Hi everyone!

A new update for Avelon is now out on the app store! This update adds a lot of requested features, including new search functionality, a brand new in-app browser with reader mode, a better video player, user/community instances & lots more. It also fixes all the major bugs reported.

Let me know what you think!

Full Changelog

• Added search!
  • Find posts, users, communities, comments…
  • Supports both filtering & sorting
  • Support for searching inside communities
• Brand new in-app browser
  • Reader-mode support
  • Swipe to dismiss
• Better video player
  • Fixed bug where videos would immediately pause background audio
  • Videos now keep track of where you were if you open a post
  • Hidden mute buttons for videos without sound
  • No more black bars around videos (unless they are too tall to fit on screen!)
• Added option to show community/user instances
• Added bio to profile pages
• Added option to disable haptic feedback
• Added swipe to dismiss for in-app notifications
• Improved quicksearch performance and design (the one shown when tapping the feed title)
• Compact posts now use the same font size as large posts
  • If you preferred the old look, there’s a new setting to reduce the compact font size
• The account switcher now shows instances if you have multiple accounts with the same name
• Fixed bug where battery could sometimes drain in the background
• Fixed bug where posts/comments would sometimes get stuck mid-swipe-gesture when you scroll
• Fixed bug where thumbnail position setting wouldn’t be saved
• Fixed bug where subscriptions page could sometimes get stuck loading
• Fixed bug where comments would sometimes be at the wrong depth after tapping “show parent comment”
• Fixed bug with image cache where it could grow indefinitely
• Cleaned up context menus a bit
• Improved & cleaned up settings a bit
• Other minor bug fixes & improvements