Add sticker sending, Find My Friends header in chats, and more QoL features by MrMistic · Pull Request #188 · OpenBubbles/openbubbles-app

MrMistic · 2026-03-16T21:47:37Z

Summary

Found myself wishing for more QoL features, so I decided to add them myself. This PR adds user-generated sticker sending support, fixes sticker rendering issues, integrates Find My Friends for location display in the iOS chat header, and adds several quality-of-life features including sticker management, shared album uploads, per-chat notification settings, attachment picker customization, and sticker backup/restore.

Find My Friends Integration

Fetches and displays the short address of a friend based on their location in the iOS (Cupertino) chat header, just like on real iPhones
Address caching to avoid redundant lookups
Overflow fix: Avatar shrinks from 54→40px when location row is present to prevent layout overflow

Sticker Rendering Fix (Addresses Issue #121)

HEIC→PNG conversion in sticker_holder.dart and reaction.dart using FlutterImageCompress (same pattern as loadAndGetProperties)
Error handling: try/catch around sticker image loading, firstWhereOrNull for safe lookup, errorBuilder on Image.memory()
Stickerback loading: Include stickerback in the attachment loading filter in chat.dart so reaction sticker messages get their attachments loaded

Sticker Sending

Enables users to save images as stickers and send them as proper iMessage stickers (not regular image attachments).
Creates a sticker folder on device to enable quicker selection for saved stickers.

Save as Sticker:

Stickers directory in filesystem_service.dart at /Android/data/[package]/stickers/
saveAsSticker() method in attachments_service.dart
Save button in fullscreen image viewer (both Material and iOS skins, positioned next to the download button)
Save option in message long-press popup menu for image attachments

Sticker Picker:

New StickerPicker widget with grid UI, HEIC thumbnail support, and empty state
Integrated into the existing attachment picker

Send Path:

isStickerSend flag flows through conversation_view_controller.dart → SendAnimation (sets balloonBundleId) → rustpush_service.dart
Rustpush detects com.apple.Stickers.UserGenerated.MessagesExtension bundle ID and builds PartExtension.sticker + ExtensionApp
Flag is cleared after send in conversation_text_field.dart

Sticker Manager

New settings panel for managing saved stickers (add/delete) accessible from settings
Grid view of all saved stickers with delete confirmation

Shared Album Upload Support

Upload photos to shared iCloud photo albums from within the app
Copies selected photos to the synced folder and triggers syncNow

Attachment Picker Order

Reorderable list in settings to customize the order of attachment picker options (files, location pin send, polls, etc)
Added iOS apps (like OpenPigeon) still appear on the top of the picker list, just like before

Per-Chat Notification Settings (Android)

Notification Settings button: Opens Android's notification channel settings for the chat's normal notification channel
Notify Anyway Settings button: Opens Android's notification channel settings for the chat's DND-bypass notification channel
Both buttons appear in the per-chat notification settings dialog on Android only
Fixed the existing handler to only set setBypassDnd(true) on notify-anyway channels (was incorrectly set on all channels)

Stickers in Settings Backup

Saved stickers are now included in settings backup and restore
Sticker files are base64-encoded into the backup JSON under a "stickers" key
Backward-compatible: old backups without stickers restore normally

All Files Changed

Find My Friends header:

cupertino_header.dart — Location fetching + address caching + overflow fix

Sticker Rendering (#121):

sticker_holder.dart — HEIC conversion + error handling
reaction.dart — HEIC conversion for stickerback path
chat.dart — Stickerback attachment loading filter

Sticker Sending:

sticker_picker.dart — New file: grid picker widget
text_field_attachment_picker.dart — Sticker picker integration
details_menu_action.dart — SaveAsSticker enum
message_popup.dart — Long-press save as sticker
send_animation.dart — balloonBundleId for stickers
conversation_text_field.dart — Clear isStickerSend after send
fullscreen_image.dart — Sticker save button + dynamic action list fix
filesystem_service.dart — Stickers directory getter
attachments_service.dart — saveAsSticker() method
conversation_view_controller.dart — isStickerSend flag
rustpush_service.dart — PartExtension.sticker + ExtensionApp in send path

Sticker Manager:

sticker_manager_panel.dart — New file: settings panel for sticker management

Shared Albums:

Shared album upload support files

Attachment Picker Order:

attachment_picker_order_panel.dart — New file: reorderable picker order settings

Notification Settings:

notification_settings_dialog.dart — Per-chat notification and notify-anyway settings buttons
OpenConversationNotificationSettingsHandler.kt — Fixed DND bypass to only apply to notify-anyway channels

Sticker Backup:

backup_restore_panel.dart — Export/import stickers in settings backup

Added Find My Friends integration to fetch and display the short address of a friend based on their location. Implemented caching for address retrieval to optimize performance.

