deltachat-ios

Delta Chat iOS Changelog

v1.44.1

2024-03

show message content in PUSH notifications (unless disabled in the system settings)
nicer summaries by using some emojis for attachment types
“Message long-tap / Select More” added for read-only chats
paste QR codes from any QR code page
fix: open chats directly at the end, no more visible scrolling
fix input bar displayed during attach or info sometimes
fix: do not play a sound or switch on display for muted chat’s PUSH notifications
fix: not not add notifications for reactions
fix: add white background to transparent avatars
fix crashes when exporting or importing huge accounts
fix: remove leading whitespace from subject
fix problem with sharing the same key by several accounts
fix busy looping eg. during key import
fix remote group membership changes always overriding local ones
update translations
update to core 1.136.6

v1.44.0

2024-03

PUSH notification if supported by providers as chatmail
send any emoji as reaction 💕
enlarge the account switcher by swiping up
offer “Select more” in read-only chats as well
sync self-avatar and self-signature text across devices
recognize “Trash” folder by name in case it is not flagged as such by the server
send group avatars inline so that they do not appear as unexpected attachments
fix: scroll down on opening chat
fix sending sync messages on updating self-name etc.
fix sometimes slow reconnects
more bug fixes
update translations and local help
update to core 1.136.2

v1.43.1 Testflight

2024-02

add “Reactions”: long tap a message to react to it ❤️
reactions from others are shown below the messages
tap a reaction below a message to get reaction details
sharing QR code now shares “Invite Link”: if tapped by with Delta Chat users, Delta Chat opens; otherwise the browser opens; the server does not get any information about the link details (as “Fragment” is not sent to server)
copying/pasting QR code data now also supports invite links
updated “welcome message” now focuses about how to get in contact
add meaningful info message if provider does not allow unencrypted messages
new option “Settings / Advanced / Read System Address Book”: when enabled, the address book addresses are added to the “New Chat” activity
faster reconnects when switching from a bad or offline network to a working network
force a display name to be set when using an instant onboarding QR code
add “Scan QR Code” button to ‘New Chat’
sum up all fresh messages of all accounts in app-icon
improve notification statistics in “Connectivity View”
move ‘pinned’ indicator right for cleaner UI
focus on name and state for guaranteed e2ee chats; email address and other data are available in the profile
add device message if outgoing messages are undecryptable
add “From:” to protected headers for signed-only messages generated by some apps
sync user actions for ad-hoc groups across devices
sync contact creation/rename across devices
encrypt read receipts
only try to configure non-strict TLS checks if explicitly set
accept i.delta.chat as well as openpgp4fpr: links
add link to troubleshooting for “Add as Second Device” on welcome screen and update troubleshooting
improve status/info message view
accessibility: add voice over to image/video galleries
fix chat title layout issue on iOS 16
fix: just sent message sometimes appears only after re-entering a chat
fix crashes caused by browsing through large galleries
fix some images not shown in gallery
fix: improve sharing large images and videos to Delta Chat
fix status line sharpness
fix compatibility issue with 1.42 when using “Add Second Device” or backups
fix sometimes mangled links
fix sometimes wrongly marked gossiped keys
fix: guarantee immediate message deletion if “Delete Messages from Server” is set to “At once”
fix: Never allow a message timestamp to be a lot in the future
fix: make IMAP folder handling more resilient
fix: delete resent messages on receiver side
fix: do not drop unknown report attachments, such as TLS reports
fix: be graceful with systems mangling the qr-code-date (macOS, iOS)
fix unexpected line breaks in messages (by using Quoted-Printable MIME)
fix: avoid retry sending for servers not returning a response code in time (force BCC-self)
fix partially downloaded messages getting stuck in “Downloading…”
fix inconsistent QR scan states (track forward and backward verification separately, mark 1:1 chat as verified as early as possible)
fix duplicated messages for some providers as “QQ Mail”
fix: do not remove contents from unencrypted Schleuder mailing lists messages
fix: reset message error when scheduling resending
fix marking some one-to-one chats as guaranteed
fix: avoid multiple resending of messages on slow SMTP servers
fix: more reliable connectivity information
fix: delete received outgoing messages from SMTP queue
fix timestamp of guaranteed e2ee info message for correct message ordering after backup restore
fix: add padlock to empty part if the whole message is empty
fix IDLE timeout renewal on keepalives and reduce it to 5 minutes
fix: fail fast on LIST errors to avoid busy loop when connection is lost
fix: improve checking if all members of a chat are verified
fix: same “green checkmark” message order on all platforms
fix CI by increasing TCP timeouts from 30 to 60 seconds
update translations and local help
update to core 1.135.0

v1.42.8

2023-12

fix checking for new messages in the background being aborted before finishing fetching the messages
fix: sync pin/archive across devices also for groups created by non-delta-chats clients
fix: show padlock in empty part if the whole message is empty
fix: more reliable message pushing from IMAP implementations as mailbox.org (renew IDLE timeout on keepalives and reduce it to 5 minutes)
update translations
update to core 1.132.1

v1.42.7

2023-12

sync changes on “Your Profile Name”, “Show Class Mails”, “Read Receipts” options across devices
immediate feedback when tapping chat titles
fix crashes and notification issues due to races in shutdown event handler
fix crashes and notification issues due to account lock file
fix crashes and notification issues by fading out “encrypted database” experiment introduced in 1.28.0 (database is still encrypted by the system, for existing “encrypted database” users a messages is shown)
fix: align “Disappearing Messages” options with the ones used on android/desktop
fix decryption errors when using multiple private keys
fix more log in errors for providers as 163.com; this was introduced in 1.42.3
update translations
update to core 1.132.0

