this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2023
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Liftoff!

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A mobile client for Lemmy running on iOS and Android

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Hey Everyone! The open source community has been hard at work to fix Liftoff bugs and add features. This a big one!

Huge shoutout to the contributors!

Updates should appear on TestFight and Play Store today.

v0.9.19 Release

iOS:

Android:

Changelog

  • Added 3-dot menu on home tab
  • Added refresh post button on home tab 3-dot menu
  • Added Back to top button on home tab
  • Added open in external browser functionality (FriederHannenheim)
  • Fixed comment performance in long threads leading to app crash (schocklateboy92)
  • Fixed subscribe button not showing pending state
  • Fixed double tap to exit to first navigate to home tab
  • Fixed post avatar alignment when community is missing avatar
  • Added max length on password input to match lemmy-ui
  • Remove 2 of 3 default instances, default is now lemmy.world
  • Fix issue where wrong community was reported for account posts (jcgurango)
  • Increased comment indent
  • Fixed issue where your comments would show twice after posting (jcgurango)
  • Fixed colors on buttons and links to match theme (jcgurango)
  • Fixed issue where communities would show under the wrong instances (jcgurango)
  • Added clear search button on search box (iliasChymas)

Known Issues (In progress)

There are still some things we're working through here's a list of our top priority

  • NSFW Community posts aren't loading or showing properly in feed

  • Account Settings aren't being saved, error is displayed

  • Check here for a full list

Contributions

As always, contributions are welcomed and encouraged! We have a great community on github so dont hesitate to contribute!

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[–] 8rhn6t6s 12 points 1 year ago

Thanks just updated. I really needed the external browser option.

[–] DigitalPortkey 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I don't know when this was changed, but thank you very much for updating the colored thread lines to be offset...as someone with a curved screen (thanks Samsung) I could almost never tell whether a comment was first level or second level.

love this app, thank you 🀩

edit: doh it was this update that added it. Sweet :)

[–] liftoff 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hot off the press πŸ˜€

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Very nice. (Posted from Liftoff 0.9.19)

[–] Uncouth 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Loving the app so far. Baconreader transplant from Reddit. Nothing will replace BR in my heart but this app is beautifully done and I appreciate getting to have such a solid start on Lemmy with it! Heres to hoping I'll be using it as long as I used baconreader!

[–] L3ft3r1s 5 points 1 year ago

Seems only the sky is the limit for this app. Thank you and keep up the great work!

[–] mtalon 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Love the app. Much better than Jerboa (that crashes) and Connect (ui feels off). Can we get a means of adjusting comment font size? Feels a little small and might be better for accessibility

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Is there a way to blur nsfw thumbnails?

I can on other Lemmy apps but I can't find it in liftoff. Its kind of a dealbreaker for me to have them unblurred

[–] xaxl 5 points 1 year ago

Is there any way to change the ah interesting color choices made with the dark themes?

I'm not digging these weird colors at all.

[–] ralino 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Great work everyone! This app is getting better and better. πŸ‘

[–] Sneckster 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the update, being able jump back to the top makes everything so much smoother

[–] faltuuser 4 points 1 year ago

Please add font size options for post body and comments.

[–] phillycodehound 4 points 1 year ago

Pretty cool

[–] NotInTheFace 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Just downloaded the app, and already like it a bunch! A few things I hope will be added:

  • When using amoled dark mode, you can't see the divider between posts. Would be great if it was possible to choose a white divider instead of black
  • when scrolling up, you see the menu bar for selecting between all/subscribed/local, but not for sorting (new/hot/top etc.)
  • There seems to be no indication when you receive new replies?
  • would be nice if your own username was highlighted in the comment section, so you can find your own comments easier
  • if it's possible, go directly to a comment/reply from your inbox.
  • maybe clicking the home icon while on the home page to go back to top
  • like someone else said, the add post button is a little big and distracting.

Again, great app! Hope to see it grow and evolve.

[–] DigitalPortkey 2 points 1 year ago

would be nice if your own username was highlighted in the comment section, so you can find your own comments easier

Definitely agree with this!

[–] dukethorion 4 points 1 year ago

I was just about to ask about Open in External Browser, because the previous version used god-knows-what webview. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Wow, thanks a lot for another great update. Like the refresh and to the top option on home.

