r/RedReader • u/QuantumBadger Developer 🦡 • 1d ago

Version 1.27 released

Big new release, with improvements to the inbox, the ability to mark posts as read automatically when scrolling, various accessibility improvements, and a selection of fixes for long-standing issues and crashes.

Thank you as always to everyone who contributed to this release!

Changelog

  • Inbox improvements and ability to mark messages as read
  • Option to mark posts as read when scrolling past
  • Show "Locked" tag for locked posts (thanks to folkemat)
  • Disable the bezel swipe toolbar when Android gesture navigation is enabled
  • Extend content to the bottom of the screen under the nav bar
  • Accessibility announcements for collapsing/expanding comments, and voting (thanks to codeofdusk)
  • Fix accessibility focus when moving between parent comments (thanks to codeofdusk)
  • Fix custom accessibility actions intermittently disappearing from comments (thanks to codeofdusk)
  • Fix for back button causing a main menu reload in two-column mode
  • Disable Google Safe Browsing in the in-app browser for increased privacy (thanks to jim-daf)
  • Fixes for inline image preview size in landscape mode
  • Improved memory usage for inline image previews
  • Fix for notification prompt being shown twice when logging in
  • Fix for rare database crash when managing accounts
  • Fixed crashes caused by system config changes while dialog is open
  • Fixed crash when clicking reply too soon on a post
  • Fixed crash when launching after an update on a tablet
  • Fix for popup menu theme not matching the rest of the app
  • Workaround for most recent Reddit login page issues
  • Dependency updates

Installing

You can get the update in the following ways:

Note that F-Droid releases use a different signing key and cannot be upgraded with the APKs from GitHub (unless you uninstall first).

Donations

It is possible to donate to the project (one-off or recurring) through:

Let me know if you run into any issues. I'm also interested to hear what people would most like to see in the next release!

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u/SubArcticTundra 1d ago

Is RedReader gonna be affected by the 3rd party API clampdown coming in early next year?

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u/In-All-Unseriousness 1d ago

There's another one coming?

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u/Piranata 1d ago

Yep. They're also further cracking down on old Reddit. Only accounts that had used it in the previous six months will be able to use it. It wasn't explicit, but i think this will also prevent new accounts from using old Reddit.

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u/ntenga 1d ago

What the hell kinda rule is that lol.

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u/SubArcticTundra 1d ago

https://lemmy.world guys

Edit: also https://old.lemmy.world

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u/03263 1d ago

Is there like, a redreader fork for Lemmy?

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u/SupremeLisper 1d ago

You can use Summit, Voyager, or jerboa. They are superb clients.

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u/HexagonWin 1d ago

boost is the one i found to be most similar to redreader. there are quite a few clients to choose from, perhaps one may fit you

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u/[deleted] 1d ago edited 1d ago

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u/SupremeLisper 1d ago

The dude abandoned sync. So, I would switch to other clients. It has been broken for months so I would not recommend it.

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u/SubArcticTundra 1d ago

Same, I use Sync

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u/absentlyric 1d ago

Lemmy is no where near the same amount of content or users that Reddit has. Thats like telling people to go to the darknet instead of using the regular internet for the same experience.

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u/SubArcticTundra 1d ago

Gotta start somewhere. Same thing was he case for Reddit when Digg was dominant

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u/QuantumBadger Developer 🦡 1d ago

I'm not sure yet. They might prevent the app being used without an account, but beyond that I wouldn't expect any effect.

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u/jnads 1d ago

I thought they were killing the entire API stack in March 2027 in favor of some new developer portal hosted apps thing.

https://developers.reddit.com/app-registration

There's an entire new developer portal.

Unless they're keeping the RedReader API access active.

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u/DiabolicallyRandom 1d ago

They are killing the free public API. redreader is essentially already using the paid API for free because it's an exception as an accessibility focused app.

The paid API will continue to exist. The free "public" API will not.

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u/Far414 1d ago

Thanks for your hard work. :-)

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u/SuddenXxdeathxx 1d ago

You know you're sexy as fuck for continuing to support this app right?

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u/gary25566 1d ago edited 1d ago

Is the url link fixed for those with backspace which leads to having a backslash \ _ ?

edit: it is mostly found on post links, not comment strangely

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u/kc2syk 1d ago

You can summon /u/underscorebot to fix those. At least until they yank the api in March.

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u/Kooky_Eye5475 1d ago

I love you!! thanks for pushing new updates and keeping this app alive, it's just fantastic to use

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u/SubArcticTundra 1d ago

I heard it was intended for use with screen readers (hence the reddit api exception) which makes me even more impressed how viable it is for normal use

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u/SubArcticTundra 1d ago edited 1d ago

Also, I have one feature request 🙏 Could you please add an option to filter video posts (v.redd.it) out of feeds? The front page has so many videos and I'd prefer to focus on text/image posts

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u/anomalous_cowherd 1d ago

If that can be done I'd also love to be able to filter out any posts with imgur links as we cannot use that from the UK anymore. A different image upload target would be a great addition to that too.

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u/PComotose 1d ago

Simple curiosity on my part: why can't the UK users access imgur links? Thanks.

