# Mattermost Mobile Apps Changelog ## v1.7.0 Release - Release Date: March 26, 2018 - Server Versions Supported: Server v4.0+ is required, Self-Signed SSL Certificates are not supported ### Highlights #### iOS File Sharing - Share files and images from other applications as attached files in Mattermost #### Markdown Tables - Tables created using markdown formatting can now be viewed in the app #### Permalinks - Permalinks now open in the app instead of launching a browser window ### Improvements - Increased the tappable area of various icons for improved usability - Announcement banners now display in the app - Added "+" button to add emoji reactions to a post - Minor performance improvements for app launch time - Text files can now be viewed in the app - Support for email autolinking into the app ### Bugs - Fixed an issue causing some devices to hang at the splash screen on app launch - Fixed an issue causing some letters to be hidden in the Android search input box - Fixed an issue causing some Direct Message channels to show date stamps below the most recent message - Fixed an issue where users weren't able to join open teams they've never been a member of - Fixed an issue so double tapping buttons can no longer cause UI issues - Fixed an issue where changing the channel display name wasn't being updated in the UI appropriately - Fixed an issue where searhing for public channels sometimes showed no results - Fixed an issue where the post menu could remain open while scrolling in the post list - Fixed an issue where the system message to add users to a channel was missing the execution link - Fixed an issue where bulleted lists cut off text if nested deeper than two levels - Fixed an issue where logging into an account that is not on any team freezes the app - Fixed an issue on iOS causing the app to crash when taking a photo then attaching it to a post ## v1.6.1 Release - Release Date: February 13, 2018 - Server Versions Supported: Server v4.0+ is required, Self-Signed SSL Certificates are not supported ### Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue preventing the app from going to the correct channel when opened from a push notification - Fixed an issue on Android devices where the app could sometimes freeze on the launch screen - Fixed an issue on Samsung devices causing extra letters to be insterted when typing to filter user lists ## v1.6.0 Release - Release Date: February 6, 2018 - Server Versions Supported: Server v4.0+ is required, Self-Signed SSL Certificates are not supported ### Highlights #### Android File Sharing - Share files and images from other applications as attached files in Mattermost ### Improvements - Added a right drawer to access settings, edit profile information, change online status and logout - Added support for opening a Direct Message channel with yourself ### Bugs - Fixed a number of issues causing crashes on Android devices - Fixed an issue with auto capitalization on Android keyboards - Fixed an issue where the GitLab SSO login button sometimes didn't appear - Fixed an issue with link previews not appearing on some accounts - Fixed an issue where logging out of the app didn't clear the notification badge on the homescreen icon - Fixed an issue where interactive message buttons would not wrap to a new line - Fixed an issue where the keyboard would sometimes overlap the text input box - Fixed an issue where the Direct Message channel wouldn't open from the profile page - Fixed an issue where posts would sometimes overlap - Fixed an issue where the app sometimes hangs on logout ## v1.5.3 Release - Release Date: February 1, 2018 - Server Versions Supported: Server v4.0+ is required, Self-Signed SSL Certificates are not supported - Fixed a login issue when connecting to servers running a Data Retention policy ## v1.5.2 Release - Release Date: January 12, 2018 - Server Versions Supported: Server v4.0+ is required, Self-Signed SSL Certificates are not supported ### Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue causing some Android devices to crash on launch - Fixed an issue with the app occasionally crashing when receiving push notifications in a new channel - Channel footer area is now refreshed when switching between Group and Direct Message channels - Fixed an issue on some Android devices so Mattermost verifies it has permissions to access ringtones - Fixed an issue where the text box overlapped the keyboard on some iOS devices using multiple keyboard layouts - Fixed an issue with video uploads on Android devices - Fixed an issue with GIF uploads on iOS devices - Fixed an issue with the mention badge flickering on the channel drawer icon when there were over 10 unread mentions - Fixed an issue with the app occasionally freezing when requesting the RefreshToken ## v1.5.1 Release - Release Date: December 7, 2017 - Server Versions Supported: Server v4.0+ is required, Self-Signed SSL Certificates are not supported ### Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue with the upgrade app screen showing with a transparent background - Fixed an issue with clearing or replying to notifications sometimes crashing the app on Android - Fixed an issue with the app sometimes crashing due to a missing function in the swiping control ## v1.5 Release - Release Date: December 6, 2017 - Server Versions Supported: Server v4.0+ is required, Self-Signed SSL Certificates are not supported ### Highlights #### File Viewer - Preview