Version 0.8: Alpha MR5

Overview

This is the fifth alpha release of the Oppia Android app, and is a smaller release that brings user-facing fixes to help streamline future user studies. Burndown milestone: https://github.com/oppia/oppia-android/milestone/43.

Features & changes in this release include:

• Redesigning of the hints flow to be easier to use and more visually appealing.
• A new animation for the lesson hint button to make it more discoverable.
• Fixes for user confusion issues, including:
  • Ensuring placeholders are correctly present for text-based interactions.
  • Showing a notice when audio voiceovers can't be played for the selected audio language.
  • Clearer instructions text for the item selection interaction.
• Some infrastructural improvements:
  • Support for building a study-specific version of the app with improved app versioning.
  • Analytics for submitted answers.
• Various other improvements, including improving support for dark mode and accessibility (see the 'Whats Changed' list below for more details).

The production version of this release is set to expire on 19 February 2023.

What's Changed

• Fixes #4182: Added dark mode support to OptionActivity and OptionWithoutDrawerActivity by @Akshatkamboj14 in #4284
• Fix #3560: Merged multiple xml files - completed_story_list_activity, profile_list_fragment, topic_fragment, by @rt4914 in #4354
• Fixes #4196: Add dark mode support for story activity, resume lesson activity and hints and solution fragment by @Akshatkamboj14 in #4358
• Fix #3473 #3545 #3588 : Merge faq_list_fragment, ongoing_topic_item and topic_revision_summary_view by @rt4914 in #4365
• Fixes #4185: Added Dark Mode for HelpActivity , FaqListActivity , FaqSingleActivity by @bhaktideshmukh in #4245
• Fixes#4184: Add dark mode support to ThirdPartyDependencyListActivity, LicenseListActivity and LicenseTextViewerActivity by @aayushimathur6 in #4289
• Fix #4346: Remove vacation messaging by @BenHenning in #4375
• Fixes part of #4195: Added dark mode support to QuestionPlayer and Exploration by @bhaktideshmukh in #4377
• Fixes #4191: Added dark mode support to DeveloperOptionsActivity, ViewEventsLogsActivity and ForceNetworkTypeActivity by @Akshatkamboj14 in #4308
• Fixes part of #4178: Added dark mode support to PinPasswordActivity by @bhaktideshmukh in #4380
• Fix #4028: Hi fi profile tablet implement edit profile screen inside a fragment by @yash10019coder in #4029
• Fixes part of #4178 : Added dark mode support to OnboardingActivity by @bhaktideshmukh in #4379
• Fixes #4326: Performance Metrics Platform Params by @Sarthak2601 in #4327
• Fix #4169 : Topic name text is cut off in topic_info_fragment for ratios and proportional reasoning by @MohitGupta121 in #4386
• Fixes part of #4195 : Added dark mode support to QuestionPlayer and Exploration by @bhaktideshmukh in #4384
• Fix #4203: Added CI checks to validate various properties of color files by @ayush0402 in #4205
• Localisation updates from https://translatewiki.net. by @translatewiki in #4408
• Fixes part of #4195: Added dark mode support to Exploration and QuestionPlayer by @bhaktideshmukh in #4404
• Fixes Part Of #4194: Added dark mode support to DrawerFragment, ConceptCardFragment and AudioFragment by @Akshatkamboj14 in #4395
• Add dependency for "androidx.work:work-testing" on androidTestImpleme… by @KevinGitonga in #4423
• Fix #4427: Revert #4395 by @BenHenning in #4428
• Update CODEOWNERS to consolidate test-related ownership by @BenHenning in #4434
• Fix #4006: Hide edit accounts option from administrator controls by @JishnuGoyal in #4204
• Fixes part of #4195 : Added dark mode support to QuestionPlayer and Exploration by @bhaktideshmukh in #4382
• Fixes #4328: Proto definitions for performance metrics collection by @Sarthak2601 in #4336
• Fix #4438: Add profile login counter by @JishnuGoyal in #4426
• Fixes #4192 : Added dark mode support to MarkChaptersCompletedActivity, MarkStoriesCompletedActivity and MarkTopicsCompletedActivity by @bhaktideshmukh in #4442
• Fix #4439: Change speaker icon to headset icon by @JishnuGoyal in #4429
• Fix #4477: Revert "Fixes part of #4195 : Added dark mode support to QuestionPlayer and Exploration" by @BenHenning in #4478
• Fixes #3895: Rich-text hyperlink text improvement by @vrajdesai78 in #4486
• Fixes #4443: Talkback reader reads blank on empty resume lesson summary by @vrajdesai78 in #4444
• Fixes #3896: Improve flow of lessons tab by @vrajdesai78 in #4441
• Fix #4361: Continue button is not aligned properly when reading text size in extra large by @Ryggs in #4385
• Fix #4491: Update wording for item_selection_text to prevent confusion to students. by @KevinGitonga in #4493
• Fix part of #4410, #4300, #2432: Create dedicated alpha application component by @BenHenning in #4414
• Fix #4410: Introduce Kenya study alpha build flavor by @BenHenning in #4507
• Fix #4494: Hint bulb animation added by @rt4914 in #4501
• Fix #4492 & 3537: Improved hints and solution UI UX by @rt4914 in #4500
• Fix #4495, part of #3088, #4467, #4505, #4266, #4446: Miscellaneous alpha MR5 fixes by @BenHenning in #4506

New Contributors

• @Ryggs made their first contribution in #4385

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