Element X Android v25.08.3

What's Changed

✨ Features

• Add media file limit size warning and media quality selection by @jmartinesp in #5131

🐛 Bugfixes

• Fix cursor position in room list search by @jmartinesp in #5138
• Fix leaving the room not always dismissing the room screen by @jmartinesp in #5089
• Do not automatically initialize DefaultVideoMetadataExtractor's data source by @jmartinesp in #5157
• Provide calculated server names when opening a room from another by @jmartinesp in #5155

🗣 Translations

• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in #5146

🧱 Build

• Compile and target sdk36 by @bmarty in #5150
• Fix Maestro regression when coming back from room to the search screen by @jmartinesp in #5156

Dependency upgrades

• Update android.gradle.plugin to v8.12.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5106
• Update wysiwyg to v2.39.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5080
• Update dependency python to 3.13 by @renovate[bot] in #5144
• Update rnkdsh/action-upload-diawi action to v1.5.11 by @renovate[bot] in #5141
• Update dependency io.github.sergio-sastre.ComposablePreviewScanner:android to v0.7.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5143
• Update actions/checkout action to v5 by @renovate[bot] in #5148
• Update dependency io.sentry:sentry-android to v8.19.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5149
• Update dependency io.sentry:sentry-android to v8.19.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5158
• Update dependency androidx.browser:browser to v1.9.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5096
• Update Compose bom to 2025.07.00 by @bmarty in #5164
• Update showkase to v1.0.5 by @renovate[bot] in #5117
• Update haze to v1.6.10 by @renovate[bot] in #5167

Others

• Let enterprise build be able to override (or disable) the bug report URL. by @bmarty in #5139
• Hide the recovery key while we are entering it by @jmartinesp in #5147
• Remove old feature flags by @bmarty in #5160
• Move push history entry point from notification settings to developer settings by @bmarty in #5161

Full Changelog: v25.08.2...v25.08.3

Element X Android v25.08.2

What's Changed

🐛 Bugfixes

• When mapping an invalid notification event, only drop that one by @jmartinesp in #5137

Dependency upgrades

• Update dependency io.nlopez.compose.rules:detekt to v0.4.27 by @renovate[bot] in #5123
• Update actions/download-artifact action to v5 by @renovate[bot] in #5122
• Update dependency net.zetetic:sqlcipher-android to v4.10.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5121
• Update dependency com.posthog:posthog-android to v3.20.2 by @renovate[bot] in #5133
• Update dependency com.google.firebase:firebase-bom to v34.1.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5136

Others

• [a11y] Open context menu with the keyboard by @bmarty in #5120
• Let enterprise build store the logs in a dedicated subfolder by @bmarty in #5132
• Redirect FOSS user to Element Pro according to element .well-known file by @bmarty in #5126

Full Changelog: v25.08.1...v25.08.2

Element X Android v25.08.1

WARNING: this version has a known bug with Element Call notifications, causing them to sometimes not be notified.

What's Changed

🙌 Improvements

• Force last owner of a room to pass ownership when leaving by @jmartinesp in #5094

🐛 Bugfixes

• Reload room member list when active members count changes by @jmartinesp in #5129
• Delegate call notifications to Element Call, upgrade SDK and EC embedded by @jmartinesp in #5119

🗣 Translations

• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in #5112

Dependency upgrades

• Update media3 to v1.8.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5101

Full Changelog: v25.08.0...v25.08.1

Element X Android v25.08.0

What's Changed

🐛 Bugfixes

• Fix toPlainText where <ol start='n'> tags appear by @jmartinesp in #5044
• Remove the scaling added in Player.Listener.onVideoSizeChanged by @jmartinesp in #5055
• Make sure we clean up the pre-processed and uploaded media by @jmartinesp in #5039
• Calculate video output size taking into account portrait mode by @jmartinesp in #5068
• Prevent loop when exiting the attachments preview screen by @jmartinesp in #5078
• Prevent crash caused by re-release of wakelock in calls by @jmartinesp in #5077
• Make sure we display errors when we create a recovery key and it fails by @jmartinesp in #5079
• Fix crash when trying to get active notifications by @jmartinesp in #5085
• Adapt 'change roles' screens to the new creator/owner role by @jmartinesp in #5076

