Talk - Releases

Fixed

• Fix memory consumption with emoji picker in conversations with a lot of chat messages with reactions 7328
• Fix endless offer loop with SIP participants 7288
• Fix room selector in deck and maps integration 7290 7294
• Fix transceiver kind for participants without the HPB 7263
• Fix error on console when initiating a screenshare 7330
• Add missing translations of 24 branch 7330

Added

• Reactions for chat messages
• Media tab in the sidebar to show all the shared items
• Implement OCP\Talk\IBroker to allow apps to create conversations
• Sharing a browser tab in Chrome-based browsers can now also share the audio of that tab

Changed

• Messages of shared objects and files can now be deleted (shares will be removed, files persist)
• Actions like calling and chatting in big rooms are now much smoother
• Compatibility with Nextcloud 24

Added

• Add a modal to show more shared items

Fixed

• Make reactions work for guests and handle guests without name in the summary 7217
• Add a link to notification sound settings from talk settings 7224
• Fix migration with Postgres and Oracle 7211
• Add programmatic output options to talk:active-calls command 7227
• Fix media tab and reactions summary in read-only rooms 7236

Fixed

• Move message.reactions.self to message.reactionsSelf to not merge different data structures 7182
• Use actor and time information from the reaction not the message author 7190
• Fix migration of attachment types for media 7196
• Open chat tab by default in sidebar while in a call 7201
• Fix access to undefined key 7195
• Only set header when the value changed and the status is not 304 7200

Still in progress

• Media tab showing all shared items of the conversation

Fixed

• Remove event to delete shares when user leave of room #7168
• Add item shares from chat messages directly to the store #7149
• Only switch to the participant tab when the token changes not any other detail #7146
• Don't update last message of conversation with invisible message #7142

Still in progress

• Media tab showing all shared items of the conversation

Added

• Reactions for chat messages
• Media tab in the sidebar to show all the shared items
• Implement OCP\Talk\IBroker to allow apps to create conversations
• Sharing a browser tab in Chrome-based browsers can now also share the audio of that tab #6810

Still in progress

• Media tab showing all shared items of the conversation

Changed

• Messages of shared objects and files can now be deleted (shares will be removed, files persist) #7047
• Actions like calling and chatting in big rooms should now be much smoother
• Compatibility with Nextcloud 24

Fixed

• Fix reconnection when media permissions change #7092
• Fix forced reconnection without the High-performance backend #7095
• Compatibility with LDAP user backends and more than 64 characters display names #7073
• Compatibility with Oracle and MySQL ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY #7036
• Fix broken avatars when search for users to add to a conversation #7037
• Fix sort order of guests and logged-in users #7053
• Allow copying links of open conversations without joining #7070

Fixed

• Fix several modals, dialogs and popovers in fullscreen mode #6885
• Fix issues when permissions of a participant or conversation are changed right before joining a call #6996 #7018
• Fix media automatically enabled after selecting a device during a call #7017
• Fix call flags update when track is disabled #7016
• Show the version number also when the HPB backend is not older #6890
• Correctly stop waiting sound when someone joins the call #6919
• Improve performance when starting a call in a conversation with many participants #6933

Fixed

• Fix stopping a screenshare for recipients #6857
• Fix switching between screenshares #6850
• Fix mentions inside brackets #6869
• Allow using mentions with the mouse #6838
• Deduplicate round trips when a moderator ends the meeting for everyone #6841
• Fix message menu misbehaving when the message scrolls outside of the viewport #6855

Changed

• Improve the join/leave sounds to be shorter #6720
• Keep emoji picker open when selecting an emoji #6792
• Reduce the set of avatar sizes so browser cache hits more often #6799
• Improve signaling events for the roomlist #6719
• Don't update the participant list when only you joined #6805
• Recognize voice messages, object and file shares as unread messages #6826