v1.42.4

2023-11

fix possibly infinite IMAP loop on some providers; this was introduced in 1.42.3
fix log in error on some providers as 163.com; this was introduced in 1.42.3
fix: do not allow swipe-to-reply on daymarkers or other markers
fix instructions for how to play unsupported video formats
update translations and local help
update to core 1.131.7

v1.42.3

2023-11

fix: avoid infinite loop by failing fast on IMAP FETCH parsing errors
update translations
update to core 1.131.6

v1.42.2

2023-11

fix: do not replace the message with an error in square brackets when the sender is not a member of the protected group
fix: compare addresses on QR code scans and at similar places case-insensitively
fix: normalize addresses to lower case to catch unrecoverable typos and other rare errors
fix: fetch contact addresses in a single query
fix: sync chat name to other devices
clarify, that encrypted databases will slow down the app and notifications
update translations and local help
update to core 1.131.5

v1.42.1

2023-11

fix “Member added” message not being a system message sometimes
fix download button shown when download could be decrypted
fix missing messages because of misinterpreted server responses (ignore EOF on FETCH)
fix: re-gossip keys if a group member changed setup
fix: skip sync when chat name is set to the current one
fix: ignore unknown sync items to provide forward compatibility and to avoid creating empty message bubbles in “Saved Messages”
update translations and local help
update to core 1.131.4

v1.41.8 Testflight

2023-11

guarantee end-to-end-encryption in one-to-one chats, if possible
if end-to-end-encryption cannot be guaranteed eg. due to key changes, the chat requires a confirmation of the user
auto-detect if a new group can guaranteed end-to-end encryption (replaces experimental “verified groups”)
add “group created instructions” as info message to new chats
clone group in the group’s profile menu
synchronize Accept/Blocked, Archived, Pinned and Mute across devices
synchronize “Broadcast Lists” (experimental) across devices
“QR Invite Code” is available after group creation in the group’s profile
backup filenames include the account name now
“Broadcast Lists” (experimental) create their own chats on the receiver site
add “Introduced by” information to contact profiles
add info messages about implicitly added members
add hardcoded fallback DNS cache
more graceful ratelimit for .testrun.org subdomains
faster message detection on the server
improve handling of various partly broken encryption states by adding a secondary verified key
add “Deactivate QR code” option when showing QR codes (in addition to deactivate and reactivate QR codes by scanning them)
give instructions how to play unsupported video formats
use same voice messages bitrates as on android and respect media quality setting
add a privacy warning atop of logs
fix: allow to QR scan groups when 1:1 chat with the inviter is a contact request
fix: add “Setup Changed” message before the message
fix: read receipts created or unblock 1:1 chats sometimes
fix: do not skip actual message parts when group change messages are inserted
fix broken chat names (encode names in the List-ID to avoid SMTPUTF8 errors)
fix: mark 1:1 chat as protected when joining a group
fix: raise lower auto-download limit to 160k
fix: remove Reporting-UA from read receipt
fix: do not apply group changes to special chats; avoid adding members to trashed chats
fix: protect better against duplicate UIDs reported by IMAP servers
fix: more reliable group consistency by always automatically downloading messages up to 160k
fix: make sure, a QR scan succeeds if there is some leftover from a previously broken scan
fix: allow other guaranteed e2ee group recipients to be unverified, only check the sender verification
fix: switch to “Mutual” encryption preference on a receipt of encrypted+signed message
fix hang in receiving messages when accidentally going IDLE
fix: allow verified key changes via “member added” message
fix: partial messages do not change group state
fix: don’t implicitly delete members locally, add absent ones instead
fix configure error with “Winmail Pro Mail Server”
fix: set maximal memory usage for the internal database
fix: allow setting a draft if verification is broken
fix joining verified group via QR if contact is not already verified
fix: sort old incoming messages below all outgoing ones
fix: do not mark non-verified group chats as verified when using securejoin
fix: show only chats where we can send to on forwarding or sharing
fix: improve removing accounts in case the filesystem is busy
fix: don’t show a contact as verified if their key changed since the verification
fix sorting error with downloaded manually messages
fix group creation when the initial group message is downloaded manually
fix connectivity status view for servers not supporting IMAP IDLE
fix: don’t try to send more read receipts if there’s a temporary SMTP error
fix sending images and other files in location steaming mode
fix connectivity view layout if eg. storage shows values larger than 100%
fix scanning account-QR-codes on older phones that miss the Let’s Encrypt system certificate
fix: make Thunderbird show encrypted subjects
fix: do not create new groups if someone replies to a group message with status “failed”
fix: do not block new group chats if 1:1 chat is blocked
fix “Show full message” showing a black screen for some messages received from Microsoft Exchange
fix: skip read-only mailing lists from forwarding/share chat lists
fix: do not allow dots at the end of email addresses
fix: do not send images pasted from the keyboard unconditionally as stickers
fix: forbid membership changes from possible non-members, allow from possible members
fix: improve group consistency across members
fix: delete messages from SMTP queue only on user demand
fix: improve wrapping of email messages on the wire
fix memory leak in IMAP
fix: disable ‘Add to Home Screen’ for iOS 16+ as unsupported
update provider database
update translations and local help
using core 1.131.2

v1.40.3

2023-10

fix a crash when opening the connectivity view on newer iOS versions
minimum system version is iOS 12 now
using core119

