DBuzz Testnet 🧪 - v3.52.0-dev is now live 🎉

We've finally released a new Testnet with huge improvements and lots of bug fixes.

This is kinda big update for us! 😅🧪

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Starting off with the UI updates 👀:

• new content renderer (built from scratch)

Our brand new content renderer has been built from the ground up with scalability in mind.

• new image grid layout

Our newly designed image grid aims to enhance the user experience by presenting buzzes in a visually appealing and organized manner through a clean grid format.

• new image(s) slider

There's also a new image slider that now allows sliding through images both forwards and backwards.

• dynamic image sizes based on image dimensions

This means that individual image sizes will be based on their dimensions and ratios, resulting in a much cleaner user interface.

• dynamic Twitter embeds

Now, Twitter embeds will not be scrollable. Instead, each embed will have a dynamic height.

• updated subscribe button title

Subscribe button is now renamed to "Subscribe to DBuzz"

• removed title section from the dapp
  We've removed the title bar; the title will now be automatically extracted from the actual buzz content. This way, we ensure that the DBuzz user experience is minimalist and simple.

• title and body will now be posted separately in their own variable so they will be rendered correctly on other frontends, and the will be rendered as one post on our app

This means that on other long-form frontends, the title and body will be displayed perfectly. The title will end with "..." and the body will start with "...", making it look much cleaner on those frontends.

Additionally, the title and body will be shown as merged content on DBuzz.

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Let's talk about improvements 🧪:

• one video or sound embed or upto 4 images are supported on an individual buzz, other than one embed will be ignored on our app, more than 4 images will be rendered in image grid if posted from other dapp

This means in a single buzz, you can include either one video or audio embed, or up to four images. If you try to add more than one embed, our app will ignore the extras. Similarly, if you post more than four images from another app, our app will display them in an image grid.

• added YouTube Shorts embed support

We've added support for YouTube Shorts, allowing you to share and enjoy short, entertaining videos from YouTube within DBuzz.

Images on DBuzz

• improved image uploading functionality
• implemented (.HIEC) profile/cover image upload
• uploading iPhone (.HIEC) images are now supported on buzzes or profile/cover (these images will automatically be converted to PNG images)
• improved image compression functionality

We've made significant improvements to our image uploading capabilities, now allowing you to upload iPhone-specific (.HEIC) images for your profile/cover photos and buzzes without any issues. The app will automatically handle the conversion of these images to the universally compatible PNG format, ensuring that your photos display correctly across various platforms. Moreover, we've enhanced our image compression functionality, which optimizes the file size of your images without sacrificing their visual quality. This means that your images will load faster and consume less storage space, providing a better overall user experience.

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Finish off with bug fixes 🐞

• fixed edit profile bug
• fixed images on the feed jerking issue
• fixed (.HIEC) image upload for profile/cover freezing the page

Firstly, we have fixed a bug that was causing the page to freeze when users tried to edit their profiles. With this fix, you will now be able to easily update your profile without any issues.

Additionally, we have addressed an issue where images on the feed were jerking, making it difficult to view them smoothly. This issue has been due for so long and is now resolved, and you should now be able to browse through images on the feed with ease.

Lastly, we have resolved an issue with uploading .HIEC (iPhone) images for your profile or cover photo, which was previously causing the page to freeze.

We hope that these enhancements improve your experience on DBuzz, and we appreciate your support.

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The above updates will pushed to Mainnet after being tested properly on our Testnet.

You can test these update right now on Next.D.Buzz 🎉

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Here are the complete dev release notes:

What's New?

• new content renderer (built from scratch)
• new image grid layout
• new image(s) slider
• increased max image upload upto 4 images
• dynamic image sizes based on image dimensions
• dynamic Twitter embeds
• username and hashtag rendering is now supported in bio
• added delete buzz functionality

Improvements

• one video or sound embed or upto 4 images are supported on an individual buzz, other than one embed will be ignored on our app, more than 4 images will be rendered in image grid if posted from other dapp
• added YouTube Shorts embed support
• improved image uploading functionality
• updated subscribe button title
• implemented (.HIEC) profile/cover image upload
• title and body will now be posted separately in their own variable so they will be rendered correctly on other frontends, and the will be rendered as one post on our app
• image or hyper links in the title will automatically be extracted and then added to end of the buzz content
• uploading iPhone (.HIEC) images are now supported on buzzes or profile/cover (these images will automatically be converted to PNG images)
• improved image compression functionality
• removed title section from the dapp
• moved our image links from fleek.co to media.d.buzz domain

Bug Fixes

• fixed edit profile bug
• fixed (.HIEC) image upload for profile/cover freezing the page
• fixed tall images does not fit properly
• fixed comment showing the buzz title bug
• opening the buzz from the feed does not show the title and body merged
• fixed buzz to twitter shows incomplete tweet content
• fixed images on the feed jerking issue