[Release] Element Android v1.4.16

See original GitHub issue

Release checklist

Before the release

Weblate sync, fix lint issue if any (in a dedicated PR)
Check the update of the store descriptions (using Google Translate if necessary) to ensure that the changes are acceptable to be published to the stores.
While Weblate is locked, and after the PR from Weblate has been merged, handle all the TODOs in the main strings.xml file
Run the script ./tools/release/pushPlayStoreMetaData.sh. You can check in the GooglePlay console the Activity log to check the effect.

Do the release

Make sure develop and main are up to date (git pull)
Checkout develop and create a release with gitflow, branch name release/1.4.16
Check the crashes from the PlayStore
Check the rageshake with the current dev version: https://github.com/matrix-org/element-android-rageshakes/labels/1.4.16-dev
Run the integration test, and especially UiAllScreensSanityTest.allScreensTest()
Create an account on matrix.org and do some smoke tests that the sanity test does not cover like: 1-1 call, 1-1 video call, Jitsi call for instance
Run towncrier: towncrier --version v1.4.16 --draft (remove --draft do write the file CHANGES.md)
Check that the folder changelog.d is empty. It can happen that some remaining files stay here
Check the file CHANGES.md consistency. It’s possible to reorder items (most important changes first) or change their section if relevant. Also an opportunity to fix some typo, or rewrite things
Add file for fastlane under ./fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs
(optional) Push the branch and start a draft PR (will not be merged), to check that the CI is happy with all the changes.
Finish release with gitflow, delete the draft PR (if created)
Push main and the new tag v1.4.16 to origin
Checkout develop
Increase version (versionPatch + 2) in ./vector/build.gradle
Change the value of SDK_VERSION in the file ./matrix-sdk-android/build.gradle
Commit and push develop
Wait for Buildkite to build the main branch.
Run the script ~/scripts/releaseElement.sh. It will download the APKs from Buildkite check them and sign them.
Install the APK on your phone to check that the upgrade went well (no init sync, etc.)
Create the release on gitHub from the tag, copy paste the block from the file CHANGES.md
Add the 4 signed APKs to the GitHub release
Ping the Android Internal room

Once tested and validated internally

Create a new beta release on the GooglePlay console and upload the 4 signed Apks.
Check that the version codes are correct
Copy the fastlane change to the GooglePlay console in the section en-GB.
Push to beta release to 100% of the users
Notify the F-Droid team so that they can schedule the publication on F-Droid

Once Live on PlayStore

Ping the Android public room and update its topic
Add an entry in the internal diary

After at least 2 days

Check the rageshakes
Check the crash reports on the GooglePlay console
Check the Android Element room for any reported issues on the new version
If all is OK, push to production and notify Markus (Bubu) to release the F-Droid version
Ping the Android public room and update its topic with the new available version

Android SDK2

The SDK2 and the sample app are released only when Element has been pushed to production.

Checkout the main branch on Element Android project

On the SDK2 project

https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-android-sdk2

Create a release with GitFlow
Update the value of VERSION_NAME in the file gradle.properties
Update the files ./build.gradle and ./gradle/gradle-wrapper.properties manually, to use the latest version for the dependency. You can get inspired by the same files on Element Android project.
Run the script ./tools/import_from_element.sh
Check the diff in the file ./matrix-sdk-android/build.gradle and restore what may have been erased (in particular the line apply plugin: "com.vanniktech.maven.publish" and the line about the version)
Let the script finish to build the library
Update the file CHANGES.md
Finish the release using GitFlow
Push the branch main, the new tag and the branch develop to origin

Release on MavenCentral

Run the command ./gradlew publish --no-daemon --no-parallel. You’ll need some non-public element to do so
Connect to https://s01.oss.sonatype.org
Click on Staging Repositories and check the the files have been uploaded
Click on close
Wait (check Activity tab until step “Repository closed” is displayed)
Click on release. The staging repository will disappear
Check that the release is available in https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/matrix/android/matrix-android-sdk2/ (it can take a few minutes)

Release on GitHub

Create the release on GitHub from the tag
Upload the AAR on the GitHub release

Android SDK2 sample

https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-android-sdk2-sample

Update the dependency to the new version of the SDK2. It can take a few minutes for MavenCentral to make the library available. You can check status on https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/matrix/android/matrix-android-sdk2/
Build and run the sample, you may have to fix some API break
Commit and push directly on main