v1.40.2

2023-10

update libwebp and other libs
remove meet.jit.si from default video chat instances as it requires login now
update translations
using core119

v1.40.0

2023-08

improve IMAP logs
update “verified icon”
fix: avoid IMAP move loops when DeltaChat folder is aliased
fix: accept webxdc updates in mailing lists
fix: delete webxdc status updates together with webxdc instance
fix: prevent corruption of large unencrypted webxdc updates
fix “Member added by me” message appearing sometimes within wrong context
fix core panic after sending 29 offline messages
fix: make avatar in qr-codes work on more platforms
fix: preserve indentation when converting plaintext to HTML
fix: remove superfluous spaces at start of lines when converting HTML to plaintext
fix: always rewrite and translate member added/removed messages
add Luri Bakhtiari translation, update other translations and local help
update to core119

v1.38.2

2023-06

improve group membership consistency
fix verification issues because of email addresses compared case-sensitive sometimes
fix empty lines in HTML view
fix empty links in HTML view
update translations
update to core117.0

v1.37.0 Testflight

2023-06

view “All Media” of all chats by the corresponding button
new “Clear Chat” option in the profiles
remove upper size limit of attachments
save local storage: compress HTML emails in the database
save traffic and storage: recode large PNG and other supported image formats (large JPEG were always recoded; images send as “File” are still not recorded or changed otherwise)
also strip metadata from images before sending in case they’re already small enough and do not require recoding
strip unicode sequences that are useless but may trick the user (RTLO attacks)
snappier UI by various speed improvements
sticky search result headers
accessibility: adaptive fonts in the welcome screen
disabled “Read” button in the archive view if there is nothing that can be marked as read
fix a bug that avoids pinning or archiving the first search results
fix: exiting messages are no longer downloaded after configuration
fix: don’t allow blocked contacts to create groups
fix: do not send messages when sending was cancelled while being offline
fix various bugs and improve logging
fix: show errors when trying to send locations without access
update to core116.0

v1.36.4

2023-04

add “Paste From Clipboard” to QR code scanner
fix fetch errors due to erroneous EOF detection in long IMAP responses
fix crash in search when using the app on macos
more bug fixes
update translations and local help
update to core112.7

v1.36.1

2023-03

new, easy method of adding a second device to your account: scan the QR code shown at “Settings / Add Second Device” with your new device
revamped settings dialog
show non-deltachat emails by default for new installations (you can change this at “Settings / Chats and Media)
resilience against outages by caching DNS results for SMTP connections (IMAP connections are already cached since 1.34.11)
make better use of dark/light mode in “Show full message”
prefer TLS over STARTTLS during autoconfiguration, set minimum TLS version to 1.2
use SOCKS5 configuration also for HTTP requests
improve speed by reorganizing the database connection pool
improve speed by decrypting messages in parallel
improve reliability by using read/write instead of per-command timeouts for SMTP
improve reliability by closing databases sooner
improve compatibility with encrypted messages from non-deltachat clients
add menu with links to issues reporting and more to help
fix: update mute icon in chat’s title
fix: Skip “Show full message” if the additional text is only a footer already shown in the profile
fix verifications when using for multiple devices
fix backup imports for backups seemingly work at first
fix a problem with gmail where (auto-)deleted messages would get archived instead of deleted
fix deletion of more than 32000 messages at the same time
update provider database
update translations
update to core112.4

v1.35.0 Testflight

2023-02

show non-deltachat emails by default for new installations
add jumbomoji support: messages containing only emoji shown bigger
verified marker shown right of the chat names now
show hint on successful backups
add option to copy QR codes to the clipboard
show full messages: do not load remote content for requests automatically
improve freeing of unused space
cache DNS results for SMTP connections
use read/write timeouts instead of per-command timeouts for SMTP
prefer TLS over STARTTLS during autoconfiguration
fix Securejoin for multiple devices on a joining side
fix closing of database files, allowing proper shutdowns
fix some database transactions
fix a problem with Gmail where (auto-)deleted messages would get archived instead of deleted. Move them to the Trash folder for Gmail which auto-deletes trashed messages in 30 days
fix: clear config cache after backup import. This bug sometimes resulted in the import to seemingly work at first
speed up connections to the database
improve logging
update translations
update to core110

v1.34.12

2023-02

disable SMTP pipelining for now
improve logging
update to core107.1

v1.34.11

2023-01

introduce DNS cache: if DNS stops working on a network, Delta Chat will still be able to connect to IMAP by using previous IP addresses
speed up sending and improve usability in flaky networks by using SMTP pipelining
show a dialog on backup success
allow ogg attachments being shared to apps that can handle them
add “Copy to Clipboard” option for mailing list addresses
fix wrong counters shown in gallery sometimes
fix SOCKS5 connection handling
fix various bugs and improve logging
update translations
update to core107

v1.34.10

2023-01

fix: make archived chats visible that don’t get unarchived automatically (muted chats): add an unread counter and move the archive to the top
fix: send AVIF, HEIC, TXT, PPT, XLS, XML files as such
fix: trigger reconnection when failing to fetch existing messages
fix: do not retry fetching existing messages after failure, prevents infinite reconnection loop
fix: do not add an error if the message is encrypted but not signed
fix: do not strip leading spaces from message lines
fix corner cases on sending quoted texts
fix STARTTLS connection
fix: do not treat invalid email addresses as an exception
fix: flush relative database paths introduced in 1.34.8 in time
prefer document name over webxdc name for home screen icons
faster updates of chat lists and contact list
update translations
update to core106

