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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

πŸš€ Boost for Lemmy 1.0.16 is out now!

What’s new in version 1.0.16:

  • A baby chick emoji 🐣 now appears next to usernames of accounts less than one week old.
  • Moderators can now see the vote counts on posts and comments within the communities they moderate.
  • Fixed an issue that was preventing images from being downloaded or shared.

Thanks for using Boost and supporting the Lemmy ecosystem!

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Hi Lemmy! I've just uploaded a new version, this is the changelog:

  • Added spoiler support
  • Added superscript/subscript support
  • Added domain in link posts
  • Redesigned account switcher dialog
  • Increased profile bio limit to 1,000 characters (Lemmy 0.19.6+)
  • Fixed link-opening delay
  • Smoother scrolling on image-heavy posts
  • General performance optimizations
  • Squashed some bugs πŸ›πŸ”¨

SpoilerThis update will roll out widely after testing

πŸ“² To join the beta and test the new features follow this link https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.rubenmayayo.lemmy or visit the visit the Play Store and scroll down to "Join the Beta"

⚠️ Found a bug about this version? Comment below

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submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I've saved a few but I see no way to access them

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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Version 1.0.16

This just started yesterday. Every time I switch screens (e.g. opening/closing comments or viewing a different community), The screen changes, it swipes down to reveal the old screen, then switches back to the new screen. It's very disorienting. Anyone else or just me?

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submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Everyone that has a lemmynsfw.com account need to head to link further down. For a few days pictures from other instances are not showing. First I thought it was issue with boast, but no. I had to basically create new account on lemmy.world to be able to view pictures at all.

This link explains the issue further. https://lemmynsfw.com/post/28224732

Tldr cloudflare

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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Sagan_Wept to c/[email protected]
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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Just tried to hide a post (don't like pictures of spiders) and it didn't disappear. It just sits there (like a gross spider) and the only difference is if I click on the menu it now has Unhide as an option. Which also doesn't visibly change anything.

I've tried it a few times, closed and restarted the app. Doesn't seem to make any difference. I've used hide before (but not for a while) and it worked fine, not sure what's changed? Or is it just a glitch?

Edit: solved! Show Hidden Posts had been turned on, so it was working just as intended.

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submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I also wanted to say thank you so much Ruben you're awesome ❀️❀️

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Vote ratio? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Is there a way to see vote ratio or display number of downvotes instead of just the sum?

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OLED Dark Mode? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I was just wondering if there was any intention of bringing an OLED friendly dark mode (like, just a pitch black background) to Boost for Lemmy? I'm pretty sure there was one on the Reddit version, and I've always preferred the aesthetic, although admittedly my battery goes further than it used to.

EDIT: After seeing spiffpitt's comment, I did a couple seconds more investigation than the other 10 times I've checked in the last 2 years. The AMOLED dark mode is available under "Customize Colors", which is greyed out if "Dynamic Colors" is checked.

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submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

When using the in-app share button to share images, a file called "image_proxy" is shared, not the image itself. This started happening for me when I switched to lemmy.zip from lemm.ee - I just tested lemmy.zip in Thunder and it works as expected, so seems to be some combination of server+Boost causing the problem.

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submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Hey all, new user to midwest.social as of today since lemm.ee is being shut down. After logging in to my new account I can't load my home pages (subscriptions) though I can view all, local, and individual communities. This is happening only for this username and across all lemmy clients, though I'm asking here since I'm not sure where else to ask if it's an issue with this server.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Hi all, I am not sure if I have changed something or an update broke it but last image I saved on the 19.06.2025 was working and I tried yesterday and it's not downloading the images. It says downloading and then it goes back to the top of my feed, and the image is not downloaded.

Android Pixel 8 up to date BP1A.250505.005.B1

Thanks for any help on how to fix that.

Edit: going to settings > data and storage > configure download > enable community folders, has fixed the issue for me... I assume it has to do with the download folder so maybe renaming the boost folder in downloads may fix the issue as well, but I have not tried it. Maybe something to do with permissions of that folder.

Edit 2: turning off community folders returned the issue. Renaming the folder "Boost" under Pictures on the device, forced the application to create a new folder and the issue was solved.

Edit 3: renaming the boost folder stopped working and now the application crashes again... Back to community folders to see how long that will last.

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Some media not showing (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Seeing as I don't see others mention this, I'm gonna try and see if I'm alone in this.

Some pictures and videos won't show for me. It's not that the files have been removed, because I can download the files, but boost won't show them. Sometimes the pictures will load fine, if I choose the original resolution.

I figured that it was because I had an elderly phone, a OnePlus running Android 13, but now that I'm on Motorola running Android 15 I guess it has other reasons.

Anybody else have this issue?

Here's an example of a video that won't load it's NSFW https://lemmynsfw.com/post/27180424 come to think of it, I guess most of the stuff that fails is NSFW

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Hello, would love to see the option to mute/filter posts by some criteria, e.g. down vote score of -10 or greater.

Down voting is supposed to make bad content less visible, it would be nice to allow users to not see troll, bot and other low quality posts based on their preferred criteria.

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I don't know what else to say to describe this beyond Title.

Sometimes they hide, sometimes they come back. There is no apparent pattern to this.

If it is a network issue, can Boost please implement a queue and reattempt failed API calls?

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

It would be really great if Boost could add a dedicated section to the sidebar for Moderated communities, either above or below Subscribed communities.

Great work on Boost in general! Definitely preferred app, especially since Sync was abandoned, which y'all have surpassed expertly

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

A lot of other apps allow for direct image copy when viewing, usually via a long-press menu option. This would permit images to be used in other applications without the need for the file to be downloaded or to navigate through 5 or 6 taps to share it directly to another app

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

With Lemm.ee shutting down at the end of the month, many are searching for a new instance to join.

A Lemmy alternative that also uses the ActivityPub protocol is PieFed: https://join.piefed.social/

I'm (obviously) trying it out and it seems great so far but app support is low (only Interstellar right now).

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Piefed is another instance type that is growing in popularity, and a few instances are now turning on the API. As such, apps are also implementing support.

It would be great if Boost would support it too. Hopefully the extra development overhead isn't too bad.

Some recent discussion: https://piefed.social/post/817564

The page for developers:

https://join.piefed.social/docs/developers/

The API for third-party apps (frontends, bots, etc) is 95% the same as the Lemmy API.

That same link: https://freamon.github.io/piefed-api/

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Youtube links refuse to open in external browser, they always open on YouTube app, even though that's turned off and the app Is set to use external browser. I want my ad blocking please.

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

This post for example.

https://lemmy.ca/post/45288272

It is readable for a moment, but then the image slides to the left and the text slides with it, causing the first part of every line to be off screen and unreadable

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Random app crashes (i.imgur.com)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by cavveman to c/[email protected]

Boost crashes when I try to download pictures/comic strips. Anybody else experience this?

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

When I use boost for lemmy my upvotes are not displayed correctly. In the last days I upvoted many posts, but only one is showing in the account -> upvoted tab. If I upvote a post, and scroll later back to them they are still upvoted even after restarting the app later, but the tab does not contain them. Waiting a day or anytime frame to give it time to sync does also nothing.What can I do to see my upvotes again?

Random upvoted post

Upvoted tab missing post

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