v0.6.0

[hjiangsu]

Hey everyone, Thunder v0.6.0 is finally here! This release cycle took a quite a bit of time but introduces a lot of new features, changes, and fixes which should make for a even better Thunder experience. If you have any suggestions or feedback, feel free to discuss it in the Thunder community or on GitHub.

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Now onto the update notes. This update brings a few major features:

🎉 New Features

• Media Management: You can now manage your uploaded media directly in Thunder. To access your previously uploaded images, go to Settings → Account → Danger Zone → Manage Media.
• Account Settings Import/Export: Easily migrate your Lemmy account information, subscriptions, and blocklists between instances. You can access this option under Settings → Account → Import/Export Settings.
• Alternative Link Sources: Thunder now supports Archive Today, Internet Archive, and Ground News for posts. Access these alternative link sources from the post page overflow menu or by long-pressing a link thumbnail.

ℹ General

• UI/UX Enhancements: Redesigned post and comment action sheets, improved video player and image viewer usability, and introduced quick image previews with long-press.
• Minor Additions: Support for alternative text on images, inbox counts in the profile switcher, and new settings for theming and taglines.
• Moderator and Post Actions: Added post reporting and tools for moderators to ban users or assign community moderators.

And much much more. I can't go through all the changes in the changelog, but for those who are curious, feel free to check out the full changelog below.

We have a Matrix space if you would like to join in on discussions: https://matrix.to/#/#thunderapp:matrix.org

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Here are the changes between versions v0.5.1 and v0.6.0. For improved readability, internal issues introduced and fixed in nightly versions will be omitted.

Additions & Major Changes

• Migrated internal video player package and updated video player controls by @hjiangsu in Migrate Video Player #1466
• Added additional searchable settings for account and debug settings by @micahmo in Improve searchable settings #1541
• Added reporter to post/comment reports by @hjiangsu in Add reporter to reported posts/comments #1544
• Added support for displaying alternative text for images by @micahmo in Display image alt text #1497
• Added alternate link sources for links (Archive Today, Ghost Archive, etc.) by @micahmo in Support alternate link sources #1516
• Updated design of post action sheets by @hjiangsu in Additional moderator actions and post action bottom sheet redesign #1567
• Updated design of comment action sheets by @hjiangsu in Comment bottom sheet redesign #1654
• Added ability to report posts by @hjiangsu in Additional moderator actions and post action bottom sheet redesign #1567
• Added moderator actions (ban/unban user from community, add/remove user as community moderator) by @hjiangsu in Additional moderator actions and post action bottom sheet redesign #1567
• Added support for quick peeking images on long press by @micahmo in Allow peeking at images #1526
• Added unread counts to profile switcher by @micahmo in Add unread badges to profile switcher #1523
• Added reader mode for in-app browser by @micahmo in Add reader mode for in-app browser #1184
• Added ability to go to previous/next top-level comment using comment navigator in experimental post page by @hjiangsu in Add ability to go to prev/next parent for comment navigator #1580
• Added video player viewing setting (in-app video player, browser, external app) by @ggichure in Video Player preferences playing mode (InApp, InAppBrowser,External) #1563
• Added ability to specify alternative text when creating/editing posts with images by @micahmo in Add the ability to specify alt text for image posts #1640
• Added ability to navigate to modlog for removed comments by @micahmo in Allow navigating to modlog for removed comment #1628
• Added option to toggle pure black mode when using system theme by @hjiangsu in Add option to toggle pure black mode when using system theme #1605
• Added setting to automatically expand taglines by @hjiangsu in Add setting to automatically expand taglines #1606
• Added support for managing uploaded media by @micahmo in Add support for managing uploaded media #1323
• Added ability to import/export Lemmy account settings by @micahmo in Add ability to import/export Lemmy account settings #1638
• Overhauled account page to use feed related logic under-the-hood by @hjiangsu in Update Account page logic #1597
• Overhauled image viewer to improve usability when zooming by @CTalvio in Updated image viewer restructure #1645

