All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
We define "Noteworthy changes" as 1) user-facing features or bugfixes 2) significant technical or architectural changes that contributors will notice. If your Pull Request does not contain any changes of this nature i.e. minor string/translation changes, patch releases of dependencies, refactoring, etc. then add the Skip-Changelog label.
The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.
- Added a filter button to the Home tab that lets you browse all notes on a specific relay.
- Add a Tap to Refresh button in empty profiles.
- Update the reply count shown below each Note in a Feed.
- Removed follower count from profile screen.
- Fixed deep linking to profiles and notes.
- Fixed issue where some nostr:nprofile references did not appear as links.
- Decode nprofile, nevent, and naddr NIP-19 entities.
- Discover tab now features new accounts in News, Music, Activists, and Art.
- Use NIP-05 for shared links to profile.
- Fixed a crash on the notifications tab
- Fixed a performance issue after opening the Discover tab.
- Cache NIP-05 validations to save network usage.
- Set Xcode version to 15.2, where SwiftUI Previews work reliably.
- Add "Share database" button to Settings to help with debugging.
- Updated the recommended relays list.
- Fixed a bug where @npubs could be displayed instead of names in note text.
- Fixed a bug when mentioning profiles with emojis in the name.
- Added a message to the top of the Relays screen explaining that Nos works best with 5 or fewer relays.
- Added "Send To Nos" private reporting for profiles.
- Added our third cohort of creators and journalists to the Discover tab.
- Fixed SwiftUI Previews in Xcode.
- Fixed a bug where the Flag User confirmation dialog wasn’t visible on iPad.
- Fixed a bug where taking a photo in the app didn’t work.
- Removed the Save button next to the private key in Settings.
- New accounts automatically follow the nos.social and Tagr-bot accounts.
- Fixed a bug where infinite spinners would be shown on reposted notes.
- Added support for opening njump.me content in Nos.
- Fixed a crash on logout
- Fixed a bug where some profiles wouldn't load old notes.
- Fixed an issue where NIP-05 could appear as invalid.
- Implemented NIP-96 and NIP-98 for photo and video uploads.
- Added feedback to the copy button in Settings.
- Fixed an issue where photos and videos could not be uploaded.
- Fixed a crash on logout.
- Redesigned the Profile screen.
- Improved performance in various parts of the app for users with large follow lists.
- Fixed an issue where deleted notes still appeared in the Profile’s Notes view.
- Sorted the featured profiles in the Discover tab.
- Switched from Reportinator to Tagr bot for content labeling.
- Discover tab now features new accounts.
- Added the author's name to profile cards on the Discover tab and search results.
- Added a delay when trying to reopen a websocket that had previously closed with an error.
- Updated the icon that appears when following a user.
- On the Profile screen, open a sheet to display the full bio.
- Fixed an issue where "Share logs" wasn't working.
- Discover tab: Center the category buttons.
- Discover tab: Remove placeholder categories and people.
- Open Profiles when tapping on a NIP-05 username reference in a note.
- Add special treatment for nostr.band when searching on the Discover tab. We are temporarily using nostr.band always and only for search, in addition to the user's normal relay list.
- Detect identifiers of the form @npub1... in notes and link them to the associated profiles.
- Detect NIP-05 identifiers inserted in notes and link them to njump.
- Fixed duplicate text in content warnings
- Added "Send To Nos" private reporting to protect user privacy
- Discover tab now features authors in a variety of categories.
- Fixed an issue on Mac where the Edit Profile screen did not appear in some cases.
- Fixed an issue where registering a NIP-05 username field could fail silently.
- Fixed an issue where users named with valid urls were unable to be mentioned correctly.
- Fixed an issue where pasting an npub while composing a note created an invalid mention.
- Changed "Report note" button to "Flag this content"
- Changed "Report user" button to "Flag this user"
- Updated options for "Flag this user"
- We are now publishing the relay list when registering a new NIP-05 username so that other users can find you more easily.
- Added support for uploading videos when composing a note.
- Fixed an issue where reports for notes were treated as reports for profiles.
- Updated the Discover tab navigation bar to match new design.
