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Hi everyone!

2025 is here, and I'm curious to hear your thoughts on Voyager for Lemmy.

  • What features would you like to see added to Voyager in 2025?
  • Are there any bugs or issues that are bothering you?

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[-] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 minutes ago

Thanks for all the work.

[-] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 1 points 45 minutes ago* (last edited 43 minutes ago)
  • It'd be great if user tags and vote totals were included in settings export/import. Losing those would mean dropping Lemmy entirely at this point since I prefer to tag rather than block most problem users. Tag import is also critical if we want to write a script to import user tags from other apps like Sync or Boost (since it'd just be converting one JSON schema to another).
  • It's a longshot since I'm guessing it'd be incredibly heavy on API calls, but a way to import vote totals from Lemmy's up/downvote history. Voyager's vote tracking is the killer feature that had me drop Boost, but it was weird for the first week or so seeing people I knew I upvote all the time at only +1-3. We can manually set vote totals ourselves so someone could write a script to do most of the work outside of the app (especially if #1 is added), but a native way would be far more convenient.
  • An option for long pressing the post thumbnail to show an enlarged preview of said thumbnail. Sync has this, if you needed an example of what I'm thinking of.
  • An option to change what clicking on the OP or community in post view does. It's an incredibly minor annoyance, but sometimes on Android I accidentally tap one of them when attempting to open the post.
[-] aeharding@vger.social 2 points 27 minutes ago

The tags/votes not backing up is a bug, I'll fix that asap!

[-] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 hours ago

I would like tags I've made for users to allow a dropdown to select ones I've previously made. For example, I've tagged numerous people as Zionists or Tankies, and would like to be able to quickly select that tag for new users to the list, instead of having to type it out and select the color.

[-] hydration9806@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 hours ago

First off, thanks for making a fantastic app! Just a couple of niche requests:

  1. (Likely incredibly difficult to implement) When reposting have a way of detecting that the post in question has been reposted to that community already.
  2. A hopefully simpler request, NSFW images should stay blurred even when navigating to the comments. Often people like to check the comments before unblurring to avoid any unsightly images. I believe this is done by several other apps already.

Again though, great work! Been a very nice experience so far!

[-] CriticalThought@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Hi!

Let me please add to the thanks and kudos for all your efforts developing a truly excellent app!

Two new features I didn’t see elsewhere (my apologies if they were already mentioned or are otherwise off base):

  1. ability to search the comments of a post you’re viewing (like “find in page” on a web browser)
  2. ability to view the relevant portion of the mod log by clicking on a comment that has been moderated (e.g., deleted)

Thanks again!

[-] We1chy@lemm.ee 2 points 3 hours ago

Swipe anywhere to go back would be a nice added feature.

[-] Zink@programming.dev 3 points 4 hours ago

I just want to chime in and thank you for putting together this awesome app. I use the iOS app not than anything else on my phone, and I probably use v.programming.dev more than any other website on my Linux PC.

[-] ex_06@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 hours ago

Do you receive enough to make a living improving voyager?

[-] FundMECFSResearch 2 points 6 hours ago

Could we add the “disable downvotes” option that lemmy had in native settings. Ie. it’ll hide downvotes and behave according to upvotes only.

I know this is technically possible in voyager if you’re on an entire instance with downvotes disabled, but lemmy settings let you do this with a single account, which voyager does not.

ALSO I’m loving the new label/tagging system. :)

[-] lime@feddit.nu 4 points 9 hours ago

i really like voyager. one thing irks me though, and it's sort of hard to explain...

when i press the back button in most applications, the expectation is that i move one level back in a tree structure rooted at the application entry point. in voyager, back is more like stepping through my browser history.

for example, if i'm viewing a single comment, depending on the way i got there the back button may take me to either a) the thread that comment was in, b) another post that links to the comment, c) a profile, d) something else, probably.

now, this is not necessarily wrong, but it clashes with how i use apps. whenever i want to "reset" an application without closing it, i usually press back until i'm at the aforementioned root of the tree. with voyager, this is difficult to gauge because depending on how long i've been usinc it, the back button may go to comment > thread > community feed > community selector > feed > comment > selector > profile > comment > thread > post > feed > exit.

i don't really know how i would fix this behaviour either, just that it feels off compared to other apps.

[-] 9bananas@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

i have a privacy/security feature request:

lock screen prompt when trying to switch profiles.

currently all it takes to switch is two clicks, no identity verification.

so if you have a regular and a NSFW (or otherwise private) profile, and you give someone your phone to look at a post, it's easy to switch to a profile that should be gated behind a verification screen...

infinity has this feature, and it's really nice for peace of mind!

otherwise voyager has been excellent all around! thanks for putting the work in!

[-] tuxiqae@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I'd suggest the following major things:

  • Commenters in threads to be colored by their first comment in that tree (if they first commented in red their username will be red the entire tree, that way it's easier on the eyes to distinguish who's talking), idea taken from a Reddit client I used to use ages ago
  • I really don't like it when I'm on all and by mistake click on Android's Back button, it just moves me back to the community selection screen and doesn't let me get back to where I was in the timeline
  • Highlighted search in the comment section of a post
  • I'd love the ability to copy the URL to the attached content directly from the post

Also, I feel like clicking on a post frequently sends me to the attached content instead of into the post itself, maybe the post structure can be improved somehow?

Thank you so much for this awesome app and being so open to feedback

[-] SatanClaus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 hours ago

Point 2 and your also

Those are my big two.

