Session

Session uses the Session encryption protocol and the Oxen blockchain’s decentralised Service Node network to provide anonymous, end-to-end encrypted messaging without relying on central servers.

Release Overview

• Streamlined onboarding processes to reduce technical complexity (#3056, #3083).
• Upgraded React to version 18 for better performance and new features (#3056).
• Upgraded Styled Components to version 6 for better performance and new features (#3083).
• Introduced framer-motion for animations (#3056).
• Important copy changes Session ID -> Account ID, Recovery Phrase -> Recovery Password.

Improvements

• Simplified device linking and account creation and restoration (#3056, #3083).
• Improved new conversation flow with better error messaging and consistent styling (#3083).
• Improvements to the Message Request UI (#3083).
• Improvements to the Contacts List (#3083).
• Improvements to the Global Search (#3083).
• Improvements to account id and recovery password QR codes. They now use Session branding and improved error correction (#3083).
• Improvements to new release checking by polling less frequently but more efficiently (#3133).
• Improvements to all input boxes in the app with clearer error messaging (#3056).
• Replaced translation link in Help Section (#3083).

Additions

• Added a new Recovery Password Settings Screen with the option to disable access to your recovery password on the current device (this setting is not synced) (#3083).
• Added new Invite a Friend Screen (#3083).
• Added new icons to settings pages for better visual guidance and to match mobile platforms (#3056).
• Added new Turkish translations. Thanks to @mistih for their contribution (#3122).

Bug fixes

• Fixed Blocked Contacts UI is not visible on smaller screens (#3131)

Signatures

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA256

The following hashes have been signed for verification using keejef's GPG keys
located in the oxen core repository at https://github.com/oxen-io/oxen-core/blob/dev/utils/gpg_keys/KeeJef.asc

SHA256 Hashes

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session-desktop-linux-x64-1.13.0.freebsd eaca0be85661e2c59905ce21f8441d7957f9de85a6da6934655b28a62b9e8dac
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session-desktop-linux-x86_64-1.13.0.rpm.crdownload e873bc834f9b9260e12e68b19277213fa24698059a88a27f8fa4ec0d63b7a3dc
session-desktop-mac-x64-1.13.0.dmg f951f806f285d9f11d1a3b27b6a332a5eaac5097f507123a73a947040636822e
session-desktop-mac-x64-1.13.0.dmg.blockmap 378d6cacb7aa75fd7baa439e836b2d93fdfa3bcfa6da12a7fbe74159fee1b615
session-desktop-mac-x64-1.13.0.zip a76b05f93f59cd22816d63775e8d647145db26cea1c58f65df7b39b853c582a1
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session-desktop-win-x64-1.13.0.exe 96ba36948296fe3f4ce2c447348eb515c60248c11059b020d7a25ec6d2a58bac
session-desktop-win-x64-1.13.0.exe.blockmap c8f49cf6e3992829104f96c8414b3afaadc323c4180316bcd7fd34f87ee7d739
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Supported Platforms

Session requires Windows 10 or later, macOS Monterey (12) or later, or a linux distribution with glibc 2.29 or later like Debian 10 or Ubuntu 20.04.