Release Candidate for v4.28.0-rc.1

This is a pre-release for testing purposes.

Note: This is not a final release. Use for testing only.

2026-06-03

Chores

• add release notes for version 4.27.0 (5f1eb87)
• update test folder (WPB-25821) (#4859) (e1fb3ad)
• more generic event for user admin promotion (WPB-25283) (#4830) (f97939a)
• Bump dependency versions in libs.versions.toml (9341b52)
• align kalium to develop (f1c452f)
• Update create-pull-request action to version 8 (8864dea)
• update kalium (1ca19f7)
• adjust gradle.properties with suggested by platform (da7dc1b)
• update AVS to 10.3.23 [WPB-25715] - kalium ref (f2b438b)
• Update base image to Eclipse Temurin 21 JDK for fdroid (361c7df)
• retroactive update of release notes 4.26.0 (e9b29a1)
• retroactive update of release notes 4.26.0 (3dff1ff)
• use jdk 21 for android and kalium builds [WPB-25756] (#4832) (b189b69)
• update GitHub Actions to use repository context for label management (8d2b084)
• bump 4.27.0 (ef8b52a)
• l10n:
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4833) (e67846d)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4828) (a0e973d)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4818) (7b5ca7e)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4798) (05e5ac9)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4798) (e32ba54)
• perf:
  • refresh baseline and startup profiles (WPB-8645) (#4864) (3f06238)
  • refresh baseline and startup profiles (WPB-8645) (#4848) (7fc002a)
• benchmark:
  • apply baseline profile plugin and generate new baseline (WPB-24725) (WPB-24727) (#4824) (a61caa0)
  • convert benchmark module to test producer (WPB-24729) (#4821) (6a3dd07)
• deps:
  • [WPB-9777] bump codecov/codecov-action from 6.0.0 to 6.0.1 (#4841) (282a97e)
  • [WPB-9777] bump kotlin from 2.3.10 to 2.3.20 (#4817) (98d649f)
  • [WPB-9777] bump resaca from 5.0.1 to 5.0.2 (#4844) (5ace0c6)
  • [WPB-9777] bump androidx.test:core from 1.6.1 to 1.7.0 (#4814) (21aa628)
  • [WPB-9777] bump screenshot from 0.0.1-alpha13 to 0.0.1-alpha14 (#4813) (e5c2662)
  • [WPB-9777] bump org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json from 1.10.0 to 1.11.0 (#4815) (330518e)
  • [WPB-9777] bump codecov/codecov-action from 5.5.2 to 6.0.0 (#4786) (5161443)

Continuous Integration

• multi testcase selector(WPB-25800) (#4856) (67d8367)
• fix token usage for gh release newer versions (ac27003)
• fix token usage for gh release newer versions (bf37b1e)
• integrate zizmor workflow security gate into Android CI (WPB-22420) (#4852) (951a019)
• configure ci upgrade test flow (WPB-25526) (#4809) (882fdb0)
• benchmark: benchmark generation worflow (WPB-24729) (#4835) (52395c4)

New Features

• adminless feature flag (WPB-25275) (#4862) (22a17c0)
• add report misuse button to settings and connection requests - WPB-25828 (#4860) (76d6bf2)
• add debug CRL refresh controls [WPB-24945] (#4839) (d7e2257)
• add GetSelfTeamIdUseCase to retrieve current user's team ID from cache [WPB-25803] (#4847) (ee94683)
• update ConversationCryptoStats to include new status metrics and improve filtering logic (d27e087)
• promote user admin (WPB-25279) (#4831) (5ffab9e)
• implement SyncServicesUseCase to sync services from backend and update ObserveAllServicesUseCase to avoid network calls [WPB-25762] (#4750) (985c4cd)
• show admin promotion message (WPB-25283) (#4825) (089b4a5)
• UI for promoting next user to admin role (WPB-25278) (#4819) (9bbf44c)
• check admin leave conditions (WPB-25277) (#4812) (0bb1fbf)
• disable team-wide app lock when using nomad - WPB-25543 (e1bcf7c)
• add connecton requests warning WPB-25483 (#4799) (90e9107)
• add connecton requests warning WPB-25483 (#4799) (ba0d92e)

