Releases: mastodon/mastodon-ios
Grouped Notifications
Going viral just got a lot less painful! This version lists your notifications in streamlined groups instead of one at a time, meaning you can spend less time scrolling and more time being part of the conversation.
- Favorites, boosts, and follows that occur close together will be grouped with similar notifications. (Resolves #399)
- Follow requests can be approved or rejected when they appear. (Resolves #1342)
You’ll also see a bunch of improvements around post visibility (”Public”, “Unlisted”, etc.) throughout the app:
- Visibility setting for each post has been moved to the top of the compose window, just under the publish button, making it much more obvious.
- Posts that are not public show the visibility icon next to the timestamp.
- Private mentions and replies display headers as appropriate.
- Several other long-standing issues in this area have been resolved (#242, #472, #1395).
Plus quite a few other small fixes!
New Contributors
- @tvrrp made their first contribution in #1392
- @vtourraine made their first contribution in #1400
- @angristan made their first contribution in #1414
Full Changelog: 2024.12...2025.01
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2024.12
To see out 2024, a smorgasbord of bug fixes and improvements that we hope bring you some joy!
Posting is more reliable:
- Compose window now stays open while the post is published, so you can address any errors that pop up
- A bunch of errors that can happen during publishing are now reported to you instead of being ignored
- Less likely for the app to freeze up while you’re typing a post
Posts look better:
- Link previews no longer show large blank spaces for images that never arrive
- Compact link previews (for square/portrait or no images) show all the expected information
- GIFs in content-warned or filtered posts are (once again) blurred out
- Images and avatars should only ever show up with the posts they belong to
Timeline works better:
- Filters set to hide really do hide now (yes, we said that about the last version, too… but it really is fixed now, right?)
- Tap on the author name opens their profile instead of the thread view (by @gokulvenkat243)
- Larger tap areas for the action menu and content show/hide button
New Contributors
- @gokulvenkat243 made their first contribution in #1380
Full Changelog: 2024.11...2024.12
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Assets 2
2024.11
Just in time for Giving Tuesday, you may now see a banner at the bottom of your timeline inviting your support for Mastodon’s continued development (only when logged in to [mastodon.social](http://mastodon.social) or mastodon.online). You’ll also see a bunch of improvements, small and large:
Filters work better!
- Concealed posts no longer take up the full space of their content, which should make scrolling past them less arduous.
- Filtered posts now tell you which filter they triggered!
- Filters with the “hide” action should now actually remove posts from your feed completely, as intended.
- Content warnings have also been updated slightly — as on the web, if the content warning text is empty, only the attached image will be hidden.
Your privacy is better guarded…
- When you log out of an account, logging in again will now require re-entering the username and password.
- Deleting the app from your device and reinstalling will now launch as if you had never logged in.
The new user experience is a little better…
- The “Find people to follow” view is now dismissable even after you’ve viewed a profile.
- When you follow someone from the “Find people to follow” view, your blank feed will update immediately… and hopefully show you some cool stuff!
Some small visual improvements…
- Vertical-stacked layout of edit history labels, which fixes some spectacularly bad layouts when the localized strings are lengthy.
- Dark Mode icon now has a dark ‘m’.
And finally…
- Fewer crashes! File this under the customarily bland description “stability improvements” because although the refactoring projects involved have all the drama of sword dancing with freshly honed blades for the developer involved, you will hopefully notice nothing.
2024.10
2024.9
2024.8
App Store Release Notes
Hey there! We’ve got some nifty updates for you in this release. Now you can check out your lists right in the app, because who doesn’t love a good list? If your server is feeling generous, you’ll enjoy our new notification filters. Filter away! We’ve sorted out the character counter on the compose screen, so you can add links without any counting mishaps. Crash fixes galore! The app is now more stable than your morning coffee routine. Widgets can finally retrieve data, and shortcuts are back to posting like champs.
Thanks for sticking with us and for all your feedback. We hope these tweaks make your app experience even better! Enjoy the update!
