v4.18.0

2026-01-07

Chores

• update kalium reference (f2e22f6)
• update kalium reference (98a131d)
• update release note (8573aa6)
• update kalium (fa4b380)
• temporary disable db control invalidation (#4492) (579b5a3)
• update release notes for 4.17.2 (8d84bd3)
• final release notes for 4.17.2 (df58ff0)
• replace material icons (#4471) (d9433b4)
• bump Android app version from 4.17.1 to 4.18.0 (356e250)
• prepare release notes files for 4.17.2 (282480c)
• bump android version 4.17.2 (7897ac0)
• conversation list loading improvements [WPB-21750] (#4461) (fd14b15)
• remove public link settings feature flag (WPB-20914) (#4463) (3a4b1b1)
• update release notes 4.17.1 (59c2266)
• remove Chat Bubbles feature flag and related code [WPB-22018] (#4448) (7ece2ec)
• remove Chat Bubbles feature flag and related code [WPB-22018] (#4448) (670d1c5)
• adjust memory allocation for CI linting to prevent OOM errors (#4443) (2b179b4)
• update kalium (8603f40)
• update mockative to version 3.1.2 and remove temporary repository (#4441) (b42bbf5)
• update kalium (a7f8538)
• update kalium (f9f2e4b)
• update hilt to version 2.55 [WPB-19720] (#4429) (4cabb3a)
• deps:
  • [WPB-9777] bump JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action from 4.7.3 to 4.7.6 (#4496) (a09f8af)
  • [WPB-9777] bump codecov/codecov-action from 5.5.1 to 5.5.2 (#4481) (d24faa9)
  • [WPB-9777] bump actions/setup-node from 5 to 6 (#4468) (20bc08d)
  • [WPB-9777] bump actions/checkout from 4 to 6 (#4456) (edd4832)
  • [WPB-9777] bump actions/stale from 9 to 10 (#4439) (bb88215)
  • [WPB-9777] bump softprops/action-gh-release from 2.4.1 to 2.4.2 (#4424) (157b5fd)
• l10n:
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4480) (5838d21)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4464) (b2b2dfb)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4459) (68fcd48)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4451) (c01fbf9)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4449) (6855091)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4442) (db375a1)
  • update localization strings via Crowdin (WPB-9776) (#4425) (72f46a5)

Continuous Integration

• fix formatting of release notes to store action and staged rollout config (WPB-8645) (#4475) (8844834)
• fix staged rollout config for prod in gh action (e83121c)
• fix staged rollout config for prod in gh action (333452a)
• fix script to find whatsnew notes (556ae39)
• staged rollout config for prod (f3217ec)
• fix formatting of release notes to store action and staged rollout config (#4470) (48e984c)

New Features

• cleanup (b4c82f6)
• cherrypick of faulty keys repair (WPB-22180) (#4494) (dd53d88)
• add triggering of faulty conversations on app launch (WPB-22180) (#4487) (9dad777)
• cover VersionHistoryViewModel with unit test (WPB-21661) (#4473) (ab6f27c)
• Search in a cells conversation (WPB-21649) (#4479) (8162b50)
• db invalidation controller [WPB-21547] (#4483) (c14ed40)
• edit multipart message text (WPB-22308) (#4477) (c1227bf)
• recover faulty removal key and build configs (WPB-22180) (#4484) (b57fde8)
• Restore node version (WPB-21661) (#4462) (4e1dc6e)
• refresh editable assets (WPB-21977) (#4460) (6684243)
• update cell file name validation (WPB-21936) (#4472) (bfdad63)
• open online editor (WPB-21975) (#4453) (349a114)
• cell link expiration settings (WPB-20914) (#4446) (1fda91c)
• version history screen (WPB-21661) (#4444) (258515f)
• conversation feeder [WPB-21750] (#4435) (b0201fc)
• secure public link dialogs (WPB-20914) (#4437) (55cad7d)
• moving feature flags to default.json (WPB-21978) (#4447) (ab2608d)
• add background notification retry logic with configurable stayalive duration [WPB-22041] (#4391) (4c04731)
• secure public link password store (WPB-20914) (#4433) (0f2175f)
• cells:
  • Download file version (WPB-21661) (#4469) (2595d06)
  • Fetch and display node versions (WPB-21661) (#4450) (cedffba)

Bug Fixes

• consume direct flow to preserve behvior or app lifecycle observer (WPB-22609) (#4508) (43faa4f)
• arrow icon next to toggle in settings [WPB-22554] (#4504) (71afeee)
• update background notification retry settings in default.json (a9b5684)
• Share icon too small in menu (WPB-22326) (#4482) (9fcc0b1)
• infinite recomposition when showing a preview of a file (WPB-22325) (#4485) (a23ee29)
• cells broken test (WPB-8645) (0f2a5ca)
• cells config for kover and run in ci (WPB-8645) (e3cb35c)
• image normalized size crash coercein [WPB-22318] (#4478) (df8d0a6)
• image normalized size crash coercein [WPB-22318] (#4476) (16e9344)
• no outgoing call signals in silent mode [WPB-21918] (#4454) (e5cda52)
• bubble colors for multipart assets [WPB-22232] (#4466) (cfc436a)
• no outgoing call signals in silent mode [WPB-21918] (#4454) (99bf9f4)
• quoted bubble message style [WPB-22038] (#4457) (a128e30)
• permissions for adding participants [WPB-22025] [WPB-20583] (#4452) (2c257c7)
• correct archive button logic in ConversationOptionsModalSheetLayout [WPB-22092] (#4412) (79a6286)
• race condition resulting in empty zip files when using async file logger [WPB-21373] (#4432) (5cda3c2)
• adjust copy for app conversation description (WPB-21442) (#4445) (863132d)
• race condition resulting in empty zip files when using async file logger [WPB-21373] (#4432) (a0ca1eb)

Refactors

• adjust android consumer to logic api first using explicitApi (WPB-22250) (#4495) (ab63f47)
• build waveform after fetching audio asset and update waveform colors [WPB-22118] (#4474) (54275c2)
• adjust to new module refs (eac1336)

Tests

• Add Allure Reporting, Structured Test Steps, Failure Artifacts & Logcat Capture(WPB-21885) (#4465) (48ddce6)
• annotation based filtering system (WPB-21960) (#4455) (d0ce68b)
• group call chat critical flow test (WPB-21357) (#4434) (78cfb33)