Hi, I’ve just been responding to feedback and implementing suggestions and release 141 is just that. Large new features are in-app release notes, customization for comment long-press actions, and community filters. Alongside a dozen smaller fixes, additions, and optimizations.

Added

  • Added hex input to colour pickers
  • Added setting to change comment long press action
  • Added option to hide nsfw in main feeds but not inside communities (note currently only applies to ‘hide’)
  • Added sign up button on sign in page
  • Added sticky sort (remembers changes to sort)
  • Added community filters (filters posts from communities whose name matches a filter)
  • Added setting to control notification time Interval (10S to 12H)
  • Added share and hide to comment swipe actions
  • Added release notes to app startup
  • Added setting to control release notes

Fixed

  • Fixed table markdown in some scenarios
  • Fixed the exit confirmation not showing when the left drawer was disabled
  • Fixed issue with jumping to parent comment being offset in comment navigator
  • Fixed draft comments loading the wrong comment while editing when you have multiple comments
  • Fixed ‘View full post’ modal not disappearing on click
  • Fixed theme setting not persisting
  • Some optimizations to how posts are laid out, scrolling should feel smoother
  • Small logo tweak

Thank you everyone for all of the support and suggestions, please keep them coming and we’ll continue to make Connect the best app for browsing Lemmy!

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-kuroneko

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    Was afraid development might stop due to majority of users shifting to Sync when it was first released (I’m guilty too).

    But I have since moved back to using Connect and I am glad to still see constant updates. Thanks for the good work!

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      I’ve moved back to connect. You have to pay for premium on sync in order to get push notifications. Also I think connect looks better but that’s subjective.

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      I also was pretty hyped for Sync and had the thought that I’ll leave Connect behind when it comes out but…

      honestly, Connect is the best client so far. By a lot, and I have a feeling it will stay the best for a long time, especially if kuro is this active with the development. I mean, come on, the dude pushes hotfixes in hours(!) for somewhat critical bugs that get reported here. It’s amazing and kinda inspiring :D

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    Wow, the app is fairly young and already feels a billion times better than the reddit app. It made the transition to Lemmy a lot more pleasant than I had expected. Thanks!

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    Awesome as usual.

    I don’t think we need the keep/discard prompt when exiting a comment any more, now that we have automatic drafts. In fact it’s misleading, because “discard” still keeps the draft.

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      Hi, that’s a good point! I’ll remove the prompt in an upcoming release.

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    Thanks for the update…just wondering why the theme colour chooser was changed, when it was already fully featured anyway…🤷🏻‍♂️

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      Hi, the new colour picker has a bit more control when choosing a colour and also let’s you enter in hex codes to get the precise colour you’re looking for.

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        I have to admit it was easier before, & from what I can see one person posted it as a request, with no other comments other than your own…unless this has been a previous request?.. I’m sure I’ll get used to it… Cheers for replying 👍🏼

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    I think that’s the best app with the ugliest icon… Sorry but I really don’t like the new one. Old one was cool.

    It’s like a 90’s theme.

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    Hey I’ve been having issues with the app lagging and then crashing all of my apps after less than 5 minutes of scrolling.

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      This is on version 141? Just to narrow down the issue does turning off ‘mark read on scroll’, ‘swipe gestures’, or changing to a list view have any effect? Just saying those 3 as they have the largest impact on memory.

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          Ok thank you, I’m not sure if you’re on the beta but I pushed v142 last night which might help for non-list views.

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        Hey I did some testing.

        Yes in 141. It happened with swipe gestures on and off (although a bit slower with gestures off), and I didn’t have “Mark read on scroll” turned on at all.

        I hope this helps.

        Edit: I missed the list view note. I’ve been using card view. I’ll check that next.

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    Thank you for the update!

    Added setting to change comment long press action

    Any chance for a “do nothing” option there? I only ever do it by accident and not being able to turn it off is my only big issue with the app.

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    I have this strange issue that I can’t switch accounts. Had the same on the previous version of the app. Have been using this app for only a few days, so maybe I’m doing something wrong? I added multiple accounts (with different instances). When I click the 3 dots I get the list of accounts, but when I select one nothing happens. I’m always on the account added last to the app.

    I’m running android 14 beta, so maybe it has something to do with that? Or do I just not understand how to switch accounts? Any help would be appreciated.

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      If anyone has this same problem I found the issue. I logged in with my registered email adres not username. Apparently that doesn’t work (other Lemmy apps don’t seem to mind).

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    Fixed draft comments loading the wrong comment while editing when you have multiple comments

    Incredible! My only rough edge so far.

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    Looks like the messages at the bottom (Refreshed, Post hidden, Posted comment, Switched to _____ user) stay there forever until I down-swipe them. Maybe have them disappear after 10 seconds and/or when I enter a thread?