Tusky-App-Android/CHANGELOG.md

Tusky changelog

Unreleased or Tusky Nightly

New features and other improvements

Significant bug fixes

v24.1

• The screen will stay on again while a video is playing. PR#4168
• A memory leak has been fixed. This should improve stability and performance. PR#4150 PR#4153
• Emojis are now correctly counted as 1 character when composing a post. PR#4152
• Fixed a crash when text was selected on some devices. PR#4166
• The icons in the help texts of empty timelines will now always be correctly aligned. PR#4179

v24.0

New features and other improvements

• The number of tabs that can be configured is no longer limited. PR#4058
• Blockquotes and code blocks in posts now look nicer PR#4090 PR#4091
• The old behavior of the notification tab (pre Tusky 22.0) has been restored. PR#4015
• Role badges are now shown on profiles (Mastodon 4.2 feature). PR#4029
• The video player has been upgraded to Google Jetpack Media3; video compatibility should be improved, and you can now adjust playback speed. PR#3857
• New theme option to use the black theme when following the system design. PR#3957
• Following the system design is now the default theme setting. PR#3813
• A new view to see trending posts is available both in the menu and as custom tab. PR#4007
• A new option to hide self boosts has been added. PR#4101
• The api/v2/instance endpoint is now supported. PR#4062
• New settings for lists:
  • Hide from the home timeline PR#3932
  • Decide which replies should be shown in the list PR#4072
• The oldest supported Android version is now Android 7 Nougat PR#4014

Significant bug fixes

• Empty trends no longer causes Tusky to crash, PR#3853

v23.0

New features and other improvements

• New preference to scale UI text, PR#3248 by @nikclayton

Significant bug fixes

• Save account information correctly, PR#3720 by @connyduck
  • If you were logged in with multiple accounts it was possible to switch accounts in a way that the UI showed the new account, but database operations were happening using the old account.
• "pull" notifications on devices running Android versions <= 11, PR#3649 by @nikclayton
  • Pull notifications (i.e., not using ntfy.sh) could silently fail on devices running Android 11 and below
• Work around Android bug where text fields could "forget" they can copy/paste, PR#3707 by @nikclayton
• Viewing "diffs" in edit history will not extend off screen edge, PR#3431 by @nikclayton
• Don't crash if your server has no post edit history, PR#3747 by @nikclayton
  • Your Mastodon server might know that a post has been edited, but not know the details of those edits. Trying to view the history of those statuses no longer crashes.
• Add a "Delete" button when editing a filter, PR#3553 by @Tak
• Show non-square emoji correctly, PR#3711 by @connyduck
• Potential crash when editing profile fields, PR#3808 by @nikclayton
• Oversized context menu when editing image descriptions, PR#3787 by @connyduck

v23.0 beta 2

Significant bug fixes

• Potential crash when editing profile fields, PR#3808 by @nikclayton
• Oversized context menu when editing image descriptions, PR#3787 by @connyduck

v23.0 beta 1

New features and other improvements

• New preference to scale UI text, PR#3248 by @nikclayton

Significant bug fixes

• Save account information correctly, PR#3720 by @connyduck
  • If you were logged in with multiple accounts it was possible to switch accounts in a way that the UI showed the new account, but database operations were happening using the old account.
• "pull" notifications on devices running Android versions <= 11, PR#3649 by @nikclayton
  • Pull notifications (i.e., not using ntfy.sh) could silently fail on devices running Android 11 and below
• Work around Android bug where text fields could "forget" they can copy/paste, PR#3707 by @nikclayton
• Viewing "diffs" in edit history will not extend off screen edge, PR#3431 by @nikclayton
• Don't crash if your server has no post edit history, PR#3747 by @nikclayton
  • Your Mastodon server might know that a post has been edited, but not know the details of those edits. Trying to view the history of those statuses no longer crashes.
• Add a "Delete" button when editing a filter, PR#3553 by @Tak
• Show non-square emoji correctly, PR#3711 by @connyduck

