v17

Thanks again to bug reporters and translators v17 is available for download and contains the following fixes and translation updates:

• KDE Connect 1.2 support

  Some distributions now include KDE Connect 1.2, which includes some DBus API breaks. This should fix connecting devices on that version, and will not cause problems for users of older versions. This fixes #72.

• New and Updated Translations

  Thanks to the following translators for their contributions this release cycle:

  • @Huluti for updated French translation
  • @pkomur for update Polish translation

Please Note: there is an outstanding bug (#47) with Nautilus integration that can severely hinder performance, if you encounter this bug, the best solution for now is to disable integration and send files from the device menu.

Full list of changes since v16 here

v16

Thanks again to bug reporters and translators v16 is available for download and contains the following fixes and translation updates:

• MConnect pairing/unpairing

  Pairing and unpairing were broken for upstream MConnect, due to an small oversight, but should now be fixed. Thanks to @Huluti for reporting with very useful debugging information. This fixes #68

• Fixed Keybinding bug

  A small bug was fixed where an Extension keybinding couldn't be unset

• New and Updated Translations

  Thanks to the following translators for their contributions this release cycle:

  • @NikMel for new Swedish translation
  • @SimonMellerin for updated French translation
  • @airon90 for updated Italian translation

Please Note: there is an outstanding bug (#47) with Nautilus integration that can severely hinder performance, if you encounter this bug, the best solution for now is to disable integration and send files from the device menu.

Full list of changes since v15 here

v15

Thanks again to bug reporters and translators v14 is available for download and contains the following fixes and translation updates:

• Improved Icons

  With help from @HEXcube the extension icon and many other included icons have been realigned and made clearer. Additionally, a new symbolic SMS icon is included to account for the lack of an appropriate one in current icon themes.

• New Preference for Persistent Scanning

  There is a new preference in the advanced settings which enables non-stop scanning for devices, as is the case with indicator-kdeconnect. This option should automatically reconnect disconnected devices and prevent the need to scan for new devices, but is disabled by default as it may cause wake-locks or reduce battery life. Use at your discretion.

  This fixes #50 which was "reported" on reddit. If you encounter anyone reporting bugs or requesting features around the web, encourage them to open an issue on Github, or feel free to open one on their behalf!

• Support for Gnome Shell 3.26

  Gnome Shell 3.26 has been released and I've had success using it on current Ubuntu daily images, feel free to report any issues you encounter.

• Fixed Keybinding bug

  A small bug was fixed where keybindings were attempted to be applied for a device which didn't have them. Thanks to @bil-elmoussaoui for reporting #55

• New and Updated Translations

  Thanks to the following translators for their contributions this release cycle:

  • @qba10 for new Polish translation
  • @luisfpg for new Brazilian Portuguese translation
  • @Faenriis for new Serbian translation (native and latin alphabets)
  • @airon90 for updated Italian translation
  • @jonnius for updated German translation
  • @Vistaus for updated Dutch translation

Please Note: there is an outstanding bug (#47) with Nautilus integration that can severely hinder performance, if you encounter this bug, the best solution for now is to disable integration and send files from the device menu.

Full list of changes since v14 here

v14

Thanks to bug reporters and translators v14 is available for download and contains the following fixes and translation updates:

• Preferences doesn't need a running service

  Due to the new keyboard shortcuts, the service is queried for devices so that shortcuts can be assigned to specific devices. If the selected service wasn't running the Preferences window would fail to open, that's now been fixed.

• New and updated Translations

  Thanks to @BathoryPeter for the new Hungarian translation, @Vistaus for the new Dutch translation, @Bajoja (from indicator-kdeconnect) for the new Portuguese translation and @jonnius for an updated German translation and help with some encoding issues.

• Initial Support for Gnome Shell 3.26

  In anticipation of the upcoming Gnome Shell 3.26 release, version 3.25.91 has been added to metadata.json and some initial adjustments made to support the changes to GJS. Gnome 3.26 will come with a much improved version of GJS, but will introduce some incompatibilities with the current code-base. If you'd like to help test, please join the discussion in Issue #40

Full list of changes since v13 here

v13

Thanks to bug reporters, debuggers and translators v13 is now available for download and contains the following notable new features and bug fixes:

• Keyboard Shortcuts

  Extension and per-device functions are now bindable to keyboard shortcuts, allowing quick access to almost all capabilities. See Keyboard Shortcuts in the Wiki for more information.

