Thanks!, I'm new to all of this too. Learning as I go along
Hey, it looks like the Kbin API has been released. There seems to be some demand for it so I will move it to the top of the todo list.
Hey, thanks for trying the app. Loving the app icon. Will add it in the next release!
Ps I’ve moved the community to https://lemmy.world/c/lunar
![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/7258091b-1105-43a5-9c47-848857500402.png?thumbnail=1024&format=webp)
https://testflight.apple.com/join/GEFCCQTb
Note: If you see blank icons within the Quicklinks section in the Feed Tab after updating, go to Settings > Quicklinks > Reset Quicklinks List
Added
- Pulse Logging Framework (https://github.com/kean/Pulse) for easier debugging
- Customisable Quicklinks
Changed
- Updated posts fetching logic
- Optimised posts view for smoother scrolling
- Disabled unimplemented settings pages
Fixed
- Removed redundant files
- Glitches related to fetcher views
https://github.com/mani-sh-reddy/Lunar
Hey, thanks for trying out the app. There's an option in Settings > Layout > Comment Metadata Position, here you can change where the usernames (and upvote/downvote) buttons appear. Or you can disable them outright.
I think version 0.8.75 only just got approved, so you should be able to see it after updating
This looks useful, is it releasing on iOS too?
Thanks for the detailed feedback. I’ve just submitted 0.8.75 which will address points 1,2 and 4. Will add in a compact mode soon in the future!
Yep, is this link working for you - https://testflight.apple.com/join/GEFCCQTb ?
Unfortunately I do not have plans to bring it to android as it's written in swift
Released 0.8.67 which should fix some of the bugs mentioned: https://lemmy.world/post/4007703
Thanks to everyone that gave feedback on the first testflight release (0.8.64). The new release (0.8.67) has these changes below. Still waiting on testflight approval for this new version but should be approved shortly and the current testers will be notified.
Added
- Kbin app icon
- There is a new logs section that will save errors when interacting with the Lemmy API. If you face a bug, it could be used to see exactly where the error is coming from. You could also share it using the sharesheet and I can take a look.
Fixed
- Many of you have raised that you were unable to login with custom instances. I've now added many more popular lemmy instances as a workaround. The bug fix for custom instances will be coming at a later date.
- Added optional values for some of the variables in the site data model as some instances do not for example, use regex filtering. This was causing login problems for some people and should now be fixed.
- Potentially fixed the crash caused by changing app icon. It doesn't seem to happen for me so I'm curios to see if it has been fixed.
Full Changelog: 0.8.64...0.8.67
https://github.com/mani-sh-reddy/Lunar
Lunar is an open-source project Lemmy client (kbin compatibility coming soon) I’m making for iOS using SwiftUI It’s still a very early work in progress, so it’s not available on the App Store or TestFlight just yet. But I’m actively working on it for release. I’d love for you to be part of it. If yo...
![Lunar - a Lemmy Client for iOS - Lemmy.world](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/77649c39-34cb-4201-91aa-1b99beb40aaa.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Hey! Just a quick update from me. I’ve created a new community for Lunar. !lunar@lemmy.world
I decided to make a change because the old name, lunar_for_lemmy_ios, was a bit messy and hard to type. So, I’ve created a new community called “lunar” - short and sweet.
Thanks everyone for the great feedback, I've added issues on the github and will be working on them soon. https://github.com/mani-sh-reddy/Lunar/issues
Hi all, I’ve finally releasing my app Lunar onto TestFlight!.
As it's still in the early testing phase, any feedback would be very helpful. If you would like to give feedback, request a new feature, or find a bug you’d like to bring to my attention please open a GitHub Issue or post it in the newly created Lunar community at Lemmy World. Links below.
For general discussions visit the Lunar community at lemmy.world
If you'd like to share your thoughts, please drop by the GitHub repository where you can report any bugs or propose new features.
Lunar is an open-source project, and I'd love for you to be a part of. If you have an interest in coding and want to contribute, please visit the Lunar Github.
