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  1. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (July 2026) — Version 1.7 detects expired login sessions in ~tildes

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    That's a good suggestion, thanks. I think back then I was following outdated iOS guidelines that said "always follow the system dark mode", but starting in iOS 13 there's an official way to set...

    That's a good suggestion, thanks. I think back then I was following outdated iOS guidelines that said "always follow the system dark mode", but starting in iOS 13 there's an official way to set the per-app theme using UIView overrideUserInterfaceStyle. I did a quick test and it works, so I expect it should be pretty straightforward to add properly. I'll see if I can sneak it in as v1.7.1 to go GA next week.

    4 votes

  2. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (July 2026) — Version 1.7 detects expired login sessions in ~tildes

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    I think I know what feature you mean, and it's something I very much want too. Basically able to see "what were the latest comments" beyond just the one time they get highlighted red. And not...

    I think I know what feature you mean, and it's something I very much want too. Basically able to see "what were the latest comments" beyond just the one time they get highlighted red. And not requiring you to have visited the topic before.

    It's something the site owner has wanted to add too, since early on: https://gitlab.com/tildes/tildes/-/work_items/17 — But of course there were always a hundred other things competing for attention.

    I'd prefer that be implemented on the website at the same time as my app, but I could consider adding it in the app sooner. No guarantees though.

    4 votes

  3. Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (July 2026) — Version 1.7 detects expired login sessions

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    This topic is for the Three Cheers for Tildes mobile app. I'll summarize the major updates at the start of each similar topic, so people can read the updates and then hit Ignore if they don't care...

    This topic is for the Three Cheers for Tildes mobile app.

    I'll summarize the major updates at the start of each similar topic, so people can read the updates and then hit Ignore if they don't care about more frequent updates and user feedback.

    What's new:

    Version 1.7.0 (Jul 27, 2026):

    • Detect expired sessions and prompt to re-login
    • [iOS] Combined external browser settings for clarity

    On iOS, currently TestFlight only for the next week or so.

     

    Version 1.7 fixes a long-standing problem in the app: the interface pretty much completely broke when login sessions expired (after a year), with no obvious way to fix it from the user's perspective. Now the app will detect expired sessions and show a prompt to re-login.

    I promoted this from quiet bugfix to a more prominent release, because it was pretty terrible user experience, and anyone using the app for more than a year has run into it.

    I had to test thoroughly on Android and iOS, since I don't want to ever break users' legitimate login sessions. I also had to change approaches partway: originally I wanted the app to automatically re-login, but that doesn't work for 2FA-enabled users. Also there were too many error-prone edge cases when trying automatic re-login, whereas a user-visible re-login prompt avoids most of those silent error cases.

     

    Previously:

    [Android] Version 1.6.8 (Jul 15, 2026): Fixed crash when searching for topics on Android 12 and earlier.

    [Android] Version 1.6.7 (Jul 9, 2026): Fixed comment interactions after double-tap to vote.

    [Android] Version 1.6.4 (Jun 18, 2026): Indicate when replying to a deleted comment, fixed minor UI bugs in topics feed, fixed networking bugs, fixed rare crashes, support Android 17

    [Android] Version 1.6.3 (May 20, 2026): Added "Find in comments" to "..." menu. Fixed first search position in comments. Fixed tapping links in collapsed details summary. Fixed stale vote rendering.

    [iOS] Version 1.6.3 (Jun 27, 2026): Indicate when replying to a deleted comment.

    [iOS] Version 1.6.2 (Jun 14, 2026): Fixed comment scroll bugs, fixed networking bugs

    [iOS] Version 1.6.1 (May 21, 2026): Improves on the Find in Comments feature. Fixes some UI bugs related to the Find Comment bar, and with potentially stale votes showing in the UI. Also adds the iPad pane toggle on iPadOS 18 and earlier, to bring the behavior closer to iPadOS 26, and fixes some iPad animation bugs.

     

    Previous topic: May 2026

     

    Where to get it

    Android version on Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.talklittle.android.tildes

    Or sideloadable APK at https://www.talklittle.com/three-cheers/

    iOS version on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/three-cheers-for-tildes/id6470950557

    Join TestFlight for iOS beta testing: https://testflight.apple.com/join/mpVk1qIy

    31 votes

  4. Comment on Valve give Steam Wishlist and Steam Gifts a major needed upgrade in ~games

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    The cross-region gifting is very welcome. Also the ability to do guest checkouts without having to be Steam friends. I remember these have caused issues in the past when I wanted to do gifts or...

