docs: release CHANGELOG.md for v2.8.1 (#6790)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,24 +7,14 @@ See [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/releases)
 <!-- UNRELEASED_START -->
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-### Unreleased (not yet in any build)
+*No changes yet.*
+<!-- UNRELEASED_END -->
 
-#### 🏗️ Features
-* feat(tak): add TAK Mesh Channel setting for outbound TAK traffic by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6770
-#### 🛠️ Fixes
-* fix(tak): duplicate ATAK contacts on v1 GeoChat + surface v1-fallback notice by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6759
-* fix(connections): gate manual + recent TCP connects on ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6766
-* fix(service): explain, don't hang, when a TCP reconnect lacks local-network access by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6767
-* fix(firmware): point OTAFIX bootloader self-update at meshtastic's own fork by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6769
-* fix(firmware): map T_ECHO_CARD (136) to SoftDevice 6.1.1 by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6776
-* fix: derive temperature unit from locale temperature preference, not distance system by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6775
-* fix(ci): bump verify-flatpak's vendored Gradle dist to 9.7.1 to match the wrapper by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6782
-* fix(dfu): back off correctly when Android throttles BLE scan-starts by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6784
+<!-- RELEASED_START -->
 
-### Internal (v2.8.1-internal.4)
-Changes since [`v2.8.0`](https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/releases/tag/v2.8.0):
+## [2.8.1] - 2026-08-20
 
-#### 🏗️ Features
+### 🏗️ Features
 * feat(settings): add 2.8 amateur and EU Lite/Narrow LoRa regions by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6548
 * feat(takserver): surface mesh nodes to ATAK as CoT contacts (mesh-to-CoT) by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6554
 * feat: distinguish saved coverage estimates in the map layers sheet by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6578
@@ -44,7 +34,8 @@ Changes since [`v2.8.0`](https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/releas
 * feat(firmware): add nRF52/RP2040 factory erase and OTAFIX bootloader upgrade over USB by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6526
 * feat(node): label SNR quality on the Node Details signal row by @beecho01 in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6703
 * fix(database): raise default cache limit and warn before eviction by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6742
-#### 🖥️ Desktop
+* feat(tak): add TAK Mesh Channel setting for outbound TAK traffic by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6770
+### 🖥️ Desktop
 * fix(desktop): stop SIGSEGV on every Linux notification by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6543
 * fix(desktop): free the GError and release libnotify on shutdown by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6544
 * fix(desktop): restore BLE scanning and connecting in packaged builds by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6558
@@ -52,7 +43,7 @@ Changes since [`v2.8.0`](https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/releas
 * fix(messaging): disambiguate sender-scoped packet IDs by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6624
 * fix(connections): hide the replay demo entry when its capture asset is absent by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6692
 * fix(lifecycle): harden packet admission and transport ownership by @jeremiah-k in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6716
-#### 🛠️ Fixes
+### 🛠️ Fixes
 * fix(ui): give rx_snr real presence semantics end to end by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6523
 * fix(debug): restore node ID hex annotations broken by the Wire migration by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6532
 * fix(nodes): suppress alerts during initial database sync by @jeremiah-k in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6538
@@ -121,7 +112,15 @@ Changes since [`v2.8.0`](https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/releas
 * fix(node): make node-list search case-insensitive for non-ASCII names by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6753
 * fix(ble): refresh a stale GATT cache during ordinary reconnects by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6744
 * fix(connections): open the region picker directly from the region card by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6743
-#### 📝 Other Changes
+* fix(tak): duplicate ATAK contacts on v1 GeoChat + surface v1-fallback notice by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6759
+* fix(connections): gate manual + recent TCP connects on ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6766
+* fix(service): explain, don't hang, when a TCP reconnect lacks local-network access by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6767
+* fix(firmware): point OTAFIX bootloader self-update at meshtastic's own fork by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6769
+* fix(firmware): map T_ECHO_CARD (136) to SoftDevice 6.1.1 by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6776
+* fix: derive temperature unit from locale temperature preference, not distance system by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6775
+* fix(ci): bump verify-flatpak's vendored Gradle dist to 9.7.1 to match the wrapper by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6782
+* fix(dfu): back off correctly when Android throttles BLE scan-starts by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6784
+### 📝 Other Changes
 * refactor(compose): adopt keyed SideEffect and drop redundant config write-back effects by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6684
 * refactor(firmware): dedupe the Android/JVM download byte-copy loop by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6737
 
@@ -130,9 +129,7 @@ Changes since [`v2.8.0`](https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/releas
 * @simulationstation made their first contribution in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6602
 * @ayysasha made their first contribution in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6663
 * @beecho01 made their first contribution in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6703
-<!-- UNRELEASED_END -->
 
-<!-- RELEASED_START -->
 
 ## [2.8.0] - 2026-08-01