ntfy/docs/releases.md

# Release notes
Binaries for all releases can be found on the GitHub releases pages for the [ntfy server](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases)
and the [ntfy Android app](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/releases).

## ntfy Android app v1.12.0
Released Apr 25, 2022

The main feature in this Android release is [Action Buttons](https://ntfy.sh/docs/publish/#action-buttons), a feature
that allows users to add actions to the notifications. Actions can be to view a website or app, send a broadcast, or
send a HTTP request. 

We also added support for [ntfy:// deep links](https://ntfy.sh/docs/subscribe/phone/#ntfy-links), added three more 
languages and fixed a ton of bugs. 

**Features:**

* Custom notification [action buttons](https://ntfy.sh/docs/publish/#action-buttons) ([#134](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/134),
  thanks to [@mrherman](https://github.com/mrherman) for reporting)
* Support for [ntfy:// deep links](https://ntfy.sh/docs/subscribe/phone/#ntfy-links) ([#20](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/20), thanks
  to [@Copephobia](https://github.com/Copephobia) for reporting)
* [Fastlane metadata](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/ntfy/android-fastlane/) can now be translated too ([#198](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/198),
  thanks to [@StoyanDimitrov](https://github.com/StoyanDimitrov) for reporting)
* Channel settings option to configure DND override, sounds, etc. ([#91](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/91))

**Bugs:**

* Validate URLs when changing default server and server in user management ([#193](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/193),
  thanks to [@StoyanDimitrov](https://github.com/StoyanDimitrov) for reporting)
* Error in sending test notification in different languages ([#209](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/209),
  thanks to [@StoyanDimitrov](https://github.com/StoyanDimitrov) for reporting)
* "[x] Instant delivery in doze mode" checkbox does not work properly ([#211](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/211))
* Disallow "http" GET/HEAD actions with body ([#221](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/221), thanks to
  [@cmeis](https://github.com/cmeis) for reporting)
* Action "view" with "clear=true" does not work on some phones ([#220](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/220), thanks to
  [@cmeis](https://github.com/cmeis) for reporting)
* Do not group foreground service notification with others ([#219](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/219), thanks to
  [@s-h-a-r-d](https://github.com/s-h-a-r-d) for reporting)

**Additional translations:**

* Czech (thanks to [@waclaw66](https://hosted.weblate.org/user/waclaw66/))
* Japanese (thanks to [@shak](https://hosted.weblate.org/user/shak/))
* Russian (thanks to [@flamey](https://hosted.weblate.org/user/flamey/) and [@ilya.mikheev.coder](https://hosted.weblate.org/user/ilya.mikheev.coder/))

**Thanks for testing:**

Thanks to [@s-h-a-r-d](https://github.com/s-h-a-r-d) (aka @Shard), [@cmeis](https://github.com/cmeis),
@poblabs, and everyone I forgot for testing.

## ntfy server v1.21.2
Released Apr 24, 2022

In this release, the web app got translation support and was translated into 9 languages already 🇧🇬 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🌎. 
It also re-adds support for ARMv6, and adds server-side support for Action Buttons. [Action Buttons](https://ntfy.sh/docs/publish/#action-buttons)
is a feature that will be released in the Android app soon. It allows users to add actions to the notifications. 
Limited support is available in the web app.

**Features:**

* Custom notification [action buttons](https://ntfy.sh/docs/publish/#action-buttons) ([#134](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/134),
  thanks to [@mrherman](https://github.com/mrherman) for reporting)
* Added ARMv6 build ([#200](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/200), thanks to [@jcrubioa](https://github.com/jcrubioa) for reporting)
* Web app internationalization support 🇧🇬 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🌎 ([#189](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/189))

**Bugs:**

* Web app: English language strings fixes, additional descriptions for settings ([#203](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/203), thanks to [@StoyanDimitrov](https://github.com/StoyanDimitrov))
* Web app: Show error message snackbar when sending test notification fails ([#205](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/205), thanks to [@cmeis](https://github.com/cmeis))
* Web app: basic URL validation in user management ([#204](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/204), thanks to [@cmeis](https://github.com/cmeis))
* Disallow "http" GET/HEAD actions with body ([#221](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/221), thanks to
  [@cmeis](https://github.com/cmeis) for reporting)