- Updated the design of profile cards in search results and mentions search.
- Fixed the tint color on the Profile screen.
- Added option to connect your existing NIP-05 username.
- Fixed a crash that often occurred after opening the app.
- In an effort to prioritize critical functionality, we are dropping support for light mode in the near term. If you have concerns about the remaining theme please reach out to us at support@nos.social
- Add PrivacyInfo file to the project to comply with Apple's new requirements.
- Updated dark theme colors for card backgrounds, primary text, and secondary text.
- Added a new UI for replying to messages that allows attaching images and setting an expiration date.
- Fixed an issue where Profile pages could display little or no content.
- Fix issue in Profile title bar that displayed NIP-05 incorrectly.
- Update font styles on Thread, Edit Profile, and Settings screens.
- Fix issue with uploading photos on Mac.
- Re-design the confirmation dialog that appears when you delete your NIP-05.
- Fixed a bug where liking a note could cause other notes to appear liked.
- Added a new UI for replying to messages that allows attaching images and setting an expiration date.
- Fixed an issue where the "Read more" button could display on notes that didn't need it.
- Parse links and mentions in Profile's about (or bios)
- Show “Post a reply” field at the proper height initially, and allow it to expand as more text is entered.
- Tap the Like button on a note you’ve already liked to remove the Like.
- Display NIP-05 identifier in the Profile screen title bar.
- Added option to register nos.social usernames.
- Fixed issue where search results sometimes don’t appear.
- Disabled link to nip-05 server / url on author cards.
- Fixed issue where paste menu did not appear when tapping in the Post Note view.
- Fixed intermittent crash when tapping Done after editing your profile.
- Fixed URL detection of raw domain names, such as “nos.social” (without the “http” prefix).
- Fixed the sort order of gallery media to match the order in the note.
- While composing a note, a space is now automatically inserted after any mention of a user or note to ensure it’s formatted correctly.
- Fixed an issue where tapping the Feed tab did not scroll to the top of the Feed.
- Fixed an issue where tapping the Profile tab did not scroll to the top of the Profile.
- Search now starts automatically after entering three characters instead of one.
- Show a message when we’re not finding search results.
- Fixed an issue where bad data in the contact list could break the home feed.
- Fixed a bug where the margins of root notes appeared incorrectly on Mac and iPad.
- Fixed a date localization issue.
- Optimized loading of the Notifications tab
- Updated suggested users for discovery tab.
- Show the profile view when a search matches a valid User ID (npub).
- Added tabs to Profiles to filter posts.
- Fixed a bug that could cause the out of network warning to be shown on reposts in the stories view.
- Fixed a bug that prevented notes that failed to be published to be re-published again.
- Added pagination to the home feed.
- Fixed a bug that prevented reposted notes from loading sometimes.
- Fixed a bug that prevented profile photos and names from being downloaded.
- Fixed a crash that sometimes occured when opening the profile view.
- Fixed a crash that sometimes occured when viewing a note.
- Migrate to Apple-native string catalog and codegen LocalizedStringResources with xcstrings-tool-plugin.
- Discover screen can now search notes by id.
- Added pagination to Profile screens.
- Fixed a crash when opening the note composer.
- Fix localization of warning message when a note has been reported. (thanks @L!)
- Fixed contact list hydration bug where unfollows are not removed when follow counts do not change.
- Erase old notifications from the databse to keep disk usage low.
- Fixed a bug where reposts wouldn't be displayed in the stories.
- Fixed a bug where the reports for authors of replies weren't being considered.
- Localized relative times on note cards. (thanks @tyiu!)
- Added a context menu for the stories in the Home Feed to open the Profile.
- Add repost button to stories (thanks @maddiefuzz!)
- Fixed some cases where a note's contents would never load.
- Update the color palette.
- Fix crash on Mac when opening new note view.
- Fix profile pictures not loading after creating a new account.
- Fixed a bug where the app could become unresponsive.
- Added the option to copy the NIP-05 identifier when browsing a profile.
- Tapping on a tab bar icon can let you scroll to top.
- Fix an issue where reposts were not displaying correctly.
- Fixed some performance issues for users who follow a large number of accounts.
