Matrix (Synapse/Element) - Package Updates

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[1.79.0]

• Update Synapse to 1.94.0
• Full changelog
• Render plain, CSS, CSV, JSON and common image formats in the browser (inline) when requested through the /download endpoint. (#15988)
• Add experimental support for MSC4028 to push all encrypted events to clients. (#16361)
• Minor performance improvement when sending presence to federated servers. (#16385)
• Minor performance improvement by caching server ACL checking. (#16360)

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[1.9.6]

• Update Element to 1.11.47
• Full changelog
• Iterate io.element.late_event decoration (#11760). Fixes #26384.
• Render timeline separator for late event groups (#11739).
• OIDC: revoke tokens on logout (#11718). Fixes #25394. Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
• Show io.element.late_event in MessageTimestamp when known (#11733).
• Show all labs flags if developerMode enabled (#11746). Fixes #24571 and #8498.
• Use Compound tooltips on MessageTimestamp to improve UX of date time discovery (#11732). Fixes #25913.
• Consolidate 4s passphrase input fields and use stable IDs (#11743). Fixes #26228.
• Disable upgraderoom command without developer mode enabled (#11744). Fixes #17620.

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[1.80.0]

• Update Synapse to 1.95.0
• Full changelog
• Remove legacy unspecced knock_state_events field returned in some responses. (#16403)
• Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.81.0 where an AttributeError would be raised when _matrix/client/v3/account/whoami is called over a unix socket. Contributed by @Sir-Photch. (#16404)
• Properly return inline media when content types have parameters. (#16440)
• Prevent the purging of large rooms from timing out when Postgres is in use. The timeout which causes this issue was introduced in Synapse 1.88.0. (#16455)
• Improve the performance of purging rooms, particularly encrypted rooms. (#16457)
• Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.59.0 where servers could be incorrectly marked as available after an error response was received. (#16506)

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[1.80.1]

• Update Synapse to 1.95.1
• Full changelog
• GHSA-mp92-3jfm-3575 / CVE-2023-43796 — Moderate Severity

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[1.9.7]

• Update Element to 1.11.48
• Full changelog
• Correctly fill window.matrixChat even when a Wrapper module is active (#26395). Contributed by @dhenneke.
• Knock on a ask-to-join room if a module wants to join the room when navigating to a room (#11787). Contributed by @dhenneke.
• Element-R: Include crypto info in sentry (#11798). Contributed by @florianduros.
• Element-R: Include crypto info in rageshake (#11797). Contributed by @florianduros.
• Element-R: Add current version of the rust-sdk and vodozemac (#11785). Contributed by @florianduros.

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[1.9.8]

• Update Element to 1.11.49
• Full changelog
• Ensure setUserCreator is called when a store is assigned (#3867). Fixes #26520

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[1.81.0]

• Update Synapse to 1.96.1
• Full changelog
• Add experimental support to allow multiple workers to write to receipts stream. (#16432)
• Add a new module API for controller presence. (#16544)
• Add a new module API callback that allows adding extra fields to events' unsigned section when sent down to clients. (#16549)
• Improve the performance of claiming encryption keys. (#16565, #16570)

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[1.9.9]

• Update Element to 1.11.50
• Full changelog
• Ship element-web as a debian package (#26533). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Update room summary card header (#11823). Contributed by @germain-gg.
• Add feature flag for disabling encryption in Element Call (#11837). Contributed by @toger5.
• Adapt the rendering of extra icons in the room header (#11835). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
• Implement new unreachable state and fix broken string ref (#11748). Contributed by @MidhunSureshR.
• Allow adding extra icons to the room header (#11799). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
• Room header: do not collapse avatar or facepile (#11866). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
• New right panel: fix button alignment in memberlist (#11861). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
• Use the correct video call icon variant (#11859). Contributed by @robintown.
• fix broken warning icon (#11862). Contributed by @ara4n.
• Fix rightpanel hiding scrollbar (#11831). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
• Switch to updating presence via /sync calls instead of PUT /presence (#11824). Contributed by @t3chguy.

