Highlights
Messaging: swipe to reply, double-tap reactions, per-contact drafts, pinned and unread conversations, bubbles, proven delivery receipts. A Units setting. One search bar for nodes, messages, settings and docs. Settings take labels, units and firmware gates from the schema. Map layer opacity and role filters. Lightning, particulate and soil telemetry. Tap phones to share a contact or channel. KML import works again.
What's Changed
🏗️ Features
- perf(ui): render QR codes at display density instead of fixed 960px by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6793
- feat: report Android 17 memory-limiter kills via ApplicationExitInfo by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6792
- feat(privacy): shield sensitive UI content from non-tool accessibility services by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6794
- feat(hardware): fetch bootloader OTA quirks from the API, seeded from the bundled asset by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6802
- feat(hardware): fetch the maintenance UF2 manifest from the API, digest-pinned by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6803
- feat(messaging): swipe to reply, double-tap reactions, day separators by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6850
- feat(messaging): per-contact drafts and a quieter composer by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6851
- feat(messaging): name the sender on the jump-to-latest control by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6856
- feat(notifications): offer conversations as bubbles by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6858
- feat(messaging): mark unread, swipe row actions, and pinned conversations by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6857
- feat(messaging): close the quick reaction bar on a tap outside it by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6865
- feat(settings): send the optional ham long_name alongside the call sign by @vidplace7 in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6875
- feat(appfunctions): reconcile system state instead of blind-writing it by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6908
- feat(units): resolve units from the device region, add a Units setting, render through ICU by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6916
- feat(connections): notice when transmit is disabled by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6945
- feat(agents): add the run-meshtastic-android skill with desktop and emulator drivers by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6955
- feat(map): give every map layer its own opacity slider by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6958
- feat(map): filter the map by node role and by how a node was heard by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6959
- feat(settings): align the Mesh Beacon config editor with design#140 by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6963
- feat(discovery): suppress beacon invitations for channels the radio already has by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6964
- feat(network): configure HTTP client engines and add platform User-Agent headers by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7008
- feat(ui): blend noise floor into signal quality rating (design#15) by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7009
- feat(map): offline banner and Google basemap auto-fallback on connectivity loss by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6998
- feat(node): add an update-status shortcut to the local node menu by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7047
- feat: mark nodes not heard since the LoRa config changed by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7055
- chore: device link disclosure by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7068
- feat(node): overflow the time frame selector instead of crushing it by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7097
- perf: cache-window the hot lists, and modernize the nav3 and adaptive wiring by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7093
- feat(docs): use the real M3 search bar for doc search by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7098
- feat(nfc): share a contact or channel by tapping phones, no tag needed by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7124
- feat(ui): share the link from the share dialog, and say what the dialog does by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7126
- feat(node): signed and verified indicators in place of the PKI lock by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7117
- fix(node): keep a contact's public key when a different one arrives by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7118
- feat(settings): show the license notice on the About screen by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7191
- feat(map): clamp zoom when framing bounds, and let style images use hardware bitmaps by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7245
- refactor(navigation): route deep links through navigation3 UriDeepLinkMatcher by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7246
- refactor(settings): read numeric field bounds from the protobufs field registry by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7242
- feat(telemetry): surface lightning, PM status and soil-water metrics by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7237
- feat(node): rank maker hardware between supported and community in the device badge by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7263
- feat(settings): gate config fields on the schema's firmware versions by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7262
- feat(settings): hide module settings the node reports compiled out by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7272
- feat(mqtt): surface a refused subscription from the broker by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7290
- feat(settings): drive the module gates from the schema by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7296
- feat(settings): label enum pickers from the schema by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7298
- feat(settings): read the labels and helper text the schema already has by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7302
- feat(beacon): honour the advertised frequency slot by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7305
- feat(settings): emit the enum key prefixes the schema strings use by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7306
- feat(search): one M3 search bar, settings search, and node status in search by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7303
- feat(settings): show the unit the schema declares by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7304
- feat(connections): handle hardware without Bluetooth for Android XR by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7318
- feat(connections): handle hardware without USB host for Android XR by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7322
- refactor(connections): give Demo Mode its own section by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7326
- feat(messaging): show whether a delivery receipt was proven by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7284
- feat(messaging): record signing and ack proof on reactions by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7339
🖥️ Desktop
- fix(desktop): disable macOS notifications when the process has no app bundle by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6876
- fix(desktop): test the bundle path, not the identifier, before notifying by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6885
- fix(desktop): use standard SPDX license identifier for RPM packaging by @RCGV1 in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7043
- fix(desktop): pin the Flathub screenshots to a commit that survives the squash by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7243
- fix(desktop): keep MapLibre's FFI upcall methods through ProGuard by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7287
- refactor(model): parse the selected device address once by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7328
🛠️ Fixes
- fix(navigation): clear deep-link replay cache once applied to the backstack by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6796
- fix(ui): give feedback when a contact or channel import arrives while disconnected by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6798
- fix(database): rebuild the packet FTS index after the schema-52 table recreation by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6808
- fix(map): raise android-maps-utils to 5.1.1 so KML import survives xmlutil 1.0.x by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6811
- fix(database): give every SQLite connection a busy timeout by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6809
- fix(firmware): show the erase wait and upload retries during Legacy DFU by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6812
- fix(map): parse KMZ archives in the F-Droid map overlay renderer by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6834
