What's New in 1.29.6 A bug-fix release focused on the issues you've reported. Thanks for all the feedback! Fixes: - Your feed display settings now stick. Show Replies, Followed Users Only, and Minimum Number of Likes no longer reset when you reopen the app - your choices are saved and applied on every launch. - GIFs display correctly again. Animated GIFs shared from other apps now play in the timeline instead of showing up as a plain link. - The New Post button stays put. The floating "+" button no longer drifts to the middle of the screen when you switch back from another app. - Tidier auto-threads. When a long post is split into a thread, a link preview now appears only on the post that contains the link - not repeated on every post. - Better contrast. The "Display Media" button on the thread-unroll screen is now easy to read in dark mode. - Full post text. Timeline posts are no longer occasionally cut off with a "…".

What's New in 1.29.5 Group messaging is here! - Create and join group chats - Send invites and manage join requests - Add people to existing groups - Control who can invite you with new invite settings A rebuilt, faster DM experience - Reply directly to individual messages in a thread - React to messages with emoji - Messages now send instantly (optimistic send) and feel snappier - Message requests keep your inbox tidy More - Group moderation locks are now respected - New setting to turn off Markdown rendering in posts - Improved translations across German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, and Portuguese - GIF picker fix

What's new in 1.29.4 • Edit posts with media: You can now edit any post, not just text-only ones. Posts with photos, videos, quotes, or link cards can be edited, and your media stays exactly as it was. Only the text changes. • Edit history: Edited posts now show a tappable "Edited" badge. Tap it to see the full history, from the current version back to the original. • Cross-app edit sync: Edits you make in Skeets are now recognized in other compatible Bluesky clients like mu - and edits from those apps show up here too. • New GIF picker: GIF search is now powered by Klipy for faster, more reliable results. • Clearer loading: Bookmarks and Search now show proper loading indicators, so you no longer see a blank screen or a premature "No results" before your content arrives. • Fixed faint vertical lines that could appear on macOS.

Galleries are here. • Photo galleries — share up to 10 photos in a single post, and view galleries from anyone as a smooth, swipeable carousel. • Higher-quality photo uploads — photos now upload at up to ~2 MB (previously ~1 MB), preserving more detail. • Performance improvements and bug fixes.

• Fixed a crash that could occur when opening certain posts. • Fine-tune which notifications you receive when someone quotes one of your posts. • Translations can now be skipped when you don't want them. • Performance and stability improvements

This update focuses on a smoother composer, smarter feeds, and reliability fixes. • New @ and # keyboard shortcuts in the composer (toggle in Settings) • Handle autocomplete when signing in • Feeds now personalize better by sending "seen", "like", and "show more/less" signals to feed generators • Faster timeline refresh (feed + stories load in parallel) • Fixes for logging in with custom domains • Lower memory use when scrolling image-heavy feeds • Translation now only runs on posts that declare a language • Quick access to Languages & Translations from Timeline Settings • Various moderation and stability fixes

New Features • Auto-Thread Mode (Pro) — Automatically split long posts into threaded replies. Available for Skeets Pro subscribers. • Germ Integration — Send messages via Germ directly from user profiles. A Germ button appears on profiles that have Germ enabled. • Improved Pro Subscription Screen — The Pro purchase screen now shows a clear, up-to-date feature list with privacy badges for iCloud-encrypted features. • Auto-Translation Improvements — Added a skip button during translation, a 30-second timeout so feeds never get stuck, and a helpful first-use alert about language model downloads. Bug Fixes • "Show Replies" feed preference now properly saves and persists across app restarts • Fixed stuttering when multiple videos play at the same time • Unread notification highlights no longer disappear on pull-to-refresh • Fixed the "Select Language" dialog appearing unexpectedly • Duplicate posts no longer appear in the home timeline when shown both standalone and as reply context • Fixed the upload progress bar • Improved close button tap target on iPad mini • Fixed subscription state not updating immediately after purchasing Pro • VoiceOver now correctly reads toggle states in the translation language picker • VoiceOver now announces "Reposted by..." for reposted posts

Skeets 1.28.0 - Release Notes New Features • Auto-Translation — Posts in your timeline can now automatically be translated into your preferred language. Includes an intro screen explaining the feature, the ability to switch back to the original language, and support across all timeline views. • Block from Timeline — You can now block a user directly from the timeline context menu. • Easier Unblocking — Improved the flow for unblocking users, making it more accessible. Bug Fixes • Image Downloads — Fixed an issue where downloading images wasn't working. • Thread Display — Threads are now displayed in the correct order. • Notification Badge — The notification badge now uses the server-side unread count and properly clears on refresh or when minimizing the app. • Orphaned Replies — Filtered out orphaned replies that could appear in the feed. • Link Preview Thumbnails — Improved rendering of link preview thumbnails. • Likes State Loss — Fixed an issue where like states could be lost. • iPad Profile Crashes — Resolved a crash when viewing profiles on iPad. • Mute Words in Search — Mute words are now correctly applied on the search screen. Accessibility • VoiceOver Compose Button — Fixed the compose button disappearing from VoiceOver. • VoiceOver & Alt Text — Additional fixes for VoiceOver navigation and alt text handling. • Auto-Translation Accessibility — Improved VoiceOver support for the auto-translation feature.

