This is the second pre-release for Thunder v0.4.0! This pre-release version introduces a lot of UI/UX improvements, and adds support for customizable action colors!

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Some notable changes to test out:

• Customizable action buttons: Thunder now allows you to customize the colors of action buttons including upvotes, downvotes, save, mark as read, and reply actions. You can access this by navigating to Settings -> Appearance -> Theming -> Colors
• There have been a ton of UI/UX tweaks to improve some existing issues. This includes tweaks to general markdown (tables, code blocks, quotes, etc.) as well as fixes to the black theme. If you notice any issues with the new changes, please create a new issue on GitHub!

Additions

• Added option to use profile picture for drawer by micahmo
• Added support for customizable action colors by micahmo
• Added selectable post/comment text by micahmo
• Added notification debugging section by micahmo
• Add confirmation message when unsubscribing from community by micahmo

Changes

• Improved markdown appearance for block quotes, code blocks, and dividers by micahmo
• Apply full name customizations to inbox mentions view by micahmo
• Allow creating posts/comments with null language by micahmo
• Optimistically mark replies as read by micahmo
• Improved cross-post UI by CTalvio
• Disabled Thunder's edge swipe to go back on Android by hjiangsu
• Fix various OLED color theme issues, community name format by CTalvio
• Improved UX for notification settings by micahmo
• Improve swipe gesture setting clarity with icons by CTalvio

Fixes

• Fixed issue with tablet mode images and full-height images by hjiangsu
• Fixed pan/pinch triggering unintentional double tap zoom by CTalvio
• Fixed issue popping notification page triggering twice by micahmo
• Fixed viewing notifications as correct user by micahmo

Misc

• Updated translations by hjiangsu
• Updated instances by github-actions

This is the first pre-release for Thunder v0.4.0! This pre-release version introduces quite a few new features and improvements, as well as usual bug fixes.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Please see below for the full changelog since the last general release. For those on TestFlight, you will receive the pre-release update once it has been approved by Apple.

Some notable changes to test out:

• The comment creation page has been fully rebuilt to improve its overall UI. Additionally, a language selector has been added in this page if you want to specify the language of the comment. As this is a large change, please mention any issues or feedback!
• Added options to show user/community avatars in posts/comments. To show user avatars in comments, navigate to Settings -> Appearance -> Comments. To show community avatars in posts, navigate to Settings -> Appearance -> Posts -> Post Body Settings.
• Many slight UI/UX changes across the board, including improved loading pages for slower connections, addition of unread counts to inbox page, improvements to spoiler appearance, and much more.

Thanks again for sticking around, and please mention any bugs and issues that you encounter when using this version!

Additions

• Updated create comment page UI and added language selector to comments by hjiangsu
• Added spoiler to markdown buttons by micahmo and hjiangsu
• Added support for selecting discussion languages by iparks99
• Added support for new sort types as defaults by micahmo
• Added option to show user/community avatars by iparks99
• Added an option to hide thumbnails in feed by iparks99 and hjiangsu

Changes

• Show individual unread counts in inbox page by micahmo
• Improved missing post snackbar message by micahmo
• Improved spoiler appearance by micahmo
• Adjusted markdown editor link dialog styling by micahmo
• Adjusted padding to community sidebar by micahmo
• Add loading page for posts/comments on slower connections by micahmo
• Adjusted post/comment language selector styling by hjiangsu
• Refactored post metadata and user/community chips by hjiangsu
• Refactored post page quick actions by hjiangsu
• Implemented core architecture to handle push notifications (APNs, UnifiedPush) by hjiangsu
• Added retry action when initial feed loading fails by micahmo

Fixes

• Fixed subscribe/favorite app bar action not updating UI by micahmo
• Fixed comment load spinner showing incorrectly by micahmo
• Fixed account page back button behaviour on Android by hjiangsu
• Fixed issues with deleted comment content showing up by micahmo
• Fixed search FAB primary single press action not triggering by micahmo
• Fixed issue marking multiple replies as read by micahmo

Misc

• Integrate run on save scripts for VSCode by micahmo
• Configure i18n.ally plugin by ipcjs
• Apply linter suggested fix-ups by micahmo

Hey everyone, its been a while but it's finally time for another Thunder release. As always, there have been many improvements, additions, changes and fixes in this release which should make for a even better Thunder experience. If you have any suggestions or feedback, feel free to discuss it in the Thunder community or on GitHub.

A quick reminder: if you are using the Google Play version or App Store version, please note that it may take a bit of time before you receive the update. Now onto the update notes. This update brings a few major features:

🎉 New Features

• Instance and community modlogs are now available in Thunder. To access the instance modlog, tap on the triple dot button located on the top app bar and select "Modlog" when viewing general feeds (Subscribed/Local/All). To access a community modlog, navigate to the given community and find "Modlog" in the extended actions.
• Mod reports are now available to view and resolve within Thunder via the drawer. If you are a moderator or admin of a community/instance, you should see a new "Reports" option under the general feeds. Only post and comment reports are available at this time. Private message reports will come in a future update.
• The user feed has been fully re-worked to provide a better experience similar to the general/community feeds. This means that you can now change the sorting when viewing a user feed, and use the FAB for additional actions.
• An instance explorer has been added into the Search page. This allows you to explore communities, posts and comments for the current instance.
• Thunder now has an in-app changelog for updates. It is turned on by default, but can be toggled off in the settings. This changelog should help you keep track of what additions, changes, and fixes have been added in upcoming versions.

