Version 0.9 released: Beta MR1 (Early Access)

[BenHenning]

Overview

This is the first openly available release of the Oppia Android app. Anyone can opt into the beta program and install the app on their Android device. Burndown milestone: https://github.com/oppia/oppia-android/milestone/25.

This release brings the following features & changes:

• Support for translations outside the core lesson (now, all pieces of content support translations though not all text is translated yet).
• Support for showing the Oppia Terms of Service and Privacy Policy within the app for easy access.
• Notices for when users first open a beta version of the app.
• Better support when selecting an in-app reading text size.
• A new splash screen that represents the current flavor of the app install (e.g. 'beta').
• A new app icon.
• A new flow for resetting all profile data (in the event that the administrator forgets their PIN).
• Improvements to the onboarding flow (specifically, making it less confusing for a user to enter a lesson).
• Support for Brazilian Portuguese being a default audio language.
• Various accessibility and dark mode improvements.

Note that this release has temporarily dropped support for Multiplication, Expressions and Equations, and Percentages since they are not yet available with complete Brazilian Portuguese translations. Beta releases moving forward will only include topics that are fully translated to English and Brazilian Portuguese (other languages are currently best effort).

The production version of this release is set to expire on 30 June 2023.

What's Changed

• Fix Hide promoted story section for the first time user #4448: Hide promoted story section for the first time user by @JishnuGoyal in Fix #4448: Hide promoted story section for the first time user #4430
• Fix Hide Edit Accounts option from AdministratorControls #4006: Hide Edit Accounts option from AdministratorControls by @JishnuGoyal in Fix #4006: Hide Edit Accounts option from AdministratorControls #4523
• Fixed Part Add dark mode support to AudioLanguageActivity, ReadingTextSizeActivity, AppLanguageActivity and dialog views. #4200 : Added dark mode support to AudioLanguageActivity, ReadingTextSizeActivity, AppLanguageActivity by @MohitGupta121 in Fixed Part #4200 : Added dark mode support to AudioLanguageActivity, ReadingTextSizeActivity, AppLanguageActivity #4415
• Localisation updates from https://translatewiki.net. by @translatewiki in Localisation updates from https://translatewiki.net. #4508
• Fix Show terms of service & privacy policy notices #1390: Show terms of service & privacy policy notices. by @veena14cs in Fix #1390: Show terms of service & privacy policy notices. #3852
• Fixes [A11Y] Add accessibility support for ImageRegionSelectionInteraction [Blocked: oppia/#9924] #3712: Add accessibility support for ImageRegionSelectionInteraction by @vrajdesai78 in Fixes #3712: Add accessibility support for ImageRegionSelectionInteraction #4497
• Fixed Part-2 Add dark mode support to AudioLanguageActivity, ReadingTextSizeActivity, AppLanguageActivity and dialog views. #4200 : Added dark mode support to Alert Dialog Views Fixed Part #4200 : Added dark mode support to AudioLanguageActivity, ReadingTextSizeActivity, AppLanguageActivity #4415 by @MohitGupta121 in Fixed Part-2 #4200 : Added dark mode support to Alert Dialog Views #4415 #4534
• Localisation updates from https://translatewiki.net. by @translatewiki in Localisation updates from https://translatewiki.net. #4541
• Fixes part of Add dark mode support to QuestionPlayerActivity and ExplorationActivity #4195:Added dark mode support to QuestionPlayer and ExplorationPlayer by @bhaktideshmukh in Fixes part of #4195:Added dark mode support to QuestionPlayer and ExplorationPlayer #4540
• Fixes Add log report creation support for performance metrics collection #4334: Log report creation support for performance metrics collection by @Sarthak2601 in Fixes #4334: Log report creation support for performance metrics collection #4388
• Fix ListItemLeadingMarginSpanTest is broken when built with Espresso #4546: ListItemLeadingMarginSpanTest moved to shared test by @veena14cs in Fix #4546: ListItemLeadingMarginSpanTest moved to shared test #4552
