New Features:

1. Hierarchical Channels with n levels of Channels and Sub-Channels      
   
2. Floating button to create a social post on each screen  
   
3. 'Send To...' option on the social profile page to share social profiles with others    
   
4. Feature for searching the IOM Channels. An IOM Channel is a Channel on a separate instance, where the user has permission to access.        
   
5. Add Topic button in Table view on the channel detail page  
   
6. Configurations in backend for bypassing authorization for public channels and requesting authorization for intranet channels access  
7. [IOM Channels] IOM Topics are now stored with the prefix 'iom' to make them unique  
8. Implemented rights and permissions for IOM channels and Topics  
9. Implemented and integrated multi/nth level hierarchical channels with the mobile apps
10. Seek forward/backward functionality in channels for videos along with the seek-bar  
11. [Mobile] Loader on file attachment screen  
12. User name tooltips when hovering an avatar in the channel info panel  

Changes:

1. Optimized flow when moving a Topic to a Channel      
   
2. Updated the general post size and post detail page size  
   
3. Display of empty state for filter chips updated    
   
4. Updated UI for comment section    
5. Added tooltips to the channel detail page viewer options and adjusted topic tile height in tile view    
6. Updated flow for add sub channel option to be only visible to authors and admins of IOM channels
7. Updated links for attachments in IOM Channels and Topics  
8. Updated user rights and permissions to create topics in IOM channels  
9. Updated hovering over status for user avatars in the social module  
10. Updated the flow for posts to let the user copy a text without opening the post detail page  
11. Updated the flow for showing notifications
12. Updated the date stamp behaviour of the social header  
13. Updated the Repost icon color for already reposted posts  
14. Updated the hover-state of the kebab menu in social posts  
15. Updated the saving flow for visited channels and topics  
16. Updated the flow for inline images to open in the gallery
17. Updated and restricted the publish post field for manual input
18. Placed all filters in a single column for a better responsive view  
19. [Mobile] Updated popups
20. Updated the file browser for UI related changes  
21. [IOM Channels][API] - Only subscribed IOM channels are displayed under the IOM chip  
22. Update of pin/unpin channel icon and snackbar messages  

Bugfixes:

1. Fixed the display of the scrollbar
2. Removed unnecessary space in the social header and added dividers in channel listing
3. Fixed the UI in channels  
4. Fixed search highlights in channel and the spacing in social analytics  
5. [Mobile] Fixed minor channel issues
6. Fixed the wrong reference counter  
7. [mobile] Fixed social design
8. [Mobile] Fixed minor channel issues
9. Fixed the broken default channel avatar  
10. [Mobile] Fixed the video topic creation  
11. Fixed the channels search results count  
12. Fixed minor issues from right-side panel in the Social module
13. Fixed Channels and Social on SaaS
14. Fixed the filters and sortings of the channel detail page  
15. Fixed icon shadow of the channel info panel  
16. [iPad] Fixed the sidebar resolution  
17. Fixed the 'create post' button in the responsive view  
18. Fixed and updated some minor tweaks of the social module  
19. Fixed the edit button hover state of the social profile avatar  
20. Fixed the deleted topic redirection  
21. Fixed the channel avatars to update and reflect in real-time  
22. Fixed the copy/paste popup on the topic description screen
23. Fixed the UI of the 'make moderator' kebab menu  
24. Fixed the pagination of the Followings list in Social  
25. Fixed the topic view of the responsive view  
26. Fixed minor Channels and Social issues
27. Fixed real-time updates for Followings listing in Social  
28. Fixed the Follow/Unfollow/Follow-Back button states for social in the notification panel  
29. Fixed channels search
30. Fixed accordion UI for unpublished topics from channel detail page  
31. Fixed and removed the preview image from social posts on mentioned users
32. Fixed alignment and post size on all social screens  
33. Fixed the missing topic author avatar  
34. Fixed the missing avatars in related topics
35. Fixed the UI of the create topic module  
36. Fixed the topic view mode
37. Fixed the webm video support in social and channels  
38. Removed the wrong message for analysis topics when selecting analysis topic from the plus button  
39. Fixed the Topic filters  
40. Updated date-time-stamps for German language in channels and topics  
41. Fixed channel and topic navigation issues for private channels and topics    
42. Fixed issues of filters for topics on the channels detail page  

New Features:

1. [Mobile] VNCsocial functionality: microblogging and social networking feature which enables users to post and interact with social posts. Registered users can post, like, bookmark, reply to and repost social posts. All posts are presented in a chronological stream. Users can share more information and an Avatar picture in their profile. Users can follow each other. The VNCsocial activities such as post views, followers, reactions are visible in the Analytics tab.    
   
2. [Mobile] Smart objects (smartlink, reference, sticky notes, and highlight
   
3. Unsplash image integration in the create/edit topic modules
   
4. New flow to mention Channels and Topics in the Topic description using @channel and @topic keywords  
   
5. 'My Channels' tab in the Channel Chip menu
   
6. Clone Topics
   
7. Analytics view in the social module  
   
8. [Mobile] Analytics view
   
9. Active and All users tab in the channel info panel, separate avatars for inactive users
   
10. Trash feature for Channels and Topics  
    
11. Unsplash API for Unsplash image search support in the create/edit topic module
12. Drag and drop for hero images  
13. Added checks to trim all white-spaces and carriage-returns if no other character in the topic description is added  
14. Unsplash APIs with VNCdirectory support  
15. Integrated action cable for store changes
16. Group Chats in the 'Send To' module of Channels and Topics  
17. Scrolling in the stream view to navigate the user back to the last visited post  
18. Notification emails for comment and topic user mentions  
19. Loader icon in the 'create social post' module for images and local videos while uploading  
20. 'Load More' and 'New Posts' buttons in the Social Stream  
21. Blur effect and tooltip for inactive users in Channels, Topics, and the Social module  

Changes:

1. Updated the flow for changing user roles
   
2. Updated the Create Topic tile size in the grid and tile view of the responsive view    
   
3. Updated the Social post previews for chats  
   
4. Updated the flows for Archived Channels  
   
5. Updated the ESC button behavior to trigger the 'Discard Topic' popup  
6. Refactored Channel detail page at code level  
7. Refactored the code of the Social module, removed unused code  
8. Updated the repost link navigation
9. Updated the storage for followers and followings  
10. Changed the Social posts' width to 880px in the Social module  
11. Updated the flow of the Video Topic's thumbnail generation  
12. Updated Global components in the Social module  
13. [Mobile] Removed the Social channel from the Channels' listing  
14. Updated the 'Change user role' workflow for active and inactive users  
15. Updated the cursor behavior when hovering Social posts  
16. Restricted the repost feature to one repost per post for every user  
17. Replaced the shadowed icons  
18. Updated the scrolling behavior for Social posts on the stream page  
19. Added margin for inline images  
20. Updated the image and video upload flows for Social posts  
21. Updated the flow for reposts
22. Updated the store flow to change the follow/unfollow button states for searched users in real-time  
23. Increased the emoji modules height
24. Updated the flow of the Create Social post module for images and local video attachments  
25. Removed the accordion view in case of not having any scheduled/unpublished posts  
26. Changed 'Topics' to 'Regular' and 'Topic type' to 'Regular Topic' in the filter chips on the Channel detail page and in the Create/Edit Topic module
27. Updated the reposts flow
28. Updated Social stream's top part to change the color when hovering
29. Removed the resize icon from the left panel  
30. Updated the accordion (show/hide Social draft posts) in the Social stream  
31. Updated the URL preview in the Social post flow  
32. Updated the flow of click events in Social posts  
33. Added the Channel/Topic name to the unsubscribe Channel/Topic popups  
34. Updated the scroll flow for Social streams in case of navigating from other tabs  
35. Updated the post preview flow for URLs in the post description  

