From fed652f9d300aa467569b2a1432f78ee5bd6c89f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Seb3thehacker <xnrcams3@anonaddy.me>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:21:24 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] settings: What's new opens this version's release notes on
 GitHub

---
 .../main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/AboutLinks.kt   | 3 +++
 .../main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/GearslipApp.kt  | 1 -
 .../java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/SettingsScreen.kt    | 6 +++---
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/AboutLinks.kt b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/AboutLinks.kt
index cb5cf6b..8c0f373 100644
--- a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/AboutLinks.kt
+++ b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/AboutLinks.kt
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ internal object GearslipLinks {
     const val SOURCE = "https://github.com/twinksoftware/gearslip"
     const val CARS = "$SOURCE/blob/main/CARS.md"
 
+    /** This version's release notes on GitHub; every release is tagged v plus its version name. */
+    val RELEASE_NOTES = "$SOURCE/releases/tag/v${app.seb3thehacker.gearslip.BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME}"
+
     fun open(context: Context, url: String) {
         runCatching {
             context.startActivity(Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url)).addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK))
diff --git a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/GearslipApp.kt b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/GearslipApp.kt
index b130b68..070d7ea 100644
--- a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/GearslipApp.kt
+++ b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/GearslipApp.kt
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ fun GearslipApp(onDisconnect: () -> Unit, onRequestCallScreening: () -> Unit) {
                 Screen.SETTINGS -> SettingsScreen(
                     onBack = { screen = Screen.HOME },
                     onOpenRecommendedApps = { settingsAtUsageNotes = false; screen = Screen.RECOMMENDED_APPS },
-                    onOpenWhatsNew = { settingsAtUsageNotes = false; backTo = Screen.SETTINGS; screen = Screen.WHATS_NEW },
                     onReplayTutorial = { screen = Screen.SETUP_GUIDE },
                     atUsageNotes = settingsAtUsageNotes,
                 )
diff --git a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/SettingsScreen.kt b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/SettingsScreen.kt
index 30a0574..e669e65 100644
--- a/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/SettingsScreen.kt
+++ b/gearslip/src/main/java/app/seb3thehacker/gearslip/ui/SettingsScreen.kt
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 fun SettingsScreen(
     onBack: () -> Unit,
     onOpenRecommendedApps: () -> Unit,
-    onOpenWhatsNew: () -> Unit,
     onReplayTutorial: () -> Unit,
     atUsageNotes: Boolean = false,
 ) {
@@ -116,10 +115,11 @@ fun SettingsScreen(
         ) {
             Spacer(Modifier.height(0.dp))
             SettingsSection {
+                val context = LocalContext.current
                 SettingsRow(
                     "What's new",
-                    Modifier.clickable(onClick = onOpenWhatsNew),
-                    subtitle = "Version ${BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME}",
+                    Modifier.clickable { GearslipLinks.open(context, GearslipLinks.RELEASE_NOTES) },
+                    subtitle = "Read the ${BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME} release notes on GitHub",
                     icon = Icons.Filled.Star,
                     trailing = { Arrow() },
                 )