lbry-desktop

Fixed

• Fixed 'Get Credits' screen so the app doesn't break when LBC is unavailable on ShapeShift (#1739)

Fixed

• Take previous bid amount into account when determining how much users have available to deposit (#1725)
• Sidebar sizing on larger screens (#1709)
• Publishing scenario while editing and changing URI (#1716)
• Fix can't right click > paste into description on publish (#1664)
• Mac/Linux error when starting app up too quickly after shutdown (#1727)
• Console errors when multiple downloads for same claim exist (#1724)
• App version in dev mode (#1722)
• Long URI name displays in transaction list/Help (#1694)/(#1692)

Changed

• LBRY protocol upgrade to v0.20.3 to support download availability.
• Show claim name, instead of URI, when loading a channel(#1711)

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Added

• Ability to upload thumbnails through spee.ch while publishing (#1248)
• QR code for wallet address to Send and Receive page (#1582)
• "View on Web" button on file/channel pages with spee.ch link (#1222)
• Autoplay downloaded and free media along with toggle (#584)
• Ability to get latest claims from channel on homepage (currently inactive) (#1267)
• Confirmation prompt when sending credits (#1525)
• Ability to right click > copy lbry:// hyperlink on tiles (#1486)
• Buttons to open log file and log directory on the help page (#1556)
• Ability to resend verification email (#1492)
• Keyboard shortcut to quit the app on Windows (#1202)
• Build for both architectures (x86 and x64) for Windows (#1262)
• Referral FAQ to Invites screen (#1314)
• Show exact wallet balance on mouse hover over (#1305)
• Pre-fill publish URL after clicking "Put something here" link (#1303)
• 'Go to page' input on channel pagination (#1166)

Changed

• LBRY App UI Redesign 5.0 implemented including new theme, layout, and improved search mechanics (#870) and (#1173)
• Updated LBRY daemon to 0.20.2 which improves speed and reliability. (v0.20.0, v0.20.1, v0.20.2)
• Adapted dark mode to redesign (#1269)
• Show latest claims for across all subscribed channel (no longer grouped by channel) and store sub data in internal database (#1424)
• New publishes now show as pending on Publishes screen (#1040)
• Enhanced flair to snackbar (#1313)
• Made font in price badge larger (#1420)
• Move rewards logic to interal api (#1509)
• Narrative about Feature Request on Help Page and Report Page (#1551)

Fixed

• Create channel and publish immediately(#1481)
• Price not updated on tile/file page (#797)
• Markdown rendering support on show page (#1179)
• Content address extending outside of visible area (#741)
• Content-type not shown correctly in file description (#863)
• Fix Flow (#1197)
• Black screen on macOS after maximizing LBRY and then closing (#1235)
• Download percentage indicator overlay (#1271)
• Alternate row shading for transactions on dark theme (#1355)
• Don't allow dark mode with automatic night mode enabled (#1005)
• Description box on Publish (dark theme) (#1356)
• Price wrapping in price badge (#1420)
• Spacing in search suggestions (#1422)
• Text/HTML files don't display correctly in-app anymore (#1379)
• Notification modals when reward is claimed (#1436) and (#1407)
• Disabled cards(grayed out) (#1466)
• New lines not showing correctly after markdown changes (#1504)
• Claim ID being null when reporting a claim that was not previously downloaded (PR#1530)
• URI and outpoint not being passed properly to API (#1494)
• Incorrect markdown preview on url with parentheses (#1570)
• Fix Linux upgrade path and add manual installation note (#1606)
• Fix can type in unfocused fields while publishing without selecting file (#1456)
• Fix navigation button resulting incorrect page designation (#1502)
• Fix shouldn't allow to open multiple export and choose file dialogs (#1175)

Please note: Linux users will need to update manually from the .deb file (sudo dpkg -i .deb)