Bugfixes:

1. Fixed the shortened video URLs and video playing from a specific time  
2. Fixed the video upload and embedding  
3. Fixed the removing of #tags from the Topic description  
4. Fixed various Social stream issues  
5. Removed the user's own reposts from the stream screen  
6. Removed unnecessary API media calls when switching between All and Media tabs in the Stream screen  
7. Fixed various issues in the Channels and Social module
8. Fixed the collapse/expand button alignment in the left panel  
9. Fixed the UI in the Social module  
10. Fixed the date range picker in the Analytics screen in  the Social module  
11. Fixed the toolbar's tooltip visibility in video topics  
12. Fixed the gallery routing for Social posts  
13. Fixed the spacing of Topics on the Channel detail page  
14. Fixed the back button of the Social module  
15. Fixed the video topic view
16. Fixed the right sidebar for Channels and Social  
17. Fixed minor issues in the Social module  
18. Fixed the recent post display in the stream view
19. [Mobile] Fixed Related Objects  
20. Fixed the post removal from the other users' end in case of original post deletion  
21. Fixed the header in the responsive view  
22. Fixed the flow to view shared files in the same tab instead of opening in browser
23. Fixed the notification read/unread count flow  
24. Fixed the responsive view for shared Social posts in the chat
25. Fixed the expand/collapse arrows in the left side bar  
26. Fixed the expanding of the right sidebar
27. Fixed minor issues on the Channel detail screen  
28. Fixed the channel header in the Trash module
29. Fixed the font and alignment for the empty state search in Channels and Topics  
30. Fixed theURL preview for reposts  
31. Fixed the reposts' delay time from API side  
32. Fixed the display of scheduled posts in the stream  
33. Fixed various issues in the Smartlink module  
34. Fixed the border and send button hovering in the Social post stream screen  
35. Fixed the double divider in the Stream screen's header  
36. Fixed the user mention in Social posts  
37. Fixed the left Social panel view in the chat window  
38. Fixed the Social posts while clicking on the date time stamp  
39. Removed repetitive entries of followers and followings
40. Fixed the fonts on the stream and post detail screens  
41. Fixed the Header image updating
42. Fixed the reference object count  
43. Fixed the topic heading and description in the channel detail screen for all resolutions  
44. Fixed the create post module
45. Fixed the profile popup visibility  
46. Fixed the flow to show/hide the Followers and Followings chips in the Notification center on the basis of the enabled/disabled Social module    
47. Fixed the URL behavior in the user's profile description  
48. Fixed the 'Send To' module text field adjustment
49. Fixed the thumbnail URL for Social posts  
50. Fixed the disappearing scheduled posts in the stream and profile view  
51. Fixed the opening of shared social post links in the same app  
52. Removed unnecessary notification count calls  
53. Fixed the theme effect coloring
54. Fixed the Followers and Followings list display
55. Fixed the profile popup position of the Social module  
56. Fixed the close icons of the create social post module
57. Fixed the create post module UI  
58. Fixed the visibility of the user avatar in the Social module  
59. Fixed the repost bookmarks
60. Fixed the create social post modules height for images  
61. Fixed the create/edit topic module sidebar  
62. Fixed the smart objects
63. Fixed the maximize/minimize button of the smart object module  
64. Fixed the display of new posts
65. Fixed the toolbar's tooltip overlapping the create/edit module  
66. Fixed the video topic thumbnails

New Features:

1. Social Topics: Users can post images, videos and web-links and some text with a limit of up to 320 characters
   
2. Sticky-notes for Topics  
   
3. Profile pages in the Social Live module  
   
4. Followers & Followings subscriptions in the Notification center  
   
5. Followings and Followers support in Live streams  
   
6. Added sidebar for user profiles
   
7. #tags and @mentions in social posts  
8. [Mobile] Video topics  
9. Added routings to the Profile page from stream, bookmarks, and subscriptions  
10. [Mobile] Video support for video topics created from the Desktop and Web Clients  
11. Added a loader/spinner for file uploads to the social post module   
12. 'Send to...' functionality for posts in the Live module  
13. Profile sidebar for all screens in the Live module  
14. Schedule/draft social posts in social channels
15. Profile popup in the Followings and Followers screen of the Live module  
16. Embed/upload video to regular topics from the local device
17. Snackbar notification for file downloads
18. Show listings, update, delete, and other actions for social posts in social channels  
19. Search field on the channel detail page
20. [Mobile] create and send social posts in social channels
21. Table View for Topics in Archives
22. Browser for social posts in social channels to view attached files  
23. Quoted replies in social posts  
24. #tags functionality in the 'Send To' module  
25. #tags in comments
26. Live stream functionality in the Social/Live module
27. Added  a 'Delete Post' option to the menu for the author of the post
28. @mention functionality in social posts and comments/replies  
29. Smart links when hovering over a @user (display profile), trigger tag search when clicking a #tag, and show relevant tag results on hovering a #tag in the create/edit mode  
30. [Mobile] Post button in Social channels and Post detail screens
31. Bookmarks page and related features in the Live module
32. Repost functionality for posts in Live streams
33. Integrated User Profile APIs
34. Update posts and replies in Live streams in real-time  
35. Reply functionality for Social Posts  
36. Integrated User's posts APIs
37. Profile popup on the stream screen  
38. Integrated user Profile APIs and updating the fields in real-time

Changes:

