v4.0.0-beta1

Group chats are finally here! This is a first public beta, the result of many months of development and several serious refactorings. Please report any bugs you may find.

Changed

• Group chat (#179)
• Ask passphrase on first start if not available (#650)
• Improvement and clarification of some preferences (#749, #823)
• No need to input the phone number anymore when importing the key (#772)
• Preference to opt-out of Crashlytics (#827)
• User-initiated missed call verification (#829)

Fixed

• Handle database errors (#46)
• Fix attachments panel crash (#699)
• Fix several tablet issues (#701, #793)
• Fix crash when blocking while offline (#723)
• Fix crash when clicking outside "Load more messages" button (#750)
• Fix search view bug (#752)
• Fix crash on missing external apps (#777, #782, #860)
• Fix user always being away (#787)
• Compress images and generate thumbnail in the background (#789)
• Fix compose activity not receiving correct lifecycle calls (#833)

You can see all the details for the issues closed with this release here.
Download apk files here:

• https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.0.0-beta1-googleplay.apk (Google Play flavor)
• https://www.kontalk.org/files/Kontalk-4.0.0-beta1-basic.apk (basic flavor)