This update is another major update, the one I am so excited about, as usual it first comes to Android users and within few days for iOS users.

What's new

• New Advanced Login

User can now login with only posting key and active key. Advanced login is optional for security concerned users, yet another layer of security. But by default ordinary users use their main password to get easy use of app without complication. Remember, app also have PIN code security where it secures app from other people who might use your phone.
Posting key is used for (up/down/un)vote, post, comment, (un)follow.
Active key is used for transfer funds, update account profile picture.

• New navigation for better access of filters/sort by trends

Filter by trend popup moved to front page in sort of navigation bar, where you can scroll through and select the one you want, without extra 2 taps, opening options and selecting trend.

• Swipable views

To make it even more easy to access, you can easily swipe the page left or right to change trend filters.

• Post/comment photo inclusion

Now you can include photos not by only providing link to image, but Capture or Select from gallery to upload. While you are writing post, you don't have to leave app, snap and continue writing and posting, commenting.

• Patching post and comment

Editing comments and posts takes up a lot of storage on blockchain if it is not patched.
Now app supports patching each edit to save storage on blockchain. Patching works as if some part of comment or post has been changed it will only save those parts as patch, withouth re-submitting whole post.

What's improved

• Android older device crash for photo selections on profile page
• Total account estimated value on wallet
• Connection issue that caused posting and voting not being broadcasted if phone paused to background and come back to resume. So all these type of edge cases are now covered and app should work flawlessly. :-)
• Downvote confirmation alert (thanks to @lukestokes to pointing this out)
• Many more improvements on alert messages during operations.

Android Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netsolutions.esteem

Quick overview of eSteem version 1.2.1, video 2:35 min

Contribution

Project is open source, please feel free to contribute.

Thanks to @steve-walschot who is reviewing the code and using it on his project SteemPay, checkout his work.

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