Version 1.157.009 April 2024What's new:
- Reviewing pull requests just got easier! Glance at pull requests to see if you've been requested to review, and engage with a new, more refined code review process.
- Introducing a code setting enabling wrapping of file names for enhanced readability.
Bug fixes:
- Comment box dynamically adapts to different font sizes for enhanced visibility and accessibility..
Version 1.148.006 February 2024What's new
• Pressing the Escape key on a connected keyboard dismisses modal views of starred repositories and achievements.
Bug fixes
• Tapping on "Artifacts" within a workflow run shows the linked artifacts.
• Tapping "Submit" many times when creating a new issue, discussion, or comment no longer creates more than one submission.
• Fixed a crash when viewing starred repository lists..
Version 1.140.028 November 2023What's new:
• Markdown alerts render in appropriate colors.
Bug fixes:
• Update branch button in pull request has correct margins on iPad.
• Prevent loading spinners appearing at the bottom of some screens without a load in progress.
• Prevent old data from momentarily appearing when pulling to refresh issues and pull requests..
Version 1.132.026 September 2023What's new:
• Effortlessly change the base branch for your pull requests, enhancing collaboration and adaptability
• Preview and edit commit messages before merging a pull request, enhancing your commit management experience.
Bug fixes:
• Fixed a crash caused by certain special characters, ensuring a more stable layout experience.
• Toggling items in filter bars animates the same cell in place and VoiceOver announces correct state information for the toggles.
• Discussion cells are now accessible by keyboard navigation.
• Repository cells text no longer overlaps when using oversized font sizes..
Version 1.124.001 August 2023What's new
- Introducing social links on profiles! Navigate to links across social networks on user profiles.
- Save and restore uncommitted changes to an edited file.
- Render task lists in Pull Requests..
Version 1.115.030 May 2023What's New:
• Improved Feed timeline items for users with assistive technologies.
Bug Fixes:
• Prevented an error while creating a branch in code editing when many branches match the same pattern..
Version 1.105.021 March 2023What's new
• Introducing Projects! View and manage your projects from anywhere and stay on top of your work like never before.
Bug fixes
• Tapping on a link to a non-Latin header scrolls to the linked content.
• Creating a new comment on pull requests differentiates between adding a new comment and editing an existing one..
Version 1.97.024 January 2023What's new:
- Introducing "Solarwave" and "Neon Nights" – two retro-inspired custom app icons for your home screen.
Bug Fixes:
- Selecting a reaction will dismiss the selection view consistently in Feeds.
- Renders a symbol for missing newline at end of file.
- Fixed a crash when deep-linking to a user's achievements.
- Scrolling isn't available for achievements when only one is present.
- Changing feed filters only shows content from the selected filters.
- Abbreviated time stamps on workflow status checks are correctly represented by assistive technologies.
- Added descriptive announcements for the Add Reaction and Mark as Answer buttons
- Editing a pull request submitted from a fork no longer throws an error.
- Badges on user profiles no longer break text onto multiple lines where possible.
- Action buttons on locked discussions stay within the screen's bounds.
- Fixed extra spacing that appeared at the top of the content in project views when deep-linking into a project view..
Version 1.89.014 November 2022What's New:
• Introducing code editing from Browse Code! Edit files within a repository and create new pull requests with those new commits while on-the-go.
Bug Fixes:
• When filtering the inbox by repository, the count on the filter matches the number of notifications in the list.
• The new user experience within the feed shows the Awesome Lists topic.
• Custom merge messages for pull requests can include an empty commit body.
• Opening the Search shortcut from the Home Screen activates search consistently.
• See "Base changed automatically" timeline event within pull requests.
• Following and then unfollowing a user with 0 followers displays 0 followers..
Version 1.80.013 September 2022What's new
• Introducing "Edit File" within pull requests! Make quick updates to existing pull requests to fix those pesky typos or add that missing method before merging.
• Copy the short hash of a commit from the commit details view.
Bug fixes
• Discussion upvotes over 9 no longer truncate within the upvote button..
Version 1.72.012 July 2022What's new:
- Follow organizations to see the latest activity related to the organization within your Explore feed.
