New update for Android users: version 3.12 is currently rolling out. This new version supports Android 14, and can now go around this annoying playstore issue that prevented people from downloading zim files from outside the app and then transfer them to their phone.
Changelog
New Features
- Support for Android 14
- Added `file picker` in Play Store application.
- Showing progress of loading the online library
- Introduced a new UI for showing `Storage` in the settings screen.
- Added QR code on “Hotspot” screen.
Bugs Fixed
- Application crashes when deleting very large ZIM files.
- Transfer ZIM files feature was stuck when educating users about the feature on tablets.
- ZIM file was not opening from download notification if application is not in the background.
- Kiwix opens in samsung file navigator when opening files from the file manager.
- ZIM file was not opening from Samsung’s “My Files” file explorer.
- In Samsung tablet of Android 14, downloaded files can not be opened via file picker or deep linking.
- Opening `new tab` from app’s shortcut in custom apps was not working.
- Improved the “Note” label in the OverFlowMenu for more clarity.
- Medical wikimedia (mini) keeps crashing.
- Dark mode failing on “Astrolabe” homepage.
- After scrolling up and down any TED article, bottom of the page issue cut.
- Moved the `canReadFile()` method to the IO thread so that it could not block the UI thread.
- GooglePlay store evaluation was showing too early.
- Application crashes when loading the online library content on the `Download` screen.
- Application crashes when loading the asset(videos) from cache.
- Application crashes when creating the webView.
- Application crashes when opening the random article.
- When opening the Download screen from the “Get content” shortcut, we can not navigate to the reader screen.
- “Send diagnostic report” function should open the user’s email client.
- Removed the “Send feedback” option from Help tab.
- Images are not saving in TED zim files.
- Opening an article will show that it has been added as a bookmark.
- Improvement in loading articles, and searching.
- File drawer was showing on Tabs screen.
- Download notification disappears when the application is in the background.
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Compilation/CI/CD
- Using libkiwix `2.2.3`.
- Removed the Fetch library from project.
- APK files missing from releases.
- Added feature to generate `Dummy bundle`.
- Automatically publish to PlayStore for internal testing team.
As always, Kiwix’ code is free and open-source. You can download, share, modify it by grabbing the code here.