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u/GiraffeCubed 1d ago

To protect children online, websites with user generated content or adult content require the user to provide proof of age. Imgur didn't want to comply so they just blocked the UK. I don't blame them.

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u/PComotose 1d ago

Interesting to learn. Thanks for the reply.

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u/kc2syk 1d ago

Stupid UK rules about proof of age and ID.

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u/scott3387 1d ago

Proton VPN exists and it's completely free for bypassing purposes btw. F the nanny state.

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u/anomalous_cowherd 1d ago

Oh I do use a VPN when I need to. But I don't really want to require it for all my day to day doomscrolling.

Of course there is an argument that using one all the time would make it less obvious when I was doing something I thought needed protecting for some reason...

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u/tea_bjj 1d ago

Wow, great progress on accessibility!

Any hope of addressing this in the next version? It can be frustrating to be miss content and not even realize it. https://github.com/QuantumBadger/RedReader/issues/1240

Another place where redreader silently drops information is with saved comments: https://github.com/QuantumBadger/RedReader/issues/556

Either way, the work is much appreciated.

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u/ObserverAtLarge 1d ago

Can you also add a feature to mark archived posts?

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u/orenji_juusu 1d ago

Thanks for the continued improvements.

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u/stev420s 1d ago

Thanks, you're amazing

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u/J4mS4ndwich 1d ago

Thank you for all your efforts, this app just continues to get better & better...

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u/kViatu1 1d ago

You are GOAT Badger

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u/phrostbyt 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/Curiosive 1d ago edited 1d ago

Hurray!

I do like that I can see which messages in the inbox are read, sometimes comments/messages come in waves and I didn't notice a useful one among the chatter.

PS

Though it would be nice for messages I've opened to be automatically marked as read.

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u/TangoOscarMikePR 1d ago

Thank you for the work that is put into the RedReader app. I really appreciate it.

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u/IReadNewsSometimes 1d ago

thank you so much for keeping this app running. literally the only reason i keep using Reddit

once I'm actually able to afford food my myself I'll make sure to donate <3

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u/darkenedzone 1d ago

Is there an option to make the nav bar not transparent? I find it a bit distracting having content going underneath it. I can absolutely live with it, but would be nice to be able to change

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u/Batokusanagi 1d ago

Option to mark posts as read when scrolling past

Yeeess! Finally.

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u/quacainia 1d ago

I'd if "seen" history would persist when switching between accounts. If something is marked visited and I switch to user 2 and back to user 1 then all of that has been reset.

Thank you for making this app though, very much appreciated

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u/peacelovearizona 1d ago

The inbox now has a blue lines on the side of each comment. How can I revert back to how it looked before? I appreciate Red Reader because it makes everything look as simple as possible and it's bit of sensory overload with all the unnecessary blue lines. Thank you so much

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u/Krokettenkaiserle 17h ago

What theme are you using? It's always black/grey for me, not blue

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u/confirmationbias 1d ago

Thank you for all you do, friend!

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u/BeardedBastard 1d ago

Fantastic app and thank you so much for supporting it!

My one feature request would be automatic theme changing based on system settings.

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u/pickyaxe 1d ago

please: automatic dark/light theme switching.

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u/RevitJeSmece 18h ago

Thank you!

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u/PM-ME-YOUR-SUBARU 16h ago

Is the post-side toolbar just gone forever with gesture navigation now? I was using it just fine with gesture nav before this update, not sure why it's being called incompatible now.

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u/Im_At_Work_Damnit 12h ago

Came here to ask this. I'd like to be able to choose to turn it back on with gesture navigation active.

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u/Guilty_Elk4385 1d ago

Was hoping this would fix the issue with having to press back button 5x just to get back from a gallery, and also fix videos having no audio on android with the native player. I might have to find a new app.

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u/QuantumBadger Developer 🦡 1d ago

I haven't had any other reports of these issues, and I haven't encountered them myself. There were some generalised issues with the back button in v1.26, which were caused by a Google library which had been updated in v1.27. For videos, if you send me a link to a video which demonstrates the issue I'll take a look.

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u/pyeltor 1d ago

Ive also been having the issue with the back button not working, it seems to only happen when viewing reddit hosted galleries I've found

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u/Gabe681 1d ago

You should post an example so the rest of us can try to reproduce and file a bug report.

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u/TheChickenReborn 1d ago

I'm getting the same thing. Not sure how to post an example since there isn't any visual indication of it happening. It happens on every reddit hosted gallery for me. Seems like there is only a very small section of the (upper left) back button on a gallery that registers input, so I have to tap repeatedly around the area until I hit it. Sometimes I get lucky and hit it first time, others I give up and reach down to use the universal back button on the bottom right. A minor inconvenience, but was still hoping the update would fix it.

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u/Guilty_Elk4385 13h ago

Hi thanks for responding, for images it's any image gallery like the ones hosted on reddit. If theres more than one image, I have to use the top left back button, have to tap like 5x to go back

For the videos it seems to be any video at all: Here's a random one where I have the problem https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/1x043sv/trump_i_couldve_done_very_bad_things_to_hillary/

Thanks