1.8.14
2022-05-09
Element 1.8.14 is all about stability and fixing a few issues that slipped through the net in the previous release. Thanks for all of your reports about these, they really help us to make the app better than ever!
• Element now requires iOS 14 or higher to run.
• Various crashes have been fixed that could occur when previewing rooms, joining spaces or searching the app.
The full history is available at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.14
1.8.13
2022-04-25
Look what’s just landed, Element 1.8.13 is now available and ready for your enjoyment! If you like to see who’s currently online then the Presence updates are just the thing for you:
• Presence indicators: We’ve added new indicators throughout your DMs so you can quickly see if someone is online or away. (Depends on support from your homeserver).
• Bug fixes: Some pesky bugs have been fixed such as the home screen jumping around when you launch the app.
• This will be our last release to support iOS 12 & 13.
The full history is available at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.13
1.8.12
2022-04-11
It’s that time again, today is the day we release the next version of Element! Version 1.8.12 has plenty of bug fixes along with some wonderful new features:
• We’ve made it possible to share any point on the map and not just your current location.
• Element is now available in more languages than ever before. Want to help contribute translations for your language? Then head over to translate.element.io and give us a hand!
• You can now preview rooms from the main screen by long pressing them. Tapping the preview opens the room directly.
• Threads are almost ready for release and we’d love for you to enable the labs setting and try them out.
The full history is available at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.11 and https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.12
1.8.10
2022-04-01
Element 1.8.10 fixes a crash that would occur when using the built in camera to send photos.
Previous changes included in Element 1.8.9:
• Spaces can now be created and updated on iOS so you can organise your rooms on the go.
• Ever wanted to reply in a thread without leaving the lock screen? Well now you can!
• Sharing photos and videos from other apps is now 100% more reliable!
The full history is available at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.8 https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.9 and https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.10
1.8.9
2022-03-30
Element 1.8.9 is out, ready for the whole world to see, and boy is this release a doozy! If you like using Spaces on Matrix, you’re going to love the new features we’ve added.
• Spaces can now be created and updated on iOS so you can organise your rooms on the go.
• Ever wanted to reply in a thread without leaving the lock screen? Well now you can!
• Sharing photos and videos from other apps is now 100% more reliable!
The full history is available at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.8 and https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.9
1.8.7
2022-03-22
We’re really excited to share Element 1.8.7 with you which brings a number of visually pleasing improvements:
• You can now collapse your invites (and other sections), useful if you’re trying to ignore someone!
• There are new shiny loading indicators that don’t get in your way anymore.
• No more scary exclamation marks when you're invited to a new room.
The full history is available at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.4, https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.5, https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.6 and https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.7
1.8.3
2022-02-28
Bug fixes and improvements… Yes, it might be boring, but version 1.8.3 contains many small changes that make Element a lot nicer to use. A few of our favourite highlights include:
• Polls: You can now hide the results until the poll has ended.
• Account: It is now possible to add your phone number to your account once more.
• Message Bubbles (Labs): We’ve been improving the layout based on your feedback.
The full history is available at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.2 and https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.3
1.8.1
2022-02-17
Hot on the heels of version 1.7, here comes Element 1.8.1 chock full of new features that quite frankly, we're rather excited to use ourselves! Here’s a selection of the biggest additions:
• Threads: Now available in Labs, threads help you to cut out the noise in busy rooms.
• Emoji Reactions: You asked, we heard. We’ve updated our reactions with all those missing emoji.
• Landing Screen: We’ve given the first screen for new users a fresh coat of paint.
• Location sharing: Now enabled by default for all users.
On top of all of this, some of the most annoying bugs have been fixed; such as that one where rooms weren’t scrolling all the way to the bottom and that other one where the home screen wasn’t always sorted correctly.
The full history is available at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.0 & https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.8.1
1.7.0
2022-01-31
Do you ever struggle to find your friends? Or regularly forget where you were meant to be meeting up? Then check out Element 1.7.0 which adds a wonderful new feature, just for you!
• Location sharing: Send your location to a room by tapping the + button.
• Polls are officially out of beta and available for everyone.
• App launch is now significantly faster.
And if that’s not enough, keep your eyes peeled for the next feature that’s currently bubbling away in the background.
The full history is available at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.7.0
1.6.12
2022-01-17
We’re blasting into 2022 with Element 1.6.12 which includes improvements to our Analytics so you can help us understand how you use multiple devices to make your experience better than ever.
• If you consent, we’ll generate a random identifier shared by your devices.
• We don’t record or profile any account data.
• We don’t share information with third parties.
• You can turn this off anytime in settings.
The full history is available at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.6.12
1.6.11
2021-12-20
Everyone give a warm welcome to Element 1.6.11 with a special preview of our upcoming Polls feature, now available as a Beta:
• You can now see and vote on Polls that have been sent in a room.
• There is a new labs setting to allow you to create your own Polls.
• It is possible to copy someone’s Matrix ID when displaying their profile.
• A crash that occurred when double tapping the People tab has been fixed.
