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Hey everyone! Sorry for the long wait, but the first pre-release of Thunder v0.7.0 is finally here! 🎉

This nightly includes a ton of under-the-hood improvements to improve performance and prepare for upcoming Lemmy API changes. As a result, there aren’t too many new features in this release. Expect the next few pre-releases to focus on similar foundational updates as there's still a lot of work left to do.

Note: Because of all the under-the-hood changes, this nightly build might be more prone to bugs than previous builds. As such, please report any issues that you encounter when running this version!

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

Some notable changes to test out:

• The experimental post page is now generally available and will replace the current post page. This update brings several performance improvements along with a few new features:
  • You can now navigate between top-level comments as well as child comments by tapping and long-pressing the comment navigator buttons respectively.
  • If you're logged into multiple accounts, you can now choose to view a post as a specific account—provided the post is federated with your account's instance.
  • When "Hide top bar on scroll" is enabled, this setting now applies to the new post page alongside the feed page.
• You can now toggle community icons when using compact mode. This update also adjusts how community icons and post authors are displayed when both are enabled. If you have any feedback on the changes, please mention it on GitHub!
• You can now mark private messages as read! Additional improvements to the private messaging feature are planned once the Lemmy API changes are complete.

The full list of changes since v0.6.1 are mentioned below. As always, if there are any bugs or issues, please submit a new GitHub issue.

Additions

• Added ability to search for top-level settings by micahmo
• Added semantic labels to all overflow/popup buttons by micahmo
• Added ability to mark private messages as read by hjiangsu
• Added ability to toggle community icons in compact mode by hjiangsu
• Added prompt to add original post body when cross-posting links and images by hjiangsu

Changes

• Enabled the experimental post page to be the default by hjiangsu
• Improved markdown link behaviour by micahmo
• Improved visibility of comment navigator in dark mode by micahmo
• Improved UX for toggling pure black theme by hjiangsu
• Improved handling of tall images in feed/post by hjiangsu
• Removed scrape missing previews option by hjiangsu
• Enabled full-height images in default configuration by hjiangsu
• Featured posts are compacted when using card mode by hjiangsu
• Enabled ability for last tapped post to preserve it's state by micahmo
• Improved message clarity of "Mark all as read" action by micahmo
• Improved community icon setting terminology by hjiangsu

Fixes

• Fixed profile modal staying open after logging into new account by micahmo
• Fixed profile modal not closing after switching accounts by micahmo
• Fixed color of block icon on "Block User" button by micahmo
• Fixed link images not respecting edge-to-edge option by hjiangsu
• Fixed issue with block quotes not being applied in some cases by micahmo
• Fixed search keyboard popping up when using back navigation by hjiangsu
• Fixed video player back button on landscape mode not being displayed by hjiangsu
• Fixed full date setting not accounting for user timezone by hjiangsu
• Fixed notification page overlapping with bottom navigation bar by micahmo
• Fixed visual glitch when navigating to posts via link by micahmo
• Fixed inconsistency with comment navigator by hjiangsu
• Fixed comment sort setting label not matching selected comment sort option by micahmo

Misc

• Consolidated all navigation logic together by hjiangsu
• Refactored media thumbnails and related logic by hjiangsu
• Refactored post card related widgets by hjiangsu
• Refactored user-related widgets (avatar, chips, header, indicator, sidebar, etc.) by hjiangsu
• Refactored community-related widgets and logic by hjiangsu
• Updated translations from Weblate by hjiangsu
• Updated instances by github-actions

Hey everyone, I hope you had a great new year! This is the fourth nightly release for Thunder v0.6.0. This version introduces support for managing your uploaded media, support for importing and exporting Lemmy settings, and many fixes to theming and the image viewer.

We're nearing the end of the nightly releases for v0.6.0, and will soon be releasing the full v0.6.0 for general availability. As such, please report any issues that you encounter when running this version!