[–] BornVolcano 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Am I missing something or is there a way to see the upvotes/downvote count, instead of just the scorescore

Also, can you search for content from all instances, or just from yours?

Edit: Also not really able to refresh comments in my profile effectively, I've made several that it just isn't showing. The ones that do show aren't in order even sorting under "new"

[–] sputtersalt 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To see vote counts, go to the 3 dots on a post or comment, then nerd stuff, and then press 'tap to show' next to 'counts'. It should show what you're looking for.

[–] Cabeza2000 3 points 1 year ago

I have been trying jerboa in preparation for Jul 1st and wasn't really enjoying my time with it.

Today I found out about Liftoff and this is much better. Keep up the good work!

[–] veroxii 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just had an issue where I clicked on the link in a post but it was one of those shitty pages where pressing the back key on my phone just reloads the webpage.

So there was no way to get back to liftoff. I had to kill the app and reload.

I used to use baconreader and the same would sometimes happen where sites capture the back button somehow, but the browser wasn't full screen. The app kept it's toolbar at the top so you could always force close the browsing window if the website was misbehaving or doing infinite redirects etc.

Would something like this be possible? Or maybe there's another solution?

[–] TurnItOff_OnAgain 2 points 1 year ago

The latest version, 0.9.19 gives you the option to use an external browser for links. That may fix your issue for the time being.

[–] yokonzo 2 points 1 year ago

Can confirm this happened to me too, maybe inputs are not being processed fast enough? On boost I remember they solved this with a simple x button that would appear if you swiped up

[–] V4uban 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you for the good work. Still unable to login to lemmy.world, but I guess that has something to do with the server

[–] zachatrocity 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's more likely something to do with your password. Does it have spaces in it?

[–] V4uban 2 points 1 year ago

Negative, no spaces

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Big thanks to all who contributed, this app feels great now

[–] reddit_refugee 3 points 1 year ago

Good job for implementing so many improvements in so little time. My favorite ones for this release are the single tap for comment collapse and the comments performance improvement. Keep up the good work

[–] BornVolcano 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dunno where else to request changes (or if there's like a feature req master post), but is it possible to move the post button down just a liiiittle bit? I'm clumsy and not super coordinated and when I go to edit my comment's content box I accidentally post it.

Thanks!

[–] TurnItOff_OnAgain 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

IDK if the dev prefer requests/bug reports one place or the other, but I've been putting them directly on the git repository where it is being developed

Please make sure to look at what I'd already there to make sure it isn't a duplicate

https://github.com/liftoff-app/liftoff/issues

[–] BornVolcano 2 points 1 year ago

Doesn't look like it's on there yet! Maybe I just have clumsy fingers haha

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't seem to add https://lemm.ee/ as an instance to log in. Am I doing something wrong?

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[–] Ghostface21 3 points 1 year ago

Probably the best Lemmy app, but it should be possible to change the color scheme. Green is nice and all but it would definitely help if picking other colors is available. Thanks devs

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hello (lemmee.)world

I can’t get Liftoff to sign in on lemm.ee It says it’s not an instance. Is that the case? Am I doing something wrong?

[–] zachatrocity 2 points 1 year ago

The latest release fixes 0.18.1+ instances.

[–] DillingerEscPlan 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Updates and fixes coming thick and fast. Great work.

My only complaint is that I find the green colour in dark mode an absolute eyesore. That's an issue that can wait, I'm sure.

[–] guriinii 2 points 1 year ago

Nice username! Not listened to them for ages.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I personally really like it but I also really hope that they'll add more customization soon.

[–] skepticalifornia 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm enjoying Liftoff immensely. Hopefully Kbin support will be added soon.

[–] pjol 1 points 1 year ago

This is pretty low on our list. After 1.0 release and both platforms mature we'll look into kbin support

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[–] pjol 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is pretty low on our list. After 1.0 release and both platforms mature we'll look into kbin support

Source

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[–] JerichoRamirez 2 points 1 year ago

Having included this in my search and like it do far. Besides the already mentioned topics I found one thing which annoyed me most.

Scrolling is far from smooth. I have a strong stutter using it on an iPhone 14 Pro. Don’t know if it somehow collides with the high refresh rate display

[–] twistedtxb 2 points 1 year ago

Can't login using this version, on .world

[–] sirtwinklebottom 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you! Loving the app.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looking forward to trying the app once I can log in with lemm.ee :)

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