v27.200

Highlights for users

• The mobile app will no longer connect to Zulip Server versions older than 2.0, which was released in 2019. Versions older than 3.0 are unsupported, and server administrators should upgrade. (#5102)
• (iOS) Fixed a bug where links to uploaded files would sometimes lead to an error page instead of the file. (#4136)
• Fixed a bug where no feedback was given when you tapped a link that couldn't be opened. (#5518)

Plus, like every release, other fixes and improvements for your Zulip experience.

Highlights for developers

• We expect that classnames ending in "Error" are no longer minified, making it easier to debug Sentry crash reports. (PR #5177)
• We added an intl suite to tools/test to automate some checks on our translation data. (PR #5476)
• We now use tsc-generated versions of shared code. (PR #5628)
• We have migrated to @react-native-clipboard/clipboard, fixing some deprecation warnings. (PR #5648)
• We fixed some small edge-case bugs with switching accounts and removing accounts. (PR #5634)
• Resolved issues: #4136, #5518, PR #5634, PR #5177, #5102, #5534

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v27.199

Highlights for users, vs. v27.197 (last prod release)

• (iOS) Fixed a bug in the compose box where tapping the "+" button or its neighbors wouldn't work or would even erase your message draft. (#5463, #5291)
• (iOS) You can now upload file attachments like PDFs. (#4586)
• (Android) When attaching an image on Android 13+, you get a sleek, convenient new interface that lets you select multiple images. (PRs #5618 & #5638)
• (iOS) You can now select multiple images to attach at the same time. (#2366)
• When you attach an image in a message, the message no longer sends automatically, so you can edit it first. (#4540)

Plus, like every release, other fixes and improvements for your Zulip experience.

Highlights for users, vs. v27.198 (last beta release)

• Fixed a bug where the profile screen would sometimes crash with the message "text or children should be non-nullish". (PR #5637)
• When you attach an image in a message, the message no longer sends automatically, so you can edit it first. (#4540)
• (Android) On Android 13+, you can now select multiple images to attach at the same time. (#5638)
• (iOS) You can now select multiple images to attach at the same time. (#5638)

Plus, like every release, other fixes and improvements for your Zulip experience.

Highlights for developers

• Resolved issues: PR #5637, PR #5638, #4540, #2366

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v27.198

Highlights for users

• (iOS) Fixed a bug in the compose box where tapping the "+" button or its neighbors wouldn't work or would even erase your message draft. (#5463, #5291)
• (iOS) You can now upload file attachments like PDFs. (#4586)
• The org URL screen now links to a doc that can help you find your org URL. (PR #5604)
• The in-app notification settings screen now links to the system notification settings. (PR #5627)

Plus, like every release, other fixes and improvements for your Zulip experience.

Highlights for developers

• We removed some unused strings from messages_en.json that were still appearing in Transifex. (PR #5624)
• REGISTER_COMPLETE now resets some state that it should reset but hasn't been. (PR #5613)
• We now consistently clear old data on all ways of leaving an account. (#4446)
• (Android) Bumped compileSdkVersion to 33 (Android 13). (PR #5618)
• Our style guide now prohibits objects-as-map when constructing Immutable.Maps, to work around a type-checking hole. (PR #5622)
• We now specify the provisioning profile in ios/upload.plist, hopefully making tools/ios build and tools/ios upload work for Chris. (PR #5617)
• Resolved issues: #4586, #5080, #5291, #5463, #4628, PR #5627, PR #5613, #4446

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v27.197

Highlights for users

• Streams in the inbox view now have a "collapse" button that hides unread topics, so you can see more streams at a time. (#5423)
• In the profile view, you can now copy custom profile fields to the clipboard. (#5592)

Plus, like every release, other fixes and improvements for your Zulip experience.

