Happy new year! Please enjoy these new features and enhancements in the latest version of Mona:
- Notifications, Messages, and Trending tabs are now fully functional;
- Favorites, reblogs, new follower notifications are automatically grouped;
- Mastodon List features are now fully supported: you can view/create/edit/delete lists, pin lists to tab bar, add people to lists, and remove people from lists.

Push notifications will be supported in the next Mona Beta update.

Mona push notification is now available. Enjoy~

Upcoming new features of Mona Beta: Home Screen widgets and Siri Shortcuts.

Home Screen widgets and Siri Shortcuts are now available.

Today’s Mona Beta update includes new features, improvements, and bug fixes.
• Adds share extension to the system share sheet
• Supports rich notification previewing (requires iOS/iPadOS 13+, macOS 11+)
• Supports showing profile metadata
• Improves compatibility with Pixelfed instances
• Optimizes sign in process

Today’s Mona Beta update includes new features, improvements, and bug fixes.
• Adds an alternative sign in method
• Speeds up user profile loading
• Adds preliminary supports for displaying Mastodon emojis on usernames and posts
• Adds keyboard shortcuts for scrolling one page up/down. You can optionally enable Space Bar Scroll in Advanced Settings
• Supports push notification customizations: badges, sounds, deliver methods
• Supports customizing text color of “verified links“

Today’s Mona Beta update includes improvements and bug fixes.
• Supports viewing edited posts and their edit histories
• Duplicated content warnings on post detail view are now auto expanded
• “Find on Page” is now supported on Notifications and Messages tabs
• Mastodon emojis are now animatable (you can also opt to disable emoji animations in Accessibility Settings)

Upcoming new feature: Edit Post.

Today’s Mona Beta update includes improvements to the post composer:
• Supports “Edit Post”
• Supports manually marking your post as sensitive (or not sensitive)
• Supports poll customization (allow multiple choices, or hide vote number)
• Supports attaching audio file to your post
• Mona’s Share extension now accepts audio files
• Optimizes username autocomplete on post composer

Latest update of Mona Beta:
• Speeds up user profile loading
• Downloads more posts per request
• Adds color customization options in app theme editor, for reading progress, threads, and focus ring
• Adds display settings for hiding number of posts on the reading progress indicator
• Adds a new keyboard shortcut: View > Accounts > Show All Accounts
• Fixes an issue where some posts may be displayed on the wrong position on timeline
• Fixes an issue where earlier notifications may not show up

Latest update of Mona Beta:
• Redesigns link preview card, with faster load time
• Supports follow/unfollow hashtags
• Optimizes the Column View on iPad and Mac
• You can now follow people using a non-current account
• You can now remove user posts from Home timeline, while keeping them on your lists
• Turning on/off notifications for certain users
• Adds a display settings for auto expanding all content warnings
• Adds in-app localization/translation editor

Coming soon in the next update: cross-instance public timeline browsing.

A new version of Mona Beta is now available:
• Introduces Communities tab: browse and interact with posts on public timelines of other Mastodon instances. You can also pin timelines to your Tab Bar
• Supports editing name, bio, and profile metadata (more “Edit Profile” functions will be available later)
• User action “Remove from Home” is now available on all user action menus
• Follow confirmation menu will no longer be displayed if you added just one account in Mona

Today’s Mona Beta update:
• Supports updating profile photo and banner in the app
• Adds more options on the Edit Profile page
• The post composer now respects your account’s preset of post privacy level
• Adds indicators for bot accounts (you could also opt to hide those indicators in Settings > General > User Badges)
• On the user action menu, adds a button for adding people back to Home timeline, if you previously removed them from Home

@MonaApp Another brilliant incremental update. The further adjustment to managing users on the home timeline is excellent and further enhances what was already available. Great stuff.

@MonaApp Is there a way to see trending posts? Or is that coming later or no plans for it?

@MonaApp Is the “Remove from Home timeline” feature something supported by the Mastodon API (and therefore does it affect other clients?) or is it Mona-only? If it’s Mona-specific, does it sync between devices?

@m3enzo You could see trending hashtags in the Trending tab

@sentience Mona-only. Sync with iCloud.

@MonaApp What about for posts?

@MonaApp This update seems to remove link preview cards.

@_Jordan Hi, some links don’t come with a preview, or the preview hasn’t been loaded by Mastodon server (at the moment of refresh). You could tap into the post to refresh preview again. Also you could check the link preview settings and see if it’s been turned off.

Upcoming feature: accepting follower requests. Also, public beta will be opened later today.

