v3.42.2-rc.3

✨ Features

• Release threads as a beta feature (#8081). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21351.
• More video rooms design updates (#8222).
• Update video rooms to new design specs (#8207). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21515, element-hq/element-web#21516 element-hq/element-web#21519 and element-hq/element-web#21526.
• Live Location Sharing - left panel warning with error (#8201).
• Live location sharing - Stop publishing location to beacons with consecutive errors (#8194).
• Live location sharing: allow retry when stop sharing fails (#8193).
• Allow voice messages to be scrubbed in the timeline (#8079). Fixes element-hq/element-web#18713.
• Live location sharing - stop sharing to beacons in rooms you left (#8187).
• Allow sending and thumbnailing AVIF images (#8172).
• Live location sharing - handle geolocation errors (#8179).
• Show voice room participants when not connected (#8136). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21513.
• Add margins between labs sections (#8169).
• Live location sharing - send geolocation beacon events - happy path (#8127).
• Add support for Animated (A)PNG (#8158). Fixes element-hq/element-web#12967.
• Don't form continuations from thread roots (#8166). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20908.
• Improve handling of animated GIF and WEBP images (#8153). Fixes element-hq/element-web#16193 and element-hq/element-web#6684.
• Wire up file preview for video files (#8140). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21539.
• When showing thread, always auto-focus its composer (#8115). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21438.
• Live location sharing - refresh beacon expiry in room (#8116).
• Use styled mxids in member list v2 (#8110). Fixes element-hq/element-web#14825. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
• Delete groups (legacy communities system) (#8027). Fixes element-hq/element-web#17532.
• Add a prototype of voice rooms in labs (#8084). Fixes element-hq/element-web#3546.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fix editing <ol> tags with a non-1 start attribute (#8211). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21625.
• Fix URL previews being enabled when room first created (#8227). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21659.
• Don't use m.call for Jitsi video rooms (#8223).
• Scale emoji with size of surrounding text (#8224).
• Make "Jump to date" translatable (#8218).
• Normalize call buttons (#8129). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21493. Contributed by @luixxiul.
• Show room preview bar with maximised widgets (#8180). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21542.
• Update more strings to not wrongly mention room when it is/could be a space (#7722). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20243 and element-hq/element-web#20910.
• Fix issue with redacting via edit composer flow causing stuck editStates (#8184).
• Fix some image/video scroll jumps (#8182).
• Fix "react error on share dialog" (#8170). Contributed by @yaya-usman.
• Fix disambiguated profile in threads in bubble layout (#8168). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21570. Contributed by @SimonBrandner.
• Responsive BetaCard on Labs (#8154). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21554. Contributed by @luixxiul.
• Display button as inline in room directory dialog (#8164). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21567. Contributed by @luixxiul.
• Null guard TimelinePanel unmount edge (#8171).
• Fix beta pill label breaking (#8162). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21566. Contributed by @luixxiul.
• Strip relations when forwarding (#7929). Fixes element-hq/element-web#19769, element-hq/element-web#18067 element-hq/element-web#21015 and element-hq/element-web#10924.
• Don't try (and fail) to show replies for redacted events (#8141). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21435.
• Fix 3pid member info for space member list (#8128). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21534.
• Set max-width to user context menu (#8089). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21486. Contributed by @luixxiul.
• Fix issue with falsey hrefs being sent in events (#8113). Fixes element-hq/element-web#21417.
• Make video sizing consistent with images (#8102). Fixes element-hq/element-web#20072.