Added Features
Desktop
- Rooms and direct messages can now be sorted alphabetically
- Added support for automatic update alerts when newer versions of the client are available
- Updated call screen interface icons and device selection screen
- Added an A/V device testing tool when starting or joining a call
- Added a reminder to add moderators when a room is first created.
- Changed the UI for the call icon when a call is in progress. Users can join a call in progress from the new banner instead of searching for the call message
- Added a new calling format called ‘Presenter Mode’. A host can now start a call while all other participants are restricted to listening only. This means others in the call cannot unmute, display video, or screenshare. ‘Presenter Mode’ can only be initiated by a call hosted from desktop (v5.62+) in this release
- Messages will now be read and can be responded to by bots assigned as moderators of a room if allowed in the Security Group
- Added a contextual menu to the room members list so it’s more evident a moderator can take action (i.e. remove from room or add/remove moderator)
Android
- Rooms and direct messages can now be sorted alphabetically
- Added a reminder to add moderators when a room is first created
- Added progress spinners to the calling UI while waiting for audio/video mute actions to complete
- Messages will now be read and can be responded to by bots who are assigned moderators of a room
- Added support for joining in progress calls that are in Presenter Mode
- Updated the UI of the “Connecting…” banner to be smaller
- The app now disables the video call button when no camera is detected
- Added the ability to answer a secondary incoming call or switch to a different call from the incoming call notification
iOS
- Messages will now be read and can be responded to by bots who are assigned moderators of a room
- Added support for “drag and drop” into the Wickr app for iPads
- Added a reminder to add moderators when a room is first created
- Added support for joining in progress calls that are in Presenter Mode
- Added a “Call in Progress” banner in rooms so that users no longer need to search for the call message
AdminConsole/Back-End
- Admin “v2” is no longer Beta. All additions are to v2, unless noted specifically for v1.
- Added a new tabbed user interface for managing security groups
- Moved the Wickr Open Access configuration to the network level setting instead of within individual security groups
- Added certificate validation to Security Group Sync (LDAP)
- Added “Force Password Reset”
- Administrators can now allow desktop apps to automatically update using a security group option
- Added Wickr Me federation UI. Off by default.
- Updated the UI for the SSO configuration screen
- Added an option to disable Wickr legacy certs on server
Fixed Issues
Desktop (Windows &macOS)
- [P0] Fixed an issue where the Wickr Enterprise app could not be installed due to a missing registry entry
- [P1] Removed active call alerts from production builds due to showing active call invites for calls the user was no longer participating in
- [P1] Fixed a crash when a user would share their location in app when the user’s system had location sharing turned off at the OS level
- [P1] Fixed an issue when some file transfer error occurred but would still show as successful
- [P1] Fixed an issue where control messages would not display who made the changes to the room
- [P1] Fixed an issue where unread count would erroneously show only 1
- [P1] Fixed an issue where new group members could not add further users to the group
- [P2] Fixed a bug where an emoji would reset text formatting
- [P1] Fixed an issue where the screen share would not refresh and appear frozen
- [P1] Fixed an issue where the call participants list would show previous call participants
- [P1] Fixed an issue that caused an error when re-joining a call
- [P1] Fixed an issue where a user’s video would freeze in the small tiles when they are not active speaker
Android
- [P0] Fixed a crash some users experienced when scanning QR codes
- [P0] Fixed an issue where a user would be removed from a room when receiving a bad control message from another platform. This would cause room participant lists to be different on other platforms (i.e. split rooms).
- [P1] Fixed an issue with read sync by only sending read syncs with the Read Count is greater than 0.
- [P1] Fixed an issue when tapping on a message notification and navigating to the message, if a user then presses the back button the app would close.
- [P1] Fixed an issue where the room would display out of order because the timestamp did not update during a room sync
- [P2] Fixed text color for SSO browser selection dialog
- [P2] Fixed default focus for reaction option on pop-up
- [P2] Fixed the copy on how the app name appears on Chromebook taskbar
- [P0] Fixed an issue where calling would not work due to how the app was parsing certs
- [P0] Fixed a crash that could occur when disconnecting from a call
- [P1] Fixed an issue where the device would not preserve audio only mode when re- connecting to a call.
iOS
- [P0] Fixed a crash related to SSO errors
- [P1] Fixed an issue where Russian translation would not work
- [P1] Fixed various memory leaks that would slow down scrolling
- [P1] Fixed an issue where searching for a contact would show that contact twice in the search results
- [P1] Fixed an issue with replying to messages using an external keyboard on iPad
- [P2] Fixed an issue where long control messages would display cut off
- [P0] Fixed an issue where calling would not work due to how the app was parsing certs
- [P0] Fixed a crash that could occur when a call is in progress
- [P1] Fixed an issue where a call could hang up when the app is syncing messages
All Platforms and/or Backend
- [P0] Fixed an issue where security groups were not rendering correctly
- [P0] Fixed an issue where the default room bot would frequently shut down
- [P1] Fixed an issue where pending users would display as ‘expired’
- [P1] Fixed an issue where an admin could not set up Security Group sync with only an IP address
- [P1] Fixed an issue where creating an admin would get a user stuck on the ComplianceBot endpoint
- [P1] Fixed an issue where using the “Create new admin” modal is used and submitted, an error would display “unable to send invitation”
- [P1] Fixed an issue when creating a network admin and logging in for the first time with that user, the user gets stuck with a “Processing” dialog
- [P1] Fixed an issue that would cause read messages to remain unread on other devices
- [P1] Fixed an issue with the login form triggering Safari’s “Save Password” dialog on every keystroke
- [P1] Fixed an issue with security groups not displaying on the broadcast bot web interface
- [P1] Fixed an issue where users would receive an error “Message preparing to send. There may be other broadcasts ahead of this one in the queue, please stand by.” when trying to get status of the second message sent by the broadcast bot
- [P1] Fixed an issue where admins were unable to save changes on My Account page
- [P2] Fixed an issue where “Or to see more messages reply more” if all the messages are shown for the broadcast bot.
- [P2] Fixed an issue with incorrect page numbers when paginating the team directory
Known Issues
All Platforms and/or Backend
- [Desktop] Some reports from Mac users that re-sizing the call windows will crash the app
- [Admin] The ‘Remove” button for admin console’s “Restricted federation” feature does not update the UI
- [iOS] When joining a call with audio only mode enabled, the “Audio Only mode” text disappears within a second and a blank screen is shown after receiving a call.
- [iOS] “Wickr Enterprise video” is shown in CallKit even when the other user has initiated
- [iOS] ‘Tap to Join Meeting’ green banner is not shown to user on room chat page when a user installs the app for the first time and someone initiates a call in room
Client Upgrade Notes
1. None.
After Upgrade Notes
There are no additional steps after upgrading the infrastructure in this release.