Bug fixes
- Follow button no longer appears when the recommendation includes the current user within Explore.
- View links to help documentation in your device's preferred language.
- Profile links without a scheme get treated as HTTPS URLs..
Version 1.64.009 May 2022What's new:
• Introducing project fields on issues and pull requests! Edit custom text, number, date, and single-select fields for issues and pull requests that belong to the new projects experience from within the triage sheet.
Bug fixes:
• Creating an issue from a template works correctly.
• Pull request code review renders all code lines correctly.
• Usernames next to avatars are now using the correct color.
• Issue creation dialog clears the content after successful creation.
• Repository subscription button bell icon now matches the icon on GitHub.com.
Version 1.56.014 March 2022Bug Fixes:
• The empty state in Explore no longer renders with extra whitespace at the bottom.
• Fixed an issue where the recent activities in Home screen displayed wrong comment counts.
• When subscribed to a repository with custom watch settings, individual issues and pull requests can be subscribed to and unsubscribed from.
• Fixed a crash when viewing the contributors of a repository.
• Starred repositories within a single GitHub List paginate through all items..
Version 1.45.004 January 2022What's New:
• Edit categories and labels on discussions
Bug Fixes:
• Fix a crash that could occur when browsing issues and pull requests..
Version 1.39.009 November 2021What's new:
• Introducing a new way to filter notifications in your inbox. See notifications from specific repositories or inboxes, and filter down to only unread notifications to find just the notifications you need.
• Improved accessibility of closed issue icons, changing the color closed issues from red to purple.
Bug fixes:
• Treat URLs without an explicit scheme as HTTPS URLs.
• Initial loads of the Explore view no longer flicker..
Version 1.30.006 September 2021Bug fixes
· Patch code blocks within comments or READMEs use legible colors when in dark mode.
· Tapping on a link or detail element within a truncated comment takes action without expanding the comment.
· Pull request diffs render without errors for GitHub Enterprise users..
Version 1.21.028 June 2021Bug fixes
• Pull request reviews from bots appear within the pull request reviews list.
• When filtering a repository's discussions, the emoji for the currently selected discussion category renders correctly.
• Fixed an occasional crash due to invalid states in table views across the app.
• Removed extra spacing from task list indicators where less than 10 total tasks are present.
• When an onboarding banner is visible in Notifications, selecting notifications from the list view will now open the notification before dismissing the banner.
• Suggestions to deleted lines of code in pull request reviews are no longer possible..
Version 1.14.010 May 2021Introducing new pull request experiences on mobile. Reviewing and merging pull requests are now much easier on the go!
• The pull request description has moved up on the pull request detail view, providing quick context about the changes without having to scroll to the timeline. Expand longer inline descriptions with a tap.
• The new merge box mirrors the experience you're familiar with from GitHub.com. With clear colors and iconography, scanning through the overall status of a pull request to understand the current state of reviews, checks, and overall mergeability has never been easier.
• The Files Changed cell now has a contextual call to action that will tell you when a pull request requires your review, or when a pull request has changes since your last review.
• With passing reviews and checks, a pull request can be directly merged from the view without having to enter a modal.
• New merge animations!
• Introducing video uploads on issues and pull requests to share reproduction steps, design ideas, and experience details with your team.
Bug fixes
• Tapping on a discussion reply preview will always navigate to the reply list..
Version 1.4.603 March 2021Bug Fixes
• Text fields no longer appear blank when creating or editing a comment on a line of code within a pull request review..
Version 1.3.408 December 2020What's new
- Introducing bulk actions for your Notifications! Select multiple notifications to mark them as done or save them for later with just a few taps.
- Get through your notifications faster with the right swipe actions for your workflow. Haven't customized your swipe actions for Notifications yet? Configure swipe actions for Notifications right from the Notifications tab, or learn more in Settings > Swipe Actions.
- Quickly determine if filters are active for your Notifications view with new iconography and messaging in the navigation bar.
- Introducing a shiny new set of app icons to celebrate GitHub Universe 2020! Customize your app icon and be sure to tune in on December 8-10 on https://githubuniverse.com !
