User request roadmap items are growing pretty long so this release aims to address a bunch of them.

Changes so far

• Add a setting to disable auto-linking IP addresses. Note that auto-linking IP addresses comes free with Android so enabling this feature will actually cause the app to strip them which is a bit slower.
• Add a new layout: full with cards. This layout is the full layout but each post is contained within a card instead of full bleed.
• Changed the UI for the post feed toolbar.
• Fixed a bug where sometimes expanding the context in the message screen would cause weird behavior.
• Fix locales being mixed together. (Attempt number 2)
• Fix a bug where inline video players are not destroyed properly leading to wasted resources.
• Add video caching.
• Change video volume logic to be smarter.
• Fix a bug where cache directories are not cleaned up properly.
• Fix a bug where vote colors are not updated immediately in some places.
• Changed the left side panel to have subscribed communities sorted by name.
• Add new post feed header. This is disabled by default and can be configured in Settings > Posts feed > Use posts feed header.

Update

One of the roadmap items I am tackling is the addition of an optional post feed header. This one is challenging for a few reasons. The first is that because it’s supposed to be optional, the UI design needs to work with or without the headed. The second is that there’s a lot of moving parts with headers when the screen is this busy and complex already.

To tackle the first part I am redesigning the tool bar in the post feed screen so it will look good with or without the header.