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January 24, 2022

• NEW: In the group profile pages, there is a new `Report Profile` button, which behaves similarly to the other content reporting buttons. This is to comply with Google's requirement to have a reporting mechanism for user-generated content.
• APP: In the app, when not logged in, no longer have the `Find a Group` link in the navbar. This is to comply with Google's requirement to have a reporting mechanism for user-generated content.
• APP BUGFIX: Clicking a group in the group search results page would cause the top navbar to overlap the rest of the page until the app was restarted.
• INTERNAL: Replaced an open source package we were using for parsing JWT tokens in the apiserver because of a security issue.
• INTERNAL: Upgraded an open source package we were using for defanging HTML because of a security issue.
• API: Temporarily disabled the Apple Login endpoints because an open source package we rely on depended on another package with a severe security issue.

January 21, 2022

• BUGFIX: Paying a group invoice was being recorded as a group plan change in the activity log.
• BUGFIX: Changing group payers was not being recorded in the activity log.
• CHANGE: Moved `Paid group invoice`, `Changed group plan` and `Changed group payer` activity log entries from `Moderator Activity` to `Payment Activity`.
• CHANGE: Changed the Activity Log blurb `Upgraded group` to `Changed group plan`, changed `Changed payer` to `Changed group payer`, changed `Paid invoice` to `Paid group invoice`.
• CHANGE: In Files, if you don't have permission to upload, the `New/Upload` dropdown will no longer appear. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/members_still_see_options_to/88559182?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,88559182,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1638811475597947311&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1638811475597947311
• CHANGE: In Files and Photos, if the group is out of space, and you attempt to upload a file/photo, a new `Out of Space` dialog will pop up instead. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/pop_up_a_banner_when_user/88561342?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,88561342,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1638811475597947311&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1638811475597947311

January 18, 2022

• BUGFIX: The permission checking was wrong on database CSV imports, leading to people not being able to import rows. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/importing_csv_file_to/88502872?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,88502872,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1637816582371070376&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1637816582371070376

January 14, 2022

• APP BUGFIX: External links, like in databases and the Files section work again. This is currently in testing, and has not yet been generally released. https://beta.groups.io/g/app/topic/link_in_database_not_working/88244499?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,88244499,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1622037117520838825&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1622037117520838825
• APP BUGFIX: Files and Photos can now be downloaded. This is currently in testing, and has not yet been generally released. https://beta.groups.io/g/app/topic/cannot_open_files_error/84428132?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,84428132,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1622037117520838825&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1622037117520838825

January 12, 2022

• BUGFIX: Changes to reminders in repeating events would sometimes not be propagated to the individual events. This would mean that in some instances reminders would not be updated or added.
• BUGFIX: In File notifications, if the file or directory had a `#` character, the generated URL did not work correctly.

January 10, 2022

• BUGFIX: In repeating events where one event has been changed, we were not generating the correct ICS feed. This meant that both the original and changed event would be displayed.
• CHANGE: In a chat that has unread messages, if you send a message, we now scroll to the bottom of the chat and remove the unread messages badge.
• CHANGE: For single calendar events that have UIDs that end in @google.com, we now re-write those UIDs to not end in @google.com when serving the events as ICS feeds. Events can have these UIDs if they are added to the calendar via emailed invites to the group. For some reason, Google Calendar refuses to display any events in an ICS feed if even one of those events has a UID that ends in @google.com. This does not apply to repeating events.

January 6, 2022

• BUGFIX: The edit table permission wasn't checked when deleting multiple database rows at once. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/misc_disappearing_database/88229955?p=,,,100,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,100,2,0,88229955,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1634137788473364967&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1634137788473364967

January 5, 2022

• CHANGE: Don't truncate chat notification messages.
• BUGFIX: The `Mute #hashtag` links in digest emails were the wrong color.
• CHANGE: The tapback menu in the chat window is now a horizontal list, instead of vertical.