- Send us feedback, bug reports or get support for your GitHub account with the improved support workflow. Get routed to the best place to help solve your problems from Settings > Share Feedback.
- Long press on a notification to view all actions available to take, like mark as read, mark as done, save for later, or unsubscribe.
- Quickly create list items from the Markdown bar while writing comments or issues.
- See what percentage of your status checks have passed, failed or are pending with the new donut graph when merging pull requests.
Bug fixes
- Key commands for modally presented views override their contents underneath.
- Emoji autocomplete for emojis composed of multiple characters place the cursor at the correct position.
- User profile READMEs with expandable content render correctly in light and dark mode.
- Usernames displayed in issue timelines display the correct username for the current user.
- Tap targets for marking files as viewed and other file actions in pull requests render at consistently tappable sizes.
- Fixed a bug when editing issue comments that would leave the app in an unresponsive state.
- Navigating back while browsing code using the iOS 14 back button long press no longer crashes the app..
Version 1.3.324 November 2020What's new
- Search has moved from the Explore tab to the Home tab, allowing you to quickly search for issues, pull requests, repositories and more.
- A new Profile tab makes it easier to get to your profile from anywhere in the app.
- Long-press on notifications to save, unsubscribe, mark as read, or mark as done.
- Labels got a quick redesign to give them a bit more visual clarity.
- Easily blockquote text by tapping on the blockquote button in the Markdown bar when composing a comment or issue.
Bug fixes
- Fixed a crash that occurred when the device was rotated in certain places.
- Fixed a crash that occurred when navigating files and long-pressing the back button.
- Fixed the UI becoming unresponsive on rare occasions after performing actions on comments.
We release a lot of new changes to the GitHub app every couple weeks. These updates happen automatically and in the background, so it's easy to miss out on new features.
We love nerding out over release notes for new and exciting features. It's like candy! Especially for software that ships often.
We're experimenting with in-app release notes that appear occasionally when new features ship in GitHub for iOS. We hope that this will be a fun way for developers everywhere to keep up with what's new and be the first to try out new features..
Version 1.3.210 November 2020What's new
• Cross-referenced issues and commits have an updated design in pull requests and issues.
• Copy file paths and browse specific files within pull requests by tapping the ••• button when browsing diffs.
• Check-run badges now show whether or not they are required before merging.
• Navigate to authors and contributors from the commit details page.
Bug fixes
• Empty list items no longer appear when holding down Back buttons in navigation stacks.
• Fixed a bug in multi-select that can cause portions of a range to become deselected..
Version 1.3.126 October 2020## What's New
• Introducing suggested changes within comments! Create suggestions on pull requests after selecting lines, and apply them with the tap of a button.
• Introducing ability to edit commit message for the merge commits.
• Trigger haptic feedback to the user on Multiline selection.
• Introducing ability to copy file path in the Jump to files into pasteboard by long press on the cell.
• Swiping triage sheet will save the new selected options instead of discarding them.
• Merge options maintains collapsed/expanded state across pull requests.
• Viewing text documents will now always line wrap.
## Bug Fixes
• Keyboard shortcuts fixes and improvements. Now escape key will dismiss the New issue view.
• Preventing creating new issues for archived repositories.
• The launch screen now properly respects light and dark modes.
• Tapping on a file link in-app will no longer push all parts of the file path onto the navigation stack.
• Fixed Random error on attempting to switch into other branch.
• Expanding and collapsing checks no longer collapses merge options..
Version 1.2.929 September 2020# What's New
• Introducing a localized experience with GitHub for iOS! Enjoy using the app in Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and Brazilian Portuguese
• Introducing merge options for merge commits, squash and merge, and rebase and merge commits! Customize your email and commit message before merging pull request, putting you in full control of your merge commits.
• Introducing the Midnight Matte icon, for all your dark mode homescreen needs!
# Bug Fixes
• Details for CI statuses, check runs, and other status checks match the copy and iconography shown on GitHub.com
• Fonts scaled to larger/smaller sizes display at the context-appropriate size throughout the app
• Repository advisory and vulnerability notifications no longer a show an Unsubscribe action for a single notification
• iPad sidebar layout shows cells and empty states with context appropriate background colors.
