[4.0+] HoloIRC - an IRC app [2.5.6] [Stable]

• v2.3+ compatible - Gingerbread with Holo!
• Multi-server support
• Fully open source!

• If you know how to work with Android then please feel free to fork https://github.com/tilal6991/HoloIRC and send me a pull request
• Join #holoirc on Freenode to ask me questions or just for a chat

• Much more stuff

• Join if you want to join the Beta testing group https://plus.google.com/communities/105449848252535038429 or join https://plus.google.com/communities/104156768916839384265 for the Alpha testing group
• Become a tester at https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.fusionx.lightirc
• Download the app at http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fusionx.lightirc
• That's it!

• Minor bugfixes

• Animations everywhere!
• Much better handling of disconnects
• App will now try to reconnect automatically if the connection is dropped
• Add SASL support
• Add an ignore list - any nick added to this list will be ignored (i.e. PMs and messages from them will not appear)
• Add support for WHOISes and mode commands
• Add a section in settings which allows you to set a default user profile to be used for setting up new servers
• Many bug fixes and cleanups as well.

• Fix a crash in Server/Channel Settings
• Trim spaces from sever URL
• Some other misc fixes

• Deal with orientation changes properly - fixes weird layout changes
• Fix connection to some severs (e.g. Furnet)
• Fix sending default nick to server
• Stop actions from sometimes showing irrelevant things

• Completely rework PMs to fix many bugs
• Deal with unexpected disconnects better
• Readd mentioning notifications - better than ever
• Fix NickServ password not being sent to the server

• fix a crash on disconnect

• allow multiple nicks to be chosen
• fix SSL support
• add snoonet to list of initial servers
• switch to new system of storing servers
• fix a bug where a VERSION command from the server would stop the app from communicating with the server
• allow notices to be received from the server
• start validating input received from the user
• stop allowing multiple servers with the same name
• improve the look of the server settings screen

• Complete rewrite of the backend of the app to break dependency on third party project (PircBotX) and start using custom written IRC backend. What this means:
  * Faster messaging - less delay between server and client
  * No missed/delayed messages
  * Much less bugs causing crashes - easier to locate bugs in future as well
• Tweaked UI to reduce tab bar size and start using side menu for more context dependent actions
• Loads of bug fixes and tweaks

• Add support for real names
• Hopefully fix the crashes that were reported from the last version - I have been unable to duplicate these
• Fix many other small bugs
• Improve performance by increasing the amount of work done in the background
• Other misc improvements

• Fix a bug where it was impossible to connect to multiple servers

• Add support for SSL
• Add support for hiding messages from channels (like quits and parts)
• Add support for hiding MOTD
• Add support for sending reason for quitting/parting
• Start handling sudden disconnects more gracefully
• Introduce a slew of fixes for various bugs and crashes
• Rewrite a lot of code to make future updates easier
• Cleanup old code

• Big range of bug fixes including in the dark theme, mentioning of your name by other users and scrolling of the screen to the bottom
• Start parsing links in channels/PMs
• Start switching to a new channel/PM when joined/created
• Start parsing more commands to server
• Other misc improvements including in performance and code cleanups

• Add an options side menu which contains common actions when viewing channels etc.
• Hopefully improve performance massively by destroying fragments when not being viewed directly
• Cleanup code a lot
• Add options to choose whether nick is automatically changed if someone else is using it
• Fix private message actions

• Fixes the dark theme in various places
• Fixes some settings bugs

• Fix a minor bug which caused a startup crash

• Fix bug where autojoin channels would open a blank settings screen
• Remove card swipability on main screen

• Initial Play Store release

• Multi-server support
• Add setting for connecting to non default ports
• Completely rewrite the way server settings are handled - much more intuitve and straightforward
• Fix a load of bugs and crashes
• Adds disconnect support from main list
• Add status to main list
• Switching back to app now resumes the last opened server instead of opening the list

• Initial release

sidn3y said:

I download it, try it install it, then Expense Manager opens up and asks me to restore. I don't even get a chance to try it out..

Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda premium

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Rosa Elefant said:

This looks like a nice alternative to AndChat. Any screenshots of it with a couple of open channels?
(Is there a dark theme?)

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Rosa Elefant said:

A dark theme.

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