r/AlienBlue • • May 06 '15

TIL You can upvote a post by touching it with two fingers.

15.0k Upvotes

not a blatant karma grab


r/AlienBlue • • Nov 14 '15

TIL if you touch a post with two fingers it will upvote it for you

14.3k Upvotes

Now everyone's getting upvotes! Woooh


r/AlienBlue • • Sep 17 '14

iOS 8 compatibility issues

3.9k Upvotes

Hi all,

I'm still waiting on Apple to approve Alien Blue's updates (both on iPad and iPhone). There are quite a few critical bugs in the existing market version when running under iOS 8 (like some UI options/menus not working at all). Rest assured, the update was submitted to Apple soon after they opened up iOS 8 submissions and should hopefully be approved shortly.

My sincere apologies to those of you running into problems today - the update was intended to co-incide with the iOS 8 rollout. I will continue to watch my emails like a hawk and will replace this section with the official update announcement as soon as Apple greenlights it.

Very best wishes,

Jase


r/AlienBlue • • Feb 04 '13

Alien Blue 2.7 (iPhone) is now available

3.8k Upvotes

tl/dr: New update is available. May take 1-2 hours to roll out to your country's App Store.


Hi all,

This release brings several important fixes, UI improvements, moderator tools, and some alternate ways to navigate and interact with Alien Blue.

Here's what you can expect from this update. I've highlighted the juicy bits, as well as parts of the update that were discussed frequently in this subreddit:


Release Notes: Alien Blue (iPhone) 2.7

Improvements:

  • Drag from screen edges, toolbar or navigation bar to easily navigate back (and forward) without reaching

  • Clipboard detection for Reddit links

  • Optimal article view now uses a hybrid readability engine to render articles to match your Alien Blue color/font settings

  • Optimal switch now remembers your preference based on content type (gifs, videos, articles etc.)

  • Ability to choose Instapaper Mobilizer, Readability, or Alien Blue's native layout for reformatting articles

  • Ability to order search results by number of comments

  • Improved handling of image centric / comic websites in optimal

  • Improved scroll performance for comments

Moderator Tools:

  • Ability to approve/remove posts

  • Template-based messages & comments to notify posters of moderation activity

  • iCloud backup & sync of moderator templates across iOS devices

  • Access to Mod Queue, Removed and Reported posts

  • Subject line is now available in Mod Mail

  • Tapping on a Mod-mail notification will now take you straight to your Mod inbox

  • (Comment moderation is coming soon)

UI Improvements:

  • Revised posts view improves density of visible posts per screen

  • UI improvements to comments header bar

  • Revised UI for switching post order

  • Revised UI for searching posts

  • Minor UI improvements to Inbox screen (major revisions coming soon)

New Gestures:

  • Screen edges (and navigation bar) can be dragged to navigate back or forward

  • Drag beyond an article to switch to its comments. Same for switching from comments to an article.

  • Dragging any browser content downward will quickly toggle between it's optimal and original view.

  • Long press on back button to skip directly to any previous screen

  • Triple tap on navigation bar to switch between day/night theme

Fixes:

  • Critical: Canvas not handling revised Imgur links

  • Fixed: Some GIFs freeze the application for a few seconds

  • Fixed: Photos/GIF occasionally causing optimal switch to rapidly move backward and forward

  • Fixed: Switching themes causes artifacts near the navigation bar

  • Fixed: Texture distortion on additional options drawer for posts and comments

  • Fixed: Texture distortion behind posts table

  • Fixed: YouTube videos stuck in portrait when "Allow Rotation" is off

  • Fixed: Some imgur albums appearing out of sequence

  • Fixed: Occasional crashes when manually clearing cache

  • Fixed: Image cache not routinely clearing

  • Fixed: Crash from incorrectly encoded gif images

  • Fixed: "More" button is hard to trigger while tilt-scrolling is enabled

  • Fixed: Entering and exiting fullscreen slightly snaps the content out of place


Hope you like it folks! As you get a chance to play around with the changes, I will also be porting the mod tools and UI improvements across to the iPad version.

Cheers and best wishes,

Jase (alienblue)

PS: Many apologies for the currently borked Evernote & Tumblr integration, I will be incorporating their new API changes in the update that shortly follows this one.

