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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 mediaandWi-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/.pembundle, a separate.crt + .keypair, or a PKCS#12.p12/.pfxfile.
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:peerbuffer 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-notifyfully 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-joinaccount 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 DELevents now displayed in the server buffer.- More event handlers —
ChannelRenamed,MessageReaction,ChannelModeChanged. draft/channel-renamerace 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 viaSETNAME(requiressetnameCAP)./query—/query <nick>opens a PM buffer;/query <nick> <message>also sends.- Command completion additions —
query,ns,cs,as,hs,ms,bsin the/-completion bar. - Nick @mention completion — Type
@in a channel to get a popup; selecting insertsnick:at line start or@nickmid-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 == 0but 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
collectAsStateWithLifecycleto stop observing flows when the app is in the background.