Release Version 12.6.1 (December 2025)

Summary

• Bugfix - Fix text visibility of acknowledgments in dark mode: #1487
• Bugfix - Auto-enable markup on iOS 26: #1499
• Bugfix - Fix forced termination of Intents due to exceeded memory limit: #1514
• Change - Option to exempt actions from auto-disallow: #1489
• Change - "Close" viewer when viewed item is being deleted: #1495
• Change - Update sharing-related terms for oCIS: #1504
• Change - Add support for space admin permissions: #1517

Details

• Bugfix - Fix text visibility of acknowledgments in dark mode: #1487

  Ensures visibility of acknowledgment texts in dark mode.

  #1487

• Bugfix - Auto-enable markup on iOS 26: #1499

  EditDocumentViewController: add code path for iOS 26+ to enable the editing mode

  #1499

• Bugfix - Fix forced termination of Intents due to exceeded memory limit: #1514

  • ownCloud Intents/Info.plist: add app component identifier for intents
    extension - ios-sdk: update SDK to automatically pick the minimum memory
    configuration when loaded into the Intents extension

  #1514

• Change - Option to exempt actions from auto-disallow: #1489

  Adds a new MDM option confidential.exempted-actions to exempt one or more
  actions from being automatically disallowed when enabling Confidential
  Protection.

  #1489

• Change - "Close" viewer when viewed item is being deleted: #1495

  If an item is being deleted while being viewed, the viewer shows a "Item
  removed" message and - if it is the only file being viewed and the viewer is not
  the only item in the browser history - "closes" the viewer by removing it from
  history.

  #1495

• Change - Update sharing-related terms for oCIS: #1504

  • adds missing German translations (via synced Transifex) - changes text in
    "Shared with me" when connected to an oCIS server - adds icons for all sharing
    roles - fully localizes Space "context menu" and Space Management UI

  #1504

• Change - Add support for space admin permissions: #1517

  Makes actions also consider a user's global permissions when deciding on whether
  or not an action should be shown and be available to the user.

  #1517

Release Version 12.6.0 (August 2025)

Summary

• Bugfix - Fix screenshot/image sharing via Share Extension: #1466
• Bugfix - Fix pan/zoom issue when using confidential overlay options: #1468
• Bugfix - Add sharing action to folder navigation bar menu: #1470
• Bugfix - Prevent multiple taps on Create/Save Space button: #1476
• Change - Add Recent Locations to location picker: #1467
• Change - Auto-generated SBOM using CycloneDX: #1474
• Change - Kiteworks Integration: #1479

Details

• Bugfix - Fix screenshot/image sharing via Share Extension: #1466

  Adds support for saving NSExtensionItem.attachment of type public.image as
  png (like when using the iOS-provided "Save to Files"(.app) extension) to
  ShareExtensionViewController.

  #1466

• Bugfix - Fix pan/zoom issue when using confidential overlay options: #1468

  PreviewViewController/WebViewDisplayViewController: if watermark/confidential
  overlays are used, QLPreviewController no longer reacts to scroll and zoom
  events, so use WebKit's support for QuickLook formats instead in those cases.

  #1468

• Bugfix - Add sharing action to folder navigation bar menu: #1470

  Adds the "Sharing" action to the folder navigation bar's more menu (•••)
  to ensure consistency with the action menu shown for folder items in the file
  list.

  #1470

• Bugfix - Prevent multiple taps on Create/Save Space button: #1476

  SpaceManagementViewController: prevent multiple taps on "Create" or "Save" that
  could lead to triggering the creation / editing action multiple times.

  #1476

• Change - Add Recent Locations to location picker: #1467

  Adds a row of recently picked locations to the Location Picker for quick access.

  #1467

• Change - Auto-generated SBOM using CycloneDX: #1474

  Creates an auto-generated sbom.json based on the Swift packages

  #1474
  #1475
  #1477
  #1480
  #1479
  Implementation
  in
  several
  steps:

• Change - Kiteworks Integration: #1479

  This PR adds Kiteworks integration to the iOS ownCloud app. The SDK was adopted
  to detect a Kiteworks server and proceed with the needed logic.

  The iOS app got some adoption regarding sidebar items and not to show folder
  sizes (as it is not available on Kiteworks server).

