v1.8.5

✨ Features

• Add bubble highlight styling (#6582). Fixes #18295 and #18295. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
• Create narrow mode for Composer (#6682). Fixes #18533 and #18533.
• Prefer matrix.to alias links over room id in spaces & share (#6745). Fixes #18796 and #18796.
• Stop automatic playback of voice messages if a non-voice message is encountered (#6728). Fixes #18850 and #18850.
• Show call length during a call (#6700). Fixes #18566 and #18566. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
• Serialize and retry mass-leave when leaving space (#6737). Fixes #18789 and #18789.
• Improve form handling in and around space creation (#6739). Fixes #18775 and #18775.
• Split autoplay GIFs and videos into different settings (#6726). Fixes #5771 and #5771. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
• Add autoplay for voice messages (#6710). Fixes #18804, #18715, #18714 #17961 and #18804.
• Allow to use basic html to format invite messages (#6703). Fixes #15738 and #15738. Contributed by skolmer.
• Allow widgets, when eligible, to interact with more rooms as per MSC2762 (#6684).
• Remove arbitrary limits from send/receive events for widgets (#6719). Fixes #17994 and #17994.
• Reload suggested rooms if we see the state change down /sync (#6715). Fixes #18761 and #18761.
• When creating private spaces, make the initial rooms restricted if supported (#6721). Fixes #18722 and #18722.
• Threading exploration work (#6658). Fixes #18532 and #18532.
• Default to Don't leave any when leaving a space (#6697). Fixes #18592 and #18592. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
• Special case redaction event sending from widgets per MSC2762 (#6686). Fixes #18573 and #18573.
• Add active speaker indicators (#6639). Fixes #17627 and #17627. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
• Increase general app performance by optimizing layers (#6644). Fixes #18730 and #18730. Contributed by Palid.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fix autocomplete not having y-scroll (#6802).
• Fix emoji picker and stickerpicker not appearing correctly when opened (#6801).
• Debounce read marker update on scroll (#6774).
• Fix Space creation wizard go to my first room button behaviour (#6748). Fixes #18764 and #18764.
• Fix scroll being stuck at bottom (#6751). Fixes #18903 and #18903.
• Fix widgets not remembering identity verification when asked to. (#6742). Fixes #15631 and #15631.
• Add missing pluralisation i18n strings for Spaces (#6738). Fixes #18780 and #18780.
• Make ForgotPassword UX slightly more user friendly (#6636). Fixes #11531 and #11531. Contributed by Palid.
• Don't context switch room on SpaceStore ready as it can break permalinks (#6730). Fixes #17974 and #17974.
• Fix explore rooms button not working during space creation wizard (#6729). Fixes #18762 and #18762.
• Fix bug where one party's media would sometimes not be shown (#6731).
• Only make the initial space rooms suggested by default (#6714). Fixes #18760 and #18760.
• Replace fake username in EventTilePreview with a proper loading state (#6702). Fixes #15897 and #15897. Contributed by skolmer.
• Don't send prehistorical events to widgets during decryption at startup (#6695). Fixes #18060 and #18060.
• When creating subspaces properly set restricted join rule (#6725). Fixes #18797 and #18797.
• Fix the Image View not openning for some pinned messages (#6723). Fixes #18422 and #18422. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
• Show autocomplete sections vertically (#6722). Fixes #18860 and #18860. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
• Fix EmojiPicker filtering to lower case emojibase data strings (#6717). Fixes #18686 and #18686.
• Clear currentRoomId when viewing home page, fixing document title (#6716). Fixes #18668 and #18668.
• Fix membership updates to Spaces not applying in real-time (#6713). Fixes #18737 and #18737.
• Don't show a double stacked invite modals when inviting to Spaces (#6698). Fixes #18745 and #18745. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
• Remove non-functional DuckDuckGo Autocomplete Provider (#6712). Fixes #18778 and #18778.
• Filter members on MemberList load (#6708). Contributed by SimonBrandner.
• Fix improper voice messages being produced in Firefox and sometimes other browsers. (#6696). Fixes #18587 and #18587.
• Fix client forgetting which capabilities a widget was approved for (#6685). Fixes #18786 and #18786.
• Fix left panel widgets not remembering collapsed state (#6687). Fixes #17803 and #17803.
• Fix changelog link colour back to blue (#6692). Fixes #18726 and #18726.
• Soften codeblock border color (#6564). Fixes #18367 and #18367. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
• Pause ringing more aggressively (#6691). Fixes #18588 and #18588. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
• Fix command autocomplete (#6680). Fixes #18670 and #18670. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
• Don't re-sort the room-list based on profile/status changes (#6595). Fixes #110 and #110. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
• Fix codeblock formatting with syntax highlighting on (#6681). Fixes #18739 #18365 and #18739. Contributed by SimonBrandner.
• Add padding to the Add button in the notification settings (#6665). Fixes #18706 and #18706. Contributed by SimonBrandner.