Changelog for ownCloud Android Client 2.18.1 (2021-07-20)
The following sections list the changes in ownCloud Android Client 2.18.1 relevant to ownCloud admins and users.
- Security - Add PKCE support: #3310
- Enhancement - Replace picker to select camera folder with native one: #2899
- Enhancement - Hide "More" section if all options are disabled: #3271
- Enhancement - Note icon in music player to be branded: #3272
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Security - Add PKCE support: #3310
PKCE (Proof Key for Code Exchange) support defined in RFC-7636 was added to prevent authorization code interception attacks.
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Enhancement - Replace picker to select camera folder with native one: #2899
The custom picker to select the camera folder was replaced with the native one. Now, it is ready for scoped storage and some problems to select a folder in the SD Card were fixed. Also, a new field to show the last synchronization timestamp was added.
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Enhancement - Hide "More" section if all options are disabled: #3271
A blank view was shown when all options in "More" subsection were disabled. Now, the subsection is only shown if at least one option is enabled.
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Enhancement - Note icon in music player to be branded: #3272
The note icon in the music player will have the same color as the toolbar, so branded apps can have the icon tinted using their custom theme.
The following sections list the changes in ownCloud Android Client 2.18.0 relevant to ownCloud admins and users.
- Bugfix - Fix navbar is visible in file preview screen after rotation: #3184
- Bugfix - Fix a bug when some fields where not retrieved from OIDC Discovery: #3202
- Bugfix - Snackbar in passcode view is not displayed: #2722
- Bugfix - Fixed problem when a file is edited externally: #2752
- Bugfix - Fix permissions were displayed in share creation view after rotation: #3204
- Change - Error handling for pattern lock: #3215
- Change - Hide biometrical if device does not support it: #3217
- Enhancement - Replace blank view in music player with cover art: #3121
- Enhancement - Move to AndroidX Preference and new structure for settings: #2867
- Enhancement - Support for apk files: #2691
- Enhancement - Align previews actions: #3155
- Enhancement - Settings accessible even when no account is attached: #2638
- Enhancement - Fixed account for camera uploads: #3166
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Bugfix - Fix navbar is visible in file preview screen after rotation: #3184
Glitch was fixed where the navigation bar became visible in a file preview screen when rotating the device.
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Bugfix - Fix a bug when some fields where not retrieved from OIDC Discovery: #3202
Problem when requesting the OIDC discovery was fixed. Some fields were handled as mandatory, but they are recommended according to the docs. It prevented from a proper login. Now it is possible to login as expected when some fields are not retrieved.
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Bugfix - Snackbar in passcode view is not displayed: #2722
Snackbar telling about an error in a failed enter or reenter of the passcode wasn't visible. Now, the message is shown in a text just below the passcode input.
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Bugfix - Fixed problem when a file is edited externally: #2752
If an external editor modifies a file, the new size will not match when it is assembled in server side. Fixed by removing the if-match header from the proper place
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Bugfix - Fix permissions were displayed in share creation view after rotation: #3204
Permissions view was shown when creating a share for a file after rotation. Capabilities were taken into account just once. Now, the permissions view is shown only when capabilities match.
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Change - Error handling for pattern lock: #3215
Error messages when an incorrect pattern was entered were shown in a snackbar. Now, they are displayed in a text below the pattern input, just like in the passcode screen.
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Change - Hide biometrical if device does not support it: #3217
Biometric lock preference in "Security" settings subsection was shown even when the device didn't support biometrics (if it was Android 6.0 or later versions). Now, the preference is only shown if the device has the suitable hardware for it.
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Enhancement - Replace blank view in music player with cover art: #3121
Blank view in the music preview player with styled up cover art was replaced. For music files that does not have cover art embodied, it is displayed a placeholder.
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Enhancement - Move to AndroidX Preference and new structure for settings: #2867
Settings have been updated to use the current Android's recommendation, AndroidX framework. In addition, they have been reorganized into subsections for a better understanding and navigation structure. Also, new features have been added: now, source path and behaviour in auto uploads can be chosen differently for pictures and videos.
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Enhancement - Support for apk files: #2691
Apk files could be installed from the app after being downloaded. Installation process will be triggered by the system.
