v0.2.4

Hey everyone, I know it's been a while since the last Thunder general release, but it is finally here! 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 reminder for anyone who didn’t catch the previous announcements, Thunder is now officially available on Google Play and on the App Store! You should also be able to search up Thunder on the Play Store/App Store to find it. For more details about the launch, see the following posts:

• Google Play Announcement: https://lemmy.world/post/1631968
• App Store Announcement: https://lemmy.world/post/2926034

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. As always, this is an alpha release, so do expect bugs to pop up here and there. Now onto the update notes. This update brings a few major features:

• Complete overhaul of the Create Comment page - this redesign matches the new Create Post page introduced previously
  • Markdown actions and preview icons are now located at the bottom for better accessibility
  • Adds the ability to upload images to comments
• Post and comment drafts are now available - when you start a new post or comment, it will save the contents of the post/comment so that you can go back to it without losing your changes
• Instance status in account selection - you can now see the general status of your logged in accounts when you select your account in the profile switcher. This enables you to know if your instance is currently down
• Ability to access your saved comments - the account page has been changed slightly to allow viewing of saved contents posts/comments, as well as your own posts and comments
• Improved management of blocked users and communities - you can now search for users and communities to block. You can access the blocked list by going to your account profile, and selecting the gear icon at the top right
• Added setting to reduce animations throughout the app - this feature is in its initial stages and feedback is appreciated here
• Added initial polish and spanish translations - if you'd like to contribute towards more translations and know a bit about .arb files, feel free to add them in!
• Ability to export and import your app settings - this feature is available in the General settings page

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

Added

• Show OP identification first before self/mod/admin by @micahmo in #569
• Show full text of a URL when activating tooltip on post in feed by @micahmo in #582
• Re-design comment creation screen by @coslu in #643
• Support image uploading when creating comments by @coslu in #643
• Show active user indicator when creating posts and comments by @coslu in #643
• Added bot identifier in comments header by @micahmo in #638
• Added access to saved comments in account page by @CTalvio in #519
• Added Polish translation by @Pazdikan in #659
• Added default user avatar when none is present by @coslu in #666
• Added lock indicator to posts and prevent commenting when post is locked by @ajsosa in #676
• Added the ability to combine the post FAB with the comment navigation buttons by @micahmo in #648
• Show special user identifiers in post by @micahmo in #669
• Added importing/exporting of settings to JSON by @hjiangsu in #644
• Added instance status and latency indicators in account switcher by @micahmo in #655
• Added option to not dim read posts by @micahmo in #695
• Added Spanish translations by @ajsosa in #662
• Added Spanish translations by @ireneairyn in #674
• Ability to mark deleted replies as read by @micahmo in #693
• Disable or hide downvote actions when instance does not have downvotes enabled by @hjiangsu in #717
• Add drafts for posts and comments by @micahmo in #700
• Improvements to user/community block management page by @micahmo in #704
• Show sort icon in header/settings by @micahmo in #718
• Hide community name and show username in community view by @micahmo in #724
• Replying to comments will keep your position by @ajsosa in #725
• Add Thunder setting to reduce animations throughout the app by @hjiangsu in #730
• Highlight currently selected option in the sidebar by @micahmo in #731

Changed

• Prioritize and identify default theme in Settings by @micahmo in #611
• Hide gesture customize hint when gestures are disabled in the Settings page by @micahmo in #599
• Text preview improvements in feed by @micahmo in #631
• Added markdown rendering to taglines and support for multiple taglines by @micahmo in #593
• Moved saved post star indicator before the title by @ajsosa in #684
• Comment indicators follow theme colors and accents by @tom-james-watson in #671
• Removed thumbnail progress indicators by @micahmo in #691
• Display sort name as subtitle and make sort button use generic sort icon on top bar by @tom-james-watson in #670
• Improved dismiss read functionality by @CTalvio in #698
• Do not grey out read own/saved posts in profile by @CTalvio in #645
• Improvements to error handling by @micahmo in #647
• Bring comments in profile/replies up to feature parity with posts by @CTalvio in #608
• Change instance/username entry keyboard type by @micahmo in #687
• Show pencil icon for edited posts in feed by @micahmo in #692
• Improved ability to refresh posts by @micahmo in #685
• Remove hero animations by @micahmo in #689
• Improved bottom pickers (sort by) by @micahmo in #686
• Adjust FAB sort icon to use default icon by @micahmo in #711
• Add semantic label to post combined FAB by @micahmo in #713
• Improve text/labels on profile page by @micahmo in #715
• Improve accent color picking in settings by @micahmo in #708
• Improve user colors in post comment headers by @micahmo in #710
• Improve pin/favorite/locked icons by @CTalvio in #719

