Matrix (Synapse/Element) - Package Updates
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[1.72.0]
- Update Synapse to 1.89.0
- Full changelog
- Add Unix Socket support for HTTP Replication Listeners. Document and provide usage instructions for utilizing Unix sockets in Synapse. Contributed by Jason Little. (#15708, #15924)
- Allow + in Matrix IDs, per MSC4009. (#15911)
- Support room version 11 from MSC3820. (#15912)
- Allow configuring the set of workers to proxy outbound federation traffic through via outbound_federation_restricted_to. (#15913, #15969)
- Implement MSC3814, dehydrated devices v2/shrivelled sessions and move MSC2697 behind a config flag. Contributed by Nico from Famedly, H-Shay and poljar. (#15929)
- Fix a long-standing bug where remote invites weren't correctly pushed. (#15820)
- Fix background schema updates failing over a large upgrade gap. (#15887)
- Fix a bug introduced in 1.86.0 where Synapse starting with an empty experimental_features configuration setting. (#15925)
- Fixed deploy annotations in the provided Grafana dashboard config, so that it shows for any homeserver and not just matrix.org. Contributed by @wrjlewis. (#15957)
- Ensure a long state res does not starve CPU by occasionally yielding to the reactor. (#15960)
- Properly handle redactions of creation events. (#15973)
- Fix a bug where resyncing stale device lists could block responding to federation transactions, and thus delay receiving new data from the remote server. (#15975)
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[1.8.37]
- Update Element to 1.11.37
- Full changelog
- Do not show "Forget room" button in Room View header for guest users (#10898). Contributed by @spantaleev.
- Switch to updating presence via /sync calls instead of PUT /presence (#11223). Fixes #20809 #13877 and #4813.
- Fix blockquote colour contrast (#11299). Fixes matrix-org/element-web-rageshakes#21800.
- Don't hide room header buttons in video rooms and rooms with a call (#9712). Fixes #23900.
- OIDC: Persist details in session storage, create store (#11302). Fixes #25710. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
- Allow setting room join rule to knock (#11248). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
- Retry joins on 524 (Cloudflare timeout) also (#11296). Fixes #8776.
- Make sure users returned by the homeserver search API are displayed. Don't silently drop any. (#9556). Fixes #24422. Contributed by @maxmalek.
- Offer to unban user during invite if inviter has sufficient permissions (#11256). Fixes #3222.
- Split join and goto slash commands, the latter shouldn't auto_join (#11259). Fixes #10128.
- Integration work for rich text editor 2.3.1 (#11172). Contributed by @alunturner.
- Compound color pass (#11079). Fixes vector-im/element-internal#450 and #25547.
- Warn when demoting self via /op and /deop slash commands (#11214). Fixes #13726.
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[1.8.38]
- Update Element to 1.11.38
- Full changelog
- Package release builds of element-web in package.element.io debs (#25198).
- Revert to using the /presence API for presence (#11366)
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[1.73.0]
- Update Synapse to 1.90.0
- Full changelog
- Scope transaction IDs to devices (implement MSC3970). (#15629)
- Remove old rows from the cache_invalidation_stream_by_instance table automatically (this table is unused in SQLite). (#15868)
- Fix a long-standing bug where purging history and paginating simultaneously could lead to database corruption when using workers. (#15791)
- Fix a long-standing bug where profile endpoint returned a 404 when the user's display name was empty. (#16012)
- Fix a long-standing bug where the synapse_port_db failed to configure sequences for application services and partial stated rooms. (#16043)
- Fix long-standing bug with deletion in dehydrated devices v2. (#16046)
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[1.8.39]
- Update Element to 1.11.39
- Full changelog
- Deprecate camelCase config options (#25800).
- Deprecate customisations in favour of Module API (#25736). Fixes #25733.
- Update labs.md for knock rooms (#25923). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
- Package release builds of element-web in package.element.io debs (#25198).
- Allow knocking rooms (#11353). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
- Support adding space-restricted joins on rooms not members of those spaces (#9017). Fixes #19213.
- Clear requiresClient and show pop-out if widget-api fails to ready (#11321). Fixes vector-im/customer-retainer#73.
- Bump pagination sizes due to hidden events (#11342).
- Remove display of key backup signatures from backup settings (#11333).
- Use PassphraseFields in ExportE2eKeysDialog to enforce minimum passphrase complexity (#11222). Fixes #9478.
- Fix "Export chat" not respecting configured time format in plain text mode (#10696). Fixes #23838. Contributed by @rashmitpankhania.
- Fix some missing 1-count pluralisations around event list summaries (#11371). Fixes #25925.
- Fix create subspace dialog not working for public space creation (#11367). Fixes #25916.
- Search for users on paste (#11304). Fixes #17523. Contributed by @peterscheu-aceart.
- Fix AppTile context menu not always showing up when it has options (#11358). Fixes #25914.