Changes

• Modified end of feed/comment message to be more generic by @hjiangsu in Change end of feed/comment message to be more generic #1542
• Modified input hints to labels in create post page by @micahmo in Switch hint to label in create post page #1515
• Updated feed logic to use image dimensions from API when available by @hjiangsu in Use image dimensions from API (v0.19.6) #1594
• Updated condensed post view to show URL on link posts by @hjiangsu in Show URL on condensed post view #1604
• Updated feed to highlight the last tapped post by @micahmo in Highlight last tapped post #1525, Highlight the last tapped post after navigating via image #1648
• Updated comment handling logic to handle additional comment link formats by @micahmo in Handle the new Lemmy comment link format #1629

Fixes

• Fixed theme settings page bottom spacing by @ggichure in Fix Theme Settings page bottom Spacing #1562
• Fixed partial percent encoded links in markdown images by @hjiangsu in Fix partial percent encoded links in markdown images #1572
• Fixed create comment/post markdown toolbar visibility on certain devices by @hjiangsu in Fix create page markdown toolbar visibility #1581
• Fixed certificate issue with LetsEncrypt for older Android versions by @hjiangsu in Fix certificate issue with LetsEncrypt for older Android versions #1675
• Fixed incorrectly triggered end of feed when too many filters are applied by @hjiangsu in Fix incorrectly triggered end of feed when too many filters are applied #1596
• Fixed inbox "Mark All as Read" not updating UI by @micahmo in Fix issue with inbox mark all as read #1625
• Fixed issue where inbox reloads when already selected by @micahmo in Do not re-load inbox when already selected #1624
• Fixed layout jank when scrolling back up to post body by @hjiangsu in Fix layout jank when scrolling back up to post body #1660
• Fixed issue with profile/hamburger visibility during feed refresh by @micahmo in Hide profile/hamburger during feed refresh #1641
• Fixed create post snackbar error message by @hjiangsu in Fix create post snackbar error message #1603
• Fixed end of feed message being shown when more posts are available by @micahmo in Fix problems with feed loading #1623
• Fixed image viewer stuck in fullscreen mode by @micahmo in Fix an issue where the image viewer could get stuck in fullscreen mode #1653

Misc

• Upgraded Flutter version and related dependencies by @hjiangsu in Chore: Upgrade dependencies for Flutter 3.24 compatibility #1565, Upgrade Flutter dependencies and dart fix #1568, Upgrade dependencies for Flutter 3.27 #1649, Update ci workflow for Flutter 3.27 and upgrade dependencies #1655
• Updated instances list by @github-actions in Update instances #1470, Update instances #1577
• Updated translations from Weblate by @hjiangsu in Update translations from Weblate #1566, Update translations from Weblate #1673
• Updated NDK version by @gwbischof in hard code ndk version and pub upgrade #1573
• Removed unused package dependencies by @hjiangsu in Remove unused package dependencies and organize pubspec.yaml #1578
• Removed go_router dependency for navigation by @hjiangsu in Remove go_router dependency for navigation #1613
• Migrated from uni_links to app_links for deep link support by @hjiangsu in Migrate from uni_links to app_links for deep links #1626
• Removed unneeded image permissions for Android by @hjiangsu in Clean up image permissions for Android #1657
• Fixed macOS build by @gwbischof in fix the macos build #1583
• Fixed additional linting and deprecation warnings by @hjiangsu in Fix linting and deprecation warnings #1588
• Updated web build to use Drift database by @gwbischof in Use Drift database on Web #1585
• Added app-link support for thunderapp.dev by @hjiangsu in Add app-link support for thunderapp.dev #1644
• Migrated Android build to use gradle declarative plugin by @hjiangsu in Migrate to gradle declarative plugin #1650
• Added automated build workflow for Android by @hjiangsu in Add automated build workflow for Android #1656
• Added documentation on database updates by @micahmo in Add documentation about db updates #1661

Full Changelog: 0.5.1...0.6.0

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This discussion was created from the release v0.6.0.