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Mlem for Lemmy 1.3 Beta 1
We’ve fixed several bugs and made some minor tweaks to the 1.3 beta. We have one final beta build planned before we upgrade it to a Release Candidate.
Cheers,
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Minor Changes
- Added the ability to block instances from the nav bar menu of the instance details page. NOTE: due to quirks of the Lemmy API, this is currently only available when navigating to the instance from a community, or from a user if you are on an instance running 0.19.4+; it is not available when navigating to an instance from search. This will be fixed in the next beta build.
- Mark read on scroll no longer marks posts read while they are still visible
- Added instance uptime support for toast.ooo and szmer.info
Bug Fixes
- Fixed the interaction bar widgets resetting when upgrading to 1.3
- Fixed sent messages not being filtered when “filter read” is active
- Fixed the inbox tab unread badge sometimes showing "-1” (again)
- Fixed user blocking not showing a confirmation dialog. It will now prompt for confirmation when blocking from profile; when blocking from a post, no additional dialog will be shown beyond the “Block” -> “Block User” flow.
- Fixed incorrect padding in post report sheet
- Fixed an issue where subscribing to a large number of communities would negatively impact the app’s performance. This should make the app noticeably snappier for most users, especially those subscribed to 100+ communities.
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Mlem is a free and open source project. 100% of our funding, which pays for things like server time, comes from our generous donors; we do not, and will never, run ads or sell data. If you'd like to help support Mlem, you can donate here.
Mlem for Lemmy 1.3 Beta 0
UPDATE: Beta 1 is now available. See the patch notes here
Mlem 1.3 is now available for beta testing! This version brings a suite of moderation and administration tools to Mlem, along with some other highly requested features.
Cheers,
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Mark Read on Scroll
When this setting is enabled, posts are marked read as you scroll past them. Enable it under Settings -> General -> Mark Read on Scroll.
Inbox Redesign
The "Inbox" tab has been redesigned to be compact and easier to use.
- Replies and Mentions now use the same interaction bar as comments, which is customizable under
Settings->Appearance->Comments->Customize Widgets. - Each inbox tab now shows the unread count for that category.
- Private messages are now labeled as "sent" or "received".
Select Text
Posts and comments now have a “select text” menu action, letting you highlight text from the post/comment and quickly copy/paste it elsewhere.
Inline Image Uploading
Images can now be uploaded inline in posts, comments, messages and reports. If you cancel before submitting, Mlem will request that your instance deletes any images that you may have uploaded.
Save images from Feed
Images can now be saved or shared without opening the image viewer by long-pressing on the image in the feed.
Show Website Host in Compact/Headline Mode
This replaces the thumbnail indicator for link posts, which was removed. It can be re-enabled under Settings -> Accessibility -> Website Thumbnail Indicator.
Instance Uptime
A new tab in the instance page lets you see the uptime of that instance. This is only available for select instances. The data is fetched from https://lemmy-status.org.
Moderation Actions
The following moderator and administrator actions are now available:
- Pin a post to community or instance
- Lock a post
- Remove posts, comments and messages
- Ban users from a community or instance
- Purge posts, comments, messages, users, and communities
- View votes of a post/comment. Only admins can do this right now, but as of 0.19.4 moderators will be able to do this too.
- Add and remove moderators of a community
You can customise how these actions are displayed in Settings -> Moderation. By default, the "remove" and "ban creator" actions are shown for posts in the feed.
Other actions, such as Pin and Lock, are accessible via the ellipsis menu in the expanded post. These actions can be made available in the feed as well under Settings -> Moderation -> Show All Actions in Feed.
Settings -> Moderation also allows moderation actions to be hidden in a disclosure group:
Or as a completely separate menu:
You can add and remove moderators from the "Moderation" section of communities you moderate. Users can also be appointed as moderators from the ellipsis menu of their profile.
"Moderated" Feed
The new “Moderated” feed shows posts from communities you moderate.
Mod Mail
Mod Mail has been integrated into the Inbox tab. It can be accessed by tapping the drop-down at the top of the Inbox page, or by tapping the "Inbox" tab icon when already viewing the tab. In the Mod Mail, you can view and act on both reports and registration applications.
