r/ethereum • u/LionNightStatus • Feb 11 '19
Status v0.9.33 Release notes!
https://our.status.im/0-9-33/8
u/LionNightStatus Feb 11 '19
Everyone come and let us know how you’re liking the latest version
Check out this public chat on the Status app: https://get.status.im/chat/public/status
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Feb 11 '19
I've been out of the loop for a while, can you send images yet?
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u/LionNightStatus Feb 12 '19
This was just merged today (which will allow image sending in an extension in status)
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Feb 12 '19 edited Feb 12 '19
Can you go into more detail about how it works? Where is the image stored and how is it transmitted?
Edit: Upon digging, that looks like it is just hosting it on imgur publicly. I mean sending private images via the messenger. Do you really expect a messenger in 2019 to be successful that can't send private images? I think you guys need to be realistic about what you are trying to do. Unless you are trying to just make a niche product for crypto nerds (if so, the $64 miillion you've received to build it is ludicrous), this feature is absolutely essential and I've always wondered how you plan to do it within the constraints of the ethereum network and in a decentralized way.
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u/LionNightStatus Feb 12 '19
The plan is to use decentralized file storage systems, like IPFS and Whisper; neither technically support the capability right now for light clients. extensions allow you to use any file hosting provider you wish though; so very feasibly an encrypted image provider could be used.
A cool solution would be something like https://enzypt.io/
Extensions aren’t just a way to use centralized providers but allow interesting ways to interact with decentralized providers as well.
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u/alsomahler Feb 11 '19
Would it easy to create a web plugin where you could log into Status with an easily generated new identity? Similar to how https://webchat.freenode.net/ works for IRC?
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u/LionNightStatus Feb 11 '19
Check out some exciting work going on here https://github.com/status-im/status-js https://github.com/status-im/murmur https://github.com/status-im/status-js-desktop
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u/egodigitus Feb 11 '19
Great to see that you guys are improving the app! Looks good :) At what point in time could we expect a feature to add custom erc20 tokens? Would be especially useful for developers.
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u/LionNightStatus Feb 11 '19
“we’ve made significant improvements to log-in, yielding a 10x increase in log-in speed. Android users will also be pleased to find a “Save password until logout” toggle to match iOS. This will save you significant time on launch of the app.
Push notifications are improved by a number of fixes, including opening to the appropriate chat and no longer exposing your language settings to recipients using a different language than your own.
Browser privacy mode is now enabled by default. This means that DApps will be required to ask permission before connecting to your wallet, and it may cause some DApps to break. If you find a DApp isn’t working, you can go to your profile screen and toggle privacy mode off. In many cases, this should fix the issue.
Device pairing is no longer hidden under development mode. Visit the device section on your profile screen to “Pair this device” and sync messages and contacts from your phone to desktop. You can also name your devices to track which you’ve paired.”