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What's new in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.63

Mar 28, 2024
  • Revert "Make EC widget theme reactive - Update widget url when the theme changes" (#12383) in order to fix widgets that require authentication.
  • Update to hotfixed js-sdk to fix an issue where Element could try to set a push rule in a loop.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.60 (Mar 12, 2024)

  • Features:
  • Refine styles of controls to match Compound (#12299) Contributed by @robintown
  • Hide the archived section (#12286) Contributed by @dbkr
  • Add theme data to EC widget Url (#12279) Contributed by @toger5
  • Update MSC2965 OIDC Discovery implementation (#12245) Contributed by @t3chguy
  • Use green dot for activity notification in LegacyRoomHeader (#12270) Contributed by @florianduros
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix requests for senders to submit auto-rageshakes (#12304) Contributed by @richvdh
  • fix automatic DM avatar with functional members (#12157) Contributed by @HarHarLinks
  • Feeds event with relation to unknown to the widget (#12283) Contributed by @maheichyk
  • Fix TAC opening with keyboard (#12285) Contributed by @florianduros
  • Allow screenshot update docker to run multiple test files (#12291) Contributed by @dbkr
  • Fix alignment of user menu avatar (#12289) Contributed by @dbkr
  • Fix buttons of widget in a room (#12288) Contributed by @florianduros
  • ModuleAPI: overwrite_login action was not stopping the existing client resulting in the action failing with rust-sdk (#12272) Contributed by @BillCarsonFr

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.59 (Mar 5, 2024)

  • Deprecations:
  • Remove welcome bot welcome_user_id support (#12153). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Features:
  • Ignore activity in TAC (#12269). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Use browser's font size instead of hardcoded 16px as root font size (#12246). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Revert "Use Compound primary colors for most actions" (#12264). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Revert "Refine menu, toast, and popover colors" (#12263). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Fix Native OIDC for Element Desktop (#12253). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Improve client metadata used for OIDC dynamic registration (#12257). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Refine menu, toast, and popover colors (#12247). Contributed by @robintown.
  • Call the AsJson forms of import and exportRoomKeys (#12233). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Use Compound primary colors for most actions (#12241). Contributed by @robintown.
  • Enable redirected media by default (#12142). Contributed by @turt2live.
  • Reduce TAC width by 16px (#12239). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Pop out of Threads Activity Centre (#12136). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Use new semantic tokens for username colors (#12209). Contributed by @robintown.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix the space panel getting bigger when gaining a scroll bar (#12267). Contributed by @dbkr.
  • Fix gradients spacings on the space panel (#12262). Contributed by @dbkr.
  • Remove hardcoded Element in tac labs description (#12266). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Fix branding in "migrating crypto" message (#12265). Contributed by @richvdh.
  • Use h1 as first heading in dialogs (#12250). Contributed by @dbkr.
  • Fix forced lowercase username in login/registration flows (#9329). Contributed by @vrifox.
  • Update the TAC indicator on event decryption (#12243). Contributed by @dbkr.
  • Fix OIDC delegated auth account url check (#12242). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • New Header edgecase fixes: Close lobby button not shown, disable join button in various places, more... (#12235). Contributed by @toger5.
  • Fix TAC button alignment when expanded (#12238). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Fix tooltip behaviour in TAC (#12236). Contributed by @florianduros.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.58 (Feb 13, 2024)

  • Features:
  • The flag to enable the Rust crypto implementation is now set to true by default. This means that without any additional configuration every new login will use the new cryptography implementation.
  • Add Element call related functionality to new room header.
  • Add labs flag for Threads Activity Centre.
  • Refactor element call lobby + skip lobby.
  • Hide the "Message" button in the sidebar if the CreateRooms components should not be shown.Contributed by @dhenneke.
  • Add notification dots to thread summary icons.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • [Backport staging] Fix the StorageManger detecting a false positive consistency check when manually migrating to rust from labs.
  • Fix logout can take ages.
  • Fix Mark all as read in settings.
  • Fix default thread notification of the new RoomHeader.
  • Fix display of room notification debug info.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.57 (Jan 31, 2024)

  • Deprecations:
  • Deprecate welcome bot welcome_user_id support (#26885). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Features:
  • Expose apps/widgets (#12071). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
  • Enable the rust-crypto labs button (#12114). Contributed by @richvdh.
  • Show a progress bar while migrating from legacy crypto (#12104). Contributed by @richvdh.
  • Update Twemoji to Jdecked v15.0.3 (#12147). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Change Quick Settings icon (#12141). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Use Compound tooltips more widely (#12128). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix OIDC bugs due to amnesiac stores forgetting OIDC issuer & other data (#12166). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Fix account management link for delegated auth OIDC setups (#12144). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Fix Safari IME support (#11016). Contributed by @SuperKenVery.
  • Fix Stickerpicker layout crossing multiple CSS stacking contexts (#12127).
  • Fix Stickerpicker layout crossing multiple CSS stacking contexts (#12126). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Fix 1F97A and 1F979 in Twemoji COLR font (#12177).
  • Features:
  • Use jitsi-lobby in video channel (video rooms) (#26879). Contributed by @toger5.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.55 (Jan 19, 2024)

  • Features:
  • Broaden support for matrix spec versions.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed shield alignment on message Input.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.54 (Jan 17, 2024)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix CSS stacking context order determinism (#26840). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Features:
  • Accessibility improvements around aria-labels and tooltips (#12062). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Add RoomKnocksBar to RoomHeader (#12077). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
  • Adjust tooltip side for DecoratedRoomAvatar to not obscure room name (#12079). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Iterate landmarks around the app in order to improve a11y (#12064). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Update element call embedding UI (#12056). Contributed by @toger5.
  • Use Compound tooltips instead of homegrown in TextWithTooltip & InfoTooltip (#12052). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix regression around CSS stacking contexts and PIP widgets (#12094). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Fix Identity Server terms accepting not working as expected (#12109). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • fix: microphone and camera dropdown doesn't work In legacy call (#12105). Contributed by @muratersin.
  • Revert "Set up key backup using non-deprecated APIs (#12005)" (#12102). Contributed by @BillCarsonFr.
  • Fix regression around read receipt animation from refs changes (#12100). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Added meaning full error message based on platform (#12074). Contributed by @Pankaj-SinghR.
  • Fix editing event from search room view (#11992). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Fix timeline position when moving to a room and coming back (#12055). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Fix threaded reply playwright tests (#12070). Contributed by @dbkr.
  • Element-R: fix repeated requests to enter 4S key during cross-signing reset (#12059). Contributed by @richvdh.
  • Fix position of thumbnail in room timeline (#12016). Contributed by @anoopw3bdev.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.53 (Jan 4, 2024)

  • Fix a fresh login creating a new key backup (#12106).

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.52 (Dec 19, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Keep more recent rageshake logs (#12003). Contributed by @richvdh.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix bug which prevented correct clean up of rageshake store (#12002). Contributed by @richvdh.
  • Set up key backup using non-deprecated APIs (#12005). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Fix notifications appearing for old events (#3946). Contributed by @dbkr.
  • Prevent phantom notifications from events not in a room's timeline (#3942). Contributed by @dbkr.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.51 (Dec 5, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Improve debian package and docs (#26618). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Deprecations:
  • Remove Quote from MessageContextMenu as it is unsupported by WYSIWYG (#11914). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Features:
  • Always allow call.member events on new rooms (#11948). Contributed by @toger5.
  • Right panel: view third party invite info without clearing history (#11934). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Allow switching to system emoji font (#11925). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Update open in other tab message (#11916). Contributed by @weeman1337.
  • Add menu for legacy and element call in 1:1 rooms (#11910). Contributed by @toger5.
  • Add ringing for matrixRTC (#11870). Contributed by @toger5.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Keep device language when it has been previosuly set, after a successful delegated authentication flow that clears localStorage (#11902). Contributed by @mgcm.
  • Fix misunderstanding of functional members (#11918). Contributed by @toger5.
  • Fix: Video Room Chat Header Button Removed (#11911). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Fix "not attempting encryption" warning (#11899). Contributed by @richvdh.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.50 (Nov 21, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Ship element-web as a debian package (#26533). Contributed by @t3chguy.
  • Update room summary card header (#11823). Contributed by @germain-gg.
  • Add feature flag for disabling encryption in Element Call (#11837). Contributed by @toger5.
  • Adapt the rendering of extra icons in the room header (#11835). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
  • Implement new unreachable state and fix broken string ref (#11748). Contributed by @MidhunSureshR.
  • Allow adding extra icons to the room header (#11799). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Room header: do not collapse avatar or facepile (#11866). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • New right panel: fix button alignment in memberlist (#11861). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use the correct video call icon variant (#11859). Contributed by @robintown.
  • fix broken warning icon (#11862). Contributed by @ara4n.
  • Fix rightpanel hiding scrollbar (#11831). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Switch to updating presence via /sync calls instead of PUT /presence (#11824). Contributed by @t3chguy.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.49 (Nov 14, 2023)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Ensure setUserCreator is called when a store is assigned (#3867). Fixes #26520. Contributed by @MidhunSureshR.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.48 (Nov 8, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Correctly fill window.matrixChat even when a Wrapper module is active (#26395). Contributed by @dhenneke.
  • Knock on a ask-to-join room if a module wants to join the room when navigating to a room (#11787). Contributed by @dhenneke.
  • Element-R: Include crypto info in sentry (#11798). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Element-R: Include crypto info in rageshake (#11797). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Element-R: Add current version of the rust-sdk and vodozemac (#11785). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Fix unfederated invite dialog (#9618). Fixes vector-im/element-meta#1466 and #22102. Contributed by @owi92.
  • New right panel visual language (#11664).
  • OIDC: add friendly errors (#11184). Fixes #25665. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix rightpanel hiding scrollbar (#11831). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Fix multi-tab session lock on Firefox not being cleared (#11800). Fixes #26165. Contributed by @ManuelHu.
  • Deserialise spoilers back into slash command form (#11805). Fixes #26344.
  • Fix Incorrect message scaling for verification request (#11793). Fixes #24304. Contributed by @capGoblin.
  • Fix: Unable to restore a soft-logged-out session established via SSO (#11794). Fixes #25957. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use configurable github issue links more consistently (#11796).
  • Fix io.element.late_event received_ts vs received_at (#11789).
  • Make invitation dialog scrollable when infos are too long (#11753). Contributed by @nurjinjafar.
  • Fix spoiler text-align (#11790). Contributed by @ajbura.
  • Fix: Right panel keeps showing chat when unmaximizing widget. (#11697). Fixes #26265. Contributed by @manancodes.
  • Fix margin of invite to room button (#11780). Fixes #26410.
  • Update base64 import (#11784).
  • Set max size for Element logo in search warning (#11779). Fixes #26408.
  • Fix: emoji size in room header topic, remove obsolete emoji style (#11757). Fixes #26326. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Fix: Bubble layout design is broken (#11763). Fixes #25818. Contributed by @manancodes.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.47 (Oct 24, 2023)

  • Deprecations:
  • Deprecate customisations in favour of Module API (#25736). Fixes #25733.
  • Features:
  • vector-im/element-x-ios/issues/1824 - Convert the apple-app-site-association file to a newer format… (#26307). Contributed by @stefanceriu.
  • Iterate io.element.late_event decoration (#11760). Fixes #26384.
  • Render timeline separator for late event groups (#11739).
  • OIDC: revoke tokens on logout (#11718). Fixes #25394. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Show io.element.late_event in MessageTimestamp when known (#11733).
  • Show all labs flags if developerMode enabled (#11746). Fixes #24571 and #8498.
  • Use Compound tooltips on MessageTimestamp to improve UX of date time discovery (#11732). Fixes #25913.
  • Consolidate 4s passphrase input fields and use stable IDs (#11743). Fixes #26228.
  • Disable upgraderoom command without developer mode enabled (#11744). Fixes #17620.
  • Avoid rendering app download buttons if disabled in config (#11741). Fixes #26309.
  • OIDC: refresh tokens (#11699). Fixes #25839. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • OIDC: register (#11727). Fixes #25393. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use stable get_login_token and remove unstable MSC3882 support (#11001). Contributed by @hughns.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Set max size for Element logo in search warning (#11779). Fixes #26408.
  • Avoid error when DMing oneself (#11754). Fixes #7242.
  • Fix: Message shield alignment is not right. (#11703). Fixes #26142. Contributed by @manancodes.
  • fix logging full event (#11755). Fixes #26376.
  • OIDC: use delegated auth account URL from OidcClientStore (#11723). Fixes #26305. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Fix: Members list shield alignment is not right. (#11700). Fixes #26261. Contributed by @manancodes.
  • Fix: HTML elements clickable area too wide. (#11666). Fixes #25454. Contributed by @manancodes.
  • Fix untranslated headings in the devtools dialog (#11734).
  • Fixes invite dialog alignment and pill color contrast (#11722). Contributed by @gabrc52.
  • Prevent select element in General settings overflowing in a room with very long room-id (#11597). Contributed by @ABHIXIT2.
  • Fix: Clicking on members pile does nothing. (#11657). Fixes #26164. Contributed by @manancodes.
  • Fix: Wierd shadow below room avatar in dark mode. (#11678). Fixes #26153. Contributed by @manancodes.
  • Fix start_sso / start_cas URLs failing to redirect to a authentication prompt (#11681). Contributed by @Half-Shot.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.46 (Oct 10, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Use .well-known to discover a default rendezvous server for use with Sign in with QR (#11655). Contributed by @hughns.
  • Message layout will update according to the selected style (#10170). Fixes #21782. Contributed by @manancodes.
  • Implement MSC4039: Add an MSC for a new Widget API action to upload files into the media repository (#11311). Contributed by @dhenneke.
  • Render space pills with square corners to match new avatar (#11632). Fixes #26056.
  • Linkify room topic (#11631). Fixes #26185.
  • Show knock rooms in the list (#11573). Contributed by @maheichyk.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Bump matrix-web-i18n dependency to 3.1.3 (#26287)
  • Fix: Avatar shrinks with long names (#11698). Fixes #26252. Contributed by @manancodes.
  • Update custom translations to support nested fields in structured JSON (#11685).
  • Fix: Edited message remove button is hard to reach. (#11674). Fixes #24917. Contributed by @manancodes.
  • Fix: Theme selector radio button not aligned in center with the text (#11676). Fixes #25460. Contributed by @manancodes.
  • Fix: Unread notification dot aligned (#11658). Fixes #25285. Contributed by @manancodes.
  • Fix: sync intentional mentions push rules with legacy rules (#11667). Fixes #26227. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Revert "Fix regression around FacePile with overflow (#11527)" (#11634). Fixes #26209.
  • Fix: Alignment Fixed (#11648). Fixes #26169. Contributed by @manancodes.
  • Fix: onFinished added which closes the menu (#11647). Fixes #25556. Contributed by @manancodes.
  • Don't start key backups when opening settings (#11640).
  • Fix add to space avatar text centering (#11643). Fixes #26154.
  • fix avatar styling in lightbox (#11641). Fixes #26196.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.45 (Sep 29, 2023)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix Emoji font on Safari 17 (#11673).

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.44 (Sep 26, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Make video & voice call buttons pin conference widget if unpinned (#11576). Fixes vector-im/customer-retainer#72.
  • OIDC: persist refresh token (#11249). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • ElementR: Cross user verification (#11364). Fixes #25752. Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Default intentional mentions (#11602).
  • Notify users about denied access on ask-to-join rooms (#11480). Contributed by @nurjinjafar.
  • Allow setting knock room directory visibility (#11529). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Revert "Fix regression around FacePile with overflow (#11527)" (#11634). Fixes #26209.
  • Escape placeholder before injecting it into the style (#11607).
  • Move ViewUser action callback to RoomView (#11495). Fixes #26040.
  • Fix room timeline search toggling behaviour edge case (#11605). Fixes #26105.
  • Avoid rendering view-message link in RoomKnocksBar unnecessarily (#11598). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
  • Use knock rooms sync to reflect the knock state (#11596). Fixes #26043 and #26044. Contributed by @charlynguyen.
  • Fix avatar in right panel not using the correct font (#11593). Fixes #26061. Contributed by @MidhunSureshR.
  • Add waits in Spotlight Cypress tests, hoping this unflakes them (#11590). Fixes #26053, #26140 #26139 and #26138. Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Fix vertical alignment of default avatar font (#11582). Fixes #26081.
  • Fix avatars in public room & space search being flex shrunk (#11580). Fixes #26133.
  • Fix EventTile avatars being rendered with a size of 0 instead of hidden (#11558). Fixes #26075.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.42 (Sep 13, 2023)

  • Update Compound to fix Firefox-specific avatar regression (#11604). Fixes #26155.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.40 (Aug 29, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Hide account deactivation for externally managed accounts (#11445). Fixes #26022. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • OIDC: Redirect to delegated auth provider when signing out (#11432). Fixes #26000. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Disable 3pid fields in settings when m.3pid_changes capability is disabled (#11430). Fixes #25995. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • OIDC: disable multi session signout for OIDC-aware servers in session manager (#11431). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Implement updated open dialog method of the Module API (#11395). Contributed by @dhenneke.
  • Polish & delabs Exploring public spaces feature (#11423).
  • Treat lists with a single empty item as plain text, not Markdown. (#6833). Fixes vector-im/element-meta#1265.
  • Allow managing room knocks (#11404). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
  • Pin the action buttons to the bottom of the scrollable dialogs (#11407). Contributed by @dhenneke.
  • Support Matrix 1.1 (drop legacy r0 versions) (#9819).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix path separator for Windows based systems (#25997).
  • Fix instances of double translation and guard translation calls using typescript (#11443).
  • Fix export type "Current timeline" to match its behaviour to its name (#11426). Fixes #25988.
  • Fix Room Settings > Notifications file upload input being shown superfluously (#11415). Fixes #18392.
  • Simplify registration with email validation (#11398). Fixes #25832 #23601 and #22297.
  • correct home server URL (#11391). Fixes #25931. Contributed by @NSV1991.
  • Include non-matching DMs in Spotlight recent conversations when the DM's userId is part of the search API results (#11374). Contributed by @mgcm.
  • Fix useRoomMembers missing updates causing incorrect membership counts (#11392). Fixes #17096.
  • Show error when searching public rooms fails (#11378).

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.39 (Aug 15, 2023)

  • Deprecations:
  • Deprecate camelCase config options (#25800).
  • Deprecate customisations in favour of Module API (#25736). Fixes #25733.
  • Features:
  • Update labs.md for knock rooms (#25923). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
  • Package release builds of element-web in package.element.io debs (#25198).
  • Allow knocking rooms (#11353). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
  • Support adding space-restricted joins on rooms not members of those spaces (#9017). Fixes #19213.
  • Clear requiresClient and show pop-out if widget-api fails to ready (#11321). Fixes vector-im/customer-retainer#73.
  • Bump pagination sizes due to hidden events (#11342).
  • Remove display of key backup signatures from backup settings (#11333).
  • Use PassphraseFields in ExportE2eKeysDialog to enforce minimum passphrase complexity (#11222). Fixes #9478.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix "Export chat" not respecting configured time format in plain text mode (#10696). Fixes #23838. Contributed by @rashmitpankhania.
  • Fix some missing 1-count pluralisations around event list summaries (#11371). Fixes #25925.
  • Fix create subspace dialog not working for public space creation (#11367). Fixes #25916.
  • Search for users on paste (#11304). Fixes #17523. Contributed by @peterscheu-aceart.
  • Fix AppTile context menu not always showing up when it has options (#11358). Fixes #25914.
  • Fix clicking on home all rooms space notification not working (#11337). Fixes #22844.
  • Fix joining a suggested room switching space away (#11347). Fixes #25838.
  • Fix home/all rooms context menu in space panel (#11350). Fixes #25896.
  • Make keyboard handling in and out of autocomplete completions consistent (#11344). Fixes #25878.
  • De-duplicate reactions by sender to account for faulty/malicious servers (#11340). Fixes #25872.
  • Fix disable_3pid_login being ignored for the email field (#11335). Fixes #25863.
  • Upgrade wysiwyg editor for ctrl+backspace windows fix (#11324). Fixes vector-im/verticals-internal#102.
  • Unhide the view source event toggle - it works well enough (#11336). Fixes #25861.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.38 (Aug 4, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Package release builds of element-web in package.element.io debs (#25198).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Revert to using the /presence API for presence (#11366)

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.37 (Aug 1, 2023)

  • Deprecations:
  • Deprecate camelCase config options (#25800).
  • Deprecate customisations in favour of Module API (#25736). Fixes #25733.
  • Features:
  • Do not show "Forget room" button in Room View header for guest users (#10898). Contributed by @spantaleev.
  • Switch to updating presence via /sync calls instead of PUT /presence (#11223). Fixes #20809 #13877 and #4813.
  • Fix blockquote colour contrast (#11299). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#21800.
  • Don't hide room header buttons in video rooms and rooms with a call (#9712). Fixes #23900.
  • OIDC: Persist details in session storage, create store (#11302). Fixes #25710. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Allow setting room join rule to knock (#11248). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
  • Retry joins on 524 (Cloudflare timeout) also (#11296). Fixes #8776.
  • Make sure users returned by the homeserver search API are displayed. Don't silently drop any. (#9556). Fixes #24422. Contributed by @maxmalek.
  • Offer to unban user during invite if inviter has sufficient permissions (#11256). Fixes #3222.
  • Split join and goto slash commands, the latter shouldn't auto_join (#11259). Fixes #10128.
  • Integration work for rich text editor 2.3.1 (#11172). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Compound color pass (#11079). Fixes vector-im/element-internal#450 and #25547.
  • Warn when demoting self via /op and /deop slash commands (#11214). Fixes #13726.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Correct Jitsi preferred_domain property (#25813). Contributed by @benbz.
  • Fix edge case with sent indicator being drawn when it shouldn't be (#11320).
  • Use correct translation function for WYSIWYG buttons (#11315). Fixes vector-im/verticals-internal#109.
  • Handle empty own profile (#11319). Fixes #25510.
  • Fix peeked rooms showing up in historical (#11316). Fixes #22473.
  • Ensure consistency when rendering the sent event indicator (#11314). Fixes #17937.
  • Prevent re-filtering user directory results in spotlight (#11290). Fixes #24422.
  • Fix GIF label on dark theme (#11312). Fixes #25836.
  • Fix issues around room notification settings flaking out (#11306). Fixes #16472 #21309 and #6828.
  • Fix invite dialog showing the same user multiple times (#11308). Fixes #25578.
  • Don't show composer send button if user cannot send (#11298). Fixes #25825.
  • Restore color for sender in imageview (#11289). Fixes #25822.
  • Fix changelog dialog heading size (#11286). Fixes #25789.
  • Restore offline presence badge color (#11287). Fixes #25792.
  • Fix bubble message layout avatar overlap (#11284). Fixes #25818.
  • Fix voice call tile size (#11285). Fixes #25684.
  • Fix layout of sessions tab buttons (#11279). Fixes #25545.
  • Don't bother showing redundant tooltip on space menu (#11276). Fixes #20380.
  • Remove reply fallback from notifications (#11278). Fixes #17859.
  • Populate info.duration for audio & video file uploads (#11225). Fixes #17720.
  • Hide widget menu button if it there are no options available (#11257). Fixes #24826.
  • Fix colour regressions (#11273). Fixes #25788, #25808 #25811 and #25812.
  • Fix room view not properly maintaining scroll position (#11274). Fixes #25810.
  • Prevent user from accidentally double clicking user info admin actions (#11254). Fixes #10944.
  • Fix missing metaspace notification badges (#11269). Fixes #25679.
  • Fix clicking MXID in timeline going to matrix.to (#11263). Fixes #23342.
  • Restoring optional ligatures by resetting letter-spacing (#11202). Fixes #25727.
  • Allow emoji presentation selector to not break BigEmoji styling (#11253). Fixes #17848.
  • Make event highliht use primary content token (#11255).
  • Fix event info events size and color (#11252). Fixes #25778.
  • Fix color mapping for blockquote border (#11251). Fixes #25782.
  • Strip emoji variation when searching emoji by emoji (#11221). Fixes #18703.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.36 (Jul 18, 2023)

