v5.0.0

New

• None

Enhancements

• None

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where participants in group calls could appear in the wrong order in the sidebar when new users joined during an active session.
• Fixed an issue where newly added media tracks were displayed in incorrect tile positions due to track ordering behavior.
• Fixed an issue where receiver-side video resolution constraints were incorrectly applied on mobile devices, resulting in reduced video quality.
• Fixed an issue where media tracks were not consistently identified during screen sharing or camera switching scenarios.
• Fixed an issue where mute and unmute state changes from remote participants were not reliably reflected in the UI.
• Fixed a race condition that could cause session state events to be dropped or duplicated during rapid app foreground and background transitions.
• Fixed an issue where the wake lock could be released too early during visibility changes, causing the screen to turn off during active calls.
• Fixed an issue where screen recording state updates could become out of sync with the actual recording status.

v5.0.0-beta.2

New

• Added the enableNotifications setting to SessionSettings, allowing control over in-session notifications for a more customizable user experience.

Fixes

• Resolved an issue where the camera switch button was visible when video was disabled or session type was voice.

Deprecations

• Deprecated CallSettings in favor of SessionSettings to standardize session configuration. Migrate to SessionSettings for future compatibility.
• Deprecated the setMainVideoContainerSetting method.

v5.0.0-beta.1

New

• Introduced the standalone CometChat Calls SDK for Android, built on WebRTC.
• Added support for 1:1 and group voice & video calls with built-in UI.
• Added incoming and outgoing call ringing with accept/reject functionality.
• Added Tile and Spotlight call layout modes.
• Added audio mode switching between speaker, earpiece, Bluetooth, and headphones.
• Added call session recording.
• Added call logs to retrieve call history and details.
• Added participant management with mute, pin, and remove capabilities.
• Added screen sharing support for viewing shares from web participants.
• Added Picture-in-Picture mode to continue calls while using other apps.
• Added raise hand feature during calls.
• Added idle timeout for automatic session termination when alone in a call.
• Added comprehensive event listeners for session, participant, and media events.

Enhancements

• None

Fixes

• None

Deprecations

• None

Removals

• None