PPS: If you like this update, please leave a review on iTunes. These help me greatly, and (I'm quite certain) improve the rate at which I can get updates approved through Apple.


r/AlienBlue • • Oct 16 '14

Petition to change Alien Blue icon back to previous version.

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3.3k Upvotes

r/AlienBlue • • Sep 19 '14

Alien Blue 2.9 (iPhone) is now available

3.0k Upvotes

tl/dr: Available here, may take up to an hour to appear on your country's App Store.

Hi all,

As always, I'm very excited to share with you the very latest version of Alien Blue.

Although both the iPhone and iPad versions have been updated, I'm still in the process of rolling out some of the missing features onto the iPad version.

So without further ado, here's what you can expect from today's update:

Revised UI

Minimal layout with a focus on giving you the largest reading area possible, while still having interaction icons and inbox notifications visible. If you prefer to benefit from bug fixes only for now, I have also added the option to Use Classic UI under Settings->Appearance.

iPhone 6/6+

I've already optimised for your brand new iOS devices in this update, along with the 3x resolution artwork for lucky 6+ owners. That said, over the next couple of weeks, I will be experimenting with some revised landscape layouts for the larger screens - especially after I get a chance to use them myself.

Action Menu

This is a per-screen customisable, and fully gesture driven interaction menu. It allows you to personalize Alien Blue to your usage patterns. Power users and frequent contributors can also enable some goodies here that allow at-a-glance tracking/delta monitoring of submissions and watched posts.

Touch-to-Preview

Touch-to-Preview allows Hoverzoom like functionality inside Alien Blue. The application will hover the content just above the touch location so that your hand doesn't obstruct the view. It is fully compatible with images, gifs, photo albums and videos.

Threaded Inbox/Modmail

Alien Blue will now logically group/thread your messages, and automatically collapse messages that you've previously read. This allows a far more manageable inbox and moderator mail on small screens. Your submitted comments will also be grouped by thread, so that you can easily observe or locate your earlier submissions. That said, you will see some odd grouping behavior today due to talk like a pirate day.

Release Notes

There are way too many items to fit onto this announcement, but here are some additional highlights:

  • Gfycat integration for instantly visible GIFs

  • Additional HTTPS/SSL coverage for reddit requests

  • Added support for link flair (activate via Settings)

  • Improved support for tables

  • Added [removed:] prefix for striked-out text

  • Added comment [M] indicator for moderators

  • Added comment [A] indicator for administrators

  • Reduced occurrences of "Image is too large" conditions

If you'd like to read the complete list of new features, improvements and bug fixes, here is a link to the full release notes.

Hope you like it folks. I'm working on a chaser update that'll shortly follow this one to fix up additional iOS 8 teething issues, so please keep me posted if you run into any trouble.

Very best wishes,

Jase

PS: If you like this update, please leave a review on iTunes. These help greatly, and I can't stress enough how much I appreciate it.


r/AlienBlue • • Sep 20 '12

Jasmine: YouTube client for iOS 6 (by alienblue)

2.9k Upvotes

tl/dr: Looks like this. Free & Universal. You can grab it here

Hi all,

I wanted to share another one of my projects that may come in handy for some of you.

Over the past few months, I made a custom YouTube client for my daughter (named after her). I figured it may come in handy for some of you too so I decided to drop it on the App Store.

It is completely native, very fast and will run on all iOS 6+ devices (iPad included). For those of you using Alien Blue, the interface should feel comfortable and familiar.

It's a far lighter project than Alien Blue and doesn't carry a lot of bells and whistles, but it may serve as a simple alternative.

So check it out, and I hope it makes life a little easier.

Cheers and very best wishes,

Jase

PS: I know that the contribution Pro upgrade is borked, that's okay. You can shout me a beer when you're in Melbourne and/or wait until Apple sort it out.

PPS: If you like it, please be sure to drop in a review on iTunes. It might help other users discover it also.


r/AlienBlue • • Sep 18 '13

Alien Blue 2.8 (iPhone) is now available

2.8k Upvotes

tl/dr: Available here, may take up to an hour to appear on your country's App Store.


Hi all,

iOS 7 is now live, and the new version of Alien Blue is ready to download alongside it. It's the perfect occasion to give Alien Blue a UI refresh to go along with the playful new platform.

