Changelog

March 28, 2024

v 1.9.3

- Improvements to URL cards
- Minor improvements to content warnings
- Alt text and poll values now get caught in keyword filters
- Small thumbnails option have slightly larger sizes and resize better
- “Post Image” option now carries over the alt text if it exists
- Various other bug fixes

March 19, 2024

v 1.9.2

Bug fixes related to the Quote Posts update.

March 7, 2024

v 1.9.1

- Ability to quote posts.
- Simplified the boost button menu so single tap only shows Quote and Boost. Long hold (Right click on Mac) for the other options.
- Post account names in the timeline moved to the second line by default. Option to keep them inline is in the Display Settings.
- Fixed the bug where double tapping a zoomed image wouldn’t return to previous size.
- Various other bug fixes.

Feb. 19, 2024

v 1.8.4

- New custom “Potential Spam” filter in the filters tab to help combat the recent influx of spam on Mastodon. Enable this filter if you are experiencing a bunch of spam mentions on an account. Note: It does not filter push notifications.

Jan. 31, 2024

v 1.8.3

- Support for visionOS compatibility mode

Jan. 24, 2024

v 1.8.2

- You can now copy the alt text of an image by holding down on it
- When hitting the compose button in a hashtag timeline, that hashtag will automatically be appended to your post composition
- Added the hashtag and mention buttons to the iPad compose toolbar
- Updated the media timeline filter so it doesn’t include url cards (those are part of the links filter)
- Added code to strip out caption and keyword metadata in images for increased privacy (location data has always been stripped out)
- Fixed the bug where sharing an image to messages.app created an unknown attachment
- Made improvements to photo/video uploads so they should post more successfully
- Other minor bug fixes and improvements
- Improved sync of mentions and notifications tabs between iOS and Mac.

Jan. 10, 2024

v 1.8.1

- Completely revamped polls (including multiple choice polls)
- New “Mono” theme accent color
- New option in Settings to turn off haptics feedback
- Can now copy more text from a user’s profile (by holding down on their display name, username, or bio)
- Various bug fixes

Dec. 26, 2023

v 1.8

- New Explore Tab (Replaces the Search Tab)
- New “Digital Iconic” App Icons
- Various Bug fixes

Dec. 7, 2023

v 1.7

The new hashtags tab is here! Find and follow hashtags that pique your interest. Feature hashtags so people can find your interesting posts grouped together by categories. See what is trending on the Fediverse at a given moment.

- New hashtags tab.
- New Featured Hashtags section in user profiles.
- Improved hashtag selector when composing a post.
- Various bug fixes.

Sept. 29, 2023

v 1.6.5

- Fixed an issue with "Searchable Public Posts" setting not reading state from server correctly

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- Mastodon 4.2*: Optionally hide all posts in a list from the home timeline (in List Options).
- Mastodon 4.2*: Optionally allow your public posts to be searchable (in Edit Profile).
- Mastodon 4.2*: Ability to remove your avatar or banner from your profile (in Edit Profile).
- Fixed resolution issue on small media thumbnail views.
- Fixed bug where opening a post from the widget when on a different account would fail.
- iOS 17 bug fixes
*Requires instance server to be running Mastodon v4.2.

Sept. 21, 2023

v 1.6.4

- Mastodon 4.2*: Optionally hide all posts in a list from the home timeline (in List Options).
- Mastodon 4.2*: Optionally allow your public posts to be searchable (in Edit Profile).
- Mastodon 4.2*: Ability to remove your avatar or banner from your profile (in Edit Profile).
- Fixed resolution issue on small media thumbnail views.
- Fixed bug where opening a post from the widget when on a different account would fail.
- iOS 17 bug fixes
*Requires instance server to be running Mastodon v4.2.

Sept. 7, 2023

v 1.6.2

- Fixed a refresh issue with local and Federated timelines.

--- 1.6.1 ---
- Custom emoji now displays in both parts of the profile metadata.
- Added timeline filter rule to show/hide bot accounts.
- Added Readwise as a read later service.
- Fixed login issues to Pocket.
- Fixed compose view button bar spacing issue when the iOS “Large Text” option is turned on for smaller phones.
- Fixed custom emoji picker refresh issue.
- Fixed bug where federated posts started to appear in the local timeline.
- Fixed bug where share button wasn’t working in the image viewer on the iPad.
- Updated the long hold action on the boost and fave action buttons to have a similar layout.
- Changed the behavior so when you tap on a notification of someone boosting or favoriting your post, it goes to the original post instead of the stats version of that post.
- Updated the sound option to strictly be on/off to clear up confusion.
- Other minor bug fixes.

