It's been a while since the last update, but we've been working hard to give you a great update! You can download the new beta right now (changelog below)!

At least one another beta is expected before the release on the Play Store, so please help us finding the last bugs!

We wish you a happy new year, and see you in 2013 for some new great update!

Change log

New features

• [UI] Themes support. See this wiki page for more details.
• [UI] New UserList. Performances when the channel has a large number of users should be improved
• [UI] Action Bar support for device prior to Honeycomb
• [UI] Dynamic menu: what is shown when opening the menu now depends on the active channel / server
• [UI] New "Reconnect" menu in actions
• [UI] Refactored some dialogs. An error popup will be shown when a specific format is expected and the input is wrong
• [UI] New "auto-capitalize" and "auto-correct" options
• [IRC] Better parsing of raw 252, 253 254 and 303
• [Settings] Ability to hide join / leave / quit messages
• [Settings] Proxy support
• [Global] The application now uses Fragments. It should improve application stability and reduce RAM usage
• [Global] New icons for menu
• [Global] New translations
• [Global] Android JellyBean support

Corrections

• [Major] Fixed lag on ICS+
• reduced RAM usage when opening a lot of channels / servers
• reduced RAM usage when a channel was opened for a long time
• various bugs fix
• Possible issue with NickServ auto-authentication

After some times of beta testing, it's now time to release the final version on the Android Market. When you'll read these lines, the update should be available on your device!

So, what's new in this release? The first thing you'll notice is that the UI has changed a little bit. There's now a title strip on the top of the message list, indicating on which channel you are, and what channels there're on the left / right. You'll also notice some change when swipping. All these change will improve your experience with AndroIRC.

There're also two interesting new features :

• Ignore support. The command works like mIRC one. You can see more documentation here
• SSL certificat support. This allows you to identify yourself on servers supporting SSL authentication. More informations on our wiki.

Of course, we have also fixed a lots of bugs! For the next release, a better theme support with customizable colors is planned, but don't take this as truth ;)

If you don't already have AndroIRC, you can download it on the Android Market (Google Play)

Have fun with AndroIRC!

With some late, here's the second beta of AndroIRC 3.3. This beta fixes the Force Close when one tried to open the preferences, and some small others things.

As always, you can download it on our beta page!

Have fun with AndroIRC!

02/15/2012 update: There was an issue with the beta uploaded before today (a force close on startup). This should now be fixed in the new beta, so, please update as soon as possible. Sorry the for trouble!

Two months after 3.2 release, we now release the first beta of 3.3! As usual, there're some nice new features, as well as some bug fixes. 

New features :

• Authentication with SSL certificate. This allow replacing Nickserv on compatible servers (see http://www.oftc.net/oftc/NickServ/CertFP for example). See here for a how to use guide.
• Ignore support. See here for a quick usage guide
• The main layout has been redesigned. You'll now see a title bar indicating the current channel, and where you'll go when you swipe left / right

Changes :

• The notification has changed and now follow Android guidelines.
• New icons on the customize dialog
• There's now a confirmation popup on the Kick, Kick/Ban actions
• The IME will now correctly show a 'send' icon when entering text.
• Better support for tablets

Fixes:

• no longer disconnect / reconnect when rotating the device on Android 3.0 and above
• and many others things

The new beta is already available here! Please report any bugs / issues you have in our bug tracker!

Have fun with AndroIRC!

As some of you may have notice, AndroIRC v3.2 is already on the Market! It's mainly a bug fixes release, but there's also a great new feature : "Share my location". This new action shares your location in the active channel / query.

For those who are concerned, that's why AndroIRC needs a new "Your location" permission, to have access to your current position for the "Share my location" feature. Don't worry, that's the only reason of this new permission.

The full changelog is available from AndroIRC! As always, thanks for your support, and have fun with AndroIRC!