Brighteon.Social Updates

New Features

• Added search and "load more" functions on the share post popup - On the popup window of share the post, user can search a specific account or click at "load more" for expanding the list of accounts.
• Added post options menu - Use can call the options menu for a post in many context, such as in home page, post page or in favorites bar.
• Display progress bar while uploading - User can track the upload progress while uploading a file.
• Auto alignment while composing in text box of chat - The text input box will align automatically while user input more text or insert emoji.

Fixes

• Fixed some display errors while user open their notification.
• Fixed error 500 on direct message page while opening and accepting message request.
• Fixed error on creating new message on direct message page and chat tab.
• Fixed error messages "you don't have permission to view this page" while inviting people.
• Fixed to unhide image that has been sent via direct message.
• Fixed to display the preview of image correctly while attaching on direct message.
• Fixed error 500 when user clicks menu to share post via direct message.

New Features

• Tag people in direct message – A user can tag other users in direct message and tagged users will receive a notification for this mention.
• Allow sending images in direct messages – User can attach images in direct message and the limit for attached file size is 5MB.
• Send post as message to someone – User can share a post via direct message with the "Share via Direct Message" function in the post page.
• Allow direct message, share post via direct message to follower and following – User can send direct message or share post via direct message to follower and following users without waiting for approval.

Fixes

• Fixed open new message request

Fixes

• iPad responsiveness fixes
• Fixed missing emojis on mobile
• Adjusted the width of the chat window + size of the minimize icon
• Single Sign On bug fixed

New Features

• Reply to a specific reply – Option to reply to a specific reply, not just the whole thread
• Direct messaging chat window – Chat with users while browsing Home Page, Live Stream etc.
• Direct messaging right vertical sticky panel – Easy access to your recent chats
• Send emojis in a direct message – Send emojis in your chat
• Reply to a specific message in a chat – Reply to a specific message in your chat window
• Reactions to a specific direct message – React with emoji to a specific direct message
• Announcement tab – All announcement and release updates can be found here
• Brighteon Feed – Real Time feed of all the latest videos posted at Brighteon.com and share from there directly to your feed

Fixes

• Unblock users' button not working – Fixed bug when trying to unblock someone
• Notification mobile menu not scrollable – Fixed the but when swiping on the notification menu left or right

Fixes

• Post Crawler Meta Data issue: Some sites were blocking media in the post meta data
• Fix Trending Hashtags style bug: The number of hashtags had same color as the background and was not visible
• Private Chat style bug: The chat compose input had transparent background
• DM Chat bug: When over 40+ messages, error was displayed
• Sponsored post media: Fixed issue with image in the post meta data not refreshing once updated
• Notification bug: Top right icon on notification and DM is not updating unless refreshed (on profile page and expanded post)

New Features

• Post character limit - increased from 500 to 900 characters
• Completely updated UX and UI
• Sort by Feature on Home page - Option to sort the posts on the home page by: Newest, Top Posts (The most engaging posts from the people you are following)
• SSO (Single Sign On) with Brighteon - Users that have Brighteon account can sign in to Brighteon.Social through one click
• Post Layout - Now contains meta description
• New Direct Messaging system - Option to chat real time
• Group chat - Option to chat with multiple Brighteon users (up to 50) real time
• Boost function - The "Boost function" is now renamed to "Repost"
• Added Notifications Options - Users can now have multiple options to manage their notifications: Mark Selected as Read, Mark All as Read, Delete Selected, Delete All
• Added Brighteon Store widget - Listing the best-selling products at Brighteon Store
• Added Brighteon TV widget - Listing the latest episodes from Brighteon TV
• Added Brighteon Radio widget - Connecting to Brighteon Radio
• Added Latest News widget - Listing the latest stories from Censored.News
• Added left Hamburger Menu - Contains three sections: Menu, Explore, Uncensored News

Fixes

• Recent Media Bug: Image from deleted post still shows under photos and media and when clicked produced error
• Private Post bug: On private post, replies not showing even though owner
• Delete and redraft on profile page bug: Delete and redraft doesn't work on profile page
• Replies on reposted post bug: Replies on reposted post disappears after you click post - replies will show on the original post instead
• Block/Unblock Function bug: Block Unblock function on profile page fails
• Bug: Notification for Mentions: Mentioned user on third person's post doesn't show notification

Fixes

• Fixed layout: Fixed Sponsored Post
• Added: Open Source Code Link to Github repo: https://brighteon.social/about/more