Github Release Notes
- Add authorization to custom emojis by @zeitschlag in #1324
- Implement Lists and Hashtags Menu (and timeline) (IOS-102) by @kimar in #1325
- Fix WidgetCrash and MastodonIntent not able to load data (IOS-262) by @kimar in #1326
- fix: Remove charset from application/json content type by @nikclayton in #1327
- Fixes for empty list state and hashtags (IOS-287) by @kimar in #1328
- Notification Filtering (IOS-241) by @zeitschlag in #1319
- Align dismiss icon for notification filters with web by @kimar in #1331
- New Crowdin updates by @Gargron in #1323
- Fix notification filters touches plural string by @kimar in #1334
- Fix link char count (IOS-285) by @kimar in #1336
New Contributors
- @nikclayton made their first contribution in #1327
Full Changelog: 2024.7...2024.8-6769
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Assets 2
2024.7
App Store Release Notes
Long time no see! Okay, joke's on us as it has been just a week or so since the last release. But we've been busy and this is why you can enjoy these rather short release notes for the latest and greatest 2024.7-release of Mastodon for iOS. It contains not one, but two improvements and bug fixes:
- We fixed a bug! In case you wanted to translate a reblogged status, this failed, but not anymore, as we fixed this! (IOS-271)
- An improvement! If the author of a blogpost or a newspaper article or a video producer or any other content creator on the internet has a Mastodon-account (and did some configuration), you will see a small, additional button if someone posts a link to their written piece or video or content in general. This button leads you to the author's profile so that you can discover more of their content. (IOS-284)
We hope that these numerous changes help you discover more content you like, but: No pressure! Use Mastodon only as much as it feels good to you. We don't want to lurk you in as we all know: There are way more important things in life than social media.
As always: This release wouldn't have been possible without your ongoing support. Thank you so much for that and for using Mastodon. It sparks so much joy to see people using the stuff you built. Until next time!
Github-Release Notes
- IOS-271: Fix translate functionality leads to empty status content by @kimar in #1320
- Show author in Card (IOS-284) by @zeitschlag in #1321
- New Crowdin updates by @Gargron in #1318
Full Changelog: 2024.6...2024.7
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Assets 2
2024.6
App Store Release Notes
Hello there! We hope you enjoy the summer with a cold drink (if you live in the northern hemisphere) or the winter with a warm drink (if you live in the southern hemisphere). Regardless of where you live, you not only deserve peace and happiness, but also the 2024.6-release of Mastodon for iOS. And that comes with this:
- A new Privacy & Safety-section in the Settings-part of the app. Here you can configure the default visibility for new posts, for example. (IOS-168)
- A bug fix for our Number One-crash! When tapping in your own profile too quickly, this resulted in a crash. But don't worry: We got this! (IOS-255, GH-1257)
- Speaking of bug fixes: When you tried to change your profile fields, some content got erased. We are really for if this happened to you. (GH-1290)
- A little cleanup, that won't affect you: We removed old persistence code for cards and polls (IOS-178, IOS-182)
- We improved "Load more"-behaviour in several parts throughtout the entire app. Loading new content should be waaaaaaayyyyyy faster now, nearly at the speed of light! (IOS-272)
- When you update your profile-image, you will see that change now in the Tab-bar (IOS-277)
- We fixed a bug that showed the "Load more"-button in your Home-timeline when there was no new content (GH-1288)
We hope that these fixes and improvements make your Mastodon-life a little easier. This release wouldn't have been possible without your ongoing support. Thank you so much for that and for using Mastodon and making the Web (and the world) a better place.
What's Changed (Github-Version)
- Update avatar in Sidebar/TabBar on change (IOS-277) by @zeitschlag in #1304
- Improve "Load more"-times when scrolling to the end (IOS-272) by @zeitschlag in #1303
- Remove Poll Option and Poll Persistence (IOS-182) by @zeitschlag in #1308
- Use an existing account for the me-Screen (IOS-255) by @zeitschlag in #1310
- Remove card (IOS-178) by @zeitschlag in #1309
- Make the CI clean and build (instead of just clean) (IOS-280) by @zeitschlag in #1311
- IOS-168: Implement Privacy & Safety Settings by @kimar in #1306
- "About profile"-Fixes (#1290) by @zeitschlag in #1313
- Bugfixes for "Load More" / Home Timeline Gap Loading (IOS-275) by @kimar in #1316
- New Crowdin updates by @Gargron in #1302
Full Changelog: 2024.5...2024.6
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Assets 2
2024.5
App Store Release Notes
Hey there! Welcome to the 2024.5 release of Mastodon for iOS. It's been a while but we worked on lots of bug fixes and (minor) improvements since the last version. 2024.5 comes with this:
- We fixed some issues with the new, fancy "New Posts"-pill. For example, it disappears now if you scroll to top (like it is supposed to) (GH-1278)
- Remember the screen to login when you have an existing account? We made the server selection more elegant (IOS-226)
- Also related to Onboarding: We slightly updated the Privacy-screen and improved Keyboard-handling. (IOS-221)
- You can finally change your profile picture again from the app. We introduced a bug in one of the last versions, but got it fixed with 2024.5. Sorry for any inconveniences. Now go and update your profile picture! (GH-1276)
- Don't want to miss any content, but missed the "Load More"-button between posts? Great news: We found and fixed a bug so that it's finally there again, so you don't miss any of the great content any longer! (IOS-266)
- We improved the stability of the app by reducing the crashes. Promise! (IOS-257, IOS-254)
- If there's a loooooong toot with a Content Warning, we limited the height of that Content Warning. (IOS-278)
- We fixed a bug related to polls: Your own choice is visible now (GH-1278)
- The avatar-image in the bottom bar doesn't flicker anymore when switching tabs (IOS-238)
- The menus for both profiles and toots got an update (IOS-231, IOS-229)
- We removed some clutter on the Mentions-screen (IOS-270)
- Once it'll be available on your instance, you'll see moderation warnings on the Notification-screen if you someone complained about you (IOS-264)
That's it! We hope, you enjoy those bug fixes and notice the new features.
