Cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15985516

Hey everyone, Thunder v0.4.0 is finally here! This release cycle took a bit longer than usual, but as a result, introduces a lot of new features, changes, and fixes 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.

If you're enjoying Thunder and would like to show some support, star this project on GitHub! This helps gain visibility for the project and allows more contributors to help with the continued development of Thunder. If you'd like to show some appreciation, here is a post with details on how to donate to the active contributors of Thunder.

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

• The comment creation page has been fully re-built from the ground up and introduces a few new features, including the ability to specify the comment language, ability to comment as a different user, and addition of spoilers to the markdown toolbar. If you have any suggestions or feedback regarding these changes, feel free to make a new issue on GitHub!
• There is now initial support for video playback on Thunder! The built-in video player should work with most video URLs (that end in a proper video extension) and should work with YouTube URLs. Additionally, you can customize some video settings such as playback speed, auto-mute, auto-play and more in the Settings page. The video player is still experimental, so there may still be some issues present.
• Additional customization options including the ability to customize the colours of actions (upvotes, downvotes, saving, etc.), hiding thumbnails from the feed, showing user/community avatars, and much more.

ℹ General

• There have been improvements to the overall UI/UX across the board. This includes improvements to the pure black theme, improvements to markdown rendering of tables, quotes, and more.
• There have also been a lot of changes under-the-hood to hopefully improve the overall performance and reliability of actions. As a result of these changes, there may still be some issues that were not caught during testing. If you notice any general issues, please make a new issue on GitHub.

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.

Additions

• Updated create comment page UI and added language selector to comments by hjiangsu
• Added ability to comment as a different user by micahmo
• 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
• 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
• Added confirmation message when unsubscribing from community by micahmo
• Added experimental support for video player by ggichure and hjiangsu
• Added sort options in instance explorer by micahmo
• Added ability to perform empty search in Search by micahmo

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
• Added 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
• 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
• Fixed various OLED color theme issues, community name format by CTalvio
• Improved UX for notification settings by micahmo
• Improved swipe gesture setting clarity with icons by CTalvio
• Added loading page when opening notifications and increased size of notification icon by micahmo
• Replaced score indicator icon by CTalvio
• Improved image dimension fetching logic by hjiangsu
• Improved the comment context jumping by micahmo
• Improved account page and management UI by CTalvio
• Improved selection of text when creating post/comment by micahmo

Fixes

• Fixed subscribe/favourite 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
• 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
• Fixed FAB modal transparency and exit fade animation by CTalvio

Misc

• Integrate run on save scripts for VSCode by micahmo
• Configure i18n.ally plugin by ipcjs
• Apply linter suggested fix-ups by micahmo
• Updated translations by hjiangsu
• Updated instances by github-actions
• Replaced scrollable_positioned_list with super_sliver_list by hjiangsu
• Added test endpoint for UnifiedPush server and reduced UnifiedPush notification payload (in development) 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

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

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

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!

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

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

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 🎉

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.

Hey everyone! This is a minor update which fixes some of the issues that were introduced in v0.2.5.

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 is mainly a hot-fix update to address the following issues:

ℹ General

• Fixed some issues revolving around markdown links not rendering properly (duplicated text, missing links, etc.)
• Fixed an issue where the comment text scaling setting was not being applied properly
• Fixed an issue where logging into an account with 2FA enabled was not working
• Added more compatibility with the latest Lemmy 0.19.x changes. Note that this is still not final and may break at any time as 0.19.x is still under development

As always, this is an alpha release, so do expect bugs to pop up here and there. If you encounter any issues, creating an issue on GitHub goes a long way!

We also have a Matrix space if you would like to join in on any discussions or provide any other feedback: https://matrix.to/#/#thunderapp:matrix.org

For more information about the previous release, see the following post: https://lemmy.world/post/8302571

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/8302571

Hello everyone, its me again back with another announcement. Thunder v0.2.5 is now officially released on GitHub, Play Store and the App Store (pending reviews). This latest update brings a lot of new additions, tweaks, and performance improvements to enhance your Thunder experience!

If you encounter any bugs or issues, creating an issue on GitHub goes a long way! I can’t go through the full list of changes here, but I’ll mention some of the bigger ones:

ℹ General

• Lemmy 0.19.x support is now partially supported on Thunder (see known issues below). This will hopefully allow for a smooth transition experience once the official Lemmy 0.19.x update is released. This also means that instance blocking and the new sort types are available to use for instances running on 0.19.x.
• More language localizations. Thanks to the community, there have been a ton of localization done on Thunder. This includes initial support for Norwegian Bokmål, Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian, Finnish, and Swedish. If you want to contribute towards additional languages, feel free to reach out on GitHub!
• Overall UI and UX improvements across the board including post title suggestions when creating a new post with a URL, post and comment actions on long-press menu, trending communities on the Search page, and so much more.

⚙️ Performance

• The feed page has been reworked from the ground up to provide you with a smoother and hopefully more seamless experience. This is a more under-the-hood change so you may not notice much change to the visuals.