1. Updated the fonts for channel and topic names and descriptions in the Related Topics and the Smartlink module
2. [Desktop Client] Updated the flow for smartlinks to open the previews in a new tab of the system's default web-browser  
3. Updated the channel sort order logic for channel listings in the left panel to show the last updated channel on top (under the pinned channels)  
4. Updated the user profile design in the Social Live module in the right sidebar    
5. Updated the clicking behavior for arrow and text to navigate the user to the previous screen from the post detail screen  
6. Updated the flow for creating posts: let the user add either image or video URL in a social post
7. Changed the Sorting order of files to be descending by date in right side panel  
8. Updated the dotted-pagination behavior for posts having inline images  
9. Truncated unnecessary spaces in the create post module and post view    
10. Updated the notification design for social notifications
11. Fixed the social channel's position on top in the channel listing under every chip except Private channel listing
12. Updated the channel listing chips
13. Updated the flow in social channels to show the last visited posts
14. Updated the related topic / smartlink module: date and read/unread filter      
15. Updated the Social Channel's design
16. Updated the CANCEL and SEND buttons font-family  
17. Updated the Create/Edit Social post design  
18. Updated the social post view for inline images
19. Removed the Topic info option from the menu and the edit post option is now only available to the post author  
20. Updated the behavior of the Stream screen UI for different resolutions
21. Changed "Send" button text to "Update" for editing social posts
22. Updated the flow to load the avatars in the notification center  
23. Updated Topic related navigation changes
24. Updated the Channel description screen for UI tweaks and flow changes  
25. Updated the image viewer/gallery behavior for different resolutions for social posts
26. Improved the thumbnail loading time of files in the right-side panel    
27. Addet unsubscribe channel & topic popups  
28. Updated the header of the right side panel of the create/edit topic module
29. Updated the Discard Topic popup
30. Updated the gallery view for image display and controls  
31. Changed the label from "Analytics Topic" to "Analysis Topic"  
32. Removed the green banner from the channel detail screen when accessed via search    
33. Updated the fonts for topic listings in the search  
34. Updated the Files section in the right sidebar
35. Updated the notification flow to be only received for subscribed entities  
36. Restricted social channels to appear in search results  
37. Restricted child replies in the gallery view of social posts  
38. Updated the mat-icons of various file types with custom icons  
39. Changed label from "Keyword" to "Highlight"
40. Updated empty states for new/blank channels, channel access requests, and topic access requests
41. Search icon removed from the header and added the search bar below the tabs    
42. Added a blank-space check for social posts to restrict users from sending empty/blank posts  
43. [Mobile] Added Qui editor's support
44. Removed the # symbol from the chips listed under the Channels' tab  
45. Updated mockups for social channel related notifications  
46. Added validation in the post form to remove unnecessary extra carriage returns / next lines  
47. Updated the flow for notification centre chips to remain selected after page reload  
48. [Mobile] Disabled the Delete image functionality from gallery
49. Added the change of the user count to show the "+" sign after the user count e.g, "7+" instead of "+7"  
50. Updated the logic for smart objects to support multiple references  
51. Updated the minimized view of an Analytical Topic for Remarks and Keywords  
52. Updated the height of the comment field
53. Updated the logic of the read/unread notification count and for topics  
54. Updated the author avatar visibility flow and empty channels name field validation  
55. Added topic type icons with author avatar on the channel detail page and the topic detail page  
56. Updated the Channel detail page view and the Topic detail page view for video topics  
57. Updated the smart object creation logic to add support for smart objects in other elements, formatting, and tools  
58. Updated the create/edit social post module to be dynamic
59. Updated the sidebar width for different resolutions  
60. Updated the smart object view in the minimized analysis topic view  
61. Added variables to enable/disable the Live module in the configurations
62. Updated the channel's empty state screen  
63. Removed the Smartlink icon from the create/edit/reply social post text editor  
64. Updated the aspect ratio of inline images in social posts  
65. Added a back button to the Live module profile page
66. Updated chat views for forwarded channels, topics, and mentions in the comments
67. Updated the flow of creating thumbnails for topics  
68. Added a reply count for social posts  
69. Updated the action link panel for like/unlike objects  
70. Chenged name from Remarks to Reference  
71. [Mobile] Updated menus and social channel avatar, removed comment section for social posts    
72. Updated the clicking behavior for arrow and text both to navigate the user to the previous screen from post detail screen
73. Changed heading from "Live" to "Social"
74. Updated German translations in Channels  
75. Updated the left panel for Social streams  
76. Updated the gallery view for images in social posts

Bugfixes:

1. Fixed various issues in the create/edit module of Video Topics
2. Fixed the Topics' hero header image caching
3. Added missing German translations
4. Fixed various issues in the Social channel UI and social post module  
5. [Mobile] Fixed various minor channel issues  
6. Fixed German translations in the Topic's Advanced Filters  
7. Fixed the Embed URL field UI  
8. Fixed the Quil editor getting stuck
9. Fixed various issues in social channes
10. Fixed the Heart/Like icon hover color in the action panels
11. Fixed the social post redirection for files  
12. Fixed the adding of smart objects to different formattings  
13. Fixed the Topic's Schedule checkbox tap behavior and fixed the footer of the topic description screen  
14. Fixed various smart object module related issues  
15. Fixed various issues in channels and the social module  
16. Fixed the UI of the overlapping Upload and File text in the create/edit topic module  
17. Added the missing Delete option in the Channel header's kebab menu  
18. Added tooltips to each option in the quil editor    
19. Fixed the Channel field showing Social as selected channel    
20. Fixed the Follow/Unfollow/Follow Back button navigation
21. Fixed the rights access in the dropdown menu for files in the sidebar    
22. Fixed the creation of social objects in Firefox  
23. Fixed the reply count for social posts  
24. Fixed the position of the dropdown in the topic filters  
25. Fixed the save/draft/schedule/update topic module
26. Fixed the notification panel to remove the notifications of deleted child notifications  
27. Fixed the References in the smart object module  
28. Fixed the cross platform read/unread topic count in real-time  
29. Fixed the filter selection and reset behaviour of the topic detail page    
30. [Mobile] Removed the double notifications from the notification center
31. Fixed the display of multiple sticky notes
32. Fixed the avatar reload  
33. Fixed the blurry images in the gallery  
34. Fixed the disappearing thumbnail bar in the gallery  
35. Fixed the overlay effect of the notification count badge  
36. Fixed repost previews containing images and video URLs  
37. Fixed the comments containing embedded video URLs  
38. Fixed the Live tab display  
39. Fixed the Private checkmark and updated the tags behavior  
40. Fixed various profile page issues  
41. Fixed the line-break/word-break in the social post editor  
42. Fixed the file loading in the channel info panel in the Files tab  
43. Fixed the display of tags with numbers in social posts and in their replies  
44. Fixed the Author sorting and added an 'x' sign to the Author column when applied sorting
45. Fixed the redirection in case of post deletion  
46. Fixed the smartlink initial search
47. Fixed the redirection and missing avatars on the Followers & Followings page when accessed from Profile  
48. Fixed the routing for Live stream tabs  
49. Fixed the blank channel avatar  
50. Fixed the saving of multiple references
51. Fixed the strike-through tool of the toolbar globally
52. Added missing German translations and fixed minor translation-related UI issues
53. Removed the Social Channel from channel listing for web view  
54. Fixed the Follow/Unfollow buttons to update in real-time  
55. Removed an unnecessary scrollbar from the create social post module  
56. Fixed the double emoji icon appearing in the chat's input field due to the social post popup  
57. Fixed the blinking video preview in embedded videos
58. Fixed reposted bookmarks appearing blank on the bookmarks page issue  
59. Fixed profile picture update for Social objects  
60. Restricted the API calls and removed unnecessary calls from hitting again and again
61. Fixed the action panel  
62. Fixed the broken Schedule dropdown in the create/edit social post module  
63. Fixed the calendar position for Related Topics / SmartLinks  
64. Fixed the Topics loading on the Channel detail page after applying the Video filter  
65. Fixed the font name at various places
66. Updated social channel empty state messages  
67. Updated the header click behavior of the post detail page  
68. Fixed the display of embedded videos
69. Fixed the Add Comment button in social posts  
70. Fixed the comment toolbars for all 3 levels of comments  
71. [Mobile] Fixed various social channel issues
72. [Mobile] Fixed the Send button and channel name validation  
73. Removed an unnecessary vertical scrollbar from the analysis topic body  
74. Fixed the display of draft posts in social channels  
75. Fixed the UI of right side bar  
76. Fixed the cross-platform notification count sync
77. Fixed calendar view for schedule posts
78. Fixed and restored the missing Related Topics section on the Topic detail page
79. Fixed the download button in the right side panel  
80. Fixed various minor UI issues in channels
81. Fixed the hover effect of the kebab menu on the Topic detail page  
82. Fixed the chat preview and redirection for forwarded social posts  
83. Fixed the behavior of topic filters to preserve state  
84. Fixed the Notification centre  
85. Fixed the flow to update the Channel detail page in real-time for the Topic read/unread behaviour  
86. Added Urdu language support in social posts
87. Fixed the global snackbar component
88. Fixed the video preview on the social post detail page
89. Fixed the notification center's height
90. Fixed the Topic Subject, Topic Description and advanced search filters of the topic detail page  
91. Fixed UI issues in the channel avatar module
92. Fixed minor UI issues in the channel subscription invitation module
93. Fixed the Files tab selection on right sidepanel of the channel and topic info view  
94. Fixed the social post editor's behavior  
95. Fixed the empty/blank posts by adding a blank-space check to the text field  
96. Fixed the Reference updating on the Topic detail page  
97. Updated the social post deletion snackbar notification
98. Fixed the #tag and @user mention dropdowns appearance
99. Fixed the wrong file counter in the gallery  
100. Restricted smartlinks, keywords, sticky notes, and remarks to be added in an already formatted blockquote, code, ordered/unordered list, subscript, and superscript
101. Fixed the number tags in the create/edit topic module
102. Fixed the @user mention dropdown visibility in the comment field  
103. Fixed multiple sticky notes in a single object
104. Fixed references resetted by smartlinks  
105. Removed an unnecessary gray line from the right side of the channels listing screen  
106. Fixed the missing channel name in the chat preview  
107. Fixed the tag dropdown closing when entering space key first  
108. Fixed #tags with special characters    
109. Fixed the UI in social posts  
110. Fixed the flow to select only one chip from filters at a time
111. Fixed the smartlink popup UI for video topics  
112. Fixed the missing toolbar icons  
113. Removed the grey background from the Channel detail page icons  
114. Fixed reference related issues in smart objects  
115. Fixed the Quil Editor in the comment field and 'send to' module  
116. Fixed the social channel creation by default for new organizations  
117. Fixed the broken hero header and video topic chat preview  
118. Fixed the broken images in comments for chat previews    

