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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?

@RaccoonForFriendica

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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 @Cătă @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

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

in reply to 𝔻𝕚𝕖𝕘𝕠 🦝🧑🏻‍💻🍕

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.

@RaccoonForFriendica

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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! 🦝❤️

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 😉

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 ❤️🦝🎄

#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 🎉🎄#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! 🎉🦝🎉

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 version 0.3.0 has been released!

I summarize the changelogs of 0.3.0 and 0.2.1 (because maybe you missed that patch):

- feat: possibility received text and images from other apps and create post;
- feat: add possibility to change system status/navigation bar theme;
- feat: add support for announcements (Mastodon);
- fix: settings load for anonymous users;
- fix: notification type serialization for filtering and push subscription;
- fix: poll footer layout;
- fix: make user names/handles clickable;
- enhancement: change “Send" button position in post creation;
- enhancement: change open circle/list in circle management screen;
- enhancement: make legacy login less visible;
- chore: add description for non-textual UI elements;
- chore: add new l10ns (ua, fi);
- chore: add more unit tests and coverage report;
- chore: update dependencies.

Hope you are having fun on Friendica (or Mastodon) and as always #livefasteattrash

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

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@dado vai pure su GitHub così sono visibili a tutti quelli che seguono il progetto ed è facile vedere quando le inizio/finisco.
@dado

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@RaccoonForFriendica a new version 0.2.0 has been released.

Changelog:
🦝 feat: add support for MastodonRedirect;
🦝 feat: export/import app settings to/from JSON;
🦝 feat: export contact list from profile;
🦝 feat: allow changing markup mode in post creation;
🦝 fix: retain scrolling state after navigation;
🦝 fix: newlines after titles in Markdown preview;
🦝 fix: avoid self mention when replying;
🦝 fix: retrieve source to edit post;
🦝 enhancement: populate current app icon value in settings;
🦝 chore: update manual and project documentation;
🦝 chore: typo in Fastlane metadata.

For those who have lost it, there has been a 0.1.1 in the meantime, which was mainly due to a metadata issue which blocked the submission on F-Droid, but it also included:
🦝 feat: add support for alternate (classic) and monochrome app icon;
🦝 fix: rendering images of different heights in carousels;
🦝 fix: rendering GIFs (or images with unbound constraints).

After the app gets published on the stores, we're going to move towards a more predictable release cycle (e.g. monthly stable versions and weekly betas).

Hope you are having fun on Friendica (or Mastodon) and as always #livefasteattrash

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

in reply to ❄️ freezr ❄️

@❄️ freezr ❄️ potresti mandarmi il link al post e uno screenshot per favore? i sondaggi in sola lettura dovrebbero almeno essere visualizzati e l'ultima volta che mi sono imbattuto un un sondaggio sembrava "ok"...

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@RaccoonForFriendica the first stable version 0.1.0 has finally been released! 🎉🎊🎉

Here is the changelog, compared the latest beta:
🦝 feat: make crash reports opt-in (disabled by default);
🦝 feat: add option to keep app bars fixed while scrolling;
🦝 fix: transition between images/videos in detail view;
🦝 fix: unmute videos in detail view;
🦝 enhancement: update licenses;
🦝 chore: update dependencies;
🦝 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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@Maxdid puoi avere più account e switchare da uno all'altro, dalla schermata profilo in alto a destra nella barra c'è 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:
🦝 add option to load media only when connected over a WiFi network;
🦝 add option to open web pages in internal viewer;
🦝 default visibility for replies and warning if higher visibility than original post;
🦝 prevent changing visibility in post edits;
🦝 make plain text mode the default choice for composition;
🦝 remove "other" section in login;
🦝 improved video player;
🦝 render custom emojis inside poll options;
🦝 layout fixes: chat title, user items in inbox, loading indicators in buttons;
🦝 fix occasional crash in profile screen;
🦝 add more unit tests;
🦝 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

in reply to 𝔻𝕚𝕖𝕘𝕠 🦝🧑🏻‍💻🍕

@𝔇𝔦𝔢𝔤𝔬 🦝🧑🏻‍💻🍕

Ciao ti do il mio input iniziale: al prinicipio ero un po' confuso... Lo stream di default segue più lo stile Mastodon che quello di Friendica, ma dopo un paio di cambi sono riuscito a farlo più 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 è ancora presente è quello di lasciare la barra dei comandi fissa, spero puoi mettere questa richiesta nel tuo todo-list.

in reply to ❄️ freezr ❄️

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

Quello che si vede nel feed "Iscrizioni" è 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 sì, è 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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@𝔇𝔦𝔢𝔤𝔬 🦝🧑🏻‍💻🍕

...da quel hi capito, include anche i post contenenti gli hashtag seguiti (in gergo Friendica le "ricerche salvate").

Mitico! 🤩

La barra di navigazione inferiore

Si quella, non mi veniva il nome in italiano... 😅
A me la barra che appare e scompare fa venire il mal di testa... 😵‍💫
Apprezzerei se potessi tenerla fissa! 🙏

Grazie! 🙏

in reply to ❄️ freezr ❄️

@❄️ freezr ❄️ 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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@𝔇𝔦𝔢𝔤𝔬 🦝🧑🏻‍💻🍕

Se proprio vuoi essere un figo puoi mettere una opzione per fissarla in alto e in basso... 😏

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... 👎

Grazie! 🙏



@RaccoonForFriendica new version 0.1.0.-beta20 available for testing!