- fix(firmware): map SoftDevice variants for the new nrf52840 boards by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6843
- fix(navigation): never let the active backstack empty under NavDisplay by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6844
- fix(metrics): eliminate the Vico canvas restore underflow crash by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6847
- fix(ui): bound pane content height under the adaptive three-pane scaffold by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6845
- fix(connection): extend BLE handshake deadlines while config progress flows by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6848
- fix(map): survive the WebView provider update race in Site Planner by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6846
- fix(mqtt): tolerate object-typed payload in MQTT JSON messages by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6839
- fix(messaging): clear and suppress notifications for the conversation on screen by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6849
- fix(messaging): fire swipe row actions once per swipe, and let the snackbar go by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6863
- Stabilize Mid-Session Locale Unit State Test by @jeremiah-k in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6870
- Demote Repeated Offline Heartbeat Rejection Logs to Debug by @jeremiah-k in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6872
- Use Scan-Only Probes After Prolonged Bonded BLE Reconnect Failures by @jeremiah-k in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6871
- fix(permissions): recover from a skipped, denied, or revoked permission instead of dead-ending by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6880
- fix(node): convert temperature before labelling it °F, and show wind in km/h by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6925
- fix(settings): drop the beacon single-target scalars protobufs reserved by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6942
- fix(node): scroll traceroute/log history detail popups by @beecho01 in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6708
- fix(ui): show device roles by name, and stop doubling two percent signs by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6962
- fix(map): gate the MapLibre waypoint editor on isModifiableBy by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6969
- fix(ai): bound assistant messages at what the send path will actually encode by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6970
- fix(firmware): hide USB maintenance where the platform cannot run it by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6974
- fix(map): resolve the persisted basemap before the map first renders by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6978
- fix(network): point the API base URL at the R2-backed apiv2 host by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7004
- fix(settings): floor the beacon broadcast-target list at one row by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7010
- fix(settings): re-learn the node number when the first region set renumbers the radio by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7021
- fix(connections): scope region warnings to the active connection by @jeremiah-k in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7015
- fix(mqtt): downgrade unparseable-payload decode logs from error to warn by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7040
- fix(node): gate direct messages on holding a public key by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7050
- fix(takserver): skip compressed v1 TAK packets to stop duplicate contacts by @texaskst in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7020
- fix(firmware): move firmware artifact fetching onto the R2 hosts by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7073
- fix(settings): fetch Mesh Beacon config from remote-admin nodes by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7077
- fix(messaging): keep the composer IME session stable while the node list changes by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7079
- fix(network): never send heartbeat nonce 1, the firmware NodeInfo-ping trigger by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7078
- fix(lora): correct preset SNR floors and signal colors by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7110
- fix(settings): allow all available spread factors by @gargomoma in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7119
- fix(nfc): write to tags that have never been NDEF-formatted by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7123
- fix(node): stop presenting MQTT-only nodes as unheard on the current LoRa by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7138
- fix(node): revert the time frame selector to a segmented row by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7142
- fix(messaging): keep the Enter key in the message composer by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7155
- fix(storeforward): dedupe a router replay by original_id by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7158
- fix(service): keep the process alive and awake through firmware updates and scans by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7159
- fix(messaging): key conversations to channel identity, not slot index by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7162
- fix(ui): drop the lazy list cache windows that crash inside a lookahead scope by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7185
- fix(settings): state lockdown's irreversibility in the enable dialog by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7171
- fix(network): point the API base URL at the production host by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7197
- fix(discovery): write a dwell and its parent check in one transaction by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7204
- fix(map): keep the 300 ms ease on MapLibre camera nudges by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7240
- fix(ble): replace deprecated preConflate with bufferCapacity by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7236
- fix(model): fold 0xAE into the hash of an AEAD channel by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7239
- fix(model): align the US first-setup preset with the device screen by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7244
- fix(settings): name config exports after the long name, not the short name by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7248
- fix(nodes): the direct filter no longer returns MQTT nodes by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7256
- fix(mqtt): TLS switch shows and sets the stored flag for the public broker by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7255
- fix(connection): name the transport in handshake stall reports by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7276
- fix(mqtt): subscribe with the options the negotiated protocol version allows by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7273
- fix(analytics): give crash reports the radio that produced them, a real blame frame, and a ceiling by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7274
- fix(settings): write the external notification duration in milliseconds by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7307
- fix(node): keep the node counts visible while searching by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7311
- fix(ble): don't arm a BLE transport on hardware without Bluetooth by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7321
- fix(connections): refuse serial addresses without USB host by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7327
- fix(service): stop a stale saved address overwriting a newer selection by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7329
- fix(service): stay foreground only for an address that can connect by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7330
- fix(messaging): clarify the message filter controls by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7324
- fix(notifications): give bubbles an adaptive icon by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7336
- fix(position): send no coordinates with a position request when we have none by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7361
📝 Other Changes
- refactor(settings): edit the status message on the user screen by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6951
- refactor(map): retire the maps-utils workarounds its 5.1 fixes made stale by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7046
- refactor(prefs): keep each surface's filters in one state object by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7120
- refactor(appfunctions): migrate to AppFunctionServiceEntryPoint by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7340
New Contributors
- @azchohfi made their first contribution in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6864
- @gargomoma made their first contribution in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7119
Full Changelog: https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/compare/v2.8.1...v2.8.2