ℹ General

• Improvements to markdown rendering. Spoiler markdown detection has been improved, and there is now initial/experimental support for subscript and superscript markdown tags. Markdown quick actions when creating posts/comments will be added in the near future.
• You can now customize the user/community name format and style across Thunder! This is accessible through Settings -> Appearance -> Theming. You can adjust the font weight, colour, and format for both user and community names.
• Improved UI/UX for long press actions, and additional customization options including customizable feed dividers and navigation bar labels.

And much much more. I can't go through all the changes in the changelog, but for those who are curious, feel free to check out the full changelog below.

We have a Matrix space if you would like to join in on discussions: https://matrix.to/#/#thunderapp:matrix.org

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I would just like to thank everyone for the continued support and contributions. Thunder is still a project that I can only work on the side, and knowing that others enjoy it drives me to continue working on it!

If you would like to show a token of appreciation to me or anyone else that has contributed, check out the following link for more information: https://github.com/thunder-app/thunder/issues/756

Thanks again for everything so far, and I hope you enjoy this update!

--- Additions

• Added instance explorer to see instance posts/communities/comments by micahmo
• Added partial superscript/subscript markdown support by hjiangsu
• Added ability to mark posts as read when scrolling through feed by Fmstrat
• Added support for posting as a different user by micahmo
• Added instance and community modlogs by hjiangsu
• Added option to show full date and select date format by hjiangsu
• Added additional Lemmy styled user/community formats by hjiangsu
• Added ability to search federated instances by micahmo
• Added ability to switch user in user account settings page by micahmo
• Added new type badge to indicate video URLs by hjiangsu
• Added in-app changelog by micahmo
• Added support for custom user/community styles by micahmo
• Added option to show navigation labels by micahmo
• Added customizable feed card divider by hjiangsu
• Added ability to view post/comment reports by hjiangsu
• Added Turkish language localizations by mikropsoft

Changes

• Refactored user page to match feed page by hjiangsu
• Improved sort top submenu transition by micahmo
• Adjusted “Hide NSFW Previews” setting label to “Blur NSFW Previews” by hjiangsu
• Improved Lemmy spoiler detection by hjiangsu
• Improved link handling for users/communities by micahmo
• Reworked internal post parsing logic and thumbnail previews by hjiangsu
• Hide unsupported FAB actions based on feed (general, community, user) by hjiangsu
• Categorized post/comment bottom sheet options by micahmo
• Improved link sharing experience by micahmo
• Improved feedback when loading instance information by micahmo
• Android back button closes opened drawer by micahmo
• Android back button closes opened user sidebar by micahmo
• Applied subtitle hint for show post author setting by micahmo
• Improved navigation to comment context by micahmo
• Improved handling of search result comments on deleted posts by micahmo
• Removed usernames on user feeds posts by micahmo
• Applied timeout when loading image dimensions for image viewer by hjiangsu

Fixes

• Show keyboard automatically when community search is triggered, and state fixes by micahmo
• Fixed issue with talkback and downvote semantic label by hjiangsu
• Fixed notifications page state issue by micahmo
• Fixed issue with refreshing the feed when switching accounts by micahmo
• Fixed in-app browser url scheme redirection by micahmo
• Fixed community name format in create post page by micahmo
• Fixed handling of multiple deep link actions by micahmo
• Fixed tagline refreshing multiple times on load issue by micahmo
• Fixed sidebar overflows by micahmo
• Fixed tagline overflow by micahmo

Misc

• Moved fastlane directory for F-Droid approval by hjiangsu
• Fixed CI for Flutter 3.16.9 and update docker builds by Fmstrat
• Upgraded to Flutter 3.19 by hjiangsu
• Updated peter-evans/create-pull-request by micahmo
• Updated instances by github-actions
• Updated Lemmy API version by hjiangsu
• Added development flavor by hjiangsu
• Improved animations for advanced share sheet and link preview modals by micahmo
• Updated translations from Weblate by hjiangsu
• Upgraded gradle version and migrated to flutter_sharing_intent by hjiangsu
• Updated internal package dependencies by hjiangsu
• Integrate i18n-ally by micahmo
• Migrated from sqflite to drift packages by hjiangsu
• Updated Lemmy API to support upcoming 0.19.4 by hjiangsu

This is the first release candidate for Thunder v0.3.0! This version includes a few minor fixes. If no major issues are found, this will be the version released on the App Store and Google Play.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Fixes

• Fix user/community instance colour not being applied properly* by hjiangsu
• Fix local notification issue* by micahmo

This is the fifth pre-release for Thunder v0.3.0! This pre-release version includes a few important fixes. The upcoming pre-releases will be mainly focused on fixing existing bugs that come up, and preparing for a general release so please report any issues that you find!

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Note: There have been some internal migrations regarding the on-device database that Thunder uses to store accounts, favorited communities, and anonymous subscriptions. This migration process happens automatically, and should be pretty seamless. However, please submit a new issue if you encounter missing accounts from the account switcher, missing favourited communities, or missing anonymous subscriptions.