Bug Fixes

• wait for E2EI enrollment finalization before sync [WPB-25837] (#4867) (b5fa2c6)
• improve keyboard navigation in search conversations [WPB-14778] (#4837) (c1b6eea)
• start foreground CallService crashes [WPB-24829][WPB-24840] (#4820) (bd01dfc)
• focus order in user profile screen (WPB-14780) (#4836) (dcec167)
• adjust logging (3f5a643)
• conversation list reloading and scrolling when navigating back [WPB-25642] (#4845) (4a0dc07)
• update fallback URL for maps location coordinates (72e8d99)
• adjust logging (3ee6f26)
• conversation list reloading and scrolling when navigating back [WPB-25642] (#4845) (33ddcd8)
• update fallback URL for maps location coordinates (1a91212)
• Apps shown as disabled in group conversation details (WPB-25306) (#4804) (a672d8c)
• changes to the call participants list to match all the other requirements [WPB-1057] (#4823) (12ab245)
• changes to the call participants list to match all the other requirements [WPB-1057] (#4823) (3afba09)
• improve import screen loading time (WPB-23997) (#4800) (7f9d018)
• video asset preview and size (WPB-24809) (#4803) (9db09d7)
• incorrect missed call for outgoing calls [WPB-24461] (#4805) (ee482be)
• update avatar semantics to also keep testTags [WPB-14812] (#4802) (b98a7e2)
• update locator (WPB-25485) (#4801) (b13b597)
• show asset download state (WPB-24780) (#4793) (459c6d2)

Tests

• create channel convo (WPB-25729) (#4858) (b9f67ff)
• group interaction critical flow test (WPB-25603) (#4826) (b4ed046)
• add upgrade critical flow test (WPB-25340) (#4810) (dea2d17)

2026-05-21

Chores

• update kalium (1ca19f7)
• update AVS to 10.3.23 [WPB-25715] - kalium ref (f2b438b)
• retroactive update of release notes 4.26.0 (e9b29a1)
• use detekt rule for ui wait in test core (WPB-21886) (#4784) (a49fbc8)
• migrate to kotlin Duration usage for polling, timeout units for test framework (WPB-21886) (#4783) (5a01bb1)
• update kalium (27fd364)
• update dependabot configuration for weekly updates and increased cooldown (4dbd822)
• update kalium (2525b2f)
• update kalium (c36bb46)
• remove testing helpers duplicated code and move into testSupport (WPB-21886) (#4752) (49a2ae0)
• bump versionName to 4.26.0 (3777a4d)
• l10n:
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4798) (05e5ac9)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4797) (9736a2f)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4794) (9116fce)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4785) (8ddafe6)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4781) (3df9679)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4780) (e325dd1)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4759) (6161f4f)
• deps:
  • [WPB-9777] bump de.mannodermaus.gradle.plugins:android-junit5 from 1.14.0.0 to 2.0.1 (#4764) (be9f6b2)
  • [WPB-9777] bump actions/download-artifact from 7 to 8 (#4787) (7733129)
  • [WPB-9777] bump org.jetbrains.compose.material3:material3 from 1.11.0-alpha05 to 1.11.0-alpha07 (#4788) (e914f26)
  • [WPB-9777] bump resaca from 5.0.0 to 5.0.1 (#4789) (85d2fd5)
  • [WPB-9777] bump androidx.test:runner from 1.6.2 to 1.7.0 (#4790) (d6d6c6a)
  • [WPB-9777] bump com.google.gms:google-services from 4.4.2 to 4.4.4 (#4791) (67b6ad9)
  • [WPB-9777] bump ly.count.android:sdk from 24.7.7 to 26.1.2 (#4706) (f72ae58)
  • [WPB-9777] bump commonmark from 0.25.1 to 0.28.0 (#4721) (0f78db4)
  • [WPB-9777] bump gradle-wrapper from 9.2.1 to 9.4.1 (#4708) (a595397)
  • [WPB-9777] bump dawidd6/action-download-artifact from 20 to 21 (#4777) (a659f59)
  • [WPB-9777] bump toshimaru/auto-author-assign from 3.0.1 to 3.0.2 (#4776) (ce866fb)
  • [WPB-9777] bump softprops/action-gh-release from 2.5.0 to 3.0.0 (#4769) (5d3578c)
  • [WPB-9777] bump dawidd6/action-download-artifact from 20 to 21 (#4768) (02b5760)
  • [WPB-9777] bump de.drick.compose:edge-to-edge-preview from 0.3.0 to 0.9.0 (#4744) (a6b51e6)
  • [WPB-9777] bump androidx-workManager from 2.11.1 to 2.11.2 (#4755) (8ef2007)

