Release 2.1.6 · Zhou-Shilin/Aether

🚀 Aether v2.1.6 Changelog

✨ New Features

Conversation Timeline: Added timeline navigation for reviewing and moving through conversation history.
Provider Compatibility: Added compatibility mode and automatic fallback when providers reject developer message roles.
iOS File Provider: Added a native File Provider implementation backed by the Alpine filesystem.

🛠 Improvements & Optimizations

Agent Skills & MCP: Streamlined MCP management and unified built-in agent skills across Android and iOS.
File Management: Improved Alpine workspace path resolution and made hidden files available in native file managers.
Provider Configuration: Enhanced provider mapping, custom-header persistence, model selection, and fallback behavior.
Localization: Expanded Persian localization for native iOS settings.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Bidirectional Text: Corrected RTL/LTR rendering, link hit testing, inline-code isolation, and copy behavior in chat messages.
Conversation Branching: Fixed retry navigation so Pi branches return to the preceding assistant message.
Settings Persistence: Fixed persistence for Tavily settings, default skills, compatibility mode, and custom headers.
iOS Layout: Fixed composer insets when device orientation changes.

🔀 Merged Pull Requests

Bidirectional Chat Rendering: fix(ui): fix RTL/LTR bidi rendering of chat messages (Closes #57) by @mcuteangel in #73

🧾 Included Commits

d2ca058 fix: update thinking level on reused agent sessions and fix iOS composer orientation insets
b9d3779 fix: persist Tavily settings and default skill selections in settings stores
2490290 feat: support automatic fallback and reset for unsupported developer message roles
c1c446e fix: navigate Pi branch to previous assistant message on turn retry
76ca32d fix(ui): derive chat text direction from content for correct RTL/LTR bidi
2f1bf2e fix(ui): use isolated AnnotatedString for link hit testing (addresses review)
af1086b fix(ui): place @composable directly on renderers (addresses review)
155db34 fix(ui): isolate inline code spans with LRI/PDI (addresses review)
f6244ca fix(ui): keep content-directed markdown copy-safe
a276a93 fix(ios): localize native settings in Persian
fdf0a0e Merge pull request #73 from mcuteangel/fix/issue-57-rtl-bidi-content-direction
f869dd0 refactor: streamline MCP management and unify built-in agent skills
28d7584 fix(runtime): resolve Alpine workspace host files and show hidden files in file manager
6660f39 feat: add conversation timeline, provider compatibility mode, and enhanced file provider
1c7ab3b fix: persist compatibility mode and custom headers on fallback provider selection
ca1b14c chore: finalize 2.1.6

Full Changelog: 2.1.5...2.1.6