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Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

Ivory v1.1 is now out on the App Store!

Release Notes:
- Edit Posts
- Report Users and Posts
- Support for Mastodon server language translation services (if your server has them).

apps.apple.com/us/app/ivory-fo

152 comments
Ben Scheirman

@ivory Is the "Encrypted push notification" issue on your radar? Started happening ~1 week ago and I've just been hoping it would get resolved.

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@bens Just a strange mastodon bug. If you constantly get that, go to ivory's settings, notifications, the account that's having the issue, and then turn off all the switches for 10-15 seconds then turn back on.

But if you get them on occasion, there's not much we can do at this point.

felface

@ivory if you’re still on iOS TestFlight would should we switch over to the App Store version?

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@felface Depends. If your testflight version still works, then totally up to you.

felface

@ivory it still works and I like testing stuff so I’ll stay <3

maique :prami:

@ivory Updated, and moved to the App Store version, as instructed. Will miss being on the beta, but… 🙂 Thanks.

PhilipKing

@ivory Does it solve the keyboard disappears and reappears when sharing to ivory?

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@PhilipKing No we just learned about this today and added it to our list of things to check.

PhilipKing

@ivory Thanks (Although I reported it a couple of versions ago)

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@PhilipKing If via email, there's a small chance we didn't get to it yet. 😅 We have someone going through emails, but we have thousands of unread emails thanks to our "buddy" Elon Musk.

David Harrison

@ivory I don’t always see the Report features show up - it seems inconsistent. When should I see it?

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@dharrison Basically anyone you don't follow. First step to not seeing something you don't want to see is to make sure you aren't following them. 🙂 If there are valid cases where you need to report someone you follow, we can re-evaluate that choice.

David Harrison

@ivory Okay it seems consistent now. That’s what I get for trying it out on my home timeline.

Having said that, someone I follow might well do something that is reportable. Reporting isn’t muting or blocking, after all.

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@dharrison Yea we will be keeping an eye on the feedback for that. If a bunch of people are trying to report someone or a post and can't find it, we can make the change.

DELETED

@ivory congrats to both of you on shipping 1.1…your hard work is appreciated. Slip a tip jar in the next update 😉🤓

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@victor Thanks! We priced our sub properly so that we do not need a tip jar. Your subscription is enough to let us continue to do the best work we can. 🙂

DELETED

@ivory I was happy to see you price it higher than the $6 for Tweetbot for iOS. Glad you were able to transition to making Ivory in a sustainable manner. 🍻

J.A. Bell :verified_coffee:

@ivory i thought the “extra snacks” premium tier was like an extra tip!

Meow

@ivory What’s the translation service based on? It would translate into simplified Chinese even though my system is set as traditional Chinese.

(((Jann Gobble)))🏳️‍🌈

@ivory How 'bout blocking users? I can't figure out how to - if a user appears in federated and says something I never want to see again - block them?

I know how to do it via web, just not from @ivory!

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@jann Block and report are the same option. You can try it now and see the menu. It won't actually perform anything until you submit the next view.

ModGalFri 💉💉💉💉💉😷

@ivory liking the app, and, as an animal lover, despise the name.

Rob

@ivory Installed it just before this post (after noticing I’m no longer an iOS TestFlight member, as you already informed us in the release notes of the last TestFlight build that I got)

Kris Venden

@ivory I love that you’re still considered “Early Access” yet we just got a feature in “Edit posts” that we never had with Tweetbot all those years.. What a contrast. Great update, thanks!

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@kvenden We'll probably remove "early access" when we feel like the app is in a very solid position without any major bugs and our initial roadmap is complete. Then we can focus on all the fun things we want to do in the app. 🙂

Scot Hacker

@ivory Excellent update, thanks!Where is the best place to post feature requests?

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@shacker Here or via email. But our list is pretty long already and 99% of the time someone has a feature request it's already on our list.

Scot Hacker

@ivory Gotcha. The feature request is this: From Apple Photos on iOS (or any imaging app), select an image, click Share, and post the image to Mastodon that way. There is no way to add Alt text to the image when posting images this way.

i.e. Please add an alt text option to the iOS Share Sheet for Ivory.

Torstein

@ivory congrats, but didn’t you already have an «edit» button? or maybe that deleted the old post and replaced with a new one?

Rob

@ivory What does this mean?

“Support for Mastodon server language translation services (if your server has them)”

Rob

@ivory Yes, I apparently have that working on my personal instance (see screenshots), but how does this work in Ivory?

And additionally, is it currently possible to set the language of a post, or is that still in your roadmap?

Two iPhone screenshots displaying the same post on my personal Mastodon instance in Mobile Safari; left “original”  in German, right DeepL translation to English.
Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@rob You just have to hit the translate option (in the gear button of a post) and it should use it. Setting languages for posts will come when we redesign the compose view.

Rob

@ivory I don’t see a translate option… (or did I misunderstand what the gear button of a post is?)

Screenshot of a post in Ivory where I tapped on the gear button (opening a menu with several menu items, but not a translate option)
Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@davidgarywood 🤞 That or 1.3. We are starting work on it though. 🙃

Dave ✨

@ivory it would mean a lot to a lot of users to have it prioritised and in!

