Merge branch 'release/1.6.44' into main

Author: ganfra

.github/workflows/post-pr.yml

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
   ui-tests:
     name: UI Tests (Synapse)
     needs: should-i-run
-    runs-on: buildjet-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 90 # We might need to increase it if the time for tests grows
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 name: Test
 
 on:
-  pull_request: { }
-  push:
-    branches: [ main, develop ]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '.github/**'
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 # Enrich gradle.properties for CI/CD
 env:
@@ -15,7 +11,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   tests:
     name: Runs all tests
-    runs-on: buildjet-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 90 # We might need to increase it if the time for tests grows
     strategy:
       matrix:

CHANGES.md

@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+Changes in Element v1.6.44 (2025-08-06)
+=======================================
+
+Other changes
+-------------
+ - Hide the "Manually Verify by Text" option behind devtool flag. ([#9058](https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/issues/9058))
+ - Change targetSdk to 35. ([#9051](https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/issues/9051))
+ - Support room v12. ([#9065](https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/issues/9065))
+ - Fix window insets. ([#9067](https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/issues/9067))
+
+
 Changes in Element v1.6.42 (2025-06-10)
 =======================================
 

README.md

@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 
 # Element Android
 
-Element Android is an Android Matrix Client provided by [Element](https://element.io/). The app can be run on every Android devices with Android OS Lollipop and more (API 21).
-
-It is a total rewrite of [Riot-Android](https://github.com/element-hq/riot-android) with a new user experience.
+Element Classic Android is a previous-generation [Matrix](https://matrix.org/) client provided by [Element](https://element.io/). The app can be run on every Android devices with Android OS Lollipop and more (API 21). This client is still supported and receives security updates but no new features or usability enhancements are made. It is recommended to use [Element X](https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android) that is the next-generation mobile app.
 
 [<img src="resources/img/google-play-badge.png" alt="Get it on Google Play" height="60">](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.vector.app)
 [<img src="resources/img/f-droid-badge.png" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height="60">](https://f-droid.org/app/im.vector.app)

dependencies.gradle

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ext.versions = [
         'minSdk'            : 21,
-        'compileSdk'        : 34,
-        'targetSdk'         : 34,
+        'compileSdk'        : 35,
+        'targetSdk'         : 35,
         'sourceCompat'      : JavaVersion.VERSION_21,
         'targetCompat'      : JavaVersion.VERSION_21,
         'jvmTarget'         : "21",
 ]
 
-def gradle = "8.4.2"
+def gradle = "8.11.0"
 // Ref: https://kotlinlang.org/releases.html
 def kotlin = "1.9.24"
 def kotlinCoroutines = "1.8.1"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def bigImageViewer = "1.8.1"
 def jjwt = "0.11.5"
 def vanniktechEmoji = "0.16.0"
 def sentry = "6.18.1"
-def fragment = "1.8.1"
+def fragment = "1.8.6"
 // Testing
 def mockk = "1.13.11"
 def espresso = "3.6.1"
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ext.libs = [
                 'activity'                : "androidx.activity:activity-ktx:1.9.0",
                 'appCompat'               : "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.7.0",
                 'biometric'               : "androidx.biometric:biometric:1.1.0",
-                'core'                    : "androidx.core:core-ktx:1.10.1",
+                'core'                    : "androidx.core:core-ktx:1.16.0",
                 'recyclerview'            : "androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.3.0",
                 'exifinterface'           : "androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface:1.3.6",
                 'fragmentKtx'             : "androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx:$fragment",

dependencies_groups.gradle

@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ ext.groups = [
                         'org.jitsi',
                         'org.json',
                         'org.jsoup',
+                        'org.jspecify',
                         'org.junit',
                         'org.junit.jupiter',
                         'org.junit.platform',

fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/40106440.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Main changes in this version: support room v12.
+Full changelog: https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/releases

gradle.properties

@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ signing.element.nightly.keyPassword=Secret
 
 # Customise the Lint version to use a more recent version than the one bundled with AGP
 # https://googlesamples.github.io/android-custom-lint-rules/usage/newer-lint.md.html
-android.experimental.lint.version=8.6.0-alpha08
+android.experimental.lint.version=8.12.0-alpha08

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionSha256Sum=f8b4f4772d302c8ff580bc40d0f56e715de69b163546944f787c87abf209c961
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.8-all.zip
+distributionSha256Sum=bd71102213493060956ec229d946beee57158dbd89d0e62b91bca0fa2c5f3531
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14.3-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME