v30

v30 is now available for download, containing several bug fixes.

Notable Fixes

• Fix type in menu items (#722 by @Huluti) 🏆
• Nautilus Extension: catch exception for distributions using python2-nautilus
• Notifications: ignore the silent flag (#720 reported by @pacho2)

List of changes since v29 here.

v29

v29 is now available for download, containing several bug fixes.

REMINDER: v29 only supports GNOME 3.34

Notable Fixes & Changes

• Lots of crufty old code removed and optimized
• New clipboard portal for Wayland
• Fix preferences icon rendering and HiDPI in messaging (#700, #701 with testing by @nikolowry)
• UX improvements to preferences (#694 with suggestions from @amivaleo)
• Add keyboard item to the menu
• Fix sending battery updates to remote devices (#704 by @krzysdz) 🏆
• Fix some MMS being treated as group messages (#710 with testing by @allibell)
• Fix translations in Nautilus/Nemo extension

List of changes since v28 here.

v29-rc2

This is a release candidate for v29. Final release will likely be by the end of the month.

REMINDER

Due to the increase in problems with older versions of GNOME, v29 will only support GNOME 3.34

Notable Fixes & Changes

• Nautilus Extension: don't bail completely if a particular translation is missing

List of changes since v28 here.

v29-rc1

This is a release candidate for v29. Final release will likely be by the end of the month.

REMINDER

Due to the increase in problems with older versions of GNOME, v29 will only support GNOME 3.34

Notable Fixes & Changes

• Lots of crufty old code removed and optimized
• New clipboard portal for Wayland
• Fix preferences icon rendering and HiDPI in messaging (#700, #701 with testing by @nikolowry)
• UX improvements to preferences (#694 with suggestions from @amivaleo)
• Add keyboard item to the menu
• Fix sending battery updates to remote devices (#704 by @krzysdz) 🏆
• Fix some MMS being treated as group messages (#710 with testing by @allibell)
• Fix translations in Nautilus/Nemo extension

List of changes since v28 here.

v28

v28 is now available for download, containing several bug fixes.

REMINDER

Due to the increase in problems with older versions of GNOME, v28 is the last version to support non-current GNOME releases. There will be no further releases supporting older versions and we will not be accepting bug reports for versions of GNOME prior to 3.34.

Notable Fixes & Changes

• Fix message window not opening for desktop contacts users (#660 first reported by @wargreen)
• Start RemoteDesktop session on-demand and timeout after 15s of inactivity (#671 first reported by @taaem)
• Fix service not starting automatically (#672 first reported by @mikelpr)
• Fix false positive for notification silent flag (#674/#675 reported and fixed by @ccat3z) 🏆
• Fix remote clipboard being incorrectly cleared on Wayland (#677 reported by @mnoukhov)

List of changes since v27 here.

v28-rc1

This is a release candidate for v28. Final release will likely be by the end of the month.

REMINDER

Due to the increase in problems with older versions of GNOME, v28 will be the last version to support non-current GNOME releases. Please see the Wiki for more information. It is unlikely that this release will fix any or all of the problems occurring in older desktops, so users should be prepared to downgrade GSConnect if necessary.

Notable Fixes & Changes

• Fix message window not opening for desktop contacts users (#660 first reported by @wargreen)
• Start RemoteDesktop session on-demand and timeout after 15s of inactivity (#671 first reported by @taaem)
• Fix service not starting automatically (#672 first reported by @mikelpr)
• Fix false positive for notification silent flag (#674/#675 reported and fixed by @ccat3z) 🏆
• Fix remote clipboard being incorrectly cleared on Wayland (#677 reported by @mnoukhov)

List of changes since v27 here.

v27

v27 is now available for download, early due to protocol changes in the SMS plugin.

Notable Changes

• Support for GNOME Shell 3.34
• Remote input on Wayland (if Mutter RemoteDesktop is available)
• Initial support for presentation pointer
• Allow disabling notification forwarding when session is active (not idle/locked)
• Insert newline (\n) in messaging entry with Shift+Return
• Support clearing the remote clipboard when syncing

Other Notes

Although this release includes quite a few bug fixes, it also includes new features and settings. This release may have serious regressions not yet known. Thanks to all translators for their patience this cycle.

As always don't forget to thank the KDE Connect team!

For a full list of changes since v26 see here.

v27-rc1

This is a release candidate for v27. Final release will be by October 17th (Ubuntu 19.10 Release).

Notable Fixes & Changes

• Support for GNOME Shell 3.34
• Remote input on Wayland (if Mutter RemoteDesktop is available)
• Initial support for presentation pointer
• Allow disabling notification forwarding when session is active (not idle/locked)
• Insert newline (\n) in messaging entry with Shift+Return
• Support clearing the remote clipboard when syncing

List of changes since v26 here.

v26

v26 is now available for download, fixing a bug for new installs of GSConnect.

See #611, #612 & #613 for reports of this bug.

For a full list of changes since v25 see here.

v25

v25 is now available for download, early due to protocol changes in the SMS plugin.

Notable Changes

• Support for controlling remote media players
• Clipboard support for Wayland (experimental)
• CLI scripting interface (experimental & undocumented)
• MMS group messaging (read-only)
• Add support for Brave Web Browser and Nemo File Browser

Other Notes

Although this release includes quite a few bug fixes, it also includes new features and major refactoring. This release may have serious regressions not yet known. Apologies to translators for being given no notice; new strings are still not finalized.

As always don't forget to thank the KDE Connect team!

For a full list of changes since v24 see here.