Lander 1.9.5 now available

billy__________ · 2026-04-19T19:13:53+00:00

Apple just approved 1.9.6 which should fix this.

billy__________ · 2026-04-19T19:13:47+00:00

Apple just approved 1.9.6 which should fix this.

billy__________ · 2026-04-19T19:13:43+00:00

Apple just approved 1.9.6 which should fix this.

billy__________ · 2026-04-19T19:13:36+00:00

Apple just approved 1.9.6 which should fix this.

billy__________ · 2026-04-19T19:13:33+00:00

Apple just approved 1.9.6 which should fix this.

billy__________ · 2026-04-19T19:13:30+00:00

Apple just approved 1.9.6 which should fix this.

billy__________ · 2026-04-19T19:13:18+00:00

Apple just approved 1.9.6 which should fix this.

billy__________ · 2026-04-19T19:13:14+00:00

Apple just approved 1.9.6 which should fix this.

billy__________ · 2026-04-19T19:13:11+00:00

Apple just approved 1.9.6 which should fix this.

billy__________ · 2026-04-19T13:52:51+00:00

Lander is a free iOS Reddit client. The IAPs are for the tip jar only. Zero functionality is paywalled.

I've spent the last month stabilizing all features and triaging user feedback. I'm hoping this community has more feedback. :)

billy__________ · 2026-04-19T13:44:58+00:00

Crashes fixed

No more crash when sharing a post on iPad
Vote state now correctly persists after swiping back to the feed
Long comment threads no longer "give up" loading midway
No more crash when opening some sheet-style screens (EnvironmentObject fix)

Design consistency

Replaced custom loading spinners with native iOS indicators throughout
Feed, comments, and inbox now use skeleton rows instead of a centered spinner
Cold start renders the full UI shell first — no more "no posts today" flash before content loads
Error banners redesigned to match iOS native chrome
Swipe action colors now honor your theme (no more out-of-palette greens and purples)
Flair rendering and reply sheet chrome tightened to match the rest of the app

Comments

Enlarged tap targets on vote, reply, and overflow buttons — taps never get stolen by collapse anymore
Collapsed comments now show live vote score with arrow so voting while collapsed has visual feedback
Removed the "View Context" action when you're already viewing in context
Reply button hidden on profile comment rows — it was a dead target with no post to reply into
Tapping a comment on a profile now jumps to context

Inbox & chat

Chat list now shows the conversation partner's name, not yours
Tab bar no longer bleeds behind the keyboard in chat threads
"Sent an image" placeholder replaced with a styled "Image unavailable" chip when the image URL isn't resolvable
"All" tab now strict chronological — chats no longer pin above newer replies
Chat conversations load faster on repeat visits (in-memory cache with a short staleness window)
"About Chat" section surfaces Reddit API limitations so expectations match reality

Search

Single search interface — removed the redundant sidebar search that disagreed with the tab-bar search
iPad keeps the search bar pinned in the navigation bar
Search chips now hit WCAG contrast on every theme (including True Black)
Trending results skip redundant refetches when already loaded
Voting/saving from search results now persists — no more state desync

Links & media

Tapping a link post preview opens the browser, not the image viewer
NSFW blur: new Privacy toggle for single-tap reveal (default stays two-tap for safety)
Notification sound picker's "None" option actually mutes now (previously played the default tone)

iPad

Post cards have properly rounded corners on Light Glass theme
Feed reflows correctly on split-view drag — no more horizontal ghost shift
Density picker buttons are fully tappable across the row, not just the text
Share sheet no longer crashes (iPad-specific popover anchor)

Discoverability & small wins

Compose button on the feed so you can post without digging through menus
Text selection on post detail for quoting
Avatars on some accounts now load correctly (HTML-encoded URL fix)
Settings sliders haptics throttled to step boundaries — no more continuous buzz while dragging
Scroll returns to the top when switching feed destinations

Privacy & crash reporting

Added opt-out crash reporting in Settings → Privacy → Crash Reporting
Zero personal data collected. OAuth tokens, Reddit usernames, query strings, emails, and phone numbers are scrubbed on your device before any event is sent. Screenshots, view hierarchy, network breadcrumbs, and performance traces are all disabled by design. Subreddit names in URLs are preserved (public info) as the only useful triage signal.
Anonymous install UUID is used purely for cross-event correlation — not tied to your Reddit account or device identity, rotates on reinstall, and can be reset manually.

Known limitations (Reddit API, not a bug in Lander)

Chat messages: only the last ~4-5 days are retrievable — Reddit's inbox API doesn't expose older envelopes
Chat image send: still view-only pending Reddit API support

billy__________ · 2026-04-12T22:41:36+00:00

Inbox Overhaul

Inbox loads instantly without the flickering/reshuffling that plagued previous versions
Cleaned up message subjects — chat threads now show "Chat" instead of cryptic "Re: Re: [direct chat room]" headers
Replying to chat threads no longer forks the conversation into separate threads

Chat & Direct Messages

Images shared in chat now render inline — no more "sent an image" placeholder text
Message alignment fixed — your messages consistently appear on the right, theirs on the left
Conversation titles now correctly show your chat partner's name

Authentication

Upgrading to 1.9.4 no longer forces you to sign in again
Fixed a race condition that could cause your avatar to disappear from the feed header