v1.34.8

2022-12

If a classical-email-user sends an email to a group and adds new recipients, the new recipients will become group members
treat attached PGP keys from classical-email-user as a signal to prefer mutual encryption
treat encrypted or signed messages from classical-email-user as a signal to prefer mutual encryption
VoiceOver: improve navigating through messages
fix migration of old databases
fix: send ephemeral timer change messages only of the chat is already known by other members
fix: use relative paths to database and avoid problems eg. on migration to other devices or paths
fix read/write timeouts for IMAP over SOCKS5
fix: do not send “group name changes” if no character was modified
add Greek translation, update other translations
update to core104

v1.34.7 Testflight

2022-12

show audio recorder on half screen
prevent From:-forgery attacks
disable Autocrypt & Authres-checking for mailing lists because they don’t work well with mailing lists
small speedups
improve logging
fix crash on copy message with iOS 14.8
fix detection of “All mail”, “Trash”, “Junk” etc folders
fix reactions on partially downloaded messages by fetching messages sequentially
fix a bug where one malformed message blocked receiving any further messages
fix: set read/write timeouts for IMAP over SOCKS5
update translations
update to core103

v1.34.6 Testflight

2022-11

improve account switcher: use the icon atop the chatlist to switch, add and edit accounts
allow removal of references contacts from the “New Chat” list
show icon beside webxdc info messages
show more debug info in message info, improve logging
add default video chat instances
VoiceOver: read out unread messages in account switch button and account switch view controller
VoiceOver: improve order of read out content in chatlist
fix muted VoiceOver after recording voice message
fix: support mailto:-links in full-message-view
fix direct share usage with multiple accounts
fix emojis in webxdc
fix potential busy loop freeze when marking messages as seen
fix: suppress welcome messages after account import
fix: apply language changes to all accounts
fix chatlist’s multi-edit “Cancel” button
fix images for webxdc using the phaser library
update translations and local help
update to core101

v1.34.1

2022-10

show the currently selected account in the chatlist; a tap on it shows the account selector dialog
show a “recently seen” dot on avatars if the contact was seen within ten minutes
order contact and members lists by “last seen”
support drag’n’drop to delta chat: eg. long tap an image from the system gallery and with a second finger navigate to Delta Chat and then to the desired chat
improve multi-select of messages: add “Copy to Clipboard”, show selection count
allow resending of messages from multi-select
backup import: allow selection of different backups by a file selector
show mailing list addresses in profile
user friendlier system messages as “You changed the group image.”
allow replying with a voice message
introduce a “Login” QR code that can be generated by providers for easy log in
allow scanning of “Accounts” and “Logins” QR codes using system camera
connectivity view shows disabled “Low Data Mode”/”Low Power Mode” as possible cause of problems
truncate incoming messages by lines instead of just length
for easier multi device setup, “Send Copy To Self” is enabled by default now
add webxdc’s to the home screen from the webxdc’s menu, allowing easy access and integration
add a webxdc selector to the “Attach” menu (the paperclip in message view)
bigger avatar in message view title
larger, easier to tap search and mute buttons in profiles
fix: show gallery’s “back” button on iOS 16
fix: mark “group image changed” as system message on receiver side
fix: improved error handling for account setup from QR code
fix: do not emit notifications for blocked chats
fix: show attached .eml files correctly
fix: don’t prepend the subject to chat messages in mailing lists
fix: reject webxdc updates from contacts who are not group members
fix memory leak on account switching
update translations
update to core95

v1.32.0

2022-07

show post address in mailinglist’s profile
AEAP: show confirmation dialog before changing e-mail address
AEAP: add a device message after changing e-mail address
AEAP replaces e-mail addresses only in verified groups for now
fix opening experimental encrypted accounts
fix: handle updates for not yet downloaded webxdc instances
fix: better information on several configuration and non-delivery errors
fix accessibility hint in multi-select chat list title
update translations, revise english source
update to core90

v1.31.0 Testflight

2022-07

experimental “Automatic E-mail Address Porting” (AEAP): You can configure a new address now, and when receivers get messages they will automatically recognize your moving to a new address
multi-select in chat list: long-tap a chat and select more chats for deletion, pinning or archiving
add ‘reply privately’ option to group chats
add search to full-message-views and help
make bot-commands such as /echo clickable
adapt document gallery view to system text size
cleanup series of webxdc-info-messages
show document and chat name in webxdc titles
add menu entry access the webxdc’s source code
send normal messages with higher priority than read receipts
improve chat encryption info, make it easier to find contacts without keys
improve error reporting when creating a folder fails
allow mailto: links in webxdc
combine read receipts and webxdc updates and avoid sending too many messages
message lines starting with > are sent as quotes to non-Delta-Chat clients
support IMAP ID extension that is required by some providers
disable gesture to close webxdc to avoid confusion with gestures inside webxdc
show webxdc icon in quoted webxdc messages
info messages can be selected in multi-select
fix: make chat names always searchable
fix: do not reset database if backup cannot be decrypted
fix: do not add legacy info-messages on resending webxdc
fix: let “Only Fetch from DeltaChat Folder” ignore other folders
fix: Autocrypt Setup Messages updates own key immediately
fix: do not skip Sent and Spam folders on gmail
fix: cleanup read-receipts saved by gmail to the Sent folder
fix: handle decryption errors explicitly and don’t get confused by encrypted mail attachments
fix: repair encrypted mails “mixed up” by Google Workspace “Append footer” function
fix: use same contact-color if email address differ only in upper-/lowercase
fix scroll-down button visibility
fix: allow DeltaChat folder being hidden
fix: cleanup read receipts storage
fix: mailing list: remove square-brackets only for first name
fix: do not use footers from mailinglists as the contact status
update provider database, add hermes.radio subdomains
update translations
update to core88

