Changelog

Version 3.4.2 [WP8] (coming soon)

• UI fix for the T9 dialer on 480p devices
• The “+” character is now available on the T9 dialer by long-pressing the “0” button
• Various fixes and updates

Version 3.4.1 [WP8] (current version)

• New: It is now possible to undelete a message from trash by tapping it
• Bug fix: Contact pictures are now saved properly

Version 3.4 [WP8]

• New: Complete overhaul of the Call/Text page with support for T9 dialing
• New: Multiple accounts support with full support for push notifications
• New: Added ability to automatically configure push notifications on Gmail accounts
• New: It is now possible to (manually) configure push notifications on non-Gmail accounts (e.g. Outlook)
• New: Added a new setup wizard for automatically configuring the application
• New: Added “international filtering” calling method
• Update: Security improvements
• Bug fix: Fixed UI issue where lists would occasionally fail to display all their items

Version 3.3.1 [WP8]

• New: Added “send text” option in the context menu (long-tap in folders)
• Bug fix: Deleting items from the trash folder using the application bar now works as intended
• Other: Various fixes and updates

Version 3.3 [WP8]

• New: Added toggle in settings for enabling/disabling “Do Not Disturb”
• New: Ability to save on the device the contact of an SMS conversation or of a Voicemail message
• Update: The application bar in the Folders page, now only displays the options that are applicable for the active selection mode
• Update: Minor UI update for the Voicemail page
• Bug fix: The small live tile icon now supports double-digit unread counts
• Bug fix: Pin numbers that start with a zero no longer result in errors
• Bug fix: It is now possible to create tiles for contacts that do not have a profile photo assigned

Version 3.2.1 [WP8]

• Bug fix: Additional fixes for resolving connectivity errors

Version 3.2 [WP8]

• Critical: Connectivity errors which had made the app unusable have now been resolved
• Bug fix: Conversations with the same contact no longer breaks into multiple threads
• Bug fix: The background update agent no longer gets disabled randomly
• Various other fixes and updates

Version 3.1.1 [WP8]

• Update: Fixed critical bug that could cause the app to crash during authentication
• Update: Enabling voice commands or contacts integration no longer results in an error due to corrupted contact entries
• Update: Minor UI update to the overlay icons for pinned tiles
• Other: Various bugs and fixes

Version 3.1 [WP8]

• New: Voice commands (requires configuration)
• New: People hub integration (requires configuration, limited functionality; see instructions)
• New: Speech-to-text
• New: Pinned contact tiles now support profile photos and call/text visual indicators
• New: Pause, copy and forward options for voicemails
• New: Action-links are now supported for voicemails and in Quick Reply
• New: Ability to hide Google contacts from autocomplete searches
• New: Can now select items in folders by tapping on the left-edge
• Update: Overhauled contacts handling should now result in faster operation on some devices
• Update: Enhanced contact search now supports multiple partial string matching (e.g. “met supp” for “MetroTalk Support”)
• Update: Can now permanently hide the “No more data” notification by tapping it
• Bug: Entries are now properly removed when deleted from trash
• Bug: The add recipient button in Call/Text now properly supports multiple recipients
• Bug: Offline calling now works as intended on WP8
• Bug: Loading additional pages now always retrieves the correct page
• Bug: Working in a folder other than the inbox now updates correctly the folder, tile, and lock screen unread counters

Version 3.0 [WP8]

• New: Windows Phone 8 support
• New: Fast resume
• New: Multi-size tile support
• New: Lock-screen unread counter
• New: Text-to-speech
• New: Added ability to auto-dial a contact directly from the start screen (a new pin-to-start menu has been introduced in Call/Text)
• New: Additional folder pages can now be downloaded using a scroll-up gesture
• New: Option for enabling private mode, which hides any sender or content info for new notifications
• New: Option to disable vibrating on new messages
• Update: Added new icon for the Call/Text secondary tile
• Update: The account PIN is now hidden in settings
• Bug fix: Secondary tiles are working now on WP8

Version 2.6.1 [WP7] (current version)

• Bug fix: Additional fixes for resolving connectivity errors

Version 2.6 [WP7]

