I am so happy to announce that ChatSecure for Android v14 IS FINALLY HERE!
BUT This is our first “release candidate” of v14 for public use, and while we love it dearly, you may want to wait for 14.0.1 for us to work out any hiccups.
The update should be out on Google Play shortly, and FDroid in the next few days. Otherwise, you can always download the APK direct from us:
APK: https://guardianproject.info/releases/ChatSecure-v14.0.0.apk Sig: https://guardianproject.info/releases/ChatSecure-v14.0.0.apk.asc
* Major UI update for fun and enjoyment!
* Easy to add and verify new contacts with QR codes
* Improved encrypted file sharing!
* Updated SSL/TLS settings and secure code libraries
* 20% reduction in size!
PLEASE CONTACT US with any upgrade problems!
Source tag: https://github.com/guardianproject/ChatSecureAndroid/releases/tag/14.0.0
Full changelog for all the v13/v14 work is here: https://github.com/guardianproject/ChatSecureAndroid/blob/master/CHANGELOG
Thanks for all your hard work! I use your F-Droid repo all the time, it’s a shame more developers don’t take advantage of it. *cough cough* open whispersystems *cough cough*
Great, new version!
But why does Chatsecure now request permission to modify app ops statistics?
As the permission description says there’s no reason to request it for a normal app, so it seems kinda shady for Chatsecure to try to manipulate them.
I’d like to see that answered as well. I just came across another app, Motorola Connect, that requested it. What is this permission and in which legitimate circumstances should it be granted?
It was used to address an issue with clipboard (copy and paste of messages) crashing in Android 4.3. We will review if it is still necessary in an upcoming release: http://commonsware.com/blog/2013/08/08/developer-psa-please-fix-your-clipboard-handling.html
It is related to allowing clipboard support (copy and paste messages) for API 11+ devices:
http://commonsware.com/blog/2013/08/08/developer-psa-please-fix-your-clipboard-handling.html
I wish we didn’t have to ask for it, as indeed it does seems unnecessary. We will review all permissions in upcoming releases, and see if there are any we can prune.
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Hi,
I’m missing the “keysync” functionality. How can I mannualy transfer my otr key to Chatsecure v14?
Hello I have got a problem with updating via f-droid. Your repository at https://guardianproject.info/repo/ shows 13.1.3-BETA-2 as the newest version available. No 14.x.x anywhere. Sure I could download the newest apk directly from here, but that gets tedious to check your site constantly for updates instead of letting f-droid do the work.
We have a new FDroid repo that is automated with an offline signing process:
https://guardianproject.info/2014/06/30/new-official-guardian-project-app-repo-for-fdroid/
https://guardianproject.info/repo/ is deprecated and will soon be removed.
Works now. Thanks.