  Compatible with Kiteworks starting version 9.1.1.

  #1479

Release Version 12.5.0 (May 2025)

Summary

• Bugfix - [a11y] Collection View Header: #1331
• Bugfix - [a11y] Screen Reader: #1332
• Bugfix - [a11y] Contrast: #1334
• Bugfix - [a11y] Add previous/next buttons to image viewer carousel: #1339
• Bugfix - [a11y] Fix Setup Wizard issue with largest Dynamic Type setting: #1364
• Bugfix - KQL syntax: #1452
• Bugfix - Enabling Markup Mode on iOS 18.x: #1455
• Bugfix - File drop crash on macOS: #1461
• Enhancement - Server-side search support: #1419
• Enhancement - Support for new ocis spaces/sharing capabilities: #1421

Details

• Bugfix - [a11y] Collection View Header: #1331

  Added header trait to collection view section header

  #1331

• Bugfix - [a11y] Screen Reader: #1332

  If multiple selection has been activated, it was not possible with the screen
  reader to focus on the checkboxes themselves.

  #1332

• Bugfix - [a11y] Contrast: #1334

  Add Spaces text background color if Increase Contrast is on #1451

  #1334

• Bugfix - [a11y] Add previous/next buttons to image viewer carousel: #1339

  Adds previous/next buttons to the image viewer / carousel to provide an simpler
  pointer alternative to swipe gestures (both with a finger on the display - or
  two fingers on the trackpad).

  #1339

• Bugfix - [a11y] Fix Setup Wizard issue with largest Dynamic Type setting: #1364

  Make layout of setup wizard also usable when using the largest Dynamic Type text
  size by moving the content into a scrollview that comes into effect if the
  content of a step doesn't fit in the available vertical space.

  #1364

• Bugfix - KQL syntax: #1452

  Fixes generated KQL syntax

  #1452

• Bugfix - Enabling Markup Mode on iOS 18.x: #1455

  A fix has been implemented for enabling the markup mode on iOS 18.x
  automatically.

  #1455

• Bugfix - File drop crash on macOS: #1461

  Fixes a crash when using the iOS app on macOS and dropping a file onto the app's
  window to upload a file.

  #1461

• Enhancement - Server-side search support: #1419

  Adds server-side search support.

  #1419

• Enhancement - Support for new ocis spaces/sharing capabilities: #1421

  App support for new spaces and sharing APIs.

  #1421

Release Version 12.4.0 (February 2025)

Summary

• Bugfix - Memory usage optimizations: #1416
• Enhancement - Content Protection: #1430

Details

• Bugfix - Memory usage optimizations: #1416

  Memory optimizations specifically to the file provider to ensure stability.

  #1416
  owncloud/ios-sdk#121

• Enhancement - Content Protection: #1430

  Content is protected by water marking and screenshot prevention mechanisms.
  Available via MDM and buils time settings.

  #1430

Release Version 12.3.1 (September 2024)

Summary

• Bugfix - Fix Vanilla Branding Assets: #1396

Details

• Bugfix - Fix Vanilla Branding Assets: #1396

  New version number 12.3.1 for fixing vanilla app branding assets, which was build locally and had the wrong (uncleaned) branding assets in the build folder.

  #1396

Release Version 12.3.0 (September 2024)

Summary

• Bugfix - Fix cleanup of Available Offline policies targeting unavailable spaces: #1344
• Bugfix - Remove (re)sharing from roles for newly created user/group shares: #1376
• Enhancement - Improved sidebar with account-wide search: #1320
• Enhancement - Sync Engine fixes and improvements: #1376
• Enhancement - Reduce memory footprint: #1376

Details

• Bugfix - Fix cleanup of Available Offline policies targeting unavailable spaces: #1344

  Fix an issue arising from Available Offline policies targeting
  unavailable/detached drives and removes the respective policies.

  #1344

• Bugfix - Remove (re)sharing from roles for newly created user/group shares: #1376

  Removes (re)sharing from roles for newly created user/group shares for ocis.

