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This release contains multiple security updates for Windows, Mac and Linux, and it is highly recommended that users upgrade to this version.

Improvements

All Platforms

  • Added a dialog to allow the user to reopen the desktop app if it quits unexpectedly. #626
  • Mattermost animation icon is now displayed when loading a page, instead of a blank screen. #490
  • Added a dialog to request permissions to show desktop notifications or to use microphone and video for video calls from untrusted origins. #609
  • The "Saved" indicator now appears for both Server Management and App Options on the Settings page. #500
  • Close button on the Settings page now has a hover effect. #439
  • Added new admin configuration settings (#586 & #633) for
    • Disabling server management where the user cannot add or edit the server URL. #600
    • Setting one or more pre-configured server URLs for the end user. #594
    • Customizing the link in Help > Learn More... #593

Windows

  • Added support for protocol deep linking where the desktop app opens via mattermost:// link if app is already installed. #616
  • Added the ability to more easily whitelabel the Mattermost taskbar icon on custom builds. #592

Mac

  • Added support for protocol deep linking where the desktop app opens via mattermost:// link if app is already installed. #616
  • Added Ctrl+Tab and Ctrl+Shift+Tab shortcuts to switch between server tabs. #512
  • Added the option to bounce the Dock icon when receiving a notification. #514

Architectural Changes

  • Major version upgrade of Electron from v1.6.11 to v1.7.11. Electron is the underlying technology used to build the Desktop apps. #602
  • The app now uses CSS to style the user interface. Styles are also divided to React's inline style and CSS. #540
  • Yarn is now used to manage dependencies across Windows, Mac and Linux builds. #485
  • Build is now run automatically before packaging the apps with npm run package. #590
  • Removed hardcoded product name references. #599
  • Added an rm command to npm, which removes all dynamically generated files to make it easy to reset the app between builds and branches. #597

Bug Fixes

All Platforms

  • Fixed the close button of the Settings page not working on first installation. #552
  • Fixed the app publisher referring to Yuya Ochiai instead of Mattermost, Inc. #542
  • Fixed font size not always persisting across app restarts. #564
  • Fixed an automatic reloading of the app when a DNS or network error page is manually reloaded with CTRL/CMD+R. #573
  • Fixed an issue where changing font size caused rendering issues on next restart. #334
  • Fixed an issue where after adding a server on the Settings page, focus remained on the "Add new server" link.
    #446
  • Fixed an issue where SAML certificate file couldn't be uploaded from the file upload dialog. #497

Windows

  • Fixed desktop notifications not working when the window was minimized from an inactive state. #522
  • Fixed the uninstaller not removing all files correctly. #551

Mac

  • Fixed an issue where after uploading a file, focus wasn't put back to the text box. #341
  • Fixed a mis-aligned + button in the server tab bar. #541

Linux

  • Fixed the main window not being minimized when the app is launched via "Start app on Login" option. #570

Known Issues

All Platforms

Windows

Mac

Linux (Beta)

Contributors

Many thanks to all our contributors. In alphabetical order:

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