Hi, Connect 1.0.63 is our two week birthday (from this post). Hard to imagine it's only been two weeks. This version brings a lot of new things but the big features would be instance level blocking, 'show more comments' buttons to make comment views more compact, new theme options, and the ability to mark a post as read while scrolling.

What's new

• Added community icons next to names in the main feeds
• Added an option to show @instance labels on all usernames and communities
• Added instance level blocking
• Added dividers between cards
• Create post community suggestions are improved, will now autofill with your subscriptions and suggest a community you've subscribed to first
• Added show more comments buttons
• Added option to mark posts as read on scroll
• Added more theme options

Fixes

• Fixed an issue with the profile tab not refreshing in some scenarios
• Changed community icons to be smaller and they should load faster
• Added some new sort options for posts
• Fixed notification icon hopefully (no more blank square)
• Fixed swipe to reply not working from the inbox
• Viewing a comment from your inbox will now remove the comment when you go back
• Improved the tap target when interacting with a short comment
• Fixed an issue with uploading an image in comment view
• comment title text now wraps instead of getting cut off
• Improved memory usage when scrolling through a lot of images (still some more improvements coming on this one, we're not freeing up images in memory as often as we could be)
• Fixed an issue with NSFW communities not being searchable (and subsequently some link handling being broken if the community is marked nsfw)
• Fixed an issue with the search back button
• Fixed an issue with incorrect passwords if the length is more than 60 (it's now capped to 60 which is what Lemmy does).

In case you're wondering what was in versions .60-.62, they were all minor hotfixes that have been combined into this list. Also for those wondering when it's going to be open sourced it's coming, I hear you! my focus right now is on adding features and improvements.

Links:

• Google play
• you can support me here

-kuroneko

Hi, Connect 1.0.59 brings a new profile page, improvements to how routes are handled within the app, and a host of new settings. I hope you like it!

I'm still thinking about what a 'new to Lemmy' onboarding might look like. Also I know some people reported issues with the markdown editor yesterday, if this version still have issues please add a comment and I'll try and sort them out today!

What's new

• Community name and user name are now direct links, with a setting to disable it.

• Added a quick link to the official community within the app

• Added confirmation on exit app

• Added swiping on the left edge of home will open the drawer.

• The drawer navigation actions should be more responsive now

• Added an option to adjust how nested comments look. Also I added a couple presets within Settings to change it. I hope you like the presets I've chosen.

• Added some improvements to the profile page. Tabs for overall/posts/comments and a page header

• Added some haptic feedback for swipe actions

Bugfixes

• Fixed comment cards in the reply view are no longer clickable
• Fixed a three dot menu being invisible (web)
• Fixed some routing issues when creating a comment or editting a comment. Instead of the previous state being in history it should now show only the state after the change.

Also please let me know what you think of the colour palettes I've chosen for the comment lines. If you're thinking of one that would be cool I'm happy to add it in :)

Links:

• Google play
• you can support me here

-kuroneko

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.

Links:

• Google play
• you can support me here

-kuroneko

Hi, no update yesterday as I was out of town but now we're back to the usual release cadence. This release brings an image uploader to comments (and other places), swipe to go back navigation, a new icon, and more.

Changelog

• Added ability to attach images to comments/the post body
• Added swipe to go back navigation
• Switching users should now refresh the drawer correctly
• Improved image caching, things should feel snappier now
• Added option to force links to open in external browser
• Added option to enable/disable swipe navigation
• Fixed an issue with pinch to zoom images, preventing accidental closes when trying to zoom in
• Added subscriber count when searching communities
• Community search results are now ordered by subscriber counts
• Removed a border between comments now that we have dividers, the goal was to break up comments a bit visually but the border isn't needed if we have dividers.
• Added a new icon (credit to @Kuvwert@lemm.ee for designing it)

I'm looking into a issue with using 'hide read posts' where if the entire first page is read it won't load the second page.

Links:

• Google play
• you can support me here

-kuroneko

Hi, happy long weekend everyone! Hope everyone is having a good day so far. I've been listening to feedback and made a couple changes in 1.0.46. I added an about page for instances with a "Browse as guest" button. Fixed some issues with the link handler, and improved the experience of replying to long comments.

Changelog:

• Fixed replying to long comments.
• Made the comment and post create input fields more performant, hopefully fixed a flickering keyboard issue
• Preloads images on post lists so image jump-in should be reduced
• Added unsubscribe button to subscriptions list
• Added about community button to all communities in the drawer
• Added about instance button to all communities in the drawer and the top right menu.
• Improved the link follower in some cases to better detect posts and communities.
• If a post cannot be loaded on the local instance, attempt to view it on the foreign instance
• Added setting for adding dividers between top comments and between all comments
• Added setting for always displaying the comment bar
• Changed the app icon to something a bit more material design-y
• Added setting for even larger comment text size

Links:

• Google play
• you can support me here

-kuroneko

Hi, been reading feedback and implementing the ones that I think would be good to add. This release brings a favourites bar to the drawer, the ability to set a default page, More text size options, and an overhauled settings page.

