Monal for Mac 4.3 aka the catalyst build is now out in the App Store. Hopefully going forward iOS and Mac will come out at the same time. I will be phasing out the other older Mac client
Continue ReadingBurned by an old typo
At some point a long time ago while writing the OMEMO code I entered in the device features. While returning the features that Monal supported, I returned eu.siacs.conversations.axolotl.devicelist instead of eu.siacs.conversations.axolotl.devicelist+notify . The missing +notify meant I didn’t get notifications when the device list changed causing all sort of havoc. […]
Continue ReadingMac Catalyst delayed in the Appstore.. it’s blocking the keychain
It seems that the mac app store is currently blocking the use of the keychain as a non public api. It’s clearly a bug because this has worked fine for a decade and until yesterday there were no issues. Until they resolve this, i can’t upload new catalyst builds — […]
Continue ReadingRemoving Google talk
I am planning to remove Google talk support from 4.4 onwards for Mac and iOS. Its an sad milestone because Google talk was why I made Monal in 2008. However, given google themselves have deprecated it twice and even its replacement google chat has been deprecated, it seems increasingly less […]
Continue ReadingNew Mac and iOS beta bre updated
There was a bug in last nights iOS and Mac builds that caused it to crash on group chats. I have updated both clients now. I have also linked the old Monal-OSX.zip file to the catalyst version. Catalyst is the mac client now. This should allow brew users to get […]
Continue ReadingXMPP is weird
There are many weird things about xmpp. The contact approval system and the need to approve a contact to send encrypted messages is probably one of the best examples. A lot of OMEMO issues can probably be traced to your contacts subscription either being to, from or none. Those words […]
Continue ReadingMonal iOS is available in France
Monal 4.3 if out for iOS. Mac os will come soon. It’s taking longer because it is treated as a new app. I am leaving the other mac app in the app store for older macs. This change in 4.3 also means it is now available in france. On a […]
Continue ReadingExpect to see 4.3 this week
Monal 4.3 will be in the app store this week. In conjunction with that I have updated the home page to reflect the app as it is going to be. Needless to say the front page is very non technical. On a related note, I now remember how making accurate […]
Continue ReadingMac and iOS: improving error handling
As we march along to a release, I have added better error handling in the mac and iOS client. A lot of this is focused on OMEMO. The most recent update today includes these changes in addition to fixes to sending/receiving aesgcm images. In the new error messages I have […]
Continue ReadingNew builds (again)
There is a new Mac and iOS build up for testing. The changes fix: Message duplication (Receiving) Crashing on ios12
Continue Reading