Vector 0.4.2-1

Compose it, pin it, scan it.

A live-rendering Rich Composer, profile QR cards with in-app scanning, a redesigned Status system, pinned chats and pinned messages and a deep stability pass across Communities, accounts, and Android.

New

• Rich Composer: markdown, @mentions, and custom emojis now render live as you type them.
• Profile QR Cards: share your profile as a beautiful Vector QR, and scan your contacts to add them instantly.
• QR Scanning: point your camera at a friend's QR from the New Chat screen and land straight on their profile.
• Status, Redesigned: a compact new status editor with custom emojis and a live preview of how everyone else sees it.
• Pinned Chats: pin your favourite chats to the top of your list, synced across your devices.
• Pinned Messages: pin the messages that matter in a Community channel, visible for everyone.
• Synced Blocks, Mutes & Nicknames: your block list, mutes, and nicknames now sync between devices.
• Mini Apps from URLs: paste a link to an .xdc file and it opens like an uploaded Mini App, multiplayer included.
• Biometric Unlock (Android): protect your account with your phone's built-in lock screen.
• Self-Updating Sideloads (Android): builds installed outside an app store now update themselves, and tapping a received .apk installs it.

Improved

• Faster Channel Opens: Community channels open on their newest messages instantly and page older history in as you scroll back.
• Member Counts: Community member counts are accurate now, and stay that way.
• No Community Ceiling: your joined-Communities list syncs in full no matter how many you join.
• Account Switching: the multi-account core was rebuilt so every background task stays bound to the account that started it; switching accounts mid-sync can no longer mix anything between them.
• Cross-Client Attachments: attachments sent from other Nostr clients now render as proper files instead of bare links.
• Tidier System Events: repeated joins and leaves, as well as pins, collapse into one line.
• UI Polish: modals share a smooth pop-in/pop-out, app chrome is no longer text-selectable, and statuses drop the italic slant.
• Downgrade Protection: the database now refuses to open under an older build instead of risking silent corruption.

Fixed

• Chipmunk Audio: certain m4a voice files (HE-AAC) played at double speed; they now play at the right speed and pitch, and transcription handles them too.
• Deleted Stays Deleted: deleted messages no longer resurrect after a restart when a relay ignored the deletion.
• Reaction Dupes: one reaction per person per emoji.
• Reply Quotes: Community replies keep their quoted context during bulk syncs.
• Migration Tail: migrated v1 Communities stop reappearing in your list, devices that missed a migration catch up on their own, and leaving a Community sticks even if a relay was down at the time.
• Password Changes: changing your local encryption password now re-encrypts all Community data with it, so nothing goes missing afterwards.
• Mini App Privacy: every Mini App gets its own isolated storage now; apps can no longer read each other's data.
• Android File Taps: tapping a downloaded file now opens it.
• Chat Landing: chats no longer open scrolled short of the newest message while media is still loading.

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Preview notes: this is Preview 1 of v0.4.2 on the new preview channel. You'll be offered the official v0.4.2 automatically the moment it releases.