Enough with the waiting! At last, this first 2018 release comes with a bunch of stuff. Here is a quick list of the biggest improvements.
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Sorry for the lack of screenshots this time, I couldn’t do them.
Android 6 runtime permissions
We are finally providing support for Android Marshmallow runtime permissions. Some are optional to give, others are mandatory. The app will ask you the needed permissions now at the right moment.
Direct reply for older Android versions
For those of you still using Android 6 or lower (including myself), a brand new “Reply” action in notifications that will open a popup window for replying. I know it’s not the same as Android N direct reply feature, but it’s a start. It can (and should) be improved, any comment is of course welcome.
User name in group messages
Identifying senders through the contact picture isn’t always possible. So a new feature here to display the sender’s name in incoming group messages. Nothing serious, still a nice thing to avoid confusion.
Play sound in open chats
Kontalk will now play a soft notification sound for outgoing and incoming messages while inside a chat. You can disable the outgoing sound from Kontalk preferences.
Image preview in notifications
For single incoming messages containing a picture, a preview of the picture will be now displayed inside the expanded notification.
Other fixes and improvements
We also fixed some bugs with personal key exporting, an annoying issue with tablets and some problems with media download/upload notification. You can view all bugs fixed in the change log.
Here is the release tag with the full change log:
As always, F-Droid version should (stress the should) come up within 24 hours.
