AfriAnnotate updates https://docs.afriannotate.org/blog AfriAnnotate Docs Blog Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html https://github.com/jpmonette/feed en <![CDATA[v0.1.0 — first formal release]]> https://docs.afriannotate.org/blog/2026/05/05/app-v0-1-0 https://docs.afriannotate.org/blog/2026/05/05/app-v0-1-0 Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT The first formal Android release of AfriAnnotate is now live and distributed via Firebase App Distribution.

What ships​

  • Cloud-hosted web at label.afriannotate.org — Cloud Run + Cloud SQL + GCS, served on a Google-managed cert via Cloudflare DNS
  • Brevo email delivery for transactional mail (verification, password reset, welcome). SPF + DKIM + DMARC verified on both apex afriannotate.org and label.afriannotate.org
  • Email-first unified auth flow: type your email, the server routes you to signup / verify / login based on account state
  • Strict email-verification gate with invite-only org membership — no automatic per-user org creation
  • Auto-login on verify and reset clicks — no second password prompt after clicking a one-shot link
  • Forgot / reset password with quadratic-backoff resend and exponential per-(IP, email) rate limits
  • Email-change verification — the new address must be confirmed before the swap commits
  • Operator-tunable rate limits via PlatformSettings (adjust base + cap per endpoint without a deploy)
  • Dynamic platform name — rename once at Platform → Branding and it propagates to emails, UI, browser title
  • NoOrgState — clear messaging for users with no organisation membership, distinguishing "removed from org" vs "never invited"
  • Project create wizard — Data Import unblocks after labeling config is selected; inline warning when uploaded data is missing required $varname fields per file; Save button gated on validation
  • Capacitor thin-client APK pointed at the cloud, with live feature-flag fetch (no rebuild for flag flips)

Mobile install​

Available via Firebase App Distribution. See Mobile install for the step-by-step.

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Tag + repo​

Source code: https://github.com/AfriAnnotate/Tool, tag app-v0.1.0.

Known limits​

  • Mobile is online-only for now — no IndexedDB outbox yet, no offline data reads. Roadmap covers this in a future release.
  • Email deliverability to strict corporate filters (Mimecast, Microsoft ATP, university IT) sometimes fails despite correct SPF/DKIM/DMARC. Workaround: platform owners can mark users verified manually.

What's next​

Mobile + desktop hardening pass, expanded API surface, additional content modules for Hausa / Swahili / French / Portuguese readers.

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