Fixed

• Handled issue with loading comments without a direct parent by @micahmo in #624
• Do not capture FAB summon gesture while disabled by @micahmo in #653
• Ensure snackbar appears over image viewer by @micahmo in #661
• Fixed infinite spinner for load more replies + toast by @ajsosa in #667
• Fixed NPE that broke commenting by @ajsosa in #681
• Fixed top post missing and dismiss read top post disappearing by @CTalvio in #697
• Fixed another comment spinner by @micahmo in #672
• Fixed some issues with the app bar by @micahmo in #682
• Fixed semantic labeling of sort picker by @micahmo in #654
• Limit set state on isOverridingSwipeGestureAction in comment_card (perf improvement) by @ajsosa in #694
• Added dimension information to thumbnails to reduce layout jank when using full screen images option by @hjiangsu in #712
• Set system back button to go to history on profile by @micahmo in #714
• Fix double tap zoom bug by @CTalvio in #720
• Restore the share/downloading indicator by @micahmo in https://github.com/thunder-app/...

v0.2.4-3

This is the first release candidate for Thunder v0.2.4! This version mostly focuses on fixing some existing issues which were introduced previously. If there are no emergent issues, this version will most likely be the one that is released to the general stream.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly. If you notice any important issues that should be addressed, feel free to create a new GitHub issue or mention it so that we are aware of it!

For features to test out in the pre-release version:

• Continue to test out the new drafts feature
• Test out the new animation reduction setting
• Test out the dismiss read action on FAB

These are the changes since the last pre-release version:

• Adds default security compliance for iOS Info.plist by @hjiangsu in #732
• Show all releases via in-app update by @micahmo in #733
• Add Thunder setting to reduce animations throughout the app by @hjiangsu in #730
• Highlight currently selected option in the sidebar by @micahmo in #731
• Fix swipe drafts overwrite by @micahmo in #737
• Fix issue where dismiss read FAB action would not work consistently by @hjiangsu in #743

Full Changelog: v0.2.4-2...0.2.4-3

v0.2.4-2

This is the second pre-release for Thunder v0.2.4! There have been some more additions, fixes, and changes to Thunder which should improve your overall experience. There will most likely not be any major features or changes from this point forward as I am getting things ready for a full general release soon.

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly. If you notice any important issues that should be addressed, feel free to create a new GitHub issue or mention it so that we are aware of it!

For features to test out in the pre-release version:

• New drafts feature when creating new posts or comments
• General navigation of different pages to ensure everything is working as intended
• For those on iOS, checking if swipe navigations to go back are working again as intended
• Comment replying should keep your position on the page

These are the changes since the last pre-release version:

What's Changed

• Adjust FAB sort icon to use default icon by @micahmo in #711
• Add semantic label to post combined FAB by @micahmo in #713
• Added dimension information to thumbnails to reduce layout jank when using full screen images option by @hjiangsu in #712
• Improve text/labels on profile page by @micahmo in #715
• Set system back button to go to history on profile by @micahmo in #714
• Improve accent color picking in settings by @micahmo in #708
• Disable or hide downvote actions when instance does not have downvotes enabled by @hjiangsu in #717
• Fix double tap zoom bug by @CTalvio in #720
• Improve user colors in post comment headers by @micahmo in #710
• Add drafts for posts and comments by @micahmo in #700
• Improve user/community block management page by @micahmo in #704
• Refactor navigation to community/user pages, and fixes to iOS swipe back not working properly by @hjiangsu in #723
• Improve pin/favorite/locked icons by @CTalvio in #719
• Show sort icon in header/settings by @micahmo in #718
• Hide community name and show username in community view by @micahmo in #724
• Restore the share/downloading indicator by @micahmo in #727
• Replying to comments will keep your position by @ajsosa in #725

Full Changelog: v0.2.4-1...v0.2.4-2

v0.2.4-1

This is the first pre-release for Thunder v0.2.4! Please note that there are a few changes to the versioning from now on. General releases will have the following format: x.y.z (e.g., 0.2.4, 0.2.5), while pre-release versions will have the following format: x.y.z-n (e.g., 0.2.4-1, 0.2.4-2)

Thank you to everyone who has been contributing towards the project while I've been gone! Huge thanks to @micahmo and @ajsosa for handling PRs and discussions, as well as everyone else who has contributed towards PRs, translations, issues, and so forth.