The full history is available at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.6.11
1.6.5
2021-10-19
This is a maintenance release with several improvements and bug fixes.
Full history at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.6.5, history at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.6.4 & https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.6.2
1.6.1
2021-10-04
This release adds support of Spaces and URLs preview.
Full history at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.6.1 & https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.6.0
1.5.4
2021-09-21
This release improves the app startup time. It is between 3 and 4 times faster. This release also brings several improvements and bug fixes.
Full history at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.5.4 & https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.5.3
1.1.3
2020-12-21
This release contains several bug fixes, including improvements for push notifications and the time to display notification content in the app.
Full history at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.1.3 and https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.1.2.
1.1.1
2020-11-26
This release contains several major bug fixes, including end-to-end encrytion bug fixes.
Full history at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.1.1 and https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.1.0.
1.0.16
2020-10-16
This release provides a new room details screen, wording improvements for DM chats, Estonian language support and a lot of minor UI improvements and lots of bug fixes.
Full history at https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.0.16, https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.0.15, https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.0.14 and https://github.com/vector-im/element-ios/releases/tag/v1.0.13
1.0.12
2020-09-17
This release fixes a background crash and some other bugs. New features are:
- New contextual room creation buttons
- A new room creation screen
- Creation events are now collapsed by default
1.0.10
2020-09-09
This release comes with a new feature: the app protection by PIN code, Touch ID or Face ID and the return of the native incoming call screen.
It also contains many bug fixes.
1.0.2
2020-07-29
This release contains several bug fixes.
1.0.0
2020-07-15
Riot.im is now Element!
Improved end-to-end encryption and cross-signing to verify those in the conversation. Much lighter on battery usage. Full support for iOS 13, including push notifications.
0.11.5
2020-05-20
This release contains improvements and bug fixes for cross-signing.
0.11.4
2020-05-08
This release contains improvements and bug fixes for cross-signing.
0.11.2
2020-05-05
This release brings cross-signing support, device and user verification by QR code, encryption by default in private rooms, new iconography and many improvements in many areas.
0.10.5
2020-04-02
This release fixes:
- automatic deactivation of push notifications
- issues when joining some public rooms.
It also provides a better support for complex SSO authentication flows.
0.10.4
2019-12-12
This release contains a bug fix for device verification.
0.10.3
2019-12-09
This release includes bug fixes and improvements, like:
- Ask permission before opening a widget and the integration manager.
- Display room name, user name and user avatar in the Jitsi conference screen.
- Support Welsh and Italian languages.
0.10.2
2019-11-18
Riot-iOS 0.10.2 includes a bug fix that prevented the app from launching integrations.
0.10.1
2019-11-07
This is a maintenance release with minor improvements and plenty of bug fixes including the annoying bug with VoIP calls.
0.10.0
2019-10-18
This release improves your privacy.
The identity server, the centralised server used to discover who from your contacts is using Matrix, can be now changed in the app settings at any time. For even more privacy, data (ie, emails and phone numbers) sent to your identity server are now hashed.
0.9.5
2019-09-21
This release fixes some issues with VoiceOver.
0.9.4
2019-09-17
Fix Single-Sign-On authentication with some OAuth providers.
0.9.3
2019-09-11
This is a quick update to support Riot configuration link to customise user's homeserver on the authentication screen.
0.9.2
2019-08-09
New features are:
- New native camera screen to take photo or video within the app
- Emoji picker for reactions
- Reaction history screen
- Support of soft logout
0.9.1
2019-07-18
This release brings message editing and reactions to Riot. These actions are available from a new context menu when selecting a message.
You can (finally!) upload files to a room.
We have also fixed a lot of issues. Main ones are:
- notifications that disabled themselves
- joining an upgraded room was impossible through federation
- registration with an email was broken
0.8.6
2019-05-07
We’re always making changes and improvements to Riot.im.
The complete changelog can be found at https://github.com/vector-im/riot-ios/releases/latest.
0.8.4
2016-05-06
We’re always making changes and improvements to Riot.im.
The complete changelog can be found at https://github.com/vector-im/riot-ios/releases/latest.
0.8.3
2016-05-06
We’re always making changes and improvements to Riot.im.
The complete changelog can be found at https://github.com/vector-im/riot-ios/releases/latest.
0.8.2
2016-05-06
We’re always making changes and improvements to Riot.im.
The complete changelog can be found at https://github.com/vector-im/riot-ios/releases/latest.
0.8.1
2019-02-20
New icon, new colors.
You can now back up your encryption keys to the server.
0.7.11
2019-01-10
Several bugs have been fixed like:
- photos sending whith the share extension
- the random bug with the photos order in the timeline
- etc
0.7.8
2018-12-13
This new version supports the consent of matrix servers terms of service (including GDPR) in the registration flow.
It also contains fixes for the "Empty room" bug, the registration issue on iOS 10, etc.
0.7.7
2018-11-08
This is a maintenance release with a lot of bug fixes
0.7.6
2018-10-09
Lazy loading of room members is now enabled by default.
This release adds Spanish translation and contains bug fixes.
