We first wanted to wait for the app to be available on #FDroid before publishing on Google Play, but it seems to be taking longer than expected. We will therefore publish on Google Play without waiting for the F-Droid release. We will keep you informed.
#Holos 1.0.0-rc-5 has been published!
A top banner notifies you of new messages to avoid jumps after the sync. You can now archive/delete your thread conversations. The automatic hiding when scrolling can be disabled and you can display media without cropping.
Full release notes: https://codeberg.org/tom79/Holos-App/releases/tag/1.0.0-rc-5
## Added - New posts banner with tap-to-load and scroll to new content - Hide header and tab bar on scroll (Settings > Behavior > Display) - Archive and delete message threads - Uncropped image preview option ## Changed - Home tab badge counter replaced by new posts banner ## Fixed...
RE: https://mastodon.social/@HolosSocial/116190468800307674
We accepted these constraints for #Fedilab: donation links removed, Mastodon account registration disabled, and #PeerTube search results filtered. The rules are enforced by a bot: you receive a screenshot of what was flagged, and you either fix it or your app is rejected. We will not accept the same for #HolosSocial. Asking a #Fediverse app to moderate its content is like asking a browser to moderate the web.
#HolosDiscover now allows filtering results by multiple languages (for instance French + English). You can create timelines with up to 20 hashtags. You might be surprised to discover small accounts sharing hobbies you enjoy.
The #HolosSocial app already uses it. If you are an app developer, don't hesitate to use the API:
RE: https://mastodon.social/@HolosSocial/116183535316096143
Some news from #HolosSocial development. The latest release moves media processing to the device. Videos are transcoded locally before upload. Users can store media on their own S3 or WebDAV server, and the resulting URLs are used directly in #ActivityPub activities. The relay server handles neither transcoding nor media storage. Each user brings their own resources to the #Fediverse.
Here is the new feature that allows you to save your #ActivityPub media in your own cloud, giving you more sovereignty over your data. Your media stays available even when your device is offline.
#Holos 1.0.0-rc-4 published!
Sync is now much faster thanks to Bloom filters. You can set a TTL on posts when composing or configure a default in settings.
If you have a WebDAV/S3 server, the app can upload media there and use public URLs in ActivityPub.
Videos can be compressed before upload. An experimental vertical video feed is available.
A new Discovery timeline lets you explore posts by tags and language.
More: https://codeberg.org/tom79/Holos-App/releases/tag/1.0.0-rc-4
## Added - Post TTL (Time To Live) auto-deletion - Default TTL setting for new posts (in Behavior settings) - Bloom filter sync to reduce activity downloads (can be disabled in settings) - Discovery timeline with multi-tag and language filter - Cloud media upload support (S3/WebDAV) - Vid...
What if every phone could contribute to the #Fediverse, not just consume it?
Short-form video means heavy server-side transcoding for every clip. But your phone can handle it. Re-encode, resize, thumbnails, all done locally. Then push to your own #S3 or #Nextcloud.
No transcoding server. Just simple storage.
We can decentralize the compute, not just the network.
We're working on it
In the next release of #Holos, Bloom filters will be enabled by default (can be disabled). This allows the relay to deliver only activities that matter to you, without ever knowing who you follow. In practice, this reduces data transfer around 97%, since only about 3% of activities are typically relevant during a sync.
The public timeline is replaced by a discover timeline tailored to your interests.
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