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Status Desktop - alpha.5

The fifth alpha release of Desktop is here!

Please note that this version is an alpha meant for testing purposes by core contributors and the community. It's not meant for real use and makes no claims of security or integrity of funds or data in these builds.

We plan to release every 1-2 weeks. Please report issues/bugs in the #desktop channel or at https://github.com/status-im/nim-status-client/issues

macOS users: on first run, you need to right click -> open (due to new Apple requirements for notarization); if in the applications folder, then you need to manually open the folder, right click -> open

Update Instructions (IMPORTANT for users updating for alpha.3 or older)

Some things have changed in this release which require removing the data folder. You should also backup this folder if you have wallet accounts generated with it.

Make sure to back up your seed phrase before doing the following
-> To do so, go into Profile > Privacy and Security > Backup seed phrase

  • on macOS:
    • Open finder, in the menu click "Go" and select "Go To Folder..." and enter~/Library/Application Support/Status
    • Backup this folder somewhere else if you need it
    • After backup, remove the folder and copy the app from the DMG to the Applications folder
  • on Linux: Backup the ~/.config/Status directory if you need it, then delete it.
  • on Windows:
    • Press the Start button, select Run (or Windows Key + R) and type: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Status
    • Backup this folder somewhere else if you need it
    • After backup, remove the folder and install the exe

Notes:

  • Ensure the firewall is allowing the Status desktop app

Some Highlights since previous version:

  • Fix for certain types of spam messages that could cause clients to slow down
  • Support loading messages older than 24 hours with scroll up and fetch messages
  • Replace emoji codes on the spot in the input box
  • Wallet: fixes for certain tokens that could cause client to crash when added
  • Wallet: fix displaying transaction history
  • Wallet: update address balances when a transaction is sent / received
  • Wallet: multiple fixes and features related to transaction modal
  • Support purchasing stickers
  • Improvements in regards to registering ENS names
  • Various UI improvements & UX fixes (too many to list)
  • Various other fixes (too many to list)
  • Under the hood: refactored signals out, to be moved eventually into nim-status / nimstatus
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