tom79 Release Notes

Added

• Show media thumbnails in the draft list (#1581)
• Allow to add a colored label to an account in timelines (#921)
• Switch between system, light and dark themes from the menu header (#511)
• Move the theme shortcut to a menu entry or hide it (#511)
• Show the description of a hidden media, default off (#1532)
• Warn on media without a description, default off (#846)

Improved

• Automatically resize pictures that are too large for the instance (#1580)
• Preview a reply before sending it, and publish from there (#1258)
• Fill a timeline gap in one tap (#1410)

Fixed

• Fix a crash on the registration page in some device languages (#1583)
• Fix sharing a link when its preview cannot be loaded (#1584)
• Fix a memory leak in timelines
• Muted conversations are now hidden from timelines (#1239)
• Fill the holes left in the home timeline (#1410)
• Fix the background collection that could silently stop (#1410)
• Fix "Fetch more messages" bringing nothing back (#1410)
• Fix duplicate "Fetch more messages" buttons (#1410)
• Fix buttons shown where nothing was missing (#1410)
• Fix the reading position lost when coming back (#1410)
• Fix a freeze when filling a large gap (#1410)

Improved:

• Add a preview button in the compose editor (#1258)
• Filter boosts and replies in local, public and list timelines too (#644)
• Tell when editing a post is not supported by the instance (#1388)

Fixed:

• Fix large gaps in the home timeline (#1410)
• Fix profile pictures cropped when the text size is below 100 (#1579)
• Send the app user agent on every API call (#1388)
• Fix accounts not found when adding them to a collection (#1576)
• Fix a crash when opening the About page with a Pixelfed account (#1575)
• Limit the number of messages per load to 40, the API maximum (#1573)
• Fix Markdown links no longer displayed as links (#1558)
• Fix emojis inserted at the wrong cursor position

Improved:

• Add a setting to include public posts in search results (#963)
• Notification types can now be enabled per account (#793)
• Add an optional emoji font download, so that recent emoji display correctly (#1301) (#374)
• Remove Google Play restrictions

Fixed:

• Fix the "Fetch more messages" button missing on filtered posts (#1410)
• Fix timeline gaps that could no longer be filled after a failed fetch (#1410)
• Fix opening a notification dismissing all the other notifications (#895)
• Fix device notifications replacing each other (#895)
• Fix a crash while typing with the autocomplete list open (#1567)
• Fix the Pixelfed media presentation that could not be turned off (#1134)
• Pixelfed presentation moved to Media settings and has to be set again (#1134)
• Remove the Instagram redirection, the Bibliogram project is discontinued (#1067)
• Fix the formatting lost with Markdown support when a post contains underscores in emoji, hashtags or mentions (#1558)

Improved:

Display the numbering of ordered lists in posts (#1182)

Fixed:

• Fix mentions opening in the browser instead of the app (#1046)
• Fix PeerTube videos not opening or playing
• Fix formatting lost in posts when Markdown support is enabled (#1558)
• Fix quotes displayed without their decoration (#1558)
• Fix the "Local only" button moving over the send button when typing (#1559)
• Fix the notifications position not restored after a restart (#735)
• Fix the timeline jumping back in time with GoToSocial (#1547)
• Fix only the first hundred followed tags being loaded (#1274)

Improved

Keep the composer content when the app restarts or the theme changes (#797, #829, #1053, #1276)

Fixed

Fix the timeline position not being saved or restored at the wrong place (#1547, #735)

Fix the timeline order with accounts using non numeric ids (GoToSocial) (#1547)

Fix links to non fediverse pages opening the wrong content in the app (#1046)

Fix a memory crash after long navigation

Fix memory issues with large custom emojis

Fix a memory leak when closing a screen with videos

Fix memory issues with auto-play videos

Fix a crash when leaving a screen quickly

Fix slow timelines when scrolling posts with quotes

Added

• Respect the profile "Include replies on the Media tab" setting (#1529)
• Setting to attach media with the file browser instead of the photo picker (#1535)
• Setting to choose how long cached posts are kept (#1487)

Improved

• Open more Fediverse links in the app instead of the browser
• Faster timelines with a large cache
• Lower memory usage and better stability during long sessions
• Support for Android 16

Fixed

• Fix voice message recording not working (#1522)
• Fix the audio attachment picker not opening (#1524)
• Fix animated GIFs displayed as a black or static image (#1531)
• Fix a crash when switching accounts (#1515)
• Fix a crash when translating a post
• Fix push notifications on non-Mastodon software (#1499)
• Fix losing the selected tab when returning from the background
• Fix timelines showing the content of hidden timelines (#1507, #1518)
• Fix timeline position off by one post after a restart (#735)
• Fix PeerTube settings drawn under the status bar (#1533)
• Fix the Messages tab not staying selected for advanced searches (#1527)
• Fix not being able to scroll through accounts in follow notifications (#1521)

