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WhatsApp Access 0.2.0

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@github-actions github-actions released this 08 Nov 13:53
· 105 commits to main since this release

Almost everything WhatsApp Web does, now in the add-on.

  • New sections: Starred (Ctrl+5), Channels (Ctrl+6), Communities (Ctrl+7) and
    Settings (Ctrl+8).
  • Channels: read posts, react, follow and unfollow, and find new channels.
  • Communities: their groups and announcements; join a group or ask to.
  • Settings: your profile (name, About, photo), privacy settings and blocked contacts.
  • Status: write a text status, post a photo or video, and see who saw your statuses.
  • Messages: create polls, pin and unpin, reply privately in groups, see who reacted, send contact
    cards and stickers, and answer or create events.
  • Search the messages of every chat (Ctrl+Shift+F); a chat's media, links and documents; pinned
    messages; unread mentions in groups (Ctrl+Shift+M).
  • Groups: create one (Ctrl+Shift+N); for admins, name, description, settings, invite link and
    members. Exit a group, block, report, clear or delete a chat, disappearing messages, favorites.
  • Group voice calls: start one, or join the one going on; groups with a call say so in the chat list
    and at the top of Calls, where Enter joins. Joining a call you are invited to again answers it.
  • In a group call: the participants, who is muted or raised a hand; raise your hand (Ctrl+H), send
    reactions, ask someone to mute, and hear who is speaking (Ctrl+Shift+G). Joins, leaves, raised
    hands and reactions are said with small sounds.
  • During a call: NVDA+Alt+M mutes or unmutes from any program, with a sound for each; the WhatsApp
    window shows Return to call and Mute microphone; NVDA says when someone else mutes you.
  • Last seen, online, typing and recording now arrive: you are online while the WhatsApp window is in
    front, and offline when you switch away or close it, as with WhatsApp Web.
  • Chats with disappearing messages say so, with how long.
  • People not in your contacts are named by their contact or phone number, not a long number.
  • NVDA says when WhatsApp loses its connection and when it is back.
  • Notices and other special messages are read in WhatsApp's words; view-once media says to open it
    on the phone.

Fixed:

  • Labels in the new dialogs were read for the wrong boxes.
  • When a dialog or a question from NVDA was open, coming back to WhatsApp said "unavailable"; it now
    goes to the open question.
  • Menus and call buttons no longer have clashing or extra Alt keys.
  • The Open chat button is gone (Enter opens a chat); the Sections list opens with Enter.