Voyager 1.18.0: Improved perf, show images in comments, community searching and much more! (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by aeharding@lemmy.world to c/voyagerapp@lemmy.world

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This is a packed update! Enjoy (and let me know of any problems!)

New Features

New virtual scrolling library

We've switched from Virtuoso to Virtua! This should fix a couple issues and improve performance. One of the bugs that I'm very happy this improves is scroll glitching on iOS.

Community searching

You can now search for posts and comments in a specific community! Just visit the community and use the search bar.

Video performance improvements and progress indicator

Videos now only play if they're > 50% on the screen. Additionally, there's now a progress indicator!

Crash diagnostics

If the app crashes, there's now an opportunity to report the crash and debug - including refreshing and clearing your app data.

Time-limited sort reminder

If you're using a time-limited sort, for example, Top Posts for last hour, the empty message will remind you that you're viewing a time-limited sort (instead of just saying "no posts")

Configurable tap to collapse

If you want, you can now turn off tap to collapse for comments and/or posts

Lemmy v0.19 Support

Once Lemmy v0.19 is released and your instance is upgraded, you will automatically see additional features:

New sorts

Instance blocking

Better number formatting

Instead of seeing "1003 comments", you'll see "1.0K comments".

Bot badge

There's now a badge next to bots!

Added hack for videos not being scrollable in-feed

Safari has a bug in iOS 17 where videos don't scroll in feed. I've added a workaround (not perfect, but hey).

Apple has fixed this but it's not released yet.

New report option: Breaks Community Rules

When you report a post/comment, both admins and mods see it. Sometimes admins may see it first. By using a report reason of "Breaks Community Rules" it signals to admins to leave resolving the report to mods.

Autofill post title in new post

Add a URL to a new post, see a button to autofill title!

Post URLs now link in-app

If a post links to another post (or user, community or comment), you can now click to go to said post.

Thread locked status

If a thread is locked, it's now indicated and prevents new replies.

Render images in comments

There's now an option in settings to enable inline images in post comments! (General -> Show Comment Images)

What's Changed

Add virtua, remove virtuoso by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/831
Add initial community search implementation by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/821
Add better feed video handling by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/833
Add error boundary by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/835
Add time-limited sort reminder in feed by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/836
Add tap to collapse setting (comments, header) by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/837
Add support for lemmy v0.19 sorts (scaled, controversial, new months) by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/838
Add support for millions in number formatter by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/841
Add bot badge by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/842
Fix manifest.json not served after service worker installation by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/840
Add formatting for >1,000 comments, votes by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/843
Fix in-app links opening in both browser and app simultaneously by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/845
Add hack to fix Safari video element scroll bug by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/844
Add new report option, "Breaks Community Rules" by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/846
feat: add a button to fetch post titles by @sharunkumar in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/828
Add instance blocking (lemmy v0.19 only) by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/847
Improve performance of comment collapse by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/848
Add support for in-app links to post embed by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/851
Add better tab scroll to top support by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/852
Add support for thread locked status by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/854
Fix scroll up on settings page, inbox by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/855
feat: add setting to render images in comments by @sharunkumar in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/827
Refactor getSite() and simplify instance search by @aeharding in https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/pull/856

Full Changelog: https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/compare/1.17.1...1.18.0

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[-] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

Incredible work and dedication. I wouldn’t be on Lemmy if it wasn’t for Vogager ❤️‍🔥

[-] dandroid@dandroid.app 22 points 1 year ago

Holy fuck. That's a lot of changes. All good ones, too.

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 15 points 1 year ago

Loading images in comments is a big quality of life improvement for me. Thank you!

[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago

Looks great! When does it hit the Apple store?

[-] aeharding@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Lately, it’s been averaging about eight hours

[-] fzz@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

Already now. Approximately 4h.

[-] nix@merv.news 9 points 1 year ago

Any reason comment images isnt on by default?

[-] aeharding@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Apollo DNA. Also I prefer it 😉

[-] kratoz29@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you for bringing that up! I thought my update was broken.

[-] nix@merv.news 2 points 1 year ago

Most people will never enable it tbh. It should be on by default

[-] mysoulishome@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Wooooooooooooo

[-] fzz@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago

❤️‍🔥

[-] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Epic update! Thanks doods!

[-] millionsofplayers@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

It’s like if selig made Apollo for lemmy instead of reddit

[-] danielton@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

Aaaaand this update adds everything that was on my wishlist!! Images in comments, the bot indicator, and being able to turn off tap to collapse were the three things I'd wished this app had. Thank you so much!

[-] Pyro@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

Love the update!

[-] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The scrolling is drastically smoother and zippier on iOS!

👏👏👏👏👏

[-] AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just got it from Obtainium. Love the comment images update, thanks!

[-] captsneeze@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

Searching within a community is the #1 feature I’ve been waiting on! Very glad to see it here.

[-] hogunner@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Looks great! Thanks for everyone’s hard work. :)

[-] Maruki_Hurakami@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Great update! Thanks for all the hard work.

[-] Sentau@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Holy moly! This was so long that it took me some time to read. So many great features to improve the quality of life while using the app. Don't forget to take breaks and adequate rest

[-] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Fucking brilliant. So many sorely missed additions!

I assume the instance blocking is client side, does it also block users from those instances? I really want to block the furry porn instance, but not necessarily every user on there who participates in other communities and topics.