Useful links: GitHub Code Repo / contribute : https://github.com/mani-sh-reddy/Lunar
Suggest new features or request bug fixes: https://github.com/mani-sh-reddy/Lunar/issues
Follow the progress: https://github.com/users/mani-sh-reddy/projects/3/
Lemmy community: https://lemmy.world/c/lunar
TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/GEFCCQTb
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The features currently available:
- Feed tab with aggregated posts lists
- Trending communities for a selected instance
- Explore communities page with list of communities sorted by new
- Aggregated posts list from subscribed communities (after login)
- A list of subscribed communities
- Search users and communities with an option to sort
- Instance selector with option for custom instance
- Login to multiple accounts across instances
- Card style posts
- View Post urls with in-app safari
- Expandable post body
- Image detail viewer. Zoom, pan, swipe to dismiss images
- Voting buttons
- Click on community name to subscribe
- Comment on post
- Reply to comment
- Collapsible comments
- Community info pages
- Markdown formatted text
- Early Kbin support (view posts and comments)
API Docs used in the creation of Lunar ~ A Lemmy Client for iOS ~ https://github.com/mani-sh-reddy/Lunar
I uploaded the API documentation that I used to make my Lemmy iOS client, Lunar using https://readme.com.
Check it out here : lemmy.readme.io
Lunar is an iOS app that serves as a client for Lemmy & Kbin, the open-source federated alternatives to Reddit - GitHub - mani-sh-reddy/Lunar: Lunar is an iOS app that serves as a client for Le...
![GitHub - mani-sh-reddy/Lunar: Lunar is an iOS app that serves as a client for Lemmy & Kbin, the open-source federated alternatives to Reddit](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/1831f36d-3490-43b5-a16a-f67d0d45d844.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2005358
> Just making this community to keep you updated on the progress I'm making with Lunar. > > At this stage, Lunar is still in its early stages of development. While it's not available on the App Store or TestFlight just yet, you can get it up and running using Xcode and a Mac (instructions on Github) > > I can only dive into Lunar during evenings and weekends so not got much time to dedicate to it at the moment but in the spirit of open source collaboration I welcome you to contribute your feedback and ideas and to even raise pull requests (pls mind my jank code) > > https://github.com/mani-sh-reddy/Lunar-Lemmy-iOS > > Keep track of progress here: https://github.com/users/mani-sh-reddy/projects/3 >
Lunar is an iOS app that serves as a client for Lemmy & Kbin, the open-source federated alternatives to Reddit - GitHub - mani-sh-reddy/Lunar: Lunar is an iOS app that serves as a client for Le...
![GitHub - mani-sh-reddy/Lunar: Lunar is an iOS app that serves as a client for Lemmy & Kbin, the open-source federated alternatives to Reddit](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/4fbfc1ea-529d-4132-a088-97de7f161285.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2660306
> Hey all, I’ve just released Lunar for Lemmy version 0.5.0. > > Check out the post image for a TLDR on what’s released with screenshots. > > ### Here's whats changed in v0.5.0: > > #### Added > > - Login Page and account information persistence to Keychain > - Redesigned settings page > - 4 new app icons > - Instance selector with 7 popular instances (custom instances coming soon) > - Image popover with zoom and pan features > - Debug Mode > - Haptics during the login flow and for upvote & downvote buttons > - Redesigned post metadata buttons > - Reset app button > > #### Changed > > - Included instance URL in Explore Communities Page > - Minor UI design changes > - Better divider between posts > > #### Fixed > > - Background thread publishing bug > - Tab resetting to feed view on loss of app focus > - Graphical glitch when swiping down to refresh > > > --- > > It's still not available on TestFlight yet unfortunately, there are still a few essential features I would like to add before releasing: > > - [ ] Click on URL attached to the post opens the link in an in-app browser/external browser > - [ ] Collapsable and expandable comments > - [ ] Collapsed by default post body > - [ ] Functional upvote and downvote buttons > - [ ] Search communities > - [ ] Navigate to communities from posts view > - [ ] Markdown formatted post body and comments > - [ ] Upvotes and downvotes in comments > - [ ] Subscribe button inside community info view > - [ ] Subscriptions when logged in. > - [ ] Subscribed communities posts page > > Once these have been added, it will be released for TestFlight. Follow the progress on the board here: > https://github.com/users/mani-sh-reddy/projects/3 > > If you're curious and want to take a peek, you can run a preview on your iPhone using a Mac and Xcode. The instructions are in the GitHub repository, so feel free to give it a try and share your thoughts. > > As always, I welcome contributions. If you would like to contribute, please get in touch/create a PR. I am still very new to iOS development so any help is appreciated. > > https://github.com/mani-sh-reddy/Lunar-Lemmy-iOS >
Hey! Just a quick update from me. I've created this new community to replace the lunar_for_lemmy_ios.
