element-x-ios/HEALTHCHAT_CHANGES.md

HealthChat Changes

Release notes for HealthChat builds of Element X. Each release adds a section at the top; the release workflow extracts the one matching the version being released and uses it as the TestFlight "What to Test" text.

The heading format is load-bearing — .github/workflows/release-healthchat.yml matches ## Changes in <version> exactly.

Upstream's CHANGES.md tracks element-hq's own releases and must not be edited here.

Changes in 26.11.2 (2026-10-20)

🙌 Improvements

• The coloured fade at the top of the chat list, the highlight when jumping to a message and the unread marker line now use HealthChat blue instead of Element green.

Changes in 26.11.1 (2026-10-19)

🙌 Improvements

• Copyright in "About" now opens the HealthChat Impressum.
• The Labs entry with Element's experimental features is no longer shown.
• Analytics and crash reporting are switched off entirely: the "Analytics" settings and the onboarding prompt are gone, and calls no longer send usage data to Element.
• "Report a problem" is hidden until HealthChat runs its own report server.
• The "Learn more" links on identity confirmation, device verification, chat backup, identity changes and history sharing are gone; they led to Element's documentation.
• Location sharing is switched off: the attachment menu no longer offers it, and received locations show a placeholder instead of a map that could not load.

⚠️ Known issues

• Incoming calls are labelled as video calls on the call screen; voice calls still connect as voice calls.
• An "Incoming call" notification is shown next to the call screen, and a few notifications may show generic text, while Apple reviews the notification filtering entitlement.

Changes in 26.11.0 (2026-10-19)

✨ Features

• Message search: a new Search tab finds messages across all chats, including encrypted ones. The index is built and kept on the device only; older history is indexed while the phone is idle and charging.
• Forwarding: the picker suggests recently visited chats and loads beyond the first 100 rooms.
• Unread counts: the Chats tab shows the number of unread notifications.

🙌 Improvements

• Synced with upstream Element X 26.10.3 (Rust SDK 26.10.15).
• Notifications: stale notifications for chats read on another device are cleared, tapping a notification opens the chat at its newest message, and a new "Show all activity" setting explains what it covers.
• Recovery and chat backup switched to the new high-entropy passphrase mechanism.
• Faster image uploads: preparation no longer blocks the interface.
• Layout and colour fixes for iOS 27 and the new tab bar.

🐛 Bugfixes

• Crash when signing back in after a soft logout.
• Crash when confirming the server twice during sign-in.
• Media viewer no longer gets stuck on "Loading more…" when swiping.
• Formatting-only edits of a message render again.
• Failed reactions are shown as a send failure on the message.
• Background refresh now waits for the session to restore before syncing.

⚠️ Known issues

• Incoming calls are labelled as video calls on the call screen; voice calls still connect as voice calls.
• An "Incoming call" notification is shown next to the call screen, and a few notifications may show generic text, while Apple reviews the notification filtering entitlement.

Changes in 26.10.1 (2026-10-12)

🙌 Improvements

• Incoming calls ring again on iOS, with the system call screen and an entry in the Phone app.
• Members see their account status in Settings and default contacts while approval is pending.

⚠️ Known issues

• An "Incoming call" notification is shown next to the call screen, and a few notifications may show generic text, while Apple reviews the notification filtering entitlement.

Changes in 26.09.2 (2026-09-24)

🙌 Improvements

• New Members tab with a member directory and the ability to invite others.
• Members can edit their own profile, and profile screens show extended details.
• Synced with upstream Element X 26.09.1.

⚠️ Known issues

• A few notifications may show generic text instead of being hidden while Apple reviews the notification filtering entitlement.

Changes in 26.07.3 (2026-07-15)

🙌 Improvements

• First HealthChat release built from Element X.