(I'm not blind, but I find them useful for context very often)

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@johngbell95 Depends on your settings. But usually will auto update eventually. Many want the features yesterday so it's best for us to announce them so people know to go force download them. 🙂

Doug

@ivory Do you think you might ever allow users to display timelines chronologically with the most recent on the *bottom*? The latest-on-top convention is unfortunate in general, in my opinion, but especially on the Fediverse—where posts can be very long and it is even more of a pain to scroll up to the top of a post only to have to scroll down to read it.

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@dougdougdoug The answer for now is no. It's a lot of work and so many issues could arise and need to be fixed because of it. But someday when the app is in a good place and we are looking for features to add, might be a possibility?

Doug

@ivory 😢 Thanks for the explanation though.

BeBo

@ivory using your #ivory app makes me less bitter loosing #tweetbot with twitter. Nevertheless, some of the downsides of #mastodon remain: especially in #academia, especially in #hydrology I see only a small number of users…

Uckermark MacGyver :nonazi:

@ivory unfortunately this release made Ivory unusable for me. I had one account configured on a #GoToSocial instance and Ivory 1.0 crashed when trying to use that account. But after about 5 times of crashing right after starting it would switch to a working account on an Mastodon server.

V1.1 only crashes after I tried whether the GoToSocial would work after the update. I can't use it anymore because I can't switch to the mastodon account. :(

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@maxheadroom You can delete the app and reinstall. Should reset everything.

Uckermark MacGyver :nonazi:

@ivory looks like it reset after a few minutes without the need to delete. But the GoToSocial instance are still cryptonite for Ivory ;)

wennefer

@ivory Just downloaded! On my iPad, I lost the icon (just showed a wireframe). It came back when I rebooted. Everything was fine when installing on iPhone.

Timekeeper :blobPikaFacepaw:

@ivory translation in a pop-up, like the old one in Tweetbot. I love it 🙈

ren 🏳️‍🌈 (a they/them)

@ivory thanks for the work, loving the app. Any chance of adding a feature where you can add and scroll other instances local timelines?

carodjah! ✨at the disco✨

@ivory does it fix the weird issue where I can’t stop craving candy bars even when I’m not hungry?

jae

@ivory bless you. I literally needed to edit a post today!

schamspeare

@ivory Any chance there will be an update that crops longer images to fit the post window? I don't think I'm explaining that well... Something about the images not fitted to the post rubs up against my OCD, I guess.

The Drop Bear 2.0

@ivory I noticed that there is now a button to accept follow requests so that’s a plus!

Wobbledance1

@ivory I’ve waited a while for this.

Massive upgrade.

Thank you.

Heiko

@ivory No Avenir font dupport after update. 🐞

apemsel

@ivory The pace at which you are developing new features while keeping up the quality of the app is fantastic.

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@fabster_79 No. That will come when we redesign the compose view. 🙂 It's going to be a big project so we will do that a bit later.

Fabster

@ivory
You know what you’re doing. 👍🏼

Martin Hoffmann

@ivory Translation is nice but it would be cool for international users to be able to set language of a toot when composing it.

Actually I have no clue as to what will be the defined language for this toot while on the webapp I can define on the go between english and my mother tongue (and default to my mother tongue).

ffScala

@ivory 🌟really nice release - I’d missed the post editing after I removed the beta. Super to have it back 🎆

PKU Blog | PCU Blogue

@ivory Weird, I updated the app but still don’t have the option. I’ll reboot my phone in case…

OnlyMe

@ivory Why can’t I report a post from a user I follow?

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@dezz Because we figured that would be a very rare case most people would unfollow someone first. But waiting to see how people react to how it works over time.

Joe

@ivory can some explain to me Ivory vs the Mastodon app (what I’m currently using)?

DELETED

@ivory I love Ivory! Glad I subbed to it. Glad you're adding features to it. I know this might be a niche ask, but any change to be able to add moderation/admin functions to the app so it's an all in one for users AND admins?

Even if no, loving the direction you're going. The addition of GIFs is a huge one for me.

Ivory by Tapbots :emoji_wink:

@antonioserrata We will eventually add some admin features. Just focusing on the users right now. 🙂

Dri :Ryyca:

@ivory When will we have the option of adding emojis from the instances in the posts?

Ryan Lounsbury

@ivory and I've already had to edit a Toot. Huzzah to the Ivory team. :)

琳德

@ivory will it support iOS 14 in the future?

James Beith

@ivory a 600kB update... what is this, an update for ants!!

👏

Gerardo H. Calderón

@ivory But why a subscription model? Why not a one time purchase?

Bushwhack

@ivory the iOS Testflight is officially dead yeah?

Daniel Fox

@ivory works great, but slight UI glitch after editing?

kirabug

@ivory how’s your accessibility coming along?

Thomas Voland 🇹🇭

@ivory @adam do we have translation services on social.lol? When I use that new function on english post, it is still english 🤔

Koreus

@ivory I have setup the Mastodon server language translation services using the free DeepL API. I have the « translate button » on the web but the Translate button in Ivory redirects me to Google Translate. Normal behavior ? Thx

nsfounder

@ivory you are all doing an amazing job thank you 🙏

cyrilmacG

@ivory Just a question,I bought a Tweetbot sub the day before you got cut from Tw. Any chance I can transfer foc?

DasTausW

@ivory really nice! But for me @icecubesapp is close, if not at the same level and there’s no subscription…

Hunter Chorey :whitevsabres:

@ivory is now a good time to jump off the TestFlight and stay on the App Store?

Hexaèdre

@ivory no icon on the Home Screen for Ivory. I uninstalled/reinstalled and still no luck.

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