v1.30.1

2022-05

speed up loading of chat messages by a factor of 20
speed up finding the correct server after logging in
speed up marking messages as being seen and use fewer network data by batch processing
speed up messages deletion and use fewer network data for that
speed up message receiving a bit
speed up various parts by caching config values
speed up chat list loading massively
speed up checking for new messages in background
revamped welcome screen
archived+muted chats are no longer unarchived when new messages arrive; this behavior is also known by other messengers
improve voice-over navigation in chat
add support for webxdc messages
fix: do not create empty contact requests with “setup changed” messages; instead, send a “setup changed” message into all chats we share with the peer
fix an issue where the app crashes when trying to export a backup
fix outgoing messages appearing twice with Amazon SES
fix unwanted deletion of messages that have no Message-ID set or are duplicated otherwise
fix: assign replies from a different email address to the correct chat
fix: assign outgoing private replies to the correct chat
fix: ensure ephemeral timer is started eventually also on rare states
fix: do not try to use stale SMTP connections
fix: retry message sending automatically and do not wait for the next message being sent
fix a bug where sometimes the file extension of a long filename containing a dot was cropped
fix messages being treated as spam by placing small MIME-headers before the larger Autocrypt:-header
fix: keep track of QR code joins in database to survive restarts
fix: automatically accept chats with outgoing messages
fix connectivity view’s “One moment…” message being stuck when there is no network
fix: select Chinese Traditional and Chinese Simplified accordingly
fix several issues when checking for new messages in background
fix: update chat when adding something from the share-extension
fix scroll-down button not always appearing as expected
fix: connect to notification service as soon as possible even if there is no network on initial startup
fix: disable zoom in connectivity view
fix layout of info-messages in dark-mode
fix: show download failures
fix: send locations in the background regardless of other sending activity
fix rare crashes when stopping IMAP and SMTP
fix correct message escaping consisting of a dot in SMTP protocol
fix rendering of quotes in QR code descriptions
fix: accessibility: do not stop VoiceOver output after sending a voice-message
various improvements for the VoiceOver navigation in a chat
fixed memory leaks in chats
fix wallpaper disappearing sometimes
fix app crash after providing camera permissions
fix: allow playing voice messages in background
fix some scrolling issues in chat view
fix multi-select message layout (time was sometimes truncated)
add finnish translation, update other translations
update provider database
update to core80

v1.28.1

2022-02

fix some missing chatlist updates
update translations

v1.28.0

2022-01

add option to create encrypted database at “Add Account”, the database passphrase is generated automatically and is stored in the system’s keychain, subsequent versions will probably get more options to handle passphrases
add writing support for supported mailinglist types; other mailinglist types stay read-only
add an option to define a background image that is used in all chats then :)
“Message Info” show routes
add option “Your Profile Info / Password and Account / Only Fetch from DeltaChat Folder”; this is useful if you can configure your server to move chat messages to the DeltaChat folder
add “Search” and “Mute” as separate buttons to the chat profiles
the connectivity status now also shows if notifications work as expected
improve accessibility for the chat requests button bar
semi-transparent chat input bar at the bottom of the chat view
show chat title in delete confirmation dialog
speed up opening chats
explicit “Watch Inbox folder” and “Watch DeltaChat folder” settings no longer required; the folders are watched automatically as needed
to safe traffic and connections, “Advanced / Watch Sent Folder” is disabled by default; as all other IMAP folders, the folder is still checked on a regular base
detect correctly signed messages from Thunderbird and show them as such
synchronize Seen status across devices
more reliable group memberlist and group avatar updates
recognize MS Exchange read receipts as such
fix leaving groups
fix unread count issues in account switcher
fix scroll-down button for chat requests
fix layout issues of the chat message input bar in phone’s landscape orientation
add Bulgarian translations, update other translations and local help
update provider-database
update to core75

v1.26.2

2021-12

re-layout all QR codes and unify appearance among the different platforms
show when a contact was “Last seen” in the contact’s profile
group creation: skip presetting a draft that is deleted most times anyway
auto-generated avatars are displayed similar across all platforms now
speed up returning to chat list
fix chat assignment when forwarding
fix group-related system messages appearing as normal messages in multi-device setups
fix removing members if the corresponding messages arrive disordered
fix potential issue with disappearing avatars on downgrades
update translations
update to core70

v1.24.5

2021-11

fix missing stickers, image and video messages on iOS 15
fix “copy to clipboard” for video chat invites
update translations
using core65

v1.24.4

2021-11

fix accidental disabling of ephemeral timers when a message is not auto-downloaded
fix: apply existing ephemeral timer also to partially downloaded messages; after full download, the ephemeral timer starts over
update translations and local help
update to core65

v1.24.3

2021-11

fix messages added on scanning the QR code of an contact
fix incorrect assignment of Delta Chat replies to classic email threads
update translations and local help

