Release Notes, Release Updates

27 Oct, 2021

Ciphr Lite 80000-2660

Added ability to mention a contact in chat with '@'
Added swipe to hide feature, can be set for all chats or individual chats
Dates and times throughout the app are now properly localized
App will now indicate when contacts have been deleted
Can set a lifespan when creating a group
Many UI fixes, tweaks and design updates

Ciphr Text 8000-2660

Users now can now hide/reveal messages for additional privacy.
1. A new privacy setting has been added called “Hide Chat Content” which can be used to default the preferred action.
2. Users can also manually hide/reveal messages by swiping or long press and tap the “eye” icon at the top menu.
We have added support for @-references (mentions) to contacts.
Can now set an expiry time for regular group chats.
Added support to display when a user in the contact list has been deleted from the server.
Aliases will not be revealed in regular groups or 1:1 chat unless they are in the group participants contact list.
Can view group members' profiles from group detail screen by tapping names or from 3 dots actions.
Block access to profile information in group chats when contact is unknown or unverified.
Added actions to clear chat or view favourite messages from group detail screen.
Added actions to clear chat or view favourite messages from the contact profile screen.
Added display of favourite messages count.
Initial mute state of other call participants now correctly indicated.
New prompt when invited to a group.
Rename 'snooze' to 'mute' and show remaining muted time in settings screen.
Removed add contact confirmation.
New setting and defaults to Follow System Theme.
Tweak chat drawer menu styles - lighter dividers, fix bottom icon alignment.
Fix text layout issues for multi-line text in chat.
Always allow call log to be opened if there is content, even when calling disabled.
Don't allow groups to be created with Lite users as admins.
Shows localized date and time information.
Adjust memory used for argon2 hashing based on app memory availability.

Ciphr Mail 80000-450

Updated message view menu style.
Changed sharing behaviour so the app will finish before allowing you to access the main drawer and cause looping between apps.
Prevent reply only from adding cc'd recipients.
Shows localized date and time information.
Adjust memory used for argon2 hashing based on app memory availability.

Ciphr Vault 80000-80

Updated menu style.
Adjust memory used for argon2 hashing based on app memory availability.

17 Aug, 2021

Ciphr Text 70000-1270

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.

Ciphr Lite 70000-1270

Added announcements from official Ciphr account.
Password now clears immediately on unlock.
CID is now consistently shown as "Ciphr ID" instead of "Contact ID".
Added What's New pop-up highlighting Ciphr announcements.
Removed confirmation when adding a contact.
Changed What's New menu to no longer be highlighted on first launch.
Fixed voice note button not released if tapped accidentally.
New "add member" button in groups.
Added cancel button to burn time picker.
Picking members to add to a group now allows for multiple selections.
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.
Calling is enabled by default for Ciphr Lite users.
Users can now invite friends from contact creation screen.
Newer chat and quote bubble designs.
Various bug fixes and performance improvements.

Ciphr Mail 70000-230

Password attempts on both Ciphr Mail and Ciphr Text will now apply against the Ciphr Mail password attempts limits.
Password now clears immediately on unlock.
Fixed drawer menu from not being able to swipe open.
Updated status banner style.
Various bug fixes and performance improvements.

Ciphr Vault 70000-90

Fixed issue with camera connection.
Password now clear immediately on unlock.
Various bug fixes and performance improvements.

25 May, 2021

Ciphr Text 50000-1830

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.

Ciphr Mail 50000-340

Fixed minor UI bugs.

Ciphr Vault 50000-280

Fixed minor UI bugs.

12 Apr, 2021

Ciphr Text 40000-1150

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.

Ciphr Mail 40000-210

Fixed inconsistencies with the renewal popup and tweaked the display.
Fixed crash that could occur from sending many large emails.

Ciphr Vault 40000-130

General UI improvements and minor bug fixes.

05 Apr, 2021

Ciphr Text 30000-820

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

09 Mar, 2021

Ciphr Text 30000-760

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.

Ciphr Mail 30000-10

Password auto-clears 10 seconds after entered into lock screen if you do not enter the app.
Added option to disable private clipboard.
Password hashing strength setting updated.
Fixed some cases where the private clipboard wasn't being used.
General UI improvements.

Ciphr Vault 30000-90

Password auto-clears 10 seconds after entered into lock screen if you do not enter the app.
Added option to disable private clipboard.
Improved copy & paste formatting.
General UI improvements.

17 Feb, 2021

Ciphr Text 9919

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.

Ciphr Mail 9192-ql8

Redesigned the settings screen.
Added the Inbox folder.
Added private Ciphr Clipboard feature.
Fixed issue where copying a reply and pasting it would result in loss of formatting.
Fixed an issue where the background would sometimes be the wrong colour when replying.
Added new image preview after taking a picture.
Fixed the "What's new" section not loading.
Fixed a bug where drafts were being created unintentionally.
Fixed minor UI bugs.
Updated language translations for: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Chinese.

Ciphr Vault 7641-ql5

Redesigned the settings screen.
Added private Ciphr Clipboard feature.
Fixed notes with long titles causing UI issues.
Changed how we handle conflicting folders with the same name.
Added contact support option.
Fixed the "What's new" section not loading.
Added new image preview after taking a picture.
Updated language translations for: English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Chinese.

20 Oct, 2020

Ciphr Text 9276

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

29 Sep, 2020

Ciphr Text 9275

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.

Ciphr Mail 18714

Thumbnails are now shown for image attachments.
Removed long random, names for image attachments.
Updated unread and draft badges so they can expand past 99.

Ciphr Vault 27227

Minor back-end improvements.

14 Sep, 2020

Ciphr Text 9172

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.

Ciphr Mail 18654

Removed future updates for old devices running a version of Android older than 8.0.
Added support for TLS 1.3.
Various UI improvements.
Minor bug fixes.

Ciphr Vault 27177

You can now scroll through photos in Ciphr Vault Gallery.
Removed future updates for old devices running a version of Android older than 8.0.
Added support for TLS 1.3.
Various UI improvements.
Minor bug fixes.

20 Aug, 2020

Ciphr Text 8880

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

Ciphr Mail 8440

Removed support for old devices running a version of Android older than 8.0.
Added support for TLS 1.3.

Ciphr Vault 26965

Removed support for old devices running a version of Android older than 8.0.
Added support for TLS 1.3.

07 Jul, 2020

Ciphr Mail 400018401

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.

Ciphr Text 1990008750

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 a lockout issue as a result of a previous update.
The maximum burn time for messages can now be set from the portal.