[-] sasquash@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 hours ago

I wish there was an option to move the up and downvote arrows to the left side. So I can scroll and upvote with one hand as a left-handed person.

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Show my alias (This is fine 🔥🐶☕🔥) instead of username (TheBat).

[-] DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 16 hours ago

Please add some well placed "back" confirmations. For example, when browsing All please ask for a confirmation when hitting back before returning to Home.

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[-] somethingsomethingidk@lemmy.world 12 points 16 hours ago

I have a simple one.

When you search for a community, then start browsing one and go back to the search the text is gone. This requires you to retype the query for each community you visit.

It would be cool if the query was saved.

Thanks for all your hard work :)

[-] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 4 points 15 hours ago

To add to this, just having a search history would be awesome. There's a bunch of times that I've stumbled across neat things, neglect to save them off, and then forget the keyword that got me there.

Bonus points for true deleta-ability (for anonymity/security)

[-] wisely@feddit.org 12 points 16 hours ago

Would it be possible to make it easier to copy a single word? Right now there are multiple steps where I need to hold it down, then click select text, then try to highlight a word if I want to get a translation of a word for example.

It would be nice if I could just directly highlight a word with a tap or translate without the multiple steps. Thanks for the app.

[-] shinratdr@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 hours ago

Features: Tablet layout on iPad, GIF scrobbling with swipe.

Bugs: Database error, UI missing requiring quit and restart.

Overall though, Voyager is amazing & indispensable. Great job :)

[-] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 21 points 19 hours ago

Previous Apollo user, this is where it’s at. Without Apollo support I dropped Reddit. Without Voyager I would most probably not be on Lemmy.

[-] aeharding@vger.social 10 points 19 hours ago
[-] Princeofspace@lemm.ee 1 points 10 hours ago

Love the app!

Going beyond Apollo, have you ever thought of adapting Voyager to work on Apple TV? Not sure how many this would interest but there’s a lack of Lemmy tv clients.

I used a separate app that would notify me about Reddit posts in selected subreddits if they hit a upvoted or comment threshold. Could be a separate app or built into Voyager. Also helps you keep up with smaller communities if they get drowned out in the main feed.

[-] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 94 points 1 day ago

Sometimes I’m far down in a thread and then swipe back to my subscribed list, but then I regret and go back into the thread. It would be nice if it remembered my last position in a thread. Maybe just for a few seconds, in case.

[-] anas@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

The one feature I’m missing from Apollo. App is great otherwise.

[-] aeharding@vger.social 12 points 19 hours ago

I would like to see this too, just some roadblocks that need to be cleared - https://github.com/aeharding/voyager/issues/91

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[-] scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 15 hours ago

Would it be possible to implement translations of posts and the ability to download videos like Apollo did?

[-] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 4 points 14 hours ago

Wood be nice to have a gif integration in comments where you can search and post gifs straight from the app. Prob no gif providers that are privacy focused though.

[-] xnx@slrpnk.net 14 points 19 hours ago

Searching in the settings would be great

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[-] Cyanogenmon@lemmy.world 57 points 1 day ago

The tinkerer in me keeps trying other apps.

I always come back to voyager. Regardless of the current road map, you're doing a killer job.

[-] aeharding@vger.social 10 points 19 hours ago
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[-] TacoEvent@lemmy.zip 3 points 14 hours ago

This is frankly not a huge issue, but in the iOS app, sometimes pulling down to refresh doesn’t remove read posts. I also have the setting that shows the button to remove seen posts. Tapping on it doesn’t seem to do anything. When this happens, I just close the app entirely and try again.

This is literally the only problem I have with Voyager. The app is otherwise perfect. Thanks for the incredible work!

[-] kotg@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

I came here to comment that a „hide seen posts“ button would be awesome as I can’t find it in the settings. Can you point me in the right direction?

[-] SatanClaus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

General -> Posts -> Mark Read/ Hiding posts

[-] kotg@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Thanks a lot 😁

[-] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 55 points 1 day ago

Video from PeerTube and Loops is not embedded. Is it possible to be able to play videos directly in Voyager?

[-] aeharding@vger.social 14 points 19 hours ago

Yeah, definitely. I did a POC with Loops and it worked nice. I just need to revisit and make good privacy settings so that user can configure sites to enable auto embed (since Voyager would need to make a passive request to the respective instance while scrolling the feed).

[-] moe90@feddit.nl 4 points 15 hours ago

push notifications and widgets

[-] Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Am I just blind, or is there no way to search the comments?

Edit: i'm on iOS version 17.7.1 on the actual application not the Web app

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 day ago

I'd love to be able to save message drafts.

Sometimes I start typing up a reply to a comment, but I want to go back and check the OP, or a previous comment, or the community I'm in, or even the rules of the community I'm in.

Right now, I can copy my comment and paste it in. But if I find myself wanting to copy text from one of those other places, I'm out of luck (unless I want to turn on clipboard history, which I don't due to security concerns). I could use a separate app, but that's annoying.

Another thing I'd like is a better flow for recovered text. It seems that Voyager saves one draft whenever the app crashes/closes when writing a comment. It asks if I want to save or discard the comment. This is good.

What I'd like better is that recovering the text actually takes me to where I was writing the comment. Sometimes it's hard to remember where I was writing the comment, or even if I do remember, it can be hard to find it again.

Overall, I'm loving the app. These are my only 2 pain points right now.

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[-] chrisbrummel@infosec.pub 33 points 1 day ago

I’d love Apollo-level inline video playing.

Keep up the great work!

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