**Translations (web app):**

* Bulgarian (thanks to [@StoyanDimitrov](https://github.com/StoyanDimitrov))
* German (thanks to [@cmeis](https://github.com/cmeis))
* Indonesian (thanks to [@linerly](https://hosted.weblate.org/user/linerly/))
* Japanese (thanks to [@shak](https://hosted.weblate.org/user/shak/))
* Norwegian Bokmål (thanks to [@comradekingu](https://github.com/comradekingu))
* Russian (thanks to [@flamey](https://hosted.weblate.org/user/flamey/) and [@ilya.mikheev.coder](https://hosted.weblate.org/user/ilya.mikheev.coder/))
* Spanish (thanks to [@rogeliodh](https://github.com/rogeliodh))
* Turkish (thanks to [@ersen](https://ersen.moe/))

**Integrations:**

[Apprise](https://github.com/caronc/apprise) support was fully released in [v0.9.8.2](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/releases/tag/v0.9.8.2)
of Apprise. Thanks to [@particledecay](https://github.com/particledecay) and [@caronc](https://github.com/caronc) for their fantastic work. 
You can try it yourself like this (detailed usage in the [Apprise wiki](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_ntfy)):

```
pip3 install apprise
apprise -b "Hi there" ntfys://mytopic
```

## ntfy Android app v1.11.0
Released Apr 7, 2022

**Features:**

* Download attachments to cache folder ([#181](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/181))
* Regularly delete attachments for deleted notifications ([#142](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/142))
* Translations to different languages ([#188](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/188), thanks to
  [@StoyanDimitrov](https://github.com/StoyanDimitrov) for initiating things)

**Bugs:**

* IllegalStateException: Failed to build unique file ([#177](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/177), thanks to [@Fallenbagel](https://github.com/Fallenbagel) for reporting)
* SQLiteConstraintException: Crash during UP registration ([#185](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/185))
* Refresh preferences screen after settings import (#183, thanks to [@cmeis](https://github.com/cmeis) for reporting)
* Add priority strings to strings.xml to make it translatable (#192, thanks to [@StoyanDimitrov](https://github.com/StoyanDimitrov))

**Translations:**

* English language improvements (thanks to [@comradekingu](https://github.com/comradekingu))
* Bulgarian (thanks to [@StoyanDimitrov](https://github.com/StoyanDimitrov))
* Chinese/Simplified (thanks to [@poi](https://hosted.weblate.org/user/poi) and [@PeterCxy](https://hosted.weblate.org/user/PeterCxy))
* Dutch (*incomplete*, thanks to [@diony](https://hosted.weblate.org/user/diony))
* French (thanks to [@Kusoneko](https://kusoneko.moe/) and [@mlcsthor](https://hosted.weblate.org/user/mlcsthor/))
* German (thanks to [@cmeis](https://github.com/cmeis))
* Italian (thanks to [@theTranslator](https://hosted.weblate.org/user/theTranslator/))
* Indonesian (thanks to [@linerly](https://hosted.weblate.org/user/linerly/))
* Norwegian Bokmål (*incomplete*, thanks to [@comradekingu](https://github.com/comradekingu))
* Portuguese/Brazil (thanks to [@LW](https://hosted.weblate.org/user/LW/))
* Spanish (thanks to [@rogeliodh](https://github.com/rogeliodh))
* Turkish (thanks to [@ersen](https://ersen.moe/))

**Thanks:**

* Many thanks to [@cmeis](https://github.com/cmeis), [@Fallenbagel](https://github.com/Fallenbagel), [@Joeharrison94](https://github.com/Joeharrison94),
  and [@rogeliodh](https://github.com/rogeliodh) for input on the new attachment logic, and for testing the release

## ntfy server v1.20.0
Released Apr 6, 2022

**Features:**:

* Added message bar and publish dialog ([#196](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/196)) 

**Bugs:**

* Added `EXPOSE 80/tcp` to Dockerfile to support auto-discovery in [Traefik](https://traefik.io/) ([#195](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/195), thanks to [@s-h-a-r-d](https://github.com/s-h-a-r-d))

**Documentation:**

* Added docker-compose example to [install instructions](install.md#docker) ([#194](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/pull/194), thanks to [@s-h-a-r-d](https://github.com/s-h-a-r-d))

**Integrations:**

* [Apprise](https://github.com/caronc/apprise) has added integration into ntfy ([#99](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/99), [apprise#524](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/pull/524),
  thanks to [@particledecay](https://github.com/particledecay) and [@caronc](https://github.com/caronc) for their fantastic work)

## ntfy server v1.19.0
Released Mar 30, 2022

**Bugs:**

* Do not pack binary with `upx` for armv7/arm64 due to `illegal instruction` errors ([#191](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/191), thanks to [@iexos](https://github.com/iexos))
* Do not allow comma in topic name in publish via GET endpoint (no ticket)
* Add "Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *" for attachments (no ticket, thanks to @FrameXX)
* Make pruning run again in web app ([#186](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/186))
* Added missing params `delay` and `email` to publish as JSON body (no ticket)

**Documentation:**

* Improved [e-mail publishing](config.md#e-mail-publishing) documentation

## ntfy server v1.18.1
Released Mar 21, 2022   
_This release ships no features or bug fixes. It's merely a documentation update._

**Documentation:**

* Overhaul of [developer documentation](https://ntfy.sh/docs/develop/)
* PowerShell examples for [publish documentation](https://ntfy.sh/docs/publish/) ([#138](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/138), thanks to [@Joeharrison94](https://github.com/Joeharrison94))
* Additional examples for [NodeRED, Gatus, Sonarr, Radarr, ...](https://ntfy.sh/docs/examples/) (thanks to [@nickexyz](https://github.com/nickexyz))
* Fixes in developer instructions (thanks to [@Fallenbagel](https://github.com/Fallenbagel) for reporting)

## ntfy Android app v1.10.0
Released Mar 21, 2022

**Features:**

* Support for UnifiedPush 2.0 specification (bytes messages, [#130](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/130))
* Export/import settings and subscriptions ([#115](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/115), thanks [@cmeis](https://github.com/cmeis) for reporting)
* Open "Click" link when tapping notification ([#110](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/110), thanks [@cmeis](https://github.com/cmeis) for reporting)
* JSON stream deprecation banner ([#164](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/164))

**Bug fixes:**

* Display locale-specific times, with AM/PM or 24h format ([#140](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/140), thanks [@hl2guide](https://github.com/hl2guide) for reporting)

## ntfy server v1.18.0
Released Mar 16, 2022

**Features:**

* [Publish messages as JSON](https://ntfy.sh/docs/publish/#publish-as-json) ([#133](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/133), 
  thanks [@cmeis](https://github.com/cmeis) for reporting, thanks to [@Joeharrison94](https://github.com/Joeharrison94) and 
  [@Fallenbagel](https://github.com/Fallenbagel) for testing)

**Bug fixes:**

* rpm: do not overwrite server.yaml on package upgrade ([#166](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/166), thanks [@waclaw66](https://github.com/waclaw66) for reporting)
* Typo in [ntfy.sh/announcements](https://ntfy.sh/announcements) topic ([#170](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/pull/170), thanks to [@sandebert](https://github.com/sandebert))
* Readme image URL fixes ([#156](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/pull/156), thanks to [@ChaseCares](https://github.com/ChaseCares))

**Deprecations:**

* Removed the ability to run server as `ntfy` (as opposed to `ntfy serve`) as per [deprecation](deprecations.md)

## ntfy server v1.17.1
Released Mar 12, 2022

**Bug fixes:**

* Replace `crypto.subtle` with `hashCode` to errors with Brave/FF-Windows (#157, thanks for reporting @arminus)

