Wickr Enterprise - Release Notes

added Desktop

• Opus has replaced AAC as the codec for Wickr calling. Customers should expect improved audio quality overall.
• Support added for SSL client certificates. This also allows the use of some smartcards to log in to the Wickr app in some situations.

added Android

• Opus has replaced AAC as the codec for Wickr calling. Customers should expect improved audio quality overall.

added iOS

• Opus has replaced AAC as the codec for Wickr calling. Customers should expect improved audio quality overall.
• Users should now see a progress bar when messages are syncing.
• Dark mode is now supported during registration.

added Admin Panel and Back-end

• Wickr Sentinel BETA - Beta only version of our tagging and alerting system.
• Deeplink urls now route through the messaging service for decreased external exposure. This was done to limit the number of endpoints that need to be externally exposed for the clients. Customers should be aware with this change that they will only see the updated deeplink url for net new config files. However existing deeplink tokens can continue to function if needed by changing the link format. Reach out to Wickr Support for instructions.
• New Service: react: Created to support the change to deeplink urls. This container has routes for /admin and /deeplink/config directed to it. It contains only static assets and is not subject to the admin whitelist. With these changes /admin-api is now the only endpoint subject to the admin whitelist as it is the sole endpoint servicing admin CRUD operations.

added Calling

• Will now handle packet loss better.
• Improved frame rates in low resolution situations.

fixed Desktop

• [P1] Fixed Windows bug causing problems during page scrolling.
• [P1] Resolved an issue where users own outbox messages on their own devices would in some situations not expire as expected. This did not affect expiry on other users devices.
• [P1] Fixed a bug involving local database locking that had the potential to cause local data loss.
• [P1] [V&V] Fixed an issue that could cause users to wait an unnecessarily long amount of time between ending and starting a new call.
• [P1] [V&V] Resolved an issue that could cause active speaker to not switch when expected.
• [P1] [V&V] Fixed an issue that caused the system microphone on Mac to remain active after the call ended.
• [P2] Fixed a bug involving emoji reactions that could in some cases result in an in-network user incorrectly being identified as an out-of-network user in the UI.
• [P2] Updates to several libraries to prevent security vulnerabilities.
• [P2] Added additional error state and message for situations in which the switchboard service becomes unavailable. This resolves a crash from this state previously.
• [P2] Fixed an issue causing the SSO cache not to clear when appropriate in the presence of certain errors.

fixed Android

• [P1] Resolved an issue that in some cases could cause presence to continue showing after being disabled by the user.
• [P1] Fixed multiple app crash scenarios.
• [P2] Added additional error state and message for situations in which the switchboard service becomes unavailable. This resolves a crash from this state previously.
• [P3] Fixed misleading wording on password failure around resetting the application.
• [P3] Fixed a bug wherein @mention messages would show incorrectly between markdown messages.
• [P3] Fixed bug causing appearance icon to not be visible in the settings page when using dark mode.

fixed iOS

• [P0] Fixed an issue causing clients with WOA enabled to cease getting notifications after network disruptions.
• [P0] Fixed a bug that could cause the application to freeze and require a force close on deleting a conversation.
• [P0] [V&V] Fixed a bug where users could still see video from an iOS user while the iOS user was on a standard phone call.
• [P0] [V&V] Fixed a bug where switching from desktop to iOS on a call could cause the call to display as muted incorrectly.
• [P1] Resolved an issue that in some cases could cause presence to continue showing after being disabled by the user.
• [P1] Unsent messages now correctly send when backgrounding the app.
• [P1] Fixed a crash caused by toggling dark or light mode while in the guided tutorial.
• [P2] Added additional error state and message for situations in which the switchboard service becomes unavailable. This resolves a crash from this state previously.
• [P2] [V&V] Fixed an issue causing an invited users calling screen to remain open after the host ended the call.
• [P2] Fixed a bug causing the guided tutorial to not display correctly when a user immediately upon logging in sent a message in a room.

fixed Admin Panel & Backend

• [P1] Fixed an issue causing search to not work properly under restricted federation.
• [P1] [V&V] Fixed a calling shutdown related crash.
• [P1] [V&V] Fixed a crash related to Apple M1 hardware.
• [P1] Corrected TLS connections to the Messaging service from other internal services.
• [P1] Fixed an issue with the switchboard service that could lead to a bad state when large numbers of messages were sent to offline apps.
• [P2] Fixed an issue that could potentially lead to a certificate being shown as invalid in admin v2 if said certificate contained a trailing line break.
• [P2] Simplified the path to enabling restricted federation in admin v2.
• [P2] [V&V] Fixed issues with window capturing on the Windows application.
• [P2] [V&V] Added fix to deal with arbitrary data before the BEGIN CERTIFICATE section of the certificate.
• [P2] Fixed a bug causing the calling ui to show incorrectly after toggling between dark and light modes in settings.
• [P2] Updates to several libraries in Admin V2 to prevent security vulnerabilities.
• [P2] Addressed a minor security vulnerability in admin console that allowed users to view internal page layouts.
• [P2] Fixed an issue causing the WOA options to not show in settings for newly created security groups.
• [P3] [V&V] Fix for device initialization for devices supporting multichannel (3 or more) configurations.

