Matrix (Synapse/Element) - Package Updates

[girish]

[1.33.0]

• Update Synapse to 1.44.0
• Full changelog
• Only allow the MSC2716 /batch_send?chunk_id=xxx endpoint to connect to an already existing insertion event. (#10776)
• Improve oEmbed URL previews by processing the author name, photo, and video information. (#10814, #10819)
• Speed up responding with large JSON objects to requests. (#10868, #10905)
• Add a user_may_create_room_with_invites spam checker callback to allow modules to allow or deny a room creation request based on the invites and/or 3PID invites it includes. (#10898)

[nebulon]

[1.7.1]

• Update Element to 1.9.1
• Full changelog
• Decrease profile button touch target (#6900). Contributed by ColonisationCaptain.
• Don't let click events propagate out of context menus (#6892).
• Allow closing Dropdown via its chevron (#6885). Fixes #19030 and #19030.
• Improve AUX panel behaviour (#6699). Fixes #18787 and #18787. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
• A nicer opening animation for the Image View (#6454). Fixes #18186 and #18186. Contributed by SimonBrandner.

[nebulon]

[1.7.2]

• Update Element to 1.9.2
• Full changelog
• Upgrade to matrix-js-sdk#14.0.1

[nebulon]

[1.34.0]

• Update Synapse to 1.45.0
• Full changelog
• Fix a long-standing bug when using multiple event persister workers where events were not correctly sent down /sync due to a race. (#11045)
• Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.45.0rc1 where the user directory would stop updating if it processed an event from a user not in the users table. (#11053)
• Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.44.0 when logging errors during oEmbed processing. (#11061)

[nebulon]

[1.34.1]

• Update Synapse to 1.45.1
• Full changelog
• Revert change to counting of deactivated users towards the monthly active users limit, introduced in 1.45.0rc1. (#11127)

[girish]

[1.7.3]

• Update Element to 1.9.3
• Full changelog
• Convert the "Cryptography" settings panel to an HTML table to assist screen reader users. (#6968). Contributed by andybalaam.
• Swap order of private space creation and tweak copy (#6967). Fixes #18768 and #18768.
• Add spacing to Room settings - Notifications subsection (#6962). Contributed by CicadaCinema.
• Use HTML tables for some tabular user interface areas, to assist with screen reader use (#6955). Contributed by andybalaam.
• Fix space invite edge cases (#6884). Fixes #19010 #17345 and #19010.
• Allow options to cascade kicks/bans throughout spaces (#6829). Fixes #18969 and #18969.
• Hide kick & ban options in UserInfo when looking at own profile (#6911). Fixes #19066 and #19066.

[nebulon]

[1.35.0]

• Update Synapse to 1.46.0
• Full changelog
• Fix a bug introduced in v1.46.0rc1 where URL previews of some XML documents would fail. (#11196)

[girish]

Element [1.7.4]

• Update Element to 1.9.4

[nebulon]

[1.36.0]

• Update Synapse to 1.47.0
• Full changelog
• Fix a bug introduced in 1.47.0rc1 which caused worker processes to not halt startup in the presence of outstanding database migrations. (#11346)
• Fix a bug introduced in 1.47.0rc1 which prevented the 'remove deleted devices from device_inbox column' background process from running when updating from a recent Synapse version. (#11303, #11353)

[nebulon]

[1.7.5]

• Update Element to 1.9.5
• Full changelog

[nebulon]

[1.36.1]

• Update Synapse to 1.47.1
• Full changelog
• GHSA-3hfw-x7gx-437c / CVE-2021-41281: Path traversal when downloading remote media.

[nebulon]

[1.37.0]

• Update Synapse to 1.48.0
• Full changelog

[nebulon]

[1.7.6]

• Update Element to 1.9.6
• Full changelog

[girish]

Element [1.7.7]

• Update Element to 1.9.7
• Full changelog

[nebulon]

[1.38.0]

• Update Synapse to 1.49.0
• Full changelog

[girish]

Element [1.7.8]

• Update Element to 1.9.8
• Full changelog

[girish]

Synapse [1.38.1]

• Update Synapse to 1.49.2
• Full changelog

[nebulon]

Synapse [1.38.2]

• Update Synapse to 1.50.1
• Full changelog

[girish]

Element [1.7.9]

• Update Element to 1.9.9
• Full changelog
• Add permission dropdown for sending reactions (#7492). Fixes #20450.
• Ship maximised widgets and remove feature flag (#7509).
• Properly maintain aspect ratio of inline images (#7503).
• Add zoom buttons to the location view (#7482).
• Remove bubble from around location events (#7459). Fixes #20323.
• Disable "Publish this room" option in invite only rooms (#7441). Fixes #6596. Contributed by @aaronraimist.

[nebulon]

[1.38.3]

• Update Synapse to 1.50.2
• Full changelog
• Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.40.0 that caused Synapse to fail to process incoming federation traffic after handling a large amount of events in a v1 room. (#11806)