Fedilab Apps

A small French association lost 600 GB of data when Microsoft ended its "free" nonprofit offer. That's exactly why associations should not rely on GAFAM.
I have supported #Framasoft for years. They can't offer as much storage, but with our help they can do more for everyone:

https://soutenir.framasoft.org/en/

#Fedilab has left the Google Play Store.

You can update your Google version manually using the APK files attached to the release notes.

For automatic updates shortly after the release, I recommend switching to Fedilab's custom F-Droid repository.

See how to do that in the next message of this thread.

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#Fedilab 3.45.0 has been published!

It brings several improvements and fixes. You can now add a colored mark next to avatars in timelines to easily identify content from some accounts. Large media files are automatically resized to what your instance supports. You can also publish directly from the message preview feature.

There are also many fixes, especially a lot of work on catching gaps in the Home timeline.

Release notes: https://codeberg.org/tom79/Fedilab/releases/tag/3.45.0

#FediForum will take place on 6 and 7 October. I still don't feel comfortable presenting, but I might get a ticket to listen to other contributors.

https://fediforum.org/

People who love photography in the #Fediverse are probably already aware of #Vernissage, an open source photo-sharing project.

It has its own API, but like I did with #Misskey a few months ago, I think I could bring it to #Fedilab.
The idea is to support its endpoints and map the responses to what the app already uses, especially since Fedilab has a media-only view.

What do you think?

Contrary to what some people say, #HolosDiscover is not a scraper. It speaks #ActivityPub, and every deleted or edited post is immediately updated in the database.

It relies on the #Fediverse indexable flag, with stricter rules: accounts with #NoBot or #NoIndex in their profile, and locked accounts, are excluded. Only public posts are indexed.

I recently fixed a bug where the #NoIndex tag in bios was not respected. Sorry about that.

https://discover.holos.social/

Dropping the Google version of the app was a pleasure. I could finally remove all their restrictions:

- Register an account with #Fedilab
- Donation links
- Hard-coded filters for #PeerTube containing "download" and "YouTube"

The APK that I attach to release notes is signed with the same key, so Play users can install it over their current version.

I know Google is the best way to be known, but it has a price I am no longer willing to pay.

I swore not to speak about #FediHood any more, but what #Pixelfed is doing is great news for #ActivityPub.
Pixelfed already sends the location as a Place object with latitude and longitude, so FediHood can read it and put markers on a map.
Local timelines used to mean one instance. Now they can mean people actually around you.

So Google refuses to delete my dev account because they suspended #UntrackMe, an app that redirects Big Tech content to alternative privacy front-ends. Seriously?
Their advice: fix the "compliance issues" first. So I guess my only option left is to rename it TrackMe and have it redirect privacy front-ends back to Big Tech instead. That should fix it.

F*** Google!

#Fedilab 3.43.3 has been published! It mostly brings fixes. The custom MarkDown support no longer breaks the instance formatting. It also fixes some mentions and links not opening inside the app. The lost position when coming back should be fixed for all timelines, including #GoToSocial.

Release notes: https://codeberg.org/tom79/Fedilab/releases/tag/3.43.3

PS: the attached apk file is the same as the one submitted to Google, you can download it here.

I hate Google and the dependency they have created! Our freedom is in danger.
You can find adware apps through their ads, apps that can totally change your launcher and show ads on every click, and it's OK. But they maintain pressure on open-source apps.

I just want to leave them!

The top two countries in #FediHood are the US and Germany.
219 people in the US and 206 in Germany, this is amazing adoption from German people.

#FediHood now supports #Lemmy through #ActivityPub. You can subscribe/unsubscribe from groups, read threaded discussions with their upvote scores, and reply or upvote yourself (through the fav button).

This is the first step: FediHood will also automatically split messages into city, region and country groups that everyone on the fediverse using groups will be able to interact with.

I used to work only with APIs, and I decided to build my own ActivityPub connections. That is not a small step.

The work of @silverpill, his thinking and his openness taught me a lot, and made me want to keep going with ActivityPub.

I think it's important to just say thank you to people who inspire you.

#Fedilab 3.43.2 has been published.

This release fixes several crashes and memory issues, keeps drafts when the app restarts or the theme changes, and improves the timeline position when coming back.

Full release notes: https://codeberg.org/tom79/Fedilab/releases/tag/3.43.2

Today, I built a rotation between Nominatim instances, because buying an API key would be too expensive.
Maintaining a server, all the domains, backup services, and APIs when needed is not a simple matter.
I have no big fundraising behind me. Your help pays for these costs and helps me live.

If you can, you can support my work on #Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/tom79

#Fedilab 3.43.1 has been published. This is a small release to fix the "Catte bomb". Don't open those threads without the fix, otherwise the app will freeze :)

This release also fixes quotes in notifications where the CW couldn't be opened.

Release notes: https://codeberg.org/tom79/Fedilab/releases/tag/3.43.1

#Fedilab 3.43.0 is available!

It now targets Android 16, with lower memory usage and better stability for long sessions. Timelines load faster with a large cache, and you can set how long cached posts are kept.

Also fixed: voice recording, audio picker, animated GIFs, push on non-Mastodon software, account switching crashes and more.

Full release notes: https://codeberg.org/tom79/Fedilab/releases/tag/3.43.0

After shutting down #HolosDiscover, we're rethinking the approach with #HolosIndex: users explicitly opt in by adding #HolosIndex to their bio with interest tags, then submit their profile. No assumptions, no default settings.
This will power interest-based discovery across the #Fediverse, helping people find each other through shared interests. Still all through #ActivityPub of course, with real-time deletions and updates.