Hey chat!
First off, you might’ve noticed this ✨fancy✨ new changelog sheet that just popped up. You may even have noticed that it contains this text. Indeed, none of this is a coincidence. We’ve been working hard to bring you the best changelog experience possible, and I think we might just have done it.
This comes out of the fact we noticed that we simply cook too much for Google Play, and reached the character limit right off the bat on our very first changelog. Not this time, Google Play, we will not be defeated by your character limits!
Of course, we’ve also been working on some other stuff. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s new in this version.
Image Picker
You might have noticed that the good ol’ grid-o-images that we used to have for picking images has suddenly disappeared by a new and confusing picker picker, something like this:
Sure enough, the rightmost two buttons seem self-explanatory. Files lets you pick any file on your device, and Camera lets you take a picture. But what about the leftmost button? The big Select Photos button? Well, that’s where the magic happens.
When you tap that button, you’ll be presented with Android’s new built-in photo picker. This picker lets you select photos from your device, Google Photos, and other sources, at least when those other sources come around to supporting it. Indeed Google has mandated that all apps must use this picker. So we’re getting ahead of the curve and making the switch now.
Stability Improvements
We’ve also been working on some stability improvements. We’ve been working on some stability improvements. We’ve been working on some stability improvements. We’ve been working on some stability improvements. We’ve been working on some stability improvements. We’ve been working on some stability improvements. We’ve been working on some stability improvements.
Every time you see this text, it means we’ve been working on some stability improvements. And you will see this text a lot in this changelog. Because we’ve been working on some stability improvements. Can you guess what we’ve been working on? That’s right, stability improvements.
Paving the Way for Push Notifications
Push Notifications are really cool. They let you receive notifications even when you’re not using the app. Imagine this: you’re out and about, and you get a notification that someone has replied to your message. Call it fate, call it destiny, but I’ll call it pretty cool.
This update ships some of the groundwork for push notifications. We’re not quite there yet, but we’re getting there.
Sidebar
This is the most noticeable change in this update. The sidebar has been completely redesigned. It’s now stringently following the Material Design 3 guidelines on side drawers, and it has pretty animations and stuff. Tablet users will also notice that unlike most apps, we actually remember that tablets exist, and the sidebar is optimized for them too.
Here’s a screenshot of the new sidebar:
Bottom Sheet Aesthetic Fix
We’ve fixed a bug where the bottom sheet would leave an area below it unfilled. This was a visual bug that was really annoying, and we’re glad to have fixed it. Now the bottom sheet will fill the entire screen, as it should, and when you close it, it will disappear into the void from whence it came rather than chilling at the bottom of the screen for a second.
Wrappping Up
That’s all for this update. We hope you enjoy the new features and improvements. As always, if you have any feedback, feel free to let us know in the channels on Jenvolt (the invite you shall find on the app’s “Home” screen or by clicking here for free). We’re always listening and we’re always working to make Revolt on Android better.
We’ll see you in the next update!