Some notable changes to test out:

• There were a lot of small changes under-the-hood with regards to displaying thumbnails and images. If you encounter any issues, please submit a new issue.

Additions

• Added ability to view raw markdown for posts and comments by micahmo

Changes

• Applied community/user selector indicators* by micahmo
• Applied name styling to additional areas* by micahmo
• Applied color transformations for name widgets* by micahmo
• Applied subtitle hint for show post author setting by micahmo
• Improved navigation to comment context by micahmo
• Improved handling of search result comments on deleted posts by micahmo
• Removed usernames on user feeds posts by micahmo
• Applied timeout when loading image dimensions for image viewer by hjiangsu

Fixes

• Fixed missing semantic label on report filter* by micahmo
• Fixed issues with Android back button not triggering properly* by hjiangsu and micahmo
• Fixed tap to go to user style settings* by micahmo
• Fixed jank when using full height images, and other misc media preview improvements* by hjiangsu
• Fixed instance/user/community input dialog suggestions* by hjiangsu
• Fixed post image height constraints* by hjiangsu
• Fixed link preview on thumbnail long-press* by micahmo
• Fixed sidebar overflows by micahmo
• Fixed tagline overflow by micahmo
• Fixed community selector text size* by micahmo
• Fixed login issue after database migration* by micahmo
• Fixed temporary account reload issue* by micahmo

Misc

• Updated internal package dependencies by hjiangsu
• Integrate i18n-ally by micahmo
• Migrated from sqflite to drift packages by hjiangsu
• Updated Lemmy API to support upcoming 0.19.4 by hjiangsu

Update: Hey everyone, this is a quick hotfix to address an issue with infinite loading screens when full-height images is enabled.

Fixes

• Fixed issue where having full height images enabled causes infinite loading screen* by hjiangsu

---- Previous Nightly Release Notes

This is the second pre-release for Thunder v0.3.0! This pre-release version introduces quite a few new features and improvements, as well as usual bug fixes. As always, please submit any issues or bugs that you find in this version.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Some notable changes to test out:

• Mod reports are now available to view and resolve within Thunder via the drawer! If you are a moderator or admin of a community/instance, you should see a new "Reports" option under the general feeds. Only post and comment reports are available at this time. Private message reports will come in a future update.
• You can now customize the user/community name format and style across Thunder! This is accessible through Settings -> Appearance -> Theming. You can adjust the font weight, colour, and format for both user and community names.
• Thunder now has an in-app changelog for updates. It is turned on by default, but can be toggled off in the settings. This changelog should help you keep track of what additions, changes, and fixes have been added!
• Improved UI/UX for long press actions, and additional customization options including customizable feed dividers and navigation bar labels.

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Additions

• Added additional Lemmy styled user/community formats by hjiangsu
• Added ability to search federated instances by micahmo
• Added ability to switch user in user account settings page by micahmo
• Added new type badge to indicate video URLs by hjiangsu
• Added in-app changelog by micahmo
• Added support for custom user/community styles by micahmo
• Added option to show navigation labels and adjusted non-active tab icons by micahmo
• Added customizable feed card divider by hjiangsu
• Added ability to view post/comment reports by hjiangsu
• Added Turkish language localizations by mikropsoft

Changes

• Improved link handling for users/communities by micahmo
• Reworked internal post parsing logic and thumbnail previews by hjiangsu
• Hide unsupported FAB actions based on feed (general, community, user) by hjiangsu
• Categorized post/comment bottom sheet options by micahmo
• Improved link sharing experience by micahmo
• Improved feedback when loading instance information by micahmo
• Added modlog page to instance page* by micahmo
• Added modlog page link handling* by micahmo
• Android back button closes opened drawer by micahmo
• Android back button closes opened user sidebar by micahmo

Fixes

• Fixed external app link handling for in-app browser* by micahmo
• Fixed accessibility issues with modlog filter and instance explorer* by micahmo
• Fixed handling of multiple deep link actions by micahmo
• Fixed instance explorer paging issue* by micahmo
• Fixed superscript positioning* by hjiangsu
• Fixed image close transition* by micahmo
• Fixed tagline refreshing multiple times on load issue by micahmo
• Fixed instance explorer loading for small instances* by micahmo

Misc

• Updated Lemmy API version by hjiangsu
• Added development flavor by hjiangsu
• Improved animations for advanced share sheet and link preview modals by micahmo
• Updated translations from Weblate by hjiangsu
• Upgraded gradle version and migrated to flutter_sharing_intent by hjiangsu

This is the first pre-release for Thunder v0.3.0! This pre-release version introduces quite a few new features and improvements, as well as usual bug fixes.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Please see below for the full changelog since the last general release. For those on TestFlight, you will receive the pre-release update once it has been approved by Apple.

