This release adds the following features:

• Add support for audio/video calls (XEP-0166: Jingle, XEP-0167: Jingle RTP Sessions, XEP-0176: Jingle ICE-UDP Transport Method, XEP-0215: External Service Discovery, XEP-0320: Use of DTLS-SRTP in Jingle Sessions, XEP-0353: Jingle Message Initiation) (@melvo)
• Show busy indicator while saving captured image/video data (@melvo)
• Notify on receiving reply to own group chat message if 'On mention' notification setting is enabled (@melvo)
• Select file after opening in folder on Linux if supported (@melvo)
• Improve media capturing look/behavior (including preview after capturing image until image is saved) (@melvo)
• Restore focusing of last focused user interface elements (especially message input field) for various use cases (@melvo)
• Keep message bubble highlighted on reacting/correcting (@melvo)
• Allow to select message for correction via Ctrl+Up/Ctrl+Down (@melvo)
• Integrate search field into main toolbar increasing space for messages and, on mobile devices, even for chats in chat list (@melvo)
• Show message search field via Ctrl+Shift+F (@melvo)
• Display toolbar buttons on mobile devices exactly as on desktop devices (@melvo)
• Hide horizontal separator above top-most chat unless chat list is scrolled (@melvo)
• Store passwords in unencrypted file if no password manager is available or corresponding command-line option provided (@fazevedo)
• Migrate unencrypted passwords to password manager if available on start (@fazevedo)

This release fixes the following bugs:

• Fix overlapping message bubble tail (@melvo)
• Fix medium preview hovering if hidden drop area info is hovered (@melvo)
• Fix updating OMEMO 2 keys for all use cases (@melvo)
• Fix deadlock on logout during upload of multiple files (@melvo)
• Fix creating additional database connection on wrong thread (@melvo)
• Fix sending/resetting whether message is being composed for various corner cases (switching chat, logging out, disabling corresponding setting) (@melvo)
• Fix updating last message on receiving initial message after setting up existing account in Kaidan for first time (@melvo)
• Fix resetting draft message after canceling message correction (@melvo)
• Fix resending failed message reaction (@melvo)
• Fix selecting previously selected message after changing reactions (@melvo)
• Fix restoring message highlighting and cancel ongoing correction/reply on removing corresponding message (@melvo)
• Fix displaying last message sender in chat list after draft message removal (@melvo)

Kaidan requires Kirigami Addons 1.8 now

Kaidan requires QXmpp 1.14 now