New features:
Send file messages
Image and video files are sent without previews, meaning that recipients must open (tap) the files to see them.
Full support for media messages (images, videos and audio messages) will be added in a future release.
Receive file messages
To display saved files, please use Finder, Explorer or a similar application.
Previews will be supported in a future release.
Message quoting
Copy URLs via context menu
Improvements:
Process incoming user profile updates from your iOS device, i.e. profile picture and nickname
Update contact nickname when messages are received
Use SI units for file sizes consistently with iOS and Android
Support for encrypted message metadata
Show pinned chats at the top of the chat list and archived chats at the bottom¹
Bugfixes:
Fix renderer crashes on high database load
Avoid crash when opening a chat with a huge number of unread messages
If an error occurs during linking, delete profile and force re-linking
…and a few other minor changes and improvements.
¹ Requires upcoming update of the Threema iOS app