  #1376

• Enhancement - Improved sidebar with account-wide search: #1320

  This PR: - removes Quick Access from the sidebar, redistributing its prior
  contents as follows: - Recents: promoted to a top-level sidebar item -
  Favorites: promoted to a top-level sidebar item - Available Offline:
  promoted to a top-level sidebar item - other Quick Access items: moved as
  suggestions to new top-level sidebar Search item, with a dedicated Add to sidebar button that allows re-adding the previous Quick Access items as saved
  search - Saved searches now appear as top-level items in the sidebar - adds
  custom user sidebar items - can be added via Add to sidebar - support drag and
  drop (also cross-account) - managed via context menu, swipe and Remove from sidebar actions - in the share extension automatically connects to the first
  account if only one account is in the account (superseding
  #1296) - incorporates the
  latest SDK with important fixes

  #1320

• Enhancement - Sync Engine fixes and improvements: #1376

  • Detects disconnected/spurious TUS uploads running in the HTTP backend and stop
    them if the Sync Action that started the upload is no longer around. - Find
    hanging Sync Actions in the Sync Journal and automatically restart them. - Add
    progress reporting for TUS uploads, fix HTTP layer issue

  #1376

• Enhancement - Reduce memory footprint: #1376

  • reduced memory consumption of the File Provider - avoid use of FileProvider
    via XPC due to stability issues - add code handling iOS/iPadOS 18 requests to
    the File Provider to download folder items - fix spurious "invalid parameter"
    error on import in File Provider - properly clean up status of
    ProgressSummarizer after disconnect

  #1376

Release Version 12.2.1 (End April 2024)

Fix: Detect attempts to bypass a lock timeout by changing the clock

• detect attempts to bypass a lock timeout by changing the clock
• code cleanups/modernizations of AppLockManager
• supersedes #1324

#1347

Release Version 12.2.0 (April 2024)

Summary

• Bugfix - Fix cleanup of Available Offline policies targeting unavailable spaces: #1343
• Change - Add required privacy manifests: #1348
• Enhancement - Improved sidebar with account-wide search: #1320
• Enhancement - Password Policy support: #1325

Details

• Bugfix - Fix cleanup of Available Offline policies targeting unavailable spaces: #1343

  Fixes an issue arising from Available Offline policies targeting unavailable or
  detached spaces and removes the respective policies, preventing continued
  retries for files from inaccessible or removed spaces.

  #1343

• Change - Add required privacy manifests: #1348

  Adds the privacy
  manifest
  required by Apple starting May 1,
  2024 to the app and upgrades
  krzyzanowskim/OpenSSL to
  3.1.5001 to
  include a privacy manifest as also required by
  Apple.

  #1348

• Enhancement - Improved sidebar with account-wide search: #1320

  This PR: - removes Quick Access from the sidebar, redistributing its prior
  contents as follows: - Recents: promoted to a top-level sidebar item -
  Favorites: promoted to a top-level sidebar item - Available Offline:
  promoted to a top-level sidebar item - other Quick Access items: moved as
  suggestions to new top-level sidebar Search item, with a dedicated Add to sidebar button that allows re-adding the previous Quick Access items as saved
  search - Saved searches now appear as top-level items in the sidebar - adds
  custom user sidebar items - can be added via Add to sidebar - support drag and
  drop (also cross-account) - managed via context menu, swipe and Remove from sidebar actions - in the share extension automatically connects to the first
  account if only one account is in the account (superseding
  #1296) - incorporates the
  latest SDK with important fixes

  #1320

• Enhancement - Password Policy support: #1325

  This PR implements password policy support throughout the iOS client app,
  including: - an extensible password policy system based on rules, policies and
  validation reports with verbose error reporting for - characters and character
  sets -
  lengths - byte counts - the generation of password policies based on server
  capabilities - a default password policy for servers that do not provide a
  password policy - a password generator based on password policy rules using
  "cryptographically secure random
  bytes"

  • a password composer for entering, editing and generating passwords with
    instant rule verification and feedback - one-tap password generation based on a
    server's password policy within Public Link creation - sharing of combined
    public link URL and password to the clipboard, Messages, Mail and more via the
    system share sheet directly after link generation, like f.ex.:

  Photos (https://demo.owncloud.org/s/D3WkWZOW8BUjeKr) | Password: 46CPou|#Pw5.
  

  #973
  #1325

Release Version 12.1 (January 2024)

Changelog for ownCloud iOS Client 12.1.0 (2024-01-29)

The following sections list the changes in ownCloud iOS Client 12.1.0 relevant to
ownCloud admins and users.