• Fixes Add log upload support for performance metrics collection #4335: Addition of support for uploading performance metric logs by @Sarthak2601 in Fixes #4335: Addition of support for uploading performance metric logs  #4399
• Fix part of Introduce beta notice #4300: Add strings for beta/GA notices by @BenHenning in Fix part of #4300: Add strings for beta/GA notices #4566
• Fixes part of Add dark mode support to TopicActivity #4177: Dark mode Topic Activity Part 1 by @MohitGupta121 in Fixes part of #4177: Dark mode Topic Activity Part 1 #4550
• Fix On trying to change admin password, it is asking to uninstall and reinstall the app. Even after doing it unable to change the pin #4366, Uninstalling & reinstalling application does not reset administrator PIN  #3611, App doesn't open on every alternate tap on the icon #4323: Add app data reset flow to facilitate being able to reset the admin pin by @BenHenning in Fix #4366, #3611, #4323: Add app data reset flow to facilitate being able to reset the admin pin #4418
• Fix Introduce beta notice #4300, Create multiple build flavors in Bazel #2432: Introduce beta & general availability update notices and build flavors by @BenHenning in Fix #4300, #2432: Introduce beta & general availability update notices and build flavors #4417
• Fix part of Add comprehensive internationalization and localization validation checks #4562: Add string consistency tool & CI check by @BenHenning in Fix part of #4562: Add string consistency tool & CI check #4563
• Fix Future-proof metrics infrastructure #4389, Make sure analytics include Android version #4407: Future-proof event analytics logging infrastructure by @BenHenning in Fix #4389, #4407: Future-proof event analytics logging infrastructure #4421
• Fix Add all pt-br translations #4224 and Add support for pulling in raw content translations from Oppia web #4306, part of Come up with long-term strategy for managing view data management #1051: Expand written translations support to titles & descriptions by @BenHenning in Fix #4224 and #4306, part of #1051: Expand written translations support to titles & descriptions #4555
• Fix Text size does not change in-exploration #4285 and Text doesn't change when using non-English languages #4394, part of [Cleanup] Migrate all fragment arguments & activity parameters to proto values #4437: Improve in-lesson reading text size support by @BenHenning in Fix #4285 and #4394, part of #4437: Improve in-lesson reading text size support #4411
• Fix Profiles can't have internationalized names #4002: Profiles cant have internationalised names by @JishnuGoyal in Fix #4002: Profiles cant have internationalised names #4081
• Localisation updates from https://translatewiki.net. by @translatewiki in Localisation updates from https://translatewiki.net. #4569
• Fixed Dark Mode support for Confetti #4409 : Dark Mode support for Confetti by @MohitGupta121 in Fixed #4409 : Dark Mode support for Confetti #4551
• Fix Text-based interaction EditText hints sometimes disappear when the keyboard is closed #4509: Text-based interaction EditText hints sometimes disappear when the keyboard is closed by @JishnuGoyal in Fix #4509: Text-based interaction EditText hints sometimes disappear when the keyboard is closed #4556
• Fix Text voiceovers in English for Portuguese language #3821: Ensure Portuguese can be a default audio language by @BenHenning in Fix #3821: Ensure Portuguese can be a default audio language #4575
• Fix Update Oppia logo (app icon) for beta #4413: Update placeholder launcher icon by @BenHenning in Fix #4413: Update placeholder launcher icon #4576
• Fix Increment version codes +1 for next release #4348: Prepare for Beta MR1 by updating version codes & pulling in the latest pt-BR translations by @BenHenning in Fix #4348: Prepare for Beta MR1 by updating version codes & pulling in the latest pt-BR translations #4565

Full Changelog: v0.8...v0.9

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This discussion was created from the release Version 0.9: Beta MR1 (Early Access).

[BenHenning]

Note that we are currently waiting on Play Store approval before this release will become broadly available--I'll update this thread once that's the case and will include a set of instructions for how to opt into the early access and install the app.

[BenHenning]

I forgot to update this earlier, but the app is now launched and ready to download & play!