🗣 Translations

• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in #5021
• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in #5054
• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in #5083

🧱 Build

• Disable Element Call Maestro tests for the time being by @jmartinesp in #5064

📄 Documentation

• Grammar fixes for docs and comments by @andybalaam in #5043
• Note how to switch back to the published SDK after building locally by @andybalaam in #5042

Dependency upgrades

• Update dependency io.mockk:mockk to v1.14.5 by @renovate[bot] in #5037
• Update dependency androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-process to v2.9.2 by @renovate[bot] in #5036
• Update dagger to v2.57 by @renovate[bot] in #5038
• Update haze to v1.6.9 by @renovate[bot] in #5045
• Update dependency io.nlopez.compose.rules:detekt to v0.4.24 by @renovate[bot] in #5053
• Update dependency io.nlopez.compose.rules:detekt to v0.4.25 by @renovate[bot] in #5058
• Update coil to v3.3.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5063
• Update dependency io.nlopez.compose.rules:detekt to v0.4.26 by @renovate[bot] in #5065
• Update dependency com.posthog:posthog-android to v3.20.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5067
• Update dependency com.google.firebase:firebase-bom to v34 by @renovate[bot] in #5061
• Update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v25.7.23 by @renovate[bot] in #5073
• Update dependency com.posthog:posthog-android to v3.20.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5087
• Update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v25.7.28 by @renovate[bot] in #5088
• Update dependency org.maplibre.gl:android-sdk to v11.13.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5093
• Update dependency androidx.test:runner to v1.7.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5102
• Update test.core to v1.7.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5104
• Update dependency androidx.test.ext:junit to v1.3.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5103
• Update dependency io.sentry:sentry-android to v8.18.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5097

Others

• Iterate on FloatingActionButton shape and colors. by @bmarty in #5033
• [a11y] Improve session verification screens by @bmarty in #5017
• misc (room id) : add room id regex pattern to match new versions by @ganfra in #5040
• Use lower level APIs to draw the message bubbles by @jmartinesp in #5056
• misc (store description) : update store description for fastlane by @ganfra in #5060
• [a11y] Improve accessibility on avatar when creating a room. by @bmarty in #5046
• Add fallback notifications from UTDs to the push history by @jmartinesp in #5047
• feature (media send queue) : enable send queue by default by @ganfra in #5098
• misc : re-enable share pos by default by @ganfra in #5108

Full Changelog: v25.07.1...v25.08.0

Element X Android v25.07.1

What's Changed

🐛 Bugfixes

• fix ( room list) : rebuild with filteredSummaries to avoid bad state by @ganfra in #4993
• Keep video rotation metadata when transcoding by @jmartinesp in #5008

🗣 Translations

• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in #4988

🧱 Build

• Update Gradle Wrapper from 8.14.2 to 8.14.3 by @ElementBot in #4985
• Stop ignoring dependencies, but instead set `open-pull-requests-limit to 0 by @bmarty in #5013

📄 Documentation

• Update to the status and clarifications with respect to the legacy app. by @mxandreas in #5016

🚧 In development 🚧

• Home navigation bar fixes by @bmarty in #4990
• Home screen iteration by @bmarty in #5003

