New update is out!
1.0.2 (TD 1.8.9-0c30bbf)

Changes:

"Hide pinned message" option in chat three-dot menu.

Always show "Scheduled Messages" button in message field.

Show linked discussion group or channel in profile.

Fixed tray icon colors on Linux. Linux users that have used client before 1.0.2 should delete generated icons in [app profile folder]/tdata/ticons after update.


About TDesktop version:

You've noticed that it's not 1.8.10, but 1.8.9-0c30bbf. That's because there was no version commit and release on GitHub. There could be more commits, and because of that just changing version would be inaccurate. So I decided to add commit postfix instead.

New update is out!
1.0.3 (TD 1.8.11)

Changes:

• Always show edit timer if applicable.
• Disabled outline for big emoji.
• Show restricted date to user.

Bugfixes:

• Custom fonts are now saved between restarts.
• Moved "About" box link in drawer to app name to increase space for version.
• Scheduled messages icon now updates correctly.

This pull request was accepted and released in 1.8.12 version.

New version of Kotatogram based on 1.8.12 will be tomorrow.

New update is out!
1.0.4 (TD 1.8.12)

Bugfixes:

• Do not show restriction date if restricted forever.

Moving on. This time it's showing restriction date to user.

https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/pull/6642

Minor update
1.0.5 (TD 1.8.13)

Minor bugfixes, TDesktop sources updated to 1.8.13.

JSON config!
1.0.6 (TD 1.8.13)

This release brings settings that could be changed in JSON file: [Telegram profile folder]/tdata/kotato-settings-custom.json.

-mainfont, -semiboldfont, -semiboldisbold и -monospacefont start options are now considered deprecated, since these settings are now in JSON file. They will be removed in a few versions.

Important: you'll need to restart app to see changes.

Why JSON?
This settings format is better suited for experimenting. Local storage strongly restricts in this case.

Why not settings menu?
Settings menu item will be done, but it will be raw JSON for now.

Where is the encryption?
It will be implemented, when I'll make an alternative way to change these settings.

Settings keys:
"fonts" > "main" (string) — main font (replaces -mainfont start option).
"fonts" > "semibold" (string) — semibold font (replaces -semiboldfont start option).
"fonts" > "semibold_is_bold" (true/false) — whether to make bold defined semibold font or not (replaces -semiboldisbold start option).
"fonts" > "monospaced" (string) — monospaced font (replaces -monospacefont start option).
"sticker_height" (integer from 128 to 256) — sticker height in chat.
"big_emoji_outline" (true/false) — big emoji white outline.
"always_show_scheduled" (true/false) — whether to always show scheduled messages button or only when there are scheduled messages.
"show_chat_id" (true/false) — show chat ID in its profile.

New beta version is out!
1.0.7 (TD 1.8.13)

This version is beta, because of two unstable features. When they will be tested properly, it will be pushed to stable.

Changes:

UNSTABLE: New JSON config option net_speed_boost to increase upload/download speeds.
Values: null (default), "low", "medium", "high".
Taken from TDMT: https://github.com/mediatube/tdesktop
Warning: can work bad with low connection speeds.

New options in Settings > "three-dots": "Show custom settings" and "Restart Kotatogram".

UNSTABLE: JSON-translations: they will rewrite language values that doesn't exist in official apps. Support for Russian is already included.

Show admin titles in chat members list.


Bugfixes:

Fixed "Channel is not accessible" error, when trying to open discussion channel from group post if target channel is private and you are not subscribed to it.

Fixed autoupdater check: now MTProto checker should work too.

Accepted, will arrive in next versions.