Sync for Lemmy Beta 50 release notes

Key points

• Random and random nsfw back as actions!
• Added the ability to browse all instances and communities on an instance
• Added admin tools (see #312 for details)

Ultra

• Added a new article summarizer

New

• Added user + community block managers (Settings > Lemmy preferences)
• UI changes to the post options bottomsheet
  • Icons are now shown next to the user and community items
  • User and community items can be expanded out
  • A few user items have been moved to a separate bottomsheet
• The filters bottomsheet now uses icons
• catbox.moe links are now opened in-app (can be disabled)
• Imgur video posts now show a small preview image
• You can now view the moderators of a community
• Added an option to disable the new hiding behaviour (Settings > experimental > keep posts hidden)

Github issues closed

• Deep linking causes a transparent, unresponsive Activity to appear if Sync isn't already running #345
• Random NSFW #246
• Expose instance name and view its communities #242
• Add the ability to generate a random base theme color on app launch #358
• "Failed to start subscription purchase (2)" when subscribing to Ultra #231
• Crash when using lemmy.ca instance #204
• Unable to share direct image on Android 14 Beta #104
• Unable to direct share image #216
• Remove the "Display if a post is OC" setting #361
• Block button shown twice in the about menu #403
• Block list #305
• Block button does not change to "Unblock" when you block a community #300
• [Feature Request] Block Community option added to Post Menu #225
• Function to unblock a user #269
• When viewing comments in your own or someone else's profile... #401
• Summarize article/post/comment feature for Ultra #251
• Switch Media Upload Dialog for Bottom Sheet #160
• Support for verified links (top X instances maybe) #77
• Community in drawer sidebar has blank space between name and instance #47
• Back arrow in action bar isn't visible in login screen on tablets #53
• Theme sharing generates screenshot only #96

Other fixes

• Fixed a crash when starting chrome custom tabs
• Fixed a crash when searching
• Added a potential crash for TextViews crashing
• Fixed an issue where searching from the drawer would say todo...
• You can now enter "-" and "_" in the username field
• Fixed a crash where some S4R backups would cause a crash
• ProgressBottomSheetDialogFragments now auto dismiss

Updates

• androidx.annotation:annotation > 1.7.0-rc01
• com.google.android.material:material > 1.11.0-alpha02
• com.google.firebase:firebase-crashlytics-gradle > 2.9.9

Notes

• NSFW images can no longer be uploaded via Sync
• Android 14 should behave better now
• View + saved are now enabled by default in the actions manager
• Your default community has been reset to handle the new local feed changes
• The voting icons in comments now match slides
• The profile icon is now accessible via the 3 dot menu for comments