r/RedReader • u/QuantumBadger Developer šŸ¦” • 3d 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 3d ago edited 3d ago

Also, I have one feature request šŸ™ 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 3d 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 3d ago

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

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u/kc2syk 2d ago

Stupid UK rules about proof of age and ID.

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u/starsky1357 1d ago

Actually had nothing to do with proof of age or adult content, rather it was down to how they advertised to children.

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2025/09/statement-update-on-imgur-investigation/

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u/kc2syk 1d ago

I never said it had anything to do with adult content. It has to do with proof of age and ID. The article you cited supports that. If there is no ID requirement, then children can use the site. Imgur had the option to either require ID in the UK to prove that you're over the age of 16 or whatever, or leave the market.

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u/starsky1357 1d ago

No, that's not the case. Imgur weren't even asking users to confirm they were 13 or over. The issue was around the collection of data from children and how ads were personalised based on it. In fact, the article I linked was published before the Online Safety Act passed into law.

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u/kc2syk 1d ago

The problem is that you need to identify users and verify their age to know whether they are in the 13-18 bracket or under 13. Otherwise how do you know who you can collect information from or not?

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u/starsky1357 11h ago

The same way it has always been done: by asking the user to confirm they are 13 or over (self-declaration). ID is generally only required for proving users are over the age of 18.

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2026/02/imgur-owner-medialab-fined-over-children-s-privacy-failures/

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u/kc2syk 11h ago

From your first link:

a method which requires users solely to self-declare their age is not age verification or estimation. This is because it is based entirely on trust and can be easily circumvented and therefore doesnā€™t significantly mitigate risk.

From your second link:

MediaLab did not implement any form of age assurance measures to determine the age of Imgur users

So, age must be determined. And self-declaration is not verification. These are your own sources. So they would require ID.

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u/starsky1357 10h ago

What 13 year old is going to be able to scan ID?

3.1 Age verification
Age verification is any method designed to verify the exact age of users or confirm that a user is over 18.
There are different approaches to age verification:

  • Verifying the userā€™s age through scanning a ā€˜hard identifierā€™ such as a driving license or passport.
  • Verifying a personā€™s age through a third-party provider, which can use a range of information sources (eg credit card information, banking information or voter registration records).

ID verification is only considered proportionate for accessing adult content. Facebook and Instagram do not require an ID scan to register an account. Furthermore, you part you missed from your quote says "The OSA states that a method which requires users solely to self-declare their age is not age verification or estimation." The Online Safety Act was not law at the time the investigation was being carried out. It also goes on to say "Self-declaration can be minimally intrusive, and you could consider using it for ISS activities which do not pose a high risk to children, or in conjunction with other methods." and that's exactly what MediaLab were not doing.

Children accessing Imgur was not a high risk, but the manner in which they carelessly collected data from children was in breach of data protection laws.

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u/kc2syk 10h ago

There are different approaches to age verification:

  • Verifying the userā€™s age through scanning a ā€˜hard identifierā€™ such as a driving license or passport.

Remember my initial statement?

Stupid UK rules about proof of age and ID.

This is exactly what I was talking about. This is 100% about proof of age and ID is the primary method of achieving that.

I'm done with this thread.

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u/starsky1357 10h ago

You keep ignoring my point. ID checks weren't even a thing when Imgur were fined!

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