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DarkFi App 0.3-alpha Release

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@narodnik narodnik released this 01 Nov 15:33
· 894 commits to master since this release

DarkFi advances closer towards its superapp vision! This release fixes major outstanding bugs.

  • Majorly fix the buggy Android text input.
  • Improve graphics rendering to fix jank and glitching.
  • Reduce the battery consumption on Android.
  • Theme and UI tweaks including an animated background.

This is the second minor stabilization release since 0.2 alpha. There will be another 0.4 bugfix release with a few small features coming soon.

Repo version: 06ae05d11fe90e5b29a66f50e84e7b41d52d0f57

sha256sum:

  • Android: 1e6ca69c7bc07fe1c530bdb8ea7b5e397ab533e1566b5510f35991f919e061a2
  • Linux: 8aa550ad6fb4733e3c084d06de2e731f504741d94f679a3862dc6e7f21e3dcda
  • Windows (ZIP): 243a97b662fcfc93a69401951c690bf5a6e62a305660ab54e60de641accf70e7
  • Windows (MSI): a33e6d5ad69e46d45b5f162ebe9a760587e76320a1260241f1b4400569722600
  • MacOS (ZIP): 7de611200de917b4040f606fc8ff89dc274ccb683099d76df55acf334b703e79
  • MacOS (DMG): 21760f098da23a51f35543ac44924b606b9e6ca7c07ad982be1d3041a2b7e94c

Enable Tor

Create a file called use_tor.txt inside the app's data folder.

Platform Path Example
Linux ~/.local/share/darkfi/app/ /home/alice/.local/share/darkfi/app/
Android /sdcard/Android/data/darkfi.darkfi_app/files/ /sdcard/Android/data/darkfi.darkfi_app/files/
Mac ~/Library/Application Support/darkfi/app/ /Users/Alice/Library/Application Support/darkfi/app/
Windows {FOLDERID_RoamingAppData}/darkfi/app/ C:\Users\Alice\AppData\Roaming\darkfi\app\

For example on Linux:

touch /home/alice/.local/share/darkfi/app/use_tor.txt

Then when you start the app, you should see:

10:30:47 [INFO] Setup P2P network [tor]

For more features consult the 0.1 alpha release notes.

Troubleshooting

Windows "VCRUNTIME140.dll was not found"

If you get the error "VCRUNTIME140.dll was not found", then install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable.

MacOS "darkfi cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified"

This is because the release is currently not signed. We are in the process of applying to Apple for a developer certificate but it's long and bureaucratic. The next release will be signed. It's easy to bypass it now.

Drag DarkFi to your Applications folder and try to launch it. Cancel the dialog that pops up.

Next, open System Settings -> Privacy & Security, scroll down to where it says "darkfi was blocked from use ...", and click Open Anyway. The next time you will be able to run the app with no issues.