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

Some notable changes to test out:

• Thunder now has support for managing your uploaded media. To access and manage all your previously uploaded images, simply navigate to Settings -> Account -> Danger Zone -> Manage Media. Thanks to micahmo for working on this feature!
• Thunder now has support for importing and exporting your Lemmy account settings. This allows you to migrate your account information, subscriptions, and blocklists from one instance to another. You can access this setting by heading to Settings -> Account -> Import/Export Settings.
• The comment actions menu has been completely redesigned and reorganized to improve navigability and match the previously updated post actions menu. If you have any feedback on the new design and layout, feel free to mention it on GitHub.
• The image viewer has been improved to better handle issues with top/bottom bars obstructing the image, and other edge cases. Thanks to CTalvio for working on this!

Additions

• Added support for managing uploaded media by micahmo
• Added ability to import/export Lemmy account settings by micahmo
• Added ability to navigate to modlog for removed comments by micahmo

Changes

• Hide profile/hamburger icon when refreshing feed by micahmo
• Added support for additional comment link formats by micahmo
• Improved image viewer interactions with top/bottom navigation bars by CTalvio
• Added feature to highlight the last tapped post after navigating via image by micahmo
• Redesigned comment bottom sheet by hjiangsu

Fixes

• Fixed incorrect status bar color on the post page by micahmo
• Fixed custom action inkwell colors not showing properly for post bottom sheet by micahmo
• Fixed issue with comment scrolling offset not being applied correctly by micahmo
• Fixed issue where image viewer could get stuck in fullscreen mode by micahmo
• Fixed incorrect icon sizes by micahmo
• Fixed additional color issues and discrepancies by micahmo

Misc

• Added deep link support for thunderapp.dev by hjiangsu
• Updated CI workflow for Flutter 3.27 and upgraded dependencies by hjiangsu
• Migrated to gradle declarative plugin by hjiangsu
• Fixed macOS runner not building due to associated domains by gwbischof
• Added automated build workflow for Android by hjiangsu
• Cleaned up image permissions for Android by hjiangsu

Edit: Hey everyone, v0.6.0-3 was released to resolve an issue with Thunder hanging at the splash screen when updating to v0.6.0-2. If you are encountering any additional issues, please open up a new issue on GitHub!

The full changelog for v0.6.0-2 is listed below.

Hey everyone, this is the second nightly release for Thunder 0.6.0! This release contains a lot of fixes to the theming changes introduced in the first nightly build, as well as other fixes and additions. A huge thanks to micahmo for finding and resolving these issues! If you notice any additional issues with regards to theming, please open up a new GitHub issue.

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

Some notable changes to test out:

• The Account page has been re-written to use the same foundational logic as the feed-related pages. This should result in overall improved performance, automatic hiding of user header bar, the ability to sort your posts/comments, and more!
• New settings have been added including pure black mode toggle on system theme, automatic expansion of taglines, and ability to choose video player preferences.
• A lot of fixes to theming, and other various issues with regards to feed loading.

The full list of changes since v0.6.0-1 are mentioned below. As always, if there are any bugs or issues, please submit a new GitHub issue.

Additions

• Updated account page to use underlying feed-related logic by hjiangsu
• Added URL on condensed post view by hjiangsu
• Added option to toggle pure black mode when using system theme by hjiangsu
• Added setting to automatically expand taglines by hjiangsu
• Added ability to select video player viewing preferences by ggichure
• Added highlight on last tapped post in feed by micahmo

Changes

• Improved image dimension fetching from API on supported instances by hjiangsu
• Improved dark theme surface colour blending by hjiangsu
• Improved feed fetching logic by micahmo
• Do not re-load inbox when already selected by micahmo

Fixes

• Fixed incorrectly triggered end of feed when too many filters are applied by hjiangsu
• Fixed background colour by micahmo
• Fixed create post snackbar error message by hjiangsu
• Fixed system navigation bar colour by micahmo
• Fixed status bar colour by micahmo
• Fixed text hint colour by micahmo
• Fixed text field height discrepancies by micahmo in https://github.com/thunder-app/thunder/pull/1622
• Fixed issue with inbox "mark all as read" not clearing messages by micahmo

Misc

• Updated instances by github-actions
• Removed go_router dependency for navigation by hjiangsu
• Migrated from uni_links to app_links package for deep links by hjiangsu

Hey everyone, sorry for the long delay but this is the first pre-release for Thunder v0.6.0! As always, this pre-release version contains many additions, changes, and fixes.