    The cross-region gifting is very welcome. Also the ability to do guest checkouts without having to be Steam friends.

    I remember these have caused issues in the past when I wanted to do gifts or gift swaps, and ended up not doing them due to these limitations.

     

    Official news item regarding wishlists: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/710028372767410959

    Official news item regarding gifting: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/669497052089025104

    14 votes

  6. Comment on Protect your privacy with California's DROP tool (Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, for California residents) in ~tech

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    It's a policy taking effect starting in August. Instead of having to submit your opt-out requests to 614 data brokers separately, this DROP request is one request that goes to all of them. Data...

    It's a policy taking effect starting in August. Instead of having to submit your opt-out requests to 614 data brokers separately, this DROP request is one request that goes to all of them. Data brokers get 45 days to comply.

    Hopefully other states follow suit. Seems like a solution privacy-conscious people have been wanting forever.

    Edit: Link to the official site hosting the DROP tool, with more information on how it works (your data being hashed, what data is excluded, etc.): https://privacy.ca.gov/drop/personal-information-and-data-brokers/#yourPI

    14 votes

  8. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (May 2026) — Version 1.6 adds "Find in comments" in ~tildes

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    No, there's no way to view bookmarks in the app yet. It will probably be added to the Profile page like how it is on the website. (It's in the sidebar of your own profile page on the website.)

    No, there's no way to view bookmarks in the app yet. It will probably be added to the Profile page like how it is on the website. (It's in the sidebar of your own profile page on the website.)

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (May 2026) — Version 1.6 adds "Find in comments" in ~tildes

    talklittle
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    Thanks for this bug report (and including all the version numbers!). I was able to reproduce and fix the bug when double-tapping a comment to vote. The fix (v1.6.7) will show up on the Play Store...

    Thanks for this bug report (and including all the version numbers!). I was able to reproduce and fix the bug when double-tapping a comment to vote. The fix (v1.6.7) will show up on the Play Store hopefully within a day or so.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on Sakura Wars 2 English fan translation received a version 1.1.0 patch in ~games

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    This is for Sakura Wars 2, the Sega Saturn game from 1998. The first English translation patch came out last year. The version 1.1.0 patch released this April fixes some typos and translates some...

    This is for Sakura Wars 2, the Sega Saturn game from 1998.

    The first English translation patch came out last year. The version 1.1.0 patch released this April fixes some typos and translates some additional text in videos.

     

    This is a special series with a cult following, mainly in Japan but also spilling out into the world a bit. The first couple of entries in the series are all about "protecting the capital city" and set in Taisho-era Tokyo, have a Takarazuka-inspired all-women theater performances troupe. And also steampunk mecha battles. I'd been fascinated with the series for years and years despite never having played it, only having seen clips someone posted to the Internet, and listening to the music by legend Kohei Tanaka. There are also some animes.

    I only finally got a chance to play the first one after the fanmade English translation came out around 2020. More info on the English patch for that previous game in the series: https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2021/06/22/sakura-wars-english-patch-version-2-0-released/

    Mednafen is a good emulator for Sega Saturn: https://mednafen.github.io/

     

    Oh and one of my favorite songs from the first game is Ai Yueni (Because of Love): https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=tvLibWUDj4Y — a duet between Maria and Sakura. I like that it's just a bit cheesy and matches the theater performance setting perfectly.

    5 votes

  12. Comment on Godot 4.7 released in ~games

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    The release notes are very well done and illustrated with nice visuals for this release. It's an overwhelming amount of new features, and a lot of great stuff there. A few items that stood out to...

    The release notes are very well done and illustrated with nice visuals for this release. It's an overwhelming amount of new features, and a lot of great stuff there.

