WriteFreely SwiftUI Multiplatform App (Mac, iPhone, iPad)

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WriteFreely for iOS v1.0.1

The first patch release of the WriteFreely iOS app is now available! This update improves performance, and squashes a few bugs, too. It was just approved for release, so if you don’t see it on the App Store, it may still be in the process of rolling out.

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Here’s a look at what’s new:

Added

  • A link in the Settings screen of the app now points to the How-To guide in the forum.
  • A link in the README to the App Store product page for the iOS app.
  • An alert now warns you if you try to perform a task that requires an internet connection when there is no network connection.
  • Added short extracts of the post body to the post list when the post has no title.

Changed

  • Local posts are no longer deleted when logging out.
  • The app now requires you to confirm when logging out, and indicates how many local edits will be lost by doing so.
  • Various editor improvements:
    • The cursor now focuses on the title field, and brings up the keyboard when loading a post in the editor.
    • The Return key navigates from the title field to the body field.
    • The title field now automatically increases its height as the text wraps.
    • Increased the line spacing in both the title and body fields.
  • When logged out, the app now only shows the “Drafts” list, rather than the “All Posts” list.
  • Buttons that handle network requests (e.g. publishing, reloading from server) now show a busy indicator while waiting to complete the task.

Fixed

  • After moving a post from Drafts/Anonymous to a blog, the share link format retained the old single-post format. This is now fixed.
  • The placeholder text on new (empty) posts now shows reliably.
  • The title and body fields in the editor are better aligned.
  • The app more consistently loads the last draft (or a new draft) on launch.
  • Fixed a crash on launch that was caused by the list of posts from local storage was being changed while being fetched.
  • Fixed a silent failure where the app would appear to login but could not get a valid access token from the server.