New Features:

1. New Topic Type: Video
   
2. New Topic Type "Analysis Topic": the *Analysis Topic* is a special type of Topic, which has similar functionalities as a regular Topic content type, but serves a different purpose. An Analysis Topic is a condensation of e.g. research texts, fact finding documents or comprehensive studies and has the goal to deliver a concise version of something, especially a text.
   
3. Mark Channels as Favorites
   
4. 'Schedule Topic' feature to publish a topic on a custom set future date automatically
   
5. Attachment of Related Topics in the Topic creation module and on the Topic detail page
   
6. Add tags and mentions in the Topic description
   
7. [mobile] Tag-based-search
   
8. Drag and drop area in the Files section of the create/edit topic module
   
9. Added a status info in case no tags are attached to a Topic
   
10. Global Mute settings include Channels now
11. Visual audio waves in the file viewer for .mp3 files
12. Internal search for the Channels detail screen
13. 'Update avatar' menu in the info panel of Topics
14. 'Group By' filter to list Topics by Author on the channel detail page
15. Integrated the members API to social Channels to show users who have ever posted anything in social channel in the users tab

Changes:

1. Updated the 'Add topic' Tile design on the Topic detail page
   
2. [mobile] Updated the text editors for comments, Channel description, and Topic description
   
3. Updated the flow of adding tags to a Topic
   
4. Updated the kebab menu of the file viewer
   
5. Updated PDF viewer
6. Added PDF icon for .pdf attachments
7. Added a search-bar to the "Post Topic in Channel" dropdown and fixed UI issues
8. Updated the search loader component in the left panel
9. Improved comment adding in case of XMPP downtime
10. Updated the font size of the text for Attachments, added heading for Tags and empty state for Tags on the Topic detail page
11. Modified the Quill editor for inline image pasting
12. Updated the Quil editor for smartlink integration
13. Updated the 'Load More' button for Topic attachments
14. Updated the file viewer flow to switch between files using the arrow keys from the keyboard
15. Restricted several events for Archived channels and Archived Topics
16. Update the side menu's click behavior
17. Updated the collapse and expand buttons in the left panel with global components
18. Updated the 'Sort by' Subscriptions menu in the Notification Centre with global components
19. [mobile] Updated the flow of getting and showing notifications from the store instead of sending API requests each time
20. Updated the default behavior of the scrollbar to stay hidden until the pointer is hovered
21. Updated tooltips in the notification centre and the channel/topic info panel
22. Changed the label name for video Topics

Bugfixes:

1. Added a character limit to the tag length of the search to sustain the UI
2. Fixed the comment counter of the Channel detail page and Topic detail page
3. Restricted Remove user from Channel and Topic feature to be permission-based
4. [mobile] Fixed the failed downloads due to not having any Download folder: the app now creates a Download folder if it doesn't already exist
5. Removed the empty space from the Topic detail page
6. Removed the empty space appearing after closing the search box on the Channels tab/screen
7. Removed the unnecessary tags from the returned search results
8. Fixed the focus handling for overlay screens like file viewer and add users screens
9. Fixed comments issues for mentions, likes, and reply icons
10. Fixed the distorted left panel in the returned search results
11. Fixed the height of the topic tiles on the Channels detail page
12. Fixed and replaced the empty toast messages with snackbar messages in the Participants List popup of Archived Channels
13. Added the missing Unarchive channel icon in the archived Channel header menu
14. Added the missing tick icon and adjusted it's position in the 'Sort by_ menu for archived Channels and Topics
15. Fixed the archived Channels and Topic search
16. Improved the Channels tab visibility in case internet disconnects
17. Fixed the snackbar error message of the file size info
18. Fixed minor Channel and Topic bugs
19. Fixed the left & right margins of the file names in the right side panel
20. Fixed the Topic attachment count
21. Fixed the display of new topics on the Channel detail page
22. [Desktop Client] Fixed the app freeze in case of opening and closing the file/image viewer
23. Fixed the Files kebab menu in the right side menu
24. Fixed the app freeze after opening the PDF viewer
25. Removedthe  unnecessary horizontal scrollbar from the Topic detail page
26. Fixed the PDF file download
27. Fixed the sidebar when switching the Channels and Topics
28. Fixed the display of the sort icon and column title in the table view of the Topic detail page
29. Fixed the Unread filter on the Topic detail page
30. [mobile] Fixed the display of newly added tags
31. Fixed the 'mark as read' functionality in the notification centre
32. Fixed the MP3 stream playing
33. Fixed the audio file viewer
34. Removed the wrong popup appearing while hovering on the private Channel list
35. Fixed Video Topic bugs
36. Fixed the Channel's kebab menu for returned search results
37. Fixed the chip colors in the left panel of the Channels list
38. Fixed the Topic Preview screen while creating and editing a topic
39. Fixed the Topic avatar in the info panel
40. Fixed the quality of Channel avatars
41. Fixed the action-links and check-marks in the subscription menu
42. Fixed the file renaming in the info panels of Channels and Topics
43. Fixed the related Topics popup
44. Fixed the squeezed avatars in the notification centre
45. Fixed the missing Topic avatars in the returned search results
46. Fixed the Topic type flow
47. Fixed the file viewer response for video files
48. Typo fixes in regular Topics and video Topics
49. Fixed the regular Topic and Video Topic filters
50. Fixed the real-time updates of the Topic header stats
51. Fixed the jumping cursor  in the comment field while adding a colon in a comment
52. Fixed the channel avatar update flow
53. Fixed redundant Social Channels in the channel list
54. Fixed the cursor and auto-strikethrough after adding keywords, and the late response time in case of smartlinks
55. Fixed the notification jump delay time and comments not appearing in real-time
56. Fixed embedded video thumbnails
57. Fixed the topic header disappearing from the topic detail page in Video Topics

New Features:

1. [mobile] Default hero (header) image for topics
   
2. [mobile] Search for Channels and Topics
   
3. Filters and Sorting in Topics
   
4. Table View for Topics on the channel detail page
   
5. Push Notifications for Channels for various events
   
6. Show notifications in groups in the notification center
   
7. Skeleton loader on the channel detail page for topic tiles
   
8. Share option in the Channels dropdown menu
   
9. New button to reset applied topic filters
   
10. Mark as read feature, empty state, and UI improvements in the Notification Centre
11. Search highlight for Channels
12. Starred and unread filters API in Smartlinks
13. Optional field to add comments in the Forward/Send To module

Changes:

1. Updated the flow to open the notification tab in the General Settings module by clicking the Settings icon from the Notification Center
2. Updated the flow to delete notifications in the notification center: Archive and Delete channels/Topics in real-time
3. Updated the text of various notifications in the Notification Center
4. Updated various components in Channels and Topics
5. Updated the error handling error message in case of failed API requests for smartlinks
6. Updated the flow to keep the CREATE and UPDATE Topic buttons disabled while an upload is in progress
7. Various UI improvements in Channels and Topics
8. Added different messages for Comment and Mention notifications in the notification center
9. Updated the flows for Channels, Topics, and Comments to update in realtime for the same user and different browsers
10. Updated the icons in the Channel and Topic dropdowns
11. Updated the Comments design
12. Updated various components for Topics and Channels
13. Changed the file upload flow to upload big files in topic attachments
14. Updated the editor icons of the Topic description screen
15. [mobile] Updated the channels' drop-down icons and added an option to open the channel/topic menu via long tap
16. Improved the Topic filters: translation keys, skeleton loader, empty state, and persistent filters for all Channels
17. Improved the smartlink search field: empty by default
18. Updated the 'Add Files' feature for Topics to be only seen and used by authors and moderators
19. Updated the flow of the Channel detail page to keep the last visited topic in focus
20. Updated the flow of the Channel tab to be selected by default when clicking on the Archive Channels option from the Settings dropdown menu
21. Updated the flow to open the file viewer via clicking the topic attachments
22. Updated the Preview button in the create topic screen to use an Action link component
23. Replaced the menu items with the dropdown items instead of button components in the whole app
24. Updated the + button in the left collapsed panel from round button to square button
25. Updated the Topic filters to hide the text fields for non-text type filters
26. Updated the flow to restrict API calls to use only when needed
27. Updated the API to update the member role of users in a topic
28. Updated the Create Topic flow for file uploading: Show more, Show less, and showing the last uploaded file on top
29. Updated the smartlink preview behaviour to appear on hover instead of click, and hide the Save and Cancel buttons for non-admin users
30. [mobile] Updated the Users screen to add/remove users; updated roles
31. Updated the cable API calls to hit after every 50 seconds instead of 3 seconds
32. Updated the behaviour of side panels to open and close depending on the screen
33. Added German translations for various notifications in the Notification Center

Bugfixes:

