iOS TestFlight users will get notified automatically!
Android users can navigate to Settings -> Android Updates and tap Download latest version or you can grab the latest APK from https://pixelfed.org/mobile-apps
The sha256 for the APK is fef6bfe8a2d290370f0bfe1df60234c615a693d76edd1ed8ddd9184481afe98a
We hope you like the improvements, we have more coming soon 🚀 🎉 #pixelfed#pixelfedApp
The #pixelfedApp will soon display images/videos in a 1:1 aspect ratio (square), you will be able to tap to view full screen or pinch to zoom, or double tap to like or triple tap to slide in them dms
Dynamic heights and FlatLists are like Regina and Cady after she knew about the fat choc bars.
Mobile app dev is a lot like Mean Girls, you gotta find balance
How would you feel if I ran a centralized service for @pixelfed, specifically for the #pixelfedApp, that would facilitate discovery via uploading contacts list from the app?
This would allow new people to discover accounts in their phone contacts, making it easier to find friends and family’s accounts.
I know this has significant privacy implications, so I welcome your feedback, boosts appreciated 🙏
Push notifications on a federated platform (like Pixelfed or Mastodon) with 3rd party app support is hella complex, and the way gargron implemented it deserves much appreciation.
See, he could have limited push notifications to the official Mastodon app, but no, he had to do the ethical thing and make it available to any 3rd party app and service like UnifiedPush.
We're lucky to have developers like him, meanwhile I'm like considering just my app have push notifications cuz it's much easier 😅
I'm not really considering just limiting to my app, I'm going to emulate what he did with Mastodon and allow 3rd party @pixelfed apps to implement them as well.
I am writing a APNS/FCM gateway in php/go that will be used in the #pixelfedApp, looking forward to publishing that and blogging about it!
It will use the next gen, high performance arch that pixelfed will eventually be using, bringing perf and scalability to a new level 💪
⚡ Hashtag following
⚡ Boosts appear in home feed
⚡ Simpler navigation between feeds (swipe left/right)
⚡ New For You feed using simple algorithm
⚡ Unread DM counter badge
⚡ Privacy friendly translations
Android #pixelfedApp users on 1.0.0.24, what do you think of the improved read more feature and auto linker? Non Latin hashtags are now properly linkified, and the url link bug was fixed!
Stories and Video will be rolling out tonight on Android first, what a plot twist.
The new official Pixelfed app is rolling out, and includes improved onboarding and the ability to view Post Edit history (editing posts in-app is coming in the next release!)
Just finished updating the last @pixelfed app screen before I prepare to release the new version!
I know it's just the About page, but I'm proud of the clever "hack" I used for the "Follow @pixelfed on Pixelfed, Mastodon" buttons that open those profiles in-app even if your instance doesn't know about them yet (by first searching, and using a special param to redirect to the profile after search results load) #pixelfedApp
You can now get more context about why your seeing a post, along with relationship info (if applicable) like if you follow that account, and for how long!
You can also:
⚡ Follow or Unfollow
⚡ Mute or Unmute
⚡ Block or Unblock
⚡ Send a DM
⚡ Open post in web browser
⚡ Moderate posts (admins only)