Hi everyone!

A new update for Avelon is now out on the app store! This update adds a lot of requested features, including new search functionality, a brand new in-app browser with reader mode, a better video player, user/community instances & lots more. It also fixes all the major bugs reported.

Let me know what you think!

Full Changelog

  • Added search!
    • Find posts, users, communities, comments…
    • Supports both filtering & sorting
    • Support for searching inside communities
  • Brand new in-app browser
    • Reader-mode support
    • Swipe to dismiss
  • Better video player
    • Fixed bug where videos would immediately pause background audio
    • Videos now keep track of where you were if you open a post
    • Hidden mute buttons for videos without sound
    • No more black bars around videos (unless they are too tall to fit on screen!)
  • Added option to show community/user instances
  • Added bio to profile pages
  • Added option to disable haptic feedback
  • Added swipe to dismiss for in-app notifications
  • Improved quicksearch performance and design (the one shown when tapping the feed title)
  • Compact posts now use the same font size as large posts
    • If you preferred the old look, there’s a new setting to reduce the compact font size
  • The account switcher now shows instances if you have multiple accounts with the same name
  • Fixed bug where battery could sometimes drain in the background
  • Fixed bug where posts/comments would sometimes get stuck mid-swipe-gesture when you scroll
  • Fixed bug where thumbnail position setting wouldn’t be saved
  • Fixed bug where subscriptions page could sometimes get stuck loading
  • Fixed bug where comments would sometimes be at the wrong depth after tapping “show parent comment”
  • Fixed bug with image cache where it could grow indefinitely
  • Cleaned up context menus a bit
  • Improved & cleaned up settings a bit
  • Other minor bug fixes & improvements
  • @Perroboc
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    31 year ago

    Awesome! Thanks!

    One small request: is there a way to create new posts? Maybe it’s not so obvious right now 🙁