  • Security:
  • Fixes for CVE-2023-37259
  • Deprecations:
  • Deprecate customisations in favour of Module API
  • Features:
  • OIDC: store initial screen in session storage
  • Allow default_server_config as a fallback config
  • OIDC: remove auth params from url after login attempt
  • feat(faq): remove keyboard shortcuts button
  • GYU: Update banner
  • Linkify mxc:// URLs as links to your media repo
  • OIDC: Log in
  • Handle all permitted url schemes in linkify
  • Autoapprove Element Call oidc requests
  • Allow creating knock rooms
  • Expose and pre-populate thread ID in devtools dialog
  • Hide URL preview if it will be empty
  • Change wording from avatar to profile picture
  • Quick and dirty devtool to explore state history
  • Consider more user inputs when calculating zxcvbn score
  • GYU: Account Notification Settings
  • Compound Typography pass
  • OIDC: navigate to authorization endpoint
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix read receipt sending behaviour around thread roots
  • Fix missing metaspace notification badges
  • Make checkboxes less rounded
  • GYU: Fix issues with audible keywords without activated mentions
  • PosthogAnalytics unwatch settings on logout
  • Avoid trying to set room account data for pinned events as guest
  • GYU: Disable sound for DMs checkbox when DM notifications are disabled
  • force to allow calls without video and audio in embedded mode
  • Fix room tile text clipping
  • Handle newlines in user pills
  • Limit width of user menu in space panel
  • Add isLocation to ComposerEvent analytics events
  • Fix: hide unsupported login elements
  • Scope smaller font size to user info panel
  • Apply i18n to strings in the html export
  • Inhibit url previews on MXIDs containing slashes same as those without
  • Make event info size consistent with state events
  • Fix markdown content spacing
  • Fix font-family definition for emojis
  • Fix spurious error sending receipt in thread errors
  • Consider the empty push rule actions array equiv to deprecated dont_notify
  • Only trap escape key for cancel reply if there is a reply
  • Update linkify to 4.1.1

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.35 (Jul 4, 2023)

  • Deprecations:
  • Remove feature_favourite_messages as it is has been abandoned for now
  • Features:
  • Don't setup keys on login when encryption is force disabled
  • OIDC: attempt dynamic client registration
  • OIDC: Check static client registration and add login flow
  • Improve message body output from plain text editor
  • Disable encryption toggle in room settings when force disabled
  • Add .well-known config option to force disable encryption on room creation
  • Handle permalinks in room topic
  • Add at room avatar for RTE
  • Remove new room breadcrumbs
  • Update rich text editor dependency and associated changes
  • Implement new model, hooks and reconcilation code for new GYU notification settings
  • Allow maintaining a different right panel width for thread panels
  • Make AppPermission pane scrollable
  • Integrate compound design tokens
  • Don't warn about the effects of redacting state events when redacting non-state-events
  • Allow specifying help URLs in config.json
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix error when generating error for polling for updates
  • Fix spurious notifications on non-live events
  • Prevent auto-translation within composer
  • Fix caret jump when backspacing into empty line at beginning of editor
  • Fix server picker not allowing you to switch from custom to default
  • Consider the unthreaded read receipt for Unread dot state
  • Increase RTE resilience
  • Fix RoomView ignoring alias lookup errors due to them not knowing the roomId
  • Fix style inconsistencies on SecureBackupPanel
  • Remove unknown MXIDs from invite suggestions
  • Reduce volume of ring sounds to normalised levels
  • Fix slash commands not being enabled in certain cases
  • Prevent escape in threads from sending focus to main timeline composer

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.34 (Jun 20, 2023)

  • Features:
  • OIDC: add delegatedauthentication to validated server config (#11053). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Allow image pasting in plain mode in RTE (#11056). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Show room options menu if "UIComponent.roomOptionsMenu" is enabled (#10365). Contributed by @maheichyk.
  • Allow image pasting in rich text mode in RTE (#11049). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Update voice broadcast redaction to use MSC3912 with_rel_type instead of with_relations (#11014). Fixes #25471.
  • Add config to skip widget_build_url for DM rooms (#11044). Fixes vector-im/customer-retainer#74.
  • Inhibit interactions on forward dialog message previews (#11025). Fixes #23459.
  • Removed DecryptionFailureBar.tsx (#11027). Fixes vector-im/element-meta#1358. Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix translucent TextualEvent on search results panel (#10810). Fixes #25292. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Matrix matrix scheme permalink constructor not stripping query params (#11060). Fixes #25535.
  • Fix: "manually verify by text" does nothing (#11059). Fixes #25375. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Make group calls respect the ICE fallback setting (#11047). Fixes vector-im/voip-internal#65.
  • Align list items on the tooltip to the start (#11041). Fixes #25355. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Clear thread panel event permalink when changing rooms (#11024). Fixes #25484.
  • Fix spinner placement on pinned widgets being reloaded (#10970). Fixes #25431. Contributed by @luixxiul.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.33 (Jun 9, 2023)

  • Bump matrix-react-sdk to v3.73.1 for matrix-js-sdk v26.0.1.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.32 (Jun 6, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Redirect to the SSO page if sso_redirect_options.on_welcome_page is enabled and the URL hash is empty (#25495). Contributed by @dhenneke.
  • Vector/index.html: Allow fetching blob urls (#25336). Contributed by @SuperKenVery.
  • When joining room in sub-space join the parents too (#11011).
  • Include thread replies in message previews (#10631). Fixes #23920.
  • Use semantic headings in space preferences (#11021). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use semantic headings in user settings - Ignored users (#11006). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use semantic headings in user settings - profile (#10973). Fixes #25461. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use semantic headings in user settings - account (#10972). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Support Insert from iPhone or iPad in Safari (#10851). Fixes #25327. Contributed by @SuperKenVery.
  • Specify supportedStages for User Interactive Auth (#10975). Fixes #19605.
  • Pass device id to widgets (#10209). Contributed by @Fox32.
  • Use semantic headings in user settings - discovery (#10838). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use semantic headings in user settings - Notifications (#10948). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use semantic headings in user settings - spellcheck and language (#10959). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use semantic headings in user settings Appearance (#10827). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use semantic heading in user settings Sidebar & Voip (#10782). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use semantic headings in user settings Security (#10774). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use semantic headings in user settings - integrations and account deletion (#10837). Fixes #25378. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use semantic headings in user settings Preferences (#10794). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use semantic headings in user settings Keyboard (#10793). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • RTE plain text mentions as pills (#10852). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Allow welcome.html logo to be replaced by config (#25339). Fixes #8636.
  • Use semantic headings in user settings Labs (#10773). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use semantic list elements for menu lists and tab lists (#10902). Fixes #24928.
  • Fix aria-required-children axe violation (#10900). Fixes #25342.
  • Enable pagination for overlay timelines (#10757). Fixes vector-im/voip-internal#107.
  • Add tooltip to disabled invite button due to lack of permissions (#10869). Fixes #9824.
  • Respect configured auth_header_logo_url for default Welcome page (#10870).
  • Specify lazy loading for avatars (#10866). Fixes #1983.
  • Room and user mentions for plain text editor (#10665). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Add audible notifcation on broadcast error (#10654). Fixes #25132.
  • Fall back from server generated thumbnail to original image (#10853).
  • Use semantically correct elements for room sublist context menu (#10831). Fixes vector-im/customer-retainer#46.
  • Avoid calling prepareToEncrypt onKeyDown (#10828).
  • Allows search to recognize full room links (#8275). Contributed by @bolu-tife.
  • "Show rooms with unread messages first" should not be on by default for new users (#10820). Fixes #25304. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Fix emitter handler leak in ThreadView (#10803).
  • Add better error for email invites without identity server (#10739). Fixes #16893.
  • Move reaction message previews out of labs (#10601). Fixes #25083.
  • Sort muted rooms to the bottom of their section of the room list (#10592). Fixes #25131. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use semantic headings in user settings Help & About (#10752). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use ExternalLink components for external links (#10758). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use semantic headings in space settings (#10751). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Use semantic headings for room settings content (#10734). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Use consistent fonts for Japanese text (#10980). Fixes #22333 and #23899.
  • Fix: server picker validates unselected option (#11020). Fixes #25488. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Fix room list notification badges going missing in compact layout (#11022). Fixes #25372.
  • Fix call to startSingleSignOn passing enum in place of idpId (#10998). Fixes #24953.
  • Remove hover effect from user name on a DM creation UI (#10887). Fixes #25305. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix layout regression in public space invite dialog (#11009). Fixes #25458.
  • Fix layout regression in session dropdown (#10999). Fixes #25448.
  • Fix spacing regression in user settings - roles & permissions (#10993). Fixes #25447 and #25451. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Fall back to receipt timestamp if we have no event (react-sdk part) (#10974). Fixes #10954. Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Fix: Room header 'view your device list' does not link to new session manager (#10979). Fixes #25440. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Fix display of devices without encryption support in Settings dialog (#10977). Fixes #25413.
  • Use aria descriptions instead of labels for TextWithTooltip (#10952). Fixes #25398.
  • Use grapheme-splitter instead of lodash for saving emoji from being ripped apart (#10976). Fixes #22196.
  • Fix: content overflow in settings subsection (#10960). Fixes #25416. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Make Privacy Notice external link on integration manager ToS clickable (#10914). Fixes #25384. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Ensure that open message context menus are updated when the event is sent (#10950).
  • Ensure that open sticker picker dialogs are updated when the widget configuration is updated. (#10945).
  • Fix big emoji in replies (#10932). Fixes #24798.
  • Hide empty MessageActionBar on message edit history dialog (#10447). Fixes #24903. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix roving tab index getting confused after dragging space order (#10901).
  • Attempt a potential workaround for stuck notifs (#3384). Fixes #25406. Contributed by @and...

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.31 (May 11, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Improve Content-Security-Policy (#25210).
  • Add UIFeature.locationSharing to hide location sharing (#10727).
  • Memoize field validation results (#10714).
  • Commands for plain text editor (#10567). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Allow 16 lines of text in the rich text editors (#10670). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Bail out of RoomSettingsDialog when room is not found (#10662). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Element-R: Populate device list for right-panel (#10671). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Make existing and new issue URLs configurable (#10710). Fixes #24424.
  • Fix usages of ARIA tabpanel (#10628). Fixes #25016.
  • Element-R: Starting a DMs with a user (#10673). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • ARIA Accessibility improvements (#10675).
  • ARIA Accessibility improvements (#10674).
  • Add arrow key controls to emoji and reaction pickers (#10637). Fixes #17189.
  • Translate credits in help about section (#10676).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix: reveal images when image previews are disabled (#10781). Fixes #25271. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Fix autocomplete not resetting properly on message send (#10741). Fixes #25170.
  • Fix start_sso not working with guests disabled (#10720). Fixes #16624.
  • Fix soft crash with Element call widgets (#10684).
  • Send correct receipt when marking a room as read (#10730). Fixes #25207.
  • Offload some more waveform processing onto a worker (#9223). Fixes #19756.
  • Consolidate login errors (#10722). Fixes #17520.
  • Fix all rooms search generating permalinks to wrong room id (#10625). Fixes #25115.
  • Posthog properly handle Analytics ID changing from under us (#10702). Fixes #25187.
  • Fix Clock being read as an absolute time rather than duration (#10706). Fixes #22582.
  • Properly translate errors in ChangePassword.tsx so they show up translated to the user but not in our logs (#10615). Fixes #9597. Contributed by @MadLittleMods.
  • Honour feature toggles in guest mode (#10651). Fixes #24513. Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Fix default content in devtools event sender (#10699). Contributed by @tulir.
  • Fix a crash when a call ends while you're in it (#10681). Fixes #25153.
  • Fix lack of screen reader indication when triggering auto complete (#10664). Fixes #11011.
  • Fix typing tile duplicating users (#10678). Fixes #25165.
  • Fix wrong room topic tooltip position (#10667). Fixes #25158.
  • Fix create subspace dialog not working (#10652). Fixes #24882.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.30 (Apr 25, 2023)

  • Security:
  • Fixes for CVE-2023-30609 / GHSA-xv83-x443-7rmw
  • Features:
  • Pick sensible default option for phone country dropdown
  • Relate field validation tooltip via aria-describedby
  • Handle more completion types in rte autocomplete
  • Show a tile for an unloaded predecessor room if it has via_servers
  • Exclude message timestamps from aria live region
  • Make composer format bar an aria toolbar
  • Improve accessibility of font slider
  • Fix file size display from kB to KB
  • Handle /me in rte
  • bind html with switch for manage extension setting option
  • Handle command completions in
  • Add room and user avatars to rte
  • Support for MSC3882 revision 1
  • Check profiles before starting a DM
  • Quick settings: Change the copy / labels on the options
  • Update rte autocomplete styling
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix create subspace dialog not working
  • Fix multiple accessibility defects identified by
  • Fix view source from edit history dialog always showing latest event
  • Fix WebGL disabled error message
  • Properly translate errors in AddThreepid.ts so they show up translated to the user but not in our logs
  • Fix overflow on auth pages
  • Fix incorrect avatar background colour when using a custom theme
  • Remove dependency on org.matrix.e2e_cross_signing unstable feature
  • Update setting description to match reality
  • Fix no identity server in help & about settings
  • Fix: Images no longer reserve their space in the timeline correctly
  • Fix issues with inhibited accessible focus outlines
  • Fix read receipts falling from sky
  • Fix avatar text issue in rte
  • Fix resizer only work with left mouse click
  • Fix send two join requests when joining a room from spotlight search
  • Highlight event when any version triggered a highlight
  • Fix spacing of headings of integration manager on General settings tab (#10232).

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.29 (Apr 11, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Allow desktop app to expose recent rooms in UI integrations (#16940).
  • Add API params to mute audio and/or video in Jitsi calls by default (#24820). Contributed by @dhenneke.
  • Style mentions as pills in rich text editor (#10448). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Show room create icon if "UIComponent.roomCreation" is enabled (#10364). Contributed by @maheichyk.
  • Mentions as links rte (#10463). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Better error handling in jump to date (#10405). Contributed by @MadLittleMods.
  • Show "Invite" menu option if "UIComponent.sendInvites" is enabled. (#10363). Contributed by @maheichyk.
  • Added UserProfilesStore, LruCache and user permalink profile caching (#10425). Fixes #10559.
  • Mentions as links rte (#10422). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Implement MSC3952: intentional mentions (#9983).
  • Implement MSC3973: Search users in the user directory with the Widget API (#10269). Contributed by @dhenneke.
  • Permalinks to message are now displayed as pills (#10392). Fixes #24751 and #24706.
  • Show search,dial,explore in filterContainer if "UIComponent.filterContainer" is enabled (#10381). Contributed by @maheichyk.
  • Increase space panel collapse clickable area (#6084). Fixes #17379. Contributed by @jaiwanth-v.
  • Add fallback for replies to Polls (#10380). Fixes #24197. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Permalinks to rooms and users are now pillified (#10388). Fixes #24825.
  • Poll history - access poll history from room settings (#10356). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Add API params to mute audio and/or video in Jitsi calls by default (#10376). Contributed by @dhenneke.
  • Notifications: inline error message on notifications saving error (#10288). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Support dynamic room predecessor in SpaceProvider (#10348). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Support dynamic room predecessors for RoomProvider (#10346). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Support dynamic room predecessors in OwnBeaconStore (#10339). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Support dynamic room predecessors in ForwardDialog (#10344). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Support dynamic room predecessors in SpaceHierarchy (#10341). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Support dynamic room predecessors in AddExistingToSpaceDialog (#10342). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Support dynamic room predecessors in leave-behaviour (#10340). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Support dynamic room predecessors in StopGapWidgetDriver (#10338). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Support dynamic room predecessors in WidgetLayoutStore (#10326). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Support dynamic room predecessors in SpaceStore (#10332). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Sync polls push rules on changes to account_data (#10287). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Support dynamic room predecessors in BreadcrumbsStore (#10295). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Improved a11y for Field feedback and Secure Phrase input (#10320). Contributed by @Sebbones.
  • Support dynamic room predecessors in RoomNotificationStateStore (#10297). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Use a newly generated access_token while joining Jitsi (#24646). Fixes #24687. Contributed by @emrahcom.
  • Fix cloudflare action pointing at commit hash instead of tag (#24777). Contributed by @justjanne.
  • Allow editing with RTE to overflow for autocomplete visibility (#10499). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Added auto focus to Github URL on opening of debug logs modal (#10479). Contributed by @ShivamSpm.
  • Fix detection of encryption for all users in a room (#10487). Fixes #24995.
  • Properly generate mentions when editing a reply with MSC3952 (#10486). Fixes #24924. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Improve performance of rendering a room with many hidden events (#10131). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Prevent future date selection in jump to date (#10419). Fixes #20800. Contributed by @MadLittleMods.
  • Add aria labels to message search bar to improve accessibility (#10476). Fixes #24921.
  • Fix decryption failure bar covering the timeline (#10360). Fixes #24780 #24074 and #24183. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Improve profile picture settings accessibility (#10470). Fixes #24919.
  • Handle group call redaction (#10465).
  • Display relative timestamp for threads on the same calendar day (#10399). Fixes #24841. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Fix timeline list and paragraph display issues (#10424). Fixes #24602. Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Use unique keys for voice broadcast pips (#10457). Fixes #24959.
  • Fix "show read receipts sent by other users" not applying to threads (#10445). Fixes #24910.
  • Fix joining public rooms without aliases in search dialog (#10437). Fixes #23937.
  • Add input validation for m.direct in DMRoomMap (#10436). Fixes #24909.
  • Reduce height reserved for "collapse" button's line on IRC layout (#10211). Fixes #24605. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix creatorUserId is required error when opening sticker picker (#10423).
  • Fix block/inline Element descendants error noise in NewRoomIntro.tsx (#10412). Contributed by @MadLittleMods.
  • Fix profile resizer to make first character of a line selectable in IRC layout (#10396). Fixes #14764. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Ensure space between wrapped lines of room name on IRC layout (#10188). Fixes #24742. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Remove unreadable alt attribute from the room status bar warning icon (nonsense to screenreaders) (#10402). Contributed by @MadLittleMods.
  • Fix big date separators when jump to date is enabled (#10404). Fixes #22969. Contributed by @MadLittleMods.
  • Fixes user authentication when registering via the module API (#10257). Contributed by @maheichyk.
  • Handle more edge cases in Space Hierarchy (#10280). Contributed by @justjanne.
  • Further improve performance with lots of hidden events (#10353). Fixes #24480. Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Respect user cancelling upload flow by dismissing spinner (#10373). Fixes #24667.
  • When starting a DM, the end-to-end encryption status icon does now only appear if the DM can be encrypted (#10394). Fixes #24397.
  • Fix [object Object] in feedback metadata ([...