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Enhancement - Align previews actions: #3155
Behaviour was aligned through every preview fragment. Images, videos, audios and texts show the same actions now.
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Enhancement - Settings accessible even when no account is attached: #2638
Now, settings can be accessed via a button in the login screen, removing the necessity to have an attached account. However, auto picture and video uploads won't be available until an account is registered in the app.
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Enhancement - Fixed account for camera uploads: #3166
Camera uploads will be uploaded to a fixed account independently of the current account. Removing the account attached to camera uploads will disable this feature. User will be warned when removing an account that has camera uploads attached.
- Toolbar redesign
- Show thumbnails for every supported file type
- Fix 301 redirections
- Fix a crash related to pictures preview
- Fix two bugs when sharing files with ownCloud
- Improvements in OAuth2, including
- Fix a crash when migrating from OAuth2 to OIDC
- Fix a crash when disabling OAuth2
- Fix a bug where token was not refreshed properly
- Log authentication requests
- Support OIDC Dynamic Client Registration
- Toolbar redesign
- Show thumbnails for every supported file type
- Fix 301 redirections
- Fix a crash related to pictures preview
- Fix a bug when sharing files with ownCloud
- Improvements in OAuth2, including
- Fix a crash when migrating from OAuth2 to OIDC
- Fix a crash when disabling OAuth2
- Fix a bug where token was not refreshed properly
- Log authentication requests
- Support OIDC Dynamic Client Registration
- Native Android ShareSheet
- Option to log HTTP requests and responses
- Move sort menu from toolbar to files view
- Update background images
- Search when sharing with ownCloud
- Bug fixes, including:
- Fix a crash while accessing a WebDAV folder
- Fix some crashes when rotating the device
- Fix a glitch where image was not refreshed properly
- Fix some issues when using OCIS
- Bug fixes, including:
- Fix a crash related to downloads notifications
- Potential fix for ANR when retrying camera uploads
- Removal of legacy header http.protocol.single-cookie-header
- Update logcat library
- Bug fixes, including:
- Fixed a crash when browsing up
- Fixed a crash when logging camera upload request
- Fixed a crash related with available offline files
- Fixed a crash related with database migration
- Android 10: TLS 1.3 supported
- Update network libraries to more recent versions, OkHttp + dav4jvm (old dav4Android)
- Rearchitecture of avatar and quota features
- Bug fixes, including:
- Fixed some authentication problems regarding password edition
- Fixed available offline bad behaviour when the amount of files is huge
- Fixed a crash related with FileDataStorageManager
- Fixed problem related with server setting
version.hideto allow users login if such setting is enabled.
- Login rearchitecture
- Support for OpenId Connect
- Native biometrical lock
- UI improvements, including:
- New bottom navigation bar
- Support for usernames with '+' (Available since oC 10.4.1)
- Chunking adaption to oCIS
- End of support for Android KitKat (4.4)
- End of support for servers older than 10 version
- Bug fixes, including:
- Fix crash when changing orientation in some operations
- Fix OAuth2 token is not renewed after being revoked
- Fix ocasional crash when opening share by link
- Fix navigation loop in shared by link and Av. Offline options
- Login rearchitecture
- Support for OpenId Connect
- Native biometrical lock
- UI improvements, including:
- New bottom navigation bar
- Support for usernames with '+' (Available since oC 10.4.1)
- Chunking adaption to oCIS
- End of support for Android KitKat (4.4)
- End of support for servers older than 10 version
- Bug fixes, including:
- Fix crash when changing orientation in some operations
- Fix OAuth2 token is not renewed after being revoked
- Login rearchitecture
- Support for OpenId Connect
- Native biometrical lock
- UI improvements, including:
- New bottom navigation bar
- Support for usernames with '+' (Available since oC 10.4.1)
- End of support for Android KitKat (4.4)
- End of support for servers older than 10 version
- Bug fixes, including:
- Fix crash when changing orientation in some operations
- Fix OAuth2 token is not renewed after being revoked
- Fix crash triggered when trying to connect to server secured with self signed certificate
- Some improvements in wizard
- Splash screen
- Shortcut to shared by link files from side menu (contribution)
- Use new server parameter to set a minimum number of characters for searching users, groups or federated shares
- End of support for SAML authentication.