Still on the hunt for a new app icon, if you know a designer please let me know!

Next things I want to tackle are improving the markdown editor and adding in user/community/instance block lists.

Finally thank you for your continued support! The feedback has been very helpful in improving Connect.

Changelog:

• Added option for enabling notifications across all signed in accounts
• Added Text overrides for comments and post titles
• Added option for disabling swipe and markdown editor
• Added favourites to sidebar. These are account specific and different accounts can have different favourites.
• Added option to set default page
• Added an option to hide the bottom bar on posts for smaller cards
• Added animations when expanding a comment thread
• Added option to reverse the comment interactions (tap and long press)
• Added password reveal button on sign in
• Added some spacing between posts to visually break them up
• Removed domain name text on list views thumbnails
• Added a search option scoped to the current community you are in
• Added option for high refresh displays
• Changed FAB icon in post details to a reply icon
• Changed collapsing comments so the comment body also collapses
• Fixed a bug with the comment body not showing when editting
• Fixed a crash on foldable devices
• Fixed a bug where your own comments would appear to have more points than they really had

Links:

• Google play
• you can support me here

-kuroneko

Hi, I've been working through adding some more of the feedback I've received and wanted to post an update. We've also passed 1K+ downloads, which is pretty great for only being a couple days old. Biggest changes are added Share and download options to image views, Edit support for comments and posts, markdown previews when creating/editting, and a new list view with the thumbnail on the right.

For users with multiple accounts on different instances that share a username things should now work correctly as well!

Changes:

Features

• Download images from web view directly
• Share support (direct share and url share)
• Markdown preview for creating/editting posts and comments
• User switch dropdown background should now more closely match theme
• Added edit functionality for posts and comments
• Added delete comment button
• Added Larger text display option
• Added reverse list view (thumbnail on right side)
• Added post replies to inbox
• Made the touch targets on the sidebar community lists larger
• Added display name functionality
• Clicking a comment in the profile will now display only that comment chain + scroll to it
• Added a domain display for posts with links

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug where account switching wouldn't work when the username was the same
• Fixed some API issues when the instance is running 0.18

Upcoming: The three biggest things on my list are still a more full featured markdown editor, image uploads, and user/community level blocks. Still waiting on Apkmirror to post the apk as well, might need to look into alternatives.

Links: Google play

Thank you for all your feedback and support! -kuroneko

Hi all. With all the feedback yesterday I wanted to make a release sooner rather than later to address some of the feedback I've received in order to make Connect even better! Some features I had hoped to get in (Markdown editor, image uploads) but will need some more time. Those will come in an upcoming release. I've also uploaded the APK to Apkmirror but it hasn't yet been reviewed, I'll post a link once that's ready.

Features:

• Feature: added setting for text sizes
• Feature: added setting for default comment sorting
• Feature: added the Inbox (thanks @troyunrau@lemmy.ca)
• Feature: Added open in web button at the community level
• Feature: added open in web action item for profiles and post views
• Feature: added unread comment counts to post cards
• Feature: markdown images now expand on click
• Feature: added a refresh button to the community pages when there's a server issue
• Feature: fullwidth view now scales images to fit instead of displaying cropped

Fixes:

• Bugfix: lemmy.ml posts should now work (they were on a different API version)
• Bugfix: The profile link now works correctly if there are multiple accounts with your same username
• Bugfix: Fixed the list view text being at 80% width
• Bugfix: subscription list is no longer limited to 10 items
• Bugfix resolved an issue where sometimes comments would be duplicated

Misc improvements

• Misc: made comments and sidebar lists more compact

What is upcoming in the next release:

• Markdown editor
• Image uploads
• Download button when viewing images
• Edit button for your comments/posts
• Block functionality for specific users/communities

Links: Google play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuroneko.lemmy_connect Apkmirror: TBD

Thank you for all your feedback and support! -kuroneko

Hi lemmings, I switched over from Reddit 10 days ago now but I couldn't find a mobile client that I was happy with with an experience similar to the Reddit experience I was used to. So I decided to build my own and I hope you will like it as well!

Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuroneko.lemmy_connect

Features:

• Material U
• Dark and Light themes
• List view / Card view / Fullwidth view
• Filter lists for hiding posts
• Multiple accounts + switcher across multiple instances
• Guest accounts for viewing an instance without signup
• Search and community autofill
• Markdown support + attempt to navigate links correctly (/u/foo will open that user instead of browser kickout. Same for /c/, !, and @)
• Saving posts
• full sort types
• NSFW view options (hide, blur, show)
• copy text and url on all posts and comments
• add comments, replies, and new posts
• comment replies with line indicators

Here's other screenshots:

Future plans:

• Improving the inbox
• Swipe actions
• Multi-~~reddit ~~communities

Thank you for taking a look. I hope others who are migrating from Reddit like me will find the app useful and I'd love to know your thoughts!

Edit: Community for the app is here: https://lemmy.ca/c/lemmyconnect

Hi, I just started this project a couple days ago but if you have any feature requests or functionality you are missing please let me know here.