Some notable changes to test out:

• Instance and community modlogs are now available in Thunder! To access the instance modlog, tap on the triple dot button located on the top app bar and select "Modlog" when viewing general feeds (Subscribed/Local/All). To access a community modlog, navigate to the given community and find "Modlog" in the extended actions.
• Improvements to markdown rendering. Spoiler markdown detection has been improved, and there is now initial/experimental support for subscript and superscript markdown tags. Markdown quick actions when creating posts/comments will be added in the near future.
• The user feed (not to be confused with the account page) has been fully re-worked to provide a better experience similar to the general/community feeds. This means that you can now change the sorting when viewing a user feed, and use the FAB for additional actions! As this was a large under-the-hood change, please mention any bugs or issues you encounter while navigating to user feeds.
• An instance explorer has been added into the Search page. This allows you to explore communities, posts and comments for the current instance! Thanks for micahmo for implementing this feature.
• Added initial support for marking posts as read when scrolling through. Thanks to Fmstrat for implementing this feature.

Note: There is currently an issue where blurred posts on the feed will flicker when scrolling (primarily on iOS). This is noted and a fix will hopefully be applied soon (this issue does not come from Thunder, but from the Flutter framework).

Thanks again for sticking around, and please mention any bugs and issues that you encounter when using this version!

Additions

• Added instance explorer to see instance posts/communities/comments by micahmo
• Added partial superscript/subscript markdown support by hjiangsu
• Added ability to mark posts as read when scrolling through feed by Fmstrat
• Added support for posting as a different user by micahmo
• Added instance and community modlogs by hjiangsu
• Added option to show full date and select date format by hjiangsu

Changes

• Refactored user page to match feed page by hjiangsu
• Improved sort top submenu transition by micahmo
• Adjusted “Hide NSFW Previews” setting label to “Blur NSFW Previews” by hjiangsu
• Improved Lemmy spoiler detection by hjiangsu

Fixes

• Show keyboard automatically when community search is triggered, and state fixes by micahmo
• Fixed issue with talkback and downvote semantic label by hjiangsu
• Fixed notifications page state issue by micahmo
• Fixed issue with refreshing the feed when switching accounts by micahmo
• Fixed in-app browser url scheme redirection by micahmo
• Fixed community name format in create post page by micahmo

Misc

• Moved fastlane directory for F-Droid approval by hjiangsu
• Fixed CI for Flutter 3.16.9 and update docker builds by Fmstrat
• Upgraded to Flutter 3.19 by hjiangsu
• Updated peter-evans/create-pull-request by micahmo
• Updated instances by github-actions

Hey everyone, just a friendly reminder for those on instances that are either about to upgrade or have recently upgraded from version 0.18 to 0.19 (e.g., lemmy.world, lemmy.blahaj.zone, sh.itjust.works, etc.).

After your instance updates to 0.19, please remember to re-authenticate (i.e., log out and log back in). This is because of some authentication changes made in 0.19 which invalidates the session.

Thanks!

Hey everyone, it's time for yet another Thunder release. As always, there have been many improvements, additions, changes and fixes in this release which should make for a even better Thunder experience. If you have any suggestions or feedback, feel free to discuss it in the Thunder community or on GitHub.

A quick reminder: if you are using the Google Play version or App Store version, please note that it may take a bit of time before you receive the update. Now onto the update notes. This update brings a few major features:

🎉 New Features

• Initial support for moderator actions. Thunder has added support for some moderator actions such as locking, pinning, and removing posts. To access these actions, simply long-press on a post and select "Moderator Actions" from the menu. Additional moderator actions such as mod logs, and reports will come in a future update.
• Support for high-refresh rate devices. Thunder should now feel smoother on Android devices with high-refresh rate displays, and should no longer be limited to 60 Hz. For iOS, Thunder also supports ProMotion devices.
• Customizable post metadata. You can now customize the post metadata information (vote counts, comment counts, etc) on your feed! This can be done in Settings -> Appearance -> Compact/Card View Settings. Simply drag and drop the metadata information you want to see on your feed. The order of the information will be the order that you drag it into the preview.
• Experimental local push notification support on Android. Thunder has experimental support for handling push notifications locally on Android devices. When enabled, Thunder will attempt to fetch new notifications in the background while the app is not running. Please note that this feature is highly dependent on the Android OS and their battery saving settings

ℹ General

• Additional UI/UX and quality-of-life improvements. This includes but is not limited to:
  • Support for spoiler markdown tags. Spoiler tags will be automatically minimized, and can be expanded when tapping on them
  • Support for creating cross posts for an existing post, and deleting existing posts
  • Addition of more options including hiding top app bar, medium font scale option, and colorized usernames
• Added new condensed post body view to the post page which shows a smaller preview of images and thumbnails
• Added the ability to search posts/comments directly from community feed

And much much more. I can't go through all the changes in the changelog, but for those who are curious, feel free to check out the full changelog below.

We have a Matrix space if you would like to join in on discussions: https://matrix.to/#/#thunderapp:matrix.org

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I would just like to thank everyone for the continued support and contributions. Thunder is still a project that I can only work on the side, and knowing that others enjoy it drives me to continue working on it!

If you would like to show a token of appreciation to me or anyone else that has contributed, check out the following link for more information: https://github.com/thunder-app/thunder/issues/756

Thanks again for everything so far, and I hope you enjoy this update!

