Yes, I plan on open sourcing Amaroq. It is not ready to be public-facing at this time (no documentation, local dependencies need cleaning up, I need to finalize a decision on the licensing). But I will be working to do this in the coming weeks. I really do look forward to taking on all the support ya'll are offering, but I gotta get things settled first. I never expected this level of interest this soon. I'll announce when I open things up. Or just wait till the code magically appears here someday.
Amaroq is written entirely in Obj-C. Not apposed to mixing Swift in there if need be, but I like being verbose.
Yes! If a beta is currently available I will gladly allow anyone to beta test for as long as I have open slots available. Email your Apple ID to [email protected] and I will send invites out when a build is about to be pushed.
In the following order you will get the fastest response, but I try to stay on top of things and respond to everyone:
- By mentioning me @[email protected]
- Tagging #Amaroq in a public post that will federate to mastodon.social
- Creating an issue here, if it regards feedback or bug reports
- Emailing [email protected]
- Awooing into the void
- Messenger owl
Amaroq uses the twitter-style keyboard (yes Apple created a specific system keyboard for twitter). Press the '123' key to get access to the return key.
Yes, but not for a long time. Please don't hold your breath!
Maybe! Doesn't hurt to ask. But please consider comparing behaviors with other instances first. If something is happening on your instance that isn't happening on another, it's likely an issue with your instance. I am a very busy doggo and don't have time to debug everyone's instances - my first replies will usually request that you make sure your admin is using the stable latest release of Mastodon, as the platform is rapidly evolving.
Sometimes Amaroq's notification servers belch, and miss a registration or two. Don't panic! Just force-quit your app and restart it. This should re-register you. If notifications continue to not work, make sure you have background refreshing enabled, as the notifications are actually created locally in the background. If you then still have issues, I'm afraid there's something wrong with your instance's ability to open websocket connections. Contact your admin and have them make sure their stream API is functional.
Soon™
Maybe Someday™ It can get really expensive. I suggest finding other methods of doing this, like copy+paste into your translator of choice. There are some excellent guides out there to make this even easier too!
Sure! If you're fluent I can provide localization files. Email [email protected] with your offer of assistance.
Nope. Probably won't, unless things start getting out of hand financially. For now, I have a tip jar on my bio.
Yes! But not until all devices have adequate functionality first.
Soon™
I will be eventually providing an option to open an in-app browser. Just keep in mind that Amaroq will always abide ATS rules, so https only.
Amaroq will always abide ATS rules, so https only I'm afraid.
Don't awoo.