v22.0

New features and other improvements

• View trending hashtags, PR#3149 by @knossos
  • View trending hashtags from the side menu, or by adding them to a new tab.
• Edit image description and focus point, PR#3215 by @Tak
  • Edit image descriptions and focus points when editing posts.
• View profile banner images, PR#3274 by @Tak
  • Tap the banner image on any profile to view it full size, save, share, etc.
• Follow new hashtags, PR#3275 by @nikclayton
  • Follow new hashtags from the "Followed hashtags" screen.
• Better ordering when selecting languages, PR#3293 by @Tak
  • Tusky will prioritise the language of the post being replied to, your default posting language, configured Tusky languages, and configured system languages when ordering the list of languages to post in.
• "Load more" break is more prominent, PR#3376 by @lakoja
  • Adjusted the design so the "Load more" break in a timeline is more obvious.
• Add "Refresh" menu, PR#3121 by @nikclayton
  • Tusky timelines can now be refreshed from a menu as well as swiping, making this accessible to assistive devices.
• Notifications timeline improvements, PR#3159 by @nikclayton
  • Notifications no longer need to "Load more", they are loaded automatically as you scroll.
  • Errors when interacting with notifications are displayed to the user, with a "Retry" option.
• Show the difference between versions of a post, PR#3314 by @nikclayton
  • Viewing the edits to a post highlights the differences (text that was added or deleted) between the different versions.
• Support Mastodon v4 filters, PR#3188 by @Tak
  • Mastodon v4 introduced additional filtering controls.
• Option to show post statistics in the timeline, PR#3413
  • Tusky can now (optionally) show the number of replies, reposts, and favourites a post has received, in the timeline.
• Expanded tappable area for links, hashtags, and mentions in a post, PR#3382 by @nikclayton
  • Links, hashtags, and mentions in a post now react to taps that are a little above, below, or to the side of the tappable text, making them more accessible.

Significant bug fixes

• Remember selected tab and position, PR#3255 by @nikclayton
  • Changing your tab settings (adding, removing, re-ordering) remembers your reading position in those tabs.
• Show player controls during audio playback, PR#3286 by @EricFrohnhoefer
  • A regression from v21.0 where the media player controls could not be used.
• Keep notifications until read, PR#3312 by @lakoja
  • Opening Tusky would dismiss all active Tusky Android notifications.
• Fix copying URLs at the end of a post, PR#3380 by @nikclayton
  • Copying a URL from the end of a post could include an extra Unicode whitespace character, making the URL unusable as is.
• Correctly display mixed RTL and LTR text in profiles, PR#3328 by @nikclayton
  • Profile text that contained a mix of right-to-left and left-to-right writing directions would display incorrectly.
• Stop showing duplicates of edited posts in threads, PR#3377 by @Tak
  • Editing a post in thread view would show the old and new version of the post in the thread.
• Correct post length calculation, PR#3392 by @nikclayton
  • In a post that mentioned a user (e.g., @tusky@mastodon.social) Tusky was incorrectly including the @mastodon.social part when calculating the post's length, leading to incorrect "This post is too long" errors.
• Always publish image captions, PR#3421 by @lakoja
  • Finishing editing an image caption before the image had finished loading would lose the caption.
• Clicking "Compose" from a notification would set the wrong account, PR#3688

v22.0 beta 7

Significant bug fixes

• Fetch all outstanding Mastodon notifications when creating Android notifications, PR#3700
• Clicking "Compose" from a notification would set the wrong account, PR#3688
• Ensure "last read notification ID" is saved to the correct account, PR#3697

v22.0 beta 6

Significant bug fixes

• Save reading position in the Notifications tab more frequently, PR#3685

v22.0 beta 5

Significant bug fixes

• Rolled back APNG library to fix broken animated emojis, PR#3676
• Save local copy of notification marker in case server does not support the API, PR#3672

v22.0 beta 4

Significant bug fixes

• Fixed repeated fetch of notifications if configured with multiple accounts, PR#3660