Fixed

• Allow joining open conversations which are also shared as link with a password #6709
• Prevent handleScroll on initial loading of a conversation #6717
• Don't force a signaling mode when starting/ending the HPB trial #6822
• Add conversation token and message id to search results #6745
• Fix enabling background blur when video is disabled #6705
• Fix several issues with the own peer when connections are slow #6774

Fixed

• Fix various issues with enabling/disabling the camera and background blur #6688
• Fix unregistering of user status listener which lead to a memory leak with Nextcloud 23 #6643
• Device not released when closing settings dialog immediate after opening #6638
• Disable emoji picker in read-only conversations #6662
• Make conversation settings scrollable again #6682
• Make the pagination buttons more and clearly visible in the grid view #6695

Added

• Moderators can now set permissions for all or individual users to control if they can enable audio and video, do a screenshare, start a call and ignore the lobby
• When starting a call is limited to moderators, they can now also end the call for all participants
• A device checker makes sure users start with the desired microphone and camera and also allows them to disable the devices before joining a call
• Users can now blur their background (Not supported on Safari)
• Users can now opt-out of call notifications on a conversation basis

Changed

• The layout of the call view has been redesigned
• The size of the grid view is now limited to 20 videos by default to reduce the performance impact
• Version 0.4.0 of the signaling server of the High-performance backend is now required

Fixed

• Show more details instead of a loading spinner only in case of connection issues
• And a lot more things here and there

Changed

• The segmentation model of the background blur was replaced #6597

Fixed

• Fix missing default permissions when opening the permissions editor #6614
• Fix issues with device selection after muting, disconnecting and more #6601 #6609 #6615
• Fix issues with the background blurring #6594 #6600

Fixed

• Fix several issues with the new call view and media controls #6554 #6571 #6576 #6575
• Don't always enable devices when the device picker is shown #6567
• Opening the conversation settings via the conversation list opened with wrong data #6584
• Fix issues with the background blurring #6586
• Fix call summary in one-to-one conversations #6564

Known issue

• The video will "zoom in and out" when more than 4 people have video enabled and people with background blur start or stop speaking

Fixed

• Fix several issues with the new call view and media controls #6486 #6489 #6520 #6541 #6543 #6548
• Can not pass the device checker with a small screen #6508 #6539
• Fix several issues with the background blurring #6502 #6532 #6535 #6546 #6547
• Update hasCall state of a conversation when a chat message indicates that #6509
• Don't end meeting for everyone when a moderator leaves #6484

Added

• Moderators can now set permissions for all or individual users to control if they can enable audio and video, do a screenshare, start a call and ignore the lobby
• When starting a call is limited to moderators, they can now also end the call for all participants
• A device checker makes sure users start with the desired microphone and camera and also allows them to disable the devices before joining a call
• Users can now blur their background (Not supported on Safari)
• Users can now opt-out of call notifications on a conversation basis

Changed

• The layout of the call view has been redesigned
• The size of the grid view is now limited to 20 videos by default to reduce the performance impact
• Version 0.4.0 of the signaling server of the High-performance backend is now required

Fixed

• Show more details instead of a loading spinner only in case of connection issues
• And a lot more things here and there

Fixed

• Compatibility with LDAP user backends and more than 64 characters display names #7074
• Compatibility with Oracle and MySQL ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY #7040

Fixed

• Fix several modals, dialogs and popovers in fullscreen mode #6884
• Fix mentions inside brackets #6870
• Fix call flags update when track is disabled #7015

Fixed

• Allow joining open conversations which are also shared as link with a password #6710
• Prevent handleScroll on initial loading of a conversation #6718
• Don't force a signaling mode when starting/ending the HPB trial #6823
• Add conversation token and message id to search results #6746

Changed

• Show user status and message as description in 1-to-1 conversations #6369
• Allow apps to override/modify the TURN server list #6428

