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@RaccoonForFriendica version 0.4.1-beta11 has been released yesterday and is available for testing.

Its "latest and greatest" are:
- tags in post headers in your timeline (if that post is included due to you following one orore hashtags);
- new post detail layout which makes it easier to view relationships between posts and replies and load more replies on demand.

The initial depth of nesting (higher values imply loading will be less performant, lower values imply you'll see more often the "load more replies" button due to threads being partially downloaded).

It is the best I can do with the current Mastodon APIs but it looks ok-ish and, which is more important to the user who asked for this feature I guess, it makes it easier to follow conversations.

Let me know what you think, and if I accidentally broke anything and in the meantime, as usual, #livefasteattrash

#friendica #friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #raccoonforfriendica #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #foss #procyonproject



@RaccoonForFriendica version 0.4.1-beta10 has been released and is available for testing in the Play store (or in Obtainium if you prefer installing directly from GitHub)!

Apart from the usual localization and dependency updates, this version contains several improvements for embedded images and, if you are using Friendica, you will also be able to insert embedded images within your post body (as opposed to regular attachments). This can benefit those who want to create larger posts with several illustrations.

Let me know what you think about it and, as always, #livefasteattrash

#friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #foss #procyonproject

in reply to Piero Bosio

@Piero Bosio thanks for the feedback! Let me see if I understand your idea correctly: do you mean to add more options (e.g. "add image", "embed image", "add link", etc.) in the drop-down menu shown in the post creation page?

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@RaccoonForFriendica I'm seeing a lot of new users from Google Play's statistics, even if the app is not yet in the production channel. Welcome everyone, I hope you'll enjoy #friendica and #raccoonforfriendica!

Thanks to all the translators who continued to work on the app UI and store description, your dedication is really appreciated!
@Fitik @Cฤƒtฤƒ @TamilNeram @Ricky-Tigg

To old users, I've added two new big features:
- swipe navigation, which allows you to navigate between posts from the conversation detail;
- the "shortcuts" section, where you can explore other instances and see their local timeline "as if" your were registered there.

Plus, as usual, small fixes and enhancements listening to your continuous feedback.

Have a nice weekend and #livefasteattrash

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I think it's a "feel" issue more than a "functional" issue. I went to double check but the app is just stopping on me. Might be my phone''s being difficult.

I think the account switch is maybe a bit too far out of the way to be readily available. The menu opens up to access the account dropdown, and then you switch to the other account and the menu stays there.

My first thought is that switching to the account should acknowledge the change and then retract the menu. It took me a while to guess my way into swiping the menu to the side to dismiss it.

I was able to switch between Friendica and Mastodon well enough, but maybe there's a way to float that switch up to the top a bit more.

in reply to xinit

@xinit ok I'll add a message in a snackbar to acknowledge that the change has happened and close the side menu.

You can also switch the account from your profile screen using the top right button, even in that case I'll add a snackbar when the change happens.

Thanks for explaining it to me.

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@RaccoonForFriendica We finally did it: we got access to the production channel on Google Play! A big and heartfelt "thank you" to all those who participated in the closed test program, without you this would have been impossible! ๐Ÿฆโค๏ธ

The latest beta has been promoted to the "open testing" track, so that now everyone can become a tester and install the latest beta, which is a preview of the next stable release.

I'll wait until I improve notification support, so probably there is another month or so to wait. Keep an eye on the issue tracker to know what I'm working on, just in case ๐Ÿ˜‰

To try the app, you can become a tester using this invitation link.

Your feedback is important, and now you'll have Google Play's reviews as an additional way to express your opinion. Let me know what you think and always #livefasteattrash

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@RaccoonForFriendica new version 0.4.0-beta01 available for testing!

Changelog:
- feat: add "Distraction free" post layout;
- feat: add "Compact" post layout;
- feat: implement post dislike action;
- fix: retrieve post source for editing even for plain text;
- chore: translations update;
- chore: update dependencies.

Moreover, let me wish everyone happy holidays and remember to #livefasteattrash on Christmas and New Year's Eve.

A special and heartfelt acknowledgement goes to all the contributors of the #raccoonforfriendica project, people who helped with code, translations, bug reports, ideas for improvements, design, roadmap and in many other ways. Remember that this wouldn't have been the same without your contributions, and the fact that people who don't know each other (and don't even speak the same language) can meet and create something together is one of the best things of the free and open source model.