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[1.82.0]

• Switch LDAP authentication to OIDC login

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[1.83.0]

• Update Synapse to 1.97.0
• Full changelog
• Add support for asynchronous uploads as defined by MSC2246. Contributed by @sumnerevans at @beeper. (#15503)
• Improve the performance of some operations in multi-worker deployments. (#16613, #16616)
• Fix a long-standing bug where some queries updated the same row twice. Introduced in Synapse 1.57.0. (#16609)
• Fix a long-standing bug where Synapse would not unbind third-party identifiers for Application Service users when deactivated and would not emit a compliant response. (#16617)
• Fix sending out of order POSITION over replication, causing additional database load. (#16639)

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[1.9.10]

• Update Element to 1.11.51
• Full changelog
• Improve debian package and docs (#26618). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Remove Quote from MessageContextMenu as it is unsupported by WYSIWYG (#11914). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Always allow call.member events on new rooms (#11948). Contributed by @toger5.
• Right panel: view third party invite info without clearing history (#11934). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
• Allow switching to system emoji font (#11925). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Update open in other tab message (#11916). Contributed by @weeman1337.
• Add menu for legacy and element call in 1:1 rooms (#11910). Contributed by @toger5.
• Add ringing for matrixRTC (#11870). Contributed by @toger5.
• Keep device language when it has been previosuly set, after a successful delegated authentication flow that clears localStorage (#11902). Contributed by @mgcm.
• Fix misunderstanding of functional members (#11918). Contributed by @toger5.
• Fix: Video Room Chat Header Button Removed (#11911). Contributed by @kerryarchibald.
• Fix "not attempting encryption" warning (#11899). Contributed by @richvdh.

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[1.84.0]

• Update Synapse to 1.98.0
• Full changelog
• Synapse now declares support for Matrix v1.7, v1.8, and v1.9. (#16707)
• Add on_user_login module API callback for when a user logs in. (#15207)
• Support MSC4069: Inhibit profile propagation. (#16636)
• Restore tracking of requests and monthly active users when delegating authentication via MSC3861 to an OIDC provider. (#16672)
• Add an autojoin setting for server notices rooms, so users may be joined directly instead of receiving an invite. (#16699)
• Follow redirects when downloading media over federation (per MSC3860). (#16701)

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[1.9.11]

• Update Element to 1.11.52
• Full changelog
• Keep more recent rageshake logs (#12003). Contributed by @richvdh.
• Fix bug which prevented correct clean up of rageshake store (#12002). Contributed by @richvdh.
• Set up key backup using non-deprecated APIs (#12005). Contributed by @andybalaam.
• Fix notifications appearing for old events (#3946). Contributed by @dbkr.
• Prevent phantom notifications from events not in a room's timeline (#3942). Contributed by @dbkr.

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[1.85.0]

• Update public suffix list as part of the base image to get the latest domains

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[1.9.12]

• Update Element to 1.11.53
• Full changelog
• Fix a fresh login creating a new key backup (#12106).

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[1.86.0]

• Update Synapse to 1.99.0
• Full changelog
• Add config options to set the avatar and the topic of the server notices room, as well as the avatar of the server notices user. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/16679)
• Add config option email.notif_delay_before_mail to tweak the delay before an email is sent following a notification. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/16696)
• Add new configuration option sentry.environment for improved system monitoring. Contributed by @zeeshanrafiqrana. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/16738)
• Filter out rooms from the room directory being served to other homeservers when those rooms block that homeserver by their Access Control Lists. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/pull/16759)
• Fix a long-standing bug where the signing keys generated by Synapse were world-readable. Contributed by Fabian Klemp. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/16740)
• Fix email verification redirection. Contributed by Fadhlan Ridhwanallah. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/pull/16761)
• Fixed a bug that prevented users from being queried by display name if it contains non-ASCII characters. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/pull/16767)
• Allow reactivate user without password with Admin API in some edge cases. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/pull/16770)
• Adds the recursion_depth parameter to the response of the /relations endpoint if MSC3981 recursion is being performed. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/pull/16775)
• Added version picker for Synapse documentation. Contributed by @Dmytro27Ind. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/16533)
• Clarify that password_config.enabled: "only_for_reauth" does not allow new logins to be created using password auth. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/16737)
• Remove value from header in configuration documentation for refresh_token_lifetime. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/pull/16763)
• Add another custom statistics collection server to the documentation. Contributed by @loelkes. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/pull/16769)
• Remove run-once workflow after adding the version picker to the documentation. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/pull/9453)
• Update the implementation of MSC2965 (OIDC Provider discovery). (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/16726)
• Move the rust stubs inline for better IDE integration. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/pull/16757)
• Fix sample config doc CI. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/pull/16758)
• Simplify event internal metadata class. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/pull/16762, \https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/pull/16780)
• Sign the published docker image using cosign. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/pull/16774)
• Port EventInternalMetadata class to Rust. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/pull/16782)
• Bump actions/setup-go from 4 to 5. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/16749)
• Bump actions/setup-python from 4 to 5. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/16748)
• Bump immutabledict from 3.0.0 to 4.0.0. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/16743)
• Bump isort from 5.12.0 to 5.13.0. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/16745)
• Bump isort from 5.13.0 to 5.13.1. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/16752)
• Bump pydantic from 2.5.1 to 2.5.2. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/16747)
• Bump ruff from 0.1.6 to 0.1.7. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/16746)
• Bump types-setuptools from 68.2.0.2 to 69.0.0.0. (\https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/16744)