1. Replaced Channel chips (all channels, public, private, subscribed) with global components
2. Fixed the dowload file flow
3. Added missing Channel avatars in the search results
4. Fixed the previews of Topic and Comment attachments
5. Added avatars to the Users dropdown in the Topic's Author filter; UI adjustments
6. Fixed the alignment of the "+" button on all pages
7. Fixed the tile/list view drop-down on the topic detail page
8. Fixed the Channels search
9. Fixed the behaviour of the Subscribe/Unsubscribe Channel bell icon
10. Fixed the channels' header kebab menu
11. Fixed the role badge on the users' avatars in the Users tab
12. Fixed the hero image in the Topic View mode
13. Fixed the Topic tile view UI on the Channel detail page
14. Fixed the Topic archiving
15. FIxed the missing unarchived channels in the channel listing in the left panel
16. Fixed the selected channel detail page view persistence for grid, tile, and table view
17. Fixed the table view on the channel detail page
18. Fixed the channel/topic reload on unarchiving
19. Fixed the size of the user avatars in the Author Topic filter
20. Fixed the unarchived channels display in the channel listing in the left panel
21. Fixed the Search placeholder getting out of the search field
22. Fixed the pagination in the comments to load more than 25 comments
23. Fixed the inline images for comments
24. Fixed the flow for Comment mentions to redirect to the topic
25. Fixed the channels/topics/comments display: not get marked as new for the author
26. Fixed the real time 'revoke access' action for private Channels and private Topics
27. Fixed the 'add user avatar' behaviour for Channels and Topics in the info panel
28. Fixed the real time revoke access action issues for private Channels and private Topics
29. Fixed the right side bar's behaviour for channels and topics
30. Removed unnecessary red-colored chips, horizontal scrollbar, and the gray extra space from the Channel listing left panel
31. Fixed the Channel's and Topic's UI
32. Fixed the topic description on the channel detail page
33. Fixed the channel/topic reload issue on unarchiving
34. Fixed the notification panel
35. Fixed the read/unread count of objects updating in realtime
36. Fixed the flow to open the channel/topic link in the same tab instead of opening a new tab
37. Fixed the carrot icon placement below the right side info panel
38. Fixed typo in "See more"
39. Fixed the Mark as read/Unread counter in the notification center
40. Fixed the grid placement for Topics on the channel detail page
41. Fixed the display of options in the channels dropdowns from the left menu and the channel header
42. Restricted the Channel avatars from reloading again during changes of the read/unread Topic counter
43. Fixed translations/wording in the comments and mentions
44. Fixed the Channel avatars: no reload when switching the Channel chips (all, private, public, subscribed)
45. Fixed the read/unread counter for objects in real-time
46. Restricted the channels/Topics/Comments APIs from being called more than once
47. Fixed code type text formatting
48. Fixed the inline image attachments showing as Topic covers
49. Fixed the quoted comments
50. Fixed the API failing due to access control for private Topics and Channels in smartlinks for a user not having access rights to private objects
51. Minor UI fixes in Channels
52. Fixed the Channel avatars in the Smartlink search
53. Fixed the missing and broken channels' avatars in the smartlink search
54. Fixed the API of the broken and blank Notification Center
55. Fixed the Channels tab behaviour that was getting an active tab by default on network switching
56. Fixed the Unsubscribe Channel icon
57. [mobile] Fixed tapping the comment icon to jump to the comment section
58. [mobile] Added the missing Create Topic "+" icon back in it's place
59. [mobile] Fixed the tap behaviour of Topics in the Tile view
60. [mobile] Fixed the navigation to related Topics
61. [mobile] Fixed liking a Topic by tapping the heart icon
62. [mobile] Fixed the sorting dropdown menu in the Files tab
63. [mobile] Fixed the header tabs switch between Talk, Channels, Mentions, and Broadcast
64. [mobile] Fixed the UI on the Channel info / Topic info screen of the Files tab
65. [mobile] Fixed the Topic indicator behaviour for read Topics
66. [mobile] Fixed the add user avatar behaviour for Channels and Topics in the info panel
67. [mobile] Fixed the display of long URLs in the Topic title and Topic description
68. [mobile] Fixed the display of inline image attachments and inline videos embedded in the Topic description
69. [mobile] Layout improvements at the bottom of the Topic detail screen after the last comment
70. [mobile] Fixed the badges: round badges for single digit counts and elliptic badges for double digits
71. [mobile] fixed the placement of Channel avatars and other icons
72. [mobile] Removed the tap effect from the heart icon and comment icon
73. [mobile] Fixed the Channels' header kebab menu
74. [mobile] Truncated long channel names to fix counter overlapping
75. [mobile] Added the missing 'selected related objects' count in the header
76. [mobile] Added the missing pagination on the related objects screen to load more than 25 entities
77. [mobile] Fixed the UI distortion when clicking the comment icon
78. [mobile] Fixed the Channels/Topics dropdowns
79. [mobile] Fixed the tap behaviour of Topics in the tile view
80. [mobile] Fixed the Channel's and Topic's UI in global components
81. [mobile] Fixed the dowload file flow
82. [mobile] Fixed the UI of the Related Objects screen
83. [mobile] Fixed the check/uncheck behavior of related objects radio boxes
84. [mobile] Fixed the file downloading flow to keep the downloads while staying in the app
85. [mobile] Fixed the compose comment screen
86. [mobile] Fixed the Topic Like/Unlike flow
87. [mobile] Fixed the UI of the Channel/Topic info screen in the Files tab
88. [mobile] Fixed the wrong comment counter on the Topic detail page and fixed the 3rd level comment display
89. [mobile] Fixed the overlay effect that appears on clicking the + icon
90. [mobile] Fixed the Channel detail page UI to show Topics correctly
91. [mobile] Fixed the Channel and Topic avatars in the search results
92. Fixed the tags search field in the Topic filters
93. Fixed the Channel avatar update module for icon visibility and avatar updating
94. Removed the unnecessary gray border from the Send button of the Email to a friend module that appears when a user wants to send a file to an external friend as email
95. Fixed the Settings icon state, datepicker chip width, and placeholder
96. Fixed the real-time counter update of the selected files on deletion and addition in the right side pane
97. Fixed the wrong ident format in ordered and unordered lists in the Topic description
98. Fixed the failing Request Access API in the Channels
99. Fixed the right-side panel update in real-time for files and the counter for additions or deletions
100. Fixed the Unread chip filtering on the channel detail page
101. Fixed components in the create/edit topic module and topic filters on the channel detail page
102. Restricted the channel related API calls  for disabled Cannel
103. Fixed the user role assignment in Channels
104. Fixed the + button colour updating with the theme colour
105. Fixed the Channel chips alignment on smaller screens
106. Fixed the File preview in the Topic details file attachments
107. Fixed role icons in the Topics module

New Features:

1. New VNCchannels mobile UI with updated icons, colors, fonts, spaces, top bar, tabs, chips and list view
   
2. Smartlink Preview
   
3. Smartlink preview with smartlink objects
   
4. Option to add multiple smartlinks in one smartlink
   
5. New UI in the Files tab: right side menu offers file search, multi-selection, sorting by topic, by date and by user, switch between list and grid view
   
6. Advanced Search with various filters in Smartlinks
   
7. Filter chips below the channels tab for public, private, subscribed, and all channels
   
8. Tag based search
   
9. New + topic tile on the Channels detail page to add new topics
   
10. Added a "Send To" option to the file's context menu to send a file's URL via Chat, and "Email to a friend" to send files as email
    
11. Sorting archived channels and topics by Username
    
12. Updated popups for Unarchive channel, Unarchive topic, Participants, and a new kebab menu for the channel grid view
    
13. New option in the right-sidebar to expand the right-side panel
    
14. New image/file loader
    
15. [Mobile] Updated the design of the Apps display and the logout popup
    
16. Notification panel that appears on clicking the notification bell icon
    
17. Updated the icons in the Channel's kebab menu
    
18. Added a default header cover patterns for topics without header image
    
19. Move public or private Topics from one public or private Channel to another Channel
20. Separate channel list to show only subscribed Channels of the user
21. New library to display video previews
22. [Mobile] Create channels
23. [Mobile] create new topics
24. [Android] Topic view
25. Smartlink menu for the Topic description: when selecting a text snippet a tooltip for smarlinks is displayed
26. Integrated action cables so that every event reflects in real time everywhere
27. Added a gray overlay effect to the Topic's header to distinguish the header from the Topic's body
28. Smartlink preview

Changes:

1. Updated the Topic tile design to show on the channel detail page
   
2. Updated the See more/less buttons in the Create/Edit Topic sidebar of hero (header) image/video and files list
   
3. Updated the icons in the attached file's dropdown menu
   
4. Updated the design to show 'load more comments', 'show/hide child comments' and 2nd and 3rd level comments
   
5. Tooltip on the 'create new topic' tile; changed the behaviour to show the last visited channel selected by default while switching to the channels tab
   