- Fixed a bug where a root note could be rendered as a reply
- Added the option to copy the text content while browsing a note.
- Fixed UI bugs when displaying the root note of replies.
- Keep track of read stories.
- Fix an issue where reposts were not displaying correctly.
- Removed trailing slash from truncated URLs.
- Add a loading indicator to search results.
- Change the "Followed by" label on the profile screen to "Followers you know"
- Fixed a hang on startup.
- Fixed an issue where links couldn't be opened from the Home tab.
- Change the "Followed by" label on the profile screen to "Followers you know"
- Fixed an issue where the Profile view would always show "Following 0" for people you didn't follow.
- Fix delay in results immediately after opening the discover tab.
- Fixed the 3d card effect on the Notifications tab.
- Updated layout for search results and mention autocomplete cards.
- Added a confirmation before reposting a note.
- Added the ability to delete your reposts by tapping the repost button again.
- Fixed some cases where deleted notes were still being displayed.
- Fixed a bug where notes, reposts, and author profiles could fail to load.
- Show truncated URLs in notes instead of hiding them completely.
- Show reposts in stories.
- Fix a bug where linking a Universal Name would overwrite your existing NIP-05.
- Fixed incorrect ellipsis applied to long notes.
- Changed note rendering to retain more newlines.
- Show reposts in stories.
- Fixed a bug where notes, reposts, and author profiles could fail to load.
- Show truncated URLs in notes instead of hiding them completely.
- Keep track of read stories.
- Fixed a bug with autocorrect on Mac
- Fixed a bug where notes, reposts, and author profiles could fail to load.
- Added relay.causes.com to the list of recommended relays.
- Added a content warning when a user you follow has reported the content
- Added toggles to the settings screen to disable report-based and network-based content warnings
- Updated link previews in feed to use the stories ui with fixed height and carousel gallery.
- Updated UI around displaying nested threads and displaying more context of conversations.
- Changed inline images so we don't display the domain / size / file type for images
- Changed copied links to notes and authors to open in njump.me.
- Added the ability to initiate USBC transactions and check your balance if you have linked a Universal Name to your profile with an attached USBC wallet.
- Add "1 year" as an option when posting a disappearing message
- Fixed missing secrets
- Add Stories view to the Home Feed
- Fixed an issue where the app could become slow after searching for a user.
- Updated search results to show mutual followers and sort by the most followers in common.
- Change links to notes so that they don't display the long note id and instead it's a pretty link.
- Redesigned the Universal Names registration flow
- Added more relays to the recommended list
- Added an icon to indicate expiring notes, and the timestamp they display is the time until they expire.
- Fixed crash on launch
- Added a URL scheme to open the note composer: nos://note/new?contents=theContentsOfTheNote
- Fixed a bug where profile changes wouldn't be published in some cases
- Fix a bug where the "Post" button wouldn't be shown when composing a reply on macOS
- Fix a bug where the mute list could be overwritten when muting someone
- Fixed aspect ratio on some profile photos
- Added 3d effect to note cards
- Added a URL scheme to open the note composer: nos://note/new?contents=theContentsOfTheNote
- Fixed secrets that weren't included in build 79 and 80
- Updated the design of the edit profile screen
- Fixed a hang on the profile screen
- Added the ability to search for Mastodon usernames on the Discover tab.
- Long form content is now displayed in the discover tab.
- Fixed a hang on the thread view.
- App performance improvements
- Minor crash fixes and optimizations
- Fix an issue with the database cleanup script that was causing performance issues.
- Optimize loading of profile pictures
- Fixed potential crashes when using Universal Names API.
- Fixed bug that rendered the empty notes message for a profile above the header box.
- Fixed bug that could potentially crash the app sometimes
- Added support for pasting profile and note references when composing notes
- Pop screens from the navigation stack when tapping twice on the tab bar.
- Fixed the launch screen layout on iPad
- Fixed a small issue when mentioning profiles in the reply text box.
- Fixed a crash during onboarding
- Fixed a crash when following or muting a user
- Fixed crash when parsing malformed events.
- Fixed crash when parsing malformed contact lists.