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

These are the changes since the last general release:

Added

• Show OP identification first before self/mod/admin by @micahmo in #569
• Show full text of a URL when activating tooltip on post in feed by @micahmo in #582
• Re-design comment creation screen by @coslu in #643
• Support image uploading when creating comments by @coslu in #643
• Show active user indicator when creating posts and comments by @coslu in #643
• Added bot identifier in comments header by @micahmo in #638
• Added access to saved comments in account page by @CTalvio in #519
• Added Polish translation by @Pazdikan in #659
• Added default user avatar when none is present by @coslu in #666
• Added lock indicator to posts and prevent commenting when post is locked by @ajsosa in #676
• Added the ability to combine the post FAB with the comment navigation buttons by @micahmo in #648
• Show special user identifiers in post by @micahmo in #669
• Added importing/exporting of settings to JSON by @hjiangsu in #644
• Added instance status and latency indicators in account switcher by @micahmo in #655
• Added option to not dim read posts by @micahmo in #695
• Added Spanish translations by @ajsosa in #662
• Added Spanish translations by @ireneairyn in #674
• Ability to mark deleted replies as read by @micahmo in #693

Changed

• Prioritize and identify default theme in Settings by @micahmo in #611
• Hide gesture customize hint when gestures are disabled in the Settings page by @micahmo in #599
• Text preview improvements in feed by @micahmo in #631
• Added markdown rendering to taglines and support for multiple taglines by @micahmo in #593
• Moved saved post star indicator before the title by @ajsosa in #684
• Comment indicators follow theme colors and accents by @tom-james-watson in #671
• Removed thumbnail progress indicators by @micahmo in #691
• Display sort name as subtitle and make sort button use generic sort icon on top bar by @tom-james-watson in #670
• Improved dismiss read functionality by @CTalvio in #698
• Do not grey out read own/saved posts in profile by @CTalvio in #645
• Improvements to error handling by @micahmo in #647
• Bring comments in profile/replies up to feature parity with posts by @CTalvio in #608
• Change instance/username entry keyboard type by @micahmo in #687
• Show pencil icon for edited posts in feed by @micahmo in #692
• Improved ability to refresh posts by @micahmo in #685
• Remove hero animations by @micahmo in #689
• Improved bottom pickers (sort by) by @micahmo in #686

Fixed

• Handled issue with loading comments without a direct parent by @micahmo in #624
• Do not capture FAB summon gesture while disabled by @micahmo in #653
• Ensure snackbar appears over image viewer by @micahmo in #661
• Fixed infinite spinner for load more replies + toast by @ajsosa in #667
• Fixed NPE that broke commenting by @ajsosa in #681
• Fixed top post missing and dismiss read top post disappearing by @CTalvio in #697
• Fixed another comment spinner by @micahmo in #672
• Fixed some issues with the app bar by @micahmo in #682
• Fixed semantic labeling of sort picker by @micahmo in #654
• Limit set state on isOverridingSwipeGestureAction in comment_card (perf improvement) by @ajsosa in #694

New Contributors

• @Pazdikan made their first contribution in #659
• @ireneairyn made their first contribution in #674

Full Changelog: v0.2.3+16...v0.2.4-1

v0.2.3+16

Hotfix Alpha Release [v0.2.3+16]

This release is a hotfix to address the following issue:

• Using "Reply" FAB action inside a post fails with "Could not determine post to comment to"

Full Changelog

Fixed

• Fixed issue with reply FAB action - contribution from @micahmo

v0.2.2+15

Alpha Release [v0.2.2+15]

I know it's been a while since the last Thunder general release, but the wait is finally over! There have been many improvements, additions, changes and fixes in this release which should make for a even better Thunder experience.

