v0.2.1+12

[hjiangsu]

Alpha Release [v0.2.1+12]

Another update for Thunder, here we come! This update brings a lot of new features, quality of life improvements, and bug fixes. Again, thank you to everyone so far for their contributions, and keep them coming!

As always, this is an alpha release, so do expect bugs to pop up here and there. Without further ado, here are the update notes:

Added

• Added community icons to subscription list and search - contribution from @CTalvio
• Added ability to return to home screen when swiping from post body - contribution from @bactaholic
• Added scroll to top buttons on various pages - contribution from @bactaholic
• Added double tap/swipe to exit app - contribution from @bactaholic
• Added ability to set post as read when opening media - contribution from @ajsosa
• Added initial support for 2 column viewing for tablet modes - contribution from @Fmstrat
• Adjustments to the login screen to include instance images, and other tweaks - contribution from @micahmo
• Added ability to copy/share comment on long press - contribution from @vbh
• Changes to support user display names, additional profile information, and UI tweaks - contribution from @CTalvio
• Added ability to set no action for swipe gestures on posts and comments
• Added ability to select/upload image when creating post - contribution from @MrAntonS
• Added instance name and user into sidebar menu - contribution from @micahmo
• Navigating back from a page will first go to the feed page before exiting - contribution from @micahmo
• Settings have been re-organized to be more consistent, and to show available options between different views - contribution from @CTalvio
• Feed view will no longer show full screen error messages but rather toast notifications
• Added comment button actions and added an option to toggle comment button actions
• Added maximum depth to comments. You can now tap on "Load more replies" to get more replies for a comment thread within a post
• Various login flow improvements - contribution from @micahmo
• In app browser is now switched over to use custom tabs - contribution from @micahmo
• Adjusted theming options to show a modal rather than switch toggles to reduce confusion - contribution from @coslu
• Added ability to share post, external link, or media from post share button - contribution from @micahmo
• Added ability to disable post and comment swipe actions separately
• Added debug page to settings to clear preferences and local database
• Updated image viewer buttons to the bottom for better accessibility - contribution from @CTalvio
• Added confirmation dialog when logging out of account - contribution from @ggichure
• Added options for hourly sorts (hour, six hours, 12 hours) - contribution from @Fmstrat
• Added improvements to swipe gestures on image viewer - contribution from @CTalvio
• Added tap feed icon to scroll to top on feed view - contribution from @micahmo
• Optimized post loading to load posts faster on startup
• Added images to links in compact view - contribution from @CTalvio
• Added search sort options - contribution from @micahmo

Changed

• Adjusted subscription styling to be more consistent - contribution from @micahmo
• Removed Sentry error logging
• Tapping outside of the text field when creating a comment/reply will dismiss the keyboard
• Adjusted divider and link preview card colours to have better contrast

Fixed

• Fixed issue with styling differences in compact and normal view for community/instance - contribution from @machinaeZER0
• Fixed issue with webp previews not showing - contribution from @Fmstrat
• Fixed issue with some links not being parsed properly (GitHub release links)
• Fixed issue where copy/pasting was non-functional when searching for communities- contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed issue where subscribing to a community from the search page would not refresh sidebar subscriptions - contribution from @micahmo
• Fixed issue where only some subscriptions would show up on the sidebar
• Fixed issue where refreshing community when tapping on a link would show local posts rather than the community's posts
• Fixed issue where you could not log in through email
• Fixed issue with profile showing to wrong user

and as usual, even more changes under the hood which will make way for future features.

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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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This discussion was created from the release v0.2.1+12.