- Added integration with our self-hosted Sentry crash reporting tool (no data shared with third parties)
- Fixed crash when parsing malformed events.
- Fixed crash when parsing malformed contact lists.
- Added support for pasting profile and note references when composing notes
- Pop screens from the navigation stack when tapping twice on the tab bar.
- Fixed the launch screen layout on iPad
- Fixed a small issue when mentioning profiles in the reply text box.
- Add a loading placeholder for note contents.
- Added automatic file uploads to nostr.build.
- Add list of followers and relays in the Profile screen.
- Updated content report style based on the latest NIPs and fixed some bugs with reporting.
- Add a loading placeholder for note contents.
- Fixed the launch screen layout on iPad
- Multiple consecutive newlines will be replaced by a single new line in note content.
- Removed the screen to fill out profile information from onboarding and replaced it with a call to action in the sidebar.
- Leading and trailing whitespace will no longer be rendered in note content.
- Removed the screen to fill out profile information from onboarding and replaced it with a call to action in the sidebar.
- Add a loading placeholder for note contents.
- Fixed several crashes.
- Added Dutch, Japanese, and Persian translations. Thanks matata, yutaro, and eru-desu!
- Added some visual artists to the list of featured users.
- Added better previews for urls shared in notes.
- Fixed an issue where Nos couldn't find the user's key on startup.
- Fixed an issue where you could have duplicate relays: one with a trailing slash and one without.
- Fixed high cpu usage when the app is idle
- Fixed several bugs around muting users
- Added the number of connected relays at the top right corner of the Home Feed.
- Fixed a bug where expired messages could be published to relays that doesn't support them
- Added support for push notifications.
- Added beta integration with the Universal Name System. Edit your profile to link your Universal Name to your Nostr profile.
- Updated design of the relay selector
- Prevent muted authors from appearing in the Discover screen
- Added a confirmation dialog when deleting a note.
- Updated design of the relay selector
- Fixed an issue where the Discover tab wouldn't show new content for a while after upgrading from build 49.
- Added code to show the Discover tab when we haven't downloaded the user's follow list yet (like on first login or app reinstall).
- Improved reliability of loading reposts, user photos, and names.
- Fixed a bug where tapping on a note would open the associated image instead of the thread view.
- Fixed a bug where profile pages would not load in some cases.
- Improved performance of the relay manager.
- More small optimizations to relay traffic and event parsing.
- Requesting fewer events on Home and Discover tab to reduce the load on the db.
- Improved performance of the relay manager.
- Add the ability to report notes and profiles using NIP-32 labels and NIP-69 classification.
- Fixed a crash which occurs on some versions of MacOS when attempting to mention other users during post creation.
- Add the ability to search for users by name from the Discover tab
- Fixed a bug where the note options menu wouldn't show up sometimes.
- Strip whitespace and newline characters when parsing search box input on discover screen as npub.
- Fixed several causes of profile pictures and reposts showing infinite spinners.
- Links to notes or profiles are now tappable.
- Filter logged user from Discover screen.
- Improved performance of posting notes.
- Added German translations (thanks Peter!).
- Updated support email to support@nos.social
- Improved recognition of mentions inside a post
- Added support for mentioning other users when composing a note.
- Fixed a bug where expired messages could be redownloaded from relays that don't delete them.
- Fixed a bug where you couldn't view the parent note of a reply when it was displayed at the top of the Thread view.
- Fix link color on macOS
- Add support for expiration dates when composing notes (please note: messages are not guaranteed to be deleted by relays or other apps)
- Increased the contrast of text in light mode
- Open links in an in-app web browser instead of Safari
- Fixed link detection in notes for URLs without a scheme (i.e. "https://")
- Made the reply button on notes easier to tap, and it now presents the keyboard when tapped.
- Increased the tap size of the ellipsis button on note cards.
- Added Spanish translations (thanks Martin!)
- Updated app icon
- Nos now displays kind 30023 long-form blog posts in the home and profile feeds.
- Improved performance of loading replies
- The notifications tab now request more events from relays
- Made the routine to delete old events more efficient and prevent it from deleting our own events.
- Fixed a bug where you could post the same reply multiple times.
