[Alpha] Greenline - A qml Whatsapp client for Ubuntu Touch
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@StephPTi
Now you can see in Greenline: Meta stores all your actions on WhatsApp. If you like a comment in a group, that contact is stored in the database linked to your phone number. You can view all these records now in Greenline.
You now have a complete list of the phone numbers (contacts) to which you have ever reacted or commented. This is part of the metadata that WhatsApp stores permanently on its servers: when you interacted with whom. This means that most of what you delete in WhatsApp is simply hidden.In a future version of Greenline, it may be possible to hide this ‘metadata’.
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There's a new release for this app. I recommend disconnecting an connecting Whatsapp after installing this update using the settings since there was some rework on how messages are represented, which can lead to old glitched messages. Since its an alpha, I'm not guaranteeing consistency on each update:
https://github.com/brennoflavio/greenline/releases
- Better offline mode: now if the app has no connection, messages are queued to be sent once connection is back
- Optimizations for rooms that had a lot of replied messages, should load faster now
- Now the pending / sent / delivered / read icons matches closely with whatsapp
- Better handling when whatsapp servers are unavailable, avoiding app crashes
- Better media previews: now you can zoom in / out images, its easier to pause / reproduce videos, and better look and feel
- Fixed a bug where if the person used whatsapp on two devices (like web and app), its chat appeared duplicated and in groups the profile picture did not appear when the message was sent from the second device
- Prevent app crash when trying to download media while offline
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@brenno.almeida
The installation went smoothly and without any issues.One thing that would be really useful:
When there are lots of new messages for a contact or in a group, I can see the correct number (e.g. 20). Perfect!
When I go into the chat and want to read the messages, I can’t tell which 20 are the new ones.
When the contact or group chat is opened, you should be able to see which messages haven’t been read yet.
When you leave the chat, all messages should be marked as read.
Now I have to spend time reading the messages to figure out if I’ve already read them.Many thanks for your work on this exciting implementation of a third-party WhatsApp solution in QML for Ubuntu Touch!
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@brenno.almeida great work!only use your app now since it is fast smooth and reliable.
only hickup, anyone else keeps missclicking the send button? its really hard to press for some reason (xiaomi redmi note 9 pro)
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@brenno.almeida great work!only use your app now since it is fast smooth and reliable.
only hickup, anyone else keeps missclicking the send button? its really hard to press for some reason (xiaomi redmi note 9 pro)
I have this issue on the Quintus. Maybe the mouse area is too small?
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Thank you again for this app!
If I can draw attention to one detail (I don't want you to be overwhelmed with requests):
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The app somehow refreshes itself at a few seconds interval.
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That makes that, while I scroll down the list of messages in order to look for an older conversation, suddenly the app takes me back to the top.
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I think the same thing happens inside a conversation when there is a long message and I click on "read more" - after a few seconds the message collapses again.
I opened an issue for it: https://github.com/brennoflavio/greenline/issues/4
Again, a big thank you!
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@brenno.almeida the version after fixes the counter that kept growing till reboot. amazing
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Thanks you all, keep feedback coming, it helps a lot. No problem to report usability / polish issues aswell.
@nbdynl yeah broke that a while ago, still not 100% correct as muted chats still counts but at least consistent now.
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@brenno.almeida
Thanks a lot for this great app!
I get the impression—purely subjective, mind you—that the app uses quite a bit of power.
Do you think it would be possible to add an option in the settings to set the refresh rate for new messages (or even to stop it unless I check manually)?
Or am I mistaken?
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@Vlad-Nirky I use the latest version from yesterday and test it over last night.
I haven't noticed any increased battery drain. The Pixel 3a switches to deep sleep mode without any issues. < 2% battery drain per hour. Tested last night with notifications enabled.
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