v3.21.1

v3.21.1 (Nov 12, 2024) with Chat SDK v4.20.0

• Fixed thumbs up reaction not working in chat messages.

v3.21.0

v3.21.0 (Sep 12, 2024) with Chat SDK v4.19.0

• Changed the Form type message UI rendering due to the modification of the Form model from BaseMessage to MessageForm.
• Sendbird Business Messaging changes
  • Changed behavior not to send viewed stats in case the message is fallback message.
  • Fixed not collecting viewed stats when the category filter is changed.

v3.20.1

v3.20.1 (Aug 30, 2024) with Chat SDK v4.18.0

• Added support for EmojiCategory. You can now filter emojis for different messages when adding Reactions to a message.
  • New Interfaces

       class BaseMessageListAdapter {
           fun getEmojiCategories(message: BaseMessage): List<Long>? {
               return null
           }
       }

  • Note: You need to set your custom EmojiCategory using Sendbird Platform API in advance.
• Fixed a crash in the new version due to new fields not having default value.

v3.20.0

v3.20.0 (Aug 29, 2024) with Chat SDK v4.18.0 DEPRECATED

• Deprecated as this version would cause MissingFieldException from NotificationTemplate due to adding a new field without a default value.
• Added support for EmojiCategory. You can now filter emojis for different messages when adding Reactions to a message.
  • New Interfaces

       class BaseMessageListAdapter {
           fun getEmojiCategories(message: BaseMessage): List<Long>? {
               return null
           }
       }

  • Note: You need to set your custom EmojiCategory using Sendbird Platform API in advance.

v3.19.0

v3.19.0 (Aug 1, 2024) with Chat SDK v4.17.0

• Deprecated authenticateFeed(AuthenticationHandler) in SendbirdUIKit, which is replaced by authenticate(AuthenticationHandler).
• Fixed the crash issue caused by the bindingAdapterPosition in the RecyclerView not being returned correctly.
• Support Right-to-Left (RTL) languages.

v3.18.0

v3.18.0 (Jun 20, 2024) with Chat SDK v4.16.4

• Updated dependencies
  • update compileSdkVersion to 34
  • [Gradle Plugin] Gradle 8.6
  • [Gradle Plugin] Android Gradle Plugin 8.4.1
• Deprecated enableReactionsSupergroup(Boolean) in ChannelConfig, which is not allowed by default. If you wish to use this feature, contact us.
• Added a new set of color resources for UIKit.

v3.17.1

v3.17.1 (Jun 7, 2024) with Chat SDK v4.16.4

• Fixed an intermittent crash due to variable initialization when entering a notification channel.
• Optimized ChatBot streaming message animation.

v3.17.0

v3.17.0 (May 23, 2024) with Chat SDK v4.16.3

• Deprecated notifyStatusUpdated(GroupChannel, StatusFrameView) in MessageThreadInputComponent

• Added a new interface to set the enable state of the message input field

  • Added boolean tryToChangeEnableInputView(boolean, String) in ChannelFragment, MessageThreadFragment, OpenChannelFragment
  • Added boolean tryToChangeEnableInputView(boolean, GroupChannel, String) in MessageInputComponent
  • Added boolean tryToChangeEnableInputView(boolean, OpenChannel, String) in OpenChannelMessageInputComponent

• A new interface has been added to allow you to customise the items in the RecyclerView

  • Added String getActionContextMenuTitle(GroupChannel), List<DialogListItem> makeChannelContextMenu(GroupChannel), and boolean onChannelContextMenuItemClicked(GroupChannel, View, DialogListItem) in ChannelListFragment

• Added a new interface to receive events when a message is clicked or long-clicked on the screen used in Sendbird Business Messaging

  • Added setOnItemClickListener(OnItemClickListener<BaseMessage>) and setOnItemLongClickListener(OnItemLongClickListener<BaseMessage>) in ChatNotificationChannelFragment.Builder and FeedNotificationChannelFragment.Builder

• Added a new feature to support markdown syntax in UserMessage

  • Added enableMarkdownForUserMessage: Boolean in ChannelConfig. If you enable this feature, you can use markdown syntax in the UserMessage.
  • Currently, the following markdown syntax is supported:
    • Bold: **bold**, __bold__
    • Link: [link](https://sendbird.com)

• Options for Suggested Replies, Direction and Target, have been added.

  • These two options only work when ChannelConfig.enableSuggestedReplies is enabled, and each flag operates independently.
  • Added SuggestedRepliesDirection.VERTICAL and SuggestedRepliesDirection.HORIZONTAL which indicate the direction of the suggested replies in SuggestedRepliesView.
  • Added SuggestedRepliesFor.ALL_MESSAGES and SuggestedRepliesFor.LAST_MESSAGE_ONLY, which specify the target messages for suggested replies.
  • Added suggestedRepliesFor in ChannelConfig to set the target messages for suggested replies.
  • Added suggestedRepliesDirection in ChannelConfig to set the direction of the suggested replies.

v3.16.1

v3.16.1 (May 3, 2024) with Chat SDK v4.16.2

• Fixed timeline messages not showing up in the channel.

v3.16.0

v3.16.0 (Apr 25, 2024) with Chat SDK v4.16.2

Support a way to customise the menu items in the ChannelSettingsMenuComponent and OpenChannelSettingsMenuComponent.

• Added createMenuView(Context, String, String, SingleMenuType, int, int) in ChannelSettingsMenuComponent
• Added setMenuList(List<Menu>, MenuViewProvider) in ChannelSettingsMenuComponent.Params`
• Added MenuViewProvider to ChannelSettings that allows you to create and make custom menus.

• Simple example for creating custom menu.

ModuleProviders.channelSettings = ChannelSettingsModuleProvider { context, _ ->
    ChannelSettingsModule(context).apply {
        val customMenuList = ChannelSettingsMenuComponent.defaultMenuSet.toMutableList().apply {
            add(ChannelSettingsMenuComponent.Menu.CUSTOM)
        }
        val component = ChannelSettingsMenuComponent().apply {
            // set the custom menu list.
            params.setMenuList(customMenuList) { context, _ -> // create custom menu view.
                createMenuView(
                    context,
                    "Go to Chat",
                    null,
                    SingleMenuType.NONE,
                    R.drawable.icon_chat,
                    0
                )
            }
        }
        setChannelSettingsMenuComponent(component)
    }
}

• Added getActionContextMenuTitle(Member, GroupChannel), makeActionContextMenu(Member, GroupChannel), and onActionContextMenuItemClicked(Member, DialogListItem, GroupChannel) in MemberListFragment
• Added getActionContextMenuTitle(User, OpenChannel), makeActionContextMenu(User, OpenChannel), and onActionContextMenuItemClicked(User, DialogListItem, OpenChannel) in MemberListFragment
• Added Message template feature for GroupChannel.