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Changelog

Additions

• Added new condensed post body view to the post page by micahmo
• Added compatibility with high-refresh displays to Thunder on Android devices by mufeedali
• Added initial support for markdown spoiler tags by hjiangsu
• Added ability to create cross-posts from the post page by micahmo
• Added ability to share user profiles by micahmo
• Added ability to subscribe/unsubscribe to community from long-press action by hjiangsu
• Added option to hide the top app bar on scroll by hjiangsu
• Added user counts to instance page by micahmo
• Added additional medium font scale option by hjiangsu
• Added moderated communities to drawer by hjiangsu
• Added ability to share communities by micahmo
• Added ability to clear image cache on startup, and manually by hjiangsu
• Added experimental local push notifications on Android by micahmo
• Added notification page to display individual messages by micahmo
• Added ability to delete posts by micahmo
• Re-introduced in-app browser as an option by micahmo
• Added community icon indicator when posting is restricted to mods by hjiangsu
• Added option for colourized usernames by ggichure
• Added new unread comment indicator for read posts by CTalvio
• Added ability to customize post card metadata information by hjiangsu
• Added ability to search posts/comments from community feed by micahmo
• Added setting to change image cache settings on Android by micahmo
• Added initial moderator post actions (lock, pin, remove) by hjiangsu

Changes

• Improved post/comment score formatting by micahmo
• Adjusted the color of the delete draft icon by micahmo
• Language selector now prioritizes current language at the top of the list by micahmo
• Community selector shows suggested communities by default by micahmo
• Prioritize favorites in empty community prompt by micahmo
• Improved account log out flow by micahmo
• Search page suggests alternate filters when there are no search results by micahmo
• Account selector improvements and minor fixes by hjiangsu
• Image viewer dynamically adjusts image zoom based on resolution Niranjan-Dorage
• Added indicator for media downloads by micahmo
• Indicate deleted posts by micahmo
• Added inkwell to spoiler markdown by micahmo
• Added option to navigate to new post after creation by micahmo
• Improved handling for navigation to non-instances by micahmo
• Adjusted search bar to match material design, and misc fixes by micahmo
• Removed usesCleartextTraffic attribute on AndroidManifest by hjiangsu
• Added locale code to app language selector by hjiangsu

Fixes

• Fixed issues with images being too wide in community/user sidebars by micahmo
• Fixed issues where post actions were not being updated properly in the search page by micahmo
• Fixed issue where local featured posts were not being highlighted properly by micahmo
• Fixed issue where subscriptions in drawer were not in alphabetical order by hjiangsu
• Fixed an issue where you could favorite a non-subscribed community by micahmo
• Fixed some issues with user navigation and error handling by micahmo
• Fix some issues with the search page resetting by micahmo
• Fixed some community/user name detection by micahmo
• Fixed issue with advanced image preview not showing by micahmo
• Fixed exit confirmation snackbar by micahmo
• Fixed issue with creating cross-posts by micahmo
• Fixed an issue with loading favorites on startup by micahmo
• Fixed issue where feed FAB can be triggered on other pages by hjiangsu
• Fixed issue where app language bottom sheet would fill full height by hjiangsu
• Fixed issue with deferred comments by micahmo
• Fixed search page keyboard on iOS by hjiangsu
• Fixed post page failure when image fails to load by hjiangsu
• Fixed inbox counter not reflecting true number of unread notifications by hjiangsu

Misc

• Clean up linter warnings by hjiangsu
• Updated instances by github-actions
• Updated translations by hjiangsu
• Added CI workflow to check for sorted translations by hjiangsu
• Sorted translations in alphabetical order by hjiangsu
• Refactored community and user avatars by hjiangsu
• Reorganized files to their domain by hjiangsu
• Refactored local settings to use localization strings by hjiangsu
• Refactored thumbnail badges and compact post cards by hjiangsu
• Migrated from gallery_saver package to gal for media downloads by hjiangsu
• Created new feature request, and bug report templates. by K4LCIFER
• Refactored snackbars to use overlays and remove dependency on context by hjiangsu

This is the first release candidate version for Thunder v0.2.9! This version mainly focuses on minor bug fixes introduced previously and updating translation strings. If no major issues are found, this will be the version released as 0.2.9.

Please report any bugs or issues on GitHub as you find them!

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

There are no notable changes in this version!

Changes

• Added locale code to app language selector by @hjiangsu in https://github.com/thunder-app/thunder/pull/1142

Fixes

• Fixed issue with post metadata colours not being applied properly* by @hjiangsu
• Fixed url post card metadata tooltip visibility* by @hjiangsu
• Fixed search page keyboard on iOS by @hjiangsu
• Fixed post page failure when image fails to load by @hjiangsu
• Fixed inbox counter not reflecting true number of unread notifications by @hjiangsu

Misc

• Updated localization strings by @hjiangsu

This is the fifth pre-release for Thunder v0.2.9! This is a hotfix for an issue where Thunder was stuck on the splash screen after updating to 0.2.9-4.

As mentioned previously, the next pre-releases will be mainly focused on fixing existing bugs that come up, and preparing for a general release. Please report any issues that you find!

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Changes

• Only do startup check if not group notification by @micahmo

Fixes

• Fixed settings padding by @micahmo
• Fixed issue with Thunder stalling on splash screen by @hjiangsu

This is the fourth pre-release for Thunder v0.2.9! This pre-release version introduces a few new features and improvements, as well as usual bug fixes. The next pre-releases will be mainly focused on fixing existing bugs that come up, and preparing for a general release. Please report any issues that you find!

