• Notification Chat Linking: Clicking a notification now opens the specific chat in Karere.
• Webcam Support: Added support for using the webcam (Status updates, Video calls) with a new permission dialog.

• Enhanced image paste with Base64 encoding for reliable WhatsApp Web compatibility
• Added middle-click paste from primary selection (selected text)
• Fixed double-paste issue with middle-click

• Fixed missing GSettings schema in Flatpak builds
• Added new application icons
• Corrected metadata description references

• Switch to XDG Notification Portal (ashpd) for better sandboxing support
• Remove direct D-Bus notification permissions for cleaner manifest
• Fixed Open action for downloaded files
• Fixed Dead Key/composition input issues
• Migrated Flatpak build logic to meson.build

• Switch to XDG Background Portal for autostart (improves security and compatibility)

• Add new contributor Sabri Ünal to the About dialog
• General improvements and versioning updates

• Restore autostart permission for improved compatibility

• Remove unnecessary autostart permission to satisfy linter

• Add xdg-config/autostart permission for autostart support

Bug Fix Release

Changes:

• Fixed missing tray icon on GNOME by adding StatusNotifierWatcher permission

Update and Bug Fix Release

Changes:

• Added "Run on Startup" toggle in preferences (default: false)
• Fixed autostart toggle pathing for Flatpak environments
• Fixed tray icon quit behavior
• Added striped symbolic icons for development version

🎉 Major Release 2.0.0

New Features:

• Full rewrite in Rust! 🦀
• New System Tray Icon support
• Notifications fully working with persistence fixes
• Ported from Vala to native Rust/GTK4/Libadwaita
• Redesigned/streamlined preferences dialog
• Enhanced performance and stability

🐛 Bug Fix Release

Fixed:

• Fixed critical startup freeze (spinner) issue by implementing D-Bus activation
• Ensure application starts properly in the background without delay

🎉 Feature Release

New Features:

• 🎤 Microphone permission support for voice notes
• 🚀 Start in background option for autostart
• 🔄 Manual reload and auto-reload on network reconnection

Improvements:

• ⚡ Performance optimizations for startup and shutdown
• 📝 Async dictionary loading for smoother Spell Check initialization
• 📖 Added MPRIS workaround documentation

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed missing dictionaries on startup
• Fixed application freeze during lifecycle events

🔧 Maintenance Release

Improvements:

• Updated build configuration and dependencies
• Enhanced packaging for better compatibility
• Minor bug fixes and stability improvements

📝 Documentation and Metadata Update

Improvements:

• Updated about dialog screenshot
• Updated application screenshots
• Minor README corrections

📸 Screenshots and Documentation Update

Improvements:

• Updated application screenshots with current UI appearance
• Refreshed About dialog screenshot
• Enhanced visual documentation for users

🎉 Version 1.0.0 - Major Milestone Release

New Features:

• ✅ Fixed WhatsApp Web notification banner persistence
• ✅ Fixed notifications not working properly
• 🖼️ Added image paste support via clipboard (Ctrl+V)
• 📥 Implemented download manager with custom directory and toast notifications
• ♿ Enhanced accessibility with screen reader optimization and keyboard navigation
• 📝 Added comprehensive spell checking system with auto-detection
• 🔤 Integrated 80+ language dictionaries from LibreOffice
• ⌨️ Added keyboard shortcuts dialog using AdwShortcutsDialog

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed Ctrl+V paste for text content - now works for both text and images
• Fixed WhatsApp notification permission not persisting across sessions
• Fixed notifications banner appearing on every app launch
• Fixed WebView zoom being enabled by default (now disabled)
• Fixed clipboard manager intercepting all paste events
• Removed hardcoded blueprint compiler paths for cross-architecture support

Code Quality Improvements:

• ♻️ Major refactor: Reorganized codebase with PascalCase filenames
• ♻️ Refactored Window.vala into specialized manager components
• ♻️ Removed custom logging and crash reporting (use system journalctl)
• 🗑️ Removed Do Not Disturb feature (handled by system notification daemon)
• 🗑️ Cleaned up obsolete test files and unused dependencies
• 🗑️ Removed json-glib, gee, and libsoup dependencies
• 🧹 Centralized settings management with SettingsManager singleton
• 🧹 Removed DependencyContainer.vala (unused dependency injection)
• 📸 Reorganized screenshots into data/screenshots/ directory

Technical Changes:

• Implemented UserScript injection for Notification.permission state
• Connected show_notification signal handler for WebKit notifications
• WebKitGTK 6.0 storage persistence verified and documented
• Updated SettingsManager to be the default for all settings access
• Improved build system with cleaner dependency management

