[Release] Element Android v1.2.1

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.
• Run the script ./tools/release/pushPlayStoreMetaData.sh. You can check in the GooglePlay console the Activity log to check the effect.

Do the release

• Create release with gitflow, branch name release/1.2.1
• Run ./tools/import_emojis.py and commit the change if any.
• Run ./tools/import_sas_strings.py and commit the change if any. If there is no change since a while, ping Travis
• Check the crashes from the PlayStore
• Check the rageshake with the current dev version: https://github.com/matrix-org/element-android-rageshakes/labels/1.2.1-dev
• Run the integration test, and especially UiAllScreensSanityTest.allScreensTest() Cannot start the test today 😕
• Create an account on matrix.org
• Run towncrier: towncrier --version v1.2.1 --draft (remove --draft do write the file CHANGES.md)
• Add file for fastlane under ./fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs
• 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
• Push main and the new tag v1.2.1 to origin
• Checkout develop
• Increase version in ./vector/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 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
• 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
• Add an entry in the internal diary

Once Live on PlayStore

• Ping the Android public room and update its topic

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

• 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 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
• Update the version in ./matrix-sdk-android/build.gradle and let the script finish to build the library
• Update the file CHANGES.md
• Finish the release using GitFlow
• 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. Jitpack will have to build the AAR, it can take a few minutes. You can check status on https://jitpack.io/#matrix-org/matrix-android-sdk2
• Build and run the sample, you may have to fix some API break
• Commit and push directly on main

[NukeManDan]

Hey guts, with 1.2.2 now out, will this release be finished or superseded by 1.2.2?

Specifically I would like to see the security patch on https://f-droid.org/packages/im.vector.app asap 🙏

[johanw666]

Well, I get the mail fom Github that there is a new release long before the new version appears in the Google Play store.