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Some notable changes to test out:

• You can now customize the post metadata information (vote counts, comment counts, etc) on your feed! This can be done in Settings -> Appearance -> Compact/Card View Settings. Simply drag and drop the metadata information you want to see on your feed. The order of the information will be the order that you drag it into the preview.
• Some moderator actions are now implemented including locking, featuring, and removing posts! To do this, you must be a moderator of a community. To access these actions, simply long-press on a post and select "Moderator Actions" from the menu.
• Search has been expanded to communities. You can search for posts/comments from the community feed by tapping the Search option in the overflow menu!

Additions

• Added ability to delete posts by @micahmo
• Re-introduced in-app browser as an option by @micahmo
• Added community icon indicator when posting is restricted to mods by @hjiangsu
• Added option for colourized usernames by @ggichure
• Added new unread comment indicator for read posts by @CTalvio
• Added ability to customize post card metadata information by @hjiangsu
• Added ability to search posts/comments from community feed by @micahmo
• Added setting to change image cache settings on Android by @micahmo
• Added initial moderator post actions (lock, pin, remove) by @hjiangsu

Changes

• Added notification check on startup* by @micahmo
• Autoscroll and highlight searched setting result* by @micahmo

Fixes

• Fixed issue with deferred comments by @micahmo
• Fixed spoiler titles in instance view* by @micahmo

Misc

• Created new feature request, and bug report templates. by @K4LCIFER
• Refactored snackbars to use overlays and remove dependency on context by @hjiangsu

This is the third pre-release for Thunder v0.2.9! This pre-release version fixes a couple of minor issues present from the last pre-release version.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Changes

• Removed usesCleartextTraffic attribute on AndroidManifest by @hjiangsu

Fixes

• Fixed issue where app language bottom sheet would fill full height by @hjiangsu
• Fixed issue with Settings search not triggering* by @hjiangsu

This is the second pre-release for Thunder v0.2.9! This pre-release version introduces a few new features and improvements, as well as usual bug fixes.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Some notable changes to test out:

• Thunder will now attempt to clear image cache for images older than 7 days to reduce the amount of cached data stored on your device. You can also manually clear the image cache by going to Debug -> Clear Cache
• You can now search for settings/preferences from the Settings page. Tapping on a search result will bring you to the proper Settings page. Big thanks to @ggichure for implementing this feature!
• [Android] Thunder has experimental support for handling push notifications locally on Android devices. When enabled, Thunder will attempt to fetch new notifications in the background while the app is not running. Please note that this feature is highly dependent on the Android OS and their battery saving settings (e.g., stopping apps in the background). Big thanks to @micahmo for implementing this feature!

Additions

• Added additional medium font scale option by @hjiangsu
• Added moderated communities to drawer by @hjiangsu
• Added ability to share communities by @micahmo
• Added ability to clear image cache on startup, and manually by @hjiangsu
• Added experimental local push notifications on Android by @micahmo
• Added notification page to display individual messages by @micahmo
• Added ability to search user preferences and settings by @ggichure

Changes

• Added indicator for media downloads by @micahmo
• Indicate deleted posts by @micahmo
• Added inkwell to spoiler markdown by @micahmo
• Added option to navigate to new post after creation by @micahmo
• Improved handling for navigation to non-instances by @micahmo
• Adjusted search bar to match material design, and misc fixes by @micahmo

Fixes

• Fixed issue with advanced image preview not showing by @micahmo
• Fixed exit confirmation snackbar by @micahmo
• Fixed issue with creating cross-posts by @micahmo
• Fixed an issue with loading favorites on startup by @micahmo
• Fixed issue where feed FAB can be triggered on other pages by @hjiangsu

Misc

• Updated instances by @github-actions
• Updated translations by @hjiangsu
• Added CI workflow to check for sorted translations by @hjiangsu
• Sorted translations in alphabetical order by @hjiangsu
• Refactored community and user avatars by @hjiangsu
• Reorganized files to their domain by @hjiangsu
• Refactored local settings to use localization strings by @hjiangsu
• Refactored thumbnail badges and compact post cards by @hjiangsu
• Fixed a few things changed by type badge refactor* by @micahmo
• Migrated from gallery_saver package to gal for media downloads by @hjiangsu

This is the first pre-release for Thunder v0.2.9! This pre-release version introduces quite a few new features and improvements, as well as usual bug fixes.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

For those on TestFlight, you will receive the pre-release update once it has been approved by Apple.

Some notable changes to test out:

• Thunder now has support for high-refresh displays on Android. This should improve the user experience for those with high refresh displays. However, do keep in mind that this may potentially increase battery usage for those devices. If you encounter any issues, please create a new issue on GitHub.
• Initial support for spoiler tags have been added. Whenever there is a spoiler tag, Thunder will display it as expandable content within the post body or comment. This initial support should catch most cases, but there may be some edge cases where spoilers still show up.
• A whole bunch of small UI/UX improvements across the board. Ability to create cross-posts, share user profiles, changes to account selector, and more!

Thanks again for sticking around, and please mention any bugs and issues that you encounter when using this version!

