# [Release v0.69.0: Ad-hoc local lists removed](https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/releases/tag/v0.69.0) - 2023-07-16

This version starts the migration to store a user's following communities, channels, and block/mute list in the Contact List and People List kinds. To migrate, please block (not report) and unblock somebody, follow and unfollow somebody.

- Moves video player to the brand new Exoplayer package
- Moves Following Communities' local DB to the Contact List
- Moves Following Channels local DB to Contact List
- Moves Following BlockList local DB to Mute List (Private part)
- Migrates all past local lists to their event kinds
- Views Mute Feed (disables hidden authors for that specific list)
- Breaks Security Filters screen in 2 tabs: Blocked and Spammers (automated filter)
- Restructures ContactList to avoid removing unsupported tags
- Restructures PeopleList to avoid removing non-people tags
- Fixes older channels and communities not loading on the discovery tab
- Forces a given event kind to be displayed in the Discovery tab
- BugFix for AppDefinitionEvent updates
- Moves contact list closer to metadata in the Local Cache
- Adds parsing support for NNS Events.
- Moves id hex prefixes from 6 to 8 chars.
- Fixes the profile display for new users without pictures.

[Changes][v0.69.0]

[v0.69.0]: https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/compare/v0.68.4...v0.69.0