- UI improvements, including:
- Mix files and folders when sorting them by date (contribution) or size
- Redesign logs view with new tabs, filters and share options (contribution)
- Resize cloud image in side menu to not overlap the new side menu options
- Bug fixes, including:
- Avoid overwritten files with the same name during copy or move operations
- Retry camera uploads when recovering wifi connectivity and "Upload with wifi only" option is enabled
- Improve oAuth user experience flow and wording when token expires or becomes invalid
- Copy and move files from other third-party apps or internal storage to an ownCloud account through Downloads or Files app
- Save files in an ownCloud account from third-party apps
- Copy and move files within the same ownCloud account through Downloads or Files app
- Add more logs coverage to gather information about known but difficult to reproduce issues
- UI improvements, including:
- Show date and size for every file in Available Offline option from side menu
- Shares rearchitecture
- UI improvements, including:
- Private link accessible when share API is disabled
- Bug fixes, including:
- Fix images not detected in Android 9 gallery after being downloaded
- Shares rearchitecture
- UI improvements, including:
- Private link accessible when share API is disabled
- Bug fixes, including:
- Fix images not detected in Android 9 gallery after being downloaded
- Fix crash triggered when notifying upload results
- Replace ownCloud file picker with the Android native one when uploading files (contribution)
- Send logs to support, enable it via new developer menu (contribution)
- Logs search (contribution)
- Shortcut to available offline files from side menu
- Document provider: files and folders rename, edition and deletion.
- Document provider: folder creation
- Document provider: multiaccount support
- UI improvements, including:
- Notch support
- Batched permission errors when deleting multiple files (contribution)
- Bug fixes, including:
- Fix just created folder disappears when synchronizing parent folder
- Fix crash when clearing successful/failed uploads (contribution)
- Fix download progress bar still visible after successful download
- Fix UI glitch in warning icon when sharing a file publicly (contribution)
- Fix crash when sharing files with ownCloud and creating new folder (contribution)
- Fix canceling dialog in settings turns on setting (contribution)
- Bring back select all and select inverse icons to the app bar (contribution)
- Fix folder with brackets [ ] does not show the content
- Fix login fails with "§" in password
- Send logs to support, enable it via new developer menu (contribution)
- Logs search (contribution)
- Shortcut to available offline files from side menu
- Document provider: files and folders rename, edition and deletion.
- Document provider: folder creation
- Document provider: multiaccount support
- UI improvements, including:
- Notch support
- Bug fixes, including:
- Fix download progress bar still visible after successful download
- Fix UI glitch in warning icon when sharing a file publicly (contribution)
- Fix crash when sharing files with ownCloud and creating new folder (contribution)
- Fix canceling dialog in settings turns on setting (contribution)
- Bring back select all and select inverse icons to the app bar (contribution)
- Fix folder with brackets [ ] does not show the content
- Fix login fails with "§" in password
- Content provider improvements
- Android 9 (P) support (contribution)
- Allow light filtering apps (optional)
- Show additional info (user ID, email) when sharing with users with same display name
- Support more options to enforce password when sharing publicly
- Select all and inverse when uploading files (contribution)
- Sorting options in sharing view (contribution)
- Batched notifications for file deletions (contribution)
- Commit hash in settings (contribution)
- UI improvements, including:
- Disable log in button when credentials are empty (contribution)
- Warning to properly set camera folder in camera uploads
- Bug fixes, including:
- Some camera upload issues in Android 9 (P) (contribution)
- Fix eye icon not visible to show/hide password in public shares (contribution)
- Fix welcome wizard rotation (contribution)
- Android 9 (P) support (contribution)
- Select all and inverse when uploading files (contribution)
- Sorting options in sharing view (contribution)
- Batched notifications for file deletions (contribution)
- Commit hash in settings (contribution)
- UI improvements, including:
- Disable log in button when credentials are empty (contribution)
- Warning to properly set camera folder in camera uploads
- Bug fixes, including:
- Some camera upload issues in Android 9 (P) (contribution)
- Fix eye icon not visible to show/hide password in public shares (contribution)
- Fix welcome wizard rotation (contribution)
- Bug fixes for users with username containing @ character