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.28 (Mar 31, 2023)

  • Fix detection of encryption for all users in a room (#10487). Fixes #24995.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.2 (Mar 31, 2023)

  • Fix detection of encryption for all users in a room (#10487). Fixes #24995.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.26 (Mar 28, 2023)

  • Changes for matrix-js-sdk v24.0.0
  • Changes for matrix-react-sdk v3.69.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.25 (Mar 16, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Remove experimental PWA support for Firefox and Safari (#24630).
  • Only allow to start a DM with one email if encryption by default is enabled (#10253). Fixes #23133.
  • DM rooms are now encrypted if encryption by default is enabled and only inviting a single email address. Any action in the result DM room will be blocked until the other has joined. (#10229).
  • Reduce bottom margin of ReplyChain on compact modern layout (#8972). Fixes #22748. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Support for v2 of MSC3903 (#10165). Contributed by @hughns.
  • When starting a DM, existing rooms with pending third-party invites will be reused. (#10256). Fixes #23139.
  • Polls push rules: synchronise poll rules with message rules (#10263). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • New verification request toast button labels (#10259).
  • Remove padding around integration manager iframe (#10148).
  • Fix block code styling in rich text editor (#10246). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Poll history: fetch more poll history (#10235). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Sort short/exact emoji matches before longer incomplete matches (#10212). Fixes #23210. Contributed by @grimhilt.
  • Poll history: detail screen (#10172). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Provide a more detailed error message than "No known servers" (#6048). Fixes #13247. Contributed by @aaronraimist.
  • Say when a call was answered from a different device (#10224).
  • Widget permissions customizations using module api (#10121). Contributed by @maheichyk.
  • Fix copy button icon overlapping with copyable text (#10227). Contributed by @Adesh-Pandey.
  • Support joining non-peekable rooms via the module API (#10154). Contributed by @maheichyk.
  • The "new login" toast does now display the same device information as in the settings. "No" does now open the device settings. "Yes, it was me" dismisses the toast. (#10200).
  • Do not prompt for a password when doing a „reset all“ after login (#10208).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix incorrect copy in space creation flow (#10296). Fixes #24741.
  • Fix space settings dialog having rogue title tooltip (#10293). Fixes #24740.
  • Show spinner when starting a DM from the user profile (right panel) (#10290).
  • Reduce height of toggle on expanded view source event (#10283). Fixes #22873. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Pillify http and non-prefixed matrix.to links (#10277). Fixes #20844.
  • Fix some features not being configurable via features (#10276).
  • Fix starting a DM from the right panel in some cases (#10278). Fixes #24722.
  • Align info EventTile and normal EventTile on IRC layout (#10197). Fixes #22782. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix blowout of waveform of the voice message player on narrow UI (#8861). Fixes #22604. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix the hidden view source toggle on IRC layout (#10266). Fixes #22872. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix buttons on the room header being compressed due to long room name (#10155). Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Use the room avatar as a placeholder in calls (#10231).
  • Fix calls showing as 'connecting' after hangup (#10223).
  • Prevent multiple Jitsi calls started at the same time (#10183). Fixes #23009.
  • Make localization keys compatible with agglutinative and/or SOV type languages (#10159). Contributed by @luixxiul.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.24 (Feb 28, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Drop support for Windows 7 (see https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/#supported-environments )
  • Remove experimental PWA support for Firefox and Safari
  • Fix block code styling in rich text editor
  • Poll history: fetch more poll history
  • Sort short/exact emoji matches before longer incomplete matches
  • Poll history: detail screen
  • Provide a more detailed error message than "No known servers".
  • Say when a call was answered from a different device
  • Widget permissions customizations using module api
  • Fix copy button icon overlapping with copyable text
  • Support joining non-peekable rooms via the module API
  • The "new login" toast does now display the same device information as in the settings. "No" does now open the device settings. "Yes, it was me" dismisses the toast.
  • Do not prompt for a password when doing a „reset all“ after login
  • Display "The sender has blocked you from receiving this message" error message instead of "Unable to decrypt message"
  • Polls: show warning about undecryptable relations
  • Poll history: fetch last 30 days of polls
  • Poll history - ended polls list items
  • Remove threads labs flag and the ability to disable threads
  • Show a success dialog after setting up the key backup
  • Release Sign in with QR out of labs
  • Hide indent button in rte
  • Add option to find own location in map views
  • Render poll end events in timeline
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Use the room avatar as a placeholder in calls
  • Fix calls showing as 'connecting' after hangup
  • Stop access token overflowing the box
  • Prevent multiple Jitsi calls started at the same time
  • Make localization keys compatible with agglutinative and/or SOV type languages
  • Add link to next file in the export
  • Ended poll tiles: add ended the poll message
  • Fix accidentally inverted condition for room ordering
  • Re-focus the composer on dialogue quit
  • Try to resolve emails before creating a DM
  • Disable poll response loading test
  • Fix email lookup in invite dialog
  • Remove duplicate white space characters from translation keys
  • Fix the caption of new sessions manager on Labs settings page for localization
  • Prevent start another DM with a user if one already exists
  • Remove white space characters before the horizontal ellipsis
  • Fix Selectable Text on 'Delete All' and 'Retry All' Buttons
  • Correctly Identify emoticons
  • Remove a redundant white space

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.23 (Feb 14, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Description of QR code sign in labs feature (#23513). Contributed by @hughns.
  • Add option to find own location in map views (#10083).
  • Render poll end events in timeline (#10027). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Indicate unread messages in tab title (#10096). Contributed by @tnt7864.
  • Open message in editing mode when keyboard up is pressed (RTE) (#10079). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Hide superseded rooms from the room list using dynamic room predecessors (#10068). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Support MSC3946 in RoomListStore (#10054). Fixes #24325. Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Auto focus security key field (#10048).
  • use Poll model with relations API in poll rendering (#9877). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Support MSC3946 in the RoomCreate tile (#10041). Fixes #24323. Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Update labs flag description for RTE (#10058). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Change ul list style to disc when editing message (#10043). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Improved click detection within PiP windows (#10040). Fixes #24371.
  • Add RTE keyboard navigation in editing (#9980). Fixes #23621. Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Paragraph integration for rich text editor (#10008). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Add indentation increasing/decreasing to RTE (#10034). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Add ignore user confirmation dialog (#6116). Fixes #14746.
  • Use monospace font for room, message IDs in View Source modal (#9956). Fixes #21937. Contributed by @paragpoddar.
  • Implement MSC3946 for AdvancedRoomSettingsTab (#9995). Fixes #24322. Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Implementation of MSC3824 to make the client OIDC-aware (#8681). Contributed by @hughns.
  • Improves a11y for avatar uploads (#9985). Contributed by @GoodGuyMarco.
  • Add support for [token authenticated registration](https (#7275). Fixes #18931. Contributed by @govynnus.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Jitsi requests 'requires_client' capability if auth token is provided (#24294). Contributed by @maheichyk.
  • Remove duplicate white space characters from translation keys (#10152). Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix the caption of new sessions manager on Labs settings page for localization (#10143). Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Prevent start another DM with a user if one already exists (#10127). Fixes #23138.
  • Remove white space characters before the horizontal ellipsis (#10130). Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix Selectable Text on 'Delete All' and 'Retry All' Buttons (#10128). Fixes #23232. Contributed by @akshattchhabra.
  • Correctly Identify emoticons (#10108). Fixes #19472. Contributed by @adarsh-sgh.
  • Should open new 1:1 chat room after leaving the old one (#9880). Contributed by @ahmadkadri.
  • Remove a redundant white space (#10129). Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix a crash when removing persistent widgets (updated) (#10099). Fixes #24412. Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Fix wrongly grouping 3pid invites into a single repeated transition (#10087). Fixes #24432.
  • Fix scrollbar colliding with checkbox in add to space section (#10093). Fixes #23189. Contributed by @Arnabdaz.
  • Add a whitespace character after 'broadcast?' (#10097). Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Seekbar in broadcast PiP view is now updated when switching between different broadcasts (#10072). Fixes #24415.
  • Add border to "reject" button on room preview card for clickable area indication. It fixes #22623 (#9205). Contributed by @gefgu.
  • Element-R: fix rageshages (#10081). Fixes #24430.
  • Fix markdown paragraph display in timeline (#10071). Fixes #24419. Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Prevent the remaining broadcast time from being exceeded (#10070).
  • Fix cursor position when new line is created by pressing enter (RTE) (#10064). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Ensure room is actually in space hierarchy when resolving its latest version (#10010).
  • Fix new line for inline code (#10062). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Member avatars without canvas (#9990). Contributed by @clarkf.
  • Apply more general fix for base avatar regressions (#10045). Fixes #24382 and #24370.
  • Replace list, code block and quote icons by new icons (#10035). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • fix regional emojis converted to flags (#9294). Fixes #19000. Contributed by @grimhilt.
  • resolved emoji description text overflowing issue (#10028). Contributed by @fahadNoufal.
  • Fix MessageEditHistoryDialog crashing on complex input (#10018). Fixes #23665. Contributed by @clarkf.
  • Unify unread notification state determination (#9941). Contributed by @clarkf.
  • Fix layout and visual regressions around default avatars (#10031). Fixes #24375 and #24369.
  • Fix useUnreadNotifications exploding with falsey room, like in notif panel (#10030). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#19334.
  • Fix "[object Promise]" appearing in HTML exports (#9975). Fixes #24272. Contributed by @clarkf.
  • changing the color of message time stamp (#10016). Contributed by @nawarajshah.
  • Fix link creation with backward selection (#9986). Fixes #24315. Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Misaligned reply preview in thread composer #23396 (#9977). Fixes #23396. Contributed by @mustafa-kapadia1483.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.22 (Jan 31, 2023)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Bump version number to fix problems upgrading from v1.11.21-rc.1.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.21 (Jan 24, 2023)

  • Features:
  • Move pin drop out of labs (#22993).
  • Quotes for rte (#9932). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Show the room name in the room header during calls (#9942). Fixes #24268.
  • Add code blocks to rich text editor (#9921). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Add new style for inline code (#9936). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Add disabled button state to rich text editor (#9930). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Change the rageshake "app" for auto-rageshakes (#9909).
  • Device manager - tweak settings display (#9905). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Add list functionality to rich text editor (#9871). Contributed by @alunturner.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix RTE focus behaviour in threads (#9969). Fixes #23755. Contributed by @florianduros.
  • #22204 Issue: Centered File info in lightbox (#9971). Fixes #22204. Contributed by @Spartan09.
  • Fix seekbar position for zero length audio (#9949). Fixes #24248.
  • Allow thread panel to be closed after being opened from notification (#9937). Fixes #23764 #23852 and #24213. Contributed by @justjanne.
  • Only highlight focused menu item if focus is supposed to be visible (#9945). Fixes #23582.
  • Prevent call durations from breaking onto multiple lines (#9944).
  • Tweak call lobby buttons to more closely match designs (#9943).
  • Do not show a broadcast as live immediately after the recording has stopped (#9947). Fixes #24233.
  • Clear the RTE before sending a message (#9948). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Fix {enter} press in RTE (#9927). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Fix the problem that the password reset email has to be confirmed twice (#9926). Fixes #24226.
  • replace .at() with array.length-1 (#9933). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#19281.
  • Fix broken threads list timestamp layout (#9922). Fixes #24243 and #24191. Contributed by @justjanne.
  • Disable multiple messages when {enter} is pressed multiple times (#9929). Fixes #24249. Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Fix logout devices when resetting the password (#9925). Fixes #24228.
  • Fix: Poll replies overflow when not enough space (#9924). Fixes #24227. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • State event updates are not forwarded to the widget from invitation room (#9802). Contributed by @maheichyk.
  • Fix error when viewing source of redacted events (#9914). Fixes #24165. Contributed by @clarkf.
  • Replace outdated css attribute (#9912). Fixes #24218. Contributed by @justjanne.
  • Clear isLogin theme override when user is no longer viewing login screens (#9911). Fixes #23893.
  • Fix reply action in message context menu notif & file panels (#9895). Fixes #23970.
  • Fix issue where thread dropdown would not show up correctly (#9872). Fixes #24040. Contributed by @justjanne.
  • Fix unexpected composer growing (#9889). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Fix misaligned timestamps for thread roots which are emotes (#9875). Fixes #23897. Contributed by @justjanne.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.20 (Jan 20, 2023)

  • (Part 2) of prevent crash on older browsers (replace .at() with array.length-1)

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.19 (Jan 18, 2023)

  • Fix crash on browsers that don't support Array.at (#9935). Contributed by @andybalaam.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.18 (Jan 17, 2023)

  • Correctly handle limited sync responses by resetting the thread timeline (#3056). Fixes #23952.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.17 (Dec 22, 2022)

  • Features:
  • Add inline code formatting to rich text editor (#9720).
  • Add emoji handling for plain text mode of the new rich text editor (#9727).
  • Overlay virtual room call events into main timeline (#9626). Fixes #22929.
  • Adds a new section under "Room Settings" > "Roles & Permissions" which adds the possibility to multiselect users from this room and grant them more permissions. (#9596). Contributed by @GoodGuyMarco.
  • Add emoji handling for rich text mode (#9661).
  • Add setting to hide bold notifications (#9705).
  • Further password reset flow enhancements (#9662).
  • Snooze the bulk unverified sessions reminder on dismiss (#9706).
  • Honor advanced audio processing settings when recording voice messages (#9610). Contributed by @MrAnno.
  • Improve the visual balance of bubble layout (#9704).
  • Add config setting to disable bulk unverified sessions nag (#9657).
  • Only display bulk unverified sessions nag when current sessions is verified (#9656).
  • Separate labs and betas more clearly (#8969). Fixes #22706.
  • Show user an error if we fail to create a DM for verification. (#9624).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Prevent unnecessary m.direct updates (#9805). Fixes #24059.
  • Fix checkForPreJoinUISI for thread roots (#9803). Fixes #24054.
  • Load RTE components only when RTE labs is enabled (#9804).
  • Fix issue where thread panel did not update correctly (#9746). Fixes #23971.
  • Remove async call to get virtual room from room load (#9743). Fixes #23968.
  • Check each thread for unread messages. (#9723).
  • Device manage - handle sessions that don't support encryption (#9717). Fixes #23722.
  • Fix hover state for formatting buttons (Rich text editor) (fix /issues/23832) (#9715).
  • Don't allow group calls to be unterminated (#9710).
  • Fix replies to emotes not showing as inline (#9707). Fixes #23903.
  • Update copy of 'Change layout' button to match Element Call (#9703).
  • Fix call splitbrains when switching between rooms (#9692).
  • bugfix: fix an issue where the Notifier would incorrectly fire for non-timeline events (#9664). Fixes #17263.
  • Fix power selector being wrongly disabled for admins themselves (#9681). Fixes #23882.
  • Show day counts in call durations (#9641).

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.16 (Dec 7, 2022)

  • Features:
  • Further improve replies (#6396). Fixes #19074, #18194 #18027 and #19179.
  • Enable users to join group calls from multiple devices (#9625).
  • Fix(visual): make cursor a pointer for summaries (#9419). Contributed by @r00ster91.
  • Add placeholder for rich text editor (#9613).
  • Consolidate public room search experience (#9605). Fixes #22846.
  • New password reset flow (#9581). Fixes #23131.
  • Device manager - add tooltip to device details toggle (#9594).
  • Sliding sync: add lazy-loading member support (#9530).
  • Limit formatting bar offset to top of composer (#9365). Fixes #12359. Contributed by @owi92.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix issues around up arrow event edit shortcut (#9645). Fixes #18497 and #18964.
  • Fix search not being cleared when clicking on a result (#9635). Fixes #23845.
  • Fix screensharing in 1:1 calls (#9612). Fixes #23808.
  • Fix the background color flashing when joining a call (#9640).
  • Fix the size of the 'Private space' icon (#9638).
  • Fix reply editing in rich text editor (https (#9615).
  • Fix thread list jumping back down while scrolling (#9606). Fixes #23727.
  • Fix regression with TimelinePanel props updates not taking effect (#9608). Fixes #23794.
  • Fix form tooltip positioning (#9598). Fixes #22861.
  • Extract Search handling from RoomView into its own Component (#9574). Fixes #498.
  • Fix call splitbrains when switching between rooms (#9692).
  • [Backport staging] Fix replies to emotes not showing as inline (#9708).

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.15 (Nov 22, 2022)

  • Features:
  • Make clear notifications work with threads (#9575). Fixes #23751.
  • Change "None" to "Off" in notification options (#9539). Contributed by @Arnei.
  • Advanced audio processing settings (#8759). Fixes #6278. Contributed by @MrAnno.
  • Add way to create a user notice via config.json (#9559).
  • Improve design of the rich text editor (#9533). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Enable user to zoom beyond image size (#5949). Contributed by @jaiwanth-v.
  • Fix: Move "Leave Space" option to the bottom of space context menu (#9535). Contributed by @hanadi92.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Make build scripts work on NixOS (#23740).
  • Fix integration manager get_open_id_token action and add E2E tests (#9520).
  • Fix links being mangled by markdown processing (#9570). Fixes #23743.
  • Fix: inline links selecting radio button (#9543). Contributed by @hanadi92.
  • Fix wrong error message in registration when phone number threepid is in use. (#9571). Contributed by @bagvand.
  • Fix missing avatar for show current profiles (#9563). Fixes #23733.
  • Fix read receipts trickling down correctly (#9567). Fixes #23746.
  • Resilience fix for homeserver without thread notification support (#9565).
  • Don't switch to the home page needlessly after leaving a room (#9477).
  • Differentiate download and decryption errors when showing images (#9562). Fixes #3892.
  • Close context menu when a modal is opened to prevent user getting stuck (#9560). Fixes #15610 and #10781.
  • Fix TimelineReset handling when no room associated (#9553).
  • Always use current profile on thread events (#9524). Fixes #23648.
  • Fix ThreadView tests not using thread flag (#9547). Contributed by @MadLittleMods.
  • Handle deletion of m.call events (#9540). Fixes #23663.
  • Fix incorrect notification count after leaving a room with notifications (#9518). Contributed by @Arnei.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.14 (Nov 18, 2022)

  • Features:
  • Loading threads with server-side assistance (#9356). Fixes #21807, #21799, #21911, #22141, #22157, #22641, #22501 #22438 and #21678. Contributed by @justjanne.
  • Make thread replies trigger a room list re-ordering (#9510). Fixes #21700.
  • Device manager - add extra details to device security and renaming (#9501). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Add plain text mode to the wysiwyg composer (#9503). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Sliding Sync: improve sort order, show subspace rooms, better tombstoned room handling (#9484).
  • Device manager - add learn more popups to filtered sessions section (#9497). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Show thread notification if thread timeline is closed (#9495). Fixes #23589.
  • Add message editing to wysiwyg composer (#9488). Contributed by @florianduros.
  • Device manager - confirm sign out of other sessions (#9487). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Automatically request logs from other users in a call when submitting logs (#9492).
  • Add thread notification with server assistance (MSC3773) (#9400). Fixes #21114, #21413, #21416, #21433, #21481, #21798, #21823 #23192 and #21765.
  • Support for login + E2EE set up with QR (#9403). Contributed by @hughns.
  • Allow pressing Enter to send messages in new composer (#9451). Contributed by @andybalaam.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix regressions around media uploads failing and causing soft crashes (#9549). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#16831, matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#16824 matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#16810 and #23641.
  • Fix /myroomavatar slash command (#9536). Fixes matrix-org/synapse#14321.
  • Fix config.json failing to load for Jitsi wrapper in non-root deployment (#23577).
  • Fix NotificationBadge unsent color (#9522). Fixes #23646.
  • Fix room list sorted by recent on app startup (#9515). Fixes #23635.
  • Reset custom power selector when blurred on empty (#9508). Fixes #23481.
  • Reinstate timeline/redaction callbacks when updating notification state (#9494). Fixes #23554.
  • Only render NotificationBadge when needed (#9493). Fixes #23584.
  • Fix embedded Element Call screen sharing (#9485). Fixes #23571.
  • Send Content-Type: application/json header for integration manager /register API (#9490). Fixes #23580.
  • Fix joining calls without audio or video inputs (#9486). Fixes #23511.
  • Ensure spaces in the spotlight dialog have rounded square avatars (#9480). Fixes #23515.
  • Only show mini avatar uploader in room intro when no avatar yet exists (#9479). Fixes #23552.
  • Fix threads fallback incorrectly targets root event (#9229). Fixes #23147.
  • Align video call icon with banner text (#9460).
  • Set relations helper when creating event tile context menu (#9253). Fixes #22018.
  • Device manager - put client/browser device metadata in correct section (#9447). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Update the room unread notification counter when the server changes the value without any related read receipt (#9438).

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.13 (Nov 1, 2022)

  • Fix default behavior of Room.getBlacklistUnverifiedDevices (#2830). Contributed by @duxovni.
  • Catch server versions API call exception when starting the client (#2828). Fixes #23634.
  • Fix authedRequest including Authorization: Bearer undefined for password resets (#2822). Fixes #23655.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.12 (Oct 26, 2022)

  • Fix config.json failing to load for Jitsi wrapper in non-root deployment

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.10 (Oct 24, 2022)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Use correct default for notification silencing (#9388). Fixes #23456.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.9 (Oct 11, 2022)

  • Deprecations:
  • Legacy Piwik config.json option piwik.policy_url is deprecated in favour of privacy_policy_url. Support will be removed in the next release.
  • Features:
  • Device manager - select all devices (#9330). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • New group call experience: Call tiles (#9332).
  • Add Shift key to FormatQuote keyboard shortcut (#9298). Contributed by @owi92.
  • Device manager - sign out of multiple sessions (#9325). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Display push toggle for web sessions (MSC3890) (#9327).
  • Add device notifications enabled switch (#9324).
  • Implement push notification toggle in device detail (#9308).
  • New group call experience: Starting and ending calls (#9318).
  • New group call experience: Room header call buttons (#9311).
  • Make device ID copyable in device list (#9297). Contributed by @duxovni.
  • Use display name instead of user ID when rendering power events (#9295).
  • Read receipts for threads (#9239). Fixes #23191.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Use the correct sender key when checking shared secret (#2730). Fixes #23374.
  • Fix device selection in pre-join screen for Element Call video rooms (#9321). Fixes #23331.
  • Don't render a 1px high room topic if the room topic is empty (#9317). Contributed by @Arnei.
  • Don't show feedback prompts when that UIFeature is disabled (#9305). Fixes #23327.
  • Fix soft crash around unknown room pills (#9301). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#15465.
  • Fix spaces feedback prompt wrongly showing when feedback is disabled (#9302). Fixes #23314.
  • Fix tile soft crash in ReplyInThreadButton (#9300). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#15493.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.8 (Sep 28, 2022)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Bump IDB crypto store version (#2705).