Back End Updates

• Update Mastodon from 3.4.1 to 3.4.6
• Update Ruby from 2.7.2p137 to 3.0.3p157
• Emoji upgrade - f6088922c06f3da02e9051b39f3a7111f19298dd
• Gem version upgrade
• Fix media attachment failed test
• Fix development configuration issue after upgrade
• Fix rack attack deprecation warning
• Package version upgrade
• Update Travis to run on ruby 3.0.3
• Update mastodon version(text)
• Disable legacy xss filtering due to safari and IE
• Wpdate dockerfile
• Add npm install latest to dockerfile
• Fix media attachment size validation not correctly accounting for
• Fix webauthn secure key authentication
• Fix authentication failures after going halfway through a sign-in attempt
• New env variable: CAS_SECURITY_ASSUME_EMAIL_IS_VERIFIED
• Disable nginx ssl_session_tickets for better security
• Update ruby version in dockerfile
• Adjust unsuspend account service
• Add test for BootstrapTimelineService
• Fix issue in tag_feed_spec.rb
• Fix compression-webpack-plugin configuration
• Remove rack attack warning and fix status posting issue due to chewy
• Downgrade rspec to avoid warning

Fixes

• Fixed bug: Under notifications now you can see by default ALL notifications
• Fixed bug: Reply button fixed from the Notifications section
• Fixed bug: When favorited post and the owner deletes the post, the favorite post remained

New Updates

• New update: Grouping notifications - Now all notifications that pertain to the same post and action will get grouped together
• New update: On your Home page you will start seeing when someone from the people you follow start following you
• New update: Promoted Post - On the right side we have now the option to promote any post to everyone's page

Back End Updates

• New update: Fixed all BE failed test
• New update: Written tests for all units that were missing tests

Fixes

• Fixed bug: Timeline issue - Slowly loading profile content on profile accounts which have a lot of posts
• Fixed bug: When someone would leave a reply to a post under Live Stream, the post disappears from the live stream
• Fixed bug: When having over 20 replies on a post, on the profile page (timeline) it's showing only that post and when you click more it would not load the rest of the user's posts
• Fixed bug: 500 error when uploading images
• Fixed bug: Notifications when marked as red were not syncing on the modal form and on the left tab

New Updates

• New update: Added a new Help Tab on the left
• New update: Added new icon Brighteon.TV in the menu

Updates

• Updated Mastodon core to the latest version 3.4.1

Fixes

• Fixed bug: Mention function not working when clicked on an expanded post or a post thread
• Fixed bug: Direct message function not working when clicked on an expanded post or a thread
• Fixed bug: Make an uploaded video full screen on profile page failed
• Fixed bug: Clicking on a profile will open in a new tab
• Fixed bug: Fixed style of the notification badge number on the left
• Fixed bug: Emoji options show on the behind of direct message
• Fixed bug: Expand a thread by clicking on a time stamp returning an empty message
• Fixed bug: Clicking on a hashtag from profile page, returning an empty post page
• Fixed bug: Play, Pause and Time for audio file not showing unless you highlight or hover your curser on it

New Features

• Improved sorting of the posts at profile page:
  • Now on your "Timeline" you can see the posts that you posted and the posts that you boosted
  • Under "Comments"you can see all the replies you left on a different posts
  • Under "Photos" you can see the media you posted
  • Under "Videos"you can see the videos that you uploaded
  • You can explore your friends profiles the same way
• Improved visibility of the posts and engagement of people you are following
• At your Home page now you will start seeing what your friends have favorited, boosted and replied to. This way you can see where your friends are engaging and you can join them in the discussion

Fixes

• Improving tagging in replies
• Optimizing image size automatically uploaded by users
• Minor styling fix (increasing the width of the middle column)
• Fixed bug - marking notification as read was lagging for 10 mins
• Fixed bug - Time stamp post from notifications was not opening
• Fixed bug - Notifications not showing except the last category

Fixes

• Pushed failed database migration because of a bug
• Pushed fix so now it won't auto scroll on Live Stream or Home page

New Features

• Added Brighteon Feed Tab
• Added bot which will re-tweet President Trump's tweets
• Update styling issue

New Features

• Webpage verification (checkmark next to username) implamented
• Now users have the option to click on "Boosts", "Favorites" and they can see the people who boosted/favorited some post
• Now users receive notifications when someone replies to their post

Fixes

• Fixed a glitch with the reply box jumping to notifications on mobile.

Fixes

• Fixed a glitch with RSS feed not fetching new posts.

Fixes

• The bug when posting a link on profile page and not appearing right away, now is fixed
• The reply button (the arrow) now starts the cursor in the "Write a reply" box (previously there was no action when clicking the arrow)
• The bug when selecting more than one emoji in the reply box on profile page is now fixed (previously when trying to choose 2nd emoji the page was scrolling up to the top)
• The bug with the "What's on your mind" box on mobile is now fixed. (Previously instead "What's on your mind text" it was saying "Undefined"
• Fixed the bug with the cut off text on iPhone for the announcement
• The reply button is now jumping up and down while you wait for the post to be posted, instead to be greyed out. This prevents from posting the same comment twice