Dependency upgrades

• Update dependency io.element.android:compound-android to v25.7.4 by @renovate[bot] in #4984
• Update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v25.7.7 by @renovate[bot] in #4989
• Update plugin ktlint to v13 by @renovate[bot] in #4992
• Update dependency org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-datetime to v0.7.1-0.6.x-compat by @renovate[bot] in #4991
• Update haze to v1.6.7 by @renovate[bot] in #4987
• Update dependency com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-bom to v5 by @renovate[bot] in #4979
• Update dependency io.sentry:sentry-android to v8.17.0 by @renovate[bot] in #4998
• Update dependency com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-bom to v5.1.0 by @renovate[bot] in #4997
• Update dependency org.maplibre.gl:android-sdk to v11.12.0 by @renovate[bot] in #5001
• Update dependency com.posthog:posthog-android to v3.19.2 by @renovate[bot] in #5009
• Update dependency org.maplibre.gl:android-sdk to v11.12.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5006
• Update android.gradle.plugin to v8.11.1 by @renovate[bot] in #5014
• Update rnkdsh/action-upload-diawi action to v1.5.10 by @renovate[bot] in #5019
• Update wysiwyg to v2.38.5 by @renovate[bot] in #5025
• Update haze to v1.6.8 by @renovate[bot] in #5026
• Update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v25.7.15 by @renovate[bot] in #5011

Others

• Remove bloom effect and replace by linear gradient by @bmarty in #4926
• misc (a11y) : mark MainActionButton icon as decorative by @ganfra in #4996
• Make ContentAvoidingLayoutData an immutable data class by @jmartinesp in #4999
• Remove unused composable and cleanup colors by @bmarty in #5000
• Add a feature flag to reuse the last pos value for initial syncs by @jmartinesp in #5010
• [a11y] Fix several issues around accessibility by @bmarty in #5007
• Replace video transcoder with Media3 Transformer by @jmartinesp in #5018

Full Changelog: v25.07.0...v25.07.1

Element X Android v25.07.0

What's Changed

🙌 Improvements

• Change : handle invalid invite error by @ganfra in #4909
• Add ability to zoom on video. by @bmarty in #4916
• Change : sync moderation and safety preferences with server by @ganfra in #4962

🐛 Bugfixes

• Restore MarkdownEditText.focusSearch override by @jmartinesp in #4908
• Fix duplicate usage of a modifier variable in TextInputBox by @jmartinesp in #4928

🗣 Translations

• Sync Strings - new translations to Danish by @ElementBot in #4913
• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in #4983

🧱 Build

• a11y: Add scripts to enable and disable the talkback service by @jmartinesp in #4906
• Update min api level to 33 for Element enterprise by @bmarty in #4960

🚧 In development 🚧

• Rename module roomlist to home by @bmarty in #4955
• Home navigation bar by @bmarty in #4964

Dependency upgrades

• fix(deps): update dependency org.unifiedpush.android:connector to v3.0.10 by @renovate in #4871
• fix(deps): update dependency io.sentry:sentry-android to v8.14.0 by @renovate in #4892
• fix(deps): update dependency com.google.crypto.tink:tink-android to v1.18.0 by @renovate in #4897
• fix(deps): update wysiwyg to v2.38.4 by @renovate in #4907
• fix(deps): update dependency org.robolectric:robolectric to v4.15 by @renovate in #4901
• fix(deps): update dependency androidx.sqlite:sqlite-ktx to v2.5.2 by @renovate in #4898
• fix(deps): update dependency io.mockk:mockk to v1.14.4 by @renovate in #4912
• fix(deps): update dependency org.robolectric:robolectric to v4.15.1 by @renovate in #4911
• fix(deps): update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v25.6.23 by @renovate in #4917
• fix(deps): update dependencyanalysis to v2.19.0 by @renovate in #4932
• fix(deps): update dependency org.jsoup:jsoup to v1.21.1 by @renovate in #4914
• fix(deps): update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v25.6.25 by @renovate in #4936
• fix(deps): update dependency io.sentry:sentry-android to v8.15.0 by @renovate in #4938
• fix(deps): update dependency org.maplibre.gl:android-sdk to v11.11.0 by @renovate in #4939
• fix(deps): update dependency com.google.firebase:firebase-bom to v33.16.0 by @renovate in #4945
• fix(deps): update dependency io.sentry:sentry-android to v8.16.0 by @renovate in #4941
• Update sdk to version 25.7.1 by @bmarty in #4966
• Update haze to v1.6.6 by @renovate in #4968
• Update dependency com.google.gms:google-services to v4.4.3 by @renovate in #4946
• Update android.gradle.plugin to v8.11.0 by @renovate in #4931
• Update dependency io.element.android:element-call-embedded to v0.13.0 by @renovate in #4969
• Update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v25.7.2 by @renovate in #4967
• Upgrade compose bom to 2025.06.01 by @bmarty in #4970
• Update kotlin by @renovate in #4918
• Update dependency io.element.android:element-call-embedded to v0.13.1 by @renovate in #4977
• Update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v25.7.3 by @ganfra in #4976