known Known Issues

• [Android] In some cases changes to usernames in the admin panel are not reflected in the My Account page along with rooms and DMs.
• [iOS] The client may not show the “Downloading Messages” screen when signing back in and downloading a large number of messages from the server.
• [macOS] Users are not redirected to the message when clicking on a push notification.
• [Windows] Certain specific hardware or graphics drivers may cause high CPU usage or screen tearing within the application in rare circumstances.
• [Windows] Certain specific hardware may cause users video to display upside down.
• [Desktop] “Multiple code block markdown” may not be shown on the text entry box upon pressing its keyboard shortcut.
• [Android] Searching contacts for a username is case sensitive.
• [Android] For networks with Wickr Sentinel enabled a crash may occur when quickly joining and immediately leaving a room.
• [Android] File transfers may not work if initiated when offline and restarted when back online.
• [Android] For networks with Wickr Sentinel enabled out-of-network users may erroneously show a security tag other than the lowest.

added Desktop

• The message download screen now displays an estimate of time to completion.

added Android

• The message download screen now displays an estimate of time to completion.

added iOS

• The message download screen now displays an estimate of time to completion.

added Admin Panel and Back-end

• Default Room Bot: Version updated to 5.68.16.01
• Performance improvements for cameras in low-light situations, particularly Apple laptops.

fixed Desktop

• [P1] Fixed a bug whereby sorting by recent wouldn’t show users most recent rooms.
• [P2] Fixed an issue causing error text to display over screenshots.

fixed Android

• [P1] [V&V] Corrected calls to disconnect immediately after an admin uses the option to disable calling. There was previously a ~30 second wait in this situation.
• [P2] Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause room timestamps to display incorrectly.
• [P3] Fixed an issue with the new user guided tour text being cut off on the contacts tab.
• [P3] “Meeting ended by host” was shown erroneously sometimes when leaving a call, this has been resolved.

fixed iOS

• [P1] Fixed a bug where the app would close erroneously when editing a rooms detail page and then signing out of the app.
• [P1] Fixed an issue causing some deeplinks to fail erroneously.
• [P1] [V&V] Fixed an edge case where some Me users were unable to connect to calls.
• [P1] [V&V] Fixed an issue that could cause the reconnecting banner to persistently show during calls.
• [P1] [V&V] Fixed an issue that could lead to calls becoming hung and an unresponsive UI.
• [P1] Fixed an issue where starting a conversation with a new contact would fail the first time.
• [P1] Fixed an issue causing the loading indicator to sometimes display continuously when a user tapped Done after viewing a saved image.
• [P1] Fixed an issue causing a continuous loading indicator to be shown when the user deletes a message in some situations.
• [P1] Fixed a bug that could cause the client to crash when reacting with an emoji on a voice memo.
• [P2] Fixed an issue where dark mode would sometimes cause problems during the first use of the app.
• [P2] [V&V] Fixed an issue where in some cases the “Tap to join meeting” banner did not disappear after the call ending in a room.
• [P2] [V&V] Fixed a bug causing the device to change to the front facing camera if the app was backgrounded.
• [P2] Fixed an issue that could cause incorrect information on the display when toggling from a video call to audio only.
• [P2] Fix an issue where the text entry box could disappear temporarily on swiping back to the chat screen from the saved items page.
• [P2] Fixed an issue causing video clips taken within the app to output in poor quality.
• [P2] Fixed a bug causing graphical issues between dark and light modes.
• [P2] Fixed an issue that caused link image previews to sometimes not show when saving a link in a room/group conversation.
• [P2] Fixed an issue causing the Error control message to show erroneously when an admin attempted to set the same BOR or Expiration as currently set in a room.
• [P3] Fixed a bug causing avatars to show incorrectly between dark and light mode in the Room History screen.
• [P3] Fixed a bug allowing users to send blank messages.

fixed Admin Panel & Backend

• [P0] Fixed a token refresh issue related to the directory service.
• [P1] [Admin] fixed an issue where Wickr Open Access configs are not copied to new networks.

added Desktop

• Globally Federated file transfers. Users can now send and receive attachments with other GF users.
• Link previews now include images, the images presented are stored remotely on your enterprise file store.

added Android

• Globally Federated file transfers. Users can now send and receive attachments with other GF users.
• Link previews now include images, the images presented are stored remotely on your enterprise file store.

added iOS

• Globally Federated file transfers. Users can now send and receive attachments with other GF users.
• Link previews now include images, the images presented are stored remotely on your enterprise file store.
• Improved scrolling performance in chat windows.

added Admin Panel and Back-end

• New Service: file-proxy: This proxy is a middle layer between native Enterprise file stores and other Enterprise installs or Wickr Me.
• New Service: schema: This handles any MySQL schema migrations for the mysql container.
• Parity: Custom Expiration time is available in Admin v2.

