Mobile Martus for Android Software Version 1.2.1 Release Notes.txt ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mobile Martus for Android allows you to securely send text and attachments (images, video, voice notes, etc) from your mobile device to the Martus servers, to be retrieved by you or someone you designate via the Martus Desktop Client. See the Mobile Martus for Android Reference Guide (at https://www.martus.org/mobile/docs/) for instructions on how to install and run the Mobile Martus software and for a more detailed description of product features. Mobile Martus for Android release information by version and release date: Version 1.2.1 (2014-08.18 – 4.5) - Added Mobile Martus version 1.2 user interface and documentation translations in Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Farsi, Spanish and Vietnamese. Version 1.2 (2014-07.08 – 4.5) This release is available in English and partially translated in Farsi, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese. There are plans to translate Mobile Martus for Android into other languages in future versions. - Added Mobile Martus Configuration Wizard for account setup including: * Simplified server setup with integrated Martus default server information. (also included in Select Server screen outside of wizard) * Add and verify Contacts (formerly Headquarters accounts) during setup. To improve usability, Contact key information can be loaded from Martus servers (in addition to via a file if access to a server is not available). Increased account public codes to 40 digits for security, but allow identification of accounts via a short access token with visual verification of the longer public codes for usability. (also included in Update Contact screen outside of wizard) - Added Mobile Martus version 1.1.1 user interface translation in Farsi. - Updated look and feel and menu organization. Version 1.1.1 (2014-03.31 – 4.4) This release is available in English, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese. There are plans to translate Mobile Martus for Android into other languages in future versions. - Added Mobile Martus user interface, Mobile Martus Overview and Mobile Martus Reference Guide translations in Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese. Version 1.1 (2013-10.29 - 4.4) This release is only available in English. There are plans to translate Mobile Martus for Android into other languages in future versions. - Re-ordered the setup process to be more intuitive, incorporated Tor in the setup process so that initial communication with the Martus servers can be obscured (and reached, if they are blocked), and added text to the screens as well as additional status messages to guide user setup. - If sending a bulletin to the server is interrupted due to connectivity issues, Martus will now resume from the point where it left off, instead of starting over, which will make sending faster, especially when the bulletin has large attachments. - Added ability to resend unsent bulletins (bulletins that were not able to be sent to the server usually due to connectivity issues) to the Tools menu. - Added a Settings option to only send bulletins over Wi-Fi. - Made entry of Martus server IP addresses easier by changing the number keypad that is used, and by allowing users to also now enter asterisks (*) instead of periods (.) if desired. - Fixed a setup issue where the server access magic word sometimes had to be entered multiple times. - Fixed an issue when installing Orbot during Mobile Martus setup. - Fixed some display issues in landscape mode on certain phones. - Fixed issue where Martus could time out during setup process. - Added additional messages to users, for example when there are connectivity issues. - Updated documentation. - Several other minor bug fixes, clarifications and clean-ups to the user screens. Version 1.0 (2013.08.29 - 4.3) This release is only available in English. There are plans to translate Mobile Martus for Android into other languages in future versions. Changes from the beta release include: - Made Mobile Martus for Android available on the Google Playstore. - You can now check which version of the Mobile Martus for Android software you are running, by selecting "Show Version" under Menu > Tools. - If you are using a Gingerbread (version 2.3.x) Android mobile device, you no longer have to hit the “Menu” button to bring up the Send or Add Attachment (paperclip) buttons. - Added option to export your Public Account ID (.mpi file) to be used for verification of your Mobile Martus account in the Martus Desktop Client. You can also email this file from inside Martus, or attach to a Martus bulletin to be sent directly to a Martus Desktop Client account. - Applied security fix to address Android bug in random number generation for encryption. - Mobile Martus now asks for password confirmation before entering new server info as a security measure. - Created Servers, Tools, and Help menus. Added Contact Us and Documentation menu items. - Added warning when user hits the back or home buttons, and might lose data that has been entered in a bulletin. - Changed "Reset to freshly installed state" wording to be "Delete my account" so that it more closely matches Martus Desktop Client terminology. - When you cancel out of the "Select Server" screen, you are taken back to the main Martus screen, as opposed to exiting the Mobile Martus app. - Added warning if both passwords don't match when setting up account. - Changed where unsent bulletin data is stored on the phone (for example if you do not have connectivity), so that they cannot be unintentionally deleted if the phone's cache is cleared. - Improved display of field labels on Gingerbread phones. - Improved messages about attachments. - Updated documentation