Sync for Lemmy Beta 50 release notes - eviltoast
Sync for Lemmy Beta 50 release notes - Lemmy.world
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### Key points - Random and random nsfw back as actions! - Added the ability to browse all instances and communities on an instance - Added admin tools (see #312 for details) ##### Ultra - Added a new article summarizer ##### New - Added user + community block managers (Settings > Lemmy preferences) - UI changes to the post options bottomsheet - Icons are now shown next to the user and community items - User and community items can be expanded out - A few user items have been moved to a separate bottomsheet - The filters bottomsheet now uses icons - catbox.moe links are now opened in-app (can be disabled) - Imgur video posts now show a small preview image - You can now view the moderators of a community - Added an option to disable the new hiding behaviour (Settings > experimental > keep posts hidden) ##### Github issues closed - Deep linking causes a transparent, unresponsive Activity to appear if Sync isn’t already running #345 - Random NSFW #246 - Expose instance name and view its communities #242 - Add the ability to generate a random base theme color on app launch #358 - “Failed to start subscription purchase (2)” when subscribing to Ultra #231 - Crash when using lemmy.ca [http://lemmy.ca] instance #204 - Unable to share direct image on Android 14 Beta #104 - Unable to direct share image #216 - Remove the “Display if a post is OC” setting #361 - Block button shown twice in the about menu #403 - Block list #305 - Block button does not change to “Unblock” when you block a community #300 - [Feature Request] Block Community option added to Post Menu #225 - Function to unblock a user #269 - When viewing comments in your own or someone else’s profile… #401 - Summarize article/post/comment feature for Ultra #251 - Switch Media Upload Dialog for Bottom Sheet #160 - Support for verified links (top X instances maybe) #77 - Community in drawer sidebar has blank space between name and instance #47 - Back arrow in action bar isn’t visible in login screen on tablets #53 - Theme sharing generates screenshot only #96 ##### Other fixes - Fixed a crash when starting chrome custom tabs - Fixed a crash when searching - Added a potential crash for TextViews crashing - Fixed an issue where searching from the drawer would say todo… - You can now enter “-” and “_” in the username field - Fixed a crash where some S4R backups would cause a crash - ProgressBottomSheetDialogFragments now auto dismiss ##### Updates - androidx.annotation:annotation > 1.7.0-rc01 - com.google.android.material:material > 1.11.0-alpha02 - com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics-gradle > 2.9.9 ##### Notes - NSFW images can no longer be uploaded via Sync - Android 14 should behave better now - View + saved are now enabled by default in the actions manager - Your default community has been reset to handle the new local feed changes - The voting icons in comments now match slides - The profile icon is now accessible via the 3 dot menu for comments

crosspost from : https://lemmy.world/post/4209156

Key points

  • Random and random nsfw back as actions!
  • Added the ability to browse all instances and communities on an instance
  • Added admin tools (see #312 for details)
Ultra
  • Added a new article summarizer
New
  • Added user + community block managers (Settings > Lemmy preferences)
  • UI changes to the post options bottomsheet
    • Icons are now shown next to the user and community items
    • User and community items can be expanded out
    • A few user items have been moved to a separate bottomsheet
  • The filters bottomsheet now uses icons
  • catbox.moe links are now opened in-app (can be disabled)
  • Imgur video posts now show a small preview image
  • You can now view the moderators of a community
  • Added an option to disable the new hiding behaviour (Settings > experimental > keep posts hidden)
Github issues closed
  • Deep linking causes a transparent, unresponsive Activity to appear if Sync isn’t already running #345
  • Random NSFW #246
  • Expose instance name and view its communities #242
  • Add the ability to generate a random base theme color on app launch #358
  • “Failed to start subscription purchase (2)” when subscribing to Ultra #231
  • Crash when using lemmy.ca instance #204
  • Unable to share direct image on Android 14 Beta #104
  • Unable to direct share image #216
  • Remove the “Display if a post is OC” setting #361
  • Block button shown twice in the about menu #403
  • Block list #305
  • Block button does not change to “Unblock” when you block a community #300
  • [Feature Request] Block Community option added to Post Menu #225
  • Function to unblock a user #269
  • When viewing comments in your own or someone else’s profile… #401
  • Summarize article/post/comment feature for Ultra #251
  • Switch Media Upload Dialog for Bottom Sheet #160
  • Support for verified links (top X instances maybe) #77
  • Community in drawer sidebar has blank space between name and instance #47
  • Back arrow in action bar isn’t visible in login screen on tablets #53
  • Theme sharing generates screenshot only #96
Other fixes
  • Fixed a crash when starting chrome custom tabs
  • Fixed a crash when searching
  • Added a potential crash for TextViews crashing
  • Fixed an issue where searching from the drawer would say todo…
  • You can now enter “-” and “_” in the username field
  • Fixed a crash where some S4R backups would cause a crash
  • ProgressBottomSheetDialogFragments now auto dismiss
Updates
  • androidx.annotation:annotation > 1.7.0-rc01
  • com.google.android.material:material > 1.11.0-alpha02
  • com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics-gradle > 2.9.9
Notes
  • NSFW images can no longer be uploaded via Sync
  • Android 14 should behave better now
  • View + saved are now enabled by default in the actions manager
  • Your default community has been reset to handle the new local feed changes
  • The voting icons in comments now match slides
  • The profile icon is now accessible via the 3 dot menu for comments