Hope we can continue in this direction next year. Thank you everyone, you are awesome โค๏ธ๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŽ„

#friendica #friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #raccoonforfriendica #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #procyonproject



@RaccoonForFriendica new version 0.3.4 has been released.

I'm sorry for having released multiple versions in so little time, this is an exception situation and is due to 0.3.2 not being available in F-Droid due to this issue.

The only way was to migrate to a different dependency injection framework and, if you wonder what happened, never use the Koin Annotations library if you want your builds to be reproducible!

Changelog:
- refactor(di): migrate from Koin to Kodein;
- chore(l10n): update German translation (thanks @Thomas for your continuous improvements);
- chore: update dependencies.

Hope this is the last release until next year and, with this, I wish everyone happy holidays ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ„#livefasteattrash

#friendica #friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #raccoonforfriendica #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #procyonproject

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@RaccoonForFriendica version 0.3.2 of Raccoon has been released! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฆ๐ŸŽ‰

Changelog:
- feat: add Acknowledgements screen;
- feat: support for block quotes;
- fix: prevent crashes while loading timeline;
- fix: load suggestions and trending links;
- fix: retrieve source for post editing;
- fix: user post pagination;
- fix: images overlapping text;
- fix: detect Friendica RC versions;
- enhancement: accessibility improvements;
- enhancement: post preview;
- enhancement: exclude replies from timeline by default;
- enhancement: make Markdown mode always available;
- enhancement: l10n updates.

Thanks to all those who helped by testing and reporting bugs, submitting pull requests or translating the UI. You are mentioned in the home page and, from now, also in a dedicated screen which can be accessed from the "App information" dialog.

You are simply awesome #livefasteattrash

#friendica #friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #raccoonforfriendica #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #procyonproject



@RaccoonForFriendica version 0.3.1 has been released!

Here is a summary of the changes:
- feat: add profile recovery screen;
- fix: review inline content alternate text;
- fix: strip off HTML before editing posts;
- enhancement: improve timeline a11y;
- enhancement: add friendica.myportal.social to default instances;
- chore: add unit tests for content pagination and repositories;
- chore: dependency updates.

This is mostly a bugfix release dealing with the most annoying issues you reported (e.g. the lack of management for expired tokens, accessibility issues, post editing with markup). Plus, since I've been adding a lot of unit tests, some minor bugs (e.g. direct messages pagination) were resolved too.

I'll keep populating the backlog with what you report and I'll continue to add tests to increase coverage.

Remember to #livefasteattrash!

#friendica #friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #raccoonforfriendica #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #procyonproject



@RaccoonForFriendica the first stable version 0.1.0 has finally been released! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰

Here is the changelog, compared the latest beta:
๐Ÿฆ feat: make crash reports opt-in (disabled by default);
๐Ÿฆ feat: add option to keep app bars fixed while scrolling;
๐Ÿฆ fix: transition between images/videos in detail view;
๐Ÿฆ fix: unmute videos in detail view;
๐Ÿฆ enhancement: update licenses;
๐Ÿฆ chore: update dependencies;
๐Ÿฆ chore: update user manual.

If no blocking issues are reported, I intend to make it easier to install the app (by distributing on other alternative stores, e.g. setting up the submission procedure to F-Droid), translate the UI and/or user manual into more languages, etc.

Wish me good luck and remember to #livefasteattrash!

#friendica #friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #raccoonforfriendica #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #procyonproject

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in reply to Maxdid

@Maxdid puoi avere piรน account e switchare da uno all'altro, dalla schermata profilo in alto a destra nella barra c'รจ un pulsante di "gestione account" (icona utente+ingranaggio) che apre una bottom sheet da cui puoi selezionare "Aggiungi nuovo" e rifare login. Da quel momento in poi puoi cambiare account usando la stessa bottom sheet.

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@RaccoonForFriendica new version 0.1.0-beta21 available for testing!

Changelog:
๐Ÿฆ add option to load media only when connected over a WiFi network;
๐Ÿฆ add option to open web pages in internal viewer;
๐Ÿฆ default visibility for replies and warning if higher visibility than original post;
๐Ÿฆ prevent changing visibility in post edits;
๐Ÿฆ make plain text mode the default choice for composition;
๐Ÿฆ remove "other" section in login;
๐Ÿฆ improved video player;
๐Ÿฆ render custom emojis inside poll options;
๐Ÿฆ layout fixes: chat title, user items in inbox, loading indicators in buttons;
๐Ÿฆ fix occasional crash in profile screen;
๐Ÿฆ add more unit tests;
๐Ÿฆ several dependency updates.

