Änderungsprotokoll

Threema Work 2.0 for Desktop Beta 42
16.09.2024

New features:

  • Added the option to select the audio output device in group calls

Improvements:

  • Added a “Forgot password?” option on the login screen
  • Display your own mute icon in group calls

Fixes:

  • Fixed a file access error that could occur when relinking on Windows

…and various under-the-hood changes and improvements.

New features:

  • New loading screen when starting the app
  • Added a setting to control the behavior of the “Enter” key when sending messages
  • Added the option to delete the app data

Improvements:

  • Improved the appearance of dialog buttons
  • Show who has reacted to an image message when hovering over the agree/disagree icons
  • Improved the UI when restoring messages

Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug that caused the timestamp in the message preview not to be correct

…and various under-the-hood changes and improvements.

New features:

  • Mention group members

Improvements:

  • Full implementation of device token
  • Rejoin ongoing group calls after restarting the app
  • Restore settings when relinking
  • Display a status message after the restoration of chats
  • Display a status message when you are added to or removed from a group
  • Display text formatting in the edit history
  • Improved the UI and the display of video streams in the small group-call view
  • Improved the relinking process
  • Improved the process when updating credentials

Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug where status messages were not restored in some cases

…and various under-the-hood changes and improvements.

New features:

  • Edit sent messages
  • Delete sent messages for everyone

Improvements:

  • Improved notifications on macOS

Fixes:

  • Signed all executables on Windows

…and various under-the-hood changes and improvements.

New features:

  • Added voice and video calls in groups
  • Keep messages when relinking
  • Show the typing indicator in single chats
  • Added spellcheck on macOS

Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug in relation to the display of emojis

…and various under-the-hood changes and improvements.

Improvements:

  • Improved positioning of context menus
  • Defined mininum dimensions for the application window
  • Improved stability of the device-linking process

Fixes:

  • Fixed a crash that occurred when deleting a contact while the global search was open

…and various under-the-hood changes and improvements.

New features:

  • Show status messages in group chats

Improvements:

  • Improve keyboard accessibility of conversation list and global search
  • Close conversation on desktop when associated contact is deleted on iOS

Fixes:

  • Fixed highlighting of referenced message bubble when clicking on a quote
  • Fixed a bug where encrypted files in the file system were not always cleaned up properly when deleting a message

…and various under-the-hood changes and improvements.

Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug that prevented the application from starting on Windows

New features:

  • Forward messages to groups
  • Emoji 15.1 support

Improvements:

  • Allow a chat to be deleted in the menu of the respective chat
  • Improved UI performance
  • Improved the app’s security hardening

Fixes:

  • Fixed the handling of empty nicknames
  • Fixed a bug in relation to the formatting of pasted text
  • Fixed the background transparency of the media viewer

…and various under-the-hood changes and improvements.

Improvements:

  • Quarantine files downloaded on macOS

Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug that could cause the app to crash when switching chats while the context menu is open
  • Fixed the display of the emoji picker

…and a few other minor changes and improvements.

New features:

  • Global search
  • Emoji 15.0 support

Improvements:

  • Display the user names of those who agreed/disagreed to a group message when hovering over the icon with the mouse

Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug that could cause all members of a group to be removed from it on iOS when Threema Work 2.0 for desktop was connected
  • Fixed the display of message drafts in single-column layout
  • Fixed the display of file extensions of certain file types (e.g., .m4v and .xml)

…and a few other minor changes and improvements.

New features:

  • Agree/disagree feature for group chats

Improvements:

  • Improved resolution and quality of media thumbnails
  • Persistent window position across restarts on macOS and Windows
  • Improved performance in chat view

…and a few other minor changes and improvements.

New features:

  • When changing the device name, the new name takes effect immediately
  • Quoting and sending files is prevented when contact is blocked or disabled
  • Improved Electron security hardening

Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug that caused media not to download automatically in all cases

New features:

  • Added app settings
  • Jump to the original message when clicking on a quote
  • Automatically download media from incoming messages
  • Allow hiding inactive contacts

Fixes:

  • Fixed bugs that caused chats not to properly scroll to the latest message
  • Fixed a bug that caused the app not to reconnect after waking up from standby on macOS

New features:

  • Support for archived chats
  • Support for pinned chats
  • “Scroll to bottom” button in chat view
  • Setting to switch between 12-hour or 24-hour notation

Improvements:

  • Persistent window size after app restart
  • Improved navigation in small and medium layout
  • Improved performance in chat view

Fixes:

  • Fixes concerning how emojis are displayed
  • Fix concerning line breaks in file names

Improvements:

  • Correctly detect system theme (light or dark mode) on Linux

Fixes:

  • Security update for Electron (fixes CVE-2023-5217)

Other:

  • On macOS, Threema Desktop now requires at least version 10.15 (Catalina)

…and a few other minor changes and improvements.

Improvements:

  • Increase default window size

Fixes:

  • Message details: Localized date for "last reaction"
  • Security update for Electron (fixes CVE-2023-4863)

…and a few other minor changes and improvements.

Improvements:

  • Support for viewing video messages (for messages received after installing 2.0-beta21)
  • Support for playing voice messages (for messages received after installing 2.0-beta21)
  • Allow the message compose field to grow larger than just 4 rows
  • Security improvements with regards to nonce checks

Fixes:

  • After clearing search field, ensure that active conversation is always visible

…and a few other minor changes and improvements.

Improvements:

  • Improved linking wizard
  • Many improvements for image messages
  • Add context menu to the image viewer
  • Localized and optimized date and time display

Fixes:

  • Proper handling of Threema Broadcast groups
  • When pressing tab in the chat list, mentions aren't highlighted anymore
  • Properly render inactive or revoked contacts
  • Make context menu adapt to the size of its content

…and a few other minor changes and improvements.

Improvements:

  • Scale down large images before sending
  • Better error messages when trying to link a private Threema ID to a Threema Work app, or vice versa
  • Screen reader support: set proper alt text for confirmation images that are shown when adding a linked device
  • Improve app icons on Windows

Fixes:

  • Do not include image metadata when sending images
  • Fix text color when quoting image messages
  • Fix border around image in image viewer

…and a few other minor changes and improvements.

Improvements:

  • Add full support for image messages: sending, receiving and in-app display
  • Add German translations

Fixes:

  • Fix performance bug when loading contact list or chat list
  • Fix bug that occurred during device linking with older Threema installations, related to server group validation
  • Disable built-in Electron DNS resolver to improve privacy
  • Various UI fixes

…and a few other minor changes and improvements.

Initial release of the beta version of Threema Work 2.0 for desktop