Fun fact: MastoBlaster seems to digest perfectly the Mastodon and GoToSocial char limits but isn’t able to correctly detect the littleFedi setting. IceCubes works perfect. I should contact the MastoBlaster dev…oh, well… 😄

#MastoBlaster #littleFedi

#Mastoblaster #Fediverse

Two things you can see here... It's pretty hot! That's why I stayed home and implemented a missing feature into snac. That's what you can also see - it finally sends push notifications to devices! In this case, we can see notifications coming from #MastoBlaster App for iPhone.

What we can also see, it's still a bit faulty and not the expected content, but a first success here at least ;) I'll make some further adjustments when there's time and get in touch with @grunfink@comam.es to check if we can get this upstream. Thanks to @stefano@bsd.cafe for testing with me :)

#fediverse #mastodon #fedi #activitypub #snac2 #c #programming #clang #MastoBlaster

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snac2 sending push notifications to a user via MastoBlaster App on iPhone

I’ll try to fix all of them in the coming days.

#MastoBlaster

Giving another try at #MastoBlaster by @stefano on my #GoToSocial instance. First good news (that was a blocking point): the last read position in timeline is now kept intact after a timeline update. 🥳

EDIT: woops, seems like to last position gets lost sometime :-/

https://testflight.apple.com/join/Pkxa5R1k MastoBlaster

As a reminder, the app will remain free for all friends of BSD Cafe, illumos Cafe, or anyone using it to connect to snac instances.

More details once I've worked out a few specifics.

Stay tuned!

#MastoBlaster #MastoBlasterUpdates

MastoBlaster build 100 is out!

• server marker sync can no longer replace the local restore target with an older status ID, even if the server marker has a newer timestamp. It should improve the last read position when closing and reopening the app
• Media player fixes
• Voting shouldn’t require double tap

MastoBlaster Build 98 is out!

• Pull-to-refresh notifications now does the same read action as the toolbar button after refreshing.
• Notification view fixes - it shouldn’t truncate the upper part anymore
• Fixed account selector scrolling issue
• Other smaller fixes

MastoBlaster build 95 is out, and I am getting close to declaring it stable.

Here is exactly how it works now:

• Tap Home from another tab: Switches back to the Home tab.
• Tap Home while already there: Scrolls the current timeline to the newest posts.
• Tap Home again while already at the top: Refreshes the timeline (with a 1.5-second cooldown to prevent accidental spamming).
• Long-press Home: Opens the timeline picker.

• Added a setting to completely disable Apple Intelligence.
• Redesigned the notification view to be larger and make much better use of screen space.
• Fixed the compose window layout for small devices like the iPhone mini.
• Profile and banner images can now be tapped to enlarge.
• Added support to approve or deny follower requests.
• Added per-instance and per-account connection timeouts.
• Added a visible Back button to the settings sheet.
• Updated the filtered notice UI: it now shows "Filtered Post ()" directly in the header and removes the separate "Matched:" line.

#MastoBlaster #MastoBlasterUpdate #Fediverse #iOS #Apple

RE: https://s.dfaria.eu/@df/33898543700666368

This is interesting and the dev confirmed that #MastoBlaster works with #Starling

I'll create a test instance to try it.

#Fediverse

MastoBlaster: I've just added the option to remove the Apple Intelligence support.

If you don't want it, you can now disable it.

The next build will be juicy.

#MastoBlaster

This is a major release that merges several different development branches I've been working on, bringing together a lot of moving parts into a single build. A long, sleepless night…

Here is what changed:

• Full Drafts Support: A complete end-to-end draft flow. It includes auto-save, the ability to edit existing drafts, and a smart cancel confirmation that either discards a new draft or restores the original state if you were editing. It supports replies, quotes, polls, and media metadata.

• Trending Posts: Added a new trending timeline type with proper offset pagination support.

• Timeline Position Improvements: Added extra protection to stop SwiftUI from overwriting your saved scroll position when the view disappears or goes to the background. If a saved post can't be found in the cache, the app will now try a direct status fetch before giving up.

• UI & Navigation Fixes: Tapping Content Warnings (CW), "Show Filtered Post", or "Show More" now goes through an inline-action guard, fixing the bug where tapping them would accidentally trigger row navigation into the thread. Filtered posts also get proper bottom padding so the list separator doesn't sit on top of the button.

• Instance Compatibility & Tweaks: Added customizable timeout settings for slower instances (like snac on older hardware). I also fixed the 405 error when setting alt text on GoToSocial, and updated marker sync to strictly align with Mastodon’s documented form shape.

• Testing focus: I've implemented search fixes ensuring queries stay locked to the account you are searching from. If you are on GoToSocial, please test this thoroughly and let me know how it behaves. Since this build is the result of a massive merge, keep an eye out for any regressions.

This update focuses primarily on fixing several layout issues reported in previous versions. The interface should now appear much more stable and consistent.

I especially encourage beta testers using an iPhone mini to check the visual rendering on smaller screens.

Please submit your feedback and report any bugs directly through the TestFlight app or by replying to this post.

Thank you for your support!

#MastoBlaster #MastoBlasterUpdate

• Added support for uploading audio/video files.
• General fixes.