Sept. 4, 2023

v 1.6.1

- Custom emoji now displays in both parts of the profile metadata.
- Added timeline filter rule to show/hide bot accounts.
- Added Readwise as a read later service.
- Fixed login issues to Pocket.
- Fixed compose view button bar spacing issue when the iOS “Large Text” option is turned on for smaller phones.
- Fixed custom emoji picker refresh issue.
- Fixed bug where federated posts started to appear in the local timeline.
- Fixed bug where share button wasn’t working in the image viewer on the iPad.
- Updated the long hold action on the boost and fave action buttons to have a similar layout.
- Changed the behavior so when you tap on a notification of someone boosting or favoriting your post, it goes to the original post instead of the stats version of that post.
- Updated the sound option to strictly be on/off to clear up confusion.
- Other minor bug fixes.

Aug. 14, 2023

v 1.6

- View custom instance emoji
- Added a new custom emoji picker in the compose view
- Various bug fixes.

July 30, 2023

v 1.5

⁃ Added language selection in the compose view.
⁃ Revamped custom timeline filters (which now also works on Mac).
⁃ New timeline filter rules for polls and content warnings.
⁃ Option to hide a post.
⁃ Keyword filters now apply to matches in a Content Warning title as well.
⁃ Search/filtering your timelines match ALT text as well.
⁃ Copying post text now includes the post URL at the end.
⁃ Made it harder to accidentally delete your account when removing it from Ivory.
⁃ A bunch of bug fixes!

May 23, 2023

v 1.4.1

- Improvements to the Media Viewer

May 10, 2023

v 1.4

⁃ Completely redesigned media viewer with the ability to show/hide Alt text.
⁃ Visible preview of media when creating Alt text with live text support.
⁃ New behavior option to remind you if you forgot to add Alt text before posting (enable it in the behavior settings).
⁃ “Open in Ivory” Safari Extension.
⁃ Read position is now saved in federated & local timelines.
⁃ Improved fetching of new posts when you are far behind in your timeline.
⁃ New sound when boosting a post.
⁃ New alternate app icons.

March 9, 2023

v 1.3.1

- Fixed a bug causing the home timeline to load slowly on mastodon.social

---- 1.3 ----
- Added support for creating a new account in onboarding.
- Other onboarding improvements.
- Option to delete account from instance when removing from Ivory.
- Various bug fixes.

Feb. 23, 2023

v 1.2

- Support for “Hide with a Warning” for Mutes and Filters
- Followed Hashtags now have a badge when they appear in your Home Timeline.
- More Accessibility improvements.
- Tap/hit area for “Read More” button in the timeline is now larger.
- Various other bug fixes.

Feb. 14, 2023

v 1.1

- Edit Posts
- Report Users and Posts
- Support for Mastodon server language translation services (if your server has them).
- Various other small bug fixes.

Feb. 7, 2023

v 1.0.2

- Edit Profile. You can now edit your profile within the app by going to your account settings or from the profile tab.
- Follow Request Actions. Private accounts can now approve or deny follow requests from the notifications tab.
- “Read More” posts within a post thread are now automatically expanded.
- “View Faves” and “View Boosts” added to the “long press” menu of their action icon.
- Better indication that a timeline filter is active when you switch to a tab with an active filter. (Filter name will be displayed momentarily at the top of the timeline.)
- Fixed issue where the “Filter User from Home” option was grayed out in iOS15 when adding someone to a list.
- Fixed the quality of custom emoji displayed as a badge next the avatar. (Adding a custom emoji after your display name makes it an avatar badge in Ivory)
- When replying to a content warning post, the preview of the post you are replying to will now be displayed in the compose view instead of hidden.
- Fixed issues with the notification setting “All, People You Follow…”
- Various other small bug fixes.

Feb. 1, 2023

v 1.0.1

- Duplicate Boosts now hidden for about 2 days. (You can disable this per account in the account settings.)
- Follow/Unfollow hashtag buttons added to the hashtag view (when you tap on a hashtag).
- Firefox Focus added to browser options.
- Enable Notifications button in onboarding now prompts system push notification request and turns on basic options.
- Media upload logic improved.
- Fixed issues with the Share Sheet Extension.
- Accessibility fixes/improvements.
- Some improvements to identifying multiple accounts with the same name.
- Post visibility setting in compose fixed for iOS 15.
- Various other bug fixes.