Element X Android Files

What's Changed

✨ Features

• Scroll to unread messages by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7024

🙌 Improvements

• Collapse runs of deleted messages in the timeline by @manfrommedan in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7195
• Allow homeserver to disable encryption in Element Pro by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7198

🐛 Bugfixes

• Fix jump-to-unread requiring two taps for an out-of-window read marker by @jennaharris7 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6943
• Add content description to video preview for screen readers by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7137
• Fix accessibility for message composer input and read receipts button by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7135
• Add accessibility label to search input by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7133
• Fix timeline reading order distorted when TalkBack is active by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7138
• Add programmatic label and focus indicator to PIN entry field by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7132
• Fix timelines not loading after marking a room as read from notification when app was killed by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7202

🗣 Translations

• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7192

🧱 Build

• Bump the default Gradle daemon heap to match what CI already uses by @PolynomialDivision in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7152
• Update screenshots by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7155
• Update GitHub templates by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7170
• Add check on merged manifest by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7172
• Fix AAPT dump missing and reordering some permissions by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7193
• Try fixing DM creation in Maestro by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7204

🚧 In development 🚧

• Support gallery messages by @bxdxnn in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6519
• Support gallery messages by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7112
• Initial content scanner integration by @jmartinesp in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7139
• WIP : Set user status by @ganfra in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7094

Dependency upgrades

• Update dependency io.sentry:sentry-android to v8.44.1 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7093
• Update dependency org.maplibre.gl:android-sdk to v13.3.1 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7129
• Update actions/setup-java action to v5.4.0 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7143
• Update danger/danger-js action to v13.0.10 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7142
• Update dependency io.sentry:sentry-android to v8.46.0 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7140
• Update dependencyAnalysis to v3.16.0 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7144
• Update plugin gms_google_services to v4.5.0 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7086
• Update dependency androidx.compose.material3:material3 to v1.5.0-alpha21 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7007
• Update dependency androidx.compose.material3:material3 to v1.5.0-alpha22 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7158
• Update metro to v1.3.0 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7168
• Update dependency io.sentry:sentry-android to v8.47.0 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7178
• Update dependency androidx.compose:compose-bom to v2026.06.01 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7174
• Update dependency org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-collections-immutable to v0.5.1 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7180
• Update dependency io.github.sergio-sastre.ComposablePreviewScanner:android to v0.9.1 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7201
• Update dependency io.github.zxing-cpp:android to v3.1.0 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7206
• Update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v26.07.13 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7194
• Update dependency androidx.sqlite:sqlite-ktx to v2.7.0 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7177
• Update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v26.07.15 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7216

Others

• Timeline: jump-to-unread FAB and mark-as-read shortcut by @jennaharris7 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6694
• Iterate on visual list by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7141
• Fix wrong avatar shown in the thread list's top bar by @bxdxnn in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7044
• Update onboarding screen text style by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7157
• Add full SVG support by @bxdxnn in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7020
• Add skin tone picker to the emoji picker by @bxdxnn in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/6917
• Fix the message edit being lost when attaching media by @manfrommedan in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7090
• Cleanup AndroidManifest.xml files. by @bmarty in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7171
• Handle local network permission - Android 17 by @ganfra in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7165
• Add item count text as the placeholder for in reply to box for galleries by @bxdxnn in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7176
• Default to dark theme for EC by @toger5 in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7162

New Contributors

• @PolynomialDivision made their first contribution in https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/pull/7152

Full Changelog: https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/compare/v26.07.0...v26.07.1