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Thunder App Nightly

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An open-source, cross-platform Lemmy client for iOS and Android.

This community is intended for announcements and features related to pre-release builds of Thunder.

If there are any developers who would like to contribute, feel free to reach out on GitHub!

General Links
Website: Link
GitHub Repository: Link
Matrix Space: Link

Android Releases
IzzyOnDroid: Link
Google Play: Link

iOS Releases
Apple App Store: Link
TestFlight Beta: Link

Related Communities
Thunder Community: Link

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Hey everyone! This is the third pre-release for Thunder v0.8.0. Like the previous nightlies, this version includes additional under-the-hood changes for both Lemmy/PieFed APIs, along with some performance improvements and other fixes. If you run into any issues, please don’t hesitate to report them on GitHub!

Be fully prepared to know that these pre-release versions may contain major bugs which could cause Thunder to crash or behave unexpectedly.

The full list of changes since v0.8.0-2 are mentioned below. As always, if there are any bugs or issues, please submit a new GitHub issue.

Additions

  • Added ability to search for users/communities/posts/comments via their URL by hjiangsu in #1941

Changes

  • Improved markdown logic and rendering by hjiangsu in #1928
  • Disabled Android's auto backup/restore on install by hjiangsu in #1932
  • Hide URL metadata for image posts within post cards by hjiangsu in #1933

Fixes

  • Fixed drawer profile picture not displaying properly by hjiangsu in #1930
  • Fixed user chip not highlighting OP by hjiangsu in #1936
  • Fixed user labels not appearing in some cases by hjiangsu in #1937
  • Fixed certain markdown elements not adjusting to system theme changes by hjiangsu in #1938

Misc

  • Migrated Lemmy API to internal implementation by hjiangsu in #1935
  • Refactored and improved post and comment widgets by hjiangsu in #1944 and #1945
  • Refactored database implementation and logic by hjiangsu in #1931
  • Upgraded Thunder to Flutter 3.35 by hjiangsu in #1946
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[–] Sunshine@piefed.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Fine work here!