Fixed

• Fix connection analyzer when using simulcast with Chromium #6530
• Properly allow sha256 checksums for reference ids as advertised #6406
• Fix forwarding object shares to other conversations #6398
• Fix invisible emoji picker on Safari #6352
• Limit deck integration to the current instance for now #6412

Fixed

• Add some validation for shared geo-locations #6243
• Fix logged-in users are unable to join a password protected public conversation #6229
• Don't toggle the video on/off when pasting files into the chat and first releasing the CTRL key #6199
• Fix blocked audio recording preview when Talk is embedded in the sidebar #6130
• Fix infinite loop when the media constraints can not be decreased #6126
• Fix connection quality warning not disappearing when media is stopped #6146
• Send offer again when own peer was not initially connected #6080

Changed

• Improved device preference storing to better recover after switching between docking-station and normal usage with a device #6179

Fixed

• Fix laggy video with Full HD 60 FPS webcams in Chrome and Chromium #6159
• Fix infinite loop when video constrains can not be satisfied #6125
• Fix connection quality warning after media was stopped #6147
• Hide forward action for guests #6143
• Don't select the own video when trying to open the video settings #6158
• Fix issues with several popovers in fullscreen mode or sidebar mode #6155
• Fix issue with video recording in sidebar mode #6129 #6131

Fixed

• Unshare all items directly when deleting a room #5975
• Fix date picker for lobby not being visible #5984
• Fix initial camera quality with Chromium and Chromebased browsers #6000
• Wait for the wav encoder to be initialized before allowing recordings #6012 #6014
• Fix displaying moderation options in one-to-ones #6008
• Never show read marker on the very last message #5969

Added

• Add support for simulcast streams when the high-performance backend is used #5535
• Allow users to have multiple session in the same conversation #5194
• Voice messages, location sharing and contacts sharing #5610 #5573 #5731
• Play a sound when a participant joins or leaves the call #5410
• Add unread message marker in the chat view #3825
• Show a "new message" indicator while being in the call #5534
• Sync group members with conversation participants #4810
• Add an option to reply privately #4855
• Conversation TopBar with icon, name and description #5596

Changed

• Use all defined STUN and TURN servers instead of a random one #5503 #5491
• Compatibility with Nextcloud 22

Fixed

• Allow to mention groupfolder users in file chats #4246
• Fix not sending signaling messages to participants without a Peer object #4686
• Fix several issues with video, stream and screenshare selections

Removed

• 🏁 Conversations API v1, v2 and v3
• 🏁 Call API v1, v2 and v3
• 🏁 Signaling API v1 and v2
• 🏁 Support for Internet Explorer

Fixed

• Allow joining open conversations which are also shared as link with a password #6711
• Don't force a signaling mode when starting/ending the HPB trial #6824
• Add conversation token and message id to search results #6747

Changed

• Remove Plan-B option from the HPB integration #6449
• Allow apps to override/modify the TURN server list #6430

Fixed

• Properly allow sha256 checksums for reference ids as advertised #6529
• Limit deck integration to the current instance for now #6414

Fixed

• Fix crash of Chrome/Chromium 95 #6384

Fixed

• Fix logged-in users are unable to join a password protected public conversation #6231
• Don't toggle the video on/off when pasting files into the chat and first releasing the CTRL key #6200
• Fix infinite loop when the media constraints can not be decreased #6127
• Fix connection quality warning not disappearing when media is stopped #6148
• Send offer again when own peer was not initially connected #6081
• Don't refresh the room when the participant list changes #5786

Fixed

• Add UI feedback when local participant is not connected #5797
• Allow to open files with ctrl click #5761
• Prevent submitting the message when the user is composing a character #5941
• Fix connection quality warning shown due to stalled stats #5924
• Fix connection quality stats not reset when setting a new peer connection #5768
• Ignore current participant when listing rooms if removed concurrently #5758 #5740
• Fix links to documentation #5947

