bitchat-android/CHANGELOG.md

# Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

## [0.7]

### Added
- Location services check during app startup with educational UI
- Message text selection functionality in chat interface
- Enhanced RSSI tracking and unread message indicators
- Major Bluetooth connection architecture refactoring with dedicated managers

### Fixed
- **Critical**: Android-iOS message fragmentation compatibility issues
  - Fixed fragment size (500→150 bytes) and ID generation for cross-platform messaging
  - Ensures Android can properly communicate with iOS devices
- DirectMessage notifications and text copying functionality
- Smart routing optimizations (no relay loops, targeted delivery)
- Build system compilation issues and null pointer exceptions

### Changed
- Comprehensive dependency updates (AGP 8.10.1, Kotlin 2.2.0, Compose 2025.06.01)
- Optimized BLE scan intervals for better battery performance
- Reduced excessive logging output

### Improved
- Cross-platform compatibility with iOS and Rust implementations
- Connection stability through architectural improvements
- Battery performance via scan duty cycling
- User onboarding with location services education

## [0.6]

### Added
- Channel password management with `/pass` command for channel owners
- Monochrome/themed launcher icon for Android 12+ dynamic theming support
- Unit tests package with initial testing infrastructure
- Production build optimization with code minification and shrinking
- Native back gesture/button handling for all app views

### Fixed
- Favorite peer functionality completely restored and improved
  - Enhanced favorite system with fallback mechanism for peers without key exchange
  - Fixed UI state updates for favorite stars in both header and sidebar
  - Improved favorite persistence across app sessions
- `/w` command now displays user nicknames instead of peer IDs
- Button styling and layout improvements across the app
  - Enhanced back button positioning and styling
  - Improved private chat and channel header button layouts
  - Fixed button padding and alignment issues
- Color scheme consistency updates
  - Updated orange color throughout the app to match iOS version
  - Consistent color usage for private messages and UI elements
- App startup reliability improvements
  - Better initialization sequence handling
  - Fixed null pointer exceptions during startup
  - Enhanced error handling and logging
- Input field styling and behavior improvements
- Sidebar user interaction enhancements
- Permission explanation screen layout fixes with proper vertical padding

### Changed
- Updated GitHub organization references in project files
- Improved README documentation with updated clone URLs
- Enhanced logging throughout the application for better debugging

## [0.5.1] - 2025-07-10

### Added
- Bluetooth startup check with user prompt to enable Bluetooth if disabled

### Fixed
- Improved Bluetooth initialization reliability on first app launch

## [0.5] - 2025-07-10

### Added
- New user onboarding screen with permission explanations
- Educational content explaining why each permission is required
- Privacy assurance messaging (no tracking, no servers, local-only data)

### Fixed
- Comprehensive permission validation - ensures all required permissions are granted
- Proper Bluetooth stack initialization on first app load
- Eliminated need for manual app restart after installation
- Enhanced permission request coordination and error handling

### Changed
- Improved first-time user experience with guided setup flow

## [0.4] - 2025-07-10

### Added
- Push notifications for direct messages
- Enhanced notification system with proper click handling and grouping

### Improved
- Direct message (DM) view with better user interface
- Enhanced private messaging experience

### Known Issues
- Favorite peer functionality currently broken

## [0.3] - 2025-07-09

### Added
- Battery-aware scanning policies for improved power management
- Dynamic scan behavior based on device battery state

### Fixed
- Android-to-Android Bluetooth Low Energy connections
- Peer discovery reliability between Android devices
- Connection stability improvements

## [0.2] - 2025-07-09

### Added
- Initial Android implementation of bitchat protocol
- Bluetooth Low Energy mesh networking
- End-to-end encryption for private messages
- Channel-based messaging with password protection
- Store-and-forward message delivery
- IRC-style commands (/msg, /join, /clear, etc.)
- RSSI-based signal quality indicators

### Fixed
- Various Bluetooth handling improvements
- User interface refinements
- Connection reliability enhancements

## [0.1] - 2025-07-08

### Added
- Initial release of bitchat Android client
- Basic mesh networking functionality
- Core messaging features
- Protocol compatibility with iOS bitchat client

[Unreleased]: https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/compare/0.5.1...HEAD
[0.5.1]: https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/compare/0.5...0.5.1
[0.5]: https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/compare/0.4...0.5
[0.4]: https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/compare/0.3...0.4
[0.3]: https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/compare/0.2...0.3
[0.2]: https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/compare/0.1...0.2
[0.1]: https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/releases/tag/0.1