Got questions about Damus, nostr, or something completely unrelated and obscure? Come join Stacker News AMA in 20 mins to chat with nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s https://stacker.news/items/1328748
The lab is opening soon for Purple Subscribers! https://damus.io/purple/checkout/
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Hey Purple Damus supporters! You might need to update to a new Testflight. Apple expired the old one but we've fixed it now! Thanks for everyone who alerted us of this!
It's launch day!!! Damus is now available on all platforms with