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:
-kuroneko
Hi
Are you considering an open source version available on F-Droid in the future?
Yeah possibly if there is enough interest. I’d just want to clean up the codebase first since the current pace of development makes things a bit messy.
That would be absolutely amazing! I look forward to an open source version, regardless of whether it is listed on F-Droid or not.
Thank you for at least considering it. 👍
Would love to see it on F-Droid. A few of the people on Lemmy rn seem to prefer open source, I’ve seen one or two say they won’t even download Connect since its not open source. Either way, awesome work on the quick upgrades as usual. Seems you’ve implemented almost all of the features I’ve seen talked about on this community, at record speed as well! I think you’ve earned a break!
Open sourcing the codebase would most definitely increase the interest in the app, and as such also invite people to contribute to the project.
This is also probably one reason many will skip the app, because of not being open source.
Not saying it’s a bad thing, but just a thought. I like the app, started my Lemmy journey with it, but wanted to go for an open source instead. Keep up the good work! Following the development of this!
One thing that still really bothers me is a lack of instance identification. In the list of subscriptions, I’ve got 2 “gaming”, 2 “asklemmy”, 3 “technology”. Usernames and community names also seem to be missing instance addresses, which are important if for no other reason that different instances have different moderation rules.
Is this an oversight or does Connect just not want to embrace federation at all?
It’s coming! The app has only been released for about 5 days so please bear with me.
Thank you for your hard work, BTW.
Oh man, this app is definetly my favorite rn, it sso good that when I go to desktop it feels so lacking and I’m trying find a desktop equivalent of connect
Glad to hear you’re enjoying it!
I may be blind, but I’m not seeing a way to view the sidebar for any communities. Is this not implemented or am I looking in the wrong places?
Also, option to open links in external browser instead of the built in?
I believe nor the sidebar nor the option to block the community are available (yet).
Really impressed, especially for being developed so fast. Once the block lists are added I’ll probably start using it as my full time Lemmy app.
One suggestion I have would be to put the save settings button in a location that is accessible no matter where you scroll in the settings (title bar? FAB?). That would a) make it more convenient when the user is tweaking settings and going back and forth to the feed to see the effects and b) make it clear that the settings do not automatically apply when you change them.
I’m happy the bug I reported got fixed, but I have a small request: can you add an icon to the pinned posts so we could distinguish them from regular posts?
Edit: typos
Thx dev in chief for all the efforts i will keep reporting bugs and other nice features.
This last release it’s very very usable Comrade Dev. 👍👍
There is any way to report bugs with a screenshot?
I’ve tried all of the Android Lemmy apps and Connect is the best. I’m having an issue with scrolling the frontpage and possibly others. As I’m scrolling I keep passing the same posts like a loop. It usually sorts out after a bit but I don’t see any other mentions.
Download function it’s not working…
Really loving the app so far! Feels like one of the more polished and thought out of the bunch I’ve tried.
Have you given any thought to default link handling? I found the option to manually open a link in an external browser but would be great to set that as the default.
Ahhh it doesn’t crash when I open it on my z-fold 4 now! Thanks! Will actually give it a try now that I can.
Enjoying the app! Keep it up!
Strange issue, we can seem to post to c/nfl using the app and we don’t know a workaround. The app can’t find the community when posting, but comments and searching works fine. We can post using a browser with no issue. Any clue?
Impressive work! My favorite:
Added a search option scoped to the current community you are in
