If you haven’t been following the Interstellar magazine, I’ve added a lot of functionality since the last thread here, including views for magazines/users/domains, better navigation for wider screens, QoL additions (like the @ button to reveal originating domain, inspired by Artemis), and a lot of different bug/functionality fixes.
This latest update finally includes the ability to log in to a kbin account, and it’s not even restricted to just one; you can log in to as many accounts (or view them anonymously) as you want.
Now that you can log in, you can also vote/boost threads and comments. In addition, you can subscribe/follow any magazine/user/domain. Finally, the feed view has tabs for Sub/Mod/Fav/All when logged in.
For would-be testers, here’s the link to the latest working build: github.com/jwr1/interstellar/releases (AppImage and APK).
The new kbin.earth server (open registration and API enabled) can be used for people wanting to test the app logged in, or maybe you just want to try a different instance.
Feel free to post any bugs or suggestions in the comments, on GitHub, or on the Interstellar magazine.
Edit: Here’s a link to the matrix chat room: kbin-interstellar:matrix.org
@jwr1
Can I use this app with the kbin.social instance?
Unfortunately, not yet. Only once the api is enabled for kbin.social (you can check by seeing if the API docs page loads) will it work. At the moment, the only api enabled instances I know of include karab.in, kbin.run, kbin.melroy.org, and kbin.earth. While working on the app, I found a kbin bug that causes logins to fail, so unless they’ve updated already, it’s possible kbin.earth is the only instance you can actually log in on.
i fixed a problem with the the oauth cert permissions on kbin.run that was preventing user logins, fwiw. i tested out the latest AppImage of Interstellar and it seems to auth just fine now!