videos, RTF, PDFs, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint files #### iPhone X Compatibility - Added support for iPhone X #### Slash Commands - Added support for using custom slash commands - Added support for built-in slash commands /away, /online, /offline, /dnd, /header, /purpose, /kick, /me, /shrug ### Improvements - In iOS, 3D touch can now be used to peek into a channel to view the contents, and quickly mark it as read - Markdown images in posts now render - Copy posts, URLs, and code blocks - Opening a channel with Unread messages takes you to the "New Messages" indicator - Support for data retention, interactive message buttons, and viewing Do Not Disturb statuses depending on the server version - (Edited) indicator now shows up beside edited posts - Added a "Recently Used" section for emoji reactions ### Bug Fixes - Android notifications now follow the default system setting for vibration - Fixed app crashing when opening notification settings on Android - Fixed an issue where the "Proceed" button on sign in screen stopped working after pressing logout multiple times - HEIC images posted from iPhones now get converted to JPEG before uploading ## v1.4.1 Release Release Date: Nov 15, 2017 Server Versions Supported: Server v4.0+ is required, Self-Signed SSL Certificates are not supported ### Bug Fixes - Fixed network detection issue causing some people to be unable to access the app - Fixed issue with lag when pressing send button - Fixed app crash when opening notification settings - Fixed various other bugs to reduce app crashes ## v1.4 Release - Release Date: November 6, 2017 - Server Versions Supported: Server v4.0+ is required, Self-Signed SSL Certificates are not supported ### Highlights #### Performance improvements - Various performance improvements to decrease channel load times ### Bug Fixes - Fixed issue with Android app sometimes showing a white screen when re-opening the app - Fixed an issue with orientation lock not working on Android ## v1.3 Release - Release Date: October 5, 2017 - Server Versions Supported: Server v4.0+ is required, Self-Signed SSL Certificates are not supported ### Highlights #### Tablet Support (Beta) - Added support for landscape view, so the app may be used on tablets - Note: Tablet support is in beta, and further improvements are planned for a later date #### Link Previews - Added support for image, GIF, and youtube link previews #### Notifications - Android: Added the ability to set light, vibrate, and sound settings - Android: Improved notification stacking so most recent notification shows first - Updated the design for Notification settings to improve usability - Added the ability to reply from a push notification without opening the app (requires Android v7.0+, iOS 10+) - Increased speed when opening app from a push notification #### Download Files - Added the ability to download all files on Android and images on iOS ### Improvements - Using `+` shortcut for emoji reactions is now supported - Improved emoji formatting (alignment and rendering of non-square aspect ratios) - Added support for error tracking with Sentry - Only show the "Connecting..." bar after two connection attempts ### Bug Fixes - Fixed link rendering not working in certain cases - Fixed theme color issue with status bar on Android ## v1.2 Release - Release Date: September 5, 2017 - Server Versions Supported: Server v4.0+ is required, Self-Signed SSL Certificates are not supported ### Highlights #### AppConfig Support for EMM solutions - Added [AppConfig](https://www.appconfig.org/) support, to make it easier to integrate with a variety of EMM solutions #### Code block viewer - Tap on a code block to open a viewer for easier reading ### Improvements - Updated formatting for markdown lists and code blocks - Updated formatting for `in:` and `from:` search autocomplete ### Emoji Picker for Emoji Reactions - Added an emoji picker for selecting a reaction ### Bug Fixes - Fixed issue where if only LDAP and GitLab login were enabled, LDAP did not show up on the login page - Fixed issue with 3 digit mention count UI in channel drawer ### Known Issues - Using `+:emoji:` to react to a message is not yet supported ## v1.1 Release - Release Date: August 2017 - Server Versions Supported: Server v3.10+ is required, Self-Signed SSL Certificates are not supported ### Highlights #### Search - Search posts and tap to preview the result - Click "Jump" to open the channel the search result is from #### Emoji Reactions - View Emoji Reactions on a post #### Group Messages - Start Direct and Group Messages from the same screen #### Improved Performance on Poor Connections - Added auto-retry to automatically reattempt to get posts if the network connection is intermittent - Added manual loading option if auto-retry fails to retrieve new posts ### Improvements - Android: Added Big Text support for Android notifications, so they expand to show more details - Added a Reset Cache option - Improved "Jump to conversation" filter so it matches on nickname, full name, or username - Tapping on an @username mention opens the user's profile - Disabled the send button while attachments upload - Adjusted margins on icons and elsewhere to make spacing more consistent - iOS URL scheme: mattermost:// links now open the new app - About Mattermost page now includes a link to NOTICES.txt for platform and the mobile app - Various UI improvements ### Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue where sometimes an unmounted badge