Changes in Element X v0.2.0 (2023-09-18)

Features ✨

• Bump Rust SDK to v0.1.54
• Add a "Mute" shortcut icon and a "Notifications" section in the room details screen (#506)
• Add a notification permission screen to the initial flow. (#897)
• Integrate Element Call into EX by embedding a call in a WebView. (#1300)
• Implement Bloom effect modifier. (#1217)
• Set color on display name and default avatar in the timeline. (#1224)
• Display a thread decorator in timeline so we know when a message is coming from a thread. (#1236)
• [Rich text editor] Integrate rich text editor library. Note that markdown is now not supported and further formatting support will be introduced through the rich text editor. (#1172)
• [Rich text editor] Add formatting menu (accessible via the '+' button) (#1261)
• [Rich text editor] Add feature flag for rich text editor. Markdown support can now be enabled by disabling the rich text editor. (#1289)
• [Rich text editor] Update design (#1332)

Bugfixes 🐛

• Make links in room topic clickable (#612)
• Reply action: harmonize conditions in bottom sheet and swipe to reply. (#1173)
• Fix system bar color after login on light theme. (#1222)
• Fix long click on simple formatted messages (#1232)
• Enable polls in release build. (#1241)
• Fix top padding in room list when app is opened in offline mode. (#1297)
• [Rich text editor] Fix 'text formatting' option only partially visible (#1335)
• [Rich text editor] Ensure keyboard opens for reply and text formatting modes (#1337)
• [Rich text editor] Fix placeholder spilling onto multiple lines (#1347)

Other changes

• Add a sub-screen "Notifications" in the existing application Settings (#510)
• Exclude some groups related to analytics to be included. (#1191)
• Use the new SyncIndicator API. (#1244)
• Improve RoomSummary mapping by using RoomInfo. (#1251)
• Ensure Posthog data are sent to "https://posthog.element.io" (#1269)
• New app icon, with monochrome support. (#1363)

