What’s New in Mobile, July Update

In July, GitHub Mobile introduced three major improvements

• App Lock! Securely unlock the GitHub app with just a glance. Enable App Lock in Settings to use FaceID, TouchID or pass code to protect your information in the GitHub app.
• A smarter Copilot Chat! It knows where you are in the app. Ask Copilot about the file or repository you’re viewing to try it out.
• Workflow Dispatching! Kick off new Actions on the go from the list of workflow runs for a given workflow.

As well as several other fixes and features to both iOS and Android apps

iOS

• Edit files in full screen on iPad.
• Introduced pinned issues! View pinned issues in a repository’s list of issues. Pin and unpin issues by tapping the … menu within an issue, or by long-pressing within a repository’s list of issues.

• Fixed viewing file from a pull request on a fork.
• Improved contrast on issue and pull request triage sheet.
• Fixed an issue that caused discussions filter not to persist.
• Fixed the overlapping Copilot button when editing items in Inbox.
• Fixed the memory leaks across the app.
• Fixed the crash that sometimes occurs when sanitizing diff lines.
• The project item sheet now renders emoji codes in labels..
• Edit a project content field updates the project view.
• Mono-spaced font now changes its font size according to the settings.
• Explore tab shows a loading indicator when initially loading content.
• Project picker only shows projects for which users have write permissions.
• Workflow run list paginates correctly.
• Workflow run list shows the name of the workflow.
• Select workflow runs deselect when navigating back to workflow runs.
• Navigated to commit screen from release details no longer displays an error.
• Triage sheets adapted to larger font sizes.
• Navigate and interact with the “More Actions” button in issues and pull requests using a hardware keyboard.

Android

• Added scrolling indication in markdown bar of actions when composing comments.
• Editing metadata fields on an issue or pull request is now more accessible.
• Fixed broken images in repository descriptions and user bios throughout the app.
• Fixed list names showing the previous name after editing.