Alpha Release [v0.2.0-alpha]

[hjiangsu]

Hey everyone, I would just like to say thanks for all the support so far on Thunder! Although it's still in the early stages, it has gained a lot of traction over the past few days and it has been incredible to see the community engaged in discussions, and suggesting ideas for future releases. For those who are unaware, there is an official lemmy community here: https://lemmy.world/c/thunder_app

Since the last update, there have been a lot of changes (both under the hood, and also new features) which I will be releasing as a new alpha version here. As always, this is an alpha release, so do expect bugs to pop up here and there. Without further ado, here are the changes:

As there are a lot of under-the-hood changes, it is highly recommended to reinstall the app if possible for the best (and hopefully less buggy) experience

Major Features

• Comments can now be voted on, and saved through swipe gestures (similar to Apollo for those who have used it in the past)
  • Note: feedback on actions (voting/saving) for comments and posts may have a slight delay depending on the instance's responsiveness (e.g., it may take a few seconds for the action to update)
• There is now support for multiple account logins, and the ability to switch between the accounts
  • In the account page, there is a button on the top right that will allow you to add more accounts, or switch between accounts
• Theres a new option which allows you to toggle between dark/light themes from the Settings page
• There is now an in-app notification which will alert you whenever there is a new release on GitHub (yet to be fully tested)

QoL Improvements

• You can tap on a community's name in the feed, or when you're inside a post to see the community's feed
• When viewing a community, you can quickly subscribe or unsubscribe from that community
• Tapping on an image in the feed or within a post should bring up a fullscreen image for you to zoom in/out
• When you are not logged in, the voting actions on posts and comments will be hidden from view
• When logging into your account, you should now be able to use your system's password manager to fill out the username and password fields
• Some haptic feedback has been added for actions!

Fixes and Misc

• Theres now a splash screen on app startup - no more glaring white page when you load the app!
• Fixed a bug where refreshing a feed or selecting a sort option would send you back to the Local feed

And many more changes under the hood!

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Please note that iOS users will need to install the ipa through AltStore as there is no TestFlight set up at this point.

If you find any issues or would like to suggest features, please open up a new issue! As always, contributions are always welcomed here.

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