- Performance improvements
- Added support for reposting notes.
- Fixed a bug where you could post the same reply multiple times.
- Fixed a bug where the user's follow list could be erased on the first launch after importing a new key.
- Added support for reposting notes.
- Added Brazilian Portuguese translations (thanks Andressa!).
- Fixed the French and Traditional Chinese translations.
- Fixed a bug where the user's follow list could be erased on the first launch after importing a new key.
- Fixed a bug where you could post the same reply multiple times.
- Fixed an issue where profile pictures could be rendered with the wrong aspect ratio.
- Added French translations. Thank you p2x@p2xco.de!
- Added Chinese (Traditional) and updated Chinese (Simplified) translations. Thank you rasputin@getalby.com!
- Added a logout button in the Settings menu.
- Minor performance improvements on Thread and Discover views.
- Updated the default list of users shown on the Discover tab.
- Fixed a bug where muted authors would show up on the Discover tab.
- Added an initial loading indicator when you first open the Home or Discover tabs.
- Added a logout button in the Settings menu.
- Fixed a bug where notes would be truncated but the Read More button would not be shown.
- Scrolling performance improvements
- Fixed a bug where notes would be truncated but the Read More button would not be shown.
- Added a button to share the application logs in the Settings menu
- Automatically attach debug logs to support emails
- More performance improvements on the Home tab.
Note:
- In this build you have to pull-to-refresh if you want to see new notes after the initial load of the Home or Discover tabs.
- Added a button to view raw event JSON in the options menu on notes.
- Fixed notes saying "so-and-so posted" at the top when it should say "so-and-so replied".
- Added code to load the note being replied to if we don't have it.
- Improved performance on the home feed
- Fixed a bug where the Read More button would show on notes when it didn't need to.
- Added Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks rasputin@getalby.com!)
- Nos now requests delete events from relays.
- Made all the built-in text in the app translatable. If you would like to help translate Nos let us know by emailing support@nos.social.
- Minor performance improvements
- Fixed an occasional hang when publishing
- Minor performance improvements on the Feed and Discover tabs
- Fixed a bug where reply counts were displaying translation keys instead of the count
- Added Crowdin integration for translation services. If you would like to help us translate Nos drop us a line at support@nos.social.
- Fixed several crashes.
- Fixed issue where the like button didn't turn orange when pressed.
- Fixed an issue where likes to replies were counted towards the root note.
- Added more aggressive caching of images.
- Minor performance improvements - more to come!
- Add the option to copy web links on profile pages and notes.
- Fixed a bug in the list of people you are following, where tapping on any name would show your own profile.
- Fixed a bug where the user's profile name was not set after onboarding.
- Added a demo of the Universal Namespace when setting up your profile.
- Fixed some bugs in Universal Name login flow (onboarding flow fixes forthcoming)
- Added a link to nostr.build on the New Note screen
- Added a demo flow for setting up a Universal Name on the Edit Profile screen.
- Show the number of likes on notes
- Minor performance improvements
- Hide the text in private key text fields
- Hide replies from muted users
- Fixed an issue where your own replies would be shown on the notificaitons tab
- Added a launch screen
- Various styling updates
- Added an About screen to the side menu
- Added a Share Nos button to the side menu
- Added the ability to browse all notes from a single relay on the Discover tab.
- Added the ability to post a note to a single relay from the New Note screen.
- Support likes as described in NIP-25, make sure reply and parent likes are correct
- Show "posted" and "replied" headers on NoteCards
- Navigate to replied to note when tapping on reply from outside thread view
- Search by name on Discover view
- Fixed cards on the Discover tab all being the same size.
- Fixed a crash when deleting your key in Settings
- Nos now reads and writes your mutes the mute list shared with other Nostr apps.
- Fix all thread replies showing as out of network on first launch after installation.
- Added NIP-05 field to Edit Profile page, lookup users using NIP-05 names in discover tab, tapping the NIP-05 name opens the domain in a new window.