## ntfy server v1.17.0
Released Mar 11, 2022

**Features & bug fixes:**

* Replace [web app](https://ntfy.sh/app) with a React/MUI-based web app from the 21st century (#111)
* Web UI broken with auth (#132, thanks for reporting @arminus)
* Send static web resources as `Content-Encoding: gzip`, i.e. docs and web app (no ticket)
* Add support for auth via `?auth=...` query param, used by WebSocket in web app (no ticket) 

## ntfy server v1.16.0
Released Feb 27, 2022

**Features & Bug fixes:**

* Add [auth support](https://ntfy.sh/docs/subscribe/cli/#authentication) for subscribing with CLI (#147/#148, thanks @lrabane)
* Add support for [?since=<id>](https://ntfy.sh/docs/subscribe/api/#fetch-cached-messages) (#151, thanks for reporting @nachotp)

**Documentation:**

* Add [watchtower/shoutrr examples](https://ntfy.sh/docs/examples/#watchtower-notifications-shoutrrr) (#150, thanks @rogeliodh)
* Add [release notes](https://ntfy.sh/docs/releases/)

**Technical notes:**

* As of this release, message IDs will be 12 characters long (as opposed to 10 characters). This is to be able to 
  distinguish them from Unix timestamps for #151.

## ntfy Android app v1.9.1
Released Feb 16, 2022

**Features:**

* Share to topic feature (#131, thanks u/emptymatrix for reporting)
* Ability to pick a default server (#127, thanks to @poblabs for reporting and testing)
* Automatically delete notifications (#71, thanks @arjan-s for reporting)
* Dark theme: Improvements around style and contrast (#119, thanks @kzshantonu for reporting)

**Bug fixes:**

* Do not attempt to download attachments if they are already expired (#135)
* Fixed crash in AddFragment as seen per stack trace in Play Console (no ticket)

**Other thanks:**

* Thanks to @rogeliodh, @cmeis and @poblabs for testing

## ntfy server v1.15.0
Released Feb 14, 2022

**Features & bug fixes:**

* Compress binaries with `upx` (#137)
* Add `visitor-request-limit-exempt-hosts` to exempt friendly hosts from rate limits (#144)
* Double default requests per second limit from 1 per 10s to 1 per 5s (no ticket)
* Convert `\n` to new line for `X-Message` header as prep for sharing feature (see #136)
* Reduce bcrypt cost to 10 to make auth timing more reasonable on slow servers (no ticket)
* Docs update to include [public test topics](https://ntfy.sh/docs/publish/#public-topics) (no ticket)

## ntfy server v1.14.1
Released Feb 9, 2022

**Bug fixes:**

* Fix ARMv8 Docker build (#113, thanks to @djmaze)
* No other significant changes

## ntfy Android app v1.8.1
Released Feb 6, 2022

**Features:**

* Support [auth / access control](https://ntfy.sh/docs/config/#access-control) (#19, thanks to @cmeis, @drsprite/@poblabs, 
  @gedw99, @karmanyaahm, @Mek101, @gc-ss, @julianfoad, @nmoseman, Jakob, PeterCxy, Techlosopher)
* Export/upload log now allows censored/uncensored logs (no ticket)
* Removed wake lock (except for notification dispatching, no ticket)
* Swipe to remove notifications (#117)

**Bug fixes:**

* Fix download issues on SDK 29 "Movement not allowed" (#116, thanks Jakob)
* Fix for Android 12 crashes (#124, thanks @eskilop)
* Fix WebSocket retry logic bug with multiple servers (no ticket)
* Fix race in refresh logic leading to duplicate connections (no ticket)
* Fix scrolling issue in subscribe to topic dialog (#131, thanks @arminus)
* Fix base URL text field color in dark mode, and size with large fonts (no ticket)
* Fix action bar color in dark mode (make black, no ticket)