Continuous Integration

• fix token usage for gh release newer versions (bf37b1e)
• add reporting capabilities to wire channels (WPB-25330) (#4795) (a6608e1)
• schedule nightly run and stage pull request trigger [WPB-25194] (#4782) (c88cee4)
• manual deflake workflow [WPB-25106] (#4772) (0e49853)
• github-actions: fix workflow failures for external fork PRs (WPB-8645) (#4771) (aaf40d5)

New Features

• disable team-wide app lock when using nomad - WPB-25543 (e1bcf7c)
• add connecton requests warning WPB-25483 (#4799) (90e9107)
• list of call participants [WPB-1057] (#4762) (b57ac94)
• add e2ei expiration control in debug tools and shake routing by flavor [WPB-24275] (#4773) (7754677)
• add conversation crypto statistics feature in debug options (a0ab211)
• make bottom calling controls a draggable bottom sheet [WPB-1057] (#4756) (676f6f9)
• Add pagination support to the conversation filter (WPB-23986) (#4731) (e03051d)
• Prevent uploading files with invalid file name (WPB-23632) (#4724) (156e40b)
• drive: New loading behavior (WPB-23689) (#4765) (dcd3b3a)

Bug Fixes

• adjust logging (3f5a643)
• conversation list reloading and scrolling when navigating back [WPB-25642] (#4845) (4a0dc07)
• update fallback URL for maps location coordinates (72e8d99)
• changes to the call participants list to match all the other requirements [WPB-1057] (#4823) (12ab245)
• call participants list - multiline and opening reactions panel [WPB-1057] (#4796) (a82fc62)
• talkBack labels for message avatars and rich text actions [WPB-14771] [WPB-14767] [WPB-14773] [WPB-14812] (#4792) (3d2f223)
• mapping for fdroid not found, builds without version code (WPB-8645) (#4779) (2f78b1b)
• MLS certificate icon content description [WPB-14746] (#4775) (612635e)
• do not show toast when trying to log in again [WPB-25221] (#4778) (b5d7586)
• unknown user accent fallback [WPB-24378] (#4774) (38fa9ce)
• move message asset paths to conversation-scoped cache VM [WPB-25002] (#4760) (886c00e)
• flaky unit test (WPB-8645) (#4767) (67d21d4)
• wipe conversation properly on leave and clear content events (WPB-25058) (d2f701c)
• conversation asset path cache [WPB-25002] (#4761) (7c67ce9)
• crash on force logout while using the security banner composable (WPB-25036) (#4758) (ce9d3bf)
• crash on force logout while using the security banner composable (WPB-25036) (#4758) (336819f)
• downgrade sqlcipher-android to version 4.13.0 (d9196e2)
• drive: Correct default sort orders (WPB-24104) (#4722) (431b2cf)

Refactors

• collect conversations and messages only when resumed [WPB-25040] (#4757) (6d4afc8)

Tests

• stabilize Okta SSO backup flow [WPB-25072] (#4766) (29a820b)
• centralize created-user teardown[WPB-24885] (#4753) (873e2f0)

Release Candidate for v4.26.0-rc.2

This is a pre-release for testing purposes.

Note: This is not a final release. Use for testing only.