January 4, 2022

• CHANGE: Changed `Vote Now` link in poll emails to `Click Here To Vote`. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/change_wording_of_vote_now/88107382?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,88107382,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1636649438326449759&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1636649438326449759
• CHANGE: Trim leading/trailing spaces from various group settings, including title, before saving them. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/group_title_allows_spaces/87753842?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,20,2,0,87753842,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1639531237870475082&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1639531237870475082
• CHANGE: When approving, deleting or rejecting a pending message from someone who is no longer a member, attempt to display the email address of the sender in activity log messages (only available for new activity log entries). https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/pending_message_remains_after/87893161?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,87893161,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1636649438326449759&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1636649438326449759
• CHANGE: Added the word `pending` to `delete pending message` and `reject pending message` activity log entries. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/deleting_a_pending_message/87892643?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,87892643,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1636649438326449759&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1636649438326449759
• CHANGE: Remove the option for subgroup creation/deletion notifications for moderators of subgroups. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/for_moderators_of_subgroups/88191711?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,88191711,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1636649438326449759&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1636649438326449759

January 3, 2022

• CHANGE: Formatting changes to the chat window.
• CHANGE: Update or hide the unread chat count in the sidebar when we update or hide the unread count in the scroll to bottom widget.

December 20, 2021

• DOCS: Updates from Nina. [Owners Manual Revision History](https://groups.io/helpcenter/ownersmanual/1/revision-history), [Members Manual Revision History](https://groups.io/helpcenter/membersmanual/1/revision-history), [Getting Started Revision History](https://groups.io/helpcenter/gettingstarted/1/revision-history).

December 15, 2021

• NEW: Clicking on the list of tapbacks in a chat message now brings up a dialog box showing the people who sent the tapbacks.

December 9, 2021

• BUGFIX: Went through the database and broke all existing Files folder loops. When we found a loop, we would move the folder to the top level of the Files section and append "(recovered)" to the name of the folder. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/significant_issue_with_the/87579658?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,87579658,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1635249268076944587&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1635249268076944587

December 8, 2021

• BUGFIX: In the Files section, can no longer move folders into subfolders, which would cause loops, which manifested in the folder structure disappearing. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/significant_issue_with_the/87579658?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,87579658,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1635249268076944587&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1635249268076944587

November 24, 2021

• DOCS: Updates from Nina. [Owners Manual Revision History](https://groups.io/helpcenter/ownersmanual/1/revision-history), [Members Manual Revision History](https://groups.io/helpcenter/membersmanual/1/revision-history).

November 23, 2021

• BUGFIX: When changing selection criteria in the activity log, the sort was forced into ascending. We now default it to decending, to match the default view. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/chrono_order_is_reversed_when/87243517?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,87243517,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1634681945636360256&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1634681945636360256
• INTERNAL: Updated Fullcalendar to latest version.

November 22, 2021

• CHANGE: For any email parts with Content-Transfer-Encoding of 7bit that we are addding a footer to, convert them to quoted-printable, to ensure that any long lines are wrapped, in accordance to email specs.

November 21, 2021

• BUGFIX: If changing a member's email delivery from one of the digests to a different delivery, in some cases the delivery would be changed to an option that was not selected.

November 19, 2021

• CHANGES: Formatting tweaks to the chat window.
• INTERNAL: We now parse Content-Type headers that are (wrongly) RFC2047 encoded.
• APP: Submitted a new version of the app to the app stores. It includes bug fixes for chat and some icon display issues, as well as integration of Code Push technology to make future updates easier to do.

November 18, 2021

• NEW: There is a new Group Sponsorship member notice. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/suggestion_member_notice_for/86801416?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,86801416,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1634589607427064083&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1634589607427064083
• NEW: We now send a acknowledgement email/payment receipt when someone donates money to a group donation. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/suggestion_member_notice_for/86801416?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,86801416,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1634589607427064083&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1634589607427064083
• NEW: We now send a acknowledgement email/payment receipt when someone sponsors a group. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/suggestion_member_notice_for/86801416?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,86801416,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1634589607427064083&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1634589607427064083
• BUGFIX: Searching phrases with quotation marks breaks the search pagination and sorting. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/bug_searching_phrases_with/87134783?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,87134783,previd=9223372036854775807,nextid=1634589607427064083&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1634589607427064083