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[1.9.13]

• Update Element to 1.11.54
• Full changelog
• Fix CSS stacking context order determinism (#26840). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Accessibility improvements around aria-labels and tooltips (#12062). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Add RoomKnocksBar to RoomHeader (#12077). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
• Adjust tooltip side for DecoratedRoomAvatar to not obscure room name (#12079). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Iterate landmarks around the app in order to improve a11y (#12064). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Update element call embedding UI (#12056). Contributed by @toger5.
• Use Compound tooltips instead of homegrown in TextWithTooltip & InfoTooltip (#12052). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Fix regression around CSS stacking contexts and PIP widgets (#12094). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Fix Identity Server terms accepting not working as expected (#12109). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• fix: microphone and camera dropdown doesn't work In legacy call (#12105). Contributed by @muratersin.
• Revert "Set up key backup using non-deprecated APIs (#12005)" (#12102). Contributed by @BillCarsonFr.
• Fix regression around read receipt animation from refs changes (#12100). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Added meaning full error message based on platform (#12074). Contributed by @Pankaj-SinghR.
• Fix editing event from search room view (#11992). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Fix timeline position when moving to a room and coming back (#12055). Contributed by @florianduros.
• Fix threaded reply playwright tests (#12070). Contributed by @dbkr.
• Element-R: fix repeated requests to enter 4S key during cross-signing reset (#12059). Contributed by @richvdh.
• Fix position of thumbnail in room timeline (#12016). Contributed by @anoopw3bdev.

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[1.9.14]

• Update Element to 1.11.55
• Full changelog
• Broaden support for matrix spec versions (#12159). Contributed by @RiotRobot.
• Fixed shield alignment on message Input (#12155). Contributed by @RiotRobot.

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[1.87.0]

• Update Synapse to 1.100.0
• Full changelog
• Fix database performance regression due to changing Postgres table statistics. Introduced in v1.100.0rc1. (#16849)
• Advertise experimental support for MSC4028 through /matrix/clients/versions if enabled. Contributed by @hanadi92. (#16787)
• Handle wildcard type filters properly for room messages endpoint. Contributed by Mo Balaa. (#14984)

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[1.9.15]

• Update Element to 1.11.57
• Full changelog
• Expose apps/widgets (#12071). Contributed by @charlynguyen.
• Enable the rust-crypto labs button (#12114). Contributed by @richvdh.
• Show a progress bar while migrating from legacy crypto (#12104). Contributed by @richvdh.
• Update Twemoji to Jdecked v15.0.3 (#12147). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Change Quick Settings icon (#12141). Contributed by @florianduros.
• Use Compound tooltips more widely (#12128). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Fix OIDC bugs due to amnesiac stores forgetting OIDC issuer & other data (#12166). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Fix account management link for delegated auth OIDC setups (#12144). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Fix Safari IME support (#11016). Contributed by @SuperKenVery.
• Fix Stickerpicker layout crossing multiple CSS stacking contexts (#12127).
• Fix Stickerpicker layout crossing multiple CSS stacking contexts (#12126). Contributed by @t3chguy.
• Fix 1F97A and 1F979 in Twemoji COLR font (#12177).