Element X Android Files

What's Changed

✨ Features

• When a background SDK task fails, react in the client by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6166
• Enable space feature flags by default by @ganfra in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6171

🙌 Improvements

• Improve space management with pagination and partial failure handling by @ganfra in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6099
• Iterate on QrCode login error buttons by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6101
• Update icon shown for world_readable rooms by @richvdh in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6111
• QRCode login: treat not found error as expired error. by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6161
• Iterate on Space related UI by @ganfra in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6150

🔒 Security

• Ensure aspect ratio of images in the timeline is restricted by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6168

🐛 Bugfixes

• Ensure that Element Call activity is not closed when using an external link by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6114
• Refresh a Space's room list after creating a room in it by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6135
• When creating a DM, set room history visibility to invited by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6138
• Fix back navigation after creating a room in a space by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6134
• Fix LinkifyHelper index out of bounds with parenthesis by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6140
• Change role screen won't be dismissed until changes take effect by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6141

🗣 Translations

• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6122
• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6155

🧱 Build

• Try fixing Maestro tests (again) by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6149
• Add a stale bot for X-Needs-Info issues. by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6153
• [Release script] Ensure that the release version will match the next Monday date by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6152

🚧 In development 🚧

• Add Space Filters feature for Room List by @ganfra in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6136
• Add history sharing badges to room details by @kaylendog in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6132

Dependency upgrades

• Update dependency androidx.work:work-runtime-ktx to v2.11.1 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6105
• Update metro to v0.10.2 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6106
• Update camera to v1.5.3 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6103
• Update activity to v1.12.3 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6104
• Update dependency com.posthog:posthog-android to v3.30.0 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6120
• Update kotlin by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6102
• Update roborazzi to v1.58.0 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6124
• Update kover by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6139
• Update dependency com.posthog:posthog-android to v3.31.0 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6145
• Update kotlin by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6142
• Update media3 to v1.9.2 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6151
• Update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v26.02.6 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6144
• Update firebaseAppDistribution to v5.2.1 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6146
• Update dependency com.google.firebase:firebase-bom to v34.9.0 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6148
• Update dependency io.sentry:sentry-android to v8.32.0 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6157
• Update metro to v0.10.3 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6164
• Update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v26.2.10 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6169
• chore(deps): update plugin paparazzi to v2.0.0-alpha04 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6048
• fix(deps): update dependency org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kover-gradle-plugin to v0.9.7 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6173
• fix(deps): update haze to v1.7.2 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6175

Others

• Improve favorite wording and icon of room by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6097
• Add special flow for leaving a space as the last owner by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6112
• Remove runBlocking in ThreadedMessagesNode by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6108
• Revert "Add "call.pro.element.io" in the list of known hosts for Element Call." by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6118
• Refactor room list filtering to use Rust SDK by @ganfra in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6117
• Ensure http 429 are retried 3 times before failing. by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6119
• Remove JoinRule.Private from the codebase by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6129
• Fix voice message recording not starting after permission is granted by @kknappe in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6109
• Use correct bg color. by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6165
• Document "Developer options" and remove outdated instructions by @MadLittleMods in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6162
• Update SpaceFilterButton selected state color by @ganfra in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6178

New Contributors

• @kknappe made their first contribution in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6109
• @MadLittleMods made their first contribution in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6162

Full Changelog: https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/compare/v26.01.2...v26.02.0