What's Changed

• Exclude some groups related to analytics to be included. #1191 by @bmarty in #1221
• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in #1215
• Iterate on display name and avatar color by @bmarty in #1224
• Fix system bar color after login on light theme. by @bmarty in #1225
• Replace notification permission dialog with a screen by @jmartinesp in #1223
• Update dependency me.saket.telephoto:zoomable-image-coil to v0.6.0 by @renovate in #1229
• SDK 0.1.49: notification decryption is now fully handled by the Rust SDK. by @bmarty in #1231
• Feature/bma/fix nightly by @bmarty in #1233
• Fix test flakiness by warming up molecule tests by @jonnyandrew in #1226
• Feature/bma/link in topic by @bmarty in #1237
• Add room notification settings by @yostyle in #807
• Update dependency androidx.compose:compose-bom to v2023.09.00 by @renovate in #1243
• De-duplicate sonar job in the CI by @jmartinesp in #1238
• Fix crash in error tracking by @jonnyandrew in #1248
• Remove changelog by @jonnyandrew in #1249
• Update dependency io.sentry:sentry-android to v6.29.0 by @renovate in #1234
• [Rich text editor] Integrate rich text editor library by @jonnyandrew in #1172
• Floating action button design by @bmarty in #1252
• Use roomInfo instead of individually access roomListItem properties by @ganfra in #1251
• Update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v0.1.50 by @renovate in #1255
• Feature/bma/enable polls by @bmarty in #1246
• Update lifecycle to v2.6.2 by @renovate in #1240
• Feature/fga/sync indicator api by @ganfra in #1257
• [Rich text editor] Add formatting menu by @jonnyandrew in #1261
• Update anvil to v2.4.8-1-8 by @renovate in #1258
• Make sure notification permission screen is dismissed by @jmartinesp in #1263
• Update dependency io.nlopez.compose.rules:detekt to v0.2.2 by @renovate in #1266
• Room avatar colors by @bmarty in #1264
• Add SDK trace item, set RUST_BACKTRACE and be able to configure trace before a session exists. by @bmarty in #1268
• Ensure Posthog data are sent to "https://posthog.element.io" for release build by @bmarty in #1269
• Take screen density into account when requesting thumbnails by @jmartinesp in #1262
• [Compound] Bloom by @jmartinesp in #1253
• Update actions/checkout action to v4 by @renovate in #1220
• TimelineEvent : fix memory leak by @ganfra in #1273
• Update core to v1.12.0 by @renovate in #1242
• New icons for Poll and Poll end by @julioromano in #1280
• Update analytics sdk to v0.8.0 by @julioromano in #1284
• [Compound] Improve Bloom by @jmartinesp in #1272
• Timestamp align by @bmarty in #1286
• Reply action: harmonize condition by @bmarty in #1271
• Polls analytics by @julioromano in #1285
• Update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v0.1.51 by @renovate in #1290
• Send composer analytics when sending a message by @julioromano in #1288
• [Rich text editor] Add feature flag for rich text editor by @jonnyandrew in #1289
• Set proper progress indicator track color on polls by @julioromano in #1295
• Test analytics when sending messages by @julioromano in #1296
• Optimize WarmUpRule by @julioromano in #1310
• Poll Creation: Switch focus to newly added option field when clicking "Add option". by @julioromano in #1294
• Fix top padding in room list when app is opened in offline mode by @jmartinesp in #1299
• Fix possible memory leak in EventMessageMapper. by @jmartinesp in #1326
• Fix Maestro test. by @bmarty in #1308
• Fix long click on simple formatted messages by @jmartinesp in #1327
• Change "anonymous" copy in the create poll screen by @julioromano in #1325
• Add global notification settings by @langleyd in #1304
• Update dependency com.autonomousapps.dependency-analysis to v1.22.0 by @renovate in #1319
• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in #1333
• Manage account and device by @bmarty in #1314
• [Rich text editor] Fix 'text formatting' option only partially visible by @jonnyandrew in #1335
• Update codecov/codecov-action action to v4 by @renovate in #1334
• Feature/fga/timeline thread decoration by @ganfra in #1298
• Remove wrong implementation on a test module. by @bmarty in #1336
• New advanced settings screen by @bmarty in #1329
• Update dependency com.google.firebase:firebase-bom to v32.3.0 by @renovate in #1339
• Revert "Update codecov/codecov-action action to v4" by @bmarty in #1342
• Remove suppressUnsupportedCompileSdk by @julioromano in #1343
• Add preview for progressIndicatorTrackColor by @julioromano in #1344
• Update dependency app.cash.molecule:molecule-runtime to v1.2.1 by @renovate in #1338
• Update rust sdk to 0.1.53 by @ganfra in #1346
• [Rich text editor] Update design by @jonnyandrew in #1332
• Element Call SPA integration by @jmartinesp in #1283
• [Rich text editor] Fix placeholder spilling onto multiple lines by @jonnyandrew in #1347
• Investigation of duplicate notification. by @bmarty in #1350
• Update dependency com.google.gms:google-services to v4.4.0 by @renovate in #1341
• Make PollContentView a11y friendly by @julioromano in #1345
• [Rich text editor] Ensure keyboard opens for reply and text formatting modes by @jonnyandrew in #1337
• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in #1355
• Update rust-sdk to 0.1.54 by @ganfra in #1357
• Add preference screen for user profile by @jmartinesp in #1351
• Update dependency com.google.firebase:firebase-bom to v32.3.1 by @renovate in #1352
• Fix RoomSummary: RoomListEntry.Invalidated by @ganfra in #1358
• Enable Android 13/14 predictive back gesture by @julioromano in #1360
• Update app icon by @bmarty in #1363
• Remove dead code in room summary row by @julioromano in #1361
• Sync strings by @bmarty in #1366
• Show a room list decoration for notification setting applied by @langleyd in #1330
• Iterate on onboarding and welcome screens. by @bmarty in #1367

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