Public Beta of Mona is available now!

TestFlight link for iPhone and iPad: https://testflight.apple.com/join/xNdgUbh6
Download link for Mac: https://github.com/JunyuKuang/Spring-for-Twitter/releases/download/MonaBeta/MonaBeta.zip

System requirements: iOS/iPadOS 13 or newer, macOS 10.15 or newer

@pacorob Please install from the new link. The version number of public beta is 38170.

@Yurgo They run in parallel.

@MonaApp still get the error that I need to be subscribed to Spring - what am I doing wrong?

@danielrenner Please check this post and the post it replied to: https://mastodon.social/@MonaApp/109857663685689741

@MonaApp I assume you aren’t looking at supporting other Fedi servers such as Pleroma and Akkoma yet? I tried to use it with Akkoma but it appears that the Akkoma user ID is alphanumeric and Mona expects an integer value for the user ID. So it didn’t work …

But if you are looking at adding support for other Fedi servers which support the Mastodon API, I’d be happy to help with that effort 🙂

@MonaApp Thank you, that did the trick and works perfectly :)

@MonaApp ah shucks, I'll get you next time!

Just added some more seats to the TestFlight group. Next wave will be opened after 12 hours, so people on other side of the earth can get their chance.

@MonaApp Still getting a modal saying that Spring is required. Have I misunderstood what public beta means?

@ravipatel Public beta’s app version number is 38170. Close beta 38171.

@MonaApp @ravipatel Is the latest Mac version of the closed beta still 38170??

@somelinguist @ravipatel Yes that’s the latest version for Mac.

@MonaApp hm I clicked that link and it gives me the invite beta one, not the public beta one. the 38171 is all it gave me not the 38170 I saw you say in another post, am I missing something?

@lunar_fang Could be a TestFlight bug, or you previously opened an invite-only link. Anyway you should be able to find the public beta version on the “Previous Builds” section on TestFlight.

@MonaApp If I am on the beta for spring users, should I stay on that beta or switch to the public one?

@progressivecat Hi, it’s up to you, as both versions function the same at this moment. Public beta is open to everyone but it has limited seats; private beta has more seats, but they are reserved for customers of Spring.

@MonaApp the TestFlight is full, any plan to accept more testers?

@MonaApp no dice it goes from 171 to 906. there's no 170. unless the public beta has been closed already because of too many people?

@lunar_fang Hmm, looks like you are in the private beta group.

@MonaApp not sure how that happened. I did try the other day before it went public not knowing I needed spring. a friend sent me that test flight link. which could explain the confusion. any idea on how I can change that since I'm not actually a private beta tester?

@lunar_fang You should be able to enter public beta group by accepting test invitation using the public link. If it doesn’t work, maybe “Stop Testing” then open the link again. (public beta is full at this moment)

Just added 2000 seats to the TestFlight group for iPhone and iPad. If you haven’t onboard yet, now it’s time :) https://testflight.apple.com/join/xNdgUbh6

@MonaApp Corre aqui, @caiocgo@vivaldi.net, @caiocgo@mastodon.online, @caiocgo@mastodon.social.

@MonaApp If we are still on the version that required spring, do we need to join this new one? If we stay on this one, do we still need to keep spring installed? Thank you so much for all that you do! You and your work are so very much appreciated!

@MonaApp Thanks!! Been dying to try it! Now I can!

@MonaApp @miicat_47 tsekkaa tämä! ☺️

@MonaApp @Amaterasu mira

@MonaApp 👏Is there a plan to add a pop up effect when long pressing on a toot?

如果搶得到的話XD @xixi @hjhmi89

@MonaApp Is it possible to add more than 2 options to a poll? My server supports at least 4 max but Mona has 2 choices only.

@MonaApp Thanks a lot!

@aerotom @MonaApp @caiocgo@vivaldi.net @caiocgo@mastodon.online Agora deu. Valeu! Testando aqui já.

@technocounselor Hi, it’s not necessary, but if you stay, Spring is still required.

@supermurs

Oo

@MonaApp yay! I got in this time

@MonaApp OK. Thanks. I don’t mind just leaving it on my phone for now.