v22.0 beta 3

Significant bug fixes

• Fixed crash when viewing a thread, PR#3622
• Fixed crash processing Mastodon filters, PR#3634
• Links in bios of follow/follow request notifications are clickable, PR#3646
• Android Notifications updates, PR#3636
  • Android notification for a Mastodon notification should only be shown once
  • Android notifications are grouped by Mastodon notification type (follow, mention, boost, etc)
  • Potential for missing notifications has been removed

v22.0 beta 2

Significant bug fixes

• Improved notification loading speed, PR#3598
• Restore showing 0/1/1+ for replies, PR#3590
• Show filter titles, not filter keywords, on filtered posts, PR#3589
• Fixed a bug where opening a status could open an unrelated link, PR#3600
• Show "Add" button in correct place when there are no filters, PR#3561
• Fixed assorted crashes

v22.0 beta 1

New features and other improvements

• View trending hashtags, PR#3149 by @knossos
  • View trending hashtags from the side menu, or by adding them to a new tab.
• Edit image description and focus point, PR#3215 by @Tak
  • Edit image descriptions and focus points when editing posts.
• View profile banner images, PR#3274 by @Tak
  • Tap the banner image on any profile to view it full size, save, share, etc.
• Follow new hashtags, PR#3275 by @nikclayton
  • Follow new hashtags from the "Followed hashtags" screen.
• Better ordering when selecting languages, PR#3293 by @Tak
  • Tusky will prioritise the language of the post being replied to, your default posting language, configured Tusky languages, and configured system languages when ordering the list of languages to post in.
• "Load more" break is more prominent, PR#3376 by @lakoja
  • Adjusted the design so the "Load more" break in a timeline is more obvious.
• Add "Refresh" menu, PR#3121 by @nikclayton
  • Tusky timelines can now be refreshed from a menu as well as swiping, making this accessible to assistive devices.
• Notifications timeline improvements, PR#3159 by @nikclayton
  • Notifications no longer need to "Load more", they are loaded automatically as you scroll.
  • Errors when interacting with notifications are displayed to the user, with a "Retry" option.
• Show the difference between versions of a post, PR#3314 by @nikclayton
  • Viewing the edits to a post highlights the differences (text that was added or deleted) between the different versions.
• Support Mastodon v4 filters, PR#3188 by @Tak
  • Mastodon v4 introduced additional filtering controls.
• Option to show post statistics in the timeline, PR#3413
  • Tusky can now (optionally) show the number of replies, reposts, and favourites a post has received, in the timeline.
• Expanded tappable area for links, hashtags, and mentions in a post, PR#3382 by @nikclayton
  • Links, hashtags, and mentions in a post now react to taps that are a little above, below, or to the side of the tappable text, making them more accessible.

Significant bug fixes

• Remember selected tab and position, PR#3255 by @nikclayton
  • Changing your tab settings (adding, removing, re-ordering) remembers your reading position in those tabs.
• Show player controls during audio playback, PR#3286 by @EricFrohnhoefer
  • A regression from v21.0 where the media player controls could not be used.
• Keep notifications until read, PR#3312 by @lakoja
  • Opening Tusky would dismiss all active Tusky Android notifications.
• Fix copying URLs at the end of a post, PR#3380 by @nikclayton
  • Copying a URL from the end of a post could include an extra Unicode whitespace character, making the URL unusable as is.
• Correctly display mixed RTL and LTR text in profiles, PR#3328 by @nikclayton
  • Profile text that contained a mix of right-to-left and left-to-right writing directions would display incorrectly.
• Stop showing duplicates of edited posts in threads, PR#3377 by @Tak
  • Editing a post in thread view would show the old and new version of the post in the thread.
• Correct post length calculation, PR#3392 by @nikclayton
  • In a post that mentioned a user (e.g., @tusky@mastodon.social) Tusky was incorrectly including the @mastodon.social part when calculating the post's length, leading to incorrect "This post is too long" errors.
• Always publish image captions, PR#3421 by @lakoja
  • Finishing editing an image caption before the image had finished loading would lose the caption.