- Delete notes
- More performance improvements centered around our relay communication
- Fix invisible tab bar
- Made placeholder text color same for all fields in profile edit view
- Add basic image rendering in Note cards
- UNS Support on Profile page
- Fix onboarding taps at bottom of screen causing screen to switch
Known Issues:
- Deleting your key in Settings causes the app to crash. But you are correctly taken into onboarding after relaunch.
- Fixed thread view saying every reply is out of network
- reduced the number of requests we send to relays
- improved app performance
- fixed showing empty displayNames when name is set
- Display a user's NIP-05 identifier on the profile page after making a web request to verify that it is correct
- Fix blank home feed during first launch
- Fixed a crash on launch when relay model was outdated.
- Fix your own posts showing as outside your network on a fresh install.
- Add self-hosted PostHog analytics
- Render mentions on notifications tab
- Copy note text
Known issues:
- You may have to force quit the app and restart it to see everyone you follow on the Home Feed.
- Fix translucent tab bar in the simulator.
- Connect to more relays to get user relay list after importing a key during onboarding
- Fix some bugs in thread views
- Show placeholder cards for messages outside 2 hops and allow the user to reveal them
- Support deprecated reply #e tag format
- Fixed an issue where older contact list and metadata events could overwrite new ones
- Styled onboarding views
- Use only relays added in RelayView for sending and receiving events
- Add PostHog analytics
- Render note mentions in NoteCard
- Open an email compose view controller for support@nos.social
- Fix duplicate note on a new post
- Add mute functionality
- Publish relay changes
- Recommended / default relays
- Added colors and Clarity City font throughout the app
- Show Discover tab after onboarding
- Fix crash on Mac
- Improved profile photo loading and added a cache
- Added code to compute a sensible default number of columns on the Discover tab
- Replaced moved relays tab to side menu, added New Post and Profile tabs
- Make links on notes tappable
- Fix newlines not rendering on notes
- Added timestamp to notes
- Update Discover feed algorithm to include people 2 hops from you.
- Fix infinite spinners on some avatars
- Edit profile
- Fixed follow / unfollow sync
- Reduced number of REQ sent to relays
- Request profile metadata for users displayed on the Discover tab
- Cleanup RelayService
- Render user avatar on Profile screen
- Added support for threads in reply views
- Retry failed Event sends every 2 minutes (max 5 retries)
- Add basic notifications tab
- Filter the Home Feed down to root posts
- The profile view requests the latest events and metadata for the given user from the relays
- Add the ellipsis button to NoteCard and allow the user to copy the NIP-19 note ID of a note.
- Enabled button to copy user ID on Profile View
- Fixed UI freezes when using many relays by moving event processing to a background thread.
- Add a search bar to the discover tab that users can use to look up other users.
- On relay remove, send CLOSE to all subs then disconnect and delete socket
- Render user mentions in NoteCard
- Replace the warning message to tell the user never to share their private key with anyone.
- Added a Discover tab that shows all events from all relays.
- Core Data will now be wiped whenever we change the data model, which is often. This speeds up our development process, but you will have to re-enter your relays when this happens.
- Change the home feed so that it shows the CurrentUser's notes always.
- Preload sample_data into core data for DEBUG builds
- Added a screen to show all the replies to a note.
- Fixed empty home feed message so it doesn't overlay other views
- Change settings and onboarding to accept nsec-format private key
- Fixed app crash when no user is passed to HomeFeedView initializer
- Added ability to post a reply in thread view.
- Fixed READ MORE Button
- In the Discover tab, display a feed of interesting people
- Added ability to delete relays on the Relays screen.
- Fix events not being signed correctly with a key generated during onboarding.
- Verify signatures on events.
- Request only events from user's Follows
- Follow / unfollow functionality
- Calculate reply count and display in NoteCard
- Sync authors in HomeFeedView
- Added AvatarView for rendering profile pictures on NoteCards
- Added conversion of hex keys to npub
- Add a basic New Post screen
- Save private key to keychain
- Parse and store contact list
- Add onboarding flow
- Copied MessageCard and MessageButton SwiftUI view from Planetary renaming Message to Note
- Added a basic profile screen
- Parse and display Nostr events
- Read events from relays
- Sign and publish events to relays
- Add Settings view where you can put in your private key
- Added tab bar component and side menu with profile