 to 7.23.2 by @dependabot in #1782
• Back up wallet: order seed phrase in columns and center by @kaloudis in #1779
• Updated some scripts for Windows compatibility, added 'ra' and 'gradlew' by @myxmaster in #1749
• Bump react-devtools-core from 4.28.0 to 4.28.4 by @dependabot in #1785

New Contributors

• @alexlwn123 made their first contribution in #1584
• @variablefate made their first contribution in #1665
• @jsahagun91 made their first contribution in #1650

Full Changelog: v0.7.7...v0.8.0-beta1

Verifying the Release

In order to verify the release, you'll need to have gpg or gpg2 installed on your system. Once you've obtained a copy (and hopefully verified that as well), you'll first need to import the keys that have signed this release if you haven't done so already:

gpg --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys 96C225207F2137E278C31CF7AAC48DE8AB8DEE84

Once you have his PGP key you can verify the release (assuming manifest-v0.8.0-beta1.txt and manifest-v0.8.0-beta1.txt.sig are in the current directory) with:

gpg --verify manifest-v0.8.0-beta1.txt.sig manifest-v0.8.0-beta1.txt

You should see the following if the verification was successful:

gpg: Signature made Sun Oct 22 20:01:08 2023 EDT
gpg:                using RSA key 96C225207F2137E278C31CF7AAC48DE8AB8DEE84
gpg:                issuer "zeusln@tutanota.com"
gpg: Good signature from "Zeus LN <zeusln@tutanota.com>" [ultimate

That will verify the signature on the main manifest page which ensures integrity and authenticity of the binaries you've downloaded locally. Next, depending on your operating system you should then re-calculate the sha256 sum of the binary, and compare that with the following hashes:

cat manifest-v0.8.0-beta1.txt

One can use the shasum -a 256 <file name here> tool in order to re-compute the sha256 hash of the target binary for your operating system. The produced hash should be compared with the hashes listed above and they should match exactly.

External links

Blog post
ZEUS documentation
PGP Key

Android

Universal APK
arm64-v8a APK
Manifest
Manifest Signature

iOS

Apple TestFlight