Others

• a11y: Make isTalkbackActive() live. by @bmarty in #4903
• a11y: improve accessibility on grouped state events header. by @bmarty in #4902
• Room debug info by @bmarty in #4904
• [a11y] Improve accessibility of message composer by @bmarty in #4900
• refactor: Migrate SQLCipher Android to new API by @ShadowRZ in #4874
• Iterate on avatar to be able to render Space avatar. by @bmarty in #4921
• Simplify syncing the room list when receiving a push by @jmartinesp in #4915
• Add unit test on ChooseAccountProviderState so that the coverage is above 90% by @bmarty in #4924
• Iterate on avatar to be able to render Space avatar Part2 by @bmarty in #4923
• Introduce SessionEnterpriseService. by @bmarty in #4925
• Simplify message composer layout by @jmartinesp in #4884
• Display error dialog if Element Call can't be joined by @jmartinesp in #4919
• misc : simplify timeline diff logic by @ganfra in #4930
• Navigation bar component by @bmarty in #4940
• a11y: improve content description of the close buttons by @bmarty in #4943
• Element Call: remove top app bar and add it inside the webview instead by @jmartinesp in #4927
• Replace the Report a problem button with the app's version on the on boading screen. by @bmarty in #4944
• Split RoomListPresenter and introduce HomePresenter by @bmarty in #4958
• Add "View avatar" content description to all clickable Avatar that will open the avatar preview. by @bmarty in #4948
• [a11y] Ensure that the focus is not lost when the send button state change by @bmarty in #4975
• [a11y] add missing heading() qualifier on screen titles and other headers by @bmarty in #4980
• misc (tracing) : add new TraceLogPack.Notification by @ganfra in #4981

Full Changelog: v25.06.3...v25.07.0

Element X Android v25.06.3

What's Changed

✨ Features

• Feature : room version upgrade by @ganfra in #4862
• Add a developer option for history sharing on invite by @richvdh in #4821

🙌 Improvements

• Change : add tombstoned room decoration by @ganfra in #4891
• Show generic notification when Event cannot be resolved by @bmarty in #4889

🐛 Bugfixes

• [a11y] Improve screen reader on polls by @bmarty in #4875
• fix (event action): allow to edit only if permission to send message by @ganfra in #4895
• fix (room upgrade) : room predecessor banner on DM room by @ganfra in #4896
• fix (join room) : do not navigate up when join is successful by @ganfra in #4899

🗣 Translations

• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in #4842
• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in #4881

Dependency upgrades

• chore(deps): update plugin dependencycheck to v12.1.3 by @renovate in #4856
• fix(deps): update dependency org.maplibre.gl:android-sdk to v11.10.2 by @renovate in #4858
• fix(deps): update kotlin to v2.1.21-2.0.2 by @renovate in #4850
• fix(deps): update dependency app.cash.turbine:turbine to v1.2.1 by @renovate in #4865
• Update dependency com.posthog:posthog-android to v3.18.0 by @renovate in #4873
• Update dependency org.maplibre.gl:android-sdk to v11.10.3 by @renovate in #4879
• fix(deps): update dependency com.posthog:posthog-android to v3.19.0 by @renovate in #4882
• fix(deps): update dependency io.sentry:sentry-android to v8.13.3 by @renovate in #4870
• fix(deps): update showkase to v1.0.4 by @renovate in #4878
• fix(deps): update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v25.6.18 by @renovate in #4894