  This closes #26 which was suggested by @cwmke

• Tooltips

  Some elements, especially icon-only items, now employ tooltips to offer extra information. The behaviour (time-in/time-out) may feel a little non-standard currently, however there don't seem to be any bugs. Thanks to @RaphaelRochet whose code from the application-overview-tooltip extension was adapted for this purpose.

  This fixes #18 which was suggested by @bil-elmoussaoui

• Improved device scanning

  Automatic timeouts have been added for reconnecting to devices (2 seconds) and discovering new devices (15 seconds), instead of requiring manual start and stop.

  This fixes #31 which was suggested by @rugk

• Translations

  Thanks to @SimonMellerin a French translation is now included and thanks to @kubwit an Italian translation as well.

• Minor Icon Changes

  The Attempt Reconnection icon has been changed from "system-search-symbolic" to "view-refresh-symbolic", which seems more appropriate. The Send SMS icon has been changed from "user-available-symbolic" to "mail-send-symbolic", which appears less appropriate for some icon themes, but is more correct across icon themes in general.

  Selecting suitable icons for mobile devices and related functions is an ongoing issue, feel free to join the discussion on Issue #19 to voice your opinion.

Since v12 only included a single fix for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS users, please see the full list of changes since v11 here to see the many changes this release contains.

v12

This is a bug-fix release for users of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS that uses a surprisingly old version of GJS that caught me off guard. It only fixes #38

To be clear, this only includes a single fix applicable to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS users. All other fixes and new features currently in Git will be in the next release.

Thanks to @odifek for testing a number of builds to help track the problem down.

v11

Thanks again to bug reporters, debuggers and translators v11 is now available for download and contains the following features and fixes:

• Support for Contacts via Folks

  Folks collects and aggregates contacts in Gnome Online Accounts (including Google), Evolution Data Server and other supported backends, asynchronously. This means a faster startup time for the SMS Application, more contacts (possibly) and automatic duplicate merging (non-destructive). Support requires the Folks GIR (eg. gir1.2-folks-0.6).

  Thanks to @hugosenari for his Python code and donating his time helping, @cwmke for working the bugs to death, and @Queuecumber for catching the v9 release mistake so quickly.

  Note: This is a difficult feature to test for accounts I don't have; please report any problems you have or accounts that don't seem to be supported.

• Support for Two-Way SMS Conversations

  Two-Way conversations are now simulated by parsing incoming SMS notifications and comparing them with outgoing names and numbers in the Contact Entry of an open SMS window. There is currently no way to prevent the existing notifications from being shown or support for automatically opening an SMS window when a message is received. You must have both the Telephony integration and Receive notifications plugins enabled for this feature to work.

  Note: This is a new feature that may contain some bugs or omissions; please report them. However, this should not interfere with contact auto-completion or sending of SMS messages.

• German translation updated & translation support improved

  Thanks to @jonnius for improving translation coverage for all languages

Full list of changes since v10 here

v10

Sorry again for any inconvenience with yesterday's release, special mention to everyone on Issue #16 for catching my mistake within ~15 minutes.

Thanks yet again to vigilant bug reporters, v10 is now available for download and contains the following features and fixes:

• Support for libfolks has been pulled until thoroughly tested. Those interested in testing can find up to date builds in Issue #16

• Many fixes (10+) to the SMS Application

• Added German Translation

  Thanks to @jonnius for contributing the first translation! Please submit any translations by Pull Request or in issue #22 (details about translations with meson in the README).

• Some small fixes for devices in the User Menu

Full list of changes since v8 here

v8

Thanks yet again to bug reporters, v8 is now available for download and contains the following features and fixes:

• New preference option "Auto-Mount Devices"

• New User Menu icon and option "Device Indicators" fixes #19

  Thanks to @isantop and @severin-lemaignan for their input on this issue

• Some small fixes for battery plugin and device scan

• Gnome Shell versions 3.18 - 3.22.3 are marked as supported, fixes #9; please report your results

  Thanks to @severin-lemaignan for confirmation

• Avatars have been removed from sms.js since they never worked anyways

• Big rewrite of the README

Special mention to @bil-elmoussaoui for his help catching an API bug I totally missed in share.js

Full list of changes here

v7

v7 is now available for download and adds the following features:

• It is now possible to scan for a known device that has become disconnected
• It is also possible to scan for new devices from the User Menu

Full list of changes here