Release Candidate for v4.26.0-rc.1

This is a pre-release for testing purposes.

Note: This is not a final release. Use for testing only.

Release Candidate for v4.25.1-rc.2

This is a pre-release for testing purposes.

Note: This is not a final release. Use for testing only.

Release Candidate for v4.25.1-rc.1

This is a pre-release for testing purposes.

Note: This is not a final release. Use for testing only.

2026-05-03

Chores

• update kalium (c36bb46)
• update kalium (b7155e2)
• update kalium (86567cb)
• update kalium (d4133d0)
• update nomad_profiles_enabled configuration in default.json (7ccdf46)
• update kalium (b8a53a3)
• update runner images to warp-ubuntu in CI workflows [WPB-8645] (#4739) (a3d229a)
• set make_latest to false in build-rc and deploy configurations (88bf485)
• update release notes for version 4.24.0 (b464026)
• update kalium (3cd66c3)
• update kalium (62f23de)
• adjust CODEOWNERS rules for pr reviews (3180bb4)
• move codeowners location to autoassign pr reviews (8a3abb0)
• add semantic commit linting for merge group checks (9de998d)
• reorganize Jira linting workflow and add merge group configuration (8f17351)
• update job name for add-jira-description in workflow (1218bc9)
• update kalium (da73480)
• update kalium (03b836b)
• update dependabot configuration to increase PR limits and add cooldowns (#4701) (20759fb)
• resaca5 assisted scoped vm migration [WPB-18914] (#4694) (57ae24f)
• update kalium (12e6627)
• update kalium (68c5477)
• bring back coverage (WPB-8645) (#4686) (d9aa116)
• bump versionName to 4.25.0 (658fee7)
• update kalium (506f09a)
• l10n:
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4754) (386637d)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4751) (4c74a4c)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4745) (1119441)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4740) (ea17b36)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4709) (44559f2)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4698) (9ac2e22)
• deps:
  • [WPB-9777] bump androidx-espresso from 3.6.1 to 3.7.0 (#4749) (d606d21)
  • [WPB-9777] bump dawidd6/action-download-artifact from 12 to 20 (#4741) (f6976d5)
  • [WPB-9777] bump androidx.test.uiautomator:uiautomator from 2.4.0-alpha06 to 2.4.0-beta02 (#4743) (2a2140a)
  • [WPB-9777] bump actions/upload-artifact from 6 to 7 (#4742) (de33d39)
  • [WPB-9777] bump org.ajoberstar.grgit from 5.2.2 to 5.3.3 (#4732) (c1c9544)
  • [WPB-9777] bump android-actions/setup-android from 3 to 4 (#4728) (59f326c)
  • [WPB-9777] bump actions/setup-java from 4 to 5 (#4727) (aac7352)
  • [WPB-9777] bump org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-collections-immutable from 0.3.8 to 0.4.0 (#4730) (c366746)
  • [WPB-9777] bump coil from 3.3.0 to 3.4.0 (#4726) (e565188)
  • [WPB-9777] bump org.jetbrains.compose.material3:material3 from 1.10.0-alpha05 to 1.11.0-alpha05 (#4702) (c0e6cb8)
  • [WPB-9777] bump mockk from 1.13.16 to 1.14.9 (#4720) (26f7a18)
  • [WPB-9777] bump org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json from 1.8.1 to 1.10.0 (#4715) (566cdba)
  • [WPB-9777] bump actions/cache from 4 to 5 (#4703) (010182e)
  • [WPB-9777] bump jetbrains-compose from 1.10.2 to 1.10.3 (#4707) (ccffa85)
  • [WPB-9777] bump actions/checkout from 4 to 6 (#4704) (31493eb)
  • [WPB-9777] bump 1password/install-cli-action from 2 to 3 (#4685) (728363f)

Continuous Integration

• add auto-rerun failed test support to Android UI CI[WPB-23945] (#4734) (09b9b25)
• use warp cache - remove redundant from action java (de69238)
• use warp cache (ebc8b04)
• update runners buildjet deprecated (b0b9a85)