Fixed

• Regenerate session id after entering conversation password #5639
• Fix a problem when a deleted user is recreated again #5644
• Encode dav path segments for direct GIF preview #5692
• Fix raised hand handler not detached when a participant leaves #5677
• Register flow operation via dedicated instead of legacy event #5651

Fixed

• Fix redirect when deleting the current conversation #5315
• Reset the page title when the conversation is not found #5493
• Fix quality warning appearing again in certain conditions #5552
• Fix camera quality starting bad in some cases #5556
• Allow to copy the link of open conversations which the user didn't join #5562
• Fix search focus when typing in the conversation search #5566
• Fix sorting of users which set their user status to offline #5569

Fixed

• Only use the local file as preview for some types when uploading #5424
• Fix an issue with the migration to the new attendees table #5428
• Fix the background job checking the schema #5373
• Fix a bug with the raised hand of users that disconnect #5419

Fixed

• Fixed a bug in the migration that could prevent copying all participants to the attendee table #5244

Added

• Implement read status for messages including a privacy setting #4231
• Allow moderators to "open" conversations so users can join themselves #4706
• Add conversation descriptions #4546
• Allow pagination for main grid view #4958
• Allow to send messages again when they failed #4975
• You can now push to talk/mute with the space key #4328
• Added support for turns:// protocol #5087
• Add basic support for Opera #4974
• Allow resending email invitations #5052
• Allow to collapse the video strip to focus more on the promoted speaker or screenshare #4363
• Improve previews of images and allow animation of gifs #4472
• Allow to "Raise hand" in a call #4569
• Compatibility with Nextcloud 21

Changed

• Bring up the conversation creation-dialog when clicking on a group to prevent accidentally spam #5062
• User different border color when own message is quoted #4940
• Move matterbridge settings into the conversation settings dialog #4907
• Updated database structure so all tables have a primary key for database cluster support #4735

Fixed

• For more details look at the changelog of the alphas and the rc

Added

• Allow resending email invitations #5052
• Added support for turns:// protocol #5087

Changed

• Bring up the conversation creation-dialog when clicking on a group to prevent accidentally spam #5062

Fixed

• Fixed a bug that would prevent attachments going into the Talk/ folder #5077
• Split the turn test to report whether UDP and/or TCP work #5104
• Fix collaboration resource options not loading #5140
• Hide the upload option when the user has no quota assigned #5036
• Fix mentioning of users with subnames, e.g. "foo" and "foobar" #5041
• Fix capabilities check for image preview size #5033
• Prevent duplicated call summaries when multiple people leave a call on the HPB within a short time period #5042

Added

• Allow pagination for main grid view #4958
• Allow line breaks and links in the descriptions #4960
• Allow to send messages again when they failed #4975
• Add a button to directly disable the lobby #4997
• Add basic support for Opera #4974

Changed

• The avatar-blurring in calls has been replaced with the average color to improve performance on Chrome, Chromium, Safari, Edge and Opera #4985
• User different border color when own message is quoted #4940
• Move matterbridge settings into the conversation settings dialog #4907

Fixed

• Fix Javascript errors with Internet Explorer and Safari #4829 #4963 #5008
• Show unread one-to-one messages in dashboard widget #4944
• Allow to clear the lobby timer value again #4990
• Show single video in stripe if screen share in progress #4941
• Properly initialize descriptionText with description #4942
• Remove system message when a self-joined user leaves a conversation #4933
• Fix scrolling of the chat when messages arrive while in background #4979
• Fix a bug that prevented disabling sip #4951
• Allow SIP dial-in in non-public conversations #4954
• Correctly use the displayname for groups in admin settings #4943
• Delete messages from UI storage when a conversation is deleted #4949
• Add mapping between Nextcloud session id and signaling server session id, to allow linking call users with the rest of the UI #4952
• Fix missing display names with sip users #4956

