new
- background persistence: bitchat can now run in the background to support the mesh even if you leave the app
- improved tor: self-compiled arti library reduces APK size from 150 MB to 10 MB
- bug fixes and improvements
What's Changed
- feat: Tablet orientation fix for landscape mode by @developerchunk in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/490
- mesh optimization: suppress relay of reassembled packets by setting TTL=0 by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/492
- refactor app constants: service UUID for BLE by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/494
- Fix direct peer detection by binding on per-connection first ANNOUNCE and never dropping ANNOUNCE as duplicates by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/502
- fix connection attempt counter tracker by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/503
- Fix: do not reject empty packets that arent message type by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/510
- refactor app constants: service UUID for BLE by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/500
- Add Network permission requirement to README by @Mafiadoener36 in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/522
- feat: add product flavors and TorProvider abstraction by @moehamade in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/508
- Migrate from LiveData to Kotlin Flow by @yet300 in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/518
- Background persistence by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/505
- bump version 1.6.0 by @callebtc in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/524
New Contributors
- @Mafiadoener36 made their first contribution in https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/pull/522
Full Changelog: https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat-android/compare/1.5.1...1.6.0-rc1