    A few items that stood out to me:

    • Offset transform of Control nodes - Looks good for GUI animations.
    • DrawableTexture2D for letting the player draw on textures.
    • One-way collisions are easier to do in 2D, great for 2D platformers.
    • Tons of editor improvements. Might have to relearn some stuff.
    • Built-in virtual joystick. Nice addition even though there were already a few community maintained open source solutions.
    • Some more progress integrating GDScript with Android APIs and Java.
    6 votes

  14. Comment on Earthbound Beginnings Remake (Mother 1 fan remake in Earthbound engine) completed after nineteen years in ~games

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    There's an accompanying YouTube video which is mostly fluff for nostalgia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aYMQ-Mx3xo There's also a trailer from last year that shows off some gameplay from the...

    There's an accompanying YouTube video which is mostly fluff for nostalgia:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aYMQ-Mx3xo

    Premiered Jun 13, 2026

    https://ebbr.neocities.org

    https://livvy94.bandcamp.com/album/the-earthbound-beginnings-remake-hack-sound-selection

    After nineteen-ish years of development, the EarthBound Beginnings Remake, also known as the Mother Remake, is finally complete!

    Also, we've made EarthBound: Giygas Strikes Back, a patch for the vanilla game that brings in the quality of life features we added to the remake!

    Thank you, everyone, but especially thank you to those who've been following the starmen.net thread and waiting for many years 💗

    Edit: MonkeyNess was also involved and helped us with funds for commissioning BigSharkZ. We forgot to add him to the credits and we are sorry.

    There's also a trailer from last year that shows off some gameplay from the work in progress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9ppmP7eG2Q

    8 votes

  16. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (May 2026) — Version 1.6 adds "Find in comments" in ~tildes

    talklittle
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    Thanks for pointing that out. The app only indicates "Was the comment deleted?" when voting but not when replying. I'll see if I can add that same check when replying, in the next update.

    Thanks for pointing that out. The app only indicates "Was the comment deleted?" when voting but not when replying. I'll see if I can add that same check when replying, in the next update.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on Test 3 in ~test

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    This is already open See this foo bar baz This is already open See this
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    This is already open See this

  18. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (May 2026) — Version 1.6 adds "Find in comments" in ~tildes

    talklittle
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    Thanks for the feedback, this gave me some things to think about with iPad support. From your description it sounds like you are already toggling the left pane using the top bar button, but would...

    Thanks for the feedback, this gave me some things to think about with iPad support. From your description it sounds like you are already toggling the left pane using the top bar button, but would prefer to lock it to a single pane always, like how it works on iPhone. I'll keep that in mind but would require some larger code changes so I can't promise anything.

    What this did help me realize is that the toggle button is missing on iPadOS 18 and earlier, so I'm aiming to add that in the next bugfix update.

    As for the other question, this actually tripped me up too as I was looking for the settings: You have to have Prefer external browser ON and also Force WebView in dual pane OFF. I do see how it's not so intuitive having two separate settings, and I actually tripped over this myself when investigating this. So I'll have to consider how to clean up those settings in the future.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (May 2026) — Version 1.6 adds "Find in comments" in ~tildes

    talklittle
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    I just remember that some unexplainable behaviors were attributed to users installing unauthorized APKs, which some actually admitted to back then. Just did a search for "three cheers apk" and...

    I just remember that some unexplainable behaviors were attributed to users installing unauthorized APKs, which some actually admitted to back then.

    Just did a search for "three cheers apk" and there are some very shady ones floating around whose listed properties don't match the official APK which I provide at https://www.talklittle.com/three-cheers/

    If someone's de-googling their phone and don't have access to the Google Play Store then in that case I could imagine them looking up a random APK. I have no way of knowing if that's what's happening in this circumstance.

    For what it's worth I audited the Three Cheers code last night and could find no way that a wrong topic could appear to be voted on. I did find some potential bugs where a topic could render a stale vote state visually, but none where a different topic would be voted.

    The easier explanation is someone's Tildes account being logged in and being used somewhere else. But there's barely any info to go on here. @danke might have to contact Deimos to see if there's any extra info on the server side.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes: App updates and feedback (May 2026) — Version 1.6 adds "Find in comments" in ~tildes

    talklittle
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    That sounds concerning but I wonder if it's something else. You're sure they're actually upvoted—purple and still tappable to unvote—and not the grey background meaning "cannot vote because too...

    That sounds concerning but I wonder if it's something else. You're sure they're actually upvoted—purple and still tappable to unvote—and not the grey background meaning "cannot vote because too old"? Do those same posts show up as voted on the website? Is this on Android or iOS?

    3 votes