Others

• Annotate Composable functions with @ReadOnlyComposable where it's possible by @bmarty in #4859
• Add documentation on WebViewPipController by @bmarty in #4861
• Small cleanup around log tag. by @bmarty in #4860
• Another cleanup by @bmarty in #4869
• Disable BT audio devices for Element Call on Android < 12 by @jmartinesp in #4876
• Add a banner to ask the user to disable battery optimization when Event cannot be resolved from Push by @bmarty in #4845
• a11y: improve accessibility on rich text editor options. by @bmarty in #4886
• A11Y: improve accessibility on event reactions. by @bmarty in #4877

Full Changelog: v25.06.2...v25.06.3

Element X Android v25.06.2

🔒 Security

• Upgrade the matrix-rust-sdk to resolve a High severity security issue (CVE-2025-48937, GHSA-x958-rvg6-956w): Check the sender of an event matches owner of session, preventing sender spoofing by homeserver owners.

What's Changed

🐛 Bugfixes

• Fix crash when using Element Call on API <= 30 by @jmartinesp in #4847
• Element Call: add delay before selecting the default audio device by @jmartinesp in #4854
• Fix for message composer losing focus in Compose 1.8.0 by @jmartinesp in #4853

Dependency upgrades

• chore(deps): update plugin dependencycheck to v12.1.2 by @renovate in #4840
• deps (matrix rust sdk) : bump version to 25.06.10 by @ganfra in #4855

Others

• feat: Support matrix: links by @ShadowRZ in #4839

Full Changelog: v25.06.1...v25.06.2

Element X Android v25.06.1

WARNING: this release contains several issues that may break your day to day use and were discovered after uploading it to Github. We advise NOT TO INSTALL IT:

• Sync loop breaks when received rooms have a problematic upgrade state: #4843
• Message composer not working properly when replying/editing messages: #4846

What's Changed

✨ Features

• Enable support for Android Auto. by @bmarty in #4818
• Element Call: Add audio output selector handled by Android by @jmartinesp in #4663

🙌 Improvements

• Oidc: Fallback to external browser instead of using Webview by @bmarty in #4808
• change (room member moderation) : update icon to match figma by @ganfra in #4837

🐛 Bugfixes

• Fix login flow by @bmarty in #4813
• fix: When sending media as files use the octet-stream type by @jmartinesp in #4815
• fix: Make Client.findDM return a Result by @jmartinesp in #4816
• Mark room as fully read when user goes back to the room list. by @bmarty in #2687
• fix (identity change) : RoomMemberIdentityStateChange in non encrypted room by @ganfra in #4824
• Fix room and user avatar downloaded with a .bin extension. by @bmarty in #4830
• Log the push resolving failure reason if available by @jmartinesp in #4835

🧱 Build

• Update Gradle Wrapper from 8.14.1 to 8.14.2 by @ElementBot in #4831

Dependency upgrades

• fix(deps): update dependency androidx.compose:compose-bom to v2025.04.01 by @renovate in #4631
• fix(deps): update dependency androidx.compose:compose-bom to v2025.05.01 by @renovate in #4814
• fix(deps): update dependency io.sentry:sentry-android to v8.13.2 by @renovate in #4780
• fix(deps): update appyx to v1.7.1 by @renovate in #4672
• fix(deps): update telephoto to v0.16.0 by @renovate in #4749
• fix(deps): update coil to v3.2.0 by @renovate in #4712
• fix(deps): update dependency androidx.webkit:webkit to v1.14.0 by @renovate in #4823
• fix(deps): update dependency com.posthog:posthog-android to v3.17.0 by @renovate in #4827
• fix(deps): update dependency io.element.android:element-call-embedded to v0.12.2 by @renovate in #4832
• fix(deps): update dependency com.google.firebase:firebase-bom to v33.15.0 by @renovate in #4833
• fix(deps): update dependency org.maplibre.gl:android-sdk to v11.10.1 by @renovate in #4825
• fix(deps): update lifecycle to v2.9.1 by @renovate in #4822
• fix(deps): update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v25.6.6 by @renovate in #4834
• fix(deps): update dependency io.element.android:opusencoder to v1.2.0 by @renovate in #4836