caused app to crash on start up - Group Direct Messages now show the correct member count - Hamburger icon does not break after swiping to close sidebar - Fixed an issue with some image thumbnails appearing out of focus - Uploading a file and then leaving the channel no longer shows the file in a perpetual loading state - For private channels, the last member can no longer delete the channel if the EE server permissions do not allow it - Error messages are now shown when SSO login fails - Android: Leaving a channel now redirects to Town Square instead of the Town Square info page - Fixed create new public channel screen shown twice when trying to create a channel - Tapping on a post will no longer close the keyboard ## v1.0.1 Release - Release Date: July 20, 2017 - Server Versions Supported: Server v3.8+ is required, Self-Signed SSL Certificates are not yet supported ### Bug Fixes - Huawei devices can now load messages - GitLab SSO now works if there is a trailing `/` in the server URL - Unsupported server versions now show a prompt clarifying that a server upgrade is necessary ## v1.0 Release - Release Date: July 10, 2017 - Server Versions Supported: Server v3.8+ is required, Self-Signed SSL Certificates are not supported ### Highlights #### Authentication (Requires v3.10+ [Mattermost server](https://github.com/mattermost/platform)) - GitLab login #### Offline Support - Added offline support, so already loaded portions of the app are accessible without a connection - Retry mechanism for posts sent while offline - See [FAQ](https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-mobile#frequently-asked-questions) for information on how data is handled for deactivated users #### Notifications (Requires v3.10+ [push proxy server](https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-push-proxy)) - Notifications are cleared when read on another device - Notification sent just before session expires to let people know login is required to continue receiving notifications #### Channel and Team Sidebar - Unreads section to easily access channels with new messages - Search filter to jump to conversations quickly - Improved team switching design for better cross-team notifications - Added ability to join open teams on the server #### Posts - Emojis now render - Integration attachments now render - ~channel links now render #### Navigation - Updated navigation to have smoother transitions ### Known Issues - [Android: Swipe to close in-app notifications does not work](https://mattermost.atlassian.net/browse/RN-45) - Apps are not yet at feature parity for desktop, so features not mentioned in the changelog are not yet supported ### Contributors Many thanks to all our contributors. In alphabetical order: - asaadmahmood, cpanato, csduarte, enahum, hmhealey, jarredwitt, JeffSchering, jasonblais, lfbrock, omar-dev, rthill ## Beta Release - Release Date: March 29, 2017 - Server Versions Supported: Server v3.7+ is required, Self-Signed SSL Certificates are not yet supported Note: If you need an SSL certificate, consider using [Let's Encrypt](https://docs.mattermost.com/install/config-ssl-http2-nginx.html) instead of a self-signed one. ### Highlights The Beta apps are a work in progress, supported features are listed below. You can become a beta tester by [downloading the Android app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mattermost.react.native&hl=en) or [signing up to test iOS](https://mattermost-fastlane.herokuapp.com/). #### Authentication - Email login - LDAP/AD login - Multi-factor authentication - Logout #### Messaging - View and send posts in the center channel - Automatically load more posts in the center channel when scrolling - View and send replies in thread view - "New messages" line in center channel (app does not yet scroll to the line) - Date separators - @mention autocomplete - ~channel autocomplete - "User is typing" message - Edit and delete posts - Flag/Unflag posts - Basic markdown (lists, headers, bold, italics, links) #### Notifications - Push notifications - In-app notifications when you receive a message in another channel while the app is open - Clicking on a push notification takes you to the channel #### User profiles - Status indicators - View profile information by clicking on someone's username or profile picture #### Files - File thumbnails for posts with attachments - Upload up to 5 images - Image previewer to view images when clicked on #### Channels - Channel drawer for selecting channels - Bolded channel names for Unreads, and mention jewel for Mentions - (iOS only) Unread posts above/below indicator - Favorite channels (Section in sidebar, and ability to favorite/unfavorite from channel menu) - Create new public or private channels - Create new Direct Messages (Group Direct Messages are not yet supported) - View channel info (name, header, purpose) - Join public channels - Leave channel - Delete channel - View people in a channel - Add/remove people from a channel - Loading screen when opening channels #### Settings - Account Settings > Notifications page - About Mattermost info dialog - Report a problem link that opens an email for bug reports #### Teams - Switch between teams using "Team Selection" in the main menu (viewing which teams have notifications is not yet supported) ### Contributors Many thanks to all our contributors. In alphabetical order: - csduarte, dmeza, enahum, hmhealey, it33, jarredwitt, jasonblais, lfbrock, mfpiccolo, saturninoabril, thomchop