0.7.3
2018-08-30
This release manages homeserver resource limit. It also contains regression and bug fixes.
Lazy loading of room members is available for beta testing. It can be enabled from the LABS section of the app settings.
0.7.1
2018-08-22
You can now send a reply to a message.
Albanian and Traditional Chinese have been added.
This release contains bug and crash fixes and a significant improvement on the startup time.
0.6.20
2018-07-15
When a message is unable to decrypt, you can now re-request keys from your other devices.
This release contains bug and crash fixes but it is also the starting point of a series of performance improvements.
0.6.17
2018-06-02
A new "Account deactivation" button appeared in the settings. Icelandic is now available in the app.
Also, you can now send stickers!
0.6.16
2018-05-25
This quick release makes the app ready for GDPR.
0.6.15
2018-04-25
Riot can now display stickers.
This release contains minor improvements and bug fixes.
0.6.12
2018-03-17
This release introduces the quick reply to notifications, Bulgarian, Catalan and a lot of bug fixes.
0.6.11
2018-03-01
Fix the empty communities screen issue
0.6.10
2018-02-26
This release includes the first support for Communities! If you're using Riot as a team, Communities let you group all the users and rooms in your team into one place, giving your team a place in Matrix to call your own. Give them a try on the new Communities tab!
0.6.8
2018-01-09
A quick bug fix version to fix a problem where sometimes Riot wouldn't display notifications for messages.
0.6.6
2017-12-22
This release fixes one major issue with push notifications and one minor issue for the display of some Matrix Apps (like TradingView).
Call invite lifetime has been increased from 30s to 60s so that you have more time to answer a call.
0.6.4
2017-12-07
Just a minor update to fix some devices which started showing key share requests from a 'null' device.
0.6.3
2017-12-01
Another exciting update: Riot now supports key sharing! What's that, I hear you ask? Well, it means that now, if you use end-to-end encryption, Riot will share the keys for encrypted messages between all of your devices. That means if you're able to decrypt history on one device, you should now be able to see it on all your devices. Don't worry, Riot is always very careful with your keys and will only ever send them to devices you've verified, so if you haven't yet verified your other devices, you'll see a prompt letting you do so whenever a device asks for keys.
There's also a collection of other bug fixes (naturally) such as making the keyboard dark in the dark theme and fixing attachments from iCloud.
0.6.2
2017-11-15
Over the summer, we've been very lucky to have two students from Google's Summer of Code programme making Riot even better. Excitingly, this release contains all their improvements which include:
* Calls now use the proper incoming call screen, even if your phone is locked
* You can now share photos, videos and other with Riot straight from other apps with the share sheet
* Talk to Riot with Siri! You can tell Siri to place calls and send messages.
* Contents of encrypted messages can now optionally be shown in notifications
And of course our regular team has been busy fixing bugs.
0.5.6
2017-10-11
We update the app regularly so we... nah, just kidding; we went & landed all-new video conferencing support. How's that? Voice and video conferencing is now powered by Jitsi, bringing more features, better reliability and better quality. You can still join old-style conferences, but heads up that anyone who hasn't updated won't be able to join conferences started from the new version.
There's also an all-new incoming call screen and support for a helpful little guy we call Riot-bot. Plus, translations into Basque and Simplified Chinese.
And of course, it supports iOS 11.
0.5.3
2017-09-06
By popular demand, Riot now has a dark theme! Flip it on in settings to make the display easier on the eyes at night time, for dark places or just for extra stealth. Also it'll save some battery power if you happen to have a phone with the appropriate type of screen...
We also fixed a crash that happened the first time you try to send a photo.
0.5.2
2017-08-11
Translations! Thanks to lots of people in our awesome community, Riot can now speak Dutch, German and French!
Oh, but there's more. Riot now supports audio attachments and supports the user search API which makes it much easier to find who you want to talk to (in other words, you don't have to remember their username). Oh, and now room joins and leaves will be collapsed together unless you tap on them to expand them. Good for people who enter a room, forget what they came in for and then leave again. Hey, it happens with age.
Also messages with just emoji are bigger, because what's better than a smiley poo? A massive smiley poo, that's what.
0.4.2
2017-07-07
Riot's had a makeover! The new home screen shows you more of your conversations at a glance so you can pick up right where you left off. Want to get more specific? See your favourites in their own tab, your direct chats and contacts in another and your group chats in the 'rooms' tab.
As if that wasn't enough for one release, you can also see exactly where you read up to last time in a room, on any of your devices. Plus of course, lots more little features and bug fixes.
0.3.13
2017-03-27
Riot now supports registering your phone number with your account, so now you can find contacts on Riot from your phone book as well as your email address book!
We've also made a whole load of improvements to end to end encryption to make it more reliable and simpler to use, including warning you if sending an encrypted message would mean sending it to devices you've never seen before.
0.3.9
2017-02-15
* Import and export your end to end encryption keys
* Massively improve disk usage. Now Riot should take up a lot less space on your phone.
And of course we fixed a load of bugs, including one where it would get stuck at the loading screen sometimes. Also one where messages appeared to take much longer to send than they actually did.
