Remove protected chats

deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h

@@ -1696,15 +1696,12 @@ dc_chat_t*      dc_get_chat                  (dc_context_t* context, uint32_t ch
  *
  * @memberof dc_context_t
  * @param context The context object.
- * @param protect If set to 1 the function creates group with protection initially enabled.
- *     Only verified members are allowed in these groups
- *     and end-to-end-encryption is always enabled.
  * @param name The name of the group chat to create.
  *     The name may be changed later using dc_set_chat_name().
  *     To find out the name of a group later, see dc_chat_get_name()
  * @return The chat ID of the new group chat, 0 on errors.
  */
-uint32_t        dc_create_group_chat         (dc_context_t* context, int protect, const char* name);
+uint32_t        dc_create_group_chat         (dc_context_t* context, const char* name);
 
 
 /**
@@ -3827,23 +3824,6 @@ int             dc_chat_is_device_talk       (const dc_chat_t* chat);
 int             dc_chat_can_send              (const dc_chat_t* chat);
 
 
-/**
- * Check if a chat is protected.
- *
- * Only verified contacts
- * as determined by dc_contact_is_verified()
- * can be added to protected chats.
- *
- * Protected chats are created using dc_create_group_chat()
- * by setting the 'protect' parameter to 1.
- *
- * @memberof dc_chat_t
- * @param chat The chat object.
- * @return 1=chat protected, 0=chat is not protected.
- */
-int             dc_chat_is_protected         (const dc_chat_t* chat);
-
-
 /**
  * Check if the chat is encrypted.
  *
@@ -3859,28 +3839,6 @@ int             dc_chat_is_protected         (const dc_chat_t* chat);
 int             dc_chat_is_encrypted         (const dc_chat_t *chat);
 
 
-/**
- * Checks if the chat was protected, and then an incoming message broke this protection.
- *
- * This function is only useful if the UI enabled the `verified_one_on_one_chats` feature flag,
- * otherwise it will return false for all chats.
- *
- * 1:1 chats are automatically set as protected when a contact is verified.
- * When a message comes in that is not encrypted / signed correctly,
- * the chat is automatically set as unprotected again.
- * dc_chat_is_protection_broken() will return true until dc_accept_chat() is called.
- *
- * The UI should let the user confirm that this is OK with a message like
- * `Bob sent a message from another device. Tap to learn more` and then call dc_accept_chat().
- *
- * @deprecated 2025-07 chats protection cannot break any longer
- * @memberof dc_chat_t
- * @param chat The chat object.
- * @return 1=chat protection broken, 0=otherwise.
- */
-int             dc_chat_is_protection_broken (const dc_chat_t* chat);
-
-
 /**
  * Check if locations are sent to the chat
  * at the time the object was created using dc_get_chat().
@@ -5278,8 +5236,7 @@ int             dc_contact_is_blocked        (const dc_contact_t* contact);
  *
  * @memberof dc_contact_t
  * @param contact The contact object.
- * @return 0: contact is not verified.
- *    2: SELF and contact have verified their fingerprints in both directions.
+ * @return 1=contact is verified, 0=contact is not verified.
  */
 int             dc_contact_is_verified       (dc_contact_t* contact);
 
@@ -7056,6 +7013,8 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
 /// "Unknown sender for this chat. See 'info' for more details."
 ///
 /// Use as message text if assigning the message to a chat is not totally correct.
+///
+/// @deprecated 2025-08-18
 #define DC_STR_UNKNOWN_SENDER_FOR_CHAT    72
 
 /// "Message from %1$s"

deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, LazyLock};
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
 
 use anyhow::Context as _;
-use deltachat::chat::{ChatId, ChatVisibility, MessageListOptions, MuteDuration, ProtectionStatus};
+use deltachat::chat::{ChatId, ChatVisibility, MessageListOptions, MuteDuration};
 use deltachat::constants::DC_MSG_ID_LAST_SPECIAL;
 use deltachat::contact::{Contact, ContactId, Origin};
 use deltachat::context::{Context, ContextBuilder};
@@ -1659,30 +1659,19 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_get_chat(context: *mut dc_context_t, chat_id: u32) -
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_create_group_chat(
     context: *mut dc_context_t,
-    protect: libc::c_int,
     name: *const libc::c_char,
 ) -> u32 {
     if context.is_null() || name.is_null() {
         eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_create_group_chat()");
         return 0;
     }
     let ctx = &*context;
-    let Some(protect) = ProtectionStatus::from_i32(protect)
-        .context("Bad protect-value for dc_create_group_chat()")
-        .log_err(ctx)
-        .ok()
-    else {
-        return 0;
-    };
 
