This release addresses critical issues for all Obsidian Mobile users.
I Made Two Mistakes
- Rushed 2.4.1 fix: I expedited the 2.4.1 release to resolve a major bug, but in doing so, I didn't conduct my usual level of thorough testing.
- Premature feature inclusion: I included a new feature from Excalidraw.com (SVG export to include only used glyphs) in 2.4.1, because I believe it brings significant end user benefits and did not want to wait until October. However, a small part of this feature was designed for server-side execution on Excalidraw.com, not for local use on Obsidian Mobile.
Despite these two emergency bug-fix releases, this doesn't deviate from the monthly release schedule. The next feature update is still planned for early October.
Fixes:
- Excalidraw rendering issues on Obsidian Mobile:
- Nested Excalidraw drawings with text failed to render.
- Drawings in Markdown view didn't render if they contained text and were set to SVG Image or SVG Native (they worked with PNG).
- SVG export failed for drawings containing text.
- LaTeX equation duplication: After using ALT+Drag to duplicate a LaTeX equation, editing the duplicate modified the original instead. #1984
- Unreadable Obsidian search results: When drawings contained numerous Element Links and Embedded Files Links, search results became unreadable. This fix will apply to files saved after installing the update. #1999