Additions

• Added new condensed post body view to the post page by @micahmo
• Added compatibility with high-refresh displays to Thunder on Android devices by @mufeedali
• Added initial support for markdown spoiler tags by @hjiangsu
• Added ability to create cross-posts from the post page by @micahmo
• Added ability to share user profiles by @micahmo
• Added ability to subscribe/unsubscribe to community from long-press action by @hjiangsu
• Added option to hide the top app bar on scroll by @hjiangsu
• Added user counts to instance page by @micahmo

Changes

• Improved post/comment score formatting by @micahmo
• Adjusted the color of the delete draft icon by @micahmo
• Language selector now prioritizes current language at the top of the list by @micahmo
• Community selector shows suggested communities by default by @micahmo
• Prioritize favorites in empty community prompt by @micahmo
• Improved account log out flow by @micahmo
• Search page suggests alternate filters when there are no search results by @micahmo
• Account selector improvements and minor fixes by @hjiangsu
• Image viewer dynamically adjusts image zoom based on resolution by @Niranjan-Dorage

Fixes

• Fixed issues with images being too wide in community/user sidebars by @micahmo
• Fixed issues where post actions were not being updated properly in the search page by @micahmo
• Fixed issue where local featured posts were not being highlighted properly by @micahmo
• Fixed issue where subscriptions in drawer were not in alphabetical order by @hjiangsu
• Fixed an issue where you could favorite a non-subscribed community by @micahmo
• Fixed some issues with user navigation and error handling by @micahmo
• Fix some issues with the search page resetting by @micahmo
• Fixed some community/user name detection by @micahmo

Misc

• Clean up linter warnings by @hjiangsu

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10278061

> Hi everyone and happy new year! It's finally time for another Thunder release. As always, there have been many improvements, additions, changes and fixes in this release which should make for a even better Thunder experience. If you have any suggestions or feedback, feel free to discuss it in the Thunder community or on GitHub. > > A quick reminder: if you are using the Google Play version or App Store version, please note that it may take a bit of time before you receive the update. Now onto the update notes. This update brings a few major features: > > 🎉 Features > - You can now edit your own posts, and set the appropriate language for your post. When you open your own post, you will see a pencil icon which will allow you to edit your post along with the language. > - The Settings page has been overhauled and re-organized, with post and comment previews for certain visual settings. This should hopefully provide a better overall experience for adjusting and customizing your settings. > - You can now set Thunder's app language to any of currently available translations. Please note that the translations are not fully complete, and you may encounter untranslated content. > - Additional settings have been added in which sync up with your Lemmy account. This includes showing/hiding read posts, showing/hiding scores, and showing/hiding bot accounts. > - There is now a Safari extension which allows you to open Lemmy links within Thunder for iOS users. This extension is disabled by default, but can be enabled in the system settings under Safari -> Extensions. > - Favoriting communities is now available. When you favorite a community, it will be prioritized throughout the app (in the drawer, search results, etc.) > - Keyword filters are now available in the Settings page. Adding keywords will filter any posts whose title or body containing one or more keywords. > - Many quality-of-life improvements including collapsible post bodies, more community translations, addition of more sort types, improved search filters. > > ⚙️ Performance > - Improved general loading times when starting up Thunder. This should result in some drastic improvements for certain instances. > - Updated many under-the-hood dependencies. > > And much much more. I can't possibly go through all the changes in the changelog, but for those who are curious, feel free to check out the full changelog on the GitHub announcement. > > As always, this is an alpha release, so do expect bugs to pop up here and there. We have a Matrix space if you would like to join in on discussions: https://matrix.to/#/#thunderapp:matrix.org > > If you find any issues or would like to suggest features, please open up a new issue! As always, contributions are always welcomed here. > > --- > > I would just like to thank everyone for the continued support and contributions. Thunder is still a project that I can only work on the side, and knowing that others enjoy it drives me to continue working on it! > > If you would like to show a token of appreciation, you can buy me a coffee. The donations will help support some of the development overhead costs! > - https://ko-fi.com/hjiangsu > - https://en.liberapay.com/hjiangsu/ > > Thanks again for everything so far, and I hope you enjoy this update! Here’s a new year's resolution for you for reaching the end of this post 🎉

Update: Hi everyone! A quick hotfix version v0.2.8 was released to address an issue where Thunder opens up in RTL (right-to-left) layout on some devices after the previous v0.2.7 update.

If you are still encountering an issue with this after this release, feel free to open up a new GitHub issue with some more details. A quick reminder: if you are using the Google Play version or App Store version, please note that it may take a bit of time before you receive the update.

Original Post

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Hi everyone and happy new year! It's finally time for another Thunder release. As always, there have been many improvements, additions, changes and fixes in this release which should make for a even better Thunder experience. If you have any suggestions or feedback, feel free to discuss it in the Thunder community or on GitHub.