That said, the aesthetics are only a fragment of what you can expect in this update… there's a lot to play with here:


Inbox Notifications (requires iOS 7)

Thanks to Apple's new backgrounding functionality, Alien Blue can now deliver notifications for comment replies, direct messages and Mod Mail directly to your lock screen. You have granular control over which notifications you'd like to receive, and can also obfuscate/hide previews from your lockscreen for privacy. There will be considerable notification lag initially, but as iOS learns your usage patterns, it will grant Alien Blue the ability to check your inbox more frequently in the background.


Canvas Improvements

Ported across from its iPad sibling, the Canvas now supports GIFs and Videos inline. It also has full support for Autoplay + TV/Out. Put simply, you can browse to a subreddit, hit play and sit back. Alien Blue will introduce titles and auto play GIFs, photos and (optionally) videos without further user-interaction. Just be sure to enable Mirroring if you're connecting to an Apple TV.


Retina Thumbnail & Link Previews

This was initially a pro feature, but it's always been something that I wanted every user to utilise. Retina thumbnails & link previews for blog posts & news articles still require a pro upgrade (due to server costs), however high resolution link previews for images, GIFs and videos are now available to every user.


Full Release Notes

I'll highlight the juicy bits, so that you can skim through:

New Features:

  • Design refresh for iOS 7

  • Inbox notifications (requires iOS 7)

  • Retina thumbnails are now available to all users

  • Comment link previews are now available to all users

  • Canvas support for GIFs and Videos

  • Slideshow with Autoplay (also supports GIFs & Videos)

  • Canvas now supports TV-Out/Apple TV

Improvements:

  • Ability to view large GIFs in optimal mode

  • Added visual indicator for Stickied posts

  • YouTube videos now load with zero clutter and can play automatically (optional)

  • Improved stability for albums with multiple GIFs

  • Improved performance and memory handling for YouTube playback

  • Canvas now supports top/new/controversial sorting

  • Canvas now supports searching

  • Canvas images will require a tap to protect from spoilers

  • Added support for sharing via Tumblr

  • Ability to order search results by number of comments

  • Minor UI improvements to Inbox screen (major revisions coming shortly)

  • Faster launch times

  • /u/ links are now displayed natively inside Alien Blue

  • Added highlight and confirmation around comment deletion

  • Subreddit sidebar now presents links to threads and other subreddits natively

  • Added ability to copy a permalink for a comment to clipboard

  • Decimalised karma count under Reddits screen to be more granular

Fixes:

  • Fixed: No audio on YouTube videos when mute switch is active

  • Fixed: Numerous iOS 7 compatibility issues

  • Fixed: Dragging from left or right edge shows background only

  • Fixed: Some GIFs showing only first frame

  • Fixed: Moderation: Some removed posts are incorrectly flagged as spam

  • Fixed "Image not found" errors on some Imgur links

  • Fixed: Duplicate items appearing in Canvas

  • Fixed: Typing a subreddit manually attempts to autocorrect

  • Fixed: HTML characters rendering incorrectly in canvas titles

  • Fixed: Switching to Night/day mode occasionally causes some comments to be in the wrong color

  • Fixed: Facebook sharing

  • Fixed: Evernote sharing

Optimal Browser Additions:

  • DeviantArt

  • Soundcloud

  • Memedad

  • Livememe

  • Popular comic sites (XKCD, SMBC, C&H, Dilbert etc)

  • Flickr

  • Instagram


Hope you like it folks, please be sure to keep me posted if you run into any trouble. There might be some teething issues with iOS 7, but I'll have another release chasing this one for any problems that creep up.

Cheers and very best wishes,

  • Jase

PS: If you like this update, please leave a review on iTunes. These help me greatly, and (I'm quite certain) improve the rate at which I can get updates approved through Apple.


r/AlienBlue • • Jun 26 '12

Critical update for Alien Blue (iPhone) is on the way

2.6k Upvotes

Hi all,

Many Alien Blue users have reported crash-on-launch/backgrounding issues. I wanted to let you know that I've managed to locate the cause and have already submitted a patch to Apple for approval.

Although there are many suggestions and fixes still left to implement, I had to push this out with urgency.

Along with the crash-on-launch fix, I've also disabled Readability by default for non-text-heavy pages - to save you the trouble of switching in/out of Optimal view.

