manton
manton

I don’t want to jinx it, but Micro.blog has been pretty stable and fast lately for me. Of course, could always be better. Just submitted an iOS update to Apple to approve for beta testing. Anything on iOS that you think needs attention?

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Gabz
Gabz

@manton A pink icon? 😁 Seriously though, Mb has been pretty fast lately , thank you. Even when making CSS changes to the theme they show up faster too.

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SimonWoods
SimonWoods

@manton As far as features, I think the main thing missing on iOS is a friendlier reply UI (similar to Sunlit and Gluon).

If you’re looking for issues with the iPad, I have a few, though I was going to post them to GitHub/Help.

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SciPhi
SciPhi

@manton I want to attach images from Files, etc. not just Camera roll. Sharing a file to MicroBlog just makes useless local links.

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manton
manton

@SciPhi Got it, thanks. You can upload from Files in the Uploads section of the app, but not from the main post window, that’s true. I’m curious: do you manage all your photos in Files, or are you thinking screenshots and non-photos?

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SciPhi
SciPhi

@manton screenshots that I crop, or images I download

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mdrockwell
mdrockwell

@manton maintain timeline position and timeline sync. āœŒļø

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manton
manton

@gr36 I have thought about it! Not for this release, but it is tempting to make a corner of the iOS app work like Goodreads. For bookmarks, what can’t you do on iOS?

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manton
manton

@mdrockwell I’m letting @gluon pave the way here. But it uses the Micro.blog API, so eventually we can sync up.

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manton
manton

@gr36 Ah, you’re right. Thanks!

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manton
manton

@pimoore Yes, I’d like that too.

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skoobz
skoobz

@manton With this in mind, I think the link to the page for the macOS app is broken. I was looking to download it on my new computer but couldn’t reach it.

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manton
manton

@sku_b Hmm, where is that link? I think it was broken last week but should be fixed. Let me know if I missed something.

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skoobz
skoobz

@manton I’ll double check it when I’m back on the Mac.

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mandaris
mandaris

@manton I have trouble with the share sheet sometimes when it comes to pictures. Sunlit handles it better.

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odd
odd

@manton Thanks! It seem to have stabilized (for me, at least) the last days. Everything running quickly and without posts not showing up.

What I would love for the iOS version next is:

  • Showing the message you are replying to on the same screen as your reply. (I quickly forget parts of the post that I’m replying to). I guess this is a multiple-day task to accomplish, but I’m hoping for it.

  • A fix for the share sheet, so that newly taken screenshots can be shared directly, without having to save them to Pictures first, and then posting from the iOS app. (Also share sheet sharing from Pictures doesn’t seem to work for me).

Thanks for all the good work! I’m thoroughly enjoying this place. 😊

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Miraz
Miraz

@mdrockwell @manton Yes! My number one biggest issue. This bugs me every single time I use the app.

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Thomas_U
Thomas_U

Hi @manton, please send me a Testflight invite.

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manton
manton

@Thomas_U I’m still waiting for Apple to approve the latest beta… I’ll post a TestFlight invite link when it’s ready, probably tomorrow.

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skoobz
skoobz

@manton This is the help page I’m seeing. The macOS link takes me to a 404 page.

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manton
manton

@sku_b Thanks, fixed now.

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rom
rom

@odd @manton the Share Sheet issue is one that is a deal breaker for me. :)

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benjohnson
benjohnson

@manton I’ve been thinking about if there’s a nicer way to handle what is effectively ā€œsubtweetingā€.

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skoobz
skoobz

@manton Thank you as well.

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rpmik
rpmik

@manton I’d love to be able to edit Categories in the Posts screen.

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jordon
jordon

@manton I know there’s a thousand things that could clutter the post screen, but I’d love an easily-accessible toggle to send/not send to Twitter.

Another thing would be threading of posts. I get the idea that a thread should really just be a longer blog post, but sometimes I like to tie two separate, but related ideas together or I may think of something later on I’d like to add to the original thought.

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paulrobertlloyd
paulrobertlloyd

@manton This issue still bugs me.

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manton
manton

@paulrobertlloyd I think I’m going to hold off until WWDC to see if Apple makes this a built-in feature for alerts, otherwise I’ll tackle it. Thanks for the reminder.

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