Add comprehensive date validation using Number.isNaN() checks to prevent crashes when timestamps are invalid or empty. Apply defensive formatting across CommentItem, SystemMessageItem, MessageBubble, LongPressMenu, and store utilities.
Refine message bubble styling: move sender name display to both sides in group chat with distinct `mySenderName` styling, adjust bubble corner radius to top-right for consistent arrow placement, and align message rows to flex-start for improved layout. Simplify group avatar rendering in ConversationListRow.
Implement Android foreground service to keep app alive in background for real-time message sync:
- Add withForegroundService expo config plugin for notification channel setup
- Add BackgroundSyncManager with REALTIME, BATTERY_SAVER, and DISABLED modes
- Add ForegroundServiceModule for native Android foreground service binding
- Refactor backgroundService to integrate foreground service and expo-background-task
Also refactor auth and profile screens to use dynamic theme colors:
- Replace hardcoded THEME_COLORS with colors.primary.main, colors.background.paper, etc.
- Add useResolvedColorScheme for dynamic StatusBar styling
- Update NotificationSettingsScreen with sync mode selection UI
BREAKING CHANGE: Switched from expo-background-fetch to expo-background-task, minimum background sync interval changed from 900s to 15min in config
- Remove legacy database.ts, LocalDataSource.ts, and MessageRepository.ts
- Create new src/database/ module with messageRepository, userCacheRepository, conversationRepository, and groupCacheRepository
- Update all consumers to import from @/database instead of services/database
- Add web platform blur handling for modal components to fix focus issues
- Flatten SystemMessageItem and NotificationsScreen styles for consistent design
- Add draggable slider in ChatSettingsScreen and dynamic font size support
- Introduce 9 new chat color themes
- Add profile screens for about, terms, and privacy policy with navigation routes
- Add policy links to login and registration screens
- Fix post share URL format from /posts/ to /post/
- Updated app.json to set userInterfaceStyle to automatic for improved theme adaptability.
- Refactored layout components to utilize useAppColors for dynamic theming, ensuring consistent color usage.
- Introduced SystemChrome component to manage system UI background color based on theme.
- Enhanced TabsLayout, ProfileStackLayout, and other components to leverage new theming structure.
- Improved QRCodeScanner, SearchBar, and CommentItem styles to align with the updated theme system.
- Consolidated styles in SystemMessageItem and TabBar for better maintainability and visual coherence.
- Refactor SystemMessageItem with modern card design, gradient colors, and improved visual hierarchy
- Add unread indicator, status badges, and enhanced avatar badges for message types
- Update CreatePostScreen to require title input and improve placeholder text
- Add Android back button handling for notification screens in embedded mode
- Replace manual shadow styles with theme shadow utilities across message screens