🎉 Features

• Anonymous profiles are now available. This allows you to add an instance and browse that instance without having to create an account or log in. To do this, simply tap on "Add Anonymous Instance" on the profile selection page and enter in the instance of your choice.
• The search page has now been revamped to include even more options, including users, posts, comments, and links. Additionally, you can adjust the sort type and the feed type to better narrow your search results.
• New sharing options for posts. When sharing posts, you now have the ability to customize what you want to share. You can share the link, the media, title, and so much more.
• For Android users, you can now set Thunder to open links by default. To do this, go to Settings -> General -> Links and select the URLs you want to open with Thunder.

To see the full changelog for this release, check out the official GitHub release page.

⚠️ Known Issues

There are some known issues with this update that I’m already aware about. Theses issues were found after submitting the build to the Play Store/App Store. I’m currently working on these issues and fixes should be coming in another update sometime soon.

• Some markdown links are being parsed incorrectly. This results in some links not showing up properly, or some links showing duplicate text.
• Lemmy 0.19.x support is currently only available up to 0.19.0-rc.4. There have been some more changes since then which are being addressed.

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 cookie for you for reaching the end of this post 🍪

Hello everyone, its me again back with another announcement. Thunder v0.2.5 is now officially released on GitHub, Play Store and the App Store (pending reviews). This latest update brings a lot of new additions, tweaks, and performance improvements to enhance your Thunder experience!

If you encounter any bugs or issues, creating an issue on GitHub goes a long way! I can’t go through the full list of changes here, but I’ll mention some of the bigger ones:

ℹ General

• Lemmy 0.19.x support is now partially supported on Thunder (see known issues below). This will hopefully allow for a smooth transition experience once the official Lemmy 0.19.x update is released. This also means that instance blocking and the new sort types are available to use for instances running on 0.19.x.
• More language localizations. Thanks to the community, there have been a ton of localization done on Thunder. This includes initial support for Norwegian Bokmål, Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian, Finnish, and Swedish. If you want to contribute towards additional languages, feel free to reach out on GitHub!
• Overall UI and UX improvements across the board including post title suggestions when creating a new post with a URL, post and comment actions on long-press menu, trending communities on the Search page, and so much more.

⚙️ Performance

• The feed page has been reworked from the ground up to provide you with a smoother and hopefully more seamless experience. This is a more under-the-hood change so you may not notice much change to the visuals.

🎉 Features

• Anonymous profiles are now available. This allows you to add an instance and browse that instance without having to create an account or log in. To do this, simply tap on "Add Anonymous Instance" on the profile selection page and enter in the instance of your choice.
• The search page has now been revamped to include even more options, including users, posts, comments, and links. Additionally, you can adjust the sort type and the feed type to better narrow your search results.
• New sharing options for posts. When sharing posts, you now have the ability to customize what you want to share. You can share the link, the media, title, and so much more.
• For Android users, you can now set Thunder to open links by default. To do this, go to Settings -> General -> Links and select the URLs you want to open with Thunder.

To see the full changelog for this release, check out the official GitHub release page.

⚠️ Known Issues

There are some known issues with this update that I’m already aware about. Theses issues were found after submitting the build to the Play Store/App Store. I’m currently working on these issues and fixes should be coming in another update sometime soon.

• Some markdown links are being parsed incorrectly. This results in some links not showing up properly, or some links showing duplicate text.
• Lemmy 0.19.x support is currently only available up to 0.19.0-rc.4. There have been some more changes since then which are being addressed.

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 cookie for you for reaching the end of this post 🍪

Happy early Halloween for those who celebrate it! 👻 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.

As mentioned in the previous update post, our primary focus for the next update is to add support for Lemmy 0.19.x and enhance the overall performance and stability of the app.

We have gotten a lot of work done in the past few weeks as we ramp up for the next Lemmy update. The next Thunder nightly build will have basic support for Lemmy 0.19.x instances and other new features. Here's a brief summary of the main features we will be releasing in the next Thunder nightly build coming to GitHub and TestFlight sometime next week:

• Support for Lemmy 0.19.x instances. You should be able to log in and perform all basic interactions on 0.19.x instances.
• Support for blocking instances. Note that this feature is only enabled for 0.19.x instances as it relies on the lemmy API changes introduced in 0.19.x.
• Adding support for opening links in Thunder on Android.
• Adding support for creating posts in Thunder from the share sheet on Android.
• Addition of new sort types for Lemmy 0.19.x instances. (scaled/controversial)
• Adding more options to search page (communities, users) with more to come.
• Addition of more localization languages (Ukrainian, Spanish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian) provided by the community!
• And much more as described in the changelog!

For those who are on the App Store/Play Store versions of Thunder, these features and updates will eventually come your way! We are mainly waiting for the official release of Lemmy 0.19.x in order to perform some final tests and checks to make sure everything runs as smoothly as possible.

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.