A reminder for anyone who didn’t catch the previous announcements, Thunder is now officially available on Google Play and on the App Store! You should also be able to search up Thunder on the Play Store/App Store to find it. For more details about the launch, see the following posts:

• Google Play Announcement: https://lemmy.world/post/1631968
• App Store Announcement: https://lemmy.world/post/2926034

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. As always, this is an alpha release, so do expect bugs to pop up here and there. Now onto the update notes. This update brings a few major features:

• Complete overhaul of the Floating Action Buttons (FAB) - contributions from @CTalvio and @micahmo
  • You can swipe up from the FAB to show a list of extended actions to perform
  • You can customize your FAB actions within the new settings page for FABs
  • You can customize short and long press actions for the FAB in the feed/post views. Changing the short press action will change the default FAB action.
• Complete overhaul of the Create Post screen - contribution from @coslu
  • All markdown text and preview icons are now at the bottom for better accessibility
  • Link previews show up when adding a new link when creating the post
• Inbox badges - you will now be able to see if you have any unread inbox items when you first launch Thunder, or when you switch accounts. This is an initial feature that will be improved upon in the future to give more frequent updates when you receive new notifications
• Overall improvements to the UI - contribution from @CTalvio, @micahmo, @tom-james-watson and others!
  • Improved post badges to indicate images, text, links better
  • Improvements to how read posts are shown in the feed for better contrast/readability
  • Improvements to performance when loading the feed and external image thumbnails
  • Domains now show up on the post to indicate where the link will take you

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

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

Full Changelog

Added

• Added long press on profile icon to bring up profile modal @zdzoz
• Added spinning circle animation on comment card while waiting for comment to be deleted/restored - contribution from @ajsosa
• Added vote count to comment card in comment list for the user profile - contribution from @ajsosa
• Show instance taglines in the feed - contribution from @micahmo
• Added new visual swipe gesture picker within settings - contribution from @micahmo
• Added option to toggle tappable authors and communities in the feed - contribution from @micahmo
• Added spinner indicator when sharing media - contribution from @micahmo
• Added inbox unread indicators on the bottom navigation bar
• Added more robust community navigation - contribution from @micahmo
• Added support for navigating from image preview to comments - contribution from @micahmo
• Added inkwell effect to comments - contribution from @CTalvio
• Redesigned UI for creating posts - contribution from @coslu
• Added moderator identifier to comments - contribution from @micahmo
• Added ability to navigate to user's profile from comment body - contribution from @micahmo
• Added support for exact community name search - contribution from @micahmo
• Overhauled floating action button with expandable and customizable actions - contribution from @CTalvio
• Added additional localization strings to Thunder, and added temporary language files for Swedish/Finnish
• Added manual refreshing to the user account page - contribution from @micahmo
• Added inkwell effect when tapping on usernames in comments - contribution from @micahmo
• Added additional font scaling options for comments and metadata
• Long-pressing on FAB shows extended actions - contribution from @micahmo
• Added support for customizable short-press and long-press FAB actions - contribution from @micahmo
• Added thumbnail badges to posts for more clarity - contribution from @CTalvio
• Added domain for posts linking to external websites - contribution from @CTalvio
• Added comment navigation buttons - contribution from @micahmo
• Added full screen swipe to go back on main pages
• Added new option scrape missing external link previews which is off by default. Its purpose is to attempt to find an image when an external link thumbnail is not available - contribution @ajsosa

Changed

• Removed tap zones for author/community on compact post cards - contribution from @CTalvio
• Creating, deleting, and restoring a comment will update locally without requiring a refetch - contribution from @ajsosa
• Added caching to images to improve overall experience - contribution from @micahmo
• Respect comment deleted in reply modal, and inbox - contribution from @ajsosa
• Improvements to sort picker to allow for navigating back when selecting top option - contribution from @micahmo
• Minor UI improvements to comment images, community image banners, and image viewer - contribution from @CTalvio
• Minor sidebar shadow adjustment - contribution from @CTalvio
• Snappier image load transition - contribution from @micahmo
• Align back button in image preview with the back button in the main pages - contribution from @micahmo
• Moved location of comment button within image preview - contribution from @micahmo
• Adjusted font scaling to be platform specific
• Improve behavior of deferred comment indicator - contribution from @micahmo
• Text scaling now respects system's font scaling. Text scaling is based off of the system font
• Improved contrast on user chips and badges - contribution from @CTalvio
• Show external link previews option is now scrape missing external link previews and off by default for performance reasons - contribution from @ajsosa
• Make it easier to distinguish different post types in the Compact List View - contribution from @tom-james-watson
• Improved the colour and contrast of read posts in the feed - contribution from @micahmo