v1.24.1

2021-11

new “In-Chat Search” added; tap the corresponding option in the profile
new option “Auto-Download Messages”: Define the max. messages size to be downloaded automatically - larger messages, as videos or large images, can be downloaded manually by a simple tap then
new: much easier joining of groups via qr-code: nothing blocks and you get all progress information in the immediately created group
new: get warnings before your server runs out of space (if quota is supported by your provider)
messages are marked as “being read” already when the first recipient opened the message (before, that requires 50% of the recipients to open the message)
contact requests are notified as usual now
add an option to copy a contact’s email address to the clipboard
force strict certificate checks when a strict certificate was seen on first login
do not forward group names on forwarding messages
“Broadcast Lists”, as known from other messengers, added as an experimental feature (you can enable it at “Settings / Advanced”)
fix: disappearing messages timer now synced more reliable in groups
fix: improve detection of some mailing list names
fix “QR process failed” error
fix DNS and certificate issues
fix: if account creation was aborted, go to the previously selected account, not to the first
fix: update app badge counter on archiving a chat directly
fix: reduce memory consumption of share extension
fix: update search result when messages update
fix requesting camera permissions on some devices
fix: use correct margins on phones with a notch
fix: update chat profile when chat changes remotely
fix: no more screen flickering when deleting a chat
update provider-database
update translations and local help

v1.22.1

2021-08

fix: always reconnect if account creation was cancelled
update translations

v1.22.0

2021-08

added: connectivity view shows quota information, if supported by the provider
fix account migration, updates are displayed instantly now
fix forwarding mails containing only quotes
fix ordering of some system messages
fix handling of gmail labels
fix connectivity display for outgoing messages
fix acceping mailing lists
fix drafts popping up as message bubbles
fix connectivity info updates
update translations and provider database

v1.21.1 Testflight

2021-08

fix: avoid possible data loss when the app was not closed gracefully before; this bug was introduced in 1.21.0 and not released outside testing groups - thanks to all testers!

1.21.0 Testflight

2021-07

added: multi-account functionality: add and switch accounts from the settings
added: every new “contact request” is shown as a separate chat now, you can block or accept or archive or pin them (old contact requests are available in “Archived Chats”)
added: the title bar shows if the app is not connected
added: a tap in the title bar shows connectivity details (also available in settings)
added: allow defining a video chat instance (eg. any jitsi instance)
added: send video chat invites
added: receive video chat invites as such
added: offer a button for quick scrolling down in a chat
deactivate and reactivate your own QR codes by just scanning them
quotes can now refer messages from other chats
do not show signature in “Saved Messages”
revert sharing webp files as stickers
fix date labels stuck in the seventies sometimes
fix “show in chat”
fix sharing issues
fix: crash in gallery
fix message input bar and share layout for iPad
fix: keep keyboard open after cancelling drafts and quotes
fix displaying of small images
fix more scrolling issues

1.20.5

2021-06

show status/footer messages in contact profiles
show stickers as such
send memojis as stickers
open chat at the first unread message
fix downscaling images
fix outgoing messages popping up in “Saved messages” for some providers
fix: do not allow deleting contacts with ongoing chats
fix: ignore drafts folder when scanning
fix: scan folders also when inbox is not watched
fix scrolling issues
fix: not not stack chats on tapping notifications
fix: show warning if camera access is denied
fix: do not hide keyboard after sending a message
fix: hide keyboard when tapping on a search result
improve error handling and logging
update translations, local help and provider database

1.20.4

2021-05

fix: remove notifications if the corresponding chat is archived
fix: less 0xdead10cc exceptions, mark background threads as such
update translations

1.20.3

2021-05

fix “show in chat” function in profile’s gallery and document views
fix: less 0xdead10cc exceptions in background
update dependencies
update translations

1.20.2

2021-05

show total playback time of audio files before starting playback
show location icon beside messages containing locations
improve layout of delivery information inside bubbles
fix: do not start location manager when location streaming is disabled
fix: do not send read receipts when the screen is off
fix: delete notifications if the corresponding chat is deleted
fix: target background issues
fix crash when receiving some special messages
fix downloading some messages multiple times
fix formatting of read receipt texts
update translations

1.20.0

2021-05

opening the contact request chat marks all contact requests as noticed and removes the sticky hint from the chatlist
if “Show classic mails” is enabled, the contact request hint in the corresponding chat
speed up global search
improve display of small images
fix: filter contact list for adding members to verified groups
fix: re-add headlines for every day
fix: register for notifications also after qr-code account scanning
fix a rare crash on chat deletion
fix: update chat on forwarding to saved-messages
fix: make links and default user actions work in contact requests
add Chinese, French, Indonesian, Polish and Ukrainian local help, update other translations

1.19.1 Testflight

2021-04

speed improvements
fix a rare crash in chatlist

1.19.0 Testflight

2021-04

show answers to generic support-addresses as info@company.com in context
allow different sender for answers to support-addresses as info@company.com
show multiple notifications
group notifications by chats
speed up chatlist update and global search
improve detection of quotes
improve background fetching
ignore classical mails from spam-folder
make log accessible on configure at “Log in to your Server / Advanced”
fix showing configure errors
add Czech translation, update other translations

1.17.1 Testflight

2021-03

new mailinglist and better bot support
more reliable notifications about every 20 minutes, typically faster
tapping notification opens the corresponding chat
more information and images shown in notifications
add option to view original-/html-mails
check all imap folders for new messages from time to time
allow dialing on tapping a phone number
use more colors for user avatars
improve e-mail compatibility
improve animations and scrolling
improve compatibility with Outlook.com and other providers changing message headers
scale avatars based on media_quality, fix avatar rotation
export backups as .tar files
enable strict TLS for known providers by default
improve and harden secure join
show warning for unsupported audio formats
fix send button state after video draft has been added
fix background crash
fix read receipts
fix decoding of attachment filenames
fix: exclude muted chats from notified-list
fix: do not return quoted messages from the trash chat
much more bug fixes
add Khmer, Persian, Arabic, Kurdish, Sardinian translations, update other translations
add Czech local help, update other local help

