Changelog

[3.1.0] - 2019-11-26

Added

Setting to follow (sync) system dark mode setting, changing from dark to light and vice versa as the operating system does -- This overrides the Google-provided setting within the 3-dot menu
Setting and keyboard shortcut (Command or Control +/-) to zoom the application in or out a la a web browser allows a page

Changed

Under the hood: Notarize the macOS build of the app per Apple requirements
Under the hood: Update electron from 6.0.7 to 7.0.1

[3.0.0] - 2019-09-04

Changed

No longer prompt Linux users for sudo
Under the hood: Update electron from 4.0.4 to 6.0.7
Under the hood: Update spellchecker and related electron dependencies

Fixed

Change location of dictionary files to the correct directory as specified by Electron, which manifested as a request for sudo on Linux, a JavaScript error on startup, and/or the spellchecker not working

[2.0.0] - 2019-05-26

Added

32-bit (x86) builds for Windows
Portable builds for Windows
KNOWN ISSUE: Portable builds for Windows cannot display system notifications
Setting to hide sender name and message preview in notifications
Under the hood: Method for detecting when user logs in or out (auth vs. de-auth)
Under the hood: System to execute commands as root user (see item under Fixed below)

Changed

Update icon to match current style of official icon
Update icon to have a bit more space around the outside (padding)
Under the hood: Refactor spellchecking dictionary manager logic and error handling

Fixed

Javascript error on launch for Linux users (resulting from dist dictionaries folder being owned by root--Linux users are now prompted to allow changing ownership of the dictionaries folder to the current user)

[1.0.1] - 2019-04-16

Fixed

Clicking links in text messages now opens them in your browser again instead of doing nothing (big oof)

[1.0.0] - 2019-04-05

Changed

BREAKING CHANGE Migrate to new URL provided by Google (messages.android.com -> messages.google.com, requires signing in again)
Under the hood: Associated changes and fixes relating to URL change

[0.9.1] - 2019-03-03

Fixed

Spell check now works again (abruptly stopped working after the release of 0.9.0 due to new HTTP security header)

[0.9.0] - 2019-02-18

Added

Setting to disable notification sound
Setting to disable sending message when pressing enter

Changed

Use inline window buttons on Mac (looks more similar to iMessage)
Update electron from 3.1.3 to 4.0.4 (see note under Fixed)
Update README.md
Under the hood: Method to communicate user settings changes to webview
Under the hood: Revamp link opening method
Under the hood: Electron 4-related API changes
Under the hood: Code cleanup

Fixed

Localization of Messages page (buttons and text provided by Google) (this appeared to be broken in Electron 3)
The link to a support page shown when the app can't detect the phone should now open in system web browser like other links

[0.8.0] - 2019-02-12

Added

Spellchecking for various languages (see notes in README)
Manually refreshing the webview for those times when the app gets all 🤪 (Accessible by pressing Ctrl+R or Cmd+R)
Full screen toggle item to View menu

Changed

Update electron from 2.0.12 to 3.1.3 (Electron 3 is required by electron-updater 4 which is required by electron-builder 20)

Fixed

Location of Check for Updates menu item on Windows (Now under Help)

[0.7.1] - 2018-11-17

Changed

Update electron from 2.0.2 to 2.0.12

[0.7.0] - 2018-07-25

Added

Toggle for tray shortcut to make app visible on Windows (single or double-click, previously there was no preference and the shortcut was double-click)

Changed

Under the hood: Overhaul communication between main process and webview to faciliate notification customization

Fixed

Clicking a notification now highlights that conversation (this was working before 0.6.0 and accidentally broken when making app visible on notification click...now clicking shows the app and highlights the conversation 🎉)

[0.6.0] - 2018-07-20

Added

Visual indicator (badge) to Windows tray icon when notification comes in
Link to package for this app on AUR (for Arch Linux users)

Changed

Clicking notification now makes app visible and focused
Under the hood: Method of displaying notification (with our bridge/ipc)
Update README.md

Fixed

Linux now respects your choice when asking to restart the app
Typos in README.md corrected

[0.5.0] - 2018-07-17

Added

Setting to start in tray (automatically hide app on start)
Setting to make tray/menu bar functionality optional
Preferences on Mac

Changed

Default to enabling tray only on Windows and Mac
Refine window minimizing and closing UX further:
- On Windows and Linux, closing window when tray icon is disabled now closes the app entirely
- On Windows and Linux, when the tray icon is disabled, the option to start in tray is disabled
Make certain UI language more platform-specific
KNOWN ISSUE: Toggling the tray from on to off while using Linux requires an app restart for now
Refactor some tray code into a new class to manage it, TrayManager

Fixed

Mac tray (menu bar) icon now inverts correctly when selected or Finder is in dark mode

[0.4.0] - 2018-07-14

Added

Right-click context menu with support for cut/copy/paste/undo/redo/save image/save video
Builds for pacman package manager (used by Arch Linux and related distros)
Changelog (with shortcut to changelog in Help menu)

Changed

Update README.md
On launch, open dev tools for the webview when in dev mode

Fixed

App icon not showing or showing sporadically on Linux

Removed

Some dead code/comments

[0.3.0] - 2018-07-08

Added

Tray icon support for macOS and Linux
Show/hide toggle to tray context menu
File menu with items to manually check for updates and quit the app
Standard Window menu provided by electron (with proper minimize/hide items and keyboard shortcuts)
One-time notification about minimizing to tray on Windows
Build scripts to only build instead of building and attempting to publish a release

Changed

Minimize/close behavior on Windows and Linux (minimizing now minimizes, closing now minimizes to tray)
Refactor menu code

Fixed

Command+H app hiding behavior on macOS (now defocuses app when hiding window)

[0.2.0] - 2018-07-05

Added

Setting to auto-hide menu bar (and toggle its appearance via the standard Alt+H shortcut) on Windows and Linux
electron-settings dependency for managing the above and future user settings
Screenshots of Windows tray and macOS dock functionality

Changed

Update README.md

Removed

"Hello World" code and unit/e2e tests from boilerplate

[0.1.0] - 2018-06-27

Added

Notification count badge in dock on macOS (clears on window focus/app.activate)
Tray icon and minimizing to tray for Windows
Command+H shortcut to hide app on macOS

Changed

Closing window on macOS now doesn't quit app (expected UX on macOS)
Prevent multiple instances of app being able to launch (for example, when minimized to tray on Windows without pinning to taskbar, then clicking a shortcut from the Start menu)
Update README.md

[0.0.5] - 2018-06-26

Changed

Update README.md
Update shape of chat bubble in icon
Use different combination of scripts to generate icons

Fixed

Corrupt icons in Windows Taskbar and macOS Spotlight

[0.0.4] - 2018-06-24

Changed

README.md even more complete

Fixed

Hyperlinks in text messages now open in system default browser when clicked

[0.0.3] - 2018-06-22

Changed

Nothing besides the version number, just created this version to test auto-update functionality

[0.0.2] - 2018-06-22

Added

Signed app binary for macOS
Notifications on Windows
Builds for various Linux distros/package managers
A real icon
Auto-update mechanism via electron-updater
TODOs

Changed

README.md more complete
package.json more complete
Values and code elements from boilerplate updates
Automatically pop-up dev tools in dev mode
Generate icons via a script

0.0.1 - 2018-06-21

Added

Project files (initial release)

Changed

It works! (I think hope)
No Linux binary, no signing certs for Mac/Windows, no actual icon...but it's a start.