linphone-desktop/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

4.3.0 - [Undefined]

Added

• Sort contact list using System Locale
• In fullscreen mode, the preview size can be changed by using mouse wheel
• Echo calibration in settings view
• In Chat, allow custom menu to appear by removing the repeating key when holding it. On Mac, there is an accent menu for this feature.
• Add URI handler configuration : linphone-config to fetch a configuration file
• Fetch a configuration file from a CLI command/URI Handlers : sip:user@domain?method=call&fetch-config=base64(scheme://url) linphone-config://url linphone-config:fetch-config=base64(scheme://url) linphone --fetch-config=scheme://url linphone " fetch-config=scheme://url"
• Options to audio codec can be used and stored
• Opus can now use packetlosspercentage and useinbandfec configuration
• A silence file have been added : silence.mkv and can be used to switch off some musics (hold_music)
• MSYS2 support for Windows
• OpenLDAP support

Fixed

• Cursor shape of mouse is changed when hovering on buttons
• When clicking on a chat notification, it will close it
• Fix on Missed calls and messages count bubbles
• Contact names handle special characters
• Unmatched room when using malformed username

4.2.4 - 2020-11-21

Added

• Play DTMF when receiving it and show the Dialpad on outgoing call to allow sending DTMF
• Transport protocol deactivation has been replaced by not listening ports
• Show all call logs when clicking on the previously bar in the left panel
• A call log can be used to callback or add the contact in friends list

Fixed

• Displaying names in UTF8
• Keep unsend typed message in memory when changing of chat room
• Log files have Qt logs
• Missing sqlite3 backend
• Use the more generic linphone folder and not Linphone for installation
• Simplify build process to use install keyword
• Links errors like liblinphone++.so.10

4.2.3 - 2020-10-09

Added

• Add support to tel and callto protocols
• Allow Pulseaudio to switch devices automatically. For example, it will mute all applications that have music when receive a call from Linphone.

Fixed

• Contact name can contain special characters
• Avoid to reduce window if it is currently maximized when clicking on contacts
• Cleaner use of Windows registries

4.2.2 - 2020-07-30

Fixed

• Crash on Opus

4.2.1 - 2020-07-03

Fixed

• Crash on authentifications
• Multiple Popups are no longer ignored and are open in a StackView.

4.2.0 - 2020-06-26

Added

• Added a CLI function in order to support URI handlers from browsers. Help is available with linphone --cli-help. (See also: https://wiki.linphone.org/xwiki/wiki/public/view/Linphone/URI%20Handlers%20%28Desktop%20only%29/).

• Improved general audio/video quality thanks to better rate control algorithms in liblinphone and mediastreamer2.

• More efficient echo cancellation.

• OpenH264 codec can be downloaded and used in the application from Cisco website.

• G729 codec can be used in the application.

• Improved High DPI Displays support for 4K screens.

• On multiscreens, when choosing full screen mode during a call, the call screen open in the current screen. The old behaviour kept the call screen in the primary screen.

• Detect audio/video hardware changes while using settings.

• Updatable audio/video devices while in call.

• Added an option to automatically show Dialpad.

• Dialpad supports A, B, C and D keys.

• Dialpad supports keyboard when hovering on it.

• DTMF sound played when sent.

• Added an option to keep windows in background when a call is received.

• Added an option to allow Linphone to be launched automatically with the system (autostart).

• Added an option to play sound notification when an incoming chat message is received.

• Added Call tools in Fullscreen mode (medias settings, security, mutable speaker).

• Audio settings display the microphone being used and allow you to adjust capture and playback gains.

• Conference participants are mutable by clicking on them.

• Added the possibility to record calls automatically.

• Moved logs folder without restart.

• Added caller and callee information into file names of recordings.

• Enhanced interface for switching between multiple SIP accounts: the timeline now shows activity for the currently selected SIP account only.

• Timeline uses current proxy config info and show data only on selected profile.

• Tooltips can be shown in multiple lines.

• Display the name of the caller in incoming notifications.

• Notifications are shown in all available screens.

• Display unread message count in system tray (Linphone icon).

• Display unread chat message count and missed calls in Manage Accounts dialog and in Main Window.

• Added a media parameter dialog in the Call View to select devices and set volume.

• Display a spinner when a message is being sent.

• Disabled screensaver on fullscreen video call.

• New logo, icons and installer assets.

• New Linux deployment (Appimage).

• Supports chinese, danish, french, english, german, hungarian, italian, japanese, lithuanian, portuguese, russian, spanish, swedish, turkish, ukrainian from community contributions.

• Use Native BZip2 instead of Embedded Minizip to extract OpenH264 codec.

• App Nap avoiding for MacOs.

• Simplified building process.

Changed

• Upgraded to use QT 5.12.
• Depends on linphone-sdk project (numerous direct submodules removed).
• License changed from GPLv2 to GPLv3.

Fixed

• Removed : separator from file names of recordings because it is not allowed on Windows.
• Avoided mark as read on selected chat rooms if window is not active.
• Search box in main page will not reset text when clicking on it.
• More stable account authentifications.
• Message status behaviour : Resuming status when changing logs, cursor shapes updates, bind the resend message action to error icon.
• Apple permissions that could lead to muted microphone.
• Incoming call notification window (sometimes not showing).

Removed

• Prepare.py configuration.
• Remove useless splashscreen.
• Minizip dependencies.
• Flatpak support.

4.1.0 - 2017-07-19

Added

• Add tooltips on recording and screenshot buttons in Calls Window.
• Show notifications on recording and screenshot.
• Show XXX is typing... in Timeline and Chat View.
• Handle correctly SIGINT.
• Handle clicks on SIP URI in chat messages.
• Show video framerate in Calls Stats.
• Add a Logs menu entry in Settings Window, it provides send, remove, activate buttons...
• Supports EXIF orientation for file transfer images preview.
• Echo canceller supports 48kHz.
• Better GUI when a proxy config is modified in Settings Window.

Fixed

• Handle correctly ringer device changes in Settings Window.
• In Video Settings, display FPS field only in custom preset mode.
• Use now the directory containing user documents files for saved video/audio/screenshots.
• Update Chat View correctly if it is used in many windows.
• Update correctly selected language when app is restarted.
• Avoid a deadlock on Mac OS when a call ends in fullscreen mode.
• Application can be started from one binary only.
• Single instance is now supported with flatpak. (It uses D-Bus.)