-    block_on(async move {
-        chat::create_group_chat(ctx, protect, &to_string_lossy(name))
-            .await
-            .context("Failed to create group chat")
-            .log_err(ctx)
-            .map(|id| id.to_u32())
-            .unwrap_or(0)
-    })
+    block_on(chat::create_group_chat(ctx, &to_string_lossy(name)))
+        .context("Failed to create group chat")
+        .log_err(ctx)
+        .map(|id| id.to_u32())
+        .unwrap_or(0)
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]
@@ -3143,16 +3132,6 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_chat_can_send(chat: *mut dc_chat_t) -> libc::c_int {
         .unwrap_or_default() as libc::c_int
 }
 
-#[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_chat_is_protected(chat: *mut dc_chat_t) -> libc::c_int {
-    if chat.is_null() {
-        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_chat_is_protected()");
-        return 0;
-    }
-    let ffi_chat = &*chat;
-    ffi_chat.chat.is_protected() as libc::c_int
-}
-
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_chat_is_encrypted(chat: *mut dc_chat_t) -> libc::c_int {
     if chat.is_null() {
@@ -3165,16 +3144,6 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_chat_is_encrypted(chat: *mut dc_chat_t) -> libc::c_i
         .unwrap_or_log_default(&ffi_chat.context, "Failed dc_chat_is_encrypted") as libc::c_int
 }
 
-#[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_chat_is_protection_broken(chat: *mut dc_chat_t) -> libc::c_int {
-    if chat.is_null() {
-        eprintln!("ignoring careless call to dc_chat_is_protection_broken()");
-        return 0;
-    }
-    let ffi_chat = &*chat;
-    ffi_chat.chat.is_protection_broken() as libc::c_int
-}
-
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_chat_is_sending_locations(chat: *mut dc_chat_t) -> libc::c_int {
     if chat.is_null() {
@@ -4281,17 +4250,10 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_contact_is_verified(contact: *mut dc_contact_t) -> l
     let ffi_contact = &*contact;
     let ctx = &*ffi_contact.context;
 
-    if block_on(ffi_contact.contact.is_verified(ctx))
+    block_on(ffi_contact.contact.is_verified(ctx))
         .context("is_verified failed")
         .log_err(ctx)
-        .unwrap_or_default()
-    {
-        // Return value is essentially a boolean,
-        // but we return 2 for true for backwards compatibility.
-        2
-    } else {
-        0
-    }
+        .unwrap_or_default() as libc::c_int
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]

deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use deltachat::blob::BlobObject;
 use deltachat::chat::{
     self, add_contact_to_chat, forward_msgs, get_chat_media, get_chat_msgs, get_chat_msgs_ex,
     marknoticed_chat, remove_contact_from_chat, Chat, ChatId, ChatItem, MessageListOptions,
-    ProtectionStatus,
 };
 use deltachat::chatlist::Chatlist;
 use deltachat::config::Config;
@@ -968,16 +967,9 @@ impl CommandApi {
     ///
     /// To check, if a chat is still unpromoted, you can look at the `is_unpromoted` property of `BasicChat` or `FullChat`.
     /// This may be useful if you want to show some help for just created groups.
-    ///
-    /// @param protect If set to 1 the function creates group with protection initially enabled.
-    ///     Only verified members are allowed in these groups
-    async fn create_group_chat(&self, account_id: u32, name: String, protect: bool) -> Result<u32> {
+    async fn create_group_chat(&self, account_id: u32, name: String) -> Result<u32> {
         let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
-        let protect = match protect {
-            true => ProtectionStatus::Protected,
-            false => ProtectionStatus::Unprotected,
-        };
-        chat::create_group_ex(&ctx, Some(protect), &name)
+        chat::create_group_chat(&ctx, &name)
             .await
             .map(|id| id.to_u32())
     }
@@ -988,7 +980,7 @@ impl CommandApi {
     /// address-contacts.
     async fn create_group_chat_unencrypted(&self, account_id: u32, name: String) -> Result<u32> {
         let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
-        chat::create_group_ex(&ctx, None, &name)
+        chat::create_group_chat_unencrypted(&ctx, &name)
             .await
             .map(|id| id.to_u32())
     }

deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat.rs

@@ -19,18 +19,6 @@ pub struct FullChat {
     id: u32,
     name: String,
 
-    /// True if the chat is protected.
-    ///
-    /// Only verified contacts
-    /// as determined by [`ContactObject::is_verified`] / `Contact.isVerified`
-    /// can be added to protected chats.
-    ///
-    /// Protected chats are created using [`create_group_chat`] / `createGroupChat()`
-    /// by setting the 'protect' parameter to true.
-    ///
-    /// [`create_group_chat`]: crate::api::CommandApi::create_group_chat
-    is_protected: bool,
-
     /// True if the chat is encrypted.
     /// This means that all messages in the chat are encrypted,
     /// and all contacts in the chat are "key-contacts",
@@ -71,8 +59,6 @@ pub struct FullChat {
     fresh_message_counter: usize,
     // is_group - please check over chat.type in frontend instead
     is_contact_request: bool,
-    /// Deprecated 2025-07. Chats protection cannot break any longer.
-    is_protection_broken: bool,
 