Fixed

• Fix chat notifications not being sent when user is not active in a chat #4825 #4848
• Fix CSP violation in Safari with worker-src from avatar blurring #4822
• Don't remove a chat when a self-joined user leaves #4892
• Avoid double quotes in bridge bot app password #4905
• Only scroll to conversations when clicking on search results #4905
• Do not load full room object for share queries to save resources on propfinds #4856

Added

• Implement read status for messages including a privacy setting #4231
• Implement multiple requirements to prepare for SIP dial-in #4324 #4469 #4682 #4689
• Allow moderators to make conversations "listable" so users can join themselves #4706
• Add the possibility for conversation descriptions #4546
• You can now push to talk/mute with the space key #4328
• Conversations can now be locked in the moderator settings preventing further chat messages and calls #4331
• Allow to collapse the video strip to focus more on the promoted speaker or screenshare #4363
• Improve previews of images and allow animation of gifs #4472
• Allow to "Raise hand" in a call #4569
• Compatibility with Nextcloud 21

Changed

• Improve setting initial audio and video status when the HPB is used #4181
• Remember the Grid view/Promoted speaker selection per conversation in the browser storage and when a screenshare is stopped #4451
• Use the new Vue settings modal for user and conversation settings #4195
• Updated database structure so all tables have a primary key for database cluster support #4735

Fixed

• Diff against alpha.1: Revert update of @babel/preset-env which breaks the compiled JS #4808
• Stop sending the nick through data channels after some time #4182
• Don't query guest names for an empty list of guest sessions #4190
• Use date-based names for image content that is pasted into the chat #4539

Fixed

• Fix connection quality stats not reset when setting a new peer connection #5769

Fixed

• Regenerate session id after entering conversation password #5641
• Fix quality warning appearing again in certain conditions #5555
• Fix camera quality starting bad in some cases #5559

Fixed

• Only use the local file as preview for some types when uploading #5426

Changed

• Replace blur with average color in video backgrounds to improve performance on Chrome based browsers #5012

Fixed

• Drop guest moderators when changing a conversation to group conversation #5228
• Fix collaboration resource options not loading #5142
• Fixed a bug that would prevent attachments going into the Talk/ folder #5079
• Fix mentioning of users with subnames, e.g. "foo" and "foobar" #5051
• Add upload editor in files sidebar mode #5111

Fixed

• Fix CSP violation in Safari with worker-src from avatar blurring #4900
• Don't remove a chat when a self-joined user leaves #4894
• Make the bridge bot password more complex #4910

Fixed

• Fix potentially multiple guests joining in a password request conversation #4798
• Prevent issues with UTF8 multibyte chars in the changelog conversation #4734
• Fix Chromium performance hit in calls due to blur filter #4780
• Stop sending the nick through data channels after some time #4649
• Fix "Copy link" not clickable when waiting alone in a call #4687
• Fix some Matterbridge integrations #4728 #4800
• Use proc_open to run system commands in bridge manager #4774
• Only show password request button when the share actually has Talk Verification enabled #4795

Fixed

• Fix conversation URL change detection #4642
• Fix missing call icon in participant list #4637

Fixed

• Fix automated scrolling behaviour which sometimes jumped into the middle of the message list #4417
• Remove pulse animation from call button to reduce CPU load in chrome-based browsers #4301
• Only show the "Session conflict" dialog when in a call #4442
• Fix minimum length calculation of the call token #4369
• Fix duplicate session issue in files sidebar #4426
• Lobby date not shown in the moderator menu #4322
• Don't load the session information in rooms with more than 100 participants #4278
• Improve setting the initial status of audio/video when the high-performance backend is used #4375
• Fix syntax to check for matterbridge processes to work on more systems #4415
• Don't render an additional video when selecting the already promoted video #4419