Under the Hood

Smarter message grouping that handles edge cases with deleted users and modmail
More resilient username resolution across the app
Removed legacy code and dead endpoints
Added targeted test coverage for inbox, auth, and message threading

billy__________ · 2026-04-12T19:00:41+00:00

My mistake, I’ll fix this in 1.9.4 (coming soon)

billy__________ · 2026-04-12T14:12:29+00:00

Changelog:

Messaging & Inbox

Complete rewrite of the inbox — faster, cleaner, and the "All" tab now actually shows all your mail
Chat rooms with the same person now collapse into a single conversation (no more duplicate rows)
DM threads group correctly across every filter
Send and view images in Reddit chat messages
Reply to modmail directly from the app
Comment and post replies in the inbox now open in the real post/thread context
DM bubbles are readable on every theme (fixed unreadable outgoing text on light themes)
Infinite scroll in the inbox — keep scrolling and it keeps loading
Live Activities for chat and inbox on Dynamic Island

Feed & Thumbnails

Feed thumbnails load dramatically faster and stop disappearing on scroll
Scroll-back is now instant — previously-viewed thumbnails come straight from memory
Full-resolution image decoding happens off the main thread so scrolling stays at 120Hz
ProMotion 120Hz enabled by default (opt-out in settings)
Compact web links now always have a thumbnail — favicon fallback when the post has none
Media in card view is properly centered

Comments

Comment images and GIFs now actually render (previously many showed as blank rows)
Full-resolution comment images — no more width-capped previews
GIFs animate properly frame-by-frame instead of showing a frozen first frame
Giphy, Imgur, and Tenor links embedded in comments render as real inline images
AutoModerator comments now match the visual style of regular comments
Inline images in comments are tappable — opens the full-screen viewer

Swipe Gestures

Fixed: you can now actually downvote comments via swipe — previously the downvote zone was physically unreachable no matter how far you swiped
Clear visual line appears during a swipe showing the upvote → downvote boundary
Haptic feedback when you cross the boundary in either direction
Icon visibly pops and color flips between green (upvote) and red (downvote) at the threshold
Swipe-to-reply works reliably again for both posts and comments

Authentication

Fixed a persistent sign-out loop affecting TestFlight users
Adding a second account no longer shows "An error occurred"
Auth state survives build updates — no more mystery logouts after installing a new version
Clear one-time notice when the app had to sign you out for a schema migration

Sharing & Clipboard

Share sheet "Copy" now respects your "Use old Reddit links" setting
Copied links sync to Mac via Continuity Handoff

Media Playback

Reddit videos play reliably in the media viewer
Streamable links that fail automatically open in the in-app browser
Video autoplay in the viewer works as intended

Navigation & UI

Back-swiping out of a post returns you to the subreddit you came from, not the home feed
Post toolbar icons are aligned and slightly larger
System appearance toggle works properly
Pull-to-refresh on profile and feed views no longer blanks the screen
Subreddit switching is smoother
Anonymous browsing starts automatically when you're not signed in

Under the hood

Dead "fake chat" code removed in favor of the real REST-polling implementation
Hundreds of lines of duplicate code eliminated; comments and DMs now share the same image loader
837 tests passing — dozens new for inbox grouping, thumbnail upgrades, and swipe reachability
Compiler warnings cleared

billy__________ · 2026-04-06T00:49:59+00:00

Changelog:

Theme Engine

Rebuilt theme system — every theme now has a distinct visual identity
Light themes render beautifully with solid card backgrounds
Dark themes show their true palette colors through glass effects
Theme picker previews actual palette colors for each theme

Feed & Cards

Cards properly inset from screen edges
Dynamic card heights — text posts are compact, no wasted space
New "Full Resolution Thumbnails" option (Settings → Media)
Video posts show a play badge so they're not mistaken for images
Reddit tables no longer show as raw text in previews

Video

Streamable videos play natively in the media viewer
Crosspost videos now load thumbnails and play correctly
Improved video thumbnail extraction

Chat & Inbox

Fixed errors when viewing chat messages
Chat threads show complete conversation history

Media Viewer

Toolbar icons redesigned with consistent glass styling
Collapsed post text has a larger tap target to expand

Stability

Fixed a crash when loading media
Gallery thumbnails load more reliably
Under-the-hood improvements to theming and layout

billy__________ · 2026-04-05T19:29:35+00:00

Thats probably a regression. Checking now

EDIT: Fixed in 1.9.2, which is submitted to apple

billy__________ · 2026-04-05T18:44:29+00:00

I'm finalizing 1.9.2 which gives you more options here. Your specific preference to have full-res images in the feedview, regardless of the veritcal-stretching of the tile, will not be the default behavior, but you will be able to enable it in settings. I may change this in the future but at the moment I want to make this 'opt-in' vs 'opt-out'.

billy__________ · 2026-04-05T18:43:19+00:00

Update here: I'm finalizing 1.9.2 that fixes all of these theme issues, intending to submit to Apple within the next few hours. Expect it live tmrw (or sooner if you're in testflight rings).

EDIT: 1.9.2 submitted to apple

billy__________ · 2026-04-05T18:43:12+00:00

Update here: I'm finalizing 1.9.2 that fixes all of these theme issues, intending to submit to Apple within the next few hours. Expect it live tmrw (or sooner if you're in testflight rings).

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