🔧 Changed

• Prevent configuring multiple High-performance Back-ends unless Clustering is enabled #3605
• Improve the video call layout in one-to-one calls #3569

🐞 Fixed

• Fix call view in the sidebars for Files and public shares #3571
• Fix browser and version detection #3607 #3613
• Fix flow message not being posted #3585
• Make icons and buttons better visible in the call view #3612

💭 Known issues

• The grid view still has some glitches on specific window sizes
• The promoted view cuts off screenshares when the aspect ratio does not fit in the call view
• The promoted view cuts off videos weirdly when very few users are in the call
• The video selection feature has been temporarily disabled

9.0.0-beta1 – 2020-05-13

Added

• Added a grid view for calls and made the promoted view more usable in huge calls #1056
• Allow to use multiple High-performance backends in parallel for different conversations #3292
• Allow 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

Known issues

• The grid view still has some glitches on specific window sizes
• The call view in the sidebar on the files app and public shares is completely overlapped by your own video

8.0.9 – 2020-05-13

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

• Removed unnecessary double-quote argument parameter from commands #3363

Fixed

• Removed unnecessary double-quote argument parameter from commands #3364

🪲 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

Second alpha version

Known issues

• Files app sidebar has no calls
• Public shares protected via Talk don't show the call option for video-verification
• Public shares don't show the sidebar

First alpha version

Known issues

• Guests in the High Performance Backend don't work
• Sidebar integration in various app just shows a placeholder
• Public shares protected via Talk don't show the call option for video-verification
• Public shares don't show the sidebar