Added

• Implement unified search for messages #4017
• Support for user status #3993
• Moderators can now mute all participants with one click in the moderator menu #4052
• Allow changing the camera and microphone during a call #4023
• Show upload progress and a preview when sharing a file into the chat #3988
• Add a dashboard widget with unread mentions and active calls #3890
• Add an emoji picker to the chat #3994
• Hosted high-performance backend trial option in the admin settings #3620
• Remember the selected camera and microphone for future visits #4224
• Keyboard navigation for conversation search #3955
• Show keyboard shortcuts in the settings #4089
• 🚧 TechPreview: Matterbridge integration #4010
• Compatibility with Nextcloud 20

Changed

• Online users are now sorted above offline moderators in the participant list, because we think it's more important what you do than who you are #4211
• Allow to select your own video in the speaker view #3814

Fixed

• "Talk to …" button in avatar only works on first use #4194
• Reduce the load of various requests #4205 #4204 #4201 #4152
• Fix clientside memory leaks due to missing unsubscribe of events when destroying interface components #4139 #4140 #4154 #4155
• Installation on Oracle fails #4127
• Try to be more safe again errors when trying to get the Talk folder for attachments #4165
• Remove old "hark" data channel #4068
• Show other participants video when they share their screen #4082
• Scroll to the original message when clicking on a quota #4037
• Fix transparency issue with the avatar menu in the participant list #3958
• Prevent infinite loop in datachannel open re-transmission #3882

Fixed

• Fix collaboration resource options not loading #5143
• Fixed a bug that would prevent attachments going into the Talk/ folder #5080

Fixed

• Don't remove a chat when a self-joined user leaves #4903

Fixed

• Fix potentially multiple guests joining in a password request conversation #4797

Fixed

• Reduce the load when mounting many shares #4510
• Fix handling of unavailable commands #4578
• Correctly delete a conversation when the last moderator leaves #4499

Fixed

• Remove pulse animation from call button to reduce CPU load in chrome-based browsers #4302
• Only show the "Session conflict" dialog when in a call #4443
• Fix minimum length calculation of the call token #4370
• Fix duplicate session issue in files sidebar #4427
• Lobby date not shown in the moderator menu #4323

Added

• Moderators can now mute all participants with a single button in the moderator menu #4054

Fixed

• Prevent infinite loop when opening a data channel and retransmitting old messages #4069
• Installation on Oracle fails #4129
• Fix clientside memory leaks due to missing unsubscribe of events when destroying interface components #4148 #4156 #4160 #4162

Fixed

• Fix compatibility with Janus 0.10.4 and the newest High-performance backend #3940 #3979
• Allow Internet Explorer 11 to render the page again #3967 #3982
• Only show the browser warning when interacting with Nextcloud Talk features #3978
• Avatar menu is opaque for participants that are offline #3959
• Always allow to communicate with the HPB even when it's a local url #3965

Added

• Warn the user when their connection or computer is busy and others might not be able to see or hear them correctly anymore. #3923
• Warn the user when joining twice in the same conversation which breaks the calling experience for others. #3866

Changed

• Improve default push notification text for upcoming iOS 13 SDK changes in the iOS mobile app #3847

Fixed

• Fix timeout issue with users having only numeric ids #3791
• Fix a failure on logout when an active session was removed from a conversation already #3869
• Unify the blur on all videos to a same higher factor #3821 #3887
• Fix attachment selection when default folder can not be created. #3797
• Update lib to parse links in chat messages to fix an issue with trailing spaces #3924

Added

• Store the guest name in browser storage again and read it from there #3709
• Automatically switch to promoted view upon screenshare #3711
• Added autocomplete support for talk:room:* commands #3728

Changed

• Reload page on changing conversation and disable start/join call when Talk UI needs reloading #3699
• Show sidebar when Viewer is opened #3679

Fixed

• Properly sort participants by display name again #3763
• Make joining the call synchronous to avoid toggling in and out of the callview #3682
• Do not fetch all conversations on some signaling events #3673
• Reduce database load when sending out push notifications #3782
• Remove automatic ping when getting chat messages via the web UI #3784
• Always try to connect without camera in case it failed #3780
• Fix talk:room:* commands showing "Guest" as actor in the chat #3754
• Do not break LessThan3 in last message of conversations list #3705

