Hey all, it's been a while! I had to take a 6 week-ish break after building this app daily for over a year. But I'm back now, feeling better than ever! So I hope you too are doing well!
This update aims to bring the app to the next level! I spent a couple of weeks working on this update to enhance the app (performance, features, and user experience).
What's New:
1. Post – Text & Photo Mode
i. Added a NEW mode when posting: (1) Text and (2) Photo post. You can now attach a photo to your post! Choose from Text and Photo mode when creating a post.
ii. Added title for text post which is optional.
iii. Reworked the user interface (UI) for creating a post to work seamlessly.
I've integrated Imgur into the app for this feature. The photo will be hosted on the Imgur server which you can access by long-pressing the post or tapping the more button.
2. Translation
Added the translation feature to let you understand the posts/comments in foreign languages (powered by Google Translate). The app automatically detects the language of the post/comment, compares it with your device's preferred language, and offers translation when the language doesn't match (accessible through more and long-press gestures).
The way it works is by opening in-app Safari and automatically paste the text on Google Translate (text's language to your device's language). If you're familiar with the Apollo app, this feature works exactly the same! Credits to Christian from Apollo for this clever workaround! :D
3. Photo Browser
Tap the post's image to view it in full-screen mode. It supports finger gestures for zooming in & out. Thanks to SKPhotoBrowser! :D
4. NEW features for posts with a photo:
i. Copy image.
ii. Copy link (the Imgur link of the image).
iii. Save to Photos.
iv. Share image only with others (instead of the entire post).
These features are accessible through the more button & long-press context menu.
5. Others
i. Reworked the edit post/comment user interface (UI) to improve user experience.
ii. Added the create post button on the home page (since I was asked by a few people as they didn't know how to post).
iii. Added a new option in Settings > General which allows you to enable/disable the success alert after successfully publishing a post.
iv. Added post title (when present) into the notification cell.
v. Improvements on the layout of the notification for better readability and to look great on all screens sizes.
vi. Shows error banner when changing app's icon is not supported.
vii. Long press the profile's bio to select the text.
viii. Create post-recovery. If your battery runs out or the app shuts down when you're creating a post, don't worry! Launch the app again and the text & title will be there waiting for your return. This feature works for when you're creating a comment too!
ix. Slight improvements to reduce frame drop when scrolling through posts.
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Bugs fixed:
1. The app crashes when signing out using iPad devices.
2. The app ignores the text limit when editing the post/comment.
3. The alert is not showing when trying to edit a post/comment when the permission is disabled by a moderator.
Thanks for reading! If you love the app, please tell a friend or two! xaround will be more useful and fun with more users. You can reach out to me via email:
[email protected].
– Nik Fikri