v0.9.4 Highlights

Embedded Node: LND v0.18.4-beta
Speed up transaction UX improvements
CLNRest: fix display of destination addresses on TXs
Display keysend messages in Activity and Payment views
Open Channel view: UI tabs for Connect Peer
LND: optimize payment path calls after payments
CLNRest: add ability to paste connection strings
Channels: restore sort by Close Height
Networking improvements
Bug fixes

What's Changed

Switching from LNC to non-LNC node: Call BackendUtils.disconnect() with correct implementation by @myxmaster in #2615
ZEUS-2610: Channels: restore sort by Close Height by @kaloudis in #2612
Tests for DateTimeUtils, DateTimeUtils Improvements by @myxmaster in #2579
[Transifex] Updates for project ZEUS by @transifex-integration in #2630
ZEUS-2621: Channels list: persist selection on reload by @kaloudis in #2631
Reset POS status when disabling POS by @myxmaster in #2620
Format block height with commas by @shubhamkmr04 in #2627
Tests for channel backup functions (lndmobile/channel.ts) by @myxmaster in #2637
add language-specific noun casing for in line usage by @myxmaster in #2619
Use store for fee updates between screens by @myxmaster in #2622
[Transifex] Updates for project ZEUS by @transifex-integration in #2639
ZEUS-2623: Wallet config: Paste CLNRest Connection String by @kaloudis in #2642
ZEUS-2604: CLNRest: Cannot create LN invoice with empty amount by @kaloudis in #2646
Fix LNC mailbox server switching by @myxmaster in #2644
Add wallet: use safe node addition by @myxmaster in #2645
More comprehensive error message for FAILURE_REASON_INCORRECT_PAYMENT_DETAILS by @myxmaster in #2632
Display keysend messages like memos in Activity and Payment by @myxmaster in #2634
LND: v0.18.4-beta by @kaloudis in #2648
Loading Columns: make surrounding wordmarks visible on light themes by @kaloudis in #2649
Open Channel: change toggle header to tabs by @kaloudis in #2643
Use index for keyExtractor in nodes DragList by @myxmaster in #2647
Improve listener cleanup and subscription handling by @myxmaster in #2640
ZEUS-2636: CLNRest: Destination address not shown in transaction by @kaloudis in #2638
Faster connection timeouts for non-Tor connections by @myxmaster in #2588
Payments: Update getPayments call to limit the number of payments by @shubhamkmr04 in #2614
ZEUS-2626: Lightning Address Settings: Notifications setting does not persist by @kaloudis in #2652
ZEUS-2641: Activity: make send and receive inclusive of 0 by @kaloudis in #2651
[Transifex] Updates for project ZEUS by @transifex-integration in #2650
[Transifex] Updates for project ZEUS by @transifex-integration in #2661
ZEUS-2629: Failed payment to invoices with route hints by @kaloudis in #2662
ZEUS-2663: LND: update BumpFee params and UI by @kaloudis in #2664
Wallet config: set config to inactive when copied by @kaloudis in #2665
Version bump: v0.9.4-beta2 by @kaloudis in #2666
[Transifex] Updates for project ZEUS by @transifex-integration in #2668
[Transifex] Updates for project ZEUS by @transifex-integration in #2672
[Transifex] Updates for project ZEUS by @transifex-integration in #2674
Security: After deleting PIN/passphrase, refresh pinExists and passphraseExists by @myxmaster in #2677
Set password: Auto focus new password input by @myxmaster in #2673
Lockscreen: Display "Enter Passphrase" just like "Enter PIN" by @myxmaster in #2676
Connection error handling improvements by @myxmaster in #2654
Trim input data in handleAnything by @myxmaster in #2653
[Transifex] Updates for project ZEUS by @transifex-integration in #2681
[Transifex] Updates for project ZEUS by @transifex-integration in #2685
Bug fix: invisible tab navigation present on error by @kaloudis in #2684
Custom feerate input: remove leading zero by @myxmaster in #2682
Version bump: v0.9.4-rc1 by @kaloudis in #2680

Full Changelog: v0.9.3...v0.9.4

Verifying the Release

In order to verify the release, you'll need to have gpg or gpg2 installed on your system. Once you've obtained a copy (and hopefully verified that as well), you'll first need to import the keys that have signed this release if you haven't done so already:

gpg --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-keys 96C225207F2137E278C31CF7AAC48DE8AB8DEE84

Once you have his PGP key you can verify the release (assuming manifest-v0.9.4.txt and manifest-v0.9.4.txt.sig are in the current directory) with:

gpg --verify manifest-v0.9.4.txt.sig manifest-v0.9.4.txt

You should see the following if the verification was successful:

gpg: Signature made Sun Dec 29 12:04:52 2024 EST
gpg:                using RSA key 96C225207F2137E278C31CF7AAC48DE8AB8DEE84
gpg:                issuer "[email protected]"
gpg: Good signature from "Zeus LN <[email protected]>"

That will verify the signature on the main manifest page which ensures integrity and authenticity of the binaries you've downloaded locally. Next, depending on your operating system you should then re-calculate the sha256 sum of the binary, and compare that with the following hashes:

cat manifest-v0.9.4.txt

One can use the shasum -a 256 <file name here> tool in order to re-compute the sha256 hash of the target binary for your operating system. The produced hash should be compared with the hashes listed above and they should match exactly.