Added

• Added a grid view for calls and made the promoted view more usable in huge calls as well as one-to-one calls #1056 #3569
• Allow to use multiple High-performance backends in parallel for different conversations #3292 #3605
• Allow selecting which video is shown big in the promoted view #3497
• Open files with the viewer apps registered in Nextcloud #2778
• Allow to upload and drag'n'drop files into the chat #2891 #3045
• Allow pasting images/screenshot directly into the chat #3399
• Allow selecting a directory for shared files #2876 #2983
• Allow to limit creating public and group conversations to a group #3095
• Added OCC commands to do basic administrations of conversations #3465
• Allow guests to set their name while waiting in the lobby #3133
• Allow moderators to turn off the microphone of participants #3015

Changed

• Reduce CPU usage when doing a video call #3413
• Automatic scaling of video quality to allow bigger video calls to further reduce required CPU and bandwidth #3419
• Notify users when talk was updated in the background and a reload is necessary #3336
• Adjust color of leave and join buttons to common styles #3398 #3348

Fixed

• Try harder to connect with microphone when camera is not readable #3474
• Fix multiple issues when the connection was interrupted #3383 #3457 #3460 #3456 #3402

Fixed

• Fix potentially multiple guests joining in a password request conversation #4796

Fixed

• Reduce the load when mounting many shares #4511
• Fix handling of unavailable commands #4579
• Correctly delete a conversation when the last moderator leaves #4611

Fixed

• Remove pulse animation from call button to reduce CPU load in chrome-based browsers #4303
• Fix minimum length calculation of the call token #4371
• Fix duplicate session issue in files sidebar #4428

Fixed

• Internet Explorer 11 unable to load the interface #3983
• Speaker promotion with newer Janus versions #3952
• Prevent infinite loop when opening a data channel and retransmitting old messages #4070
• Installation on Oracle fails #4130
• Fix clientside memory leaks due to missing unsubscribe of events when destroying interface components #4149 #4161 #4163

Added

• Warn the user when their connection or computer is busy and others might not be able to see or hear them correctly anymore. #3899

Changed

• Improve default push notification text for upcoming iOS 13 SDK changes in the iOS mobile app #3848

Fixed

• Always try to connect without camera in case it failed #3781
• Update lib to parse links in chat messages to fix an issue with trailing spaces #3925
• Remove automatic ping when getting chat messages via the web UI #3793

Changed

• Reduce CPU usage when doing a video call #3414
• Automatic scaling of video quality to allow bigger video calls to further reduce required CPU and bandwidth #3468
• Notify users when talk was updated in the background and a reload is necessary #3373
• Improve the layout of the video stripe when the videos don't fit anymore #3433

Fixed

• Guest names not shown in video calls with the HPB #3502
• Don't mark the tab "unread" for own messages and messages you read already #3378
• Try harder to connect with microphone when camera is not readable #3494
• Fix multiple issues when the connection was interrupted #3405 #3461 #3467 #3466 #3452
• Fix a type error while pinging the sessions with the HPB #3375

Changed

• Show a warning to users when they use an unsupported browser already when chatting #3296

Fixed

• Further performance improvements when interacting with participant sessions #3345 #3322
• Show a warning and error in case the signaling connection is failing #3288
• Fix missing header element to make Chrome aware of the screenshare extension #3281
• Don't error when a guest tries to open the Talk app without a conversation token #3344
• Removed unnecessary double-quote argument parameter from commands #3362

Fixed

• Calls in files and public sharing sidebar don't work #3241
• Add another missing index to the participants table to reduce the load #3239
• Fix blank page on Internet Explorer 11 #3240