**Notes:**

* Foundational work for per-subscription settings

## ntfy server v1.14.0
Released Feb 3, 2022

**Features**:

* Server-side for [authentication & authorization](https://ntfy.sh/docs/config/#access-control) (#19, thanks for testing @cmeis, and for input from @gedw99, @karmanyaahm, @Mek101, @gc-ss, @julianfoad, @nmoseman, Jakob, PeterCxy, Techlosopher)
* Support `NTFY_TOPIC` env variable in `ntfy publish` (#103)

**Bug fixes**:

* Binary UnifiedPush messages should not be converted to attachments (part 1, #101)

**Docs**:

* Clarification regarding attachments (#118, thanks @xnumad)

## ntfy Android app v1.7.1
Released Jan 21, 2022

**New features:**

* Battery improvements: wakelock disabled by default (#76)
* Dark mode: Allow changing app appearance (#102)
* Report logs: Copy/export logs to help troubleshooting (#94)
* WebSockets (experimental): Use WebSockets to subscribe to topics (#96, #100, #97)
* Show battery optimization banner (#105)

**Bug fixes:**

* (Partial) support for binary UnifiedPush messages (#101)

**Notes:**

* The foreground wakelock is now disabled by default
* The service restarter is now scheduled every 3h instead of every 6h

## ntfy server v1.13.0
Released Jan 16, 2022

**Features:**

* [Websockets](https://ntfy.sh/docs/subscribe/api/#websockets) endpoint
* Listen on Unix socket, see [config option](https://ntfy.sh/docs/config/#config-options) `listen-unix`

## ntfy Android app v1.6.0
Released Jan 14, 2022

**New features:**

* Attachments: Send files to the phone (#25, #15)
* Click action: Add a click action URL to notifications (#85)
* Battery optimization: Allow disabling persistent wake-lock (#76, thanks @MatMaul)
* Recognize imported user CA certificate for self-hosted servers (#87, thanks @keith24)
* Remove mentions of "instant delivery" from F-Droid to make it less confusing (no ticket)

**Bug fixes:**

* Subscription "muted until" was not always respected (#90)
* Fix two stack traces reported by Play console vitals (no ticket)
* Truncate FCM messages >4,000 bytes, prefer instant messages (#84)

## ntfy server v1.12.1
Released Jan 14, 2022

**Bug fixes:**

* Fix security issue with attachment peaking (#93)

## ntfy server v1.12.0
Released Jan 13, 2022

**Features:**

* [Attachments](https://ntfy.sh/docs/publish/#attachments) (#25, #15)
* [Click action](https://ntfy.sh/docs/publish/#click-action) (#85)
* Increase FCM priority for high/max priority messages (#70)

**Bug fixes:**

* Make postinst script work properly for rpm-based systems (#83, thanks @cmeis)
* Truncate FCM messages longer than 4000 bytes (#84)
* Fix `listen-https` port (no ticket)

## ntfy Android app v1.5.2
Released Jan 3, 2022

**New features:**

* Allow using ntfy as UnifiedPush distributor (#9)
* Support for longer message up to 4096 bytes (#77)
* Minimum priority: show notifications only if priority X or higher (#79)
* Allowing disabling broadcasts in global settings (#80)

**Bug fixes:**

* Allow int/long extras for SEND_MESSAGE intent (#57)
* Various battery improvement fixes (#76)

## ntfy server v1.11.2
Released Jan 1, 2022

**Features & bug fixes:**

* Increase message limit to 4096 bytes (4k) #77
* Docs for [UnifiedPush](https://unifiedpush.org) #9
* Increase keepalive interval to 55s #76
* Increase Firebase keepalive to 3 hours #76

## ntfy server v1.10.0
Released Dec 28, 2021

**Features & bug fixes:**

* [Publish messages via e-mail](ntfy.sh/docs/publish/#e-mail-publishing) #66
* Server-side work to support [unifiedpush.org](https://unifiedpush.org) #64
* Fixing the Santa bug #65

## Older releases
For older releases, check out the GitHub releases pages for the [ntfy server](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases)
and the [ntfy Android app](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/releases).