A quick reminder: if you are using the Google Play version or App Store version, please note that it may take a bit of time before you receive the update. Now onto the update notes. This update brings a few major features:

🎉 Features

• You can now edit your own posts, and set the appropriate language for your post. When you open your own post, you will see a pencil icon which will allow you to edit your post along with the language.
• The Settings page has been overhauled and re-organized, with post and comment previews for certain visual settings. This should hopefully provide a better overall experience for adjusting and customizing your settings.
• You can now set Thunder's app language to any of currently available translations. Please note that the translations are not fully complete, and you may encounter untranslated content.
• Additional settings have been added in which sync up with your Lemmy account. This includes showing/hiding read posts, showing/hiding scores, and showing/hiding bot accounts.
• There is now a Safari extension which allows you to open Lemmy links within Thunder for iOS users. This extension is disabled by default, but can be enabled in the system settings under Safari -> Extensions.
• Favoriting communities is now available. When you favorite a community, it will be prioritized throughout the app (in the drawer, search results, etc.)
• Keyword filters are now available in the Settings page. Adding keywords will filter any posts whose title or body containing one or more keywords.
• Many quality-of-life improvements including collapsible post bodies, more community translations, addition of more sort types, improved search filters.

⚙️ Performance

• Improved general loading times when starting up Thunder. This should result in some drastic improvements for certain instances.
• Updated many under-the-hood dependencies.

And much much more. I can't possibly go through all the changes in the changelog, but for those who are curious, feel free to check out the full changelog on the GitHub announcement.

As always, this is an alpha release, so do expect bugs to pop up here and there. We have a Matrix space if you would like to join in on discussions: https://matrix.to/#/#thunderapp:matrix.org

If you find any issues or would like to suggest features, please open up a new issue! As always, contributions are always welcomed here.

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I would just like to thank everyone for the continued support and contributions. Thunder is still a project that I can only work on the side, and knowing that others enjoy it drives me to continue working on it!

If you would like to show a token of appreciation, you can buy me a coffee. The donations will help support some of the development overhead costs!

• https://ko-fi.com/hjiangsu
• https://en.liberapay.com/hjiangsu/

Thanks again for everything so far, and I hope you enjoy this update! Here’s a new year's resolution for you for reaching the end of this post 🎉

This is the first release candidate for Thunder v0.2.7! This release candidate version fixes a few minor issues with accessibility labels, search, and tapping on some usernames. If no issues are noted, this will most likely be the final version 0.2.7.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Additions

• Added icons to community popup menu* by @micahmo

Fixes

• Fixed semantic label for favorites action* by @hjiangsu
• Fixed issue tapping on some usernames by @micahmo
• Empty queries now reset search by @micahmo

Happy holidays everyone ❄️! I'm back again to share some updates on Thunder’s ongoing development for those who might not be keeping tabs on our progress in the Matrix space or GitHub.

The next upcoming update will be hopefully released within the next couple weeks, and will bring a whole set of new features and quality-of-life improvements! We’ve been working on some of the most requested features, so I hope you enjoy them.

> PSA: Lemmy 0.19.0 is now officially released. As your instances begin upgrading to 0.19.0, please be aware that you will need to log out and log back in for some things to work

Here's a brief summary of the main features we will be releasing in the next Thunder general build:

• Ability to edit your own posts and set the post language.
• Full reorganization of the settings page, with post and comment previews.
• Ability to search for keywords in comments when you’re in a post.
• Setting to combine comment scores, and show user instance.
• Safari extension to open Lemmy links in Thunder on iOS devices.
• Ability to favorite communities. Favoriting communities will create a new section in the sidebar for quick access, and will prioritize them in community suggestions and search results.
• Ability to set keyword filters. Adding keywords will filter any posts whose title or body containing one or more keywords.
• Performance improvements which should drastically reduce the start up time for some users.
• And much more as described in the changelog!

For those on the nightly or TestFlight builds, you will mostly have access to these features already for testing. Please report any issues that you see so that they can be fixed before it hits general availability.

A huge thanks again to everyone who has been actively contributing, and as always, we are constantly looking for more contributors to the project! Thank you for all the community members for contributing translations. If you would like to help contribute, feel free to reach out on our Matrix space or on GitHub.

This is the fifth pre-release for Thunder v0.2.7! This pre-release version focuses on adding the ability to favorite communities in the sidebar, keyword filters, and a lot of other small quality of life improvements.

There will likely not be any more large features being added in after this pre-release as I prepare this for general availability soon. For those testing this version, please mention any bugs or issues that show up during testing!

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Some notable changes to test out:

• Added the ability to favorite communities. Favoriting communities will create a new section in the sidebar for quick access, and will prioritize them in community suggestions and search results.
• Keyword filters have been added in. Adding keywords will filter any posts whose title or body containing one or more keywords.

Additions

• Added support for displaying comment origin instance by @ggichure
• Added option to change formatting of full community/user instances by @micahmo
• Added confirmation when marking all as messages as read by @micahmo
• Added ability to favorite communities in drawer by @hjiangsu
• Added ability to filter posts containing keyword in title/body by @hjiangsu
• Integrate community favourites into search, community auto-completes by @micahmo

Changes

• Added incomplete translation warning when selecting language* by @hjiangsu
• Changed default FAB action to create new post by @hjiangsu
• Added visual feedback to some sidebar components by @micahmo
• Account page now remembers tab/section across refreshes by @micahmo
• Moved account settings to Settings page by @micahmo

Fixes

• Fixed overflow issue on post view metadata by @hjiangsu
• Fixed some physical back button inconsistencies on Android by @micahmo
• Fixed spinner showing on user page when no posts are available by @micahmo
• Fixed advanced share sheet image preview* by @micahmo

Misc

• Set new LPG property by @micahmo
• Refactored dialogs by @micahmo