Fixed

• Fixed issue where the community post feed was missing the last post - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed the gesture conflict that can occur between pinch to zoom and tap slide to zoom - contribution from @CTalvio
• Fixed incorrect indentation to load more replies card within comments - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed another edge case of the loading more comments infinite spinning circle - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed infinite spinning circle when loading a user's posts in the user profile - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed issue where toast notifications were not showing up in the post page - contribution from @ajsosa
• Removed sliver of border color that was present on root comments for both thick and thin style comments - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed issue where saving an image on Android would save to Pictures/Pictures/Thunder instead of Pictures/Thunder
• Fixed comment highlighting for comment context regression - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed another instance of infinite spin for comment loading - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed mis-aligned previews in comfort cards for edge-to-edge links from @Fmstrat
• Fixed missing community icons in feed - contribution from @sant0s12
• Fixed issue where more posts would not load if initial posts fit the screen
• Fixed issue where compact feed would not load properly when "Enable Link Preview" setting was turned on
• Fixed semantic issue where user comments would read the improper value for downvotes
• Fixed issue where you could not vote/save comments in quick succession
• Fix improper back button handling - contribution from @micahmo
• Fixed feed page reaching the end in some cases where NSFW content is turned on
• Fixed issue where external link thumbnails weren't being displayed due to show external link previews option being off which was only intended to prevent html scraping - contribution from @ajsosa
• Reduce image viewer pan inertia - contribution from @CTalvio

v0.2.1-alpha.4+14

This is the first release candidate version for Thunder v0.2.1+14. Unless there are major issues which need to be immediately addressed, this will be the version that is released to the general stream.

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

These are the changes since the last pre-release:

• Pressing the search icon a second time while in the search page will open up the keyboard - contribution from @micahmo
• Navigating away and back from the search page will keep the search results, and it is reset whenever accounts are changed - contribution from @micahmo
• Fixed dismiss animation often failing to play when used after many new posts have been marked read - contribution from @CTalvio
• Adjusted settings option for showing user scores in user sidebars - contribution from @CTalvio
• Fixed "total score" displaying "total contributions" number in user sidebar - contribution from @CTalvio
• Accessibility fixes to URL preview - contribution from @micahmo

v0.2.1-alpha.3+14

This is the third pre-release for Thunder v0.2.1+14! This version focuses on small changes and fixes to existing issues, and hopefully improves performance on the feed page. The upcoming pre-releases will be focused on fixing issues introduced with the previous releases, and stability. There will most likely not be any new major features added in.

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

These are the changes since the last pre-release:

• Fixed issue where compact feed would not load properly when "Enable Link Preview" setting was turned on
• Text scaling now respects system's font scaling. Text scaling is based off of the system font
• Fixed semantic issue where user comments would read the improper value for downvotes
• Fixed issue where you could not vote/save comments in quick succession
• Fixed issue where expanded FAB would not take focus when using voice over/ talkback - contribution from @micahmo
• Improved contrast on user chips and badges - contribution from @CTalvio
• Fix long press on post FAB - contribution from @micahmo
• Fix improper back button handling - contribution from @micahmo
• Fixed feed page reaching the end in some cases where NSFW content is turned on
• Fixed inbox badge not refreshing on account change
• Improved contrast between link and image post icons - contribution from @tom-james-watson
• "Show external link previews" option is now "scrape missing external link previews" and off by default for performance reasons - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed issue where external link thumbnails weren't being displayed due to show external link previews option being off which was only intended to prevent html scraping - contribution from @ajsosa
• Added semantic label for upload image - contribution from @micahmo
• Added semantic labels for FAB actions - contribution from @micahmo

v0.2.1-alpha.2+14

This is the second pre-release for Thunder v0.2.1+14! There has been lot of changes here since the last pre-release to address changes with the new FAB action menu, adding support for full screen swipe to go back gestures, improvements to the general look of the feed, and much more. The upcoming pre-releases will now focus more on fixing issues introduced with the previous releases, and stability. There will most likely not be any new major features added in.