     is_device_chat: bool,
     self_in_group: bool,
@@ -133,7 +119,6 @@ impl FullChat {
         Ok(FullChat {
             id: chat_id,
             name: chat.name.clone(),
-            is_protected: chat.is_protected(),
             is_encrypted: chat.is_encrypted(context).await?,
             profile_image, //BLOBS ?
             archived: chat.get_visibility() == chat::ChatVisibility::Archived,
@@ -147,7 +132,6 @@ impl FullChat {
             color,
             fresh_message_counter,
             is_contact_request: chat.is_contact_request(),
-            is_protection_broken: chat.is_protection_broken(),
             is_device_chat: chat.is_device_talk(),
             self_in_group: contact_ids.contains(&ContactId::SELF),
             is_muted: chat.is_muted(),
@@ -175,18 +159,6 @@ pub struct BasicChat {
     id: u32,
     name: String,
 
-    /// True if the chat is protected.
-    ///
-    /// UI should display a green checkmark
-    /// in the chat title,
-    /// in the chat profile title and
-    /// in the chatlist item
-    /// if chat protection is enabled.
-    /// UI should also display a green checkmark
-    /// in the contact profile
-    /// if 1:1 chat with this contact exists and is protected.
-    is_protected: bool,
-
     /// True if the chat is encrypted.
     /// This means that all messages in the chat are encrypted,
     /// and all contacts in the chat are "key-contacts",
@@ -218,8 +190,6 @@ pub struct BasicChat {
     is_self_talk: bool,
     color: String,
     is_contact_request: bool,
-    /// Deprecated 2025-07. Chats protection cannot break any longer.
-    is_protection_broken: bool,
 
     is_device_chat: bool,
     is_muted: bool,
@@ -239,7 +209,6 @@ impl BasicChat {
         Ok(BasicChat {
             id: chat_id,
             name: chat.name.clone(),
-            is_protected: chat.is_protected(),
             is_encrypted: chat.is_encrypted(context).await?,
             profile_image, //BLOBS ?
             archived: chat.get_visibility() == chat::ChatVisibility::Archived,
@@ -249,7 +218,6 @@ impl BasicChat {
             is_self_talk: chat.is_self_talk(),
             color,
             is_contact_request: chat.is_contact_request(),
-            is_protection_broken: chat.is_protection_broken(),
             is_device_chat: chat.is_device_talk(),
             is_muted: chat.is_muted(),
         })

deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/chat_list.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ pub enum ChatListItemFetchResult {
         summary_status: u32,
         /// showing preview if last chat message is image
         summary_preview_image: Option<String>,
-        is_protected: bool,
 
         /// True if the chat is encrypted.
         /// This means that all messages in the chat are encrypted,
@@ -161,7 +160,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_chat_list_item_by_id(
         summary_text2,
         summary_status: summary.state.to_u32().expect("impossible"), // idea and a function to transform the constant to strings? or return string enum
         summary_preview_image,
-        is_protected: chat.is_protected(),
         is_encrypted: chat.is_encrypted(ctx).await?,
         is_group: chat.get_type() == Chattype::Group,
         fresh_message_counter,

deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/contact.rs

@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ pub struct ContactObject {
     /// See [`Self::verifier_id`]/`Contact.verifierId` for a guidance how to display these information.
     is_verified: bool,
 
-    /// True if the contact profile title should have a green checkmark.
-    ///
-    /// This indicates whether 1:1 chat has a green checkmark
-    /// or will have a green checkmark if created.
-    is_profile_verified: bool,
-
     /// The contact ID that verified a contact.
     ///
     /// As verifier may be unknown,
@@ -87,7 +81,6 @@ impl ContactObject {
             None => None,
         };
         let is_verified = contact.is_verified(context).await?;
-        let is_profile_verified = contact.is_profile_verified(context).await?;
 
         let verifier_id = contact
             .get_verifier_id(context)
@@ -109,7 +102,6 @@ impl ContactObject {
             is_key_contact: contact.is_key_contact(),
             e2ee_avail: contact.e2ee_avail(context).await?,
             is_verified,
-            is_profile_verified,
             verifier_id,
             last_seen: contact.last_seen(),
             was_seen_recently: contact.was_seen_recently(),

deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/types/message.rs

@@ -539,7 +539,6 @@ pub struct MessageSearchResult {
     chat_color: String,
     chat_name: String,
     chat_type: u32,
-    is_chat_protected: bool,
     is_chat_contact_request: bool,
     is_chat_archived: bool,
     message: String,
@@ -579,7 +578,6 @@ impl MessageSearchResult {
             chat_color,
             chat_type: chat.get_type().to_u32().context("unknown chat type id")?,
             chat_profile_image,
-            is_chat_protected: chat.is_protected(),
             is_chat_contact_request: chat.is_contact_request(),
             is_chat_archived: chat.get_visibility() == ChatVisibility::Archived,
             message: message.get_text(),