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Changes July 27th

build 2023.07.27.16.16

• Added the ability to select a community from the post composer.
• Added a FAB to the home screen to create a post.
• Added the ability to mark a post as NSFW.
• Added loading indicator when creating a post or comment.
• Improved the quality of images uploaded. May need to reassess if servers deem them too large.
• Wrapped the Markdown accessories in a scrollview for smaller devices and future buttons.
• Shrunk the link preview if there’s no image found.
• Removed the preview from the comment composer (it may come back, I’m still deciding if I like it or not).
• Turned the fullscreen swipe off by default. I don’t like that it was changing the iOS animations due to the pan gesture handler, but the option still remains.

Any feedback on the post composer is welcomed

Testing the image feature with beans.

This is really promising! Obviously missing some major features, but damn is it sexy. When we can comment and vote on comments, this might already be good enough to be my main Lemmy browser app. Great start!

Some more feedback:

• search for comments would be nice
• I think the splash screen should only be a skeleton of the tab bar/nav bar. The icon might not fit the user chosen app icon, also it makes the app feel slower. Apple’s HIG also recommends the skeleton
• images in the feed should have the full height (otherwise most memes and posts aren’t readable without a tab and dismiss)

Maybe this is a stupid question, but what is a “parse flair”? I can’t quite figure it out from turning the setting on and off.

Comments now work in the profile! Nice.

If I may make a feature request: I think it would be nice to be able to sort comments inside threads.

Changes: July 24th

Build: 2023.07.24.23.14

• Added the Inbox.
• Added posts, communities, users, and URL search.
• Added option to hide tab bar titles.
• Added an option to hide the inbox notification badge.
• Added an option to hide the footer/actions on comments.
• Moved bookmarks to the account screen.
• Increased the size of the comment indicators.
• Refresh the profile screen whenever it’s viewed.
• Removed the large header from communities and inbox for consistency.
• Fixed missing item separators on the profile view.
• Fixed issue where tapping the search tab on the search screen crashed the app.

Note: *The inbox view will be improved tomorrow. It's currently not possible to tap through from there to posts/comments. I'll be fixing this and improving the view with information about what post is being replied to, as well as adding an empty state.

In the meantime, please let me know if you encounter any issues with the Inbox.*

I’m on the latest version of iOS 16, using an iPhone 12 Mini. Just a couple things I’ve noticed in the latest build:

• I can upvote and downvote comments now, but there is a weird delay. I get the haptic feedback, but the vote does not appear until I start scrolling away.

• When clicking on the text of a post in standard view, nothing happens. Might be nice to have that open up the post in the same way as if you clicked the title.

• When I upvote/downvote a post with a link, and it makes it as “read.” Something odd happens. All of the preview text for the link disappears.

Those are the only new bugs I’ve noticed so far. Keep up the great work!

I find it a bit jarring that to close the gallery preview I have to swipe down - there’s no option to swipe up. This sort of goes against the UX since I want to continue scrolling down the page after looking at a photo. It always catches me out.

In terms of colours, maybe a darker blue akin to iOS’ default would be nice

I couldn’t find this mentioned elsewhere, but when I go to view all my comments in the profile page, it comes up blank. Viewing my posts works fine.

Changelog: August 1st

Build 2023.08.01.01.14

• Added the ability to create "groups" on the Communities tab. This is a WIP and you cannot delete or edit yet. I'm also open to a better name for this feature!
• Pushed the creation of SDAnimatedImage to a background thread to alleviate some of the UI blocking that was causing animations to stutter. I'm still not 100% happy with this and will be revisiting in the future.

Search is now available in the latest build. Please let me know if you encounter any issues.

Wow, looks good!

Wish list:

• Swipe right anywhere on the screen to go back. Not just from the left screen border. (This is what made Apollo spectacular)
• Change font size: being able to have HUGE fonts would be nice, not just kind of large (as like now, only tiny).
• Tap comment to collapse it and all below.

Thank you.

Just testing, I was told to mention @[email protected]

Today's Changes — July 22nd

Build 2023.07.22.00.35

• Added a new image gallery component for multiple images posted in the body of a post or comment.
• Added a new "iOS default" blue option
• Added an option to hide the thumbnail on text only posts.
• Added a new view menu.
• Added an option to hide read posts.
• Improved Markdown styles.
• Improved performance on comment view.
• Fixed issues with Card View.
• Changed the threshold for the amount of swiping required to dismiss images.
• Fixed links not working in post content
• Hid the page control on the image viewer when there’s only one image
• Added additional link parsing for communities and usernames.
• Fixed an issue where logging into an instance with https:// or http:// would crash the app.
• Fixed an issue with link metadata being wiped when refreshing or upvoting.

More improvements to commenting and performance will be coming over the weekend.

A new build (2023.7.19.22.28) is rolling out to TestFlight now.

Changelog

• Posts, Communities, and Users no longer hide the tab bar.
• Added the ability to comment on posts. Replying to comments is coming soon.
• Fixed post context menu not working.
• Fixed toasts appearing in the wrong place on non-translucent themes.
• Fixed scrolling to top offsetting incorrectly in non-translucent themes.

Best part about the new icon set: it feels like I’m giving a cat a little tiny high five with my thumb every time I open the app.

Hi, here’s a short feedback:

1. A more compact view for the timeline: Mlem does it perfectly!
2. Look and feel has a slight edge over all other apps I am testing - I didn’t I didn’t miss any on iOS!
3. Disappearing bottom bar is not good, but the idea is nice if instead of disappearing, it would minimize a la Safari address bar.
4. Jump to alphabet letter in the community list - maybe tapping the letter brings up an alphabet grid?
5. Icons are golden! Clean and funny.

Good job and bring it on!