Thank you so much for supporting us and using Mastodon!
Autogenerated Github Release Notes
- Fix 💊-Issues by @zeitschlag in #1278
- Fix CI badge by @woxtu in #1264
- Fix array oob crash (IOS-257) by @kimar in #1279
- Improve Multi-User Account Sheet (IOS-245) by @zeitschlag in #1273
- Make Profile-image upload work again (again) by @zeitschlag in #1277
- Scrolling crash content offset (IOS-254) by @zeitschlag in #1281
- "Welcome back" screen cleanup (IOS-226) by @zeitschlag in #1282
- Enable dismissal of keyboard in registration view on overscroll (IOS-222) by @kimar in #1286
- Fix "Load More" Button on Home/Public Timeline by @kimar in #1283
- Moderation Warning Notifications (IOS-264) by @zeitschlag in #1287
- Revert "Moderation Warning Notifications (IOS-264)" by @zeitschlag in #1293
- Ios 264 moderation warning notification by @zeitschlag in #1294
- Update Post Menu (IOS-229) by @zeitschlag in #1292
- Only show mentions in mentions (IOS-270) by @zeitschlag in #1296
- Update Profile-Menu (IOS-231) by @zeitschlag in #1297
- Don't flicker avatar-image in MainTabBar (IOS-238) by @zeitschlag in #1299
- Update Onboarding Privacy Copy (IOS-221) by @kimar in #1295
- Improve CW Overlay / size (IOS-278) by @kimar in #1300
- Fix voted indicator on poll missing (IOS-274) by @kimar in #1301
- New Crowdin updates by @Gargron in #1274
Full Changelog: 2024.4...2024.5
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2024.4
App Store Release Notes
Hello! Hello and welcome to another version of hand-written release notes for Mastodon for iOS. This time it's the 2024.4-release and we're working hard to keep up the schedule: One release per month! Just kiddin. Truth to be told: We're basically a bunch of lazy people but from time to time we think: Well, we should ship another release. And then we work really, REALLY hard to make the Mastodon-app better. And this is why the 2024.4-version contains this:
- We (hopefully!) improved the polls! Voting and poll creation should be much smoother and way more stable now. Give it a try and ask those nice and helpful people on Mastodon what to have for dinner tonight! (IOS-181)
- New month, new me! We updated the designs of the Home-screen, you can switch between your local community-timeline and the people you're following. We also updated the little indicator (we call it: Pill) that shows if there are new posts or if that toot was sent. Let us know how you like those changes! (IOS-234, IOS-235)
- We also updated how we present the timestamp and other meta-information of a post (IOS-232)
- Under the Explore-tab, we improved the interface which lets you choose between the most popular posts and other things to explore (IOS-237)
- Remember that we added Domain-blocking a few releases ago? Turns out: You could block the community you're part of. This wasn't intended at all and we just missed that, sorry and thanks for reporting! (GH-1269)
- We added a new visibility option to post. It's called either "Unlisted" or "Quiet public" and modernized the icons for those different options. (GH-1271)
- Temporarily we turned off haptic feedback. But same as with the community timeline or a famous killing machine: I(t) will be back! (IOS-247)
- Last, but not least we tweaked how the number of people is presented. (GH-1266)
You see: Lots of new bits and pieces to improve the Mastodon-experience step by step. And we will keep making it better. Thank you so much for supporting us and using Mastodon and enjoy the rest of this day and week and month and year and so on!
What's Changed (Github-Release Notes)
- NavigationBar-Update (IOS-235) by @zeitschlag in #1263
- Improve Number Formatting by @kimar in #1266
- Explore Tab: Use a segmented picker under the search bar (IOS-237) by @zeitschlag in #1261
- Move all UI*FeedbackGenerators to FeedbackGenerator and disable them for now (IOS-247) by @kimar in #1267
- New 💊 (IOS-234) by @zeitschlag in #1268
- Show domain-block not for my instance (#1269) by @zeitschlag in #1270
- Re-enable option to post unlisted/"Quiet public" by @zeitschlag in #1271
- Post cell cleanup (IOS-232) and other fixes by @zeitschlag in #1272
- Refactor Polls to not use Core Data by @kimar in #1265
- New Crowdin updates by @Gargron in #1262
Full Changelog: 2024.3...2024.4