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.5 (Sep 28, 2022)

  • Security fixes.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.3 (Aug 20, 2022)

  • Features:
  • Improve auth aria attributes and semantics (#22948).
  • Device manager - New device tile info design (#9122). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Device manager generic settings subsection component (#9147). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Migrate the hidden read receipts flag to new "send read receipts" option (#9141).
  • Live location sharing - share location at most every 5 seconds (#9148). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Increase max length of voice messages to 15m (#9133). Fixes #18620.
  • Move pin drop out of labs (#9135).
  • Start DM on first message (#8612). Fixes #14736.
  • Remove "Add Space" button from RoomListHeader when user cannot create spaces (#9129).
  • The Welcome Home Screen: Dedicated Download Apps Dialog (#9120). Fixes #22921. Contributed by @justjanne.
  • The Welcome Home Screen: "Submit Feedback" pane (#9090). Fixes #22918. Contributed by @justjanne.
  • New User Onboarding Task List (#9083). Fixes #22919. Contributed by @justjanne.
  • Add support for disabling spell checking (#8604). Fixes #21901.
  • Live location share - leave maximised map open when beacons expire (#9098). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Some slash-commands (/myroomnick) have temporarily been disabled before the first message in a DM is sent. (#9193).
  • Use stable reference for active tab in tabbedView (#9145). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Fix pillification sometimes doubling up (#9152). Fixes #23036.
  • Fix highlights not being applied to plaintext messages (#9126). Fixes #22787.
  • Fix dismissing edit composer when change was undone (#9109). Fixes #22932.
  • 1-to-1 DM rooms with bots now act like DM rooms instead of multi-user-rooms before (#9124). Fixes #22894.
  • Apply inline start padding to selected lines on modern layout only (#9006). Fixes #22768. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Peek into world-readable rooms from spotlight (#9115). Fixes #22862.
  • Use default styling on nested numbered lists due to MD being sensitive (#9110). Fixes #22935.
  • Fix replying using chat effect commands (#9101). Fixes #22824.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.2 (Aug 10, 2022)

  • Features:
  • Live location share - focus on user location on list item click (#9051). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Live location sharing - don't trigger unread counts for beacon location events (#9071). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Support for sending voice messages as replies and in threads (#9097). Fixes #22031.
  • Add Reply in thread button to the right-click message context-menu (#9004). Fixes #22745.
  • Starred_Messages_Feature_Contd_II/Outreachy (#9086).
  • Use "frequently used emojis" for autocompletion in composer (#8998). Fixes #18978. Contributed by @grimhilt.
  • Improve clickability of view source event toggle button (#9068). Fixes #21856. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Improve clickability of "collapse" link button on bubble layout (#9037). Fixes #22864. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Starred_Messages_Feature/Outreachy (#8842).
  • Implement Use Case Selection screen (#8984). Contributed by @justjanne.
  • Live location share - handle insufficient permissions in location sharing (#9047). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Improve _FilePanel.scss (#9031). Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Improve spotlight accessibility by adding context menus (#8907). Fixes #20875 and #22675. Contributed by @justjanne.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Replace mask-images with svg components in MessageActionBar (#9088). Fixes #22912. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Unbreak in-app permalink tooltips (#9087). Fixes #22874.
  • Show a back button when viewing a space member (#9095). Fixes #22898.
  • Align the right edge of info tile lines with normal ones on IRC layout (#9058). Fixes #22871. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Prevent email verification from overriding existing sessions (#9075). Fixes #22881. Contributed by @justjanne.
  • Fix wrong buttons being used when exploring public rooms (#9062). Fixes #22862.
  • Re-add padding to generic event list summary on IRC layout (#9063). Fixes #22869. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Joining federated rooms via the spotlight search should no longer cause a "No known servers" error. (#9055). Fixes #22845. Contributed by @Half-Shot.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.1 (Jul 27, 2022)

  • Enable URL tooltips on hover for Element Desktop ([#22286](https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/pull/22286)). Fixes undefined/element-web#6532.
  • Hide screenshare button in video rooms on Desktop ([#9045](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/9045)).
  • Add a developer command to reset Megolm and Olm sessions ([#9044](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/9044)).
  • add spaces to TileErrorBoundary ([#9012](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/9012)). Contributed by @HarHarLinks.
  • Location sharing - add localised strings to map ([#9025](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/9025)). Fixes #21443. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Added trim to ignore whitespaces in email check ([#9027](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/9027)). Contributed by @ankur12-1610.
  • Improve _GenericEventListSummary.scss ([#9005](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/9005)). Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Live location share - tiles without tile server (PSG-591) ([#8962](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/8962)). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Add option to display tooltip on link hover ([#8394](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/8394)). Fixes #21907.
  • Support a module API surface for custom functionality ([#8246](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/8246)).
  • Adjust encryption copy when creating a video room ([#8989](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/8989)). Fixes #22737.
  • Add bidirectonal isolation for pills ([#8985](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/8985)). Contributed by @sha-265.
  • Delabs `Show current avatar and name for users in message history` ([#8764](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/8764)). Fixes #22336.
  • Live location share - open latest location in map site ([#8981](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/8981)). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Improve LinkPreviewWidget ([#8881](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/8881)). Fixes #22634. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Render HTML topics in rooms on space home ([#8939](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/8939)).
  • Hide timestamp on event tiles being edited on every layout ([#8956](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/8956)). Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Introduce new copy icon ([#8942](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/8942)).
  • Allow finding group DMs by members in spotlight ([#8922](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/8922)). Fixes #22564. Contributed by @justjanne.
  • Live location share - explicitly stop beacons replaced beacons ([#8933](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/8933)). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Remove unpin from widget kebab menu ([#8924](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/8924)).
  • Live location share - redact related locations on beacon redaction ([#8926](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/8926)). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Live location share - disallow message pinning ([#8928](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/8928)). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.11.0 (Jul 12, 2022)

  • Changes:
  • Remove Piwik support
  • Features:
  • Document how to configure a custom home.html.
  • Move New Search Experience out of beta
  • Switch video rooms to spotlight layout when in PiP mode.
  • Live location sharing - render message deleted tile for redacted beacons.
  • Improve view source dialog style.
  • Improve integration manager dialog style.
  • Implement MSC3827: Filtering of /publicRooms by room type.
  • Show chat panel when opening a video room with unread messages.
  • Live location share - forward latest location.
  • Allow integration managers to validate user identity after opening.
  • Create a common header on right panel cards on BaseCard.
  • Integrate searching public rooms and people into the new search experience.
  • Bring back waveform for voice messages and retain seeking.
  • Improve colors in settings.
  • Keep draft in composer when a slash command syntax errors.
  • Release video rooms as a beta feature.
  • Clarify logout key backup warning dialog.
  • Slightly improve the look of the Message edits dialog.
  • Add support for MD / HTML in room topics.
  • Live location share - link to timeline tile from share warning
  • Improve composer visiblity
  • Makes the avatar of the user menu non-draggable
  • Improve widget buttons behaviour and layout.
  • Use AccessibleButton for 'Reset All' link button on SetupEncryptionBody
  • Adjust message timestamp position on TimelineCard in non-bubble layouts
  • Use AccessibleButton for 'In reply to' link button on ReplyChain
  • Live location share - enable reply and react to tiles
  • Change dash to em dash issues fixed
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Reduce video rooms log spam
  • Connect to Jitsi unmuted by default
  • Work around a Jitsi bug with display name encoding
  • Make invite dialogue fixed height
  • Correct issue with tab order in new search experience.
  • Clicking location replies now redirects to the replied event instead of opening the map
  • Keep clicks on pills within the app
  • Don't overlap tile bubbles with timestamps in modern layout
  • Connect to Jitsi unmuted by default
  • Maximize width value of display name on TimelineCard with IRC/modern layout
  • Align the avatar and the display name on TimelineCard
  • Remove inline margin from reactions row on IRC layout
  • Align "From a thread" on search result panel on IRC layout
  • Display description of E2E advanced panel as subsection text
  • Remove inline end margin from images on file panel
  • Disable option to Quote when we don't have sufficient permissions
  • Add padding to font scaling loader for message bubble layout.
  • Set 100% max-width to display name on reply tiles
  • Fix alignment of pill letter.
  • Move the beta pill to the right side and display the pill on video room only.
  • Stop using absolute property to place beta pill on RoomPreviewCard.
  • Make the pill text single line.
  • Hide overflow of public room description on spotlight dialog result.
  • Fix position of message action bar on the info tile on TimelineCard in message bubble layout
  • Remove inline start margin from display name on reply tiles on TimelineCard
  • Improve homeserver dropdown dialog styling
  • Fix crash when drawing blurHash for portrait videos PSB-139
  • Fix grid blowout on pinned event tiles
  • Fix temporary sync errors if there's weird settings stored in account data
  • Fix reactions row overflow and gap between reactions
  • Fix issues with the Create new room button in Spotlight
  • Remove margin from E2E icon between avatar and hidden event
  • Fix waveform on a message bubble
  • Location sharing maps are now loaded after reconnection
  • Update the avatar mask so it doesn’t cut off spaces’ avatars anymore
  • Add a bit of safety around timestamp handling for threads.
  • Remove top margin from event tile on a narrow viewport
  • Fix keyboard shortcuts on settings tab being wrapped
  • Add try-catch around blurhash loading
  • Prevent new composer from overflowing from non-breakable text
  • Use common subheading on sidebar user settings tab
  • Fix clickable area of advanced toggle on appearance user settings tab
  • Disable redacting reactions if we don't have sufficient permissions
  • Update the live timeline when the JS SDK resets it
  • Fix flex blowout on image reply
  • Enable background color on hover for chat panel and thread panel.
  • Fix #20026: send read marker as soon as we change it
  • Allow AppTiles to shrink as much as necessary
  • Make widgets in video rooms immutable again
  • Use MessageActionBar style declarations on pinned message card
  • Expire video member events after 1 hour.
  • Name lists on invite dialog.
  • Live location share - show loading UI for beacons with start timestamp in the future.
  • Fix scroll jump issue with the composer.
  • Fix the incorrect nesting of download button on MessageActionBar.
  • Revert link color change in composer.
  • Fix 'Logout' inline link on the splash screen.
  • Fix disappearing widget poput button when changing the widget layout.
  • Reduce gutter with the new read receipt UI.
  • Add ellipsis effect to hidden beacon status.
  • Make the pill on the basic message composer compatible with display name in RTL languages.
  • Prevent the banner text from being selected, replacing the spacing values with the variable.
  • Ensure the first device on a newly-registered account gets cross-signed properly.
  • Hide live location option in threads composer
  • Make sure MessageTimestamp is not hidden by EventTile_line on TimelineCard
  • Make PiP motion smoother and react to window resizes correctly
  • Prevent Invite and DevTools dialogs from being cut off
  • Squish event bubble tiles less
  • Use random widget IDs for video rooms
  • Fix read avatars overflow from the right chat panel with a maximized widget on bubble message layout
  • Fix CallView crash.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.10.15 (Jun 14, 2022)

  • Fix missing element desktop preferences

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.10.14 (Jun 9, 2022)

  • Features:
  • Make Lao translation available (#22358). Fixes #22327.
  • Option to disable hardware acceleration on Element Desktop (#22295). Contributed by @novocaine.
  • Configure custom home.html via .well-known/matrix/client["io.element.embedded_pages"]["home_url"] for all your element-web/desktop users (#7790). Contributed by @johannes-krude.
  • Live location sharing - open location in OpenStreetMap (#8695). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Show a dialog when Jitsi encounters an error (#8701). Fixes #22284.
  • Add support for setting the avatar_url of widgets by integration managers. (#8550). Contributed by @Fox32.
  • Add an option to ignore (block) a user when reporting their events (#8471).
  • Add the option to disable hardware acceleration (#8655). Contributed by @novocaine.
  • Slightly better presentation of read receipts to screen reader users (#8662). Fixes #22293. Contributed by @pvagner.
  • Add jump to related event context menu item (#6775). Fixes #19883.
  • Add public room directory hook (#8626).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Stop Jitsi if we time out while connecting to a video room (#22301). Fixes #22283.
  • Remove inline margin from UTD error message inside a reply tile on ThreadView (#8708). Fixes #22376. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Move unread notification dots of the threads list to the expected position (#8700). Fixes #22350. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Prevent overflow of grid items on a bubble with UTD generally (#8697). Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Create 'Unable To Decrypt' grid layout for hidden events on a bubble layout (#8704). Fixes #22365. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix - AccessibleButton does not set disabled attribute (#8682). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Fix font not resetting when logging out (#8670). Fixes #17228.
  • Fix local aliases section of room settings not working for some homeservers (ie (#8698). Fixes #22337.
  • Align EventTile_line with display name on message bubble (#8692). Fixes #22343. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Convert references to direct chat -> direct message (#8694). Contributed by @novocaine.
  • Improve combining diacritics for U+20D0 to U+20F0 in Chrome (#8687).
  • Make the empty thread panel fill BaseCard (#8690). Fixes #22338. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix edge case around composer handling gendered facepalm emoji (#8686).
  • Fix a grid blowout due to nowrap displayName on a bubble with UTD (#8688). Fixes #21914. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Apply the same max-width to image tile on the thread timeline as message bubble (#8669). Fixes #22313. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix dropdown button size for picture-in-picture CallView (#8680). Fixes #22316. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Live location sharing - fix square border for image-less avatar (PSF-1052) (#8679). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
  • Stop connecting to a video room if the widget messaging disappears (#8660).
  • Fix file button and audio player overflowing from message bubble (#8666). Fixes #22308. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Don't show broken composer format bar when selection is whitespace (#8673). Fixes #10788.
  • Fix media upload http 413 handling (#8674).
  • Fix emoji picker for editing thread responses (#8671). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#13129.
  • Map attribution while sharing live location is now visible (#8621). Fixes #22236. Contributed by @weeman1337.
  • Fix info tile overlapping the time stamp on TimelineCard (#8639). Fixes #22256. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix position of wide images on IRC / modern layout (#8667). Fixes #22309. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix other user's displayName being wrapped on the bubble message layout (#8456). Fixes #22004. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Set spacing declarations to elements in mx_EventTile_mediaLine (#8665). Fixes #22307. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix wide image overflowing from the thumbnail container (#8663). Fixes #22303. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix styles of "Show all" link button on ReactionsRow (#8658). Fixes #22300. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Automatically log in after registration (#8654). Fixes #19305. Contributed by @justjanne.
  • Fix offline status in window title not working reliably (#8656).
  • Align input area with event body's first letter in a thread on IRC/modern layout (#8636). Fixes #22252. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix crash on null idp for SSO buttons (#8650). Contributed by @hughns.
  • Don't open the regular browser or our context menu on right-clicking the Options button in the message action bar (#8648). Fixes #22279.
  • Show notifications even when Element is focused (#8590). Contributed by @sumnerevans.
  • Remove padding from the buttons on edit message composer of a event tile on a thread (#8632). Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • ensure metaspace changes correctly notify listeners (#8611). Fixes #21006. Contributed by @justjanne.
  • Hide image banner on stickers, they have a tooltip already (#8641). Fixes #22244.
  • Adjust EditMessageComposer style declarations (#8631). Fixes #22231. Contributed by @luixxiul.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.10.12 (May 11, 2022)

  • Features:
  • Made the location map change the cursor to a pointer so it looks like it's clickable (https (#8451). Fixes #21991. Contributed by @Odyssey346.
  • Implement improved spacing for the thread list and timeline (#8337). Fixes #21759. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • LLS: expose way to enable live sharing labs flag from location dialog (#8416).
  • Fix source text boxes in View Source modal should have full width (#8425). Fixes #21938. Contributed by @EECvision.
  • Read Receipts: never show +1, if it’s just 4, show all of them (#8428). Fixes #21935.
  • Add opt-in analytics to onboarding tasks (#8409). Fixes #21705.
  • Allow user to control if they are signed out of all devices when changing password (#8259). Fixes #2671.
  • Implement new Read Receipt design (#8389). Fixes #20574.
  • Stick connected video rooms to the top of the room list (#8353).
  • LLS: fix jumpy maximised map (#8387).
  • Persist audio and video mute state in video rooms (#8376).
  • Forcefully disconnect from video rooms on logout and tab close (#8375).
  • Add local echo of connected devices in video rooms (#8368).
  • Improve text of account deactivation dialog (#8371). Fixes #17421.
  • Live location sharing: own live beacon status on maximised view (#8374).
  • Show a lobby screen in video rooms (#8287).
  • Settings toggle to disable Composer Markdown (#8358). Fixes #20321.
  • Cache localStorage objects for SettingsStore (#8366).
  • Bring View Source back from behind developer mode (#8369). Fixes #21771.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix Jitsi Meet getting wedged at startup in some cases (#21995).
  • Fix camera getting muted when disconnecting from a video room (#21958).
  • Fix race conditions around threads (#8448). Fixes #21627.
  • Fix reading of cached room device setting values (#8495).
  • Fix issue with dispatch happening mid-dispatch due to js-sdk emit (#8473). Fixes #22019.
  • Match MSC behaviour for threads when disabled (thread-aware mode) (#8476). Fixes #22033.
  • Specify position of DisambiguatedProfile inside a thread on bubble message layout (#8452). Fixes #21998. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Location sharing: do not trackuserlocation in location picker (#8466). Fixes #22013.
  • fix text and map indent in thread view (#8462). Fixes #21997.
  • Live location sharing: don't group beacon info with room creation summary (#8468).
  • Don't linkify code blocks (#7859). Fixes #9613.
  • read receipts: improve tooltips to show names of users (#8438). Fixes #21940.
  • Fix poll overflowing a reply tile on bubble message layout (#8459). Fixes #22005. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix text link buttons on UserInfo panel (#8247). Fixes #21702. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Clear local storage settings handler cache on logout (#8454). Fixes #21994.
  • Fix jump to bottom button being always displayed in non-overflowing timelines (#8460). Fixes #22003.
  • fix timeline search with empty text box should do nothing (#8262). Fixes #21714. Contributed by @EECvision.
  • Fixes "space panel kebab menu is rendered out of view on sub spaces" (#8350). Contributed by @yaya-usman.
  • Add margin to the location map inside ThreadView (#8442). Fixes #21982. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Patch: "Reloading the registration page should warn about data loss" (#8377). Contributed by @yaya-usman.
  • Live location sharing: fix safari timestamps pt 2 (#8443).
  • Fix issue with thread notification state ignoring initial events (#8417). Fixes #21927.
  • Fix event text overflow on bubble message layout (#8391). Fixes #21882. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Disable the message action bar when hovering over the 1px border between threads on the list (#8429). Fixes #21955. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • correctly align read receipts to state events in bubble layout (#8419). Fixes #21899.
  • Fix issue with underfilled timelines when barren of content (#8432). Fixes #21930.
  • Fix baseline misalignment of thread panel summary by deduplication (#8413).
  • Fix editing of non-html replies (#8418). Fixes #21928.
  • Read Receipts "Fall from the Sky" (#8414). Fixes #21888.
  • Make read receipts handle nullable roomMembers correctly (#8410). Fixes #21896.
  • Don't form continuations on either side of a thread root (#8408). Fixes #20908.
  • Fix centering issue with sticker placeholder (#8404). Fixes #18014 and #6449.
  • Disable download option on
  • Fix infinite loop when pinning/unpinning persistent widgets (#8396). Fixes #21864.
  • Tweak ReadReceiptGroup to better handle disambiguation (#8402). Fixes #21897.
  • stop the bottom edge of buttons getting clipped in devtools (#8400).
  • Fix issue with threads timelines with few events cropping events (#8392). Fixes #20594.
  • Changed font-weight to 400 to support light weight font (#8345). Fixes #21171. Contributed by @goelesha.
  • Fix issue with thread panel not updating when it loads on first render (#8382). Fixes #21737.
  • fix: "Mention highlight and cursor hover highlight has different corner radius" (#8384). Contributed by @yaya-usman.
  • Fix regression around haveRendererForEvent for hidden events (#8379). Fixes #21862 and #21725.
  • Fix regression around the room list treeview keyboard a11y (#8385). Fixes #21436.
  • Remove float property to let the margin between events appear on bubble message layout (#8373). Fixes #21861. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix race in Registration between server change and flows fetch (#8359). Fixes #21800.
  • fix rainbow breaks compound emojis (#8245). Fixes #21371. Contributed by @EECvision.
  • Fix RightPanelStore handling first room on app launch wrong (#8370). Fixes #21741.
  • Fix UnknownBody error message unalignment (#8346). Fixes #21828. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Use -webkit-line-clamp for the room header topic overflow (#8367). Fixes #21852. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix issue with ServerInfo crashing the modal (#8364).
  • Fixes around threads beta in degraded mode (#8319). Fixes #21762.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.10.11 (Apr 27, 2022)

  • Features:
  • Handle forced disconnects from Jitsi (#21697). Fixes #21517.
  • Improve performance of switching to rooms with lots of servers and ACLs (#8347).
  • Avoid a reflow when setting caret position on an empty composer (#8348).
  • Add message right-click context menu as a labs feature (#5672).
  • Live location sharing - basic maximised beacon map (#8310).
  • Live location sharing - render users own beacons in timeline (#8296).
  • Improve Threads beta around degraded mode (#8318).
  • Live location sharing - beacon in timeline happy path (#8285).
  • Add copy button to View Source screen (#8278). Fixes #21482. Contributed by @olivialivia.
  • Add heart effect (#6188). Contributed by @CicadaCinema.
  • Update new room icon (#8239).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix: "Code formatting button does not escape backticks" (#8181). Contributed by @yaya-usman.
  • Fix beta indicator dot causing excessive CPU usage (#8340). Fixes #21793.
  • Fix overlapping timestamps on empty messages (#8205). Fixes #21381. Contributed by @goelesha.
  • Fix power selector not showing up in user info when state_default undefined (#8297). Fixes #21669.
  • Avoid looking up settings during timeline rendering (#8313). Fixes #21740.
  • Fix a soft crash with video rooms (#8333).
  • Fixes call tiles overflow (#8096). Fixes #20254. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix a bug with emoji autocomplete sorting where adding the final ":" would cause the emoji with the typed shortcode to no longer be at the top of the autocomplete list. (#8086). Fixes #19302. Contributed by @commonlawfeature.
  • Fix image preview sizing for edge cases (#8322). Fixes #20088.
  • Refactor SecurityRoomSettingsTab and remove unused state (#8306). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#12002.
  • Don't show the prompt to enable desktop notifications immediately after registration (#8274).
  • Stop tracking threads if threads support is disabled (#8308). Fixes #21766.
  • Fix some issues with threads rendering (#8305). Fixes #21670.
  • Fix threads rendering issue in Safari (#8298). Fixes #21757.
  • Fix space panel width change on hovering over space item (#8299). Fixes #19891.
  • Hide the reply in thread button in deployments where beta is forcibly disabled (#8294). Fixes #21753.
  • Prevent soft crash around room list header context menu when space changes (#8289). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#11416, matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#11692, matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#11739, matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#11772, matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#11891 matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#11858 and matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#11456.
  • When selecting reply in thread on a thread response open existing thread (#8291). Fixes #21743.
  • Handle thread bundled relationships coming from the server via MSC3666 (#8292). Fixes #21450.
  • Fix: Avatar preview does not update when same file is selected repeatedly (#8288). Fixes #20098.
  • Fix a bug where user gets a warning when changing powerlevel from Admin to custom level (100) (#8248). Fixes #21682. Contributed by @Jumeb.
  • Use a consistent alignment for all text items in a list (#8276). Fixes #21731. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fixes button labels being collapsed per a character in CJK languages (#8212). Fixes #21287. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix: Remove jittery timeline scrolling after jumping to an event (#8263).
  • Fix regression of edits showing up in the timeline with hidden events shown (#8260). Fixes #21694.
  • Fix reporting events not working (#8257). Fixes #21713.
  • Make Jitsi widgets in video rooms immutable (#8244). Fixes #21647.
  • Fix: Ensure links to events scroll the correct events into view (#8250). Fixes #19934.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.10.10 (Apr 21, 2022)

