Thunder App

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

This community is intended to discuss features and feature suggestions for Thunder; as well as friendly, respectful talks about Lemmy in general.

Please use the GitHub repository linked below to submit bug reports, so keeping track of them is easier, and make sure to search first if you already can find an issue for your report.

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
Nightly Community: Link

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Alpha Release [v0.2.1+8] (github.com)

submitted 1 year ago by darklightxi@lemmy.world to c/thunder_app@lemmy.world

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Watch out! Theres another update incoming 🎉

This release has a lot of changes under the hood which will pave the way for better performance overall, and hopefully allow for shiner features in the future! There's a lot of quality of life changes in this one to make your experience hopefully better.

Since this release has a lot of under-the-hood changes, its expected that bugs may show up that were previously not there. Please open up a GitHub issue if you find any of those!

Obligatory message: If there are any developers out there who want to contribute to this project, that would be greatly appreciated!

To see the full details of this release, check out the GitHub release announcement: https://github.com/hjiangsu/thunder/releases/tag/v0.2.1%2B8

For those on TestFlight, the update should automatically install on your device. For those who obtained the app through IzzyOnDroid, that update should eventually reach your devices!

There is also a discussion page here for any general discussions about this release if anyone is interested: https://github.com/hjiangsu/thunder/discussions/115

I am so glad to see all the support for this so far, and it has truly been incredible. Thank you all for helping me build this app, and let's continue to make it even better

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[–] fork@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just installed today from IzzyOnDroid, and I happened to get the updated version! Looks awesome so far. The icon looks great and Material You is working well, IMO. I've got two initial thoughts/pieces of feedback to share as an Android user:

I'm not a huge fan of having my community list in the side drawer. Android's gesture nav implementation makes opening side drawers a bit of a chore, and most apps have shifted to entirely bottom navigation.

Instead, I'd suggest putting the community list underneath the search bar in the Search tab on the bottom. As is, that space goes unused when a search isn't in progress, and it's also a design convention adopted by a number of reddit/lemmy clients already (Jerboa, for example).

With the community list taken care of, the only remaining item in the side drawer would be post scope (i.e. Subscribed, Local, or All). I feel like those options could be rolled into a separate section of the Sort button on the top app bar, or a separate button entirely (in fact, you could just replace the hamburger button!)

Besides that, I personally think that comment text is rather small, and I'd like an option to make it bigger.

Keep up the great work! 👏