Added

Respect the profile "Include replies on the Media tab" setting (#1529)

Improved

Open more Fediverse links in the app instead of the browser

Faster timelines with a large cache

Lower memory usage and better stability during long sessions

Support for Android 16

Fixed

Fix voice message recording not working (#1522)

Fix the audio attachment picker not opening (#1524)

Fix animated GIFs displayed as a black or static image (#1531)

Fix a crash when switching accounts (#1515)

Fix a crash when translating a post

Fix push notifications on non-Mastodon software (#1499)

Added

• Add translate button for the profile bio (#1505)
• Add customizable background color for direct messages (#1504)
• Add option to show poll results without voting

Improved

• Limit space taken by long pronouns (#1508)
• Move add reaction to a chip, available on all posts (#1500)
• Improve language detection: strip mentions, URLs and emojis (#1502)
• Simplify the side menu and load release notes async (#1503)

Fixed

• Fix timelines not matching the buttons after reordering the bottom menu (#67, #1507)
• Fix "No message to display" staying on a remote profile that has posts (#1506)
• Fix quoting a boosted post showing the booster instead of the original post (#1501)

Added

• Add per-boost visibility option (#1477)
• Add separate remove button in thread composition (#301)
• Add confirmation dialog for remote conversations (#1466)
• Add unread DM badge on bottom menu (#228)
• Add mixed conversation mode: local replies first, then remote-only replies (#1466)
• Add announcement badge in drawer and optional popup for new announcements (#865)

Improved

• Auto open Messages tab for operator search (#1468)
• Improve API error messages (#1401)
• Respect aspect ratio of wide custom emojis (#1480)
• ALT badge: fix truncated label, add translate button, harmonize on quotes and GIF (#1469)
• Conversation setting now offers Local / Mixed / Remote modes

Fixed

• Fix language code shown instead of locale name (#1470)
• Fix reply inherits parent statistics after interaction (#1471)
• Fix animated media not autoplaying in art timeline (#1451)
• Fix pictures unclickable with fit preview on large screens (#1080, #1451, #1481)
• Fix bookmark icon not updating from overflow menu (#1080)
• Fix attach media grayed out after deleting (#1081)
• Fix missing plural form for user count (#820)
• Fix emoji shortcodes getting translated (#960)
• Fix watermark position cutoff (#977)
• Fix CW field lag on long text (#1479)
• Fix regex in emoji autocomplete (#1479)
• Fix confirmation toast after scheduling (#1331)
• Fix quotation marks in alt text on scheduled posts (#1342)
• Fix quote shown in menu when denied (#1381)
• Fix rating dialog without account (#1323)
• Fix custom emojis not rendered on cache page (#1387)
• Fix crash when browsing custom emojis list (#1474)
• Fix hidden timelines lost in single bar mode (#1398)
• Fix link icon invisible in light mode
• Fix Conscrypt crash on 16KB page size devices
• Fix crash reports
• Use Fedilab Nitter instance and add User-Agent header

Added

• Add Collections support (Mastodon 4.6+)
• Create, edit, delete and browse collections
• Manage collection members
• Notifications when added to a collection, with option to remove yourself
• Dedicated entry in the main menu with "Created by you" and "Featuring you" tabs
• Collections visible on user profiles
• Add pressable ALT badge to read media description without opening (#1459, #1079, #1064)

Fixed

• Fix animated emoji battery drain and crashes (#1318)
• Fix app refreshes every open after GC (#1034)
• Fix sticky scroll after text selection or emoji shower (#1444)
• Fix custom emojis overflowing in display names (#1465)
• Fix timeline gaps and auto-fetch missing messages (#1454, #1410)
• Fix @user links only opening Fediverse accounts (#1455, #888, #1046)
• Fix restore notification position from marker (#1463)

Added

• Add warning for expired scheduled boosts on startup (#1449)

Fixed

• Fix compose button direction and toolbar state in reverse mode (#1444)
• Fix bookmark pagination in reverse order mode (#1445)
• Fix use remote URL for download when media is fetched remotely (#1446)
• Fix media description badge missing on autoplay GIFs (#1447)
• Fix hashtag timeline pagination (#1448)
• Fix duplicate parts when auto-splitting long messages (#1450)
• Fix unused temp media not cleaned on cache clear (#854)
• Fix push distributor not saved in settings (#1091)