Release
Notes

• Added announcements from official Ciphr account.
• Password attempts on both Ciphr Text and Ciphr Mail will now apply against the Ciphr Text password attempts limits.
• Password now clears immediately on unlock.
• Warning added during backup notifying users that unselected app backups will be overwritten.
• Added What's New pop-up highlighting Ciphr announcements.
• Changed What's New menu to no longer be highlighted on first launch.
• Removed confirmation when adding a contact.
• Fixed Serbian string causing received pings to make the app crash.
• Fixed voice note button not released if tapped accidentally.
• New add member button in groups.
• Added cancel button to burn time picker.
• Fixed “scroll to bottom” button in chat disappearing while a voice note is playing.
• Updated status banner style.
• Updated contact and group member badge style to show text labels.
• Newer chat and quote bubble designs.
• Various bug fixes and performance improvements.

• New icons added for adding a new contact or creating a group.
• Added a popup when being added into a group to either accept or decline the invite.
• Call ringing time has now been increased to 60 seconds.
• Fixed crash that would occur when sharing a chat.
• Fixed crash when saving an unchanged group description.
• Fixed crash from locking the app while on the chat view.
• Fixed crash from disabling a group burn time after it was set.

• Added ability to pin chats and groups.
• Fixed inconsistencies with the renewal popup and tweaked the display.
• Added call setting to start muted/unmuted.
• Fixed not being able to remove blocked members from a group.
• Fixed crash that could occur when minimizing a call.

• When a group member leaves a Zero-Knowledge Group, the leave status message now shows their alias instead of their CID.

• Password auto-clears 10 seconds after entered into lock screen if you do not enter the app.
• Password hashing strength setting updated.
• Group admins can now be set during group creation.
• Messages older than 24 hours can now be revised.
• A message will be shown when the voice note limit is reached.
• Changed admins to be shown in Zero Knowledge Groups list.
• Added an option to disable private clipboard.
• Fixed bug when restoring contacts from encrypted cloud.
• Scheduled encrypted backups setting now triggers properly.
• Updated the unlock screen design.
• General UI improvements.

• Redesigned settings screens.
• Added private Ciphr Clipboard feature.
• Added ability for group owners to edit the group name (new group creations only).
• Now allow zero knowledge groups to have their expiry extended.
• Zero knowledge group owners can set admins.
• Fixed calls dropping when switching between wifi and mobile data.
• Added rate limiting for composite key to further deter brute force attacks.
• Fixed the "What's new" section not loading.
• Added new image preview after taking a picture.
• Added detection of sound levels in calls.
• Fixed a crash from sharing to Ciphr Mail.
• Tweaked the UI for the fully expanded input field to be a bit smoother.
• Changed how receiving many messages works, so you will not get an excess of notifications.
• Cleaned up the look of the main drawer to match Ciphr Mail.
• Updated language translations for: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Chinese.

Hotfix: Improvements to the reliability of message delivery for Ciphr Text.

• Reduced data usage for voice notes.
• Fixed an issue where calls were going through when it was disabled.
• Fixed some of the more common crashes.
• Made some improvements to the push connection stability.
• Fixed some text not being centered properly.
• Updated unread message badges so they can expand past 99.

• Added a “clear chat” feature, so you don't have to delete the chat.
• Added multi-select action to the chat screen list.
• Added support for some markdown in chats: italics, bold, strikethrough, and code.
• Viewing an image in a chat will return you to where the image is located in the chat.
• A limit of 2000 characters has been set in Ciphr Text per message. This is a additional security benefit.
• If you get a connection error while logging in, your password will now clear from password entry box.
• Backup password setting now requires a unique backup password, separate from your app unlock password for better security of backup files.
• Burn times in chats will always display in days (Ex: 3month burn time shows as 90days).
• Fixed voice notes in group chats that resulted in white circles instead of check-marks.
• “Share Chat” button in contact profile will now allow you to share messages from a chat with Ciphr Vault or Ciphr Mail.
• Made reconnection during network outages more aggressive.
• Redesigned the report issue screen.
• Added support for TLS 1.3.
• Burn time bug fix for day counter.
• Removed future updates for old devices running a version of Android older than 8.0.
• Various UI improvements and minor bug fixes.

New feature: You can now delete your own backup from the backup screen in the settings menu!

• The backup password setting now requires a unique backup password, separate from your app unlock password.
• Burn times in chats will always display in days (Ex: 3 month burn time shows as 90 days).
• Added support for long press on the conversation list.
• Group updates no longer move the conversation to the top of the list.
• Various icons updated.
• Added support for TLS 1.3
• Burn time bug fix for day counter.
• Removed support for old devices running a version of Android older than 8.0

New network status page available during connection issues!

• Added a link to a network status web page that can be accessed when the Disconnected banner appears or from the settings menu.
• Fixed an issue where emails with attachments were not being decrypted properly.
• When sending an email it no longer has to be decrypted on the sender's end (since you are the one who sent it).
• Various minor UI bug fixes.