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

These are the changes since the last pre-release:

• Accessibility support for new swipe gesture settings - contribution from @micahmo
• Snappier image load transition - contribution from @micahmo
• Align back button in image preview with the back button in the main pages - contribution from @micahmo
• Moved location of comment button within image preview - contribution from @micahmo
• Adds additional localization strings to Thunder, and added temporary language files for Swedish/Finnish
• Fixes issue where saving an image on Android would save to Pictures/Pictures/Thunder instead of Pictures/Thunder
• Fixed comment highlighting for comment context regression - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed another infinite spin for comment loading - contribution from @ajsosa
• Allow refreshing the user account page - contribution from @micahmo
• Fixed a few edge cases where the keyboard would not be dismissed when creating a new post
• Fixed issue not seeing "New Post" when navigating to community from sidebar - contribution from @micahmo
• Removed "Subscriptions" FAB action from a pushed community page (where the sidebar is not visible) - contribution from @micahmo
• Show main post action ("Reply") in extended FAB actions to match community behaviour - contribution from @micahmo
• Fixed issue where FAB could get stuck open - contribution from @micahmo
• Added inkwell effect to comment usernames - contribution from @micahmo
• Adjusted font scaling to be platform specific
• Added in two new font scaling options for more granularity for content and metadata
• Added Post FAB customization - contribution from @micahmo
• FAB is not enabled by default - contribution from @micahmo
• Fixed mis-aligned previews in comfort cards for edge-to-edge links - contribution from @Fmstrat
• Open extended FAB actions on long press - contribution from @micahmo
• User/Community Sidebar Redesign + New Stats - contribution from @bactaholic
• Fix downvotes semantic label - contribution from @micahmo
• Minor sidebar shadow adjustment - contribution from @CTalvio
• Added support for customizable short-press and long-press actions on both the feed and post FABs - contribution from @micahmo
• Added ability to click anywhere on a Settings row to change a toggle - contribution from @micahmo
• Fixed missing community icons in feed - contribution from @sant0s12
• Added thumbnail badges to posts for more clarity - contribution from @CTalvio
• Added domain for posts linking to external websites - contribution from @CTalvio
• Added top-level comment navigation buttons - contribution from @micahmo
• Allow long press to show profile modal - contribution from @zdzoz
• Added full screen swipe to go back on main pages
• Fixed issue where more posts would not load if initial posts fit the screen

The full changelog since v0.2.1+13 is here:

Added

• Added long press on profile icon to bring up profile modal @zdzoz
• Added spinning circle animation on comment card while waiting for comment to be deleted/restored - contribution from @ajsosa
• Added vote count to comment card in comment list for the user profile - contribution from @ajsosa
• Show instance taglines in the feed - contribution from @micahmo
• Added new visual swipe gesture picker within settings - contribution from @micahmo
• Added option to toggle tappable authors and communities in the feed - contribution from @micahmo
• Added spinner indicator when sharing media - contribution from @micahmo
• Added inbox unread indicators on the bottom navigation bar
• Added more robust community navigation - contribution from @micahmo
• Added support for navigating from image preview to comments - contribution from @micahmo
• Added inkwell effect to comments - contribution from @CTalvio
• Redesigned UI for creating posts - contribution from @coslu
• Added moderator identifier to comments - contribution from @micahmo
• Added ability to navigate to user's profile from comment body - contribution from @micahmo
• Added support for exact community name search - contribution from @micahmo
• Overhauled floating action button with expandable and customizable actions - contribution from @CTalvio
• Added additional localization strings to Thunder, and added temporary language files for Swedish/Finnish
• Added manual refreshing to the user account page - contribution from @micahmo
• Added inkwell effect when tapping on usernames in comments - contribution from @micahmo
• Added additional font scaling options for comments and metadata
• Long-pressing on FAB shows extended actions - contribution from @micahmo
• Added support for customizable short-press and long-press FAB actions - contribution from @micahmo
• Added thumbnail badges to posts for more clarity - contribution from @CTalvio
• Added domain for posts linking to external websites - contribution from @CTalvio
• Added comment navigation buttons - contribution from @micahmo