If things go well, this may be the final round of tests before the first stable release. The last bit will probably be making crash reports opt-out by default.

I'm also very pleased to inform you that the app has been accepted by IzzyOnDroid, so installing it is a lot easier if you use it or have its source added to your FDroid app.

In the meantime #livefasteattrash!

#friendica #friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #raccoonforfriendica #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #procyonproject

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@๐”‡๐”ฆ๐”ข๐”ค๐”ฌ ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ•

Ciao ti do il mio input iniziale: al prinicipio ero un po' confuso... Lo stream di default segue piรน lo stile Mastodon che quello di Friendica, ma dopo un paio di cambi sono riuscito a farlo piรน simile a come io uso la WebUI, sebbene sono rimasto col dubbio se il tab "subscription" mostra anche le ricerche salvate.

Un'opzione che ho visto che non รจ ancora presente รจ quello di lasciare la barra dei comandi fissa, spero puoi mettere questa richiesta nel tuo todo-list.

in reply to โ„๏ธ freezr โ„๏ธ

@ l'opzione principale per rendere la timeline piรน "usabile" รจ abilitare l'opzione "Escludi risposte dalla timeline".

Quello che si vede nel feed "Iscrizioni" รจ il risultato di una chiamata GET v1/timelines/home che fa parte delle API Mastodon esposte dai server Friendica e che, da quel ho capito, include anche i post contenenti gli hashtag seguiti (in gergo Friendica le "ricerche salvate").

Cosa intendi con "tenere fissa la barra dei comandi"? La barra di navigazione inferiore (Timeline, Esplora, Inbox, Profilo) che sparisce quando scorri? Se sรฌ, รจ certamente fattibile tenerla fissa, posso aggiungere un'opzione nella schermata delle impostazioni, avevo fatto la stessa identica cosa nel client per Lemmy ma pensavo non interessasse a nessuno questa funzione.

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@โ„๏ธ freezr โ„๏ธ scusami, una domanda: tengo fisse la barra superiore e quella inferiore, ma il "floating action button" (ovvero il pallozzo colorato che permette di creare un post, aggiungere un elemento o rispondere) in basso a destra? blocco anche lui?

ps. Termine tecnico "pallozzo".

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@๐”‡๐”ฆ๐”ข๐”ค๐”ฌ ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ•

Se proprio vuoi essere un figo puoi mettere una opzione per fissarla in alto e in basso... ๐Ÿ˜

Personalmente odio il "pallozzo" e lo preferirei integrato nella barra di navigazione come nell'immagine postata.

Io sono un grande sostenitore di Diaspora, non so se hai mai usato il wrapper per Android chiamato Dandelior, potrebbe essere fonte d'inspirazione: sopratutto per come gestisce le risposte.

Ad esempio io ho una vera e propria intolleranza al "farting mode" stile Mastodon, dove le risposte sono totalmente sconnesse al loro "post" di appartenenza... ๐Ÿ‘Ž

Grazie! ๐Ÿ™



@RaccoonForFriendica new version 0.1.0-beta19 available for testing!

Changelog:
๐Ÿฆ fix crash in search when result type is hashtags or users;
๐Ÿฆ improved login flow, especially for Mastodon users;
๐Ÿฆ remove channels from selection when using the "Circle" visibility for posts (Friendica-only);
๐Ÿฆ improved hashtag and mention opening, especially on Mastodon;
๐Ÿฆ experimental UnifiedPush integration for push notifications;
๐Ÿฆ dependency updates.

Thanks to all testers, you are awesome! #livefasteattrash

#friendica #friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #raccoonforfriendica #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #procyonproject



@RaccoonForFriendica new version 0.1.0-beta18 available for testing! ๐Ÿš€

Changelog:
๐Ÿฆ improved circle list, which now has clear separation between list/channels/groups;
๐Ÿฆ fix post preview (multiline input and support for Markdown headlines);
๐Ÿฆ fix title for background inbox notification bottom sheet;
๐Ÿฆ solved a crash when the image size was not known in advance.

You are encouraged to upgrade as soon as you can because the last issue of the above list caused the app to crash when loading feeds.

Have a nice weekend and thanks to all who reached out to me for reporting issues. The project could not grow if it wasn't for you!

Always #livefasteattrash ๐Ÿฆ

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