6. Updated the attachment icon for Comments
   
7. Removed the drag and drop icons from the Files section
8. Updated the channels menu design
9. Updated the component for the Copy to clicpboard icon
10. Updated file viewer's icons for videos
11. Updated the icons in the Topic's kebab menu
12. Updated the messages for mentioned users
13. Changed the image loading behaviour by using a progressive image load technique
14. Changed the flow for opening a forwarded link in the Desktop Client instead of the browser
15. Updated the flow of the topic creation so now users can still create a topic in a public channel they are not subscribed to
16. Updated the flow for topic tiles
17. Changed the logic of the 'pin channel' mechanism and set the limit to 5 pinned channels while the most recent pinned channels are displayed at the top

Bugfixes:

1. Fixed the updating of objects in smartlinks
2. Fixed the display of inline images in web and desktop client
3. Fixed the thumbnail display when opening from the File Preview of right side panel
4. Fixed the position of the Disable Comments and Private checkboxes
5. Fixed the display of stretched hero header images
6. Fixed the redirection to other user's private topics
7. Fixed the topic header display where a file containing special characters messed up the thumbnails
8. Removed unnecessary files, members, and Invitations API calls while switching between topics
9. Removed unnecessary API calls in case of pagination
10. Fixed the child comments
11. Removed the limit from the right-side panel to show as many files as available in the right-side panel in expanded view
12. Fixed the right panel update after Channel unsubscription
13. Fixed the HTML source formatting display in the Topic detail view
14. Removed the character limit from the topic description field
15. Fixed the URLs display in comments and now they appear as clickable
16. Fixed the pagination for topic listing
17. Removed a console error appearing on hovering the files in the right side panel
18. Removed the unnecessary file number display and list from the bottom of the comments
19. Fixed the links for private and public topics in file and comment attachments
20. Fixed the broken inline images on the Related Topic's detail screen
21. Removed unnecessary space from the create/edit topic modal
22. Fixed the channels module visibility and channels creation on the frontend with corrected access rights
23. Improved image quality for thumbnails of Topic's and comment's attachments
24. Fixed the comment icon and comment counter
25. Fixed the missing VNCtalk Archive button
26. Fixed the display of the channels module according to the configurations set
27. Fixed the visibility of the grid and tile icons in the channel header
28. Fixed the virtual scrolling of the channel list in the left side panel
29. Fixed the app freeze issue by restricting the max character limit of smartlinks
30. Fixed the simple search for Channels and Topics
31. Fixed the opening mechanism of the user profile in the users tab of the right side panel
32. Fixed the layout of the tag container in the right side panel info tab
33. Removed the unnecessary blank space from the bottom of the create/edit topic menu
34. Fixed the adding of users as moderators in Channels
35. Fixed the freezing while switching to/from a topic having a large description
36. Fixed the Channels module visibility on front-end-side according to access rights
37. [Mobile] fixed the missing topic cover, empty state message getting out of the screen, and screen becoming horizontally scrollable in case of long topic names
38. Fixed the Channel name field alignment
39. Fixed the height of the dropdown and search-bar size of the related topics
40. Fixed the wrapper width for inline images
41. Fixed the Channels visibility for members from the same organization
42. Removed the background color from the avatars and made them round
43. Fixed the image loading by adding a 'Load More...' button
44. Fixed the display of related Topics in the create/edit topic menu
45. [Android] Fixed the home page cutting from the edges
46. [Android] fixed the description field after editing a topic and uploading topic header images
47. Snackbar notification for lengthier (more than 255 characters long) Channel names
48. Snackbar notification for lengthier (more than 255 characters long) Topic names
49. Fixed the Search component
50. Center aligned the numbers and using round badges for single numbers and oval badges for multiple numbers
51. Fixed the click effect on the kebab menus
52. Fixed the gray border appearing on every primary button
53. Fixed the typo error in the file upload banner
54. Added the hover state on the close button
55. Fixed the components and font of the Reply button for comments
56. Removed the unnecessary API call while switching channels
57. Fixed the broken inline images in the edit mode, smaller size images, and broken images in the preview
58. Fixed the stretched hero header image display
59. [Mobile] Fixed the kebab menu in the channel header in case of lengthier channel names

New Features:

1. Image preview for hero header images of a Topic
   
2. Banner with pagination and text highlighting for searched items
   
3. Move topics from one channel to another
   
4. Display of attached files in a grid below the topic body and comments
   
5. Chat notifications for users mentioned in Topic's comments
   
6. Option to link topics to each other
   
7. File attachment feature for comments
   
8. Option to copy links of Private Channels
   
9. New indicators to differentiate between subscribed and unsubscribed Topics
   
10. Option to rename files
    
11. Listing and different view modes of archived Topics and Channels
    
12. Detail screens for archived channels and topics
    
13. Member popup window and unarchive options for channels and topics
    
14. Anchors for Comment icons and the Comment Counter
15. Move topic functionality for private Topics
16. Added channel IDs to the Topic routes
17. New file reorder feature in the create/edit Topics menu that reflects in the hero header of the topic

Changes:

1. New file context menu
   
2. Updated the text editor design
   
3. Updated the file upload flow and added a skeleton loader for uploads in progress
   
4. Updated the People section in the right sidepanel
   
5. Updated the hero header preview for videos with a bigger play button
   
6. Hover effect on the Add button in the right sidepanel for Channels and Topics
   
7. Improved 'Empty' Notification
   
8. Updated the icons for the grid and list views of Topics
   
9. Added a tick mark to the snackbar notifications
   
10. Changed the default avatar
    
11. Fixed the disappearing comments and restricted the mention list for private Topics
12. Increased the embedded video size in the Create/Edit Topic modal and on the Topic details page
13. Updated the button text of invitations
14. Updated the file upload flow: restricted to max 5 files at once
15. Changed the file download process: removed the popup window for a more seamless flow
16. Changed the 'Create New Topic' modal to a full screen overlay instead of a popup
17. Delete option in the kebab menu for Channels and Topics
18. Updated the tag chip variables in the codebase

Bugfixes:

1. Fixed the comment display and related console errors
2. Disallowed the selection of text in tabs, titles, empty state, and other places
3. Fixed the 'like/unlike' functionality on the Topic details page
4. Fixed the user specific channels and topics in the simple search
5. Fixed the open chat windows when switching from Chat to Channels
6. Fixed the realtime update of the Users tab in right sidepanel of Topics and Channels
7. Fixed the responsive view of the Topic create/edit modal in the right side panel
8. Fixed the 'move topic' functionality for public Topics
9. Fixed the overlapping avatars in the Users tab in right side panel [Safari browser]
10. Fixed the Channel description updating mechanism in the right panel info tab while switching channels
11. Fixed the display of files in the Edit Topic modal when editing Topics via the grid/tile view
12. Removed the text formatting and images from the tile/grid preview of topics
13. Fixed the create topic screen for long strings without spaces in the description field
14. Aligned the Edit Channel modal to the create channel modal
15. Improved auto-checking for empty messages in comments
16. Fixed the UI of the info tab in the right sidepanel
17. Center-aligned the user-count-badge in the People's section
18. Improved the Search in Channels/Topics
19. Fixed the avatar in the right sidebar info tab
20. Improved upload handling of large image files
21. Fixed the behaviour of images in Topics inserted by copy and paste
22. Fixed the real-time update of the File tab in the right panel
23. Truncated channel/topic names after 52 characters
24. Fixed the real-time update display of Topic names and descriptions on the Topic details page
25. Fixed and enabled the text selection for Topic names, descriptions, and comments.
26. Restricted the header and inline attachments to image and video files only
27. Fixed the Topic reordering by liking/disliking
28. [Desktop Client] Fixed the wrong URL generation in Channels and Topics
29. Fixed the DestroyedView error in the browser's console
30. Removed the Topic's API null (500) error from the browser's console
31. Removed the max-width attribute for inline image attachments
32. Fixed the file download and thumbnail previews in the files tab of the right sidepanel
33. Removed the frame from the Avatars
34. Fixed the long topic name handling in the right sidebar
35. Fixed the margin/padding in the comments dropdown menu
36. Fixed the comment counter
37. Fixed the text and counter display in the left sidepanel
38. Adjusted the UI for search results in Channels and Topics
39. Fixed the thumbnail display
40. Fixed the embedding of URLs in inline text
41. Fixed the 'send to' functionality of Channels and Topics
42. Fixed the upload of header and inline attachments
43. Added snackbar notification for missing permissions to create Channels and Topics
44. Fixed the display of the comment counter in the Topic's grid/tile view when there are no comments available
45. Updated the avatar's badge icon size to 10x10
46. Resized the create channel and create topic icons
47. Fixed the sorting order of the user list in the right sidebar
48. Fixed the channel and topic redirecting after page reload
49. Removed the extra vertical scrollbar from the subscription invitation modal
50. Fixed the position of the quote tooltip
51. Fixed the 'Edit Topic' functionality

New Features:

1. Topic read/unread count in the left side of the Channel list
   
2. User mention functionality in Topic descriptions
   
3. Simple search for Channels and Topics
   
4. Made the Channels tab hide/show feature configurable in the config-file
5. Functionality to add files from the context/kebab menu to a Topic

Changes:

1. Updated the style for the hero (header bar) image and Topic items
2. Updated the tile-grid responsive view
3. Changed the flow of the Channel deletion from dropdown/context-menu to Archive
4. Updated the Channels list API to get the user specific total amount of unread Topics

Bugfixes:

1. [mobile] Hid the Channels tab
2. Added missing French translations
3. Fixed the subscribe/unsubscribe avatar flickering and the Channel indexing in the left menu
4. Fixed the padding of the wrapper in the right-side bar
5. Improved the display of inline-attachments in Topics
6. Fixed the UI of the Subscribe invitation function of Channels and Topics
7. Fixed the colour of the Header and tabs according to the selected theme
8. Removed the URL display API in the Topic description from the right side bar
9. Fixed jenkins build issues
10. Fixed the display of the group icon for group chats with uploaded avatar
11. Fixed the topic description update handling on the details page
12. Implemented and fixed the routing in the Channels tab
13. Removed the unnecessary "x" sign from the tags in the right-side bar of Topics
14. Shortened the the Tag chips display to 25 characters in the Topic Create/Edit module
15. Fixed the Channels & Topics UI bugs in case of theme application
16. Fixed the display of long Channel names and descriptions in Channel header by using character limits and ellipsis
17. Fixed the UI in the Channel/Topic name in the right side bar below the Info tab in case of trimmed carriage returns
18. Removed an extra search-channel API call when moving to the Channels tab
19. Removed the HTML elements from the Channel header and the left side Channel list globally
20. Updated and fixed the Create Channel flow
21. Removed the unnecessary scrollbar from the invitation dialogue
22. Fixed the responsive view of the comment text area in Channels

New Features:

1. Topics feature
   
2. Topic preview
   
3. Operations to edit Topics
   
4. 'Delete Topic' functionality
   
5. Functionality to subscribe/unsubscribe to Channels
   
6. Roles for members (moderator, participant) when inviting users to a Channel
   
7. "Send to..." feature
   
8. 'Send to' feature in the kebab menu of Topics and Channels
   
9. Copy Link feature for Topics/Channels
   
10. New functionality to archive Channels
    
11. New option to archive Topics
    
12. UI to display files and users within the selected topic/channel
    
13. File/image grid preview in the 'create/edit Topic' menu with counter
    
14. Quick search in the Channels with search box
    
15. UI to display the Topic/Channel info in the right sidebar
    
16. New 'mute/unmute' functionality for private and public Channels
    
17. Added a colored dot to unread topics and improved the header style
    
18. Implemented the 'Forward topic' feature
    
19. Permission based option to add/remove members of topic/channels
    
20. Tags for Channels and Topics
21. Subscribe/Unsubscribe from private channels with different options for channel author, moderator or user
22. Permission based edit/delete Channel/Topic functionality
23. Pagination for Channel lists
24. Pagination for topic lists in the channel details
25. Pagination for Files and Users tabs of Topics in the right side panel
26. Permission based functionality to create topics
27. New UI to display files in selected Channels (integration of components and API)
28. Integrated the top bar components in the UI
29. New download and send to feature
30. Channel detail list view
31. New UI to display Topics with Channels
32. UI to display files in selected Channels
33. German language support for Channels and Topics
34. 'Disable comments' feature for Topics
35. Permission based handling of edit/delete comments
36. 'Edit Topic' button to the Channel details
37. File upload in the 'Create Topic' workflow
38. New 'add/remove' functionality for attachments in the create/update Topics flow
39. New option to delete Channels
40. Option to create private Topics with file attachments
41. Option to subscribe to Public Topics
42. Added persistent layout changes
43. French language support for Channels and Topics
44. Edit topics functionality

Changes:

1. Updated the 'Create Topic' flow to invite users with role
2. Improved performance by using compressed thumbnails for inline image attachments in the Topic description
3. Updated the flow for the channel creation for mandatory fields: channel name and channel type (public/private)
4. Flow to allow users to invite other users with user role while editing a Channel
5. Position and style of the file upload drag & drop container

Bugfixes:

1. Improved UI
2. Fixed the Channel display
3. Performance improvements
4. Fixed the pin/unpin functionality of Channels
5. Improved the routing to chats/calls when clicking on a notification while being in a Channel
6. Fixed the tabs flow in the left sidebar in case of page reloads
7. Removed an unnecessary scrollbar in the Topic creation menu
8. Fixed the display of the Comments on the topic details page
9. Removed Non-Header Files from the Hero Image
10. Fixed the display of the Channels list in the left panel
11. Fixed the display of the Channel description in the left side panel
12. Fixed typos
13. Fixed the file upload flow
14. Fixed the overlapping left side panel when resizing the window
15. Fixed the UI in the right-side panel
16. Improvements in the header UI
17. Display of Channels opened directly from the URL
18. Improved the display of nested comments
19. Performance improvements by using compressed images in Topics for inline image attachments
20. Performance improvements when coming back from the Topic details to the Channel details screen