@MonaApp And there are the filters I was asking about! Ha :)

@admin @MonaApp The federated stream is under Communities

@admin @MonaApp No problem. I rooted around for a while till I finally found it. :)

Today’s Mona Beta update:
• Supports Mastodon servers that come with special characters in their domain names, such as https://loðfíll.is
• Always shows sidebar instead of bottom tab bar on Mac, if the Divide View feature is disabled
• Resolves a “crash on launch” issue

Today’s Mona Beta update:
• Applies filters that you configured on your Mastodon server
• Theme editor: customize color for post action buttons
• Adds an Advanced setting: Invert Scroll Direction (for Space Bar Scroll)
• Adds an Accessibility setting: Hide “Quote Post” Action (turn on “Separate reblog and quote post actions” first)
• Fixes an issue where turning on Compact Layout on Mac has no effect
• Fixes an issue where sending reply or quote post from system Notification Center may not work

Today’s Mona Beta update:
• Supports iCloud sync for custom themes and accent colors
• Shorten sharing links for app themes, allowing you to share your themes more easily by posting links instead of QR codes
• Supports showing trending posts on your server, and other servers you added on the Communities tab
• You can pin trending pages to your tab bar
• Adds new actions on post and user profile pages: Load from Remote Server: allowing you to browse the complete reply list and user profile posts

Today’s Mona Beta update:
• Adds new customization options in app theme editor for iPhone and iPad: top bar background, sidebar background, unselected tab on sidebar, and status bar text color
• The post action “open in new window“ now opens post from remote server
• Adds user relationship indicator on post view
• Adds an Accessibility option on iPhone and iPad, that moves Send button to the top bar. Enabled by default for VoiceOver users

Available now in Mona Beta:
• De-duplicates reblogs on timeline
• Truncates long posts on timeline
• Shows indicator for media description (alt text)
• Improves follower request handling
• Adds “open in browser“ action to user action menu
• Supports setting alternate lists for multiple accounts on your pinned lists on tab bar
• Makes timeline filters (a bit) smarter
• Adds timeline filter options for mentions, sensitive content, and long posts

On macOS, you can now use Continuity Camera on post composer, to capture and attach photos from your iPhone or iPad. You can now also use the “Services” feature in more places with just keyboard shortcuts.

On iOS, with extended support for iOS 12, Mona Beta can now be used on iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus, making the Mastodon experience accessible to even more people around the world.

Today’s update also adds preliminary support for non-Mastodon instances.

iCloud reading position sync is now enabled on the latest Mona Beta update. Please update the app on all your devices, because the new sync engine is not compatible with old versions of Mona Beta. This update also resolves a VoiceOver focus issue on Mac.

Today’s Mona Beta update:
• Add keyboard shortcuts to hide/show sidebar and bottom tab bar on Mac
• Truncates long posts on timelines
• You can now send longer posts from supported non-Mastodon instances
• Link preview will no longer be displayed on posts with a content warning
• Fixes incorrect line breaking for Akkoma instances

Today’s Mona Beta update:
• Adds more Siri Shortcuts, including getting and setting app themes (requires iOS/iPadOS 16, macOS 13)
• Use “Focus Filter” to automatically change app themes when you turn on a Focus mode (requires iOS/iPadOS 16, macOS 13)
• Adds more options for app theme editor
• On Mac, you can now select to open images in your default image viewer app
• Optimizes menus for iOS 12
• Supports block and unblock accounts
• Push notification is now available for Akkoma accounts

In today’s Mona Beta update:
• You can now use Siri Shortcuts to export and import custom settings
• Live Text feature is now accessible to VoiceOver (requires iOS/iPadOS 16, an iPhone or iPad with A12 or newer chip)
• Supports reporting accounts and posts
• Supports viewing block list
• Reduces app size on iOS/iPadOS 13+
• Fixes some display issues on timelines

@MonaApp Do you have an eta on the full release? I mostly just want to be able to pay you for all your hard work!

@MonaApp What is this live text feature that's now accessible?

@MonaApp By the way, I tagged you a couple weeks (?) ago about possible stuttering-scrolling. It was not Mona’s fault! Sorry!
M1 MacBook Pro got somehow switched to “ProMotion” refresh, and that causes stutter-scroll. It’s just that the main place where I saw it was in Mona because I scrolled a lot.
Release and I will pay.

@stephenshortall @MonaApp Ditto

@stephenshortall @MonaApp SAME

@alexhall @MonaApp It’s the text available in videos and photos using Apple.

@Pipistrelle @MonaApp I thought the name sounded familiar, but I didn't realize an app had control over it enough to cause it to be inaccessible.

@alexhall @Pipistrelle No, that Apple provided feature is inaccessible by default. I have to do extra work to make it accessible.

@MonaApp @Pipistrelle Really? I didn't realize that. Well, thanks for putting in that work!