By default, the unread mod mail count is included in the Inbox tab's unread badge. You can customize which types of notification are included under Settings -> Appearance -> Tab Bar.
Upcoming planned TestFlight releases will further improve Mod Mail by adding swipe actions to moderator items and a setting for customizing the report interaction bar widgets the same way as for posts and comments.
Modlog
Added the ability to view the moderation log for a community or instance. The modlog for communities can be found under 'Moderation' in the community page, and for instances under 'Administration' in the instance details page.
Fediseer Integration
A new "Trust & Safety" tab on instance pages displays the guaranteed status of that instances, along with any endorsements, hesitations or censures it may have received.
Minor Changes
- The Saved feed can now be filtered by posts or comments only.
- The upvote, downvote, save and reply actions now display side-by-side in context menus, and the "Block User" and "Block community" are now consolidated under "Block".
- The ellipsis menu in the expanded post view has moved from beside the post title to the toolbar, making it accessible from anywhere on the page.
- Added the option to always open links in reader mode (
Settings->Links->Open in Reader) - Added a new app icon, "Ocean".
- Keyword filters no longer apply to communities you moderate.
- Updated the bubble-style picker animation.
- Removed the confirmation popup for "Report".
Bug Fixes
- Fixed the inbox tab unread badge sometimes showing "-1".
- Fixed the instance pin icon not showing in compact mode.
- Fixed sent messages being permanently displayed as unread.
- The comment collapse animation now respects the system "Reduce Motion" setting.
- Image save failure now displays an error message.
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Mlem is a free and open source project. 100% of our funding, which pays for things like server time, comes from our generous donors; we do not, and will never, run ads or sell data. If you'd like to help support Mlem, you can donate here.
New Mlem release in TestFlight - 0.0.7 (23)!
Download the TestFlight beta for iOS 16+
After a massive reorganization and recruiting almost 20 new developers and designers from the community, we've made a HUGE amount of additions and improvements to the app, with many more to come! Yay!
NEW ADDITIONS
- Redesigned interface! NEW POSTS, COMPACTS POSTS, ALL THE THINGS!
- Updated Settings Tab
- Tap to collapse comments/threads
- Long post text is now truncated so they don't take up your whole screen. They will have a maximum height.
- Increased contrast between post/comment cards and background
- The way the application interacts with the Lemmy API has been improved, this should reduce crashes in multiple places
BUG FIXES
- Tapping community links will no longer crash the app, instead an alert shows saying they're not currently supported (we're working on it now, it needs a few different chunks of work completed)
- Duplicate/looping posts when scrolling feeds should no longer happen 🤞
- Rapid scrolling through feed should no longer cause crashing 🤞
- Mlem icon is now brighter!
KNOWN ISSUES
- Some images may extend beyond the post card bounds in Card View
- In compact mode, link previews may not load
- Comments still have old up/downvote buttons
MORE TO COME
- Full a11y compliance which should work perfectly with iOS's Accessibility functionality like Guided Access and Screen Reader. (Thanks to contributor Weston for your expertise and audit!) Note: we weren't able to work this into the current build because of the constant changes to the interface, but some/most of it should be in the next build!
- New Profile Tab and Messages Tab
- New & improved fullscreen image viewer (not ready in time for this release)
- Inbox notifications (not Push, as that takes more work-- more on that later)
- Colored thread indicators
- Swipe-to-vote
- Post/comment saving
- Updated NSFW tag/blur
Again, please keep in mind that this is an early beta. As such, it's not feature-complete and there will be bugs and unexpected behavior. Enjoy testing, and we look forward to hearing your bug reports via TestFlight and your feedback! You can comment here or come chat with us in The Mlem Space on Matrix.
PS, and because lots of people have asked-- Mlem app will never support iOS 15. Sorry, but we'd have to rewrite the app from scratch, and that's not something we're gonna do. Additionally, kbin support isn, for now, out-of-reach due to incompatibilities between the kbin and lemmy APIs. Although this may change in the future, for now, it's not going to happen.
Cheers!
The Mlem Dev Team