New

  • Grouped notification details - Tap a grouped notification (X and N others liked/followed you") to see the full list of accounts. Each row has a Follow / Following button, and like/repost groups include a link back to the post.
  • Advanced search filters - Filter post search by language and by linked domain, alongside the existing sort, time range, from-user, and mentions filters.
  • Automatic server detection at login - Your hosting provider (PDS) is now resolved from your handle, so accounts on a custom/third-party PDS sign in without entering a server URL manually.
  • Video upload progress — A live loading bar (with percentage) shows while a picked video is prepared, and you can keep typing in the meantime.

Improvements

  • Video uploads now post reliably - Videos are converted to MP4 as Bluesky requires, fixing "Expected video/mp4" errors when posting mov clips from Photos.
  • Over-limit videos are caught early — Videos longer than 3 minutes or larger than 300 MB are rejected up front with a clear message, before any processing.
  • Standard Site cards handle large text - On the Leaflet/standard.site cards, the Subscribe button no longer wraps into a blob and moves to its own full-width row at accessibility text sizes.
  • More reliable sharing to Skyscraper — Images shared from other apps (e.g. Tapestry's "share as image") now attach correctly, and the composer no longer jumps when sharing a link from Safari.
  • Cleaner group chats — Clearer display of member names when someone joins a group chat.
  • Storage cleanup - Temporary video files from the composer are cleaned up so they don't accumulate.
  • Group chat invite links now open and join right inside Skyscraper instead of bouncing you to the Bluesky website.
  • New "Show Full Size Image Previews" setting (on by default) — single timeline images render at their true aspect ratio instead of being cropped square.
  • Share extension: live @mention autocomplete, and sharing a Bluesky post link now creates a real quote post instead of a plain link card.
  • Text sizes are now consistent everywhere — Timeline, Notifications, Chat, thread replies, and link cards all follow your in-app text size setting.

Improved

  • GIFs always autoplay and loop with no player controls, matching Bluesky.
  • Thread view: replies you're reading are highlighted, parent posts are no longer dimmed, and body text is uniform throughout.
  • Better colors for grouped notification cells and quoted posts.
  • App Tips now respects your chosen dark mode style.

Fixed

  • A crash when scrolling past inline videos, and a crash on launch caused by timeline media layout.
  • Images, videos, quote posts, and link cards no longer slide or clip inside their containers while scrolling.
  • Tab bar labels no longer truncate to "Noti…" and "Expl…" on larger iPhones.
  • Chat notices no longer render backwards when someone's display name contains a right-to-left override character.
  • Notification rows no longer show the wrong person's avatar while scrolling fast.
  • Posts with large link-preview thumbnails no longer fail to send.
  • Share extension: images from apps like Tapestry attach reliably, and mention suggestion chips respond to taps.
  • Chat list rows now update when someone reacts to a message.
  • The composer keeps a loaded link card while you edit or delete the URL text, matching Bluesky.
  • Fixed crashes when opening deep reply threads (stack overflow while walking the thread).
  • Fixed verification-badge crashes ("No ObservableObject of type AppTheme found").
  • Fixed a crash when opening certain profiles (type-metadata demangler overflow).
  • Fixed opening bare @handle mentions (no domain) in chat.
  • Fixed a share-sheet bug when sharing content into the app.

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