Special thanks to our community contributors for their PRs on the redesign: daovist, btzr-io, dan1d, ykris45, kkorte, amitnndn, DaniNz, Bentley912, miikkatu, Grayyyyy, Jeremy1026, Arrowana

Fixed

• Fix page URLs on app cold start (#1549)
• Fix analytics event (#1494)

Added

• Ability to navigate to in-app pages via URL (#1352)

Fixed

• Fixed green screen on invalid URL via hyperlink (#959)
• Fixed crash when lbry-app repository is renamed to lbry-desktop (#1505)
• Fixed rewards not disappearing after claiming (596)

Changed

• Rewards now rely on API data (#1329)

Changed

• Update LBRY Protocol to 0.19.3 - faster blockchain header download for new and existing users (See fulll change log for 0.19.2 and 0.19.3)

Fixed

• Ability to submit bug reports

Added

• Block blacklisted content (#1361)

Added

• Save app state when closing to tray (#968)
• Added startup-troubleshooting FAQ URL to daemon error (#1039)
• Added ability to export wallet transactions to JSON and CSV format (#976)
• Add Rewards FAQ to LBRY app (#1041)
• Notifications when the channel a user subscribes to uploads new content (#1066)
• Codacy support for Github contributions (#1059)
• App category for Linux (#877)
• Add YouTube Sync reward (#1147)
• Retain previous screen sizing on startup (#338)

Changed

• Update LBRY Protocol to 0.19.1 (See change log for 0.19.0 and 0.19.1)
• Improved privacy by allowing users to turn off the file view counter and better understand privacy settings (#1074 / #1116)
• Disabled auto dark mode if dark mode is selected (#1006)
• Refactor Electron's main process (#951)
• Refactor lbryuri.js into separate named exports (#957)
• Keep node_modules up-to-date when yarn.lock changes due to git (#955)
• Do not kill an existing daemon, instead check if one exists (#973)
• Enable play button immediately after user clicks download (#987)
• Significantly improved search performance (#1032)
• Allow editing of claims when bid is greater than current balance (#1105)

Fixed

• Fixed sort by date of published content (#986)
• Fix night mode start time, set to 9PM (#1050)
• Disable drag and drop of files into the app (#1045)
• Fixed uninformative error message (#1046)
• Update documentation for DevTools and fix some ESLint warnings (#911)
• Fix right click bug (#928)
• Fix Election linting errors (#929)
• App will no longer reset when minimizing to tray (#1042)
• Error when clicking LBRY URLs when app is closed on macOS (#1119)
• LBRY URLs not working on Linux (#1120)
• Fix Windows notifications not showing (#1145)
• Fix export issues (#1163)

Note for Windows Users: You'll need to accept LBRY through your firewall again. Also, the installation path will change from c:\Program Files (x86)\LBRY to c:\Program Files\LBRY due to a 64 bit upgrade. You can remove the old install by manually deleting the c:\Program Files(x86)\LBRY folder. If you run the uninstaller after upgrading, it may remove your current LBRY shortcuts (rerun the latest installer to fix this).

Added

• Added Automatic Dark Mode (#950)
• Re-introduce build dir / dist dir option for isolated build environments (#933)
• Added sms as a method for reward identity verification (#946)
• Added auto-update (#808)

Changed

• Refactored Electron's main process (#951)
• Refactored lbryuri.js into separate named exports (#957)
• Upgraded Daemon to version 18.2 (#961)
• Upgraded Electron for security patch (commit)

Fixed

• Fixed issues in documentation (#945)
• Fixed linting errors (#929)

Added

• Video state tracking in redux - developer only (#890)

Changed

• Improved text content in app (#921)

Fixed

• Right click works in the app again (#928)
• Icons are now the rights size (#925)
• Fixed tip sending error (#918)

Changed

• Improved internal code structuring by adding linting integration -- developers only (#891)
• Improved developer documentation (#910)

Removed

• Removed email verification reward (#914)

Fixed

• Added snackbar text in place where it was coming up blank (#902)

Added

• Added copy address button to the Wallet Address component on Send / Receive (#875)
• Link to creators’ channels on homepage (#869)
• Pause playing video when file is opened (#880)
• Add captcha to verification process (#897)

Changed

• Contributor documentation (#879)

Fixed

• Linux app categorization (#877)

Added

• Added empty rewards message on overview page (#847).

