DAVx⁵ (formerly DAVdroid) 2.0 Release Notes

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• rewritten dav4android library to use XML streaming instead of bad-scaling lists
• new sync logic using the new dav4android library and parallel processing, which
  greatly increases performance
• new About activity
• show collection URL in “Properties”
• show a little information if there the user did not select even one resource to sync
• various other bug fixes and improvements

Version 2.0.1

• collection properties: replace “Copy URL” button by selectable TextView
• show GPL text properly (DAVdroid OSE)
• new translations (thanks to all translators!)
• account creation: really cancel resource detection when dialog is cancelled
• account creation: use AsyncTask and progress indicator

Version 2.0.2

• Fix rare crash on initial resource detection
• DAVdroid Address Book account sync: only synchronize the address books of the current account when a sync is triggered

Version 2.0.3

• service detection: ignore HTTP 4xx errors when looking for homesets (fixes problems with SOGo and others)
• evaluate DAV:unbind privilege to determine whether collection deletion is offered to users
• debug info: make text selectable

Version 2.0.4

• resource detection: separate CalDAV/CardDAV detection
• resource detection: better handling of SocketTimeoutException

Version 2.0.5

• explicitly marked as compatible with Android 9
• minor bug fixes/improvements

Version 2.0.6

• ignore non-successful multiget responses
• library updates (including okhttp 3.12)
• switch to AndroidX (from Android support library)
• minor improvements

Version 2.0.7

• settings: added some icons, re-arranged entries
• ignore HTTP 403 when the resource upload fails because of missing permissions (server will win)
• debug info: show details about DAVdroid, contact/calendar providers and contact/calendar/task apps
• minor improvements and bug fixes

DAVx⁵ version 2.1

• rename DAVdroid to DAVx⁵ for legal reasons
• remove “Accounts may be gone after rebooting” startup dialog
• replace AmbilWarna by ColorPicker
• refactor Settings provider
• library updates
• minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 2.2

• greatly improved logging
• ask for contacts/calendar permissions as soon there is a known CalDAV/CardDAV service (fixes recurring permission notification)
• make sure the account is seen by OpenTasks
• retain sync intervals and isSyncable when renaming an account
• minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 2.2.1

• hotfix for Android 4.4: fix app crash when logging is enabled
• ical4j update (using built-in EMAIL parameter and COLOR property)
• updated translations (including Farsi, thanks Taraneh Saei!)

Version 2.2.2

• login: show error message when account name is already taken
• use dav4jvm instead of dav4android (internal rename)
• fix crash on single-core devices

Version 2.2.3

• fix permissions/notification problem with OpenTasks
• maybe fix increased battery usage problem
• minor improvements and bug fixes

Version 2.2.3.1

• fix crash in debug info on some older devices when OpenTasks is not installed