Sideband 1.5.0

This release adds the ability to make and receive LXST voice calls on Linux, Windows and macOS. A range of other improvements and bugfixes are included as well.

Changes

• Added the ability to make and receive LXST voice calls
• Added basic voice call UI
• Added option to configure audio devices for LXST voice calls
• Added option to block non-trusted callers
• Added support for sharing any file type as attachment on Android
• Added link stats to object details
• Added a BME280 telemetry plugin example
• Added button on Android to quickly go to full RNS interface status
• Improved map initialisation time
• Fixed audio messages sometimes inadverdently playing on swipe back on Android
• Fixed an intermittent error on telemetry plugin initialisation
• Updated RNS to 0.9.3
• Updated LXMF to 0.6.2

Sideband 1.4.0

This release adds new features, improvements and bugfixes. Sideband can now export received and generated telemetry directly to MQTT brokers for integration into all kinds of other systems. Additionally, telemetry plugin examples have been updated to make it more clear how to get custom telemetry data into Sideband in the first place.

Changes

• Added ability to export telemetry to MQTT brokers
• Added MQTT renderers for all telemetry types
• Added LXMF Propagation Node statistics sensor type to Telemeter
• Added RNS Transport statistics sensor type to Telemeter
• Added Connection Map sensor type to Telemeter
• Added periodic cleaning of old telemetry data from the database
• Improved the overall performance and reliability of the telemetry engine
• Improved markdown rendering
• Updated plugin examples
• Fixed a bug that would cause the announce stream to stop working due to missing signal icon specification

Sideband 1.3.0

This release adds a range of new features, improvements and bugfixes.

Changes

• Increased performance by updating included RNS and LXMF to latest versions
• Added ability to cancel outgoing messages
• Added ability to render messages formatted with markdown
• Added ability to compose messages with markdown
• Added ability to query peer telemetry from the map by right-clicking on the peer
• Added auto-switching of message mode on attachment
• Added indication if receiver rejects message
• Added support for SX1280 bandwidth options to RNode configuration
• Added ability to launch RNode flasher directly from utilities
• Added error message display if the configured RNode parameters were not validated by the radio
• Improved BBCode markup rendering
• Improved UI feedback when adding attachments
• Improved notification formatting
• Updated RNode flasher to latest version
• Fixed formatting of repository server URLs when device has multiple IP addresses
• Fixed a stray newline character in repo URLs
• Fixed a bug that caused invalid SSL certificate generation on Android
• Fixed a bug that caused invalid GPS data struct packing in some situations
• Fixed a bug in propagation node detection in daemon mode
• Fixed a bug that caused attachment names not to display while sending

Sideband 1.2.0

This release comes with a whole bunch of new functionality, usability updates and helpful tweaks.

Changes

• Sideband now includes Liam Cottle's RNode flasher in the internal repository
• Updated message color scheme for better readability and theme consistency
  • Added option to switch back to classic message colors
• Updated theme and user interface defaults for new installations
• Added signal stats to the announce stream (if available from interface)
• Added ability to render rich markup in messages
  • Simple BBCode syntax for formatting
    • Supports bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, colors, size and font selection
  • Ability to render simple graphics and layouts with monospaced and terminal fonts
  • Ability to use all glyphs and icons included in Nerd Fonts
• Added per-object live-tracking mode for telemetry-enabled peers
• Added ability to add any number of interfaces via the Advanced RNS Configuration option
• Added Utilities section
  • Added full rnstatus output to utilities
  • Added a log viewer to utilities
  • Added RNode flasher to utilities
  • Added advanced RNS configuration to utilities
• Added support for the repository server on desktop operating systems
  • Added RNode firmwares to the repository content updater
  • The repository server is now served over HTTPS, with a self-signed certificate
• Fixed desktop entry icon reference for Raspberry Pi OS

An update to the Android APK was posted to this release on December 17th 2024, since there was a bug in repository server SSL certificate generation on Android, fixed in c1f04e8.

Sideband 1.1.4

This release brings several improvements and bugfixes, and also re-introduces prebuilt DMG images for Sideband on macOS.

Changes

• Added ability to add message attachments from sharing intent on Android
• Added ability to add message attachments with drag-and-drop on desktop
• Added user interface scaling option
• Various minor UI tweaks and improvements
• Updated RNS and LXMF to latest versions
• Fixed a bug causing a completely black user interface after resume on Android
• Fixed incorrect stamp cost display in announce stream
• Fixed incorrect GPS speed being reported to the telemetry engine

Sideband 1.1.3

This release fixes a single bug

Changes

• Fixed stamp generation status not being displayed correctly in some cases

Sideband 1.1.2

This release includes the latest improvements and bugfixes from RNS version 0.8.4.

Changes

• Updated RNS to version 0.8.4

Sideband 1.1.1

This release includes the latest improvements and bugfixes from RNS and LXMF, and adds support for RNode device types that were added in the latest RNS release.

Changes

• Updated RNS to version 0.8.2
• Updated LXMF to version 0.5.5

Sideband 1.1.0

This release adds support for RNodes connected over Bluetooth Low Energy.

Changes

• Added support for connecting to RNodes over BLE
• Added RNode battery info to connectivity status dialog
• Fixed a bug in service/frontend communication on Android

Sideband 1.0.1

This release fixes a single bug

Changes

• Fixed invalid automatic telemetry request scheduling timebase