#Fedilab not playing some custom emojis or worse not displaying them at all will be fixed in the next release. Also, the issue with long messages being truncated at the top should be fixed too, along with some other older issues. We keep fixing them for 3.36.1
#Fedilab 3.36.1 has been published. Full release notes at https://codeberg.org/tom79/Fedilab/releases/tag/3.36.1
For #FDroid users, please wait a few days if you don't use our custom repo.
We put a lot of work into both #Fedilab and #HolosSocial. We will never neglect one for the other, both deserve attention. Holos allowed us to push boundaries like E2EE DMs over ActivityPub and portable identity, but Fedilab is the app we've been working on since 2017 and will keep integrating new features. This is your app, not ours. Alongside all this, we are volunteers, so if you can help us financially, that would really help. Thank you.
Since #NeoDB also has a "social" feature, it's awesome that we can login in #Fediverse apps. For users who prefer to use their NeoDB account beyond just a shelf/tracking/library can do so.
For example, this post was made via the #Fedilab #Android app.
The fediverse now has a mobile-first personal server called Holos by @HolosSocial (via @apps). It's a full ActivityPub server that runs on your Android device (iOS coming soon). You own your identity with a custom domain and your followers live on your device.
Project URL: https://holos.social
Key features:
✅ Your server on your phone – Your identity, keys, and followers live on your device, not a giant shared server.
✅ Custom domain identity – Permanently own your handle (@you@yourname.com) and take it anywhere.
✅ True E2EE for DMs – Real end-to-end encryption for private conversations, a major privacy upgrade.
✅ Relay-based connectivity – Connects to the wider fediverse via relays, so a personal server is practical on mobile.
Open source, privacy-focused, and built to give you real ownership in the fediverse. The Android version is available now.
Donations:
https://fedilab.app/page/donations/
Open Collective:
https://opencollective.com/fedilab
#HolosSocial #Fediverse #ActivityPub #E2EE #Privacy #Android #Fedilab #OpenSource
#Fedilab remembers your position (and updates your Mastodon marker, so you can keep the same position between apps). Of course it has a limit when cache is enabled. If you have an active Home timeline, the app will remember your position but you might end up in a gap where many messages are no longer available on your instance. We introduced background Home retrieval while you don't use the app. It's not perfect but it helps. Otherwise, you can disable cache in settings.
Fedilab continues to surprise me with features that I missed. Open a profile and go to 'Media'. This gives you a great view of all the media on the account—only media, no text. One tap opens the media, as expected. What I didn't know is that tapping and holding brings you to the corresponding post. 
While #Fedilab embeds its own translation feature (default option uses our #LibreTranslate service), you can also use #Lingva or #DeepL if you have an API key.
But we have to add the ability to let you use your instance as an option to translate messages. That will be done.
#Fedilab 3.34.0-beta-2 has been published
Added:
- 3-Dots menu for remote conversations (Federation in background)
Changed:
- Improve accessibility in media activity
- Improve content descriptions
- Update languages
- Update launcher icons, add more monochrome icons
Fixed:
- Fix text selection that stops working when composing (old bug)
Google seems to be long for publishing the versions, we added the apk file in release notes (⚠️ it's a beta version):
https://codeberg.org/tom79/Fedilab/releases/tag/3.34.0-beta-2
RE: https://mastodon.social/@staff/115849914607258480
This is not a bug of #Fedilab if the local or public timelines are empty on mastodon.social.
We will check if we can detect through the API when timelines are disabled to avoid that bad UX.
Maybe an old unknown feature of #Fedilab. In settings > Privacy you can enable an option to remove UTM parameters in URLs.
It will work for new messages but you can still clear the cache from the app.
More about UTM parameters in URLs:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTM_parameters
Tomorrow, we should be able to release #Fedilab 3.34.0 in production.
This release comes with the fix of two old annoying bugs:
- Selection of the text that stops working when composing
- Crashes when the fit preview image feature is enabled.
It will also fix a recent crash with conversations.
It will add the quoting support for Mastodon and also improve the experience with highlighted hashtags.
Three dots button menu will now be displayed for remote messages.
#Fedilab 3.34.0-beta-1 has been published for beta testers (Google/FDroid)
Added:
- Quote support for Mastodon
- Long press on tags: Follow / Mute
Changed:
- Limit the number of highlighted hashtags at the bottom of messages
Fixed:
- Fix a crash with threads
- Fix empty Hashtags
Just a reminder that if you change your device, #Fedilab has an export/import feature in settings.
It will generate a file that you can even import from the login page just after installing Fedilab on the new device. You will have an exact copy of Settings and authenticated accounts without any extra efforts. #fedilabTips
#Fedilab 3.34.0 has been published.
Release notes:
RE: https://mastodon.social/@HolosSocial/116132897742156404
This is a feature that we will also bring to #Fedilab. Being able to automatically sync domain blocklists with your trusted sources.
Our next goal is to make #Fedilab fully compatible with the API 35 of Android. After August 31, Google will refuse updates that don't target this API version.
More about how moderation will work on #FediHood.
FediHood is a way to talk with people near you without telling anyone who you are or where exactly you live. It uses the #Fediverse with the #Mastodon API for common endpoints, so it already works with most apps such as #Fedilab. Moderation is at the heart of this new app on the Fedi. The success of the project depends on it.
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Fixing issues is a challenge. But I'm really happy, because since Marco has been here to help on #Codeberg, a lot has been fixed in #Fedilab.
Where I felt overwhelmed, he helped prioritize with categories, and even flagged high-priority issues, which helps me focus on the fixes.
He listens to you where I was lost. My bookmarks had become useless and misleading, because I couldn't keep up. That's why you now get help on this account signed Marco.
A big thank you for his help.
This is how #Holos currently handles #E2EE DMs over #ActivityPub. Holos is a project we develop alongside #Fedilab.
The fundraiser for a new computer is still ongoing.
This machine is what keeps #HolosSocial, #Fedilab, #Castlab and #Fediplan moving forward on Android, iOS, and soon #Holos on macOS, Windows and Linux, from a single codebase. The current setup is reaching its limits.
Full story:
https://ko-fi.com/post/A-new-computer-to-keep-building-for-every-platform-B0B61ZONP2
Every contribution helps, and sharing helps too :). Thank you.
