Changes in Element v1.6.0 (2023-05-17)

Features ✨

• Element Android is now using the Crypto Rust SDK. Migration of user's data should be done at first launch after application upgrade. (#8390)
• Enable free style cropping for camera and gallery images (#8325)

Bugfixes 🐛

• User pills get lost at message editing (#748)
• Upgrade Jitsi SDK from 6.2.2 to 8.1.1. This fixes video call on some Android devices. (#7619)
• Fix duplicate reactions when using full emoji picker. Contributed by @tulir @ Beeper. (#8327)
• Fix: RustCrossSigning service API confusion (identity trusted vs own device trusted by identity) (#8352)
• Allow custom push gateway to use non-default port (#8376)
• Fix crash when opening "Protect access" screen, and various other issue with repeatOnLifecycle (#8410)
• RustCrypto: Verification UX not refreshed after scanning a QR code (#8418)

SDK API changes ⚠️

• First integration of rust crypto module. See documentation for details docs/rust_crypto_integration.md (#7628)
• Add crypto database migration 22, that extract account and olm session to the new rust DB format (#8405)

Other changes

• Add an audio alert when the voice broadcast recording is automatically paused (#8339)
• Analytics: add crypto module to E2E events (#8340)
• Bump rust crypto crate to 0.3.5 (#8354)
• Expose Rust SDK Version in Help & About page and in Bug Reports (#8364)
• Matrix-Ids are sometimes shown in notice events instead of display names (#8365)
• CI: Add workflow to run test with crypto flavor (#8366)
• Remove ability to migrate session from Riot to Element. (#8402)
• Improve keyboard navigation and accessibility when using a screen reader. (#8426)
• Updated posthog url (cosmetic, target same server) and added a new sentry env. (#8436)

What's Changed

• Enable reset all and skip options by @amitkma in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/7721
• Merging Element R in Element Android as a new flavor by @BillCarsonFr in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/7628
• Bump androidx.activity:activity-ktx from 1.7.0 to 1.7.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8346
• Bump com.autonomousapps.dependency-analysis from 1.19.0 to 1.20.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8357
• rust/native analytics E2E errors by @BillCarsonFr in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8340
• fix rust isCrossSigningVerified by @BillCarsonFr in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8352
• bump rust crypto to 0.3.5 (withheld) by @BillCarsonFr in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8354
• Update triage for labelled issues by @kittykat in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8363
• Bump io.sentry:sentry-android from 6.17.0 to 6.18.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8379
• Bump org.amshove.kluent:kluent-android from 1.72 to 1.73 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8381
• Allow custom push gateway to use non-default port by @jonnyandrew in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8376
• Add an audio alert when the voice broadcast recording is automaticall… by @yostyle in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8382
• Improve message rendering when editing by @yostyle in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8377
• Bump com.googlecode.libphonenumber:libphonenumber from 8.13.10 to 8.13.11 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8372
• Upgrade jitsi to version 8.1.1 by @bmarty in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8383
• Bump io.realm:realm-gradle-plugin from 10.11.1 to 10.15.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8349
• Expose rust version in settings and RS by @BillCarsonFr in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8364
• Bump flipper from 0.189.0 to 0.190.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8370
• Bump org.checkerframework:checker from 3.33.0 to 3.34.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8385
• Bump fragment from 1.6.0-alpha09 to 1.6.0-beta01 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8344
• Update sound on vb network error by @yostyle in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8389
• Bump com.google.firebase:firebase-bom from 31.4.0 to 32.0.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8386
• Remove crypto rust sdk binary by @bmarty in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8391
• Bump com.google.android.material:material from 1.8.0 to 1.9.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8399
• Fix crash no network by @bmarty in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8396
• Bump com.likethesalad.android:stem-plugin from 2.3.0 to 2.4.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8371
• Add variation selector 16 to all applicable emojis by @tulir in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8327
• Bump com.google.android.gms:play-services-oss-licenses from 17.0.0 to 17.0.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8348
• Bump org.jlleitschuh.gradle.ktlint from 11.3.1 to 11.3.2 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8368
• Enable free style cropping for camera and gallery images by @networkException in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8325
• Bump net.java.dev.jna:jna from 5.10.0 to 5.13.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8347
• add workflow for rust test by @BillCarsonFr in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8366
• Bump appDistribution from 16.0.0-beta06 to 16.0.0-beta08 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8330
• Bump com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-bom from 4.10.0 to 4.11.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8361
• Bump org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect from 1.8.10 to 1.8.21 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8369
• Remove LegacySessionImporter by @bmarty in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8402
• Translations update from Weblate by @RiotTranslateBot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8403
• Replace matrix ids by displayname in notice events by @yostyle in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8395
• Fix crashes by @bmarty in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8410
• Rust Crypto SDK is now the default, and the build will replace the existing application by @bmarty in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8390
• Fix 8418 by @BillCarsonFr in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8419
• Translations update from Weblate by @RiotTranslateBot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8413
• Sync Emojis by @github-actions in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8435
• Translations update from Weblate by @RiotTranslateBot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8433
• A11y fixes by @bmarty in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8426
• Add sentry config for rust crypto by @BillCarsonFr in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8436
• Bump androidx.core:core-ktx from 1.10.0 to 1.10.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/pull/8424

Full Changelog: https://github.com/vector-im/element-android/compare/v1.5.32...v1.6.0