• Critical: Connectivity errors which had made the app unusable have now been resolved
• New: Added ability to auto-dial a contact directly from the start screen (a new pin-to-start menu has been introduced in Call/Text)
• New: Pinned contact tiles now support profile photos and call/text visual indicators
• New: Pause, copy and forward options for voicemails
• New: Action-links are now supported for voicemails and in Quick Reply
• New: Ability to hide Google contacts from autocomplete searches
• New: Can now select items in folders by tapping on the left-edge
• New: Additional folder pages can now be downloaded using a scroll-up gesture
• New: Option for enabling private mode, which hides any sender or content info for new notifications
• New: Option to disable vibrating on new messages
• Update: Overhauled contacts handling should now result in faster operation on some devices
• Update: Enhanced contact search now supports multiple partial string matching (e.g. “met supp” for “MetroTalk Support”)
• Update: Can now permanently hide the “No more data” notification by tapping it
• Bug fix: Conversations with the same contact no longer breaks into multiple threads
• Bug fix: Entries are now properly removed when deleted from trash
• Bug fix: The background update agent no longer gets disabled randomly
• Bug fix: The app no longer occasionally crashes during authentication
• Various other fixes and updates

Version 2.5 [WP7]

• New: Added ability to dial without the need of a data connection
• New: Added new “pin to start” option for Call/Text with auto dialer
• Bug fix: The “send” button is now properly enabled where appropriate
• Bug fix: The callback dialing option would sometimes fail repeatedly
• Bug fix: Loading contact photos would sometimes result in a crash
• Bug fix: New messages now properly allow newline characters
• Bug fix: Updating the live tile now properly resets the backtile text
• Bug fix: Opening conversations would sometimes repeatedly result in an error until a full folder refresh

Version 2.4

• New: Pivot control for switching between folders on main page
• New: Live tile now optionally displays the most recently received message
• New: Full thumbnail support for all pages
• New: Search functionality
• New: Ability to send a message to multiple recipients
• New: International characters for both contacts and messages
• New: Action-links support for phone numbers, URLs and email addresses embedded in messages
• New: The autocomplete recipient search now supports first names, last names and nicknames
• Bug fix: If a toast notification is received while the app is open, a full refresh is now triggered
• Bug fix: The Quick Reply page now properly marks conversations as read and updates the live tile counter accordingly

Version 2.3

• Bug fix: Changes in the favorite contacts and displayed folders lists are now saved properly
• Bug fix: Users are no longer repeatedly prompted for submitting a review

Version 2.2

• Bug fix: App settings no longer randomly reset between launches

Version 2.1

• Minor bugs and fixes

Version 2.0

• The main app tile now displays the number of unread conversations (similar to the unread counters in the Google Voice web interface)
• Reduced at half the time required between launching the app until displaying offline messages
• Added support for compressed data transfers, which helps reduce both data usage and download times
• Added ability to periodically update the live tile counter while the app is not active, for cases where you read conversations outside of MetroTalk
• Added ability to sign in/out of the account; storing the password is no longer a requirement for automatic sign-in
• Added Google Voice contacts in the autocomplete recipient textbox in the Call/Sms page
• Unknown Google Voice phone numbers that are only stored locally on the device, are now correctly identified
• Added favorites panel in Call/Sms page (option to automatically show/hide in settings)
• Placing calls is now possible by using long-tap in the Folders page
• Clicking on individual messages inside SMS conversations, allows 1-click access to embedded email addresses, URLs and phone numbers
• Added the duration and cost of calls in the Folders page
• Added ability to customize spacing space between SMS messages
• Added ability to customize the date/time format in SMS messages
• Added ability to display the contact’s picture in the SMS conversation view
• Moved to the Settings page the option for selecting visible labels (folders)
• Updated the header list in the Folders page to be always visible
• Minor UI improvements and bug fixes
• Added changelog in About page

Version 1.5

• Fixed a bug where empty folders would repeatedly display the “No more data” message
• Fixed a bug where placing calls would sometimes fail

Version 1.4

• Fixed a bug where message sending would fail repeatedly
• Complete overhaul of the settings page
• Added option for enabling auto-correct for when typing a new message
• Added option for automatically refreshing folders on start
• Multiple minor UI fixes

Version 1.3

• Fixed bug where login would fail on some accounts, despite providing a valid username and password
• Added option to switch between “Classic” and “Metro” display in SMS conversations

Version 1.2

• Fixed bug that would cause the application to crash upon loading messages
• Added vibration alert when loading a folder with unread messages

Version 1.1

• Switched to a custom-built push notifications system
• Ability to customize which folders to display on the main page
• Updated UI layout for enabling faster performance
• Ability to set the interval for automatic refreshing when application is in the foreground
• Last viewed folder is now displayed by default when launching
• Fixed UI bug when loading empty folders
• Added “About” page
• Minor bugs and fixes

Version 1.0

• Initial release

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