Documentation:

• 📚 Enhanced README with accessibility features documentation
• 📚 Documented all keyboard shortcuts by category
• 📚 Added spell checking configuration guide
• 📚 Fixed GitHub repository URLs (karere-vala → karere)

🐛 Runtime Update and Bug Fixes

Improvements:

• Updated GNOME runtime to version 49 for enhanced compatibility
• Improved system integration with latest platform libraries
• Better support for modern desktop environments
• Enhanced stability and performance optimizations

Bug Fixes:

• Resolved compatibility issues with newer GNOME environments
• Fixed potential rendering inconsistencies
• Improved error handling and recovery mechanisms

✨ Enhanced Emoji Support, External Link Handling, and Build Improvements

New Features:

• Added high-quality Noto Color Emoji fonts (v2.047, Unicode 16.0 support)
• Enhanced WebKit rendering with maximum hardware acceleration
• Improved emoji consistency with bundled font system
• Optimized font loading to eliminate display conflicts
• Added WebKit cache control setting for improved rendering consistency
• Cache disabled by default to prevent emoji rendering issues

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed external links not opening in default browser when running in Flatpak
• Improved external link handling with proper Flatpak portal support
• Fixed random emoji display issues and blank emoji problems
• Fixed invalid meson version requirement preventing builds
• Corrected dependency version specifications in meson.build
• Resolved flatpak-builder compatibility issues
• Enhanced URL validation for external link detection

Improvements:

• Eliminated WebKit cache corruption affecting emoji rendering
• Streamlined font stack for consistent emoji appearance
• Enhanced 2D canvas acceleration for better graphics performance
• Improved font loading stability and reduced race conditions
• Better sandboxed environment compatibility
• More reliable link opening mechanism
• Enhanced logging for external link operations
• Better build system compatibility with different environments
• Enhanced CI/CD pipeline stability
• More robust dependency handling

Technical Changes:

• Removed unnecessary mobile user agent switching (WhatsApp Web is desktop-only)
• Disabled problematic WebKit caches causing font corruption
• Simplified emoji font configuration to single high-quality source
• Restored Safari Linux user agent for native WebKit experience
• Added subpixel font scaling and advanced rendering optimizations
• Implemented Flatpak portal system for external link handling

🔧 Code Refactoring and Architecture Improvements

Improvements:

• Converted template files to preprocessor directives for cleaner code
• Eliminated .vala.in template substitution system
• Added compile-time conditional compilation using DEVELOPMENT flag
• Improved build system maintainability and type safety
• Added contributors Aman Das and Cameo to about dialog

Technical Changes:

• Replaced window.vala.in and preferences.vala.in with direct .vala files
• Updated meson.build to use Vala preprocessor directives
• Simplified source file management in build system

🐛 Bug Fixes and Improvements

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed crash when handling invalid user input data
• Resolved memory leak in notification cleanup
• Corrected accessibility focus handling

Improvements:

• Better error handling for network timeouts
• Enhanced stability for extended usage
• Performance optimizations for scrolling

🔧 Metadata and Standards Compliance

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed duplicate provides tags in metainfo validation
• Corrected AppStream metainfo format compliance
• Resolved invalid markup in release descriptions

Improvements:

• Updated all references from appdata to metainfo format
• Enhanced Flathub compliance and validation
• Improved translation file consistency

🐛 Bug Fixes and Improvements

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed crash when handling invalid notification data
• Resolved memory leak in WebKit manager cleanup
• Corrected window state persistence on shutdown

Improvements:

• Better error handling for network disconnections
• Enhanced stability during long sessions
• Performance optimizations for faster startup

🚀 Major Architecture Migration: Python to Vala/GTK4

BREAKING CHANGE: Complete rewrite from Python to native Vala for better performance and integration.

⚠️ Important: After upgrading, you will need to re-sync your mobile device with WhatsApp Web as this is a completely new application implementation.

New Features:

• Native Vala/GTK4 implementation for optimal performance
• Modern LibAdwaita UI with Blueprint declarative interface
• Enhanced WebKitGTK 6.0 integration
• Advanced notification system with native desktop integration
• Comprehensive accessibility support
• Professional logging and crash reporting system
• Keyboard shortcuts and productivity features
• Multi-language spell checking support
• Granular privacy and notification controls
• Hardware-accelerated rendering
• Improved memory efficiency and startup performance

Technical Improvements:

• Migrated from Python 3 to native Vala compilation
• Modern Meson build system with Blueprint UI compilation
• Comprehensive test suite with unit and integration tests
• Production-ready error handling and crash recovery
• Enhanced security with proper sandboxing
• Complete internationalization support