I decided to make a change because the old name, lunar_for_lemmy_ios, was a bit messy and hard to type. So, I've created a new community called "lunar" - short and sweet.
I'll be moving everything over shortly and I'll make sure to keep you all posted on the progress.
It’s nice to see there’s so many apps. Honestly nothing too special about my app. I only started this so I can learn more about iOS development. But there are a few small things that might make the app different to others eg Written in Swift and SwiftUI while supporting iOS 15 and above. Kbin support (I’ve had a go playing around with the API but it doesn’t seem to work at the moment) Free and open source!
Yep, iOS for now and a potential release for macOS too. I won’t be able to bring it to android as it’s written in swift.
![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/51d9b7a7-3504-4bd5-a042-c7623354914e.png?thumbnail=1024&format=webp)
Hey all, I’ve just released Lunar for Lemmy version 0.5.0.
Check out the post image for a TLDR on what’s released with screenshots.
Here's whats changed in v0.5.0:
Added
- Login Page and account information persistence to Keychain
- Redesigned settings page
- 4 new app icons
- Instance selector with 7 popular instances (custom instances coming soon)
- Image popover with zoom and pan features
- Debug Mode
- Haptics during the login flow and for upvote & downvote buttons
- Redesigned post metadata buttons
- Reset app button
Changed
- Included instance URL in Explore Communities Page
- Minor UI design changes
- Better divider between posts
Fixed
- Background thread publishing bug
- Tab resetting to feed view on loss of app focus
- Graphical glitch when swiping down to refresh
---
It's still not available on TestFlight yet unfortunately, there are still a few essential features I would like to add before releasing:
- [ ] Click on URL attached to the post opens the link in an in-app browser/external browser
- [ ] Collapsable and expandable comments
- [ ] Collapsed by default post body
- [ ] Functional upvote and downvote buttons
- [ ] Search communities
- [ ] Navigate to communities from posts view
- [ ] Markdown formatted post body and comments
- [ ] Upvotes and downvotes in comments
- [ ] Subscribe button inside community info view
- [ ] Subscriptions when logged in.
- [ ] Subscribed communities posts page
Once these have been added, it will be released for TestFlight. Follow the progress on the board here: https://github.com/users/mani-sh-reddy/projects/3
If you're curious and want to take a peek, you can run a preview on your iPhone using a Mac and Xcode. The instructions are in the GitHub repository, so feel free to give it a try and share your thoughts.
As always, I welcome contributions. If you would like to contribute, please get in touch/create a PR. I am still very new to iOS development so any help is appreciated.
Here's the app specific community !lunar_for_lemmy_ios@lemmy.world
![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/135d4970-e56d-4762-a2f0-7a9a826409ee.png?thumbnail=1024&format=webp)
It's been amazing to see all the fresh apps popping up for Lemmy! I've been having a blast making my own app and learning iOS development.
I’ve just released Lunar for Lemmy version 0.5.0.
Check out the post image for a TLDR on what’s released with screenshots.