- Fix clicking on home all rooms space notification not working (#11337). Fixes #22844.
- Fix joining a suggested room switching space away (#11347). Fixes #25838.
- Fix home/all rooms context menu in space panel (#11350). Fixes #25896.
- Make keyboard handling in and out of autocomplete completions consistent (#11344). Fixes #25878.
- De-duplicate reactions by sender to account for faulty/malicious servers (#11340). Fixes #25872.
- Fix disable_3pid_login being ignored for the email field (#11335). Fixes #25863.
- Upgrade wysiwyg editor for ctrl+backspace windows fix (#11324). Fixes vector-im/verticals-internal#102.
- Unhide the view source event toggle - it works well enough (#11336). Fixes #25861.
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[1.8.40]
- Update Element to 1.11.40
- Full changelog
- Hide account deactivation for externally managed accounts (#11445). Fixes #26022. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
- OIDC: Redirect to delegated auth provider when signing out (#11432). Fixes #26000. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
- Disable 3pid fields in settings when m.3pid_changes capability is disabled (#11430). Fixes #25995. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
- OIDC: disable multi session signout for OIDC-aware servers in session manager (#11431). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
- Implement updated open dialog method of the Module API (#11395). Contributed by @dhenneke.
- Polish & delabs Exploring public spaces feature (#11423).
- Treat lists with a single empty item as plain text, not Markdown. (#6833). Fixes vector-im/element-meta#1265.
- Allow managing room knocks (#11404). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
- Pin the action buttons to the bottom of the scrollable dialogs (#11407). Contributed by @dhenneke.
- Support Matrix 1.1 (drop legacy r0 versions) (#9819).
- Fix path separator for Windows based systems (#25997).
- Fix instances of double translation and guard translation calls using typescript (#11443).
- Fix export type "Current timeline" to match its behaviour to its name (#11426). Fixes #25988.
- Fix Room Settings > Notifications file upload input being shown superfluously (#11415). Fixes #18392.
- Simplify registration with email validation (#11398). Fixes #25832 #23601 and #22297.
- correct home server URL (#11391). Fixes #25931. Contributed by @NSV1991.
- Include non-matching DMs in Spotlight recent conversations when the DM's userId is part of the search API results (#11374). Contributed by @mgcm.
- Fix useRoomMembers missing updates causing incorrect membership counts (#11392). Fixes #17096.
- Show error when searching public rooms fails (#11378).
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[1.9.0]
- Update Element to 1.11.41
- Full changelog
- Make SVGR icons use forward ref (#26082).
- Add support for rendering a custom wrapper around Element (#25537). Contributed by @maheichyk.
- Allow creating public knock rooms (#11481). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
- Render custom images in reactions according to MSC4027 (#11087). Contributed by @sumnerevans.
- Introduce room knocks bar (#11475). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
- Room header UI updates (#11507). Fixes #25892.
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[1.9.3]
- Update Element to 1.11.44
- Full changelog
- Make video & voice call buttons pin conference widget if unpinned (#11576). Fixes vector-im/customer-retainer#72.
- OIDC: persist refresh token (#11249). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
- ElementR: Cross user verification (#11364). Fixes #25752. Contributed by @florianduros.
- Default intentional mentions (#11602).
- Notify users about denied access on ask-to-join rooms (#11480). Contributed by @nurjinjafar.
- Allow setting knock room directory visibility (#11529). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
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[1.77.0]
- Update Synapse to 1.93.0
- Full changelog
- GHSA-4f74-84v3-j9q5 / CVE-2023-41335 — Low Severity Temporary storage of plaintext passwords during password changes.
- GHSA-7565-cq32-vx2x / CVE-2023-42453 — Low Severity Improper validation of receipts allows forged read receipts.
- Add automatic purge after all users have forgotten a room. (#15488)
- Restore room purge/shutdown after a Synapse restart. (#15488)
- Support resolving homeservers using matrix-fed DNS SRV records from MSC4040. (#16137)
- Add the ability to use G (GiB) and T (TiB) suffixes in configuration options that refer to numbers of bytes. (#16219)
- Add span information to requests sent to appservices. Contributed by MTRNord. (#16227)
- Add the ability to enable/disable registrations when using CAS. Contributed by Aurélien Grimpard. (#16262)
- Allow the /notifications endpoint to be routed to workers. (#16265)
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[1.9.5]
- Update Element to 1.11.46
- Full changelog
- Use .well-known to discover a default rendezvous server for use with Sign in with QR (#11655). Contributed by @hughns.
- Message layout will update according to the selected style (#10170). Fixes #21782. Contributed by @manancodes.
- Implement MSC4039: Add an MSC for a new Widget API action to upload files into the media repository (#11311). Contributed by @dhenneke.
- Render space pills with square corners to match new avatar (#11632). Fixes #26056.