Added

• Remember the video/audio setting per conversation #3205
• Added the join button to the "Alice started a call" message to make it easier to join #3135
• Added a warning when no TURN server is configured but no ICE connection could be established #3162
• Added more aria labels to support screenreaders #3215
• Tech Preview: Added a setting to prefer H.264 video codec #3224

Changed

• Allow guests to set their name while they are already in a call #3169
• Automatically hide the left sidebar when in full screen in a call #3158

Fixed

• Fix unnecessary high load when users update their room list (every 30 seconds) #3225
• Fix videos being overlayed with the video/audio control icons #3149
• Correctly load/hide the guest avatar based on the WebRTC connection state #3196
• Stop signaling correctly when switching to another conversation #3200
• Do not constantly try to reconnect to peers without any streams #3199
• Do not retrigger an update of the participant list when it is already being updated #3202
• Fix a problem when trying to set a password with question marks or hash sign #3145
• Fix issues when a user or guest is being demoted from moderators while already being in a call with the lobby enabled with the external signaling server #3057
• Fix issues with interrupted audio streams when closing the sidebar in the files app while having a call #3044

Added

• Add a link to the file in the conversation info for file conversations #2974

Fixed

• Fix copy and paste behaviour with WebKit based browsers #2982
• Improve chat loading for guests to be fast again #3026
• Improve reaction time to conversation status changes for guests #3038
• Fix collision on (empty) tab id with systemtags app in the sidebar #2964
• Focus the chat input in the sidebar when opening the chat tab #2975
• Also end call state of conversation when the last user leaves, has a timeout or logs out directly #2952 #2984
• Await response of "Leave call" before leaving the conversation #2951
• Don't provide a default stun when the server has no internet connection #2982 #3028
• Fix call notifications stating "You missed a call" with a lot of participants #2945
• Only try to join and leave real conversations when opening the files sidebar #2977

Added

• Readd fullscreen option for the interface with f as a shortcut #2937

Fixed

• Fix Files sidebar integration, public share page and video verification #2935

Fixed

• Fix calls not working anymore due to error when handling signaling messages #2928
• Do not show favorite and call icon overlapping each others #2927
• Fix issues in the participants list when there are multiple guests #2929
• Fix error in console when adding a conversation to favorites #2930

Added

• Allow admins to select a default notification level for group conversations #2903
• Add a red video icon to the conversation list when a call is in progress #2910

Changed

• Make unread message counter and last message preview more responsive #2865 #2904
• Further improve the dialog to create group conversations #2878

Fixed

• Improve loading performance of chats #2901
• Continue scrolling a conversation when new messages arrive while the tab is inactive #2901
• Do not send last message again when hitting enter on an empty input field #2868
• Fix flows to correctly send notifications on mentions #2867
• Reduce server load when using autocomplete on chat mentions #2871

Added

• Add details to "New in Talk 8" list #2812
• Allow to "right click" > "Copy link address" on the conversations list again #2832
• Add an indicator to the participant list if a user is in the call #2840

Changed

• Require confirmation before deleting a conversation #2843

Fixed

• Re-add missing shortcuts for turning on/off audio (m) and video (v) #2828
• Fix visiting index.php/ links when rewrite is enabled #2833
• Adding a circle does not correctly add all accepted members #2834
• Correctly handle guest names in chats and calls when they are changed #2849
• Contacts menu not redirecting to one-to-one conversations on "Talk to …" #2809
• Increase tolerence for automatically show new messages and scroll to bottom #2821

Added

• Recreation of the frontend in Vue.JS
• Allow to reply directly to messages
• Filter the conversations and participants list when searching
• Ask for confirmation when a user navigates away while being in a call
• Support for circles when creating a new conversation and adding participants
• Add a first version of Flow support

Changed

• Allow to write multiple chat messages in a row
• Improve the way how conversations are created
• Make single emojis bigger to improve readability

Fixed

• A lot of fixes, see Github for a complete list