Documentation Changes

• add release notes for 4.23.0 (EN/DE) (bbd6910)
• add release notes for 4.23.0 (EN/DE) (1abfaeb)
• improve agents context (8152970)

New Features

• Release the Network Quality Dashboard to Prod [WPB-24568] (#4746) (98a71bc)
• add network top bar to CallActivity [WPB-24320] (#4736) (f683026)
• Service Details Screen (WPB-24495) (#4738) (6ae3147)
• Search for Apps (with bots coexisting) #WPB-20357 (#4737) (08e92a1)
• add GetConversationEpochFromCC use case and integrate into debug conversation screen [WPB-24877] (#4719) (b4389b6)
• add call quality "no internet" state [WPB-24320] (#4733) (fafaf41)
• handle call moderation actions [WPB-3185] (#4691) (e352c6c)
• nomad: message restore loading user feedback (WPB-24664) (#4714) (33985d8)
• drive: Incorrect TXT File Icon (WPB-24103) (#4697) (1ed2a66)

Bug Fixes

• wipe conversation properly on leave and clear content events (WPB-25058) (d2f701c)
• conversation asset path cache [WPB-25002] (#4761) (7c67ce9)
• crash on force logout while using the security banner composable (WPB-25036) (#4758) (ce9d3bf)
• downgrade sqlcipher-android to version 4.13.0 (d9196e2)
• suppress noise sqlCipher logs (105ab06)
• toggle use_async_flush_logging setting in default.json (0941d83)
• image failed UI alignment and self error color [WPB-24957] (#4748) (31263c5)
• handle proteus bots when apps are disabled [WPB-24956] (#4747) (d6aaa82)
• banner flicker (WPB-23994) (#4672) (4fe5838)
• Sent images appearing blank in conversation (WPB-24681) (#4723) (f73e0d9)
• simplify robolectric test for location picker (WPB-8645) (87c7ba0)
• unify call quality accessibility descriptions [WPB-24422] (#4725) (fbf7eb4)
• keep screen sharing when other videos are disabled [WPB-24273] (#4713) (09f6059)
• open proper video tile in fullscreen [WPB-24666] (#4712) (7111b69)
• open proper video tile in fullscreen [WPB-24666] (#4712) (1872239)
• Conversation rename field resets while receiving message(s) (WPB-24637) (#4711) (9e64967)
• call quality details accessibility issues [WPB-24422] (#4695) (733e0b8)
• use pendingNomadServiceUrl to decide wither to register a new client or restore crypto state from nomad service [WPB-24663] (#4710) (bfa0e9e)
• German accessibility labels for back and close buttons [WPB-14745] (#4688) (c94e96d)
• stabilize message media loading [WPB-18914] (#4687) (618d223)
• read confirmation on reply from notification (WPB-8756) (#4658) (7876041)
• lib sodium crash on logiin intent [WPB-24366] [WPB-24440] (#4684) (887f3ac)
• drive:
  • Sorting by Owner not working (WPB-24599) - Beta (#4700) (84123de)
  • Sorting by Owner not working (WPB-24599) (#4699) (b222ea0)
  • Sorting drop down missing a divider line (WPB-24101) (#4696) (76948f5)

Other Changes

• update runner images to warp-ubuntu in CI workflows [WPB-8645] (#4739)" (953e846)
• update runner images to warp-ubuntu in CI workflows [WPB-8645] (#4739)" (d1c7cab)
• exported to false for most activities (#4693) (e7fb0ee)

Tests

• stabilization flaky UI tests[wpb-24795] (#4735) (66f1e73)
• add group video call critical flow [WPB-24673] (#4716) (c9a7128)
• fix qr file picker and downloads [WPB-24674] (#4717) (fd1077f)
• harden shared Android UI test (WPB-24675) (#4718) (1410d93)

Release Candidate for v4.25.0-rc.7

This is a pre-release for testing purposes.

Note: This is not a final release. Use for testing only.

Release Candidate for v4.25.0-rc.6

This is a pre-release for testing purposes.

Note: This is not a final release. Use for testing only.