chore: prepare a new release 1.7.0

[joshtrichards]

Closes #1521
Closes #1558
Closes #1557
Closes #1547
Closes #1543
Closes #1539
Closes #1491
Closes #1489

We've had many fixes and enhancements merged since the last release ~10 months ago (and some of the fixes are required to run on recent NC versions), I think it's about time we get a release out. ;-)

Don't typically work in this repo, so not certain of the release process here. I've tried to reverse engineer it a bit. It appears there is a dedicated release publishing workflow that will be triggered we tag a release and merge into the release branch.

• Bump version in info.xml
• Merge updated info.xml
• Tag v1.7.0 commit
• Generate GH release
  • Generate release notes
• Trigger app store release
  • merge v1.7.0 tag into dedicated release branch

[CarlSchwan]

I can do the actual release tomorrow, I should have the access right now

[flattopc]

I know everyone has day jobs, but I'd be very grateful if this could be reviewed and released! Trying to use Maps for mutual aid in Minneapolis!

[FadeFx]

any chance to get this into 1.7.0?
#1532

[JoaoVictorLouro]

What are we missing here?
How can we help?
I think a lot of people are waiting for this fix, and we are eager to help, but there is close to no transparency :/

[Wrong-Code]

@CarlSchwan and @joshtrichards, thank you both for your efforts. I really hope you can finalize the release and make it public, there are many people (including me) waiting for it to finally upgrade to the latest NC version.

As @JoaoVictorLouro recently commented, is there anything we can help to move on the project?