MastoBlaster - Official Account

In the last few days, I’ve received some interesting bug reports/suggestions. Thank you! I’ll try to fix all of them in the coming days. #MastoBlaster

@Zdavidb@mastodon.online @grunfink@comam.es true. That post is perfect as I’ll use it to remove those rendering problems. Thank you!

Yes, it should be ok now 🙂

Push Notifications and MastoBlasterOn iOS, push notifications must go through Apple’s servers. This is not something that can be bypassed, as it is part of the operating system’s architecture.

MastoBlaster, like other Fediverse apps, uses a design that maximizes user privacy.

When you log in to your instance, the app and the server exchange the necessary cryptographic keys. The app also communicates to the instance the address of the relay, which is the server responsible for forwarding notifications to Apple.

When a new notification is generated:

1. Your instance encrypts the notification.
2. It sends the encrypted payload to the relay.
3. The relay forwards it to Apple using its own authentication key.
4. Apple delivers it to your device.

The content of the notification is encrypted by your Fediverse server and can only be decrypted by your device.

The relay, which in the case of MastoBlaster is dedicated and hosted on a FreeBSD server, receives only encrypted data. It cannot read the content, does not know which account the notification belongs to, and does not store any information about the notification itself.

Apple knows which relay sent the notification and which device it must be delivered to, but it cannot access the content.

In short, only your instance and your device can read the notification.

#MastoBlaster #Fediverse #Mastodon #GoToSocial #Akkoma #iOS #Apple #PushNotifications #FreeBSD

Build 78 is out:

• Build 77 should have fixed the markdown rendering issues
• Build 78 should have fixed the GoToSocial char limit issue

Please test. There are some random crashes when something "weird" appears in the timeline, but I haven't been able to reproduce it, yet.

#MastoBlaster

MastoBlaster Build 94 is now available on TestFlight. This is a major release that merges several different development branches I've been working on, bringing together a lot of moving parts into a single build. A long, sleepless night… Here is what changed: Full Drafts Support: A complete end-to-end draft flow. It includes auto-save, the ability to edit existing drafts, and a smart cancel confirmation that either discards a new draft or restores the original state if you were editing. It supports replies, quotes, polls, and media metadata.Trending Posts: Added a new trending timeline type with proper offset pagination support.Timeline Position Improvements: Added extra protection to stop SwiftUI from overwriting your saved scroll position when the view disappears or goes to the background. If a saved post can't be found in the cache, the app will now try a direct status fetch before giving up.UI & Navigation Fixes: Tapping Content Warnings (CW), "Show Filtered Post", or "Show More" now goes through an inline-action guard, fixing the bug where tapping them would accidentally trigger row navigation into the thread. Filtered posts also get proper bottom padding so the list separator doesn't sit on top of the button.Instance Compatibility & Tweaks: Added customizable timeout settings for slower instances (like snac on older hardware). I also fixed the 405 error when setting alt text on GoToSocial, and updated marker sync to strictly align with Mastodon’s documented form shape.Testing focus: I've implemented search fixes ensuring queries stay locked to the account you are searching from. If you are on GoToSocial, please test this thoroughly and let me know how it behaves. Since this build is the result of a massive merge, keep an eye out for any regressions.#MastoBlaster #MastoBlasterUpdates #iOS #Mastodon #snac #GoToSocial #Fediverse #Apple

MastoBlaster build 100 is out!It brings some requested fixes: server marker sync can no longer replace the local restore target with an older status ID, even if the server marker has a newer timestamp. It should improve the last read position when closing and reopening the appMedia player fixesVoting shouldn’t require double tap#MastoBlaster #MastoBlasterUpdate

With the latest MastoBlaster builds, feedback reporting issues or problems has dropped dramatically. There will probably be a few more TestFlight builds, but I think the time is coming to promote the app to "stable" and release it officially on the App Store.

As a reminder, the app will remain free for all friends of BSD Cafe, illumos Cafe, or anyone using it to connect to snac instances.

More details once I've worked out a few specifics.

Stay tuned!

#MastoBlaster #MastoBlasterUpdates

MastoBlaster Build 98 is out!

• Pull-to-refresh notifications now does the same read action as the toolbar button after refreshing.
• Notification view fixes - it shouldn’t truncate the upper part anymore
• Fixed account selector scrolling issue
• Other smaller fixes

#MastoBlaster #MastoBlasterUpdate

MastoBlaster build 95 is out, and I am getting close to declaring it stable.The biggest update in this build is making the Home tab behavior completely explicit. Under the hood, I changed the tab dispatch in MastoBlasterApp.swift, added the Home tab notifications in NotificationDelegate.swift, and moved the actual scroll/refresh behavior into TimelineView.swift so the timeline state stays coherent.

Here is exactly how it works now:

• Tap Home from another tab: Switches back to the Home tab.
• Tap Home while already there: Scrolls the current timeline to the newest posts.
• Tap Home again while already at the top: Refreshes the timeline (with a 1.5-second cooldown to prevent accidental spamming).
• Long-press Home: Opens the timeline picker.

Other changes and fixes included in build 95:

• Added a setting to completely disable Apple Intelligence.
• Redesigned the notification view to be larger and make much better use of screen space.
• Fixed the compose window layout for small devices like the iPhone mini.
• Profile and banner images can now be tapped to enlarge.
• Added support to approve or deny follower requests.
• Added per-instance and per-account connection timeouts.
• Added a visible Back button to the settings sheet.
• Updated the filtered notice UI: it now shows "Filtered Post ()" directly in the header and removes the separate "Matched:" line.

Test it out and let me know if everything holds up.

#MastoBlaster #MastoBlasterUpdate #Fediverse #iOS #Apple

MastoBlaster Build 89 is now available on TestFlight.

This update focuses primarily on fixing several layout issues reported in previous versions. The interface should now appear much more stable and consistent.

I especially encourage beta testers using an iPhone mini to check the visual rendering on smaller screens.

Please submit your feedback and report any bugs directly through the TestFlight app or by replying to this post.

Thank you for your support!

#MastoBlaster #MastoBlasterUpdate

Build 102 should solve (many of) the timeline issues. #Mastoblaster #Fediverse

New MastoBlaster build is out This build should fix many small issues, be faster, more gentle on battery and more resilient to decode problems. Enjoy! #MastoBlaster #iOS #Fediverse

@homer77@sozial.ismus.net great! Thank you for your feedback!