added Wickr IO Bots

• Conversion of some integrations to use the configTokens.json file to define the additional configuration tokens that need to be configured for the specific integration. The configTokens.json file will be used by programs to help automate the creation of bots and bot integrations.
• Incorporated update Wickr desktop SDK to use updated functionality to deal with file transmission and receipt.

fixed Desktop

• [P1] Fixed an issue where application reset would not function properly in the Windows app.
• [P1] Fixed an issue where the Delete Room option was not being shown to moderators of a room.
• [P1] [V&V] Fixed an issue where call ringtone would continue for 20 seconds regardless of if the host user had ended the call.
• [P1] [V&V] Fixed an issue where the More option would move incorrectly when scrolling in the dashboard screen.
• [P1] Fixed a crash that could occur during video calls.
• [P3] Fixed an issue where the opacity animation of a conversation would remain stuck.
• [P3] Fixed an issue where the More option would move incorrectly when scrolling in the dashboard screen.

fixed Android

• [P1] Fixed an issue where being unable to update the internal file storage would cause failures in processing control messages.
• [P1] Fixed a crash when using search.
• [P1] Fixed an issue with group conversation titles not being displayed properly.
• [P2] Fixed an issue where unread count would be cut off of the active tab.
• [P2] [V&V] Fixed an issue involving the bottom cells continuously flickering while on a call.
• [P2] [V&V] Fixed an issue where the hosts profile image would show twice in the call UI.
• [P2] Fixed an issue where the “Tap to add moderator” banner would erroneously reappear.
• [P3] Fixed an issue where users were asked to reauth immediately after authenticating the first time when force authentication is on.
• [P3] Fixed an issue where control messages were misaligned.
• [P3] Fixed an issue causing settings icon to not be displayed in some situations.
• [P3] Fixed an issue where the favorite user list would not reflect out of network users correctly until entering and exiting the tab.
• [P3] Fixed an issue where message reaction coachmark was being shown incorrectly during guided tutorial.

fixed iOS

• [P1] Fixed an issue where starting a conversation with a new contact would fail the first time.
• [P1] Fixed an edge case where some Me users were unable to connect to calls.
• [P1] Fixed an issue where sorting was working incorrectly when a user was invited to the call from a different network.
• [P1] [V&V] Fixed an edge case where some Me users were unable to connect to calls.
• [P1] [V&V] Fixed an issue where sorting was working incorrectly when a user was invited to the call from a different network.
• [P2] [V&V] Fixed an issue where control buttons on iOS would disappear when a desktop user on the call is put on hold.
• [P2] Fixed an issue where control buttons on iOS would disappear when a desktop user on the call is put on hold.
• [P2] Fixed an issue with an icon not showing correctly in Dark Mode.
• [P2] Fixed an issue where long usernames could cause the total number of users in a group count not to show correctly.
• [P2] Fixed an issue where the total number of users in a group count would show incorrectly in some situations.

fixed Admin Panel & Backend

• [P0] Fixed an issue causing admins to be unable to create new users.
• [P1] Fixed a backend issue that caused the automatic update banner on desktop not to show.
• [P1] Fixed an issue where the edit button was not shown on the context menu for quick responses in the admin console.
• [P1] Fixed an issue where calling proxies would no longer work with FIPS mode enabled.
• [P1] Fixed an issue which caused user invites to fail sporadically on admin console.
• [P1] Fixed an issue where resetting users in admin v2 would change the users security group to default.
• [P2] Fixed issue where admins could not change allow/deny password change in admin v2.
• [P2] Fixed an issue where any edit of a user could cause the invitation sent message to pop up on admin v2.
• [P2] Fixed an issue where in some cases users would encounter an invalid value when trying to save an SSO configuration in admin v2.
• [P2] Stopped showing extraneous password field when editing user in admin v2.
• [P2] Fixed an issue where security groups for users could not be changed due to the security group list being cut off of the screen.

fixed WickrIO Bots

• Fixed issue with Wickr bot-api handling of admin user messages where /admin and /verify commands were processed but allowed the message to pass through for further processing by the integration code.
• Fixed issue with broadcast /send command where spaces in files were being processed as a user entry.

known Known Issues

• [iOS] Contact Finder screen is erroneously showing on clients.
• [Desktop] Saved items can stop showing on the saved items list when 2 or more files are saved before navigating to the saved items page.
• [Admin v2] Wickr Open Access configuration is incorrectly showing at the Security Group level, it should be configured using the dialog at the Network level.
• [Windows & Linux] When sending multiple files in a room a blank section shows incorrectly where the loading bars are placed until scrolling again.
• [Admin v2] Possible issues enabling the default room bot from the admin bot control pane.
• [All Platforms] Globally federated users cannot be added to a call that’s been started by local users. Creating a room with the desired members, both local and global, then initiating a room call is a functioning workaround.
• [Admin v2] Updates to First and Last name in Active Directory will not propagate to Wickr users contact list correctly.
• [Backend] Installs must not be using self signed certificates in order for globally federated Wickr Messenger users to receive files sent from enterprise users.
• [Android] Clients using Wickr Open Access will need to restart after updating in order for file transfers to function as expected.