  • Features:
  • Handle forced disconnects from Jitsi (#21697). Fixes #21517.
  • Improve performance of switching to rooms with lots of servers and ACLs (#8347).
  • Avoid a reflow when setting caret position on an empty composer (#8348).
  • Add message right-click context menu as a labs feature (#5672). Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Live location sharing - basic maximised beacon map (#8310).
  • Live location sharing - render users own beacons in timeline (#8296).
  • Improve Threads beta around degraded mode (#8318).
  • Live location sharing - beacon in timeline happy path (#8285).
  • Add copy button to View Source screen (#8278). Fixes #21482. Contributed by @olivialivia.
  • Add heart effect (#6188). Contributed by @CicadaCinema.
  • Update new room icon (#8239).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix: "Code formatting button does not escape backticks" (#8181). Contributed by @yaya-usman.
  • Fix beta indicator dot causing excessive CPU usage (#8340). Fixes #21793.
  • Fix overlapping timestamps on empty messages (#8205). Fixes #21381. Contributed by @goelesha.
  • Fix power selector not showing up in user info when state_default undefined (#8297). Fixes #21669.
  • Avoid looking up settings during timeline rendering (#8313). Fixes #21740.
  • Fix a soft crash with video rooms (#8333).
  • Fixes call tiles overflow (#8096). Fixes #20254. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix a bug with emoji autocomplete sorting where adding the final ":" would cause the emoji with the typed shortcode to no longer be at the top of the autocomplete list. (#8086). Fixes #19302. Contributed by @commonlawfeature.
  • Fix image preview sizing for edge cases (#8322). Fixes #20088.
  • Refactor SecurityRoomSettingsTab and remove unused state (#8306). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#12002.
  • Don't show the prompt to enable desktop notifications immediately after registration (#8274).
  • Stop tracking threads if threads support is disabled (#8308). Fixes #21766.
  • Fix some issues with threads rendering (#8305). Fixes #21670.
  • Fix threads rendering issue in Safari (#8298). Fixes #21757.
  • Fix space panel width change on hovering over space item (#8299). Fixes #19891.
  • Hide the reply in thread button in deployments where beta is forcibly disabled (#8294). Fixes #21753.
  • Prevent soft crash around room list header context menu when space changes (#8289). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#11416, matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#11692, matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#11739, matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#11772, matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#11891 matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#11858 and matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#11456.
  • When selecting reply in thread on a thread response open existing thread (#8291). Fixes #21743.
  • Handle thread bundled relationships coming from the server via MSC3666 (#8292). Fixes #21450.
  • Fix: Avatar preview does not update when same file is selected repeatedly (#8288). Fixes #20098.
  • Fix a bug where user gets a warning when changing powerlevel from Admin to custom level (100) (#8248). Fixes #21682. Contributed by @Jumeb.
  • Use a consistent alignment for all text items in a list (#8276). Fixes #21731. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fixes button labels being collapsed per a character in CJK languages (#8212). Fixes #21287. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix: Remove jittery timeline scrolling after jumping to an event (#8263).
  • Fix regression of edits showing up in the timeline with hidden events shown (#8260). Fixes #21694.
  • Fix reporting events not working (#8257). Fixes #21713.
  • Make Jitsi widgets in video rooms immutable (#8244). Fixes #21647.
  • Fix: Ensure links to events scroll the correct events into view (#8250). Fixes #19934.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.10.9 (Apr 15, 2022)

  • Features:
  • Release threads as a beta feature (#8081). Fixes #21351.
  • More video rooms design updates (#8222).
  • Update video rooms to new design specs (#8207). Fixes #21515, #21516 #21519 and #21526.
  • Live Location Sharing - left panel warning with error (#8201).
  • Live location sharing - Stop publishing location to beacons with consecutive errors (#8194).
  • Live location sharing: allow retry when stop sharing fails (#8193).
  • Allow voice messages to be scrubbed in the timeline (#8079). Fixes #18713.
  • Live location sharing - stop sharing to beacons in rooms you left (#8187).
  • Allow sending and thumbnailing AVIF images (#8172).
  • Live location sharing - handle geolocation errors (#8179).
  • Show voice room participants when not connected (#8136). Fixes #21513.
  • Add margins between labs sections (#8169).
  • Live location sharing - send geolocation beacon events - happy path (#8127).
  • Add support for Animated (A)PNG (#8158). Fixes #12967.
  • Don't form continuations from thread roots (#8166). Fixes #20908.
  • Improve handling of animated GIF and WEBP images (#8153). Fixes #16193 and #6684.
  • Wire up file preview for video files (#8140). Fixes #21539.
  • When showing thread, always auto-focus its composer (#8115). Fixes #21438.
  • Live location sharing - refresh beacon expiry in room (#8116).
  • Use styled mxids in member list v2 (#8110). Fixes #14825. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Delete groups (legacy communities system) (#8027). Fixes #17532.
  • Add a prototype of voice rooms in labs (#8084). Fixes #3546.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Avoid flashing the Jitsi prejoin screen at the user before skipping it (#21665).
  • Fix editing <ol> tags with a non-1 start attribute (#8211). Fixes #21625.
  • Fix URL previews being enabled when room first created (#8227). Fixes #21659.
  • Don't use m.call for Jitsi video rooms (#8223).
  • Scale emoji with size of surrounding text (#8224).
  • Make "Jump to date" translatable (#8218).
  • Normalize call buttons (#8129). Fixes #21493. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Show room preview bar with maximised widgets (#8180). Fixes #21542.
  • Update more strings to not wrongly mention room when it is/could be a space (#7722). Fixes #20243 and #20910.
  • Fix issue with redacting via edit composer flow causing stuck editStates (#8184).
  • Fix some image/video scroll jumps (#8182).
  • Fix "react error on share dialog" (#8170). Contributed by @yaya-usman.
  • Fix disambiguated profile in threads in bubble layout (#8168). Fixes #21570. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Responsive BetaCard on Labs (#8154). Fixes #21554. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Display button as inline in room directory dialog (#8164). Fixes #21567. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Null guard TimelinePanel unmount edge (#8171).
  • Fix beta pill label breaking (#8162). Fixes #21566. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Strip relations when forwarding (#7929). Fixes #19769, #18067 #21015 and #10924.
  • Don't try (and fail) to show replies for redacted events (#8141). Fixes #21435.
  • Fix 3pid member info for space member list (#8128). Fixes #21534.
  • Set max-width to user context menu (#8089). Fixes #21486. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Fix issue with falsey hrefs being sent in events (#8113). Fixes #21417.
  • Make video sizing consistent with images (#8102). Fixes #20072.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.10.7 (Mar 16, 2022)

  • SECURITY FIXES:
  • Fix a bug where URL previews could be enabled in right panel timelines when they
  • should not have been.
  • Features:
  • Add a config.json option to skip the built-in Jitsi welcome screen (#21190).
  • Add unexposed account setting for hiding poll creation (#7972).
  • Allow pinning polls (#7922). Fixes #20152.
  • Make trailing : into a setting (#6711). Fixes #16682. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Location sharing > back button (#7958).
  • use LocationAssetType (#7965).
  • Location share type UI (#7924).
  • Add a few more UIComponent flags, and ensure they are used in existing code (#7937).
  • Add support for overriding strings in the app (#7886).
  • Add support for redirecting to external pages after logout (#7905).
  • Expose redaction power level in room settings (#7599). Fixes #20590. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Update and expand ways to access pinned messages (#7906). Fixes #21209 and #21211.
  • Add slash command to switch to a room's virtual room (#7839).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Remove Lojban translation (#21302).
  • Merge pull request from GHSA-qmf4-7w7j-vf23 (#8059).
  • Add another null guard for member (#7984). Fixes #21319.
  • Fix room account settings (#7999).
  • Fix missing summary text for pinned message changes (#7989). Fixes #19823.
  • Pass room to getRoomTombstone to avoid racing with setState (#7986).
  • Hide composer and call buttons when the room is tombstoned (#7975). Fixes #21286.
  • Fix bad ternary statement in autocomplete user pill insertions (#7977). Fixes #21307.
  • Fix sending locations into threads and fix i18n (#7943). Fixes #21267.
  • Fix location map attribution rendering over message action bar (#7974). Fixes #21297.
  • Fix wrongly asserting that PushRule::conditions is non-null (#7973). Fixes #21305.
  • Fix account & room settings race condition (#7953). Fixes #21163.
  • Fix bug with some space selections not being applied (#7971). Fixes #21290.
  • Revert "replace all require(.svg) with esm import" (#7969). Fixes #21293.
  • Hide unpinnable pinned messages in more cases (#7921).
  • Fix room list being laggy while scrolling 🐌 (#7939). Fixes #21262.
  • Make pinned messages more reliably reflect edits (#7920). Fixes #17098.
  • Improve accessibility of the BetaPill (#7949). Fixes #21255.
  • Autofocus correct composer after sending reaction (#7950). Fixes #21273.
  • Consider polls as message events for rendering redactions (#7944). Fixes #21125.
  • Prevent event tiles being shrunk/collapsed by flexbox (#7942). Fixes #21269.
  • Fix ExportDialog title on export cancellation (#7936). Fixes #21260. Contributed by @luixxiul.
  • Mandate use of js-sdk/src/matrix import over js-sdk/src (#7933). Fixes #21253.
  • Fix backspace not working in the invite dialog (#7931). Fixes #21249. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Fix right panel soft crashes due to missing room prop (#7923). Fixes #21243.
  • fix color of location share caret (#7917).
  • Wrap all EventTiles with a TileErrorBoundary and guard parsePermalink (#7916). Fixes #21216.
  • Fix changing space sometimes bouncing to the wrong space (#7910). Fixes #20425.
  • Ensure EventListSummary key does not change during backpagination (#7915). Fixes #9192.
  • Fix positioning of the thread context menu (#7918). Fixes #21236.
  • Inject sender into pinned messages (#7904). Fixes #20314.
  • Tweak info message padding in right panel timeline (#7901). Fixes #21212.
  • Fix another freeze on room switch (#7900). Fixes #21127.
  • Fix out of memory error when failing to acquire location (#7902). Fixes #21213.
  • Fix edge case in context menu chevron positioning (#7899).
  • Fix composer format buttons on WebKit (#7898). Fixes #20868.
  • manage voicerecording state when deleting or sending a voice message (#7896). Fixes #21151.
  • Fix bug with useRoomHierarchy tight-looping loadMore on error (#7893).
  • Fix upload button & shortcut not working for narrow composer mode (#7894). Fixes #21175 and #21142.
  • Fix emoji insertion in thread composer going to the main composer (#7895). Fixes #21202.
  • Try harder to keep context menus inside the window (#7863). Fixes #17527 and #18377.
  • Fix edge case around event list summary layout (#7891). Fixes #21180.
  • Fix event list summary 1 hidden message pluralisation (#7890). Fixes #21196.
  • Fix vanishing recently viewed menu (#7887). Fixes #20827.
  • Fix freeze on room switch (#7884). Fixes #21127.
  • Check 'useSystemTheme' in quick settings theme switcher (#7809). Fixes #21061.
  • Fix 'my threads' filtering to include participated threads (#7882). Fixes #20877.
  • Remove log line to try to fix freeze on answering VoIP call (#7883).
  • Support social login & password on soft logout page (#7879). Fixes #21099.
  • Fix missing padding on server picker (#7864).
  • Throttle RoomState.members handlers (#7876). Fixes #21127.
  • Only show joined/invited in search dialog (#7875). Fixes #21161.
  • Don't pillify code blocks (#7861). Fixes #20851 and #18687.
  • Fix keyboard shortcut icons on macOS (#7869).

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.10.6 (Mar 1, 2022)

  • Fix some crashes in the right panel.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.10.5 (Feb 28, 2022)

  • Translations:
  • This release contains a significant update to the Japanese translations, contributed by Suguru Hirahara (@luixxiul). ありがとうございます!
  • Features:
  • Support "closed" polls whose votes are not visible until they are ended (#7842).
  • Focus trap in poll creation dialog (#7847). Fixes #20281.
  • Add labs flag: Show only current profile on historical messages (#7815).
  • Keep unsent voice messages in memory until they are deleted or sent (#7840). Fixes #17979.
  • A link to #/dm in a custom home.html will open the "Direct Messages" dialog. (#7783). Contributed by @johannes-krude.
  • set icon-button-color to be configurable via quaternary-content variable (#7725). Fixes #20925. Contributed by @acxz.
  • Allow editing polls (#7806).
  • Abstract spotlight to allow non-room results too (#7804). Fixes #20968, matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#10766, matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#10777, matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#10767 matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#10760 and matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#10752.
  • Display '(edited)' next to edited polls (#7789).
  • Use the resize observer polyfill consistently (#7796). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#10700.
  • Consolidate, simplify and improve copied tooltips (#7799). Fixes #21069.
  • Suggest @room when @channel, @everyone, or @here is typed in composer (#7737). Fixes #20972. Contributed by @aaronraimist.
  • Add customisation point to disable space creation (#7766).
  • Consolidate RedactionGrouper and HiddenEventGrouper into MELS (#7739). Fixes #20958.
  • Unify widget header actions with those in right panel (#7734).
  • Improve new search dialog context text for exactly 2 parent spaces (#7761).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix command key missing in keyboard shortcuts tab (#21102). Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • [Release] Tweak info message padding in right panel timeline (#7909).
  • [Release] Fix edge case around event list summary layout (#7892).
  • Wire up CallEventGroupers for Search Results (#7866). Fixes #21150.
  • Fix edge case around event list summary layout (#7867). Fixes #21153.
  • Fix misalignment with Event List Summaries (#7865). Fixes #21149.
  • Fix non-customizable keybindings not working as expected (#7855). Fixes #21136 and matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#10830.
  • Fix accessibility around the room list treeview and new search beta (#7856). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#10873.
  • Inhibit tooltip on timeline pill avatars, the whole pill has its own (#7854). Fixes #21135.
  • Fix virtual / native room mapping on call transfers (#7848).
  • Fix ScrollPanel data-scrollbar not responding to window resizing (#7841). Fixes #20594.
  • add cursor: pointer to actionable poll options (#7826). Fixes #21033.
  • Tear down AppTile using lifecycle tracking (#7833). Fixes #21025.
  • Fix layout inconsistencies with the room search minimized button (#7824). Fixes #21106.
  • Fix space panel notification badge behaviour and metrics (#7823). Fixes #21092.
  • Fix left panel widgets causing app crashes (again) (#7814).
  • Fix right panel data flow (#7811). Fixes #20929.
  • set mask-size for icons (#7812). Fixes #21047.
  • Fix room create tile not showing up with hidden events shown (#7810). Fixes #20893.
  • Fix delayed badge update for mentions in encrypted rooms (#7813). Fixes #20859.
  • Fix add existing space not showing any spaces (#7801). Fixes #21087. Contributed by @c-cal.
  • Fix edge cases around event list summaries with hidden events and redactions (#7797). Fixes #21030 #21050 and #21055.
  • Improve styling of edge case devtools state keys (#7794). Fixes #21056.
  • Don't scroll to bottom when executing non-message slash commands (#7793). Fixes #21065.
  • Fix cutout misalignment on some decorated room avatars (#7784). Fixes #21038.
  • Fix desktop notifications for invites showing user IDs instead of displaynames (#7780). Fixes #21022. Contributed by @c-cal.
  • Fix bad pluralisation on event list summary hidden message handling (#7778).
  • Properly recurse subspaces for leave space dialog options (#7775). Fixes #20949 and #21012.
  • Fix translation for keyboard shortcut displaynames (#7758). Fixes #20992. Contributed by @c-cal.
  • Fix space member list opening with back button (#7773). Fixes #21009. Contributed by @c-cal.
  • Fix sort order for facepiles which was exactly reverse (#7771).
  • Fix state events being wrongly hidden when redacted (#7768). Fixes #20959.
  • Event List Summary guard against missing event senders (#7767). Fixes #21004.
  • Fix all settings button opening sidebar settings tab (#7765). Fixes #20998. Contributed by @c-cal.
  • Fix theme selector dropdown overflow (#7764). Fixes #20996. Contributed by @c-cal.
  • Fix widget and mjolnir state events showing with mxid not name (#7760). Fixes #20986.
  • Fix space member list not opening (#7747). Fixes #20982. Contributed by @c-cal.
  • Handle highlight notifications in timeline card button (#7762). Fixes #20987. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Fix add existing space not showing any spaces (#7751).
  • Inhibit Room List keyboard pass-thru when the search beta is enabled (#7752). Fixes #20984.
  • Add unread notification dot to timeline card button (#7749). Fixes #20946. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.10.4 (Feb 17, 2022)

  • Fix bug where badge colour on encrypted rooms may not be correct until anothe rmessage is sent

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.10.3 (Feb 15, 2022)

  • Add map tile URL for location sharing maps to sample config (and element.io release app config)

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.10.2 (Feb 14, 2022)

  • Features:
  • Support a config option to change the default device name
  • Capitalize "Privacy" in UserMenu
  • Move new search experience to a Beta
  • Auto select "Other homeserver" when user press "Edit" in homeserver field
  • Add unread badges and avatar decorations to spotlight search
  • Enable location sharing
  • Simplify Composer buttons
  • Add a warning to the console to discourage attacks and encourage contributing
  • Don't show replaced calls in the timeline
  • Tweak /addwidget widget names
  • Chat export parameter customisation
  • Put call on hold when transfer dialog is opened
  • Share e2ee keys when using /invite SlashCommand
  • Tweak spotlight roving behaviour to reset when changing query
  • Look up tile server info in homeserver's .well-known area
  • Add grouper for hidden events
  • The keyboard shortcut is control (or cmd) shift h.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • [Release] Fix cutout misalignment on some decorated room avatars
  • [Release] Fix add existing space not showing any spaces
  • [Release] Inhibit Room List keyboard pass-thru when the search beta is enabled
  • [Release] Fix space member list not opening
  • Null-guard ELS from null summaryMembers
  • Improve responsiveness of the layout switcher
  • Tweak timeline card layout
  • Ensure location bodies have a width in bubbles
  • Tune aria-live regions around clocks/timers
  • Fix instances of decorated room avatar wrongly having their own tabIndex
  • Remove weird padding on stickers
  • Fix width issue of the composer overflow menu items
  • Properly handle persistent widgets when room is left
  • Null guard space hierarchy
  • Fix add existing rooms button
  • Truncate long server names on login/register screen
  • Update PollCreateDialog-test to snapshot the html and not react tree
  • Fix creating polls outside of threads
  • Open native room when clicking notification from a virtual room
  • Fix relative link handling in Element Desktop
  • Reuse CopyableText component in all places it can be
  • Fit location into the width of the container
  • Make Spotlight Dialog roving reset more stable
  • Fix incorrect sizing of DecoratedRoomAvatar in RoomHeader
  • Use a more correct test for emoji
  • Fix vertical spacing in compact <ContextMenu>
  • Fix the sticker picker
  • Fix publishing address wrongly demanding the alias be available
  • Prevent MemberAvatar soft-crashing when rendered with null member prop
  • Ensure UserInfo can be rendered without a room
  • Make polls fill column width in bubbles layout
  • Add a background to expanded nick name in IRC layout to make it readable.
  • Fix accessibility and consistency of MessageComposerButtons
  • Don't show shield next to deleted messages
  • Fix font size of spaces between big emoji
  • Fix shift-enter repeating last character
  • Remove Unpin option from maximised widget context menu
  • Fix new call event grouper implementation for encrypted rooms
  • Fix issue with tile error boundaries collapsing in bubbles layout
  • Fix emojis getting cropped in irc & bubble layouts by anti-zalgo
  • Fix space panel edge gradient not applying on load
  • Fix search results view for layouts other than Group/Modern

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.10.1 (Feb 1, 2022)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix the sticker picker.
  • Ensure UserInfo can be rendered without a room.
  • Fix publishing address wrongly demanding the alias be available.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.10.0 (Jan 31, 2022)

  • Features:
  • Tweak room list header menu for when space is active (#7577). Fixes #20601.
  • Tweak light hover & active color for bubble layout (#7626). Fixes #19475.
  • De-labs Metaspaces (#7613).
  • De-labs Message Bubbles layout (#7612).
  • Add customisation point for mxid display (#7595).
  • Add labs flag for default open right panel (#7618). Fixes #20666.
  • Tweak copy for the Sidebar tab in User Settings (#7578). Fixes #20619.
  • Make widgets not reload (persistent) between center and top container (#7575). Fixes #20596. Contributed by @toger5.
  • Don't render a bubble around emotes in bubble layout (#7573). Fixes #20617.
  • Add ability to switch between voice & video in calls (#7155). Fixes #18619. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Re-renable Share option for location messages (#7596).
  • Make room ID copyable (#7600). Fixes #20675. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Improve the look of the keyboard settings tab (#7562). Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Add tooltips to emoji in messages (#7592). Fixes #9911 and #20661. Contributed by @robintown.
  • Improve redundant tooltip on send button in forward dialog (#7594). Contributed by @twigleingrid.
  • Allow downloads from widgets. (#7502). Contributed by @Fox32.
  • Parse matrix-schemed URIs (#7453).
  • Show a tile at beginning of visible history (#5887). Fixes #16818 #16679 and #19888. Contributed by @robintown.
  • Enable the polls feature (#7581).
  • Display general marker on non-self location shares (#7574).
  • Improve/add notifications for location and poll events (#7552). Fixes #20561. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Upgrade linkify to v3.0 (#7282). Fixes #17133 #16825 and #5808. Contributed by @Palid.
  • Update sidebar icon from Compound (#7572). Fixes #20615.
  • Replace home icon with new one (#7571). Fixes #20606.
  • Make the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog into a settings tab (#7198). Fixes #19866. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Add setting for enabling location sharing (#7547).
  • Add a developer mode 'view source' button to crashed event tiles (#7537).
  • Replace kick terminology with Remove from chat (#7469). Fixes #9547.
  • Render events as extensible events (behind labs) (#7462).
  • Render Jitsi (and other sticky widgets) in PiP container, so it can be dragged and the "jump to room functionality" is provided (#7450). Fixes #15682. Contributed by @toger5.
  • Allow bubble layout in Thread View (#7478). Fixes #20419.
  • Make LocationPicker appearance cleaner (#7516).
  • Limit max-width for bubble layout to 1200px (#7458). Fixes #18072.
  • Improve look of call events in bubble layout (#7445). Fixes #20324. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Make files & voice memos in bubble layout match colouring (#7457). Fixes #20326.
  • Allow cancelling events whilst they are encrypting (#7483). Fixes #17726.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • [Release] Fix left panel widgets causing app-wide crash (#7660).
  • Load light theme prior to HTML export to ensure it is present (#7643). Fixes #20276.
  • Fix soft-crash when hanging up Jitsi via PIP (#7645). Fixes #20766.
  • Fix RightPanelStore assuming isViewingRoom is false on load (#7642).
  • Correctly handle Room.timeline events which have a nullable Room (#7635). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#9490.
  • Translate keyboard shortcut alternate key names (#7633). Fixes #20739.
  • Fix unfocused paste handling and focus return for file uploads (#7625).
  • Changed MacOS hotkey for GoToHome view. (#7631). Contributed by @aj-ya.
  • Fix issue with the new composer EmojiPart which caused infinite loops (#7629). Fixes #20746.
  • Upgrade linkifyjs to fix schemes as domain prefixes (#7628). Fixes #20720.
  • Show bubble tile timestamps for bubble layout inside the bubble (#7622). Fixes #20562.
  • Improve taken username warning in registration for when request fails (#7621).
  • Avoid double dialog after clicking to remove a public room (#7604). Fixes #20681. Contributed by @c-cal.
  • Fix space member list right panel state (#7617). Fixes #20716.
  • Fall back to legacy analytics for guest users (#7616).
  • Always emit a space filter update when the space is actually changed (#7611). Fixes #20664.
  • Enlarge emoji in composer (#7602). Fixes #20665 #15635 and #20688. Contributed by @robintown.
  • Disable location sharing button on Desktop (#7590).
  • Make pills more natural to navigate around (#7607). Fixes #20678. Contributed by @robintown.
  • Fix excessive padding on inline images (#7605). Contributed by @robintown.
  • Prevent pills from being split by formatting actions (#7606). Contributed by @robintown.
  • Fix translation of "powerText" (#7603). Contributed by @c-cal.
  • Unhide display names when switching back to modern layout (#7601). Fixes #20676. Contributed by @robintown.
  • Fix space member list not opening (#7609). Fixes #20679. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Fix translation for the "Add room" tooltip (#7532). Contributed by @c-cal.
  • Make the close button of the location share dialog visible in high-contrast theme (#7597).
  • Cancel pending events in virtual room when call placed (#7583). Fixes #17594.
  • Fix alignment of unread badge in thread list (#7582). Fixes #20643.
  • Fix left positioned tooltips being wrong and offset by fixed value (#7551).
  • Fix MAB overlapping or overflowing in bubbles layout and threads regressions (#7569). Fixes #20403 and #20404.
  • Fix wrong icon being used for appearance tab in space preferences dialog (#7570). Fixes #20608.
  • Fix /jumptodate using wrong MSC feature flag (#7563).
  • Ensure maps show up in replies and threads, by creating unique IDs (#7568).
  • Differentiate between hover and roving focus in spotlight dialog (#7564). Fixes #20597.
  • Fix timeline jumping issues related to bubble layout (#7529). Fixes #20302.
  • Start a conference in a room with 2 people + invitee rather than a 1:1 call (#7557). Fixes #1202. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Wait for initial profile load before displaying widget (#7556).
  • Make widgets and calls span across the whole room width when using bubble layout (#7553). Fixes #20560. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Always show right panel after setting a card (#7544). Contributed by @toger5.
  • Support deserialising HR tags for editing (#7543). Fixes #20553.
  • Refresh ThreadView after React state has been updated (#7539). Fixes #20549.
  • Set initial zoom level to 1 to make zooming to location faster (#7541).
  • truncate room name on pip header (#7538).
  • Prevent enter to send edit weirdness when no change has been made (#7522). Fixes #20507.
  • Allow using room pills in slash commands (#7513). Fixes #20343.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.9.9 (Jan 17, 2022)

