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v1.5.7 Latest 21 March 2026

New Features
  • ASCII Rendering for bots that provide ascii/ansii art, render this in groups to fit the chat screen with no line spaces.
  • irc:// links irc:// and ircs:// links now register with the app.
Improvements
  • Nick colours customise your nick colour.
  • /LIST added sorting by name/users to the channel list.
  • Notifications Tapping a highlighted message now scrolls to that message.
Bug Fixes
  • /join #channel [key] would not parse if there was a [key] - improve IntroTour
v1.5.6 14 March 2026

New Features
  • Inline Media Previews — Images load in-line with a "Load preview" button; YouTube links show an embedded player. Images are capped at 5 MB. Two new settings: Enable inline media and Wi-Fi only. Both are disabled by default.
  • SASL Certificate Labels — The certificate import UI now clearly labels what each file type is: select a .crt/.pem bundle, a separate .crt + .key pair, or a PKCS#12 .p12/.pfx file.
Bug Fixes
  • Unread Marker — Now only appears when you scroll up past the visible messages.
  • Scrolling — Improved.
  • ANSI Colour — Now parsed correctly.
  • Notification Drawer — Alert messages now surface reliably.
  • Input Cursor — Theming fixed.
v1.5.5 7 March 2026

UI
  • Nicklist Font Scales with Panel Width — Dragging the nicklist divider now also adjusts nick font size so all nicks stay on one line across the full drag range.
  • Better Colour Code Support — More IRC control codes handled; improved font-style picker for bold/italic/underline/strikethrough.
  • DCC Chat Notifications — Incoming DCC CHAT offers generate a notification with a deep link to the DCCCHAT:peer buffer and an "Open Transfers" action button.
  • Transfers Screen DCC Chat Cards — Pending offers show a badge count, highlighted colouring, and a one-tap "Accept & Open" button.
  • Readline Marker — A thin line marks where you left off reading.
IRCv3
  • Typing Indicators — New capability (disabled by default); shows when a user is composing a message.
  • away-notify fully implemented — AWAY messages drive live status lines in every channel. Away state seeded from WHOX flags on join, cleaned up on QUIT/NICK/disconnect.
  • extended-join account display — JOIN lines show [logged in as account] when the user is authenticated with services.
  • draft/relaymsg — Relay bot messages attributed to the relayed nick, including ACTION and reply-tag support.
  • CAP NEW / CAP DEL events now displayed in the server buffer.
  • More event handlersChannelRenamed, MessageReaction, ChannelModeChanged.
  • draft/channel-rename race condition fixed.
  • WHOX away flags correctly seeded from 354 replies.
Translations
  • All 13 languages complete: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish.
Commands
  • /setname — Change realname via SETNAME (requires setname CAP).
  • /query/query <nick> opens a PM buffer; /query <nick> <message> also sends.
  • Command completion additionsquery, ns, cs, as, hs, ms, bs in the /-completion bar.
  • Nick @mention completion — Type @ in a channel to get a popup; selecting inserts nick: at line start or @nick mid-sentence.
Security
  • TOFU Certificate Pinning — Replaces the all-or-nothing Allow invalid certificates toggle. First connect learns and persists the server's SHA-256 fingerprint; subsequent connects verify it. A fingerprint change aborts the connection with a clear warning.
  • SASL Secret Migration Reliability — Migration flags are always written regardless of errors, preventing indefinite retry on each launch.
Bug Fixes
  • Auto scroll no longer disabled when tapping a buffer that is still loading.
  • Font size slider no longer causes the settings screen to jump to the top.
  • Post-connect commands with leading/trailing whitespace are now trimmed before dispatch.
  • Passive DCC offers with port == 0 but no token no longer crash — a readable error is shown instead.
v1.5.4 22 February 2026

New Features
  • Drag-and-Drop Network Reordering — Reorder networks in the Networks screen and sidebar by holding and dragging.
  • Matrix Theme — Green-on-black aesthetic (in addition to Dark, Light, and System themes).
  • Backup & Restore — Export all network configurations and app settings to a JSON file; import to restore. Accessible from Settings.
  • Improved Channel Op Tools — Enhanced panel with more mode controls.
  • IRCop Tools — Displayed in the menu when the user has umode +o: force join/part, broadcast to all users.
  • Themed Adaptive Icon — Monochrome layer for Android 13+ themed icons.
UI
  • MOTD on connect resizes to fit the server buffer.
  • Improved message input box styling and spacing.
Connection
  • Fixed SSL handshake failures on certain MediaTek, MIUI, and OneUI devices.
  • Improved ZNC and soju bouncer compatibility.
App
  • Fixed compilation warnings and deprecations.
  • Battery improvements: Compose now uses collectAsStateWithLifecycle to stop observing flows when the app is in the background.
v1.5.3 and earlier

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