Summary

• Bugfix - Available offline badge: #1128
• Bugfix - File Provider fixes: #1294
• Bugfix - Open ownCloud Links in App: #1295
• Bugfix - Show message in File Provider if no account has been set up: #1306
• Bugfix - Disable Markup Edit Mode iOS 17: #1309
• Bugfix - Adopt log format: #11224
• Change - New account wizard: #1274
• Change - Text recognition actions for images: #1283
• Change - File extension / suffix protection: #1292
• Change - Share Action Extension "Save to ownCloud": #1293
• Change - Link naming: #1297
• Change - Remove Extension Build Flag (Intents): #6112

Details

• Bugfix - Available offline badge: #1128

  Available offline badge was there after making unavailable offline.

  #1128

• Bugfix - File Provider fixes: #1294

  This branch addresses found issues in the File Provider: - fixes unanswered
  thumbnail requests (leading to infinite thumbnail responses) - fixes incorrect
  error being returned in response to thumbnail requests

  #1294

• Bugfix - Open ownCloud Links in App: #1295

  Fixed existing feature intending to open files/folders in app, by clicking a
  private link from outside.

  #1295

• Bugfix - Show message in File Provider if no account has been set up: #1306

  This PR makes the File Provider UI show a message if no account has been set up
  yet, offering to open the app. Previously, the FP UI was briefly shown and then
  dismissed.

  #1306

• Bugfix - Disable Markup Edit Mode iOS 17: #1309

  Fixed disabling edit mode in markup document view on iOS 17

  #1309

• Bugfix - Adopt log format: #11224

  Use common http log format for ownCloud clients.

  owncloud/client#11224

• Change - New account wizard: #1274

  • reimplementation of the new account wizard - support for reordering accounts
    in the sidebar via drag and drop - adds location breadcrumb dropdown in the
    viewer

  #1274

• Change - Text recognition actions for images: #1283

  Adds VisonKit interactions to the image viewer, allowing to select and interact
  with recognized content (f.ex. text) like in the Photos app.

  #1283

• Change - File extension / suffix protection: #1292

  Prevents users from removing or changing the suffix for new documents and
  document scanner.

  #1292

• Change - Share Action Extension "Save to ownCloud": #1293

  Adds a share action extension "Save to ownCloud", which will open the share
  sheet view.

  #1293

• Change - Link naming: #1297

  Adds a Name field for link shares, allowing to enter and edit the name of link
  shares.

  #1297

• Change - Remove Extension Build Flag (Intents): #6112

  Adds a build flag to remove app extensions from a IPA build.

  owncloud/enterprise#6112

Release Version 12.0.3 (End August)

Changelog for ownCloud iOS Client 12.0.3 (2023-08-31)

The following sections list the changes in ownCloud iOS Client 12.0.3 relevant to
ownCloud admins and users.

Summary

• Bugfix - Upload-Metadata: #1227
• Bugfix - Open Folder in Files.app: #1240
• Bugfix - Connection name: #1254
• Bugfix - Unable to access files from Files.app: #1262
• Bugfix - File Provider Crash: #1266
• Bugfix - Translation: #1269
• Bugfix - Open in Web for ownCloud 10: #5747
• Bugfix - Copy Item not working: #5889

Details

• Bugfix - Upload-Metadata: #1227

  TUS -H Upload-Metadata: mtime missing

  #1227

• Bugfix - Open Folder in Files.app: #1240

  In some cases it was not possible to open Folder using iOS Files.app.

  #1240

• Bugfix - Connection name: #1254

  Connection name doesn't change immediately

  #1254

• Bugfix - Unable to access files from Files.app: #1262

  In some cases it was not possible to access files from the Files.app.

  #1262

• Bugfix - File Provider Crash: #1266

  IOS invokes a FileProvider method with a nil value, which causes a crash.

  #1266

• Bugfix - Translation: #1269

  Updated translations from Transifex.

  #1269

• Bugfix - Open in Web for ownCloud 10: #5747

  Open in Web feature was not available for ownCloud 10 instances in the app.

  owncloud/enterprise#5747

• Bugfix - Copy Item not working: #5889

  Copy and paste to a Space was not working

  owncloud/enterprise#5889