…erback attachment loading - sticker_holder.dart: Add HEIC→PNG conversion in checkImage() using FlutterImageCompress (same pattern as loadAndGetProperties), wrap in try/catch, use firstWhereOrNull, add errorBuilder to Image.memory() - reaction.dart: Same HEIC→PNG conversion and error handling for STICKERBACK sticker rendering path - chat.dart: Include 'stickerback' in attachment loading filter so STICKERBACK reaction messages get their attachments loaded Fixes OpenBubbles#121

MrMistic · 2026-03-16T21:53:04Z

Haven't been able to get pypush fairplay certs to work for me yet so I would love for someone else to test these features out!

- Add stickers directory in filesystem_service (Android external storage) - Add saveAsSticker() method in attachments_service - Add SaveAsSticker action to details_menu_action enum - Add Save as Sticker button to fullscreen image viewer (both skins) - Add Save as Sticker to message long-press popup (image attachments) - Create StickerPicker widget with grid UI, HEIC support, empty state - Integrate sticker picker into attachment picker message wheel - Wire up send path: isStickerSend flag flows through SendAnimation to set balloonBundleId, then rustpush_service detects it to build PartExtension.sticker + ExtensionApp with UserGenerated bundle ID - Fix fullscreen_image NavigationBar index mapping (dynamic action list)

willh34 · 2026-03-24T23:56:45Z

I'm not sure if copperboy really checks pull requests or not, I'd make a post in the discord if I were you: https://discord.gg/yV9Zzc8c

- Add 'Show Location in iOS Chat (BETA)' toggle in conversation settings - Location feature is now disabled by default - Fix header overflow: shrink avatar when location row is displayed

- New 'Manage Stickers (BETA)' option in Settings > Attachments & Media - Grid view of all saved stickers with thumbnails and HEIC support - Add stickers via file picker (multi-select) - Long-press to delete with confirmation dialog - Empty state with instructions

- New 'Attachment Picker Order' in Settings > Conversation Settings - Reorderable list with drag handles, matching Message Options Order pattern - iMessage apps always stay at top, only static items are reorderable - Sort persisted across sessions - Stable debug keystore for consistent APK signing across builds

- 'Add Photos' button appears below each synced album in Shared Albums panel - Opens media picker for multi-select photos/videos - Copies selected files to the album's synced folder (Pictures/<album name>/) - Triggers syncNow() to upload new files to iCloud - Sync status display shows upload progress automatically - Button only shows for albums that have sync enabled (Android only)

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MrMistic · 2026-04-16T03:39:17Z

I've gotten the builds to work and the features seem to work as intended! Try for yourself: https://github.com/MrMistic/openbubbles-app/actions/runs/24489483000

…stickers

… Visual Look Up stickers - Add ML Kit Subject Segmentation dependency (on-device, beta) - Register com.google.mlkit.vision.DEPENDENCIES meta-data for auto model download - CreateSubjectSticker.kt: native handler that runs segmentation and saves transparent PNG - Register handler in MethodCallHandler - createSubjectSticker() method in attachments_service with error handling - Create Sticker button in fullscreen viewer AppBar (top-right, styled like Done), Android-only, images-only

MrMistic and others added 2 commits March 16, 2026 16:40

Integrate Find My Friends for location fetching in iOS chat view

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Added Find My Friends integration to fetch and display the short address of a friend based on their location. Implemented caching for address retrieval to optimize performance.

MrMistic changed the title ~~Add sticker sending & fix sticker rendering~~ Add sticker sending, fix sticker rendering, and integrate Find My Friends Mar 16, 2026

MrMistic force-pushed the rustpush branch from 02c1acc to 6f4239a Compare March 16, 2026 22:23

MrMistic added 7 commits March 30, 2026 05:39

Add manual test build workflow with real FairPlay certs

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Add settings toggle for Find My location in chat header, fix overflow

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- Add 'Show Location in iOS Chat (BETA)' toggle in conversation settings - Location feature is now disabled by default - Fix header overflow: shrink avatar when location row is displayed

Add per-chat Notification Settings and Notify Anyway Settings buttons…

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Include saved stickers in settings backup and restore

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MrMistic changed the title ~~Add sticker sending, fix sticker rendering, and integrate Find My Friends~~ Add sticker sending, fix sticker rendering, integrate Find My Friends, and add QoL features Apr 16, 2026

MrMistic changed the title ~~Add sticker sending, fix sticker rendering, integrate Find My Friends, and add QoL features~~ Add sticker sending, Find My Friends header in chats, and more QoL features Apr 16, 2026

MrMistic added 3 commits April 16, 2026 14:57

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Summary

Find My Friends Integration

Sticker Rendering Fix (Addresses Issue #121)

Sticker Sending

Sticker Manager

Shared Album Upload Support

Attachment Picker Order

Per-Chat Notification Settings (Android)

Stickers in Settings Backup

All Files Changed

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