Echo v1.5 has been released with support for uploading images as part of your Echo post.

This release also includes support for Apple's new Apple Intelligence Image Playground feature. Generate new images based on an existing image or create a brand new image of anything you want. Echo has also created a new Lemmy community for Image Playground Showcase: [email protected]. Be sure to join and post all your best (or worst) Image Playground images.

We aren't done yet! Much more coming soon. We are committed to building the best, native first, Lemmy experience for iOS.

Below are the full release notes.

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- Support for uploading image in post.
    - Requires your Lemmy instance to support pictrs at the default URL.
- Adds support for Image Playground. Generate image from an existing image or create a new image using Apple Intelligence.
    - Requires iOS 18.2, an Apple Intelligence supported device, and access to be granted to I
  

Super happy to announce the release of multiple account support in Echo v1.4! Easily change between Lemmy accounts (even across multiple instances/servers) in Echo without having to logout of your existing account.

The full release notes are listed below.

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- Multiple Account support!
    - Do you have multiple Lemmy accounts? Maybe across multiple instances? Well now you can sign into all of them in Echo without having to logout of your existing account.
    - Requires Echo+ subscription.
- Fixes issue where community list would flash results when opening.
- Adds loading indicator to Explore page after searching.
- Lemmy 0.19.6 support & improvements.
- Fixes issue where in rare cases deleted/removed communities would show in the community list.
- Vast performance improvements.
- More behind the scenes improvements than we can count.

  

I wanted to provide the community with a quick status update on the development of Echo. This is the longest stretch without an update since Echo was released. This is mostly because I'm currently working on roughly 6+ major new features for Echo that are all in varying stages of completion. (Also because this past week my computer was being repaired, so that took away from being able to work on Echo).

I hope to wrap up at least 1 of these features and get that shipped hopefully this coming week.

Overtime I do anticipate release frequency to slow down. But as part of my goal to build the best Lemmy client for iOS, releases will still occur will regular frequency.

Thank you to everyone who has downloaded the app so far. And to everyone who has given feedback, I really appreciate it. All of your feedback has been heard, and I'm actively working to implement most of it into the application. Stay tuned!

Notifications have arrived to Echo! With version 1.3 available now in the app store you can enable push notifications to receive updates on new posts to communities, or new comments on posts. More push notification options are coming in the future.

What push notification options would you like to see?

After updating to Echo v1.3, in order to enable push notifications for a community or post simply navigate to the community or post you wish you enable notifications for and tap the ellipsis icon, and choose to enable notifications.

Please note that you must be subscribed to Echo+ in order to enable & receive push notifications.

Full release notes:

• Ding Push Notification support is here!
  • Currently supports subscribing to new comments on a post & subscribing to new posts within a community. More to come.
  • Requires Echo+ subscription.
• Now able to view Echo+ benefits even while subscribed.
• General bug fixes, performance improvements, and behind the scenes improvements

Pretty minor Echo update just released. Much improved error handling and fixes a rare crash. Still more work to do on error handling, but making progress there.

Aiming for the next update to include some major new features.

Full release notes:

• Improves error handling
• Fixes rare crash when opening Account Settings
• Minor design fixes

Edit: bug spotted- swipe to upvote forces a page refresh & jump to top. Otherwise, The update that came out today is pretty slick! Excellent progress! Thank you for your work on this.

Super excited to announce the release of Echo v1.2. You can find the complete release notes below.

• Hide Post support.
• GIF image viewing support.
• Images now open within an in-app image viewer.
• Fixes an issue where Open in Echo Action Extension wouldn't work on iOS 18.
• Fixes an issue where sometimes Open in Echo Action Extension would open page multiple times.
• Increases margins around content when viewing a post.
• Increases margins around sidebar content when viewing Server Information.
• Not showing more menu icon on replying to comment when replying to a comment.
• Adds project URL links to license details page.
• Fixes an issue where symbol wouldn't show up next to Server Information button in more menu on Login and Sign Up pages.
• Adds server version to Server Information page.
• Now display's error message when trying to login to account that hasn't had the sign up application approved yet.
• Shows alert describing next steps when submitting sign up application.
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I'm pleased to announce the release of Echo for Lemmy! Echo is a Lemmy client for iPhone that I've been working on for a while and I'm excited to finally share it with you all.

Echo for Lemmy is a fully native iOS application built using fully native Apple SDKs. This means it feels right at home on your iPhone and is designed to be fast, efficient, and easy to use. No overhead from web views or cross-platform frameworks.

Here are some of the features available in Echo for Lemmy:

• Connect with communities based on your interests.
• Sort your feed by most active, trending posts, new posts, and many more.
• Upvote and downvote posts & comments.
• Powerful search experience to find the content you're looking for.
• Create posts using share extension from any app on your device.
• Bookmark posts to easily find later.
• Fully native application with dark mode support & accessibility features.

Echo for Lemmy is available for free on the [App Store](https://echo.rrainn.com/download/iphone

Overview

Echo for Lemmy needs to connect to a Lemmy server to function. These servers are Lemmy servers that are responsible for hosting your account, content, and more. Think of your server similar to your email provider (ex. Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud, etc.).

Some servers are private meaning that you must get manual approval from the server admins in order to join. Other servers are fully public and you can join without any approval.

What to look for when choosing a server?

When choosing a server, you should consider the following:

• Reliability: You want to choose a server that is reliable and has a good uptime. This will ensure that you can access your account and content whenever you need to. Server admins are under no obligation to keep their servers online, so it's important to choose a server that is reliable.
• Moderation: Each server has its own rules and guidelines when it comes to content moderation. Some servers are more strict, while others are more lenient.

I'm extremely excited to announce Echo for Lemmy. This is a project I've dedicated all of my free time to for the past little bit, and it has come such a long way. Although there is still a lot of work to do, I'm excited to share this alpha version and get feedback from the community.

Key Features:

• Intuitive, beautiful design
• Timeline that provides key information about posts
• Upvote, downvote, and comment on posts just by swiping
• Threaded comment support
• Blocking & Reporting support
• Support for every timeline sort option
• Share Extension to create posts from other apps
• And much more

Screenshots:

How to Join:

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