I wonder what changed too.
The only thing I noticed is that preview images are more pixelated and lower quality then they were before this update. If you click to open them up then they will go to full quality.
What type of phone do you have? I have a Samsung Galaxy S22ultra and it works fine when the app is in the regular location on the phone. However if I have the app in the Secure Folder and try and download it doesn't work (or goes somewhere that can't be found). I had reported this bug awhile back but no fix as of yet. Other Lemmy apps don't have the same issue.
I saw that setting but it wasn't clear what it was. Turning it off now.