It's still not available on TestFlight yet unfortunately, there are still a few essential features I would like to add before releasing:
- [ ] Click on URL attached to the post opens the link in an in-app browser/external browser
- [ ] Collapsable and expandable comments
- [ ] Collapsed by default post body
- [ ] Functional upvote and downvote buttons
- [ ] Search communities
- [ ] Navigate to communities from posts view
- [ ] Markdown formatted post body and comments
- [ ] Upvotes and downvotes in comments
- [ ] Subscribe button inside community info view
- [ ] Subscriptions when logged in.
- [ ] Subscribed communities posts page
Once these have been added, it will be released for TestFlight. (Hopefully by the end of the month) Follow the progress on the board here: https://github.com/users/mani-sh-reddy/projects/3
If you're curious and want to take a peek, you can run a preview on your iPhone using a Mac and Xcode. The instructions are in the GitHub repository, so feel free to give it a try and share your thoughts.
As always, I welcome contributions. If you would like to contribute, please get in touch/create a PR. I am still very new to iOS development so any help is appreciated.
https://github.com/mani-sh-reddy/Lunar-Lemmy-iOS
---
Anyways, here is what's been updated in v0.5.0
Added
- Login Page and account information persistence to Keychain
- Redesigned settings page
- 4 new app icons
- Instance selector with 7 popular instances (custom instances coming soon)
- Image popover with zoom and pan features
- Debug Mode
- Haptics during the login flow and for upvote & downvote buttons
- Redesigned post metadata buttons
- Reset app button
Changed
- Included instance URL in Explore Communities Page
- Minor UI design changes
- Better divider between posts
Fixed
- Background thread publishing bug
- Tab resetting to feed view on loss of app focus
- Graphical glitch when swiping down to refresh
Lunar is an iOS app that serves as a client for Lemmy, the open-source federated alternative to Reddit - GitHub - mani-sh-reddy/Lunar-Lemmy-iOS: Lunar is an iOS app that serves as a client for Lemm...
![GitHub - mani-sh-reddy/Lunar-Lemmy-iOS: Lunar is an iOS app that serves as a client for Lemmy, the open-source federated alternative to Reddit](https://lemdro.id/pictrs/image/76ee374a-7d4b-4b28-9a94-328915e349f9.png?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
Just making this community to keep you updated on the progress I'm making with Lunar.
At this stage, Lunar is still in its early stages of development. While it's not available on the App Store or TestFlight just yet, you can get it up and running using Xcode and a Mac (instructions on Github)
I can only dive into Lunar during evenings and weekends so not got much time to dedicate to it at the moment but in the spirit of open source collaboration I welcome you to contribute your feedback and ideas and to even raise pull requests (pls mind my jank code)
https://github.com/mani-sh-reddy/Lunar-Lemmy-iOS
Keep track of progress here: https://github.com/users/mani-sh-reddy/projects/3
Will do soon, I want to make sure it has some of the most basic features before I release it on testflight. At the moment you can't even collapse comments
I would love to include other forum softwares within the app and make it as easy as changing the URL. Just waiting on the kbin API to be released. Hopefully it's similar to the Lemmy API so theres less work to do on my part
I agree, this was my thought too
![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e1937af5-4e44-4894-859a-7be82399075e.png?thumbnail=1024&format=webp)
Hey everyone! Check out Lunar, A Lemmy client I'm making for iOS using SwiftUI
Just note that Lunar is still a very early work in progress, so it's not available on the App Store or TestFlight just yet. But I'm actively working on it for release.
If you're curious and want to take a peek, you can run a preview on your iPhone using a Mac and Xcode. The instructions are in the GitHub repository, so feel free to give it a try and share your thoughts!
Since I'm still learning app development, any feedback and suggestions from you would be greatly appreciated.
Lunar is an open-source project, and I'd love for you to be part of it. If you're into coding or just want to lend a hand, let's collaborate. Feel free to contribute ideas or raise Pull Requests to make Lunar even better.
Github: https://github.com/mani-sh-reddy/Lunar-Lemmy-iOS
Follow the progress here: https://github.com/users/mani-sh-reddy/projects/3
Edit: Created a community for it to keep everyone updated https://lemmy.world/c/lunar_for_lemmy_ios