  • Features:
  • Add permission dropdown for sending reactions.
  • Ship maximised widgets and remove feature flag.
  • Properly maintain aspect ratio of inline images.
  • Add zoom buttons to the location view.
  • Remove bubble from around location events.
  • Disable "Publish this room" option in invite only rooms.
  • Give secret key field an id.
  • Display a tooltip when you hover over a location.
  • Open map in a dialog when it is clicked.
  • a11y - wrap notification level radios in fieldsets.
  • Wrap inputs in fieldsets in Space visibility settings.
  • History based navigation with new right panel store.
  • Associate room alias warning with public option in settings.
  • Disable quick reactions button when no permissions.
  • Allow opening a map view in OpenStreetMap.
  • Display the user's avatar when they shared their location.
  • Remove the Forward and Share buttons for location messages only.
  • Add configuration to disable relative date markers in timeline.
  • Space preferences for whether or not you see DMs in a Space.
  • Have LocalEchoWrapper emit updates so the app can react faster.
  • Use semantic heading on dialog component.
  • Add /jumptodate slash command.
  • Update room context menu copy.
  • Use lazy rendering in the AddExistingToSpaceDialog.
  • Tweak FacePile tooltip to include whether or not you are included.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Ensure group audio-only calls don't switch on the webcam on join.
  • Fix wrongly wrapping code blocks, breaking line numbers.
  • Set header buttons to no phase when right panel is closed.
  • Fix active Jitsi calls (and other active widgets) not being visible on screen, by showing them in PiP if they are not visible in any other container.
  • Fix layout of message bubble preview in settings.
  • Prevent mutations of js-sdk owned objects as it breaks accountData.
  • fallback properly with pluralized strings.
  • Consider continuations when resolving whether a tile is last in section.
  • Fix read receipts and sent indicators for bubble layout.
  • null-guard dataset mxTheme to prevent html exports from exploding.
  • Fix avatar container overlapping give feedback cta.
  • Fix jump to bottom button working when on a permalink.
  • Remove the Description from the location picker.
  • Fix look of the untrusted device dialog.
  • Hide maximise button in the sticker picker.
  • Fix space ordering to match newer spec.
  • Fix typing notification colors.
  • fix fallback for pluralized strings.
  • Fix right panel soft crashes chat rooms.
  • update yarn.lock and i18n.
  • Don't send typing notification when restoring composer draft.
  • Fix room joining spinner being incorrect if you change room mid-join.
  • Only return the approved widget capabilities instead of accepting all requested capabilities.
  • Fix quoting messages from the search view.
  • Attribute fallback i18n strings with lang attribute.
  • Fix spotlight cmd-k wrongly expanding left panel.
  • Fix room_id check when adding user widgets.
  • Add new line in settings label.
  • Fix handling incoming redactions in EventInde.
  • Fix room alias address isn't checked for validity before being shown as added.
  • Call view accessibility fixes.
  • Fix offscreen canvas breaking with split-brained firefox support.
  • Removed red shield in forwarding preview.
  • Wrap status message.
  • Move hideSender logic into state so it causes re-render.
  • Fix dialpad positioning,
  • Hide non-functional list options on Suggested sublist.
  • Fix width overflow in mini composer overflow menu.
  • Fix being wrongly sent to Home space when creating/joining/leaving rooms.
  • Fix HTML Export where the data-mx-theme is Light not light.
  • Don't disable username/password fields whilst doing wk-lookup.
  • Prevent keyboard propagation out of context menus.
  • Fix nulls leaking into geo urls.
  • Fix zIndex of peristent apps in miniMode.
  • Space panel should watch spaces for space name changes.
  • Fix list formatting alternating on edit.
  • Don't show Testing small changes without UIFeature.
  • Fix invisible toggle space panel button.
  • Fix legacy breadcrumbs wrongly showing up.
  • Space Panel use SettingsStore instead of SpaceStore as source of truth.
  • Fix inline code block nowrap issue.
  • Fix notification badge for All Rooms space.
  • Show error if could not load space hierarchy.
  • Increase gap between ELS and the subsequent event to prevent overlap.
  • Fix list of members in space preview.
  • Fix sizing of e2e shield in bubble layout.
  • Fix bubble radius wrong when followed by a state event from same user.
  • Fix alignment between ELS and Events in bubble layout.
  • Don't include the accuracy parameter in location events if accuracy could not be determined.
  • Make compact layout only apply to Modern layout.
  • Pin qrcode to fix e2e verification bug.
  • Add internationalisation to progress strings in room export dialog.
  • Prevent escape to cancel edit from also scrolling to bottom.
  • Fix narrow mode composer buttons for polls labs.
  • Fix useUserStatusMessage exploding on unknown user.
  • Fix room join spinner in room list header.
  • Fix room search sometimes not opening spotlight.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.9.8 (Dec 20, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Include Vietnamese language (#20029).
  • Simple static location sharing (#19754).
  • Add support for the Indonesian language (#20032). Fixes #20030. Contributed by @Linerly.
  • Always unhide widgets on layout change (pinning a widget) (#7299).
  • Update status message in the member list and user info panel when it is changed (#7338). Fixes #20127. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Iterate space panel toggle collapse interaction (#7335). Fixes #20079.
  • Spotlight search labs (#7116). Fixes #19530.
  • Put room settings form elements in fieldsets (#7311).
  • Add descriptions to ambiguous links for screen readers (#7310).
  • Make tooltips keyboard accessible (#7281).
  • Iterate room context menus for DMs (#7308). Fixes #19527.
  • Update space panel expand mechanism (#7230). Fixes #17993.
  • Add CSS variable to make the UI gaps consistent and fix the resize handle position (#7234). Fixes #19904 and #19938.
  • Custom location sharing. (#7185).
  • Simple static location sharing (#7135).
  • Finish sending pending messages before leaving room (#7276). Fixes #4702.
  • Dropdown follow wai-aria practices for expanding on arrow keys (#7277). Fixes #3687.
  • Expose PL control for pinned events when lab enabled (#7278). Fixes #5396.
  • In People & Favourites metaspaces always show all rooms (#7288). Fixes #20048.
  • Don't allow calls when the connection the server has been lost (#7287). Fixes #2096. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Analytics opt in for posthog (#6936).
  • Don't inhibit current room notifications if user has Modal open (#7274). Fixes #1118.
  • Remove the Screen sharing is here! dialog (#7266). Fixes #18824. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Make composer buttons react to settings without having to change room (#7264). Fixes #20011.
  • Decorate view keyboard shortcuts link as a link (#7260). Fixes #20007.
  • Improve ease of focusing on Room list Search (#7255). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#7017.
  • Autofocus device panel entry when renaming device (#7249). Fixes #19984.
  • Update Space Panel scrollable region (#7245). Fixes #19978.
  • Replace breadcrumbs with recently viewed menu (#7073). Fixes #19528.
  • Tweaks to informational architecture 1.1 (#7052). Fixes #19526, #19379, #17792, #16450, #19881, #19892, #19300, #19324, #17307, #17468 #19932 and #19956.
  • Bug fixes:
  • [Release] Fix inline code block nowrap issue (#7407).
  • don't collapse spaces in inline code blocks (https (#7328). Fixes #6051. Contributed by @HarHarLinks.
  • Fix accessibility regressions (#7336).
  • Debounce User Info start dm "Message" button (#7357). Fixes #7763.
  • Fix thread filter being cut-off on narrow screens (#7354). Fixes #20146.
  • Fix upgraded rooms wrongly showing up in spotlight (#7341). Fixes #20141.
  • Show votes in replied-to polls (pass in getRelationsForEvent) (#7345). Fixes #20153.
  • Keep all previously approved widget capabilities when requesting new capabilities (#7340). Contributed by @dhenneke.
  • Only show poll previews when the polls feature is enabled (#7331).
  • No-op action:join if the user is already invited for scalar (#7334). Fixes #20134.
  • Don't show polls in timeline if polls are disabled (#7332). Fixes #20130.
  • Don't send a poll response event if you are voting for your current c… (#7326). Fixes #20129.
  • Don't show options button when the user can't modify widgets (#7324). Fixes #20114. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Add vertical spacing between buttons when they go over multiple lines (#7314). Contributed by @twigleingrid.
  • Improve accessibility of opening space create menu (#7316).
  • Correct tab order in room preview dialog (#7302).
  • Fix favourites and people metaspaces not rendering their content (#7315). Fixes #20070.
  • Make clear button images visible in high contrast theme (#7306). Fixes #19931.
  • Fix html exporting and improve output size (#7312). Fixes #19436 #20107 and #19441.
  • Fix textual message stripping new line (#7239). Fixes #15320. Contributed by @renancleyson-dev.
  • Fix issue with room list resizer getting clipped in firefox (#7303). Fixes #20076.
  • Fix wrong indentation with nested ordered list unnesting list on edit (#7300). Contributed by @renancleyson-dev.
  • Fix input field behaviour inside context menus (#7293). Fixes #19881.
  • Corrected the alignment of the Edit button on LoginPage. (#7292). Contributed by @ankur12-1610.
  • Allow sharing manual location without giving location permission (#7295). Fixes #20065. Contributed by @tulir.
  • Make emoji picker search placeholder localizable (#7294).
  • Fix jump to bottom on message send (#7280). Fixes #19859. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Fix: Warning: Unsupported style property pointer-events. Did you mean pointerEvents? (#7291).
  • Add edits and replies to the right panel timeline & prepare the timelineCard to share code with threads (#7262). Fixes #20012 and #19928.
  • Fix labs exploding when lab group is empty (#7290). Fixes #20051.
  • Update URL when room aliases are modified (#7289). Fixes #1616 and #1925.
  • Render mini user menu for when space panel is disabled (#7258). Fixes #19998.
  • When accepting DM from People metaspace don't switch to Home (#7272). Fixes #19995.
  • Fix CallPreview room is null (#7265). Fixes #19990, #19972, matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#7004 matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#6991 and matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#6964.
  • Fixes more instances of double-translation (#7259). Fixes #20010.
  • Fix video calls (#7256). Fixes #20008. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Fix broken i18n in Forgot & Change password (#7252). Fixes #19989.
  • Fix setBotPower to not use .content (#7179). Fixes #19845.
  • Break long words in pinned messages to prevent overflow (#7251). Fixes #19985.
  • Disallow sending empty feedbacks (#7240).
  • Fix wrongly sized default sub-space icons in space panel (#7243). Fixes #19973.
  • Hide clear cache and reload button if crash is before client init (#7242). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#6996.
  • Fix automatic space switching wrongly going via Home for room aliases (#7247). Fixes #19974.
  • Fix links being parsed as markdown links improperly (#7200). Contributed by @Palid.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.9.7 (Dec 13, 2021)

  • Security release with updated version of Olm to fix
  • Fix a crash on logout

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.9.6 (Dec 6, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Add unread indicator to the timelineCard header icon (#7156). Fixes #19635.
  • Only show core navigation elements (call/chat/notification/info) when a widget is maximised (#7114). Fixes #19632.
  • Improve ThreadPanel ctx menu accessibility (#7217). Fixes #19885.
  • Allow filtering room list during treeview navigation (#7219). Fixes #14702.
  • Add right panel chat timeline (#7112). Fixes #19633.
  • Hide server options hint when disable_custom_urls is true (#7215). Fixes #19919.
  • Improve right panel resize handle usability (#7204). Fixes #15145. Contributed by @weeman1337.
  • Spaces quick settings (#7196).
  • Maximised widgets always force a call to be shown in PIP mode (#7163). Fixes #19637.
  • Group Labs flags (#7190).
  • Show room context details in forward dialog (#7162). Fixes #19793.
  • Remove chevrons from RoomSummaryCard_Button (#7137). Fixes #19644.
  • Disable op/deop commands where user has no permissions (#7161). Fixes #15390.
  • Add option to change the size of images/videos in the timeline (#7017). Fixes vector-im/element-meta#49 #1520 and #19498.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix left panel glow in Safari (#7236). Fixes #19863.
  • Fix newline on edit messages with quotes (#7227). Fixes #12535. Contributed by @renancleyson-dev.
  • Guard against null refs in findSiblingElement (#7228).
  • Tweak bottom of space panel buttons in expanded state (#7213). Fixes #19921.
  • Fix multiline paragraph rendering as single line (#7210). Fixes #8786. Contributed by @renancleyson-dev.
  • Improve room list message previews (#7224). Fixes #17101 and #16169.
  • Fix EmojiPicker lazy loaded rendering bug (#7225). Fixes #15341.
  • Prevent default avatar in UserInfo having pointer cursor (#7218). Fixes #13872.
  • Prevent duplicate avatars in Event List Summaries (#7222). Fixes #17706.
  • Respect the home page as a context for the Home space (#7216). Fixes #19554.
  • Fix RoomUpgradeWarningBar exploding (#7214). Fixes #19920.
  • Polish threads misalignments and UI diversion (#7209). Fixes #19772, #19710 #19629 and #19711.
  • Fix Manage Restricted Join Rule Dialog for Spaces (#7208). Fixes #19610.
  • Fix wrongly showing unpin in pinned messages tile with no perms (#7197). Fixes #19886.
  • Make image size constrained by height when using the ImageSize.Large option (#7171). Fixes #19788.
  • Prevent programmatic scrolling within truncated room sublists (#7191).
  • Remove leading slash from /addwidget Jitsi confs (#7175). Fixes #19839. Contributed by @AndrewFerr.
  • Fix automatic composer focus, regressed by threads work (#7167). Fixes #19479.
  • Show space members when not invited even if summary didn't fail (#7153). Fixes #19781.
  • Prevent custom power levels from breaking roles & permissions tab (#7160). Fixes #19812.
  • Room Context Menu should respond to tag changes (#7154). Fixes #19776.
  • Fix an edge case when trying to join an upgraded room (#7159).

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.9.5 (Nov 23, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Make double-clicking the PiP take you to the call room (#7142). Fixes #18421 #15920 and #18421. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Add maximise widget functionality (#7098). Fixes #19619, #19621 #19760 and #19619.
  • Add rainfall effect (#7086). Contributed by @justjosias.
  • Add root folder to zip file created by export chat feature (#7097). Fixes #19653 and #19653. Contributed by @aaronraimist.
  • Improve VoIP UI/UX (#7048). Fixes #19513 and #19513. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Unified room context menus (#7072). Fixes #19527 and #19527.
  • In forgot password screen, show validation errors inline in the form, instead of in modals (#7113). Contributed by @psrpinto.
  • Implement more meta-spaces (#7077). Fixes #18634 #17295 and #18634.
  • Expose power level control for m.space.child (#7120).
  • Forget member-list query when switching out of a room (#7093). Fixes #19432 and #19432. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Do pre-submit availability check on username during registration (#6978). Fixes #9545 and #9545.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Adjust recovery key button sizes depending on text width (#7134). Fixes #19511 and #19511. Contributed by @weeman1337.
  • Fix bulk invite button getting a negative count (#7122). Fixes #19466 and #19466. Contributed by @renancleyson-dev.
  • Fix maximised / pinned widget state being loaded correctly (#7146). Fixes #19768 and #19768.
  • Don't reload the page when user hits enter when entering ban reason (#7145). Fixes #19763 and #19763.
  • Fix timeline text when sharing room layout (#7140). Fixes #19622 and #19622.
  • Fix look of emoji verification (#7133). Fixes #19740 and #19740. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Fixes element not remembering widget hidden state per room (#7136). Fixes #16672, matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#4407, #15718 #15768 and #16672.
  • Don't keep spinning if joining space child failed (#7129). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#6813 and matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#6813.
  • Guard around SpaceStore onAccountData handler prevEvent (#7123). Fixes #19705 and #19705.
  • Fix missing spaces in threads copy (#7119). Fixes #19702 and #19702.
  • Fix hover tile border (#7117). Fixes #19698 and #19698. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Fix quote button (#7096). Fixes #19659 and #19659. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Fix space panel layout edge cases (#7101). Fixes #19668 and #19668.
  • Update powerlevel/role when the user changes in the user info panel (#7099). Fixes #19666 and #19666. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Fix avatar disappearing when setting a room topic (#7092). Fixes #19226 and #19226. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Fix possible infinite loop on widget start (#7071). Fixes #15494 and #15494.
  • Use device IDs for nameless devices in device list (#7081). Fixes #19608 and #19608.
  • Don't re-sort rooms on no-op RoomUpdateCause.PossibleTagChange (#7053). Contributed by @bradtgmurray.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.9.4 (Nov 8, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Improve the look of tooltips (#7049). Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Improve the look of the spinner (#6083). Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Polls: Creation form & start event (#7001).
  • Show a gray shield when encrypted by deleted session (#6119). Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • 7057). Contributed by @ndarilek.
  • Make message separator more accessible. (#7056). Contributed by @ndarilek.
  • 7035). Contributed by @ndarilek.
  • Implement RequiresClient capability for widgets (#7005). Fixes #15744 and #15744.
  • Respect the system high contrast setting when using system theme (#7043).
  • Remove redundant duplicate mimetype field which doesn't conform to spec (#7045). Fixes #17145 and #17145.
  • Make join button on space hierarchy action in the background (#7041). Fixes #17388 and #17388.
  • Add a high contrast theme (a variant of the light theme) (#7036).
  • Improve timeline message for restricted join rule changes (#6984). Fixes #18980 and #18980.
  • Improve the appearance of the font size slider (#7038).
  • Improve RovingTabIndex & Room List filtering performance (#6987). Fixes #17864 and #17864.
  • Remove outdated Spaces restricted rooms warning (#6927).
  • Make /msg param optional for more flexibility (#7028). Fixes #19481 and #19481.
  • Add decoration to space hierarchy for tiles which have already been j… (#6969). Fixes #18755 and #18755.
  • Add insert link button to the format bar (#5879). Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Improve visibility of font size chooser (#6988).
  • Soften border-radius on selected/hovered messages (#6525). Fixes #18108. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Add a developer mode flag and use it for accessing space timelines (#6994). Fixes #19416 and #19416.
  • Position toggle switch more clearly (#6914). Contributed by @CicadaCinema.
  • Validate email address in forgot password dialog (#6983). Fixes #9978 and #9978. Contributed by @psrpinto.
  • Handle and i18n M_THREEPID_IN_USE during registration (#6986). Fixes #13767 and #13767.
  • For space invite previews, use room summary API to get the right member count (#6982). Fixes #19123 and #19123.
  • Simplify Space Panel notification badge layout (#6977). Fixes #18527 and #18527.
  • Use prettier hsName during 3pid registration where possible (#6980). Fixes #19162 and #19162.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Add a condition to only activate the resizer which belongs to the clicked handle (#7055). Fixes #19521 and #19521.
  • Restore composer focus after event edit (#7065). Fixes #19469 and #19469.
  • Don't apply message bubble visual style to media messages (#7040).
  • Handle no selected screen when screen-sharing (#7018). Fixes #19460 and #19460. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Add history entry before completing emoji (#7007). Fixes #19177 and #19177. Contributed by @RafaelGoncalves8.
  • Add padding between controls on edit form in message bubbles (#7039).
  • Respect the roomState right container request for the Jitsi widget (#7033). Fixes #16552 and #16552.
  • Fix cannot read length of undefined for room upgrades (#7037). Fixes #19509 and #19509.
  • Cleanup re-dispatching around timelines and composers (#7023). Fixes #19491 and #19491. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Fix removing a room from a Space and interaction with m.space.parent (#6944). Fixes #19363 and #19363.
  • Fix recent css regression (#7022). Fixes #19470 and #19470. Contributed by @CicadaCinema.
  • Fix ModalManager reRender racing with itself (#7027). Fixes #19489 and #19489.
  • Fix fullscreening a call while connecting (#7019). Fixes #19309 and #19309. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Allow scrolling right in reply-quoted code block (#7024). Fixes #19487 and #19487. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Fix dark theme codeblock colors (#6384). Fixes #17998. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
  • Show passphrase input label (#6992). Fixes #19428 and #19428. Contributed by @RafaelGoncalves8.
  • Always render disabled settings as disabled (#7014).
  • Make "Security Phrase" placeholder look consistent cross-browser (#6870). Fixes #19006 and #19006. Contributed by @neer17.
  • Fix direction override characters breaking member event text direction (#6999).
  • Remove redundant text in verification dialogs (#6993). Fixes #19290 and #19290. Contributed by @RafaelGoncalves8.
  • Fix space panel name overflowing (#6995). Fixes #19455 and #19455.
  • Fix conflicting CSS on syntax highlighted blocks (#6991). Fixes #19445 and #19445.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.9.3 (Oct 25, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Convert the "Cryptography" settings panel to an HTML table to assist screen reader users. (#6968). Contributed by andybalaam.
  • Swap order of private space creation and tweak copy (#6967). Fixes #18768 and #18768.
  • Add spacing to Room settings - Notifications subsection (#6962). Contributed by CicadaCinema.
  • Use HTML tables for some tabular user interface areas, to assist with screen reader use (#6955). Contributed by andybalaam.
  • Fix space invite edge cases (#6884). Fixes #19010 #17345 and #19010.
  • Allow options to cascade kicks/bans throughout spaces (#6829). Fixes #18969 and #18969.
  • Make public space alias field mandatory again (#6921). Fixes #19003 and #19003.
  • Add progress bar to restricted room upgrade dialog (#6919). Fixes #19146 and #19146.
  • Add customisation point for visibility of invites and room creation (#6922). Fixes #19331 and #19331.
  • Inhibit Unable to get validated threepid error during UIA (#6928). Fixes #18883 and #18883.
  • Tweak room list skeleton UI height and behaviour (#6926). Fixes #18231 #16581 and #18231.
  • If public room creation fails, retry without publishing it (#6872). Fixes #19194 and #19194. Contributed by AndrewFerr.
  • Iterate invite your teammates to Space view (#6925). Fixes #18772 and #18772.
  • Make placeholder more grey when no input (#6840). Fixes #17243 and #17243. Contributed by wlach.
  • Respect tombstones in locally known rooms for Space children (#6906). Fixes #19246 #19256 and #19246.
  • Improve emoji shortcodes generated from annotations (#6907). Fixes #19304 and #19304.
  • Hide kick & ban options in UserInfo when looking at own profile (#6911). Fixes #19066 and #19066.
  • Add progress bar to Community to Space migration tool (#6887). Fixes #19216 and #19216.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix leave space cancel button exploding (#6966).
  • Fix edge case behaviour of the space join spinner for guests (#6972). Fixes #19359 and #19359.
  • Convert emoticon to emoji at the end of a line on send even if the cursor isn't there (#6965). Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix text overflows button on Home page (#6898). Fixes #19180 and #19180. Contributed by oliver-pham.
  • Space Room View should react to join rule changes down /sync (#6945). Fixes #19390 and #19390.
  • Hide leave section button if user isn't in the room e.g peeking (#6920). Fixes #17410 and #17410.
  • Fix bug where room list would get stuck showing no rooms (#6939). Fixes #19373 and #19373.
  • Update room settings dialog title when room name changes (#6916). Fixes #17480 and #17480. Contributed by psrpinto.
  • Fix editing losing emote-ness and rainbow-ness of messages (#6931). Fixes #19350 and #19350.
  • Remove semicolon from notifications panel (#6930). Contributed by robintown.
  • Prevent profile image in left panel's backdrop from being selected (#6924). Contributed by rom4nik.
  • Validate that the phone number verification field is filled before allowing user to submit (#6918). Fixes #19316 and #19316. Contributed by VFermat.
  • Updated how save button becomes disabled in room settings to listen for all fields instead of the most recent (#6917). Contributed by LoganArnett.
  • Use FocusLock around ContextMenus to simplify focus management (#6311). Fixes #19259 and #19259.
  • Fix space hierarchy pagination (#6908). Fixes #19276 and #19276.
  • Fix spaces keyboard shortcuts not working for last space (#6909). Fixes #19255 and #19255.
  • Use fallback avatar only for DMs with 2 people. (#6895). Fixes #18747 and #18747. Contributed by andybalaam.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.9.2 (Oct 13, 2021)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Upgrade to matrix-js-sdk#14.0.1

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.9.1 (Oct 11, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Decrease profile button touch target (#6900). Contributed by ColonisationCaptain.
  • Don't let click events propagate out of context menus (#6892).
  • Allow closing Dropdown via its chevron (#6885). Fixes #19030 and #19030.
  • Improve AUX panel behaviour (#6699). Fixes #18787 and #18787. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • A nicer opening animation for the Image View (#6454). Fixes #18186 and #18186. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • [Release] Fix space hierarchy pagination (#6910).
  • Fix leaving space via other client leaving you in undefined-land (#6891). Fixes #18455 and #18455.
  • Handle newer voice message encrypted event format for chat export (#6893). Contributed by jaiwanth-v.
  • Fix pagination when filtering space hierarchy (#6876). Fixes #19235 and #19235.
  • Fix spaces null-guard breaking the dispatcher settings watching (#6886). Fixes #19223 and #19223.
  • Fix space children without specific order being sorted after those with one (#6878). Fixes #19192 and #19192.
  • Ensure that sub-spaces aren't considered for notification badges (#6881). Fixes #18975 and #18975.
  • Fix timeline autoscroll with non-standard DPI settings. (#6880). Fixes #18984 and #18984.
  • Pluck out JoinRuleSettings styles so they apply in space settings too (#6879). Fixes #19164 and #19164.
  • Null guard around the matrixClient in SpaceStore (#6874).
  • Fix issue (https (#6871). Fixes #19138 and #19138. Contributed by psrpinto.
  • Fix pills being cut off in message bubble layout (#6865). Fixes #18627 and #18627. Contributed by robintown.
  • Fix space admin check false positive on multiple admins (#6824).
  • Fix the User View (#6860). Fixes #19158 and #19158.
  • Fix spacing for message composer buttons (#6852). Fixes #18999 and #18999.
  • Always show root event of a thread in room's timeline (#6842). Fixes #19016 and #19016.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.9.0 (Sep 27, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Fix space keyboard shortcuts conflicting with native zoom shortcuts (#19037). Fixes #18481 and undefined/element-web#18481
  • Say Joining space instead of Joining room where we know its a space (#6818). Fixes #19064 and #19064
  • Add warning that some spaces may not be relinked to the newly upgraded room (#6805). Fixes #18858 and #18858
  • Delabs Spaces, iterate some copy and move communities/space toggle to preferences (#6594). Fixes #18088, #18524 #18088 and #18088
  • Show "Message" in the user info panel instead of "Start chat" (#6319). Fixes #17877 and #17877. Contributed by SimonBrandner
  • Fix space keyboard shortcuts conflicting with native zoom shortcuts (#6804)
  • Replace plain text emoji at the end of a line (#6784). Fixes #18833 and #18833. Contributed by SimonBrandner
  • Simplify Space Panel layout and fix some edge cases (#6800). Fixes #18694 and #18694
  • Show unsent message warning on Space Panel buttons (#6778). Fixes #18891 and #18891
  • Hide mute/unmute button in UserInfo for Spaces as it makes no sense (#6790). Fixes #19007 and #19007
  • Fix automatic field population in space create menu not validating (#6792). Fixes #19005 and #19005
  • Optimize input label transition on focus (#6783). Fixes #12876 and #12876. Contributed by MadLittleMods
  • Adapt and re-use the RolesRoomSettingsTab for Spaces (#6779). Fixes #18908 #18909 and #18908
  • Deduplicate join rule management between rooms and spaces (#6724). Fixes #18798 and #18798
  • Add config option to turn on in-room event sending timing metrics (#6766)
  • Improve the upgrade for restricted user experience (#6764). Fixes #18677 and #18677
  • Improve tooltips on space quick actions and explore button (#6760). Fixes #18528 and #18528
  • Make space members and user info behave more expectedly (#6765). Fixes #17018 and #17018
  • hide no-op m.room.encryption events and better word param changes (#6747). Fixes #18597 and #18597
  • Respect m.space.parent relations if they hold valid permissions (#6746). Fixes #10935 and #10935
  • Space panel accessibility improvements (#6744). Fixes #18892 and #18892
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix spacing for message composer buttons (#6854)
  • Fix accessing field on oobData which may be undefined (#6830). Fixes #19085 and #19085
  • Fix reactions aria-label not being a string and thus being read as [Object object] (#6828)
  • Fix missing null guard in space hierarchy pagination (#6821). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#6299 and matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#6299
  • Fix checks to show prompt to start new chats (#6812)
  • Fix room list scroll jumps (#6777). Fixes #17460 #18440 and #17460. Contributed by robintown
  • Fix various message bubble alignment issues (#6785). Fixes #18293, #18294 #18305 and #18293. Contributed by robintown
  • Make message bubble font size consistent (#6795). Contributed by robintown
  • Fix edge cases around joining new room which does not belong to active space (#6797). Fixes #19025 and #19025
  • Fix edge case space issues around creation and initial view (#6798). Fixes #19023 and #19023
  • Stop spinner on space preview if the join fails (#6803). Fixes #19034 and #19034
  • Fix emoji picker and stickerpicker not appearing correctly when opened (#6793). Fixes #19012 and #19012. Contributed by Palid
  • Fix autocomplete not having y-scroll (#6794). Fixes #18997 and #18997. Contributed by Palid
  • Fix broken edge case with public space creation with no alias (#6791). Fixes #19003 and #19003
  • Redirect from /#/welcome to /#/home if already logged in (#6786). Fixes #18990 and #18990. Contributed by aaronraimist
  • Fix build issues from two conflicting PRs landing without merge conflict (#6780)
  • Render guest settings only in public rooms/spaces (#6693). Fixes #18776 and #18776. Contributed by SimonBrandner
  • Fix message bubble corners being wrong in the presence of hidden events (#6776). Fixes #18124 and #18124. Contributed by robintown
  • Debounce read marker update on scroll (#6771). Fixes #18961 and #18961
  • Use cursor:pointer on space panel buttons (#6770). Fixes #18951 and #18951
  • Fix regressed tab view buttons in space update toast (#6761). Fixes #18781 and #18781

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.8.5 (Sep 14, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Add bubble highlight styling (#6582). Fixes #18295 and #18295. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Create narrow mode for Composer (#6682). Fixes #18533 and #18533.
  • Prefer matrix.to alias links over room id in spaces & share (#6745). Fixes #18796 and #18796.
  • Stop automatic playback of voice messages if a non-voice message is encountered (#6728). Fixes #18850 and #18850.
  • Show call length during a call (#6700). Fixes #18566 and #18566. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Serialize and retry mass-leave when leaving space (#6737). Fixes #18789 and #18789.
  • Improve form handling in and around space creation (#6739). Fixes #18775 and #18775.
  • Split autoplay GIFs and videos into different settings (#6726). Fixes #5771 and #5771. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Add autoplay for voice messages (#6710). Fixes #18804, #18715, #18714 #17961 and #18804.
  • Allow to use basic html to format invite messages (#6703). Fixes #15738 and #15738. Contributed by skolmer.
  • Allow widgets, when eligible, to interact with more rooms as per MSC2762 (#6684).
  • Remove arbitrary limits from send/receive events for widgets (#6719). Fixes #17994 and #17994.
  • Reload suggested rooms if we see the state change down /sync (#6715). Fixes #18761 and #18761.
  • When creating private spaces, make the initial rooms restricted if supported (#6721). Fixes #18722 and #18722.
  • Threading exploration work (#6658). Fixes #18532 and #18532.
  • Default to Don't leave any when leaving a space (#6697). Fixes #18592 and #18592. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Special case redaction event sending from widgets per MSC2762 (#6686). Fixes #18573 and #18573.
  • Add active speaker indicators (#6639). Fixes #17627 and #17627. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Increase general app performance by optimizing layers (#6644). Fixes #18730 and #18730. Contributed by Palid.
  • Bug Fixes;
  • Fix autocomplete not having y-scroll (#6802).
  • Fix emoji picker and stickerpicker not appearing correctly when opened (#6801).
  • Debounce read marker update on scroll (#6774).
  • Fix Space creation wizard go to my first room button behaviour (#6748). Fixes #18764 and #18764.
  • Fix scroll being stuck at bottom (#6751). Fixes #18903 and #18903.
  • Fix widgets not remembering identity verification when asked to. (#6742). Fixes #15631 and #15631.
  • Add missing pluralisation i18n strings for Spaces (#6738). Fixes #18780 and #18780.
  • Make ForgotPassword UX slightly more user friendly (#6636). Fixes #11531 and #11531. Contributed by Palid.
  • Don't context switch room on SpaceStore ready as it can break permalinks (#6730). Fixes #17974 and #17974.
  • Fix explore rooms button not working during space creation wizard (#6729). Fixes #18762 and #18762.
  • Fix bug where one party's media would sometimes not be shown (#6731).
  • Only make the initial space rooms suggested by default (#6714). Fixes #18760 and #18760.
  • Replace fake username in EventTilePreview with a proper loading state (#6702). Fixes #15897 and #15897. Contributed by skolmer.
  • Don't send prehistorical events to widgets during decryption at startup (#6695). Fixes #18060 and #18060.
  • When creating subspaces properly set restricted join rule (#6725). Fixes #18797 and #18797.
  • Fix the Image View not openning for some pinned messages (#6723). Fixes #18422 and #18422. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Show autocomplete sections vertically (#6722). Fixes #18860 and #18860. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix EmojiPicker filtering to lower case emojibase data strings (#6717). Fixes #18686 and #18686.
  • Clear currentRoomId when viewing home page, fixing document title (#6716). Fixes #18668 and #18668.
  • Fix membership updates to Spaces not applying in real-time (#6713). Fixes #18737 and #18737.
  • Don't show a double stacked invite modals when inviting to Spaces (#6698). Fixes #18745 and #18745. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Remove non-functional DuckDuckGo Autocomplete Provider (#6712). Fixes #18778 and #18778.
  • Filter members on MemberList load (#6708). Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix improper voice messages being produced in Firefox and sometimes other browsers. (#6696). Fixes #18587 and #18587.
  • Fix client forgetting which capabilities a widget was approved for (#6685). Fixes #18786 and #18786.
  • Fix left panel widgets not remembering collapsed state (#6687). Fixes #17803 and #17803.
  • Fix changelog link colour back to blue (#6692). Fixes #18726 and #18726.
  • Soften codeblock border color (#6564). Fixes #18367 and #18367. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Pause ringing more aggressively (#6691). Fixes #18588 and #18588. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix command autocomplete (#6680). Fixes #18670 and #18670. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Don't re-sort the room-list based on profile/status changes (#6595). Fixes #110 and #110. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix codeblock formatting with syntax highlighting on (#6681). Fixes #18739 #18365 and #18739. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Add padding to the Add button in the notification settings (#6665). Fixes #18706 and #18706. Contributed by SimonBrandner.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.8.4 (Sep 13, 2021)

  • SECURITY FIXES:
  • Fix a security issue with message key sharing. See https://matrix.org/blog/2021/09/13/vulnerability-disclosure-key-sharing for details.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.8.2 (Aug 31, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Documentation for sentry config (#18608). Contributed by novocaine.
  • [Release]Increase general app performance by optimizing layers (#6672). Fixes #18730 and #18730. Contributed by Palid.
  • Add a warning on E2EE rooms if you try to make them public (#5698). Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Allow pagination of the space hierarchy and use new APIs (#6507). Fixes #18089 and #18427.
  • Improve emoji in composer (#6650). Fixes #18593 and #18593. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Allow playback of replied-to voice message (#6629). Fixes #18599 and #18599. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Format autocomplete suggestions vertically (#6620). Fixes #17574 and #17574. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Remember last MemberList search query per-room (#6640). Fixes #18613 and #18613. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Sentry rageshakes (#6597). Fixes #11111 and #11111. Contributed by novocaine.
  • Autocomplete has been updated to match modern accessibility standards. Navigate via up/down arrows rather than Tab. Enter or Tab to confirm a suggestion. This should be familiar to Slack & Discord users. You can now use Tab to navigate around the application and do more without touching your mouse. No more accidentally sending half of people's names because the completion didn't fire on Enter! (#5659). Fixes #4872, #11071, #17171, #15646 #4872 and #4872.
  • Add new call tile states (#6610). Fixes #18521 and #18521. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Left align call tiles (#6609). Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Make loading encrypted images look snappier (#6590). Fixes #17878 and #17862. Contributed by Palid.
  • Offer a way to create a space based on existing community (#6543). Fixes #18092.
  • Accessibility improvements in and around Spaces (#6569). Fixes #18094 and #18094.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • [Release] Fix commit edit history (#6690). Fixes #18742 and #18742. Contributed by Palid.
  • Fix images not rendering when sent from other clients. (#6661). Fixes #18702 and #18702.
  • Fix autocomplete scrollbar and make the autocomplete a little smaller (#6655). Fixes #18682 and #18682. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix replies on the bubble layout (#6451). Fixes #18184. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Show "Enable encryption in settings" only when the user can do that (#6646). Fixes #18646 and #18646. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix cross signing setup from settings screen (#6633). Fixes #17761 and #17761.
  • Fix call tiles on the bubble layout (#6647). Fixes #18648 and #18648. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix error on accessing encrypted media without encryption keys (#6625). Contributed by Palid.
  • Fix jitsi widget sometimes being permanently stuck in the bottom-right corner (#6632). Fixes #17226 and #17226. Contributed by Palid.
  • Fix FilePanel pagination in E2EE rooms (#6630). Fixes #18415 and #18415. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix call tile buttons (#6624). Fixes #18565 and #18565. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix vertical call tile spacing issues (#6621). Fixes #18558 and #18558. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix long display names in call tiles (#6618). Fixes #18562 and #18562. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Avoid access token overflow (#6616). Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Properly handle media errors (#6615). Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix glare related regressions (#6614). Fixes #18538 and #18538. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix long display names in call toasts (#6617). Fixes #18557 and #18557. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix PiP of held calls (#6611). Fixes #18539 and #18539. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix call tile behaviour on narrow layouts (#6556). Fixes #18398. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix video call persisting when widget removed (#6608). Fixes #15703 and #15703.
  • Fix toast colors (#6606). Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Remove tiny scrollbar dot from code blocks (#6596). Fixes #18474. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Improve handling of pills in the composer (#6353). Fixes #10134 #10896 and #15037. Contributed by SimonBrandner.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.8.1 (Aug 17, 2021)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix multiple VoIP regressions (matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#1860).

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.8.0 (Aug 16, 2021)

  • Features:
  • Show how long a call was on call tiles (#6570). Fixes #18405. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Add regional indicators to emoji picker (#6490). Fixes #14963. Contributed by robintown.
  • Make call control buttons accessible to screen reader users (#6181). Fixes #18358. Contributed by pvagner.
  • Skip sending a thumbnail if it is not a sufficient saving over the original (#6559). Fixes #17906.
  • Increase PiP snapping speed (#6539). Fixes #18371. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Improve and move the incoming call toast (#6470). Fixes #17912. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Allow all of the URL schemes that Firefox allows (#6457). Contributed by aaronraimist.
  • Improve bubble layout colors (#6452). Fixes #18081. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Spaces let users switch between Home and All Rooms behaviours (#6497). Fixes #18093.
  • Support for MSC2285 (hidden read receipts) (#6390). Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Group pinned message events with MELS (#6349). Fixes #17938. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Make version copiable (#6227). Fixes #17603 and #18329. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Improve voice messages uploading state (#6530). Fixes #18226 and #18224.
  • Add surround with feature (#5510). Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Improve call event tile wording (#6545). Fixes #18376. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Show an avatar/a turned off microphone icon for muted users (#6486). Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Prompt user to leave rooms/subspaces in a space when leaving space (#6424). Fixes #18071.
  • Add support for screen sharing in 1:1 calls (#5992). Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Dismiss electron download toast when clicking Open (#18267). Fixes #18266.
  • [Release] Fix glare related regressions (#6622). Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • [Release] Fix PiP of held calls (#6612). Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • [Release] Fix toast colors (#6607). Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix [object Object] in Widget Permissions (#6560). Fixes #18384. Contributed by Palid.
  • Fix right margin for events on IRC layout (#6542). Fixes #18354.
  • Mirror only usermedia feeds (#6512). Fixes #5633. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix LogoutDialog warning + TypeScript migration (#6533).
  • Fix the wrong font being used in the room topic field (#6527). Fixes #18339. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix inconsistent styling for links on hover (#6513). Contributed by janogarcia.
  • Fix incorrect height for encoded placeholder images (#6514). Contributed by Palid.
  • Fix call events layout for message bubble (#6465). Fixes #18144.
  • Improve subspaces and some utilities around room/space creation (#6458). Fixes #18090 #18091 and #17256.
  • Restore pointer cursor for SenderProfile in message bubbles (#6501). Fixes #18249.
  • Fix issues with the Call View (#6472). Fixes #18221. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Align event list summary read receipts when using message bubbles (#6500). Fixes #18143.
  • Better positioning for unbubbled events in timeline (#6477). Fixes #18132.
  • Realign reactions row with messages in modern layout (#6491). Fixes #18118. Contributed by robintown.
  • Fix CreateRoomDialog exploding when making public room outside of a space (#6492). Fixes #18275.
  • Fix call crashing because element was undefined (#6488). Fixes #18270. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Upscale thumbnails to the container size (#6589). Fixes #18307.
  • Fix create room dialog in spaces no longer adding to the space (#6587). Fixes #18465.
  • Don't show a modal on call reject/user hangup (#6580). Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fade Call View Buttons after componentDidMount (#6581). Fixes #18439. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix missing expand button on codeblocks (#6565). Fixes #18388. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • allow customizing the bubble layout colors (#6568). Fixes #18408. Contributed by benneti.
  • Don't flash "Missed call" when accepting a call (#6567). Fixes #18404. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix clicking whitespaces on replies (#6571). Fixes #18327. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix composer not being disabled when sending voice messages (#6562). Fixes #18413.
  • Fix sizing issues of the screen picker (#6498). Fixes #18281. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Stop voice messages that are playing when starting a recording (#6563). Fixes #18410.
  • Fix random box appearing when clicking room list headers. (#6561). Fixes #18414.
  • Null guard space inviter to prevent the app exploding (#6558).
  • Make the ringing sound mutable/disablable (#6534). Fixes #15591. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix wrong cursor being used in PiP (#6551). Fixes #18383. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Re-pin Jitsi if the widget already exists (#6226). Fixes #17679. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix broken call notification regression (#6526). Fixes #18335. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • createRoom, only send join rule event if we have a join rule to put in it (#6516). Fixes #18301.
  • Fix clicking pills inside replies (#6508). Fixes #18283. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
  • Fix grecaptcha regression (#6503). Fixes #18284. Contributed by Palid.
  • Fix compatibility with accounts where the security passphrase was created on a mobile device (#1819).

