The last few weeks have been slow and steady work on Micro Social in between the other commitments I have. As the app is now fairly well rounded the concentration turns to bug fixes and adding larger features. The latest version features quite a few of both!

Share Sheet

There’s now a custom Share Sheet that accepts photos, images, text and Safari webpages. Meaning you can share a wide range of things to Micro Social and post without even opening the app. More information can be found here.

To go with the Share sheet, you can customise how links posts appear in your posts when you share Safari webpages to it. Head in to settings and use the markup to format them how you wish. More information here.

URL Scheme

Expanding the deep linking URL scheme outside of quick actions and into new post creation and also adding books to book shelves. With 1.6 you can create a new post or add an ISBN to any of your new shelves with ease, more information here.

Blog Settings

There are several UI and UX updates around blog settings and blog posts. Switching between blogs, is now done by tapping your profile at the top, and if you are a Micro Social Plus supporter you can also edit posts from here.

Coupled with this you can now add categories, show the title for blog posts constantly and even switch the blog you are posting to by tapping the three dots when writing your post out. Making it much easier to access.

iPad Support

You can now use Micro Social on all iPads as you would do on your iPhone. There no new layouts here, so don’t expect wonders, but basic support with new navigation menu works really well.

Bug Fixes

  • Books has received a complete overhaul in caching and rebuilt adding and moving books to make it work better.
  • Photos and images in the timeline gets a much needed update to ensure caching and API calls are working well together.
  • Smart mentions also received some bug fixes and UI updates.