- Bug fixes for users with username containing spaces
- Bug fixes for LDAP users using uid:
- Fix login not working
- Fix empty list of files
- Search in current folder
- Select all/inverse files (contribution)
- Improve available offline files synchronization and conflict resolution (Android 5 or higher required)
- Sort files in file picker when uploading (contribution)
- Access ownCloud files from files apps, even with files not downloaded
- New login view
- Show re-shares
- Switch apache and jackrabbit deprecated network libraries to more modern and active library, OkHttp + Dav4Android
- UI improvements, including:
- Change edit share icon
- New gradient in top of the list of files (contribution)
- More accurate message when creating folders with the same name (contribution)
- Bug fixes, including:
- Fix some crashes:
- When rebooting the device
- When copying, moving files or choosing a folder within camera uploads feature
- When creating private/public link
- Fix some failing downloads
- Fix pattern lock being asked very often after disabling fingerprint lock (contribution)
- Fix some crashes:
- Bug fixes, including:
- Fix some crashes:
- When rebooting the device
- When copying, moving files or choosing a folder within camera uploads feature
- Fix some failing downloads
- Fix pattern lock being asked very often after disabling fingerprint lock
- Fix some crashes:
- Switch apache and jackrabbit deprecated libraries to more modern and active library, OkHttp
- Search in current folder
- Select all/inverse files
- New login view
- Show re-shares
- UI improvements, including:
- Change edit share icon
- New gradient in top of the list of files
- Side menu redesign
- User quota in side menu
- Descending option when sorting
- New downloaded/offline icons and pins
- One panel design for tablets
- Custom tabs for OAuth
- Improve public link sharing permissions for folders
- Redirect to login view when SAML session expires
- UI improvements, including:
- Fab button above snackbar
- Toggle to control password visibility when sharing via link
- Adaptive icons support (Android 8 required)
- Bug fixes, including:
- Fix block for deleted basic/oauth accounts
- Fix available offline when renaming files
- Fix camera directory not selectable in root
- Fix guest account showing an empty file list
- Hide keyboard when going back from select user view
- Fix black "downloading screen" message when downloading an image offline
- Show proper timestamp in uploads/downloads notification
- Fix sharing when disabling files versioning app in server
- Side menu redesign
- User quota in side menu
- Descending option when sorting
- New downloaded/offline icons and pins
- One panel design for tablets
- Custom tabs for OAuth
- UI improvements, including:
- Fab button above snackbar
- Toggle to control password visibility when sharing via link
- Bug fixes, including:
- Fix block for deleted basic/oauth accounts
- Fix available offline when renaming files
- Fix camera directory not selectable in root
- Fix guest account showing an empty file list
- Hide keyboard when going back from select user view
- Fix black "downloading screen" message when downloading an image offline.
- Fingerprint lock
- Pattern lock (contribution)
- Upload picture directly from camera (contribution)
- GIF support
- New features wizard
- UI improvements, including:
- Display file size during upload (contribution)
- Animations when switching folders
- Bug fixes, including:
- Hide always visible notification in Android 8
- Fingerprint lock
- Pattern lock (contribution)
- Upload picture directly from camera (contribution)
- GIF support
- New features wizard
- UI improvements, including:
- Display file size during upload (contribution)
- Bug fixes, including:
- Hide always visible notification in Android 8
- Camera uploads, replacing instant uploads (Android 5 or higher required)
- Android 8 support
- Notification channels (Android 8 required)
- Private link (OC X required)
- Fixed typos in some translations
- Camera uploads (replacing instant uploads)
- Android O support
- Notification channels (Android O required)
- Private link (OC X required)
- Fixed typos in some translations
- OAuth2 support
- Show file listing option (anonymous upload) when sharing a folder (OC X required)
- First approach to fix instant uploads
- UI improvements, including:
- Hide share icon when resharing is forbidden
- Improve feedback when uploading infected files
- Bug fixes
- Video streaming
- Multiple public links per file (OC X required)
- Share with custom groups (OC X required)
- Automated retry of failed transfers in Android 6 and 7
- Save shared text as new file
- File count per section in uploads view
- UI improvements, including:
- Share view update
- Bug fixes
- Included privacy policy.
- Error messages improvement.
- Design/UI improvement: snackbars replace toasts.
- Bugs fixed, including:
- Crash when other app uses same account name.