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

Note: We are aware of a few visual issues with this nightly build and hope to fix them in an upcoming build. If you notice any additional visual issues, please create a new issue on GitHub.

Some notable changes to test out:

• Thunder now supports alternative link sources for posts using Archive Today, Internet Archive, and Ground News. You can access alternative link sources from the post page overflow menu, or by long pressing on a link thumbnail. Thank you to micahmo for implementing this feature!
• The post actions menu has been completely redesigned and reorganized to improve navigability and support for additional moderator actions. If you have any feedback on the new design and layout, feel free to mention it on GitHub.
• Thunder now supports additional user/moderator actions including the ability to report posts, banning/unbanning a user from a community, and adding/removing a user as a community moderator. All these actions are available when you open the post actions sheet.
• Various other improvements including support for image alternative text, quick peeking for image thumbnails, unread notification badges in the account switcher, and more!

The full list of changes since v0.5.1 are mentioned below. As always, if there are any bugs or issues, please submit a new GitHub issue.

Additions

• Added support for alternate link sources by micahmo
• Added ability to report posts by hjiangsu
• Added moderator action to ban/unban user from community by hjiangsu
• Added moderator action to add/remove a user as a moderator to a community by hjiangsu
• Added reporter to reported posts/comments by hjiangsu
• Added support for showing image alt text by micahmo
• Added ability for quick peeking at images by micahmo
• Added unread badges to profile switcher by micahmo
• Added reader mode for in-app browser by micahmo
• Added ability to navigate between top-level comments for comment navigator in experimental post page by hjiangsu

Changes

• Migrated video player to different package by hjiangsu
• Redesigned post action sheet by hjiangsu
• Changed end of feed/comment message to be more generic by hjiangsu
• Switched hint text to label in create post page by micahmo
• Improved search-ability for account and debug settings by micahmo

Fixes

• Fixed theme settings page bottom spacing by ggichure
• Fixed partial percent encoded links in markdown images by hjiangsu
• Fixed create post/comment page markdown toolbar visibility by hjiangsu

Misc

• Upgraded dependencies for Flutter 3.24 compatibility by hjiangsu
• Removed unused package dependencies and organized pubspec.yaml by hjiangsu
• Upgraded NDK version by gwbischof
• Updated instances by github-actions
• Updated translations from Weblate by hjiangsu
• Fix macOS build and dependencies by gwbischof
• Fix web build by gwbischof and hjiangsu
• Fix deprecation warnings and linting by hjiangsu

Hey everyone, Thunder v0.5.0 is finally here! This release cycle took a quite a bit of time, but 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.

Important: Your feed settings (default feed type and sort) will now be based on your Lemmy account settings. The previous feed settings will now ONLY apply to guest accounts. As such, you may have to re-configure your default feed type and default sort type if you were previously using the in-app settings.

Now onto the update notes. This update brings a few major features:

🎉 New Features

• The inbox page has been completely re-written with an updated design to more closely align with Material 3 design guidelines. There's also been a number of fixes to support quick actions within the inbox page (e.g., voting, saving, etc).
• Thunder now respects more of your Lemmy account settings including your default feed/sort settings. You can update your display name, bio, email, and much more in the new Account Settings page. You can also quickly switch between different accounts to modify your Lemmy settings across all your authenticated accounts.
• Additional Lemmy 0.19.x features have been added to Thunder including the ability to hide posts, custom thumbnail support, site content warnings, and more. We are still continuously working on bringing Thunder up to feature-parity with Lemmy, so let us know what features you would like to see.
• Custom user notes/labels are now available in Thunder! This will allow you to add any custom notes to a given user. You can add user labels from the settings page via Settings -> User Labels. Alternatively, you can add labels through the action sheets by long pressing on a given comment and selecting User -> Add User Label.

