Version History
Here you can find the changelog of RedReader since it was posted on our website on 2016-10-17.
The latest version is 1.23.1 and it was updated on soft112.com on 01 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 1.23.1
posted on 2023-12-29
Added a preference to automatically open the first image in an album
Made links blue again in dark themes
Added post tap action preference: open link, open comments, or use old "post title opens comments" behaviour
Fixed long-click menu not appearing when post tap action changed from the default
Reduced top and bottom margins on popup menus to avoid the need for scrolling
Increase number of comments shown in user profile from 25 to 100
version 1.23
posted on 2023-12-18
Significantly improved image gallery load speed
Update to Material 3 design elements
Show notification permission prompt on Android 13 and above
Fix issue with "Post title opens comments" not covering whole post area
Support for handling v.redd.it, video, and gallery links from other apps
Ability to open comments in external browser
Handle Reddit galleries containing links, and show gallery thumbnails for small images
Handle shared /s/ URLs correctly
... and other fixes/improvements.
version 1.22
posted on 2023-12-18
Fix for permission denied errors on videos due to Reddit API change
Show self text for link posts (thanks to Cameron Merkel)
Announce self-text presence with link posts in screen readers (thanks to Cameron Merkel)
Add more specific error messages for blocked, quarantined, and premium-only subreddits (thanks to Cameron Merkel)
Add option to disable user avatars (thanks to Cameron Merkel)
Upgraded video player to fix issues with slow playback
version 1.20
posted on 2023-07-05
Renamed "Find Subreddit" to "Find Location"
Find Location: Now lets you jump to a specific subreddit/user without waiting for the search
Find Location: Existing subscriptions now appear immediately with no loading time, and descriptions are hidden
Added preference to keep screen awake
Ability to show comment count in post subtitle
Ability to hide subreddit header
Use updated RedGIFs API
Fixed parse error when viewing deleted posts
version 1.21.2
posted on 2023-07-05
Fixed crash when submitting posts
version 1.18.1
posted on 2022-04-24
Disable repeated Orbot installation prompts when Tor is enabled
Rename "Share/Save Image" to "Share/Save Media"
Sharing a link to a v.redd.it post now uses comments page
version 1.18
posted on 2022-01-02
Saved/shared videos from v.redd.it now have audio attached
Imgur upload reliability improved
Search within multireddits and subreddit combinations
Allow specifying date range for searches/sorting by controversial
Include author mod/admin/submitter role in accessibility description
Subreddit blocking now applies to /r/popular and the front page
Add optional indicator (†) for comments voted controversial
Disable hiding of read posts in user post lists
And much more!
version 1.17.3
posted on 2021-07-09
Adding workaround for TLS 1.2 support on Android 4
version 1.17
posted on 2021-06-25
Ability to choose flair when submitting posts
Ability to backup and restore app preferences
Better errors for subreddit content rules when submitting posts
...and much more! See /r/redreader for the full changelog.
version 1.16
posted on 2021-01-02
Fixed error message when marking all inbox messages as read
Always set navigation bar to black in image viewer
Compress cached post/comment listings (makes cache use around 10x less space)
No longer auto-collapses own comments, or user profile comments
Show announcements from developer in main menu (with preference to disable)
Fix for cache errors caused by too many files in one directory
Fix for using internal browser as image viewer
Fix for streamable.com videos
And more!
version 1.15
posted on 2020-11-29
Inline image previews (and preference to disable)
Stream videos rather than waiting until download complete
Preference to change thumbnail size
Preference to always save images/videos to the system default location without prompting
Preference to hide toolbar when scrolling
Added quick account switching menu, with preference to disable
Preference to require tapping back twice to exit post list
Accessibility improvements
(and much more, but these notes are limited to 500 chars...)
version 1.14
posted on 2020-09-23
Allows saving images to custom location (only on Android 5.0+)
Uses newer image sharing APIs to avoid permissions issues
Fixed crash when opening video controls
Fixed ANR caused by legacy GIF decoding
Fixed crash when swiping to a deleted image in an album
Translation updates
version 1.13
posted on 2020-09-09
Ability to customise action bar buttons
Preferences to hide comments button, and add post context menu item to view comments
Ability to zoom videos to fit the screen
Logins now use external browser by default on old devices
Restored old behaviour when selecting text in properties dialog
Fixed redirect loop when visiting deleted Reddit galleries
Added ability to send reports from the error details dialog
Add default sort preference for multireddits and user posts/comments
version 1.12
posted on 2020-08-21
Reddit image gallery support
Internal image viewer now supports Giphy
Fixed malformed HTML error for unclosed tags and empty comments
Subscribe/etc menu items now shown for /r/random (thanks to Cameron Merkel)
Improvements to copying to the clipboard (thanks to Cameron Merkel)
Up button in settings fixed (now goes back only one level)
Accessibility improvements (thanks to Cameron Merkel)
Translation updates
version 1.11
posted on 2020-07-01
Fix for v.redd.it videos
Support for table rendering
Support for new spoiler syntax, and formatting/links inside spoilers
Various improvements to markdown rendering
Added preference to disable new header toolbars
Keep screen on while playing videos
Dependency updates (thanks to TacoTheDank)
Crash fix for users with some non-English locales
Reorganised menu preferences (thanks to Cameron Merkel)
version 1.10
posted on 2020-06-08
Added toolbar when viewing subreddits and comments
Avoid showing old comment listings
Preference to hide items in post subtitle
Fine-grained control over font scaling
Added custom share dialog with prioritisation, off by default
Preserve fields when returning to post submission activity
Fixed issue with HTTP cleartext websites
Fixed subreddit sidebar on Android 4.x
Support for more image hosts
version 1.9.11
posted on 2019-12-17
Adaptive icon on supported devices (thanks to Riley Inman)
Added post context menu item to copy self-text (thanks to MichalFerencsik)
Fixed notifications on Android 8.0+
Downloads from v.redd.it saved with .mp4 extension (thanks to sharkwouter)
Fixed skip to front page setting in two-panel mode (thanks to LizardWithHat)
Updated French translation (thanks to Tuxicoman2)
version 1.9.10
posted on 2019-03-02
Audio now muted by default
Added preference to move toolbar to bottom of screen (thanks to Cameron Merkel)
Added aspect ratio indicator while loading images (off by default) (thanks to Cameron Merkel)
Avoid line-breaks in gilding badge (thanks to Marco Costa)
In search dialog, keyboard action button now initiates search (thanks to Cameron Merkel)
Fix for two-factor authentication
version 1.9.6.1
posted on 2016-11-06
Removed all CAPTCHAs as they are no longer needed (this fixes a 404 submission bug),Updated Spanish translation (thanks to Andrés Hernández),Added Romanian translation (thanks to Badita Viorel-Octavian)
version 1.9.6
posted on 2016-10-08