Changed

• Updated developer tools and restructured code (#861 / #862).

Fixed

• Fixed typos (#845 / #846).
• Fixed theme-related error while running in development (#865).
• Fixed build/signing error on Windows (#864).

Added

• Subscriptions. File and channel pages now show a subscribe button. A new "Subscriptions" tab appears on the homepage shows the most recent content from subscribed channels.
• LBC acquisition widget. Convert other popular cryptos into LBC via a ShapeShift integration.
• Flow static type checking. This is a dev-only feature, but will make development faster, less error prone, and better for newcomers.

Changed

• The first run process for new users has changed substantially. New users can now easily receive one credit.
• The wallet area has been re-organized. Send and Receive are now on the same page. A new page, "Get Credits", explains how users can add LBRY credits to the app.
• Significant structural changes to code organization, packaging, and building. The app now follows a typical electron folder structure. All 3 package.json files have been reduced to a single file. Redux related code was moved into it's own subfolder.
• The macOS docking icon has been improved.
• The prompt for an insufficient balance is much more user-friendly.
• The credit balance displayed in the main app navigation displays two decimal places instead of one.
• Video download error messages are now more understandable (#328).
• Windows path to the daemon/CLI executables changed to: C:\Program Files (x86)\LBRY\resources\static\daemon

Deprecated

• We previously had two separate modals for insufficient credits. These have been combined.

Fixed

• Long channel names causing inconsistent thumbnail sizes (#721).
• Channel names in pages are highlighted to indicate them being clickable (#814).
• Fixed the transaction screen not loading for brand new users (#755).
• Fixed issues with scrolling and back and forward navigation (#729).
• Fixed sorting by title for published files (#614)
• App now uses the new balance_delta field provided by the LBRY API (#611).
• Abandoning from the claim page now works (#883).

Added

• Subscriptions. File and channel pages now show a subscribe button. A new "Subscriptions" tab appears on the homepage shows the most recent content from subscribed channels.
• LBC acquisition widget. Convert other popular cryptos into LBC via a ShapeShift integration.
• Flow static type checking. This is a dev-only feature, but will make development faster, less error prone, and better for newcomers.

Changed

• The first run process for new users has changed substantially. New users can now easily receive one credit.
• The wallet area has been re-organized. Send and Receive are now on the same page. A new page, "Get Credits", explains how users can add LBRY credits to the app.
• Significant structural changes to code organization, packaging, and building. The app now follows a typical electron folder structure. All 3 package.json files have been reduced to a single file. Redux related code was moved into it's own subfolder.
• The macOS docking icon has been improved.
• The prompt for an insufficient balance is much more user-friendly.
• The credit balance displayed in the main app navigation displays two decimal places instead of one.
• Video download error messages are now more understandable.

Fixed

• Long channel names causing inconsistent thumbnail sizes (#721)
• Channel names in pages are highlighted to indicate them being clickable (#814)
• Fixed the transaction screen not loading for brand new users (#755)
• Fixed issues with scrolling and back and forward navigation (#729)
• Fixed sorting by title for published files (#614)
• App now uses the new balance_delta field provided by the LBRY API (#611)
• Abandoning from the claim page now works.

Deprecated

• We previous had two separate modals for insufficient credits. These have been combined.

Fixed

• Email verification is fixed (#746).

Added

• Trending! The landing page of the app now features content that is surging in popularity relative to past interest.
• The app now closes to the system tray. This will help improve publish seeding and network performance. Directing the app to quit or exit will close it entirely. (#374).
• You can now revoke past publishes to receive your credits. (#581).
• You can now unlock tips sent to you so you can send them elsewhere or spend them. (#581).
• Added new window menu options for reloading and help.
• Rewards are now marked in transaction history (#660).