ℹ General

• The create/edit button for posts and comments have been moved to the markdown toolbar. This should hopefully make it more accessible for one-handed use.
• URL filtering has been added to keyword filters. Simply add a new keyword filter with a URL, and it should be hidden from view.
• Link sharing has been improved to support additional media/external links.

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

Additions

• Refactor inbox page by hjiangsu
• Add additional account settings by hjiangsu
• Add support for custom user labels by micahmo
• Add support for hiding posts by micahmo
• Add ability to create links to app settings by micahmo
• Add account birthday indicator to users by micahmo
• Add ability to import/export local app database by micahmo
• Add post/comment language metadata by micahmo
• Add community stats for community visibility/local subscribers by micahmo
• Add ability to create block quote from selection when commenting by micahmo
• Add ability to re-order user accounts by micahmo
• Add ability to upload multiple images at a time for a post/comment by hjiangsu
• Add support for site content warnings by micahmo
• Add support for custom thumbnails in posts by micahmo
• Add ability to sort inbox by ggichure
• Add ability to view post as a different user by micahmo
• [Experimental] Add debug setting to customize image dimension timeout value by hjiangsu
• [Experimental] Add new experimental post page by hjiangsu

Changes

• Extend keyword filters to URLs by hjiangsu
• Remove page scroll animation when switching between bottom navigation items by hjiangsu
• Decrease layout jank originating from images within comments, and improve image error states by micahmo
• Disable account switching when editing post/comment by micahmo
• Defer loading image dimensions when opening image preview by micahmo
• Improve link sharing for images/video URLs by micahmo
• Show placeholder icon for posts without thumbnails by micahmo
• Allow snackbars to be closed on action by micahmo
• Immediately remove blocked users/communities from feed, disable ability to block self by micahmo
• Use community/user display names globally by micahmo
• Show community/user sort type on community/user headers by micahmo
• Use user/community format styling to cross-posts by micahmo
• Fallback to opening non-Lemmy instances in browser by micahmo
• Improve feedback when subscribing/unsubscribing to community by hjiangsu
• Move create/edit post button into markdown toolbar by micahmo
• Move create/edit comment button into markdown toolbar by micahmo
• Show voting when hidden scores are enabled by hjiangsu
• Add option to navigate to user's instance from post actions by micahmo
• Disable "Subscriptions" sort type option for guest accounts by micahmo
• Remove images from push notifications, improve UnifiedPush logic by micahmo

Fixes

• Fix table column markdown alignment by hjiangsu
• Fix mark post as read when previewing media on 0.19.4 by hjiangsu
• Fix sidebar lag when subscribed to a large amount of communities by hjiangsu
• Fix superscript/subscript parsing edge cases by micahmo
• Fix image overflow when rendering inside a spoiler tag by micahmo
• Fix issue where optimistic voting would not reflect upvotes/downvotes properly by micahmo
• Fix post text preview showing raw markdown by hjiangsu
• Fix snackbar positioning when opening/dismissing keyboard by micahmo
• Fix labeling and minor semantics by micahmo
• Fix text field spell check causing exception on ** text by hjiangsu
• Fix minor typo in 'Change Password' page by wadamT
• Fix semantics for link information by hjiangsu
• Fix share text post by micahmo
• Fix image proxy handling by hjiangsu
• Fix for markdown toolbar not showing above system keyboard by hjiangsu
• Fix dim read posts setting not being applied for card view by hjiangsu

