Hi, thanks for all the great feedback on the last release. This release brings hide post functionality and improvements to the about instance page.
We also hit 20k active users! That's an amazing milestone for only being live for about 2 weeks. I'm going to be working on a 'New to Lemmy' onboarding page as Connect is often the first place for new users. Also customization for swipe actions is high on my list to do.
What's new
Smoother swipe navigation on certain pages
Fixed typo in Settings page (Affects -> Effects)
Made scrolling up smoother in full width view
Added ability to hide posts (it's both the last swipe action and on the hamburger menu)
Added a list of communities to the instance about pages
Added user avatar to the drawer header
Vibrate on comment collapse/uncollapse
Bugfixes
Fixed a bug with getting next page is the entire first page is filtered
Fixed a bug for users with >100 subscriptions
Fixed a bug with sort values not taking effect
-Changed the app name on the homescreen to just 'Connect'
Added a notification outside of drawer
Fixed a bug where sometimes comment replies wouldn't show the comment being replied to
Addressing some logo feedback, I've removed the outer white ring
edit: 1.0.58 hotfix is waiting on Google Play approval now which fixes a couldnt_load_comment bug.
Really need an option to adjust how nested comments look. The bright colors/thick lines absolutely wreck my eyes in the dark and just kind of look tacky. It'd be great if I could just pick the color and weight of the line, but I'd be fine if you just toned the same down.
I see that after today's update the images are no longer being cropped, instead the full picture is displayed albeit small to fit the given space for each post.
Would it be possible to add an option to have the pictures displayed bigger? Right now it you are force to enter a post to see the picture properly. I get that for some it would mean a less clean look but set as a toggle option would be great.
Would also be great to let the Community name and user name be direct links, instead of now having to press the menu (3 dots) to navigate to the corresponding page.
An option for the top bar to not dispear when scrolling would be nice as well.
Also any thoughts on having a preview of how the settings affect post/comments?
Loving the app so far - very clean, beautiful design.
I have a small feature request, if I may. Could there be a way to have unread comments in a thread you've viewed before be highlighted in some way so they're easier to find? Maybe like a slight grey or blue background to them, or something like that.
Works flawlessly for me, my phone and tablet. Snappier than ever, thanks so much!
Any plans for haptic feedback when upvoting / downvoting? I sometimes bookmark a post by mistake because I went too far. Haptic feedback would resolve that issue
EDIT oops I just realized that the downvote option is gone from the gestures menu
It would be nice for the titles in fullwidth view to be above the images and link previews. That way the user gets the description of what they are looking at first.
[Bug, function]: For some reason when I turn on "Open links in external browser" it turns itself off automatically as soon as I save the settings.
[Bug, visual]: The three dots on the tip-right corner when opening a web page using the internal browser are white, on a white background. I had to guess there was something there.
I'm not sure if this is already on your list of things to do, but I've noticed the Inbox and Profile page (with all your posts) do not adhere to the posts and border styles that are set in settings.
It looks like the older interface and doesn't have the sub-comment side colour borders either.
Any thoughts on why this community, specifically, won't show up in my subscriptions? I've un/subscribed multiple times and it just won't show in the sidebar. It did before the visible name changed away from the default, but at least in Connect it just won't "stay" subscribed. The 3 dots menu will show it as subscribed, but if I close the app or navigate away from the community for a bit, it reverts back to wanting me to subscribe. Jerboa does show me as subscribed though, so I'm thinking it might be something with Connect in particular?
Also, potential suggestion, would it be useful for people to have a quick link to the official community within the app? Even if it was under some kind of help menu. Just an idea.