Changed

• Daemon updated to v0.18.0. The largest changes here are several more network improvements and fixes as well as functionality and improvements related to concurrent heavier usage (bugs and issues largely discovered by spee.ch).
• Improved build and first-run process for new developers.
• Replaced all instances of XMLHttpRequest with native Fetch API (#676).

Fixed

• Fixed console errors on settings page related to improper React input properties.
• Fixed modals being too narrow after font change (#709).
• Fixed bug that prevented new channel and first publish rewards from being claimed (#290).

Changed

• Updated daemon from v0.17.0 to v0.17.1. 0.17.1 contains several more download fixes that are backwards incompatible, making this a near mandatory upgrade.
• Continuing to standardize and improve design. File selectors, checkboxes, radios, and a number of other elements got substantial improvements.
• Electron version upgraded. Most relevantly, this fixes URI handling in Linux.
• Chat links and text updated to remove references to Slack.

Fixed

• Fixed handling of empty search results.
• Fixed minimum channel length name(#689).

Added

• Added a new search service. Significantly improved search results.
• Channels now appear in search results. Channel card and display to be improved soon™
• Add setting to automatically purchase low-cost content without a confirmation dialog
• New custom styled scrollbar (#574)
• New tabs (#576)

Changed

• LBRY protocol upgraded from v0.16.1 to v0.17. Several performance and reliability improvements, as well as many bug fixes.
• Improved Discover page load time by batching all URIs into one API call.
• Changed the File page to make it clearer how to open the folder for a file.
• Display search bar on discover page instead of title and remove duplicated icon.
• Minor update for themes.
• There is no longer a minimum channel length (#645)
• Changed the File page to make it clearer how to open the folder for a file
• The upgrade message is now friendlier and includes a link to the release notes.
• Local settings refactored and no longer intermixed with LBRY API library.

Fixed

• Improve layout (and implementation) of the icon panel in file tiles and cards
• The folder icon representing a local download now shows up properly on Channel pages (#587)
• While editing a publish, the URL will no longer change if you select a new file. (#601)
• Fixed issues with opening the folder for a file (#606)
• Be consistent with the step property on credit inputs (#604)
• Fixed unresponsive header (#613)
• Fixed dark theme issues with text content.
• Minor css fixes.
• Fixed issue when file fails to download (#642)
• Fixed issue after accessing a video without enough credits (#605)
• Fixed channel fetching without claims (#634)

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Added

• Added a new search service. Significantly improved search results.
• Channels now appear in search results. Channel cards to be improved soon?.
• Add setting to automatically purchase low-cost content without a confirmation dialog.
• New custom styled scrollbar (#574)
• New tabs (#547).

Changed

• LBRY protocol upgraded from v0.16.1 to v0.17. Significant improvements to download performance anticipated.
• Improved Discover page load time by batching all URIs into one API call.
• Changed the File page to make it clearer how to to open the folder for a file.
• Display search bar on discover page instead of title and remove duplicated icon.
• Minor update for themes.
• There is no longer a minimum channel length (#645)
• Changed the File page to make it clearer how to to open the folder for a file
• The upgrade message is now friendlier and includes a link to the release notes.
• Local settings refactored and no longer intermixed with LBRY API library.

Fixed

• Improve layout (and implementation) of the icon panel in file tiles and cards
• The folder icon representing a local download now shows up properly on Channel pages (#587)
• While editing a publish, the URL will no longer change if you select a new file. (#601)
• Fixed issues with opening the folder for a file (#606)
• Be consistent with the step property on credit inputs (#604)
• Fixed unresponsive header (#613)
• Fixed dark theme issues with text content.
• Minor css fixes.
• Fixed issue when file fails to download (#642)
• Fixed issue after accessing a video without enough credits (#605)
• Fixed channel fetching without claims (#634)