- Set folders as Available Offline
- New navigation drawer, with avatar and account switch.
- New account manager, accessible from navigation drawer.
- Set edit permissions in federated shares of folders (OC server >= 9.1)
- Monitor and revoke session from web UI (OC server >= 9.1)
- Improved look and contents of file menu.
- Bugs fixed, including:
- Keep modification time of uploaded files.
- Stop audio when file is deleted.
- Upload of big files.
## 2.1.2 (September 2016)
- Instant uploads fixed in Android 6.
- Instant uploads work in Android 7.
- Select your camera folder to upload pictures or videos from any camera app.
- Multi-Window support for Android 7.
- Size of folders shown in list of files.
- Sort by size your list of files.
- Select and handle multiple files
- Sync files on tap
- Access files through Documents Provider
- "Can share" option for federated shares (server 9.1+)
- Full name shown instead of user name
- New icon
- Style and sorting fixes
- Bugs fixed, including:
- Icon "available offline" shown when set
- Trim blanks of username in login view
- Protect password field from suggestions
- Favorite files are now called AVAILABLE OFFLINE
- New overlay icons
- Bugs fixed, including:
- Upload content from other apps works again
- Passwords with non-alphanumeric characters work fine
- Sending files from other apps does not duplicate them
- Favorite setting is not lost after uploading
- Instant uploads waiting for Wi-Fi are not shown as failed
- Uploads view: track the progress of your uploads and handle failures
- Federated sharing: share files with users in other ownCloud servers
- Improvements on the UI following material design lines
- Set a shared-by-link folder as editable
- Wifi-only for instant uploads stop on Wifi loss
- Be warned of server certificate changed in any action
- Improvements when other apps send files to ownCloud
- Bug fixing
- Set and edit permissions on internal shared data
- Instant uploads: avoid file duplications, set policy in app settings
- Control duplication of files uploaded via 'Upload' button
- Select view mode: either list or grid per folder
- More Material Design: buttons and checkboxes
- Fixed battery drain in automatic synchronization
- Security fixes related to passcode
- Wording fixes
- Share privately with users or groups in your server
- Share link with password protection and expiration date
- Fully sync a folder in two ways (manually)
- Detect share configuration in server
- Fingerprints in untrusted certificate dialog
- Thumbnail in details view
- OC color in notifications
- Fixed video preview
- Fixed sorting with accents
- Error shown when no app can "open with" a file
- Fixed relative date in some languages
- Media scanner triggered after uploads
- New MATERIAL DESIGN theme
- Updated FILE TYPE ICONS
- Preview TXT files within the app
- COPY files & folders
- Preview the full file/folder name from the long press menu
- Set a file as FAVORITE (kept-in-sync) from the CONTEXT MENU
- Updated CONFLICT RESOLUTION dialog (wording)
- Updated background for images with TRANSPARENCY in GALLERY
- Hidden files will not enforce list view instead of GRID VIEW (folders from Picasa & others)
- Security:
- Updated network stack with security fixes (Jackrabbit 2.10.1)
- Bugs fixed:
- Fixed crash when ETag is lost
- Passcode creation not restarted on device rotation
- Recovered share icon shown on folders 'shared with me'
- User name added to subject when sending a share link through e-mail (fixed on SAMLed apps)
- New navigation drawer
- Improved Passcode
- Automatic grid view just for folders full of images
- More characters allowed in file names
- Support for servers in same domain, different path
- Bugs fixed:
- Frequent crashes in folder with several images
- Sync error in servers with huge quota and external storage enable
- Share by link error
- Some other crashes and minor bugs
- Share link even with password enforced by server
- Get the app ready for oc 8.1 servers
- Added option to create new folder in uploads from external apps
- Improved management of deleted users
- Bugs fixed
- Fixed crash on Android 2.x devices
- Improvements on uploads
- Download full folders
- Grid view for images
- Remote thumbnails (OC Server 8.0+)
- Added number of files and folders at the end of the list
- "Open with" in contextual menu
- Downloads added to Media Provider
- Uploads:
- Local thumbnails in section "Files"
- Multiple selection in "Content from other apps" (Android 4.3+)
- Gallery:
- proper handling of EXIF
- obey sorting in the list of files
- Settings view updated
- Improved subjects in e-mails
- Bugs fixed