Changelog:
🦝 show images in horizontal pager in timelines
🦝 improved "Add new account" flow
🦝 fix reblogged posts not displayed in hashtag feed
🦝 fix for crashes (calendar, post detail, hashtags)
🦝 added more unit tests
🦝 dependency updates

Moreover, the user manual has been improved and translated into Italian.

Have a nice weekend and #livefasteattrash!

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

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in reply to Thomas

@Thomas thanks for the report!

Concerning the first point, there is an "autoload images" option in the Settings screen which globally enables loading of images (including user avatars and custom emojis) and videos in all screens.

As for the second point, does it happens everywhere or just in the Search screen?

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@Dieguito 🦝🧑🏻‍💻🍕
However, I have to press the switch manually to show or hide media. I would like this to work automatically so that the media is loaded when I'm in Wi-Fi and not in mobile data.

The problem occurs when I click on a link that opens in the browser and then switch back to the app. This has nothing to do with the search. By search, I mean I have to scroll way down again to find the post I was at before.

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@Thomas ok, now I get it. I can add an observer on the network state at least on Android (this is a multiplatform project and observing the network state in native code on iOS can be tricky) and see what I can do. Thanks for the suggestion!

For the second problem, that is strange and I can not reproduce it but it looks like the lazy list state is not retained across lifecycle transitions (e.g. when the screen comes back to the resumed state). I'll have a look and investigate further, thanks.

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in reply to Thomas

I created a couple of issues on GitHub to better keep track of these reports... just another small question: does the "position loss" in a list happen only when opening the browser or even when you open another screen in the app, e.g. when opening a user profile if you tap on the post author's avatar?

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@Dieguito 🦝🧑🏻‍💻🍕 When I leave the app, regardless of whether I open a link or simply open another app, the Raccoon loading screen appears again. I can reproduce this by leaving the app for about a minute. If I go back more quickly, the app often stays where it was.
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@Thomas ok then it's the system terminating the process under the hood and recreating it silently (the app remains visible in recent tasks as if it was not dead but it is), e.g.if there are multiple applications opened and the system is hungry for resources.

Process "death" is tricky, I am waiting for this library to become compatible with the navigation library I'm currently using, because with SavedStateHandles it should be possible to handle state restoration across process recreation more easily.

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@Thomas I would go for something like that: allowing users to choose whether they want images always loaded automatically (as-is), never loaded automatically (on demand) or when on WiFi networks.

Is this closer to what you expected?

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@RaccoonForFriendica new version 0.1.0-beta19 available for testing!

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

Changelog:
🦝 improved circle list, which now has clear separation between list/channels/groups;
🦝 fix post preview (multiline input and support for Markdown headlines);
🦝 fix title for background inbox notification bottom sheet;
🦝 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 🦝

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

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There are some issues in the search screen, which have been fixed here.

Since I'm working on push notifications and would like to include at least an experimental feature in the next beta, probably the fix will be released tomorrow.

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@RaccoonForFriendica new version 0.1.0-beta16 available for testing!

Changelog:
🦝 added an option in Settings to disable automatic image loading;
🦝 initial loading optimization;
🦝 dependency updates.

@Thomas @Kristian I prioritized your feedback since the next thing in my roadmap is quite big (UnifiedPush integration) and it would have taken too long if I had waited for it.

Let me know if things are better now and #livefasteattrash!

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

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@Dieguito 🦝🧑🏻‍💻🍕 Thanks. Performance has improved pretty much by now, that's fine. However currently on loma.ml I'm experiencing a force-close in the local timeline with the latest build, it seems somehow related to (animated) gifs. Seen this? I'm off computer today but can try to reproduce tomorrow in the morning if of help. 🙂
@Thomas


@RaccoonForFriendica new version 0.1.0-beta15 available for testing! 🎉

Changelog:
🦝 add link to manual and Matrix room in "App information" dialog;
🦝 add possibility to make following/followed list private in profile settings;
🦝 fix making post indexable in profile settings;
🦝 fix pagination for followed users, followed hashtags and hashtag feed;
🦝 fix profile settings loading after account switch;
🦝 optimization of startup and account switch flows;
🦝 add experimental support for embedded images in posts;
🦝 as usual, dependency updates and more unit tests.

Reach out to me for bug reports and remember to #livefasteattrash!

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

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@Thomas nice idea! I'll add an issue for it, there was an option for it in the Lemmy app ("Auto load images"), but I thought nobody used it.

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@RaccoonForFriendica have you checked out the new User Manual? In the next release it will be added to the "App information" dialog so that you can easily find a reference if you need to.

Do you want to ask question in real-time to maintainers or suggest your ideas? We now have a Matrix room dedicated to the app, feel free to join!

#raccoonforfriendica #procyonproject #livefasteattrash

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in reply to 𝔻𝕚𝕖𝕘𝕠 🦝🧑🏻‍💻🍕

First of all, thank you very much for this great app.
One question: How do I get a timeline to not display comments without a reference?
I'm used to Friendica always assigning each comment to a post and not displaying it freely in a timeline.
in reply to Matthias

Not sure whether that's what you mean, but you can set "Exclude replies from timeline" in settings which should clean things up a bit.
in reply to Matthias

You're welcome.🙂 By the way any experiences related to performance of Racoon on loma.ml? Because on my phone, it takes 5..10s after start for the splash screen to disappear and the app to display any content. But might as well be network or account on my end...
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@ I'll check... I assume it happens both with and without an account, in case I need one I'll register a new user there.

EDIT: no issue in anonymous mode, I'll have to create an account there. Trying to go through the registration process without knowing a word of German 😅 it looks like I can not register with a Gmail address, is it possible?

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