Others

• Add catchingExceptions method to replace runCatching by @jmartinesp in #4797
• Rename classes overriding classes from the FFI layer. by @bmarty in #4817
• Fix coroutine scope by @bmarty in #4820
• Add extra logs the 'send call notification' flow by @jmartinesp in #4819
• misc (matrix) : use innerClient.subscribeToRoomInfo sdk method by @ganfra in #4838

Full Changelog: v25.06.0...v25.06.1

Element X Android v25.06.0

What's Changed

✨ Features

• Add support for login link by @bmarty in #4752

🙌 Improvements

• On boarding flow: add a screen to select account provider among a fixed list by @bmarty in #4769
• Change : RoomMember moderation by @ganfra in #4779

🐛 Bugfixes

• Fix left room membership change by @ganfra in #4765
• fix: exclude more domains from being backed up by the system by @lucasmz-dev in #4773
• Make sure HeaderFooterPage contents can be scrolled by @jmartinesp in #4704
• Fix mobile link by @bmarty in #4805

🗣 Translations

• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in #4775
• Sync Strings by @ElementBot in #4804

🧱 Build

• Maestro: fix MAS and EC breaking the tests by @jmartinesp in #4762
• Update Gradle Wrapper from 8.14 to 8.14.1 by @ElementBot in #4766
• Stronger lambda error by @bmarty in #4771
• Use Localazy's langAliases for Indonesian language by @jmartinesp in #4801

Dependency upgrades

• fix(deps): update datastore to v1.1.7 by @renovate in #4754
• fix(deps): update dependency org.maplibre.gl:android-sdk to v11.8.8 by @renovate in #4721
• chore(deps): update plugin ktlint to v12.3.0 by @renovate in #4767
• fix(deps): update dependency com.google.firebase:firebase-bom to v33.14.0 by @renovate in #4755
• Update UnifiedPush library by @bmarty in #4358
• fix(deps): update sqldelight to v2.1.0 by @renovate in #4735
• fix(deps): update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v25.5.26 by @renovate in #4781
• fix(deps): update dependency com.posthog:posthog-android to v3.15.1 by @renovate in #4787
• fix(deps): update dependency com.posthog:posthog-android to v3.16.0 by @renovate in #4789
• fix(deps): update dependency io.element.android:element-call-embedded to v0.12.0 by @renovate in #4743
• fix(deps): update dependencyanalysis to v2.18.0 by @renovate in #4796
• fix(deps): update android.gradle.plugin to v8.10.1 by @renovate in #4795
• fix(deps): update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v25.5.29 by @renovate in #4799
• fix(deps): update dependency org.matrix.rustcomponents:sdk-android to v25.6.3 by @renovate in #4810

Others

• fix(deps): update media3 to v1.7.1 by @renovate in #4733
• fix: Ignore global proxy settings if system thinks there's none by @ShadowRZ in #4744
• Add ActiveRoomHolder to manage the active room for a session by @jmartinesp in #4758
• Notification events resolving and rendering in batches by @jmartinesp in #4722
• Hide Element Call entry point if Element Call service is not available. by @bmarty in #4783
• Fix dependencies on test by @bmarty in #4790
• Update _developer_onboarding.md by @lex-neufeld in #4570

New Contributors

• @lucasmz-dev made their first contribution in #4773
• @lex-neufeld made their first contribution in #4570

Full Changelog: v25.05.4...v25.06.0