Depending on the current wait time of Apple's approval process, the update should land in about a week or so. I'll also have a beefier update shortly following.

Cheers!

Jase


r/AlienBlue • • Jan 23 '13

Gallery photos not working

2.4k Upvotes

Hi all,

Canvas photos are currently broken in Alien Blue, due to a minor change in Imgur's image links. This is affecting all users, so I thought it best to put up an announcement.

I've already patched the issue on my end and the update is awaiting approval with Apple. It shouldn't take more than a few more days for the update to hit your devices. Let's hope it lands sooner rather than later.

Cheers and very best wishes,

Jase


r/AlienBlue • • Oct 15 '14

Reddit Acquires Alien Blue

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2.3k Upvotes

r/AlienBlue • • Jan 08 '15

Pre-release notes for Alien Blue

2.3k Upvotes

Hi folks,

I know this upcoming update is long overdue, and I wanted to apologise because its taken ages to roll-out (even tiny) fixes.

I'm still getting settled, and despite knowing every line of Alien Blue, I am still very much new to reddit, and the departments and processes that bring the site together.

That said, we've now got an update pegged for this month which improves and patches a whole bunch of stuff, like:

  • Added support for touch-previewing GIFv links

  • Imgur gifs will default to GIFv for instant playback

  • Added support for voting in Inbox using 2-finger tap gesture

  • Added support for appending device family to bug reports

  • Added latest default subreddits for unauthenticated users

  • Improved "removed image" response handling from imgur

  • Reduced latency when loading animated gifs

  • Fixed: Several GIFv related issues

  • Fixed: Status bar occasionally overlapping navigation bar

  • Fixed: Fixed status bar overlapping when tapping an image twice in browser

  • Fixed: Fixed non-compact navbar in browser when device is landscape

  • Fixed: Title on comments screen changing width after comments have loaded

  • Fixed: Potential crash while loading comment threads

  • Fixed: Background notification issues on iOS 8

  • Fixed: Low-contrast mode not scaling when rotating device

  • Fixed: Portrait mode occasionally appears when device is in landscape

  • Fixed: Captcha clipping when creating posts and sending PMs

  • Fixed: Non-responsive "Add Comment" item on action sheet (iPad)

  • Fixed: Comment sorting not working (iPad)

  • Fixed: Share options not appearing (iPad)

I also wanted to express how much I sympathise with the lack of communication about which bugs have been fixed/reported. Very recently, we recruited some kick-ass support people (like /u/willowgrain) to help out and give regular updates as things get patched. I know the Alien Blue mods have been holding the fort, and I'm hoping that we can rectify this with tonnes of transparency (and an improved application).

For what its worth, I personally work on AB everyday and at every opportunity, and I think about it even between those times. I'm really looking forward to seeing this update hit devices, and hopefully alleviate many of the whoppers that didn't get squashed during the iOS 8 transition.

Again many apologies for the wait, and the very best of wishes,

Jase

/u/jase


r/AlienBlue • • Mar 19 '12

I just found out you can upvote posts and comments by touching them with two fingers

2.3k Upvotes

You can also downvote them by touching with three fingers.


r/AlienBlue • • Jan 09 '13

Alien Blue crashes every time I start up

1.8k Upvotes

I would open Alien Blue and at first it crashes when I go to a comments section. Now I tried force closing it and it crashes whenever I open it.

EDIT: Come back an hour, and now it's half of reddit.

EDIT 2: Alien Blue is back up. No need to be afraid


r/AlienBlue • • Jun 07 '12

Banner Ads are from Imgur, not Alien Blue

1.8k Upvotes

Hi all,

Imgur has recently changed their mobile website to include sticky banner ads at the bottom of the screen. These ads scroll with the content which can give the illusion that the advertising is embedded in Alien Blue itself.

So I want to re-iterate officially that the ads are NOT from Alien Blue. You can verify this by opening the imgur links in Mobile Safari. I don't use advertising of any sort.

I hope this helps to clarify things.

Cheers and best wishes,

Jase

Edit: For those of you struggling with the screen space (when browsing in landscape), it turns out that you can scroll down to the bottom of an imgur gallery and tap View Original. That'll keep you on the non-mobile version of imgur with ads on the right instead of bottom.


r/AlienBlue • • Aug 09 '14

Preview of Alien Blue 2.9

1.8k Upvotes

Hi all,

Thank you for being so patient with me over the past several months. Here's what has been keeping so busy and what you can expect from the update as it enters alpha testing:

Warning, these images are large - and desktop viewing (or Mobile Safari) is recommended, otherwise some of the images may appear pixelated or blurry.

