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@rodvar rodvar released this 09 Jun 01:49
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🚀 Release notes

We're excited to announce Bisq Connect 0.5.0, a combined multi-platform release bringing the new Trade History feature, an iOS AltStore PAL (EU + Japan) distribution alongside TestFlight (worldwide), and quality-of-life improvements across Android and iOS.

IMPORTANT

  • iOS build deprecated as invalid, please upgrade to 0.6.0
  • For power-users connecting to a self hosted trusted node, please point your codebase to commit 45d5d00ea11fc734f871d6696b3c89ebd64cd7a8 to get the best experience in this upgrade.

Bisq Connect is a lightweight utility app that lets you connect to a trusted Bisq node in a secure and private way. Set up your own node or get help from a family member or close friend to get you in the Bisq network using your mobile device.

Featuring:

  • Trade history: browse, search, and filter your past trades. Tap any closed trade for full details.
  • My Trades reorganized: split into Open Trades and My Trades (history) tabs; notifications deep-link straight to Open Trades.
  • (Android) Improved push notifications — fewer duplicates when keep-alive is on; better foreground-service behaviour.
  • Translations refreshed across all 13 supported languages.
  • Updated to Bisq2 core 2.1.11 under the hood (stability + security improvements upstream from the desktop release).
  • Plus the usual stability and UX polish.

Bisq Connect is multi-platform (1 codebase, 2 apps):

  1. Bisq Connect Android app
  2. Bisq Connect iOS app

Note Bisq Connect app is built as a companion to Bisq2 Desktop or api headless server which runs on the same Bisq 2 Java library as Bisq 2 Desktop, ensuring full protocol compatibility. For technical details, see our project README.

We invite the community to contribute by reporting issues directly on GitHub. The project is under active development, with many improvements already in progress.

Bisq Connect (iOS)

Starting from 0.5.0, every Bisq Connect release ships through two iOS distribution channels in parallel:

  • TestFlight — worldwide
  • AltStore PAL — EU + Japan (alternative marketplace)

Use whichever fits your region. Both deliver the exact same binary.

📱 TestFlight (Worldwide)

For instructions and the TestFlight invite link, please go here.

📦 AltStore PAL (EU & Japan)

This release is also distributed via AltStore PAL, Apple's officially-sanctioned alternative marketplace in the EU and Japan.

Requirements:

  • iPhone running iOS 17.4 or later
  • Device region set to an EU country or Japan
  • AltStore PAL installed (altstore.io/pal)

Steps:

  1. Open AltStore PAL on your iPhone
  2. Go to Browse → Sources → "+"
  3. Paste this source URL: 
    https://bisq-network.github.io/bisq-mobile/apps.json
  4. Trust the source when prompted
  5. Find Bisq Connect in the source and tap Install

AltStore PAL will fetch the notarized IPA directly from this GitHub release and install it on your device.

📦 Manual Download (IPA)

For users who want to verify the IPA manually before sideloading:

 - File: BisqConnect-0.5.0.ipa
 - Bundle ID: bisq.mobile.client.BisqConnect
 - Version: 0.5.0 (build 43)
 - Size: 46,432,958 bytes (44.28 MiB)
 - SHA-256: 597f4ca921e0fcffeeab8261a596a92325f5c0963b631a93870593006b4c0edf
 - Signing cert: Apple Distribution: Freesofware LLC (YRAZCRBR9J)
 - Min iOS: 16.0 (iOS 17.4+ required for AltStore PAL)
 - Architecture: arm64
 - Notarized: ✅ via Apple notary service (verified at install time by AltStore PAL)

Note:
The IPA is signed with the Apple Distribution certificate for Freesofware LLC (Team ID YRAZCRBR9J) and notarized by Apple's notary service for alternative-marketplace distribution. AltStore PAL verifies the notarization ticket with Apple at install time.

How to verify

Bisq Connect (Android)

📱 Google Play Availability

👉 Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=network.bisq.mobile.client

📦 Manual Download (APK)

For users who prefer to download directly from GitHub:

 - File: Bisq_Connect-0.5.0.apk
 - Package: network.bisq.mobile.client
 - Version: 0.5.0 (versionCode 41)
 - Size: 48,416,645 bytes (46.1737108231 MiB)
 - SHA-256: f212b5939e330b4ea15297e5754acb01d3d7723ae0e9a24163b9f190176d22cf
 - Signing cert: 20425c3acefd9aa7039f708e2cb36edf9043e7187d7066f706608a8a431f3841
 - Release certificate (PEM): release-cert.pem (attached)
 - ABIs: arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86_64, x86

Note:
Google Play builds use Play App Signing, resulting in a different certificate fingerprint.
Always verify the APK's signature before installation.

How to verify

Bisq Trusted Node

Bisq Connect 0.5.0 requires Bisq v2.1.11 (either Desktop or headless API) for optimal results. Older trusted nodes (2.1.10 and prior) may still work for basic features but will not surface the new trade history view.

For a detailed explanation on how to use Bisq Connect to connect to the Bisq2 network please see this wiki guide.

✨ App Highlights

  • NEW: Trade History — browse, search, and filter your past trades with closed-trade detail view
  • NEW: My Trades tabs — Open Trades for active deals + My Trades for history; notifications deep-link to Open Trades
  • Fully integrated Tor client for secure, privacy-preserving trading
  • Notifications for new messages in open trades
  • Configure trusted node connection using Tor (embedded or proxy) or Clearnet (LAN only) — security is defined server side
  • Stay connected even in the background — the app automatically reconnects if the connection drops
  • Multilingual support: English, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, German, Portuguese, Afrikaans, French, Vietnamese, Turkish, Indonesian and Hindi
  • Enhanced error handling and improved user guidance

📞 Support

What's Changed

Note: The following is a recent change description comparing this release tag with the preview pre-release tag. Note some changes might not apply to this release as codebase is shared across 3 apps.

  • Release/connect 0.4.1 by @rodvar in #1443
  • Chore/upgrade bisq2 deps to latest by @rodvar in #1447
  • Release/iconnect 0.4.2 by @rodvar in #1448
  • chore/revert_adaptations_till_divergence_gets_addressed by @rodvar in #1449
  • feat: Implement trade history by @wodoro in #1389
  • Implement Wise account (form, detail) to the musig flow, adding search feature to account dialogs by @salottodev in #1433
  • Update translations (962 new keys) in mobile for 13 locales by @hiciefte in #1451
  • chore/ugprade_java_version_following_bisq2_enforcement by @rodvar in #1452
  • Make musig payment flow only available in client module by @salottodev in #1435
  • bugfix/opted_in_android_relayed_notifications_too_many_per_open_trade by @rodvar in #1454
  • Release/anode 0.7.0 by @rodvar in #1456

Full Changelog: connect_0.4.1...connect_0.5.0

Contributors

rodvar, hiciefte, and 2 other contributors
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