Misc

• Fix macOS build errors by hjiangsu
• Remove javaToolchain binaries by hjiangsu
• Remove push package Android dependency by hjiangsu
• Update PR template by hjiangsu
• Update instances by github-actions
• Update translations from Weblate by hjiangsu
• Update Turkish localizations by mikropsoft
• Migrate anonymous instances to database by micahmo
• Minor under-the-hood feed related changes by hjiangsu
• Improve parsing of video speed setting by micahmo
• Move experimental push notifications under experimental flag by micahmo
• Add more push notifications debugging by micahmo
• Migrate draft storage to local database by micahmo

New Contributors

• wadamT made their first contribution

This is the third release candidate for Thunder v0.5.0! As mentioned in the previous release candidate, there aren't too many notable changes in this version as I'm preparing for a general release version. If no major issues are found, this will be the version released on the App Store and Google Play.

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

Fixes

• Fix image proxy thumbnails not retrieving image dimensions properly by hjiangsu
• Potentially fix for markdown toolbar not showing above system keyboard by hjiangsu

This is the second release candidate for Thunder v0.5.0! As mentioned in the previous release candidate, there aren't too many notable changes in this version as I'm preparing for a general release version. If no major issues are found, this will be the version released on the App Store and Google Play.

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

Fixes

• Fixed share text post by micahmo
• Fixed loading indicator when submitting posts, moved comment submit to markdown toolbar by micahmo
• Fixed table column markdown alignment by hjiangsu

This is the first release candidate for Thunder v0.5.0! There aren't too many notable changes in this version as I'm preparing for a general release version. If no major issues are found, this will be the version released on the App Store and Google Play.

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

Changes

• Moved "Create Post" button into markdown toolbar by micahmo
• Fallback to opening non-Lemmy instances in browser by micahmo
• Show voting when hidden scores are enabled by hjiangsu
• Allow navigating to user instance from post sheet by micahmo

Misc

• Minor under-the-hood feed related changes by hjiangsu

This is the third pre-release for Thunder v0.5.0! This version contains a brand new inbox page, support for hiding posts (v0.19.4), and the usual bug fixes. There have also been a lot of under-the-hood changes so as always, please mention any issues or bugs that come up when running this version.

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

Some notable changes to test out:

• The inbox page has been re-implemented to improve overall performance, reduce unnecessary API calls, and to more closely align to Material design guidelines. Additionally, you can now sort your inbox replies/mentions by top, new, old, and more!

• Added support for hiding posts in Lemmy instances v0.19.4 and higher. You can assign swipe actions to hide posts, and adjust it's colour similar to other actions (e.g., voting, saving, etc)

• Site content warnings are now supported on Lemmy instances v0.19.4 and higher. If an instance has a site content warning, that will be displayed in Thunder when you attempt to add an account with that instance.

Additions

• Introduced refactored inbox page by hjiangsu
• Added ability to sort inbox by ggichure
• Added new markdown action to create block quote from selection in comment create/reply by micahmo
• Added ability to re-order accounts by micahmo
• Added user label settings page by micahmo
• Added ability to upload multiple images at a time for a post/comment by hjiangsu
• Added support for site content warnings by micahmo
• Added support for hiding posts by micahmo
• Added support for custom thumbnails in posts by micahmo

Changes

• Show community/user sort type on headers by micahmo
• Disabled closable snackbar for exit message by micahmo
• Applied name styling to cross-posts by micahmo
• Re-introduced comment navigator for experimental post page by hjiangsu
• Improved feedback when subscribing/unsubscribing to community by hjiangsu

Fixes

• Fixed inbox not refreshing after popping from notifications page* by hjiangsu
• Fixed semantics for link information by hjiangsu
• Disable "Subscriptions" sort type option for guest accounts by micahmo
• Fixed database migration logic* by hjiangsu
• Fixed issue with notifications staying page after marked as read* by micahmo

Misc

• Migrated anonymous instances to database by micahmo
• Updated Turkish localizations by mikropsoft
• Updated translations by hjiangsu