Highlights for developers

• Upgraded to React Native v0.68! (#5610)
• Added a workaround for an iOS build error with "signing requires development team". (PR #5576)
• Upgraded to Jest 27. (PR #5581)
• Upgraded to TsFlower 0.0.13. (PR #5583)
• New tools/gradle script, to avoid cd android. (PR #5603)
• We now allow Gradle to use 25% more memory, apparently needed for RN v0.68, which we hope to upgrade to soon. (PR #5603)
• Resolved issues: #5610, #5592, #5597, #5596, #3469, #5583, #5581, #4386, #5423

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v27.196

Highlights for users

• You can now quote a message to reply to it, just like on the web. (#1975)
• Links in user profiles now respect the "Open links with in-app browser" setting. (#5558)
• (iOS) Removed a blank strip between the compose box and the keyboard. (#3370)

Plus, like every release, other fixes and improvements for your Zulip experience.

Highlights for developers

• CI no longer skips Prettier on .js.flow type definitions. (#5546, and fixup in PR #5569 for a bug in tools/test lint, #5574)
• Ran yarn upgrade. (PR #5543)
• Followed some Expo 43–44 template-app changes, belatedly. (PR #5550)
• Upgraded to Gradle 7 and Android Gradle Plugin (AGP) 7. (#5377)
• Upgraded to Expo SDK 45. (PR #5507)
• Upgraded to Flow v0.170. (PR #5570)
• Resolved issues: #5570, #5508, #3370, #5377, #1975, #5550, #5558, #5546, #4325, #5492, #3423

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v27.195

This is an Android-only stable release in the v27.193 series, with cherry-picked changes atop v27.194.

Highlights for users

• Fixed a bug where the "No Internet connection" notice was shown when it shouldn't have been. (#5568)

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v27.194

This is a stable release in the v27.193 series, with cherry-picked changes atop v27.193.

Highlights for users

• You can now mark messages as unread. This makes it easy to return to a conversation later if you don't have time to read it carefully, or to follow up on action items. (#5364)

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v27.193

Highlights for users

• (Android) If you've configured additional trusted CA certificates on your device, Zulip now trusts those too. (#3312)
• Support for invisible mode, an upcoming Zulip Server 6 feature that replaces "Set yourself to away" (https://zulip.com/help/status-and-availability#invisible-mode). (#5445)
• The profile view now shows the user's email address, subject to privacy settings. (#5400)

Plus, like every release, other fixes and improvements for your Zulip experience.

Highlights for developers

• Fixed a sudden iOS build breakage caused by changes in React Native's release management. (PR #5535)
• Updated for the new Transifex client. (PR #5541)
• Converted MessageList to a function component with Hooks. (PRs #5524, #5544)
• Fixed a bug where the message list didn't update when messages were marked unread from another client. (#5536)
• Resolved issues: #5536, #5541, #5535, #5445, #3312, #5400

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v27.192

Highlights for users

• Support for upcoming Zulip Server 6 features:
  • We now show the "Pronouns" custom profile field. (#5517)
  • You can now see who has read a message, subject to privacy settings (https://zulip.com/help/read-receipts). (#5367)
• A link to a message no longer breaks when the message is moved or its topic is resolved/unresolved. (#5306)
• (iOS) Fixed a bug with the position of the no-Internet notice. (#5491)

Plus, like every release, other fixes and improvements for your Zulip experience.

Highlights for developers

• Converted many React class components to function components. (#5509)
• Resolved issues: #5367, #5517, #5306, #5363

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v27.191

Highlights for users

• The "Mark messages as read on scroll" setting has a new option: "Only in conversation views". (#5241)

Plus, like every release, other fixes and improvements for your Zulip experience.

Highlights for developers

• We now respect new servers' "mark as unread" events. (#5361)
• For the set of available Unicode emoji, we now use the new server_emoji_data_url, present in the /register response since server feature level 140. (PR #5460, PR #5464)
• Updated confirmation dialogs to better align with the web app. (PR #5439)
• Upgraded to Expo SDK 44! (PR #5441)
• Enabled react-native-screens. (#4111)
• Enabled a new Flow feature: enums! (PR #5444)
• Continued to develop our tsflower workflow. (PRs #5442, #5478)
• Added "fastlane" metadata, used by F-Droid. (PR #5462)
• Resolved issues: #5241, #5444, #5439, #5411, #5464, #5462, #5448, #5361, #4111, #5424, #5431, #5435

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