1.16.0

2021-02

new staging area: images and other files can be reviewed and sent together with a description now
show in chat: go to the the corresponding message directly from images or documents in the gallery
new, redesigned context menus in chat, gallery and document view - long-tap a message to feel the difference
multi-select in chat: long-tap a message and select more messages for deletion or forwarding
improve several accessibility items and texts
improve keyboard layouts
fix: profile images can now always be cropped after selection
fix: hints in empty chats are no longer truncated
fix swipe-to-reply icon for iOS 11 and 12
more bug fixes
update translations and local help

1.14.4

2020-12

fix scrolling bug on ios 14.2
update translations

1.14.3

2020-11

fix bug that could lead to empty messages being sent
update translations

1.14.2

2020-11

fix issues when combining bubbles of the same sender
update translations

1.14.1

2020-11

new swipe-to-reply option
show impact of the “Delete messages from server” option more clearly
fix: do not fetch from INBOX if “Watch Inbox folder” is disabled and do not fetch messages arriving before re-enabling
fix: do not use STARTTLS when PLAIN connection is requested and do not allow downgrade if STARTTLS is not available
fix: make “nothing found” hints always visible
fix: update selected avatars immediately
update translations

1.14.0

2020-11

disappearing messages: select for any chat the lifetime of the messages
scroll chat to search result
fast scrolling through all chat-messages by long tapping the scrollbar
show quotes in messages as such
add known contacts from the IMAP-server to the local addressbook on configure
enable encryption in groups if preferred by the majority of recipients (previously, encryption was only enabled if everyone preferred it)
speed up configuration
try multiple servers from autoconfig
check system clock and app date for common issues
improve multi-device notification handling
improve detection and handling of video and audio messages
hide unused functions in “Saved messages” and “Device chat” profiles
bypass some limits for maximum number of recipients
add option to show encryption info for a contact
fix launch if there is an ongoing process
fix errors that are not shown during configuring
fix mistakenly unarchived chats
fix: tons of improvements affecting sending and receiving messages, see https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
update provider database and dependencies
add Slovak translation, update other translations

1.12.3

2020-08

allow importing backups in the upcoming .tar format
remove X-Mailer debug header
try various server domains on configuration
improve guessing message types from extension
improve member selection in verified groups
fix threading in interaction with non-delta-clients
fix showing unprotected subjects in encrypted messages
more fixes, update provider database and dependencies

1.12.2

2020-08

add last chats to share suggestions
fix improvements for sending larger mails
fix a crash related to muted chats
fix incorrect dimensions sometimes reported for images
improve linebreak-handling in HTML mails
improve footer detection in plain text email
fix deletion of multiple messages
more bug fixes

1.12.0

2020-07

use native camera, improve video recording
streamline profile views and show the number of items
option to enlarge profile image
show a device message when the password was changed on the server
show experimental disappearing-messages state in chat’s title bar
improve sending large messages and GIF messages
improve receiving messages
improve error handling when there is no network
allow avatar deletion in profile and in groups
fix gallery dark-mode
fix login issue on ios 11
more bug fixes

1.10.1

2020-07

new launchscreen
improve overall stability
improve message processing
disappearing messags added as an experimental feature

1.10.0

2020-06

with this version, Delta Chat enters a whole new level of speed, messages will be downloaded and sent way faster - technically, this was introduced by using so called “async-processing”
share images and other content from other apps to Delta Chat
show animated GIF directly in chat
reworked gallery and document view
select outgoing media quality
mute chats
if a message cannot be delivered to a recipient and the server replies with an error report message, the error is shown beside the message itself in more cases
default to “Strict TLS” for some known providers
improve reconnection handling
improve interaction with conventional email programs by showing better subjects
improve adding group members
fix landscape appearance
fix issues with database locking
fix importing addresses
fix memory leaks
more bug fixes

v1.8.1

2020-05

add option for automatic deletion of messages after a given timespan; messages can be deleted from device and/or server
switch to ecc keys; ecc keys are much smaller and faster and safe traffic and time this way
new welcome screen
add an option to create an account by scanning a qr code, of course, this has to be supported by the used provider
rework qr-code scanning: there is now one view with two tabs
improve interaction with traditional mail clients
improve avatar handling on ipad
debug and log moved to “Settings / Advanced / View log”
bug fixes
add Indonesian translation, update other translations

v1.3.0

2020-03-26

add global search for chats, contacts, messages - just swipe down in the chatlist
show padlock beside encrypted messages
tweak checkmarks for “delivered” and “read by recipient”
add option “Settings / Advanced / On-demand location streaming” - once enabled, you can share your location with all group members by taping on the “Attach” icon in a group
add gallery-options to chat-profiles
on forwarding, “Saved messages” will be always shown at the top of the list
streamline confirmation dialogs on chat creation and on forwarding to “Saved messages”
faster contact-suggestions, improved search for contacts
improve interoperability eg. with Cyrus server
fix group creation if group was created by non-delta clients
fix showing replies from non-delta clients
fix crash when using empty groups
several other fixes
update translations and help

v1.2.1

2020-03-04

on log in, for known providers, detailed information are shown if needed;
in these cases, also the log in is faster as needed settings are available in-app
save traffic: messages are downloaded only if really needed,
chats can now be pinned so that they stay sticky atop of the chat list
integrate the help to the app so that it is also available when the device is offline
a ‘setup contact’ qr scan is now instant and works even when offline - the verification is done in background
unified ‘send message’ option in all user profiles
rework user and group profiles
add options to manage keys at “Settings/Autocrypt/Advanced”
fix updating names from incoming mails
fix encryption to Ed25519 keys that will be used in one of the next releases
several bug fixes, eg. on sending and receiving messages, see https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#1250 for details on that
add Croatian and Esperanto translations, update other translations