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.34 (Aug 2, 2021)

  • SECURITY FIXES:;
  • Sanitize untrusted variables from message previews before translation Fixes vector-im/element-web#18314
  • Features:
  • Fix editing of <sub> & <sup> & <u> #6469 Fixes #18211
  • Zoom images in lightbox to where the cursor points #6418 Fixes #17870
  • Avoid hitting the settings store from TextForEvent #6205 Fixes #17650
  • Initial MSC3083 + MSC3244 support #6212 Fixes #17686 and #17661
  • Navigate to the first room with notifications when clicked on space notification dot #5974
  • Add matrix: to the list of permitted URL schemes #6388
  • Add "Copy Link" to room context menu #6374
  • 💭 Message bubble layout #6291 Fixes #4635, #17773 #16220 and #7687
  • Play only one audio file at a time #6417 Fixes #17439
  • Move download button for media to the action bar #6386 Fixes #17943
  • Improved display of one-to-one call history with summary boxes for each call #6121 Fixes #16409
  • Notification settings UI refresh #6352 Fixes #17782
  • Fix EventIndex double handling events and erroring #6385 Fixes #18008
  • Improve reply rendering #3553 Fixes vector-im/riot-web#9217, vector-im/riot-web#7633, vector-im/riot-web#7530, vector-im/riot-web#7169, vector-im/riot-web#7151, vector-im/riot-web#6692 vector-im/riot-web#6579 and #17440
  • Improve performance of room name calculation #1801
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix browser history getting stuck looping back to the same room #18053
  • Fix space shortcuts on layouts with non-English keys in the places of numbers #17780 Fixes #17776
  • Fix CreateRoomDialog exploding when making public room outside of a space #6493
  • Fix regression where registration would soft-crash on captcha #6505 Fixes #18284
  • only send join rule event if we have a join rule to put in it #6517
  • Improve the new download button's discoverability and interactions. #6510
  • Fix voice recording UI looking broken while microphone permissions are being requested. #6479 Fixes #18223
  • Match colors of room and user avatars in DMs #6393 Fixes #2449
  • Fix onPaste handler to work with copying files from Finder #5389 Fixes #15536 and #16255
  • Fix infinite pagination loop when offline #6478 Fixes #18242
  • Fix blurhash rounded corners missing regression #6467 Fixes #18110
  • Fix position of the space hierarchy spinner #6462 Fixes #18182
  • Fix display of image messages that lack thumbnails #6456 Fixes #18175
  • Fix crash with large audio files. #6436 Fixes #18149
  • Make diff colors in codeblocks more pleasant #6355 Fixes #17939
  • Show the correct audio file duration while loading the file. #6435 Fixes #18160
  • Fix various timeline settings not applying immediately. #6261 Fixes #17748
  • Fix issues with room list duplication #6391 Fixes #14508
  • Fix grecaptcha throwing useless error sometimes #6401 Fixes #15142
  • Update Emojibase and Twemoji and switch to IamCal (Slack-style) shortcodes #6347 Fixes #13857 and #13334
  • Respect compound emojis in default avatar initial generation #6397 Fixes #18040
  • Fix bug where the 'other homeserver' field in the server selection dialog would become briefly focus and then unfocus when clicked. #6394 Fixes #18031
  • Standardise spelling and casing of homeserver, identity server, and integration manager #6365
  • Fix widgets not receiving decrypted events when they have permission. #6371 Fixes #17615
  • Prevent client hangs when calculating blurhashes #6366 Fixes #17945
  • Exclude state events from widgets reading room events #6378
  • Cache feature_spaces* flags to improve performance #6381

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.33 (Jul 19, 2021)

  • Translations update from Weblate #17991
  • Revert "Don't run nginx as root in docker" #17990
  • Don't run nginx as root in docker #17927
  • Add VS Code to gitignore #17982
  • Remove canvas native dependencies from Dockerfile #17973
  • Remove node-canvas devDependency #17967
  • Add reskindex to development steps #17926
  • Update Modernizr and stop it from polluting classes on the html tag #17921
  • Convert a few files to TS #17895
  • Do not generate a lockfile when running in CI #17902
  • Fix lockfile to match listed dependencies #17888
  • Remove PostCSS calc() processing #17856
  • Make issue template styling more consistent and improve PR template #17691
  • Update jsrsasign to ^10.2.0 (Includes fix for CVE-2021-30246) #17170
  • Migrate to eslint-plugin-matrix-org #17847
  • Remove spurious overflow: auto on #matrixchat element #17647
  • Enhance security by disallowing CSP object-src rule #17818

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.32 (Jul 6, 2021)

  • Update to react-sdk v3.25.0-rc.1 and js-sdk v12.0.1-rc.1
  • Translations update from Weblate #17832
  • Fix canvas-filter-polyfill mock path #17785
  • Mock context-filter-polyfill for app-tests #17774
  • Add libera.chat to default room directory #17772
  • Improve typing of Event Index Manager / Seshat #17704
  • Bump dns-packet from 1.3.1 to 1.3.4 #17478
  • Update matrix-widget-api to fix build issues #17747
  • Fix whitespace in Dockerfile #17742
  • Upgrade @types/react and @types/react-dom #17723
  • Spaces keyboard shortcuts first cut #17457
  • Labs: feature_report_to_moderators #17694

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.31 (Jun 21, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.24.0 and JS SDK 12.0.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.30 (Jun 7, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.23.0 and JS SDK 11.2.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.29 (May 25, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.22.0 and JS SDK 11.1.0
  • [Release] Bump libolm dependency, and update package name #17456

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.29 RC 1 (May 25, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.22.0-rc.1 and JS SDK 11.1.0-rc.1
  • Translations update from Weblate #17384
  • Prevent minification of .html files #17349
  • Update matrix-widget-api/react-sdk dependency reference #17346
  • Add yarn start:https #16989
  • Translations update from Weblate #17239
  • Remove "in development" flag from voice messages labs documentation #17204
  • Add required webpack+jest config to load Safari support modules #17193

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.28 (May 17, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.21.0 and JS SDK 11.0.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.27 (May 10, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.20.0 and JS SDK 10.1.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.26 (Apr 27, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.19.0 and JS SDK 10.0.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.25 (Apr 14, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.18.0 and JS SDK 9.11.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.24 (Mar 29, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.17.0 and JS SDK 9.10.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.23 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.16.0 and JS SDK 9.9.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.22 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.15.0 and JS SDK 9.8.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.21 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.14.0 and JS SDK 9.7.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.20 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.13.1

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.10 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • [Release] Adjust for new widget messaging APIs #15497
  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.6.1

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.9 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.6.0 and JS SDK 8.5.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.8 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.5.0 and JS SDK 8.4.1

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.7 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.4.1

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.6 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.4.0 and JS SDK 8.3.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.5 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.3.0 and JS SDK 8.2.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.4 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.2.0 and JS SDK 8.1.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.3 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.1.0 and JS SDK 8.0.1

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.2 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 3.0.0 and JS SDK 8.0.0
  • Update from Weblate #14778
  • Capitalize letters #14566
  • Configure eslint package and fix lint issues #14673
  • Riot → Element #14581
  • Remove labs info for the new room list #14603
  • Convince Webpack to use development on CI #14593
  • Move dev dep to the right place #14572
  • Bump lodash from 4.17.15 to 4.17.19 #14552
  • Update all mobile links to match marketing site #14541

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.1 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 2.10.1
  • Fix SSO session ID paramater #14544
  • Run pngcrush on vector-icons #14488
  • Fix hosting signup link #14502
  • Use the right protocol for SSO URLs #14513
  • Fix mstile-310x150 by renaming it #14485
  • Update blog and twitter links to point to Element #14478

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.7.0 (Mar 23, 2021)

  • App name changed from Riot to Element
  • Upgrade to React SDK 2.10.0
  • Remove redundant enum #14472
  • Remove font scaling from labs #14355
  • Update documentation and remove labs flag for new room list #14375
  • Update from Weblate #14434
  • Release the irc layout from labs #14350
  • Fix welcomeBackgroundUrl array causing background to change during use #14368
  • Be more explicit about type when calling platform startUpdater #14299

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.6.8 (Jul 3, 2020)

  • Upgrade to JS SDK 7.1.0 and React SDK 2.9.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.6.7 (Jun 30, 2020)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 2.8.1

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.6.6 (Jun 24, 2020)

  • Upgrade to JS SDK 7.0.0 and React SDK 2.8.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.6.5 (Jun 17, 2020)

  • Upgrade to JS SDK 6.2.2 and React SDK 2.7.2

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.6.3 (Jun 5, 2020)

  • Riot Web 1.6.3 fixes a vulnerability in single sign-on (SSO) deployments where Riot Web could be confused into sending authentication details to an attacker-controlled server. Thanks to Quentin Gliech for responsibly disclosing this via Matrix's Security Disclosure Policy.
  • Fix login loop where the sso flow returns to #/login to release

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.6.2 (May 28, 2020)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 2.6.1

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.6.1 (May 20, 2020)

  • Riot Setup 1.6.1.exe

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.6.0 (May 7, 2020)

  • Cross-signing and E2EE by default for DMs and private rooms enabled
  • Upgrade to React SDK 2.5.0 and JS SDK 6.0.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.5.15 (Apr 1, 2020)

  • Upgrade React SDK to 2.3.1 for Jitsi fixes
  • Fix popout support for jitsi widgets #12980

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.5.14 (Mar 30, 2020)

  • Upgrade JS SDK to 5.2.0 and React SDK to 2.3.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.5.13 (Mar 17, 2020)

  • Upgrade to JS SDK 5.1.1 and React SDK 2.2.3

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.5.12 (Mar 4, 2020)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 2.2.1
  • Revert to Electron 7.1.12 to fix Arch Linux tray icon
  • Fix image download links so they open in a new tab

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.5.11 (Mar 2, 2020)

  • Upgrade to JS SDK 5.1.0 and React SDK 2.2.0
  • Fix SSO flows for Electron 8.0.2 by disabling will-navigate #12585

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.5.10 (Feb 19, 2020)

  • Get rid of dependence on usercontent.riot.im #12292
  • Add experimental support tier #12377

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.5.9 (Feb 17, 2020)

  • Automate SDK dep upgrades for release #12374

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.5.8 (Feb 17, 2020)

  • Fixes for alias display and copy / paste on composer

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.5.7 (Jan 27, 2020)

  • Enable and document presence in room list feature flag #11830

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.5.5 (Nov 27, 2019)

  • Upgrade to JS SDK 2.5.4 to relax identity server discovery and E2EE debugging
  • Upgrade to React SDK 1.7.4 to fix override behaviour of themes
  • Clarify that cross-signing is in development
  • Sign all of the Windows executable files

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.5.3 (Nov 6, 2019)

  • Remove the 'auto hide menu bar' option on Mac #11326
  • Expose feature_user_info_panel on riot.im/develop #11304
  • Upgrade electron-notarize #11312
  • Fix close window behaviour on Macos #11309
  • Merge: Add dependency to eslint-plugin-react-hooks as react-sdk did #11307
  • Add dependency to eslint-plugin-react-hooks as react-sdk did #11306
  • Update from Weblate #11300

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.5.1 (Nov 4, 2019)

  • Updated react-sdk with fix for bug that caused room filtering to omit results.
  • Add ability to hide tray icon on non-Mac (which has no tray icon) #11258
  • Fix bug preventing display from sleeping after a call #11264
  • Remove mention of CI scripts from docs #11257
  • Fix skinning replaces being broken since being rewritten as React FC's #11254
  • Update config docs about identity servers #11249
  • Remove unneeded help about identity servers #11248
  • Update from Weblate #11243
  • Update sample config for new matrix.org CS API URL #11207
  • clarify where the e2e tests are located #11115
  • Update from Weblate #11171
  • Prevent referrers from being sent #6155
  • Add darkModeSupport to allow dark themed title bar. #11140
  • Fix the label of Turkish language #11124
  • Update default HS config to match well-known #11112

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.5.0 (Oct 18, 2019)

  • Upgrade to JS SDK v2.4.2 and React SDK v1.7.0
  • Port Windows signing and macOS notarization to release #11158
  • Sign main Windows executable #11126
  • Notarise the macOS app #11119

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.4.2 (Oct 4, 2019)

  • Document troubleshooting for memory leaks and getting profiles

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.4.1 (Oct 2, 2019)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 1.6.1 to fix critical blank screen issue
  • Upgrade to JS SDK 2.4.1 to to ignore crypto events with empty content
  • Update from Weblate #11010
  • Update from Weblate #11001
  • Upgrade deps #10980

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.4.0 (Sep 27, 2019)

  • Many improvements related to privacy and user control of identity services and integration managers
  • Upgrade to React SDK 1.6.0 and JS SDK 2.4.0

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.3.6 (Sep 19, 2019)

  • Fix origin migrator for SSO logins #10920

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.3.5 (Sep 16, 2019)

  • Updated js-sdk and react-sdk for some more minor bugfixes

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.3.4 (Sep 12, 2019)

  • Updated react-sdk and tweaks to mobile install guide

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.3.2 (Aug 5, 2019)

  • Updated react-sdk for deactivated account error message on login

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.3.1 (Aug 5, 2019)

  • Updated js-sdk for notifications fix and react-sdk for registration fix

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.3.0 (Jul 18, 2019)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 1.4.0 and JS SDK 2.2.0
  • Message editing and reactions features enabled
  • Remove edits and reactions feature flags from docs and config #10365

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.2.4 (Jul 11, 2019)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 1.3.1 and JS SDK 2.1.1
  • Upgrade lodash dependencies
  • JS SDK 2.1.1 includes a fix for ephemeral event processing
  • React SDK 1.3.1 includes a fix for account deactivation

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.2.3 (Jul 8, 2019)

  • Upgrade to React SDK 1.3.0 and JS SDK 2.1.0
  • JS SDK 2.1.0 includes a fix for an exception whilst syncing

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.2.2 (Jun 19, 2019)

  • Update to react-sdk and js-sdk rc.2 for registration fixes, redaction local echo fix and removing unnecessary calls to the integration manager.
  • Update from Weblate #10012
  • Add funding details for GitHub sponsor button #9982
  • Do not fail on server liveliness checks during startup #9960
  • Hide guest functions on the welcome page if not logged in #9957
  • Add Albanian and West Flemish languages #9953
  • Update from Weblate #9951
  • Add docs for defaultCountryCode #9927
  • Use the user's pre-existing HS when config validation fails #9892
  • Low bandwidth mode #9909
  • Fix Twemoji loading on Windows dev machines #9869
  • Base Docker image on nginx:alpine, not the larger nginx:latest #9848
  • Validate homeserver configuration prior to loading the app #9779
  • Show resolved homeserver configuration on the mobile guide #9726
  • Flag the validated config as the default config #9721
  • Clarify comment on is_url and hs_url handling #9719
  • Validate default homeserver config before loading the app #9496

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.2.1 (May 31, 2019)

  • Upgrade JS SDK to 2.0.0 and React SDK to 1.2.1 to fix key backup and native emoji height

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.2.0 (May 29, 2019)

  • Upgrade to JS SDK v1.2.0 and React SDK v1.2.0 to fix some regressions

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.1.2 (May 15, 2019)

  • react-sdk v1.1.2 to fix single sign-on and GIF autoplaying

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.1.1 (May 14, 2019)

  • react-sdk v1.1.1 to fix regressions with registration

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.1.0 (May 8, 2019)

  • Add Dockerfile #9632
  • Add Dockerfile (part 2) #9426
  • Add new scalar staging url #9601

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.0.8 (Apr 16, 2019)

  • No changes in this release. This is the same code as v1.0.7 from our new clean-room packaging and signing infrastructure.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.0.7 (Apr 8, 2019)

  • Hotfix: bump js-sdk to 1.0.4

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.0.5 (Mar 21, 2019)

  • Hotfix for #9205 disabling jump prevention for typing notifications, while we're reworking this functionally to enable it again soon.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.0.4 (Mar 18, 2019)

  • Update from Weblate #9152
  • Use modern Yarn version on Travis CI #9151
  • Switch to yarn for dependency management #9132
  • Update from Weblate #9104
  • Don't copy the 32 bit linux deb #9075
  • Change olm dependency to normal dep #9068
  • Add modular.im hosting link to electron app config #9047
  • Nudge karma to 3.1.2 #8991
  • Add support for localConfig at $appData/config.json. #8983

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.0.3 (Mar 6, 2019)

  • react-sdk 1.0.3 to fix ctrl+k shortcut and room list bugs

New in Element (formerly Riot) 1.0.2 (Mar 6, 2019)

  • New react-sdk for minor hosting link fixes

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.17.9 (Jan 22, 2019)

  • Bugfix in react-sdk for setting DM rooms

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.17.8 (Dec 11, 2018)

  • No changes since rc.1

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.17.3 (Oct 30, 2018)

  • Fix for autocompleting text emoji from react-sdk v0.14.2

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.17.1 (Oct 19, 2018)

  • Stop electron crashing #7517

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.17.0 (Oct 16, 2018)

  • Phased rollout of lazyloading
  • Update to latest electron builder

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.16.5 (Oct 2, 2018)

  • Don't show mobile guide if deep linking #7415
  • Don't show custom server bit on matrix.org #7408

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.16.4 (Sep 10, 2018)

  • Update from Weblate. #7296
  • Fix config not loading & mobileguide script being loaded in riot #7288
  • Instructions for installing mobile apps #7272
  • Tidy up index.js #7265

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.16.3 (Sep 4, 2018)

  • SECURITY FIX: This version (and release candidates) pull in an upstream security fix from electron to fix CVE-2018-15685. Electron users should update as soon as possible. Riot-web run outsiude of Electron is unaffected.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.16.2 (Aug 24, 2018)

  • Support new server notices format

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.16.1 (Aug 20, 2018)

  • Update from Weblate.
  • CSS for MAU warning bar
  • CSS for user limit error
  • Unpin sanitize-html
  • Pin sanitize-html to 0.18.2

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.16.0 (Jul 31, 2018)

  • Update react-sdk version for bugfixes with Jitsi widgets and the new composer

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.15.7 (Jul 10, 2018)

  • Update react-sdk and js-sdk

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.15.4 (May 26, 2018)

  • Add cookie policy link to desktop app config

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.15.3 (May 18, 2018)

  • Fix right click menu in electron #6763
  • Update to electron 2.0.1 #6764
  • Hide URL options for e2e blob: URL images #6765

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.15.2 (May 18, 2018)

  • Update to matrix-react-sdk v0.12.5 to fix image size jumps

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.15.1 (May 17, 2018)

  • Fix package-lock.json which was causing errors building the Electron app
  • Update Electron version

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.14.2 (May 1, 2018)

  • No changes since rc.3

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.14.1 (Apr 13, 2018)

  • Remove presence management feature from labs
  • Fix an issue where Riot would fail to load at all if certain extensions were installed on Firefox
  • Fix an issue where e2e cryptography could be disabled due to a migration error.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.14.0 (Apr 11, 2018)

  • Cosmetic changes for group UI

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.13.5 (Feb 9, 2018)

  • SECURITY UPDATE: Sanitise URLs from 'external_url'. Thanks to walle303 for contacting us about this vulnerability.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.13.4 (Jan 4, 2018)

  • Change config of riot.im electron build to fix some widgets not working. This only affects electron builds using the riot.im config - for all other builds, this is identical to v0.13.3.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.13.3 (Dec 4, 2017)

  • Bump js-sdk, react-sdk version to pull in fix for setting room publicity in a group.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.13.1 (Nov 18, 2017)

  • SECURITY UPDATE: Fix the force TURN option for inbound calls. This option forced the use of TURN but only worked for outbound calls and not inbound calls. This means that if you enabled this option expecting it to mask your IP address in calls, your IP would still have been revealed to the room if you accepted an incoming call.
  • Also adds the Slovak translation.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.12.7 (Oct 17, 2017)

  • Released versions of react-sdk & js-sdk

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.12.3 (Sep 7, 2017)

  • No changes

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.12.2 (Aug 29, 2017)

  • Update react-sdk and js-sdk to fix bugs with incoming calls, messages and notifications in encrypted rooms.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.11.4 (Jun 22, 2017)

  • Update matrix-js-sdk and react-sdk to fix a regression where the
  • background indexedb worker was disabled, failures to open indexeddb
  • causing the app to fail to start, a race when starting that could break
  • switching to rooms, and the inability to to invite user with mixed case
  • usernames.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.11.3 (Jun 21, 2017)

  • Update to matrix-react-sdk 0.9.6 to fix infinite spinner bugs and some parts of the app that had missed translation.

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.10.1 (Jun 5, 2017)

  • Update to matrix-react-sdk 0.9.1 to fix i18n error which broke start chat in some circumstances

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.9.7 (Mar 6, 2017)

  • Update to matrix-js-sdk 0.7.5 (no changes from 0.7.5-rc.3)
  • Update to matrix-react-sdk 0.8.6 (no changes from 0.8.6-rc.3)

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.9.7 RC3 (Mar 6, 2017)

  • Update to latest Olm to fix key import/export and use of megolm sessions created on more recent versions
  • Update to latest matrix-react-sdk and matrix-js-sdk to fix e2e device handling

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.9.7 RC2 (Mar 6, 2017)

  • Update matrix-js-sdk to get new device change notifications interface for more reliable e2e crypto

New in Element (formerly Riot) 0.9.7 RC1 (Mar 6, 2017)

  • Better user interface for screen readers and keyboard navigation
  • Allow mxc: URLs for icons in the NetworkDropdown
  • make TopRightMenu more intuitive
  • Handle icons with width > height
  • Fix jenkins build
  • Add CSS for a support box in login
  • Allow a custom login logo to be displayed on login
  • Fix the width of input fields within login/reg box
  • Set BaseAvatar_image bg colour = #fff
  • only recalculate favicon if it changes
  • CSS tweak for email address lookup
  • Glue the dialog to rageshake: honour sendLogs flag.
  • Don't use hash-named directory for dev server
  • Implement bug reporting logic
  • Add css for bug report dialog
  • Increase the max-height of the expanded status bar
  • Hopefully, fix intermittent test failure
  • CSS for 'searching known users'
  • Animate status bar max-height and margin-top
  • Add eslint config
  • Re-position typing avatars relative to "is typing"
  • CSS for avatars that appear when users are typing
  • Add StartupWMClass
  • Fix link to image for event options menu
  • Make riot desktop single instance
  • Add electron tray icon
  • Fixes to electron desktop notifs
  • Auto-hide the electron menu bar
  • A couple of tweaks to the karma config
  • Deploy script
  • Use the postcss-webpack-loader
  • Switch CSS to using postcss, and implement a dark theme.
  • Update redeploy script to keep old bundles
  • Include current version in update check explicitly
  • Add another layer of directory to webpack chunks
  • Fix links to fonts and images from CSS
  • Put parent build hash in webpack output filenames
  • update README to point to new names/locations