Changed

• Removed tap zones for author/community on compact post cards - contribution from @CTalvio
• Creating, deleting, and restoring a comment will update locally without requiring a refetch - contribution from @ajsosa
• Added caching to images to improve overall experience - contribution from @micahmo
• Respect comment deleted in reply modal, and inbox - contribution from @ajsosa
• Improvements to sort picker to allow for navigating back when selecting top option - contribution from @micahmo
• Minor UI improvements to comment images, community image banners, and image viewer - contribution from @CTalvio
• Minor sidebar shadow adjustment - contribution from @CTalvio
• Snappier image load transition - contribution from @micahmo
• Align back button in image preview with the back button in the main pages - contribution from @micahmo
• Moved location of comment button within image preview - contribution from @micahmo
• Adjusted font scaling to be platform specific
• Improve behavior of deferred comment indicator - contribution from @micahmo

Fixed

• Fixed issue where the community post feed was missing the last post - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed the gesture conflict that can occur between pinch to zoom and tap slide to zoom - contribution from @CTalvio
• Fixed incorrect indentation to load more replies card within comments - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed another edge case of the loading more comments infinite spinning circle - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed infinite spinning circle when loading a user's posts in the user profile - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed issue where toast notifications were not showing up in the post page - contribution from @ajsosa
• Removed sliver of border color that was present on root comments for both thick and thin style comments - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed issue where saving an image on Android would save to Pictures/Pictures/Thunder instead of Pictures/Thunder
• Fixed comment highlighting for comment context regression - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed another instance of infinite spin for comment loading - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed mis-aligned previews in comfort cards for edge-to-edge links from @Fmstrat
• Fixed missing community icons in feed - contribution from @sant0s12
• Fixed issue where more posts would not load if initial posts fit the screen

v0.2.1-alpha.1+14

This is the first pre-release for Thunder v0.2.1+14!

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

This pre-release addresses a lot of smaller quality of life changes, as well as a couple of major redesigns and overhauls including the new post creation page and major changes to the floating action buttons courtesy of @coslu and @CTalvio respectively. This pre-release also includes inbox indicators for unread messages/mentions/comments!

This is the changelog so far for this pre-release:

Added

• Added spinning circle animation on comment card while waiting for comment to be deleted/restored - contribution from @ajsosa
• Added vote count to comment card in comment list for the user profile - contribution from @ajsosa
• Show instance taglines in the feed - contribution from @micahmo
• Added new visual swipe gesture picker within settings - contribution from @micahmo
• Added option to toggle tappable authors and communities in the feed - contribution from @micahmo
• Added spinner indicator when sharing media - contribution from @micahmo
• Added inbox unread indicators on the bottom navigation bar
• Added more robust community navigation - contribution from @micahmo
• Added support for navigating from image preview to comments - contribution from @micahmo
• Added inkwell effect to comments - contribution from @CTalvio
• Redesigned UI for creating posts - contribution from @coslu
• Added moderator identifier to comments - contribution from @micahmo
• Added ability to navigate to user's profile from comment body - contribution from @micahmo
• Added support for exact community name search - contribution from @micahmo
• Overhauled floating action button with expandable and customizable actions - contribution from @CTalvio
  • Added dismiss read option to FAB to allow dismissing currently read posts from the feed

Changed

• Removed tap zones for author/community on compact post cards - contribution from @CTalvio
• Creating, deleting, and restoring a comment will update locally without requiring a refetch - contribution from @ajsosa
• Added caching to images to improve overall experience - contribution from @micahmo
• Respect comment deleted in reply modal, and inbox - contribution from @ajsosa
• Improvements to sort picker to allow for navigating back when selecting top option - contribution from @micahmo
• Minor UI improvements to comment images, community image banners, and image viewer - contribution from @CTalvio

Fixed

• Fixed issue where the community post feed was missing the last post - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed the gesture conflict that can occur between pinch to zoom and tap slide to zoom - contribution from @CTalvio
• Fixed incorrect indentation to load more replies card within comments - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed another edge case of the loading more comments infinite spinning circle - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed infinite spinning circle when loading a user's posts in the user profile - contribution from @ajsosa
• Fixed issue where toast notifications were not showing up in the post page - contribution from @ajsosa
• Removed sliver of border color that was present on root comments for both thick and thin style comments - contribution from @ajsosa