The changes have been done by Alexander Krotov, Allan Nordhøy, Ampli-fier, Angelo Fuchs, Andrei Guliaikin, Asiel Díaz Benítez, Besnik, Björn Petersen, ButterflyOfFire, Calbasi, cloudieg, Dmitry Bogatov, dorheim, Emil Lefherz, Enrico B., Ferhad Necef, Florian Bruhin, Floris Bruynooghe, Friedel Ziegelmayer, Heimen Stoffels, Hocuri, Holger Krekel, Jikstra, Lin Miaoski, Moo, nayooti, Nico de Haen, Ole Carlsen, Osoitz, Ozancan Karataş, Pablo, Paula Petersen, Pedro Portela, polo lancien, Racer1, Simon Laux, solokot, Waldemar Stoczkowski, Xosé M. Lamas, Zkdc

v1.1.1

2020-02-02

fix string shown on requesting permissions

v1.1.0

2020-01-29

add a document picker to allow sending files
show video thumbnails
support memoji and other images pasted from the clipboard
improve image quality
reduce traffic by combining read receipts and some other tweaks
fix deleting messages from server
add Korean, Serbian, Tamil, Telugu, Svedish and Bokmål translations
several bug fixes

v1.0.2

2020-01-09

fix crashes on iPad

v1.0.1

2020-01-07

handle various qr-code formats
allow creation of verified groups
improve wordings on requesting permissions
bug fixes

v1.0.0

2019-12-23

Finally, after months of coding and fixing bugs, here it is: Delta Chat for iOS 1.0 :)

support for user avatars: select your profile image at “settings / my profile info” and it will be sent out to people you write to
previously selected avatars will not be used automatically, you have to select a new avatar
introduce a new “Device Chat” that informs the user about app changes and, in the future, problems on the device
rename the “Me”-chat to “Saved messages”, add a fresh icon and make it visible by default
update translations
bug fixes

The changes of this version and the last beta versions have been done by Alexander Krotov, Allan Nordhøy, Ampli-fier, Andrei Guliaikin, Asiel Díaz Benítez, Besnik, Björn Petersen, ButterflyOfFire, Calbasi, cyBerta, Daniel Boehrsi, Dmitry Bogatov, dorheim, Emil Lefherz, Enrico B., Ferhad Necef, Florian Bruhin, Floris Bruynooghe, Friedel Ziegelmayer, Heimen Stoffels, Hocuri, Holger Krekel, Jikstra, Lars-Magnus Skog, Lin Miaoski, Moo, Nico de Haen, Ole Carlsen, Osoitz, Ozancan Karataş, Pablo, Pedro Portela, polo lancien, Racer1, Simon Laux, solokot, Waldemar Stoczkowski, Xosé M. Lamas, Zkdc

v0.960.0

2019-11-24

allow picking a profile-image for yourself; the image will be sent to recipients in one of the next updates:
streamline group-profile and advanced-loging-settings
show ‘Automatic’ for unset advanced-login-settings
show used settings below advanced-login-setting
add global option to disable notifications
update translations
various bug fixes

v0.950.0

2019-11-05

move folder settings to account settings
improve scanning of qr-codes
update translations
various bug fixes

v0.940.2

2019-10-31

add “dark mode” for all views
if a message contains an email, this can be used to start a chat directly
add “delete mails from server” options to “your profile info / password and account”
add option to delete a single message
if “show classic emails” is set to “all”, emails pop up as contact requests directly in the chatlist
update translations
various bug fixes

v0.930.0

2019-10-22

add “send copy to self” switch
play voice messages and other audio
show descriptions for images, video and other files
show correct delivery states
show forwarded messages as such
improve group editing
show number of unread messages
update translations
various bug fixes

v0.920.0

2019-10-10

show text sent together with images or files
improve onboarding error messages
various bug fixes

v0.910.0

2019-10-07

after months of hard work, this release is finally based on the new rust-core that brings improved security and speed, solves build-problems and also makes future developments much easier. there is much more to tell on that than fitting reasonably in a changelog :)
start writing a changelog
hide bottom-bar in subsequent views
fix a bug that makes port and other advaced settings unchangeable after login
disable dark-mode in the chat view for now
update translations

The changes have been done Alexander Krotov, Andrei Guliaikin, Asiel Díaz Benítez, Besnik, Björn Petersen, Calbasi, cyBerta, Dmitry Bogatov, dorheim, Enrico B., Ferhad Necef, Florian Bruhin, Floris Bruynooghe, Friedel Ziegelmayer, Heimen Stoffels, Hocuri, Holger Krekel, Jikstra, Jonas Reinsch, Lars-Magnus Skog, Lin Miaoski, Moo, nayooti, Ole Carlsen, Osoitz, Ozancan Karataş, Pedro Portela, polo lancien, Racer1, Simon Laux, solokot, Waldemar Stoczkowski, Zkdc

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