Skeets 1.27.2 — Quick Fix for Login Issues • This release ships a quick fix that will solve the "Your session has expired" issues some users were facing

What’s New • Added full app localization for Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Polish, and Italian. Bug Fixes • Fixed an issue where the first character was auto-accepted when using the Japanese keyboard. • Fixed “Hide repeating post content in timeline” not applying correctly. • Fixed replies ignoring the selected language setting. • Fixed double-tap on the Notifications tab not scrolling the view to the top.

New features: - A new „Explain post“ feature has been added to the context menu of posts. This feature works with on-device Apple Intelligence. Give it a try. - You can now skip update notifications. - An accessibility setting has been added. When enabled, VoiceOver will no longer announce ‚Following‘ or ‚Not following‘ status after each username. - When creating new lists, the user is automatically subscribed to them. - URL/link previews are now automatically generated in the composer. Fixes: - A bug that caused images to be posted upside down has been fixed. - A bug that prevented the „close“ button from working in the fullscreen image view has been fixed. - The display of horizontal dividers has been fixed. - Opening the threadgate settings dialog in the Share Extension no longer closes the dialog. - A bug that prevented new lists from appearing in the Feed picker after pinning them has been fixed. - A bug that prevented users from selecting the Cloud icon has been fixed. - A bug that prevented users from scrolling the GIF picker view has been fixed.

New: - Automatic PDS resolution: you no longer need to provide your custom PDS URL when logging in - Custom AppView support: you can select a different AppView or define a custom at-proxy-header Fixes: - Fixed the "Close" button for the image viewer

New: - you can now show/hide replies to your posts for everyone Fixes: - Fixed all icons and removed weird border artifacts - Added German translations

New in this release: - A sleek new design for iOS 26 - You can now edit your profile, including your pronouns and website.

Fix for a crash that occurred for some users when scrolling their timeline

• You can now customize Skeets with 20 beautifully designed app icons – choose your favorite look in the settings! • Fixed a bug that should once again save your scroll position between launches, so you can continue right where you left off.

• New: You can now adjust the timeline width on iPad for a more comfortable viewing experience. • Fixed: A crash that could occur in messages for some users. • Fixed: Sharing profile links now works as expected. • Fixed: Edited posts now properly show the “edited” note. • Fixed: Drafted comments no longer get restored as quote posts. • Fixed: Images will not be rotated incorrectly when pasting them in the composer

Fixes: - Bug fix for notifications

Fixes & Improvements - Fix for a bug that would cause "Session expired" loops in some cases

New Features • Verification badges are now displayed consistently throughout the app Fixes & Improvements • Fix for a crash that would occur when opening the composer • Various design refinements and fixes • Introduced a new default icon set • Limited the maximum width of the timeline on iPads for improved readability • Improved scrolling performance for videos in the timeline • Fixed missing line breaks in DMs • Resolved an issue that could display empty post bodies • Fixed a bug that reset a post’s body text when changing its language • Removed bold/italic text decorator options in the composer • Increased the tap target size of footer buttons • Fixed a markdown issue with hashtags containing links (often seen in Mastodon crossposts) • Fixed a bug that could cause dialog backgrounds to appear transparent

New Features • Verification badges are now displayed consistently throughout the app Fixes & Improvements • Various design refinements and fixes • Introduced a new default icon set • Limited the maximum width of the timeline on iPads for improved readability • Improved scrolling performance for videos in the timeline • Fixed missing line breaks in DMs • Resolved an issue that could display empty post bodies • Fixed a bug that reset a post’s body text when changing its language • Removed bold/italic text decorator options in the composer • Increased the tap target size of footer buttons • Fixed a markdown issue with hashtags containing links (often seen in Mastodon crossposts) • Fixed a bug that could cause dialog backgrounds to appear transparent

Fixes: - Bugfix for the "Load more above" bug - Restricting the app's cache size to 1GB

Fixes: - Bugfix for the "Load more above" bug - Performance improvements when scrolling the timeline - Restricting the app's cache size to 1GB

New: • We’ve rewritten the posting mechanism! For longer uploads, you’ll now see a progress indicator at the top of your profile (above your posts). From there, you can retry or cancel failed uploads with ease. Bug Fixes: • Resolved an issue preventing autofill from password managers in login fields • Fixed a bug that allowed multiple videos to play at the same time • Fixed a problem where previously liked posts couldn’t be unliked • Fixed an issue that blocked the undoing of reposts • Fixed a bug that prevented changing the post language when replying • Addressed an issue where closing the image picker would also close the composer • Fixed a bug that would cause excessive disk usage -> now limited to 1GB

Fix for iPadOS and macOS: • When refreshing the scroll position is now maintained again