Revised UI

Minimal layout with scroll-collapsing UI elements for the largest reading area possible, while still having interaction icons and inbox notifications visible:

http://i.imgur.com/LGz1qOI.jpg

Action Menu

This is a per-screen customisable, and fully gesture driven interaction menu. This will allow you to tailor Alien Blue to your usage patterns. For example, if you're a frequent contributor, you can put the features you need most right at your finger tips - meanwhile lurkers can hide away features that they never use. No more accidental taps or visual clutter from things you'll never need. Here's what it looks like:

http://i.imgur.com/YKS3Qf3.jpg

Handedness

Much of the UI has been revised to bring comfort to left handed users (or pretty much anyone that likes to hold their phone with the other hand). For example, here's how you can configure the action menu to accommodate for your preference:

http://i.imgur.com/HQG5LLW.jpg

Touch-to-Preview

I'm a huge fan of Hoverzoom/Hoverfree, and always wanted to bring this functionality to iOS - but the human hand almost always gets in the way.

Touch-to-Preview on Alien Blue will hover the content just above the touch location so that your hand doesn't obstruct the view. Sliding downward with your thumb will automatically increase the size of the preview, and releasing it will allow you to continue browsing with zero interruption and loss of context (the background will continue to scroll along with your thumb). It is fully compatible with images, gifs, photo albums and videos:

http://i.imgur.com/RHhAYCF.jpg

Hope you like it folks, I know its been a huge wait, but I really wanted to spend time and give you guys a lot more control over your Reddit experience (eg. via the Action Menu), without having the application always aiming for the center of the bell-curve.

Cheers and very best wishes,

Jase


r/AlienBlue • • Mar 20 '12

Now that I've found out you can upvote posts and comments by touching them with two fingers...

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1.7k Upvotes

r/AlienBlue • • Aug 30 '13

Preview of Alien Blue 2.8 (iPhone) on iOS 7

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1.7k Upvotes

r/AlienBlue • • Sep 18 '15

Please kill this. It should've died years ago.

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1.7k Upvotes

r/AlienBlue • • Sep 20 '11

Alien Blue v2.4 (iPhone) now available.

1.6k Upvotes

Hi all,

I really appreciate you being so patient with this particular update. I know it took quite a while to push this through, but compatibility with the upcoming iOS5 created a few challenges along the way.

In addition to iOS5 compatibility, I really wanted this update to bring some much needed revisions to the application (both in design and features).

I'll highlight the juicy bits (some with screenshots) so that you can skim through:

New Features:

  • 3 new themes (via Settings -> Appearance). More on the way.

  • Asset / Rage Face selector when entering comments (when applicable)

  • Hide all Read posts

  • Subreddit Sidebar information

  • Sort subreddits alphabetically

  • Save images to Photo Album directly from Canvas

  • Report posts for moderation

  • Ability to up/downvote from Inbox

Improvements

  • Revised Comment Entry screens

  • Revised Inbox screen

  • Revised Show more control

  • Revised options drawer for Posts, Comments and Messages

  • Revised Create Post screens

  • Compatibility with iOS5

  • Added fade transition to launch images

  • Removed border on application icon

  • Renamed "Delete" to "Unsubscribe" when editing Subreddits

  • Browser now automatically scales content to fit

  • Minor improvements to Subreddit selection layout

  • Minor improvements to Post Creation screen layout

  • Added link to enable nsfw content option in Reddit

  • Ability to reset Share options

  • Added option to hide Connection Errors (in Advanced Settings)

  • Added asset pack for /r/AdviceAnimals

  • Added asset pack for /r/Poker

  • Updated rage faces for /r/7f12u

  • Improved broken thumbnail handling

  • Added pull-to-refresh in Messages screen

  • Improved layout of post details above comments

  • Replaced connection error dialog to be less intrusive

  • Improved performance of Browser View

  • Improved visual feedback when interacting with post list

  • Replaced nesting > with dots for deeply nested comments

Fixes

  • Fixed Inconsistent line-spacing in comments

  • Fixed Last Refresh time to show country specific localised time

  • Fixed Canvas images not appearing after a certain time

  • Fixed images/sites reloading when navigating back from comments

  • Fixed wifi dropping out after continued use

  • Fixed large blank spaces showing in Inbox

  • Fixed Night-Mode switch crashing

  • Fixed Screen flashing when switching subreddits

  • Fixed cropping position of subreddit thumbnails

  • Fixed disappearing subreddits when subscribing

  • Fixed posts occasionally not displaying on iOS5

  • Fixed crash when swiping the same post after memory warning

  • Fixed Long usernames being truncated in the User Profile screen

  • Fixed crash when swiping the same post after memory warning

  • Fixed Comments button glowing incorrectly in Posts list

  • Fixed crash when attempting to save/restore from state

  • Fixed truncated usernames in deep threads

There's still a lot of work to do, and I'll be putting quite a bit of time around overall UI polish - but I felt it best to release this update to reduce some of the more pressing bugs while I prepare the next one.

Hope you enjoy it!

  • alienblue

PS: If you like this update, please leave a review on iTunes. These help me greatly, and (I'm quite certain) improve the rate at which I can get updates approved through Apple.


r/AlienBlue • • Jun 20 '12

Alien Blue 2.6 (iPhone) is now available

1.6k Upvotes

tl/dr: Includes discovery, grouping, new canvas and more.

Hi all,

Much like the recent set of iPad updates, this new update for the iPhone brings together a lot of tools around subreddit discovery and grouping amongst a host of other improvements. You'll also find the new version of the Canvas feature and the optimal browsing view for better content handling.

I'll highlight all of the good stuff so you can just skim through:


Discover Subreddits

Inside Alien Blue, you'll now find a well curated and up-to-date list of active subreddits ranging across a wide variety of topics. This list is maintained and updated nightly. If you see something missing, you can make a recommendation in any of the categories and they'll be live soon after.


Subreddit Grouping

As it stands, Reddit has the concept of a Frontpage that brings all of your interests in one place. Subreddit Grouping allows you to create folders like:

  • My Favorites

  • Fun and Funny

  • Thought Provoking

  • Safe at Work

  • Unsafe for Work (etc.)

Then with a single tap, you will only see the posts for that group. Groups are very flexible. You can re-arrange them to put your most frequented subreddits at the top. They are also collapsable. Think of them as having different "front pages" for a variety of interests.

It's all backed up to iCloud and will sync across all of your other iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches.


New Features

  • Discover Subreddits by category and interest (PRO)

  • Subreddit Grouping & Organisation (PRO) (Synced via iCloud)

  • Revised Canvas UI

  • Retina Subreddit Icons

  • Visited Links are synced to iCloud between devices

  • Random Subreddits (in Explore Reddit group)

  • Flair (Settings -> Comment Settings to enable)

  • Revised UI for Send PM screen (presents captcha only when required)

  • Optimal Browsing - Renders web articles to fit nicely

  • Optimal: Image links are presented without clutter

  • Optimal: Youtube videos are presented without clutter

  • Optimal: Native Animated GIF player (with loading progress)

  • Optimal: Native Imgur album browser

Improvements

  • Specify order of Search results

  • View subreddit icons and sidebar info for non-subscribed reddits

  • Message Moderators

  • Ability to subscribe (or add to group) directly from within a subreddit

  • Exclusion filter can now be used to filter out domains

  • Added link to create an account for new Reddit users

  • Added Setting: Show Voting Icons (Posts)

  • Added Setting: Show Voting Icons (Comments)

  • Added "Readability" to sharing options

  • Improved scroll performance in comments

  • Support for double-tapping image to zoom-to-fit in browser

  • Minimalist display of QuickMeme links (Optimal)

  • Improved handling of spoiler tags

  • Drastic improvements to animated gif load times (Optimal View)

  • Disabled comment graying on touch (distracting when resting/scrolling)

  • Revised Login screen UI

Gestures

  • Canvas Gesture: Tap & Hold image for comments

  • Canvas Gesture: 2-finger tap to upvote items

  • Canvas Gesture: 3-finger tap to downvote items

  • Canvas Gesture: Drag Up / Down to rapidly switch between grid/full view

  • Posts: Drag Posts list up to load more

  • Navigation Bar: Swipe right to jump directly to any previous screen

Fixes

  • Fixed: Navigation bar glitch after watching YouTube videos

  • Fixed: Thumbnails occasionally not appearing in posts list

  • Fixed: Occasional crashing from unsubscribing from subreddits

  • Fixed: Occasional crash when Reddit returns an error when loading comment threads

  • Fixed: Post links to subreddits opening in web browser rather than natively

  • Fixed: Small memory leak when "Autoload inline images" is disabled

  • Fixed: Occasional crashes in web browser under low memory conditions

  • Fixed: Particular YouTube videos causing crash

  • Fixed: Brief flash of white when loading images in night mode

  • Fixed: Last line of Self Text clipping in Compact mode

  • Fixed: Renamed "Read It Later" sharing to "Pocket"

Hope you like it folks!

Cheers and best wishes,

Jase (alienblue)

PS: If you like this update, please leave a review on iTunes. These help me greatly, and (I'm quite certain) improve the rate at which I can get updates approved through Apple.


r/AlienBlue • • Oct 15 '14

Alien Blue 2.9.1 (iPhone) is now available

1.6k Upvotes

Hi all,

I have some very exciting news to share with you today. Alien Blue and I have officially joined reddit inc.

I've grown pretty close to the admins over the past few years, and they've always treated me as a member of the team. Taking the next step to join them officially has been amazing to say the least.

As a developer by trade, you can imagine how excited I am to have reddit's mobile UI/UX design talent and front-end engineers working alongside me. This is the crew that brought home numerous accolades for their work on the AMA application, and I'm stoked that I get to work with them on AB.

With their help, I'm hoping to bring Alien Blue to the degree of polish and feature-set that I genuinely struggled to achieve on my own. This application has so much potential, and I can't wait to see it blossom alongside the help, care and resources of these people.

Be sure to check out the official reddit announcement as it has some important info on migrating your settings and PRO upgrades across to the newly available downloads, and some of the funniest gifs I have ever witnessed on reddit.

You can find the latest updates for iPhone and iPad on reddit's App Store account right now, and they contain a bunch of improvements and fixes, like:

Improvements:

  • Enable/disable auto-hiding of time/battery status bar (Settings->Behavior)

  • Optimal switch and comment count now visible when scrolling in browser

  • Non-Pro access for creating and submitting posts

  • Non-Pro access for managing groups & subscriptions

  • Non-Pro access for subreddit "Discovery" features

  • Lightened background color and darkened text color for better contrast

Fixes:

  • Critical: Potential crash when submitting a post with a long title

  • Status bar hidden after switching to "Classic UI"

  • Unable to see the bottom section of an article in browser

  • Tap-to-reveal status bar gesture not working on Front Page (Posts) screen

  • Status bar overlap issues when rotating the device

  • Potential crashes while application is in background

If you see something missing, fear not, I'm still working through the rest of the reported bugs for the upcoming 2.9.2 version.

Exciting times!

  • Jase [A]

PS: If you like this update, please be sure to leave a review on iTunes. These help greatly, and I can't stress enough how much I appreciate it.


r/AlienBlue • • Oct 21 '14

What a revised Alien Blue icon should look like

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r/AlienBlue • • Jan 31 '13

TIL if you tap on a post with two fingers it will give the post an upvote.

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Try it on this post ;) it works!


r/AlienBlue • • May 05 '12

Saved posts missing?

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Hi all,

A few hours ago, Reddit changed the URL used to access your Saved Posts. I'm scrambling to get an update ready but with the approval process (1-2 weeks), this will take a bit longer than I'd like.

Alien Blue checks the /saved/ url, and this is no longer operational via the API. Nothing is lost so please don't worry, all of your saved posts are still available on the site.

If you see other users with this problem, please be sure to direct them to this announcement. I'll need to pull back the iPad update from the approval queue to patch this issue, and will also try to push a point release for the iPhone as soon as I can.

Cheers and best wishes,

Jase

Edit: Patched version for the iPad has now been submitted to Apple (ETA 1-2 weeks). Just working on preparing the iPhone build now (may take a bit longer as I need to rollback and test).

Edit 2: Patched version for iPhone has also been submitted folks. (ETA 1-2 weeks for Apple approval)