Amethyst v0.94.3: Encrypted Media on DMs, GIFs & Custom Emoji Inputs, Fixes for Tor Leaks

• Amethyst v0.94.0 brings encrypted media uploads on direct message (NIP-17 DMs) chats, with every upload now encrypted to the recipient's public key, following the same specification as 0xChat, significantly enhancing privacy compared to the traditional "hidden link" design.

"The encrypted blobs are sent to NIP-96 and Blossom servers. Make sure your server accepts encrypted blobs. Sattelite and void.cat do accept," was stated in the release notes.

• Version 0.94.0 also redesigns the app's upload screens, enabling multiple images/videos at the same time on new posts, stories and chats encryption. Error handling was also improved with the screens now allowing users to try again using a different server.
• Amethyst v0.94.1 also adds a : command to link custom emojis on new posts and chats.
• "Similar to the @ for user search, just start typing to find your custom emojis. When you see the list of emojis, click on the emoji to add it as an inline emoji OR click on the right button to add as a regular URL in the post," said the developers.

"Create your GIF and rection libraries on emojito.meme . Make sure to bookmark your and/or other people's emoji packs to add them to Amethyst's : list."

• Amethyst v0.94.2 fixes a couple of Tor leaks introduced during the migration of two APIs in v0.94.0.

"The new relay API contained a bug that bypassed the user's Tor preference for relays and the migration to Coil3 implemented a one-time cache for the Tor preference, preventing it from reflecting subsequent changes for image loading," said the project.

• Amethyst v0.93.4 adds iMeta tags to GIF urls to optimize GIF previews.

What's new

• Adds support for encrypted media uploads on NIP-17 DMs.
• Integrates with Pokey's Broadcast receiver.
• Expands the Around me filter to 50km.
• Shows NIP-22 replies in the replies tab of the user profile.
• New upload screen for chats.
• When uploads fail, the screen stays live to allow changing the server and trying again.
• Improves the padding in the layout of the gallery.
• Allows multi-images posts to be displayed in the Profile gallery.
• Refactors zap error message screen to allow sending messages directly to each split receiver with their error.
• Adds support for multiple media uploads at the same time.
• Adds support to display PictureEvents with multiple images at the same time.
• Adds QR code private key export dialog.
• Added Gamestr custom hashtag icon.
• Switches to the right account from push notification's click.
• Adds new picture and video events to the user profile gallery.
• Adds basic support for RelationshipStatus to Quartz.
• Adds iMeta tags to GIF urls to optimize GIF previews.
• Fixes the extra empty kind 20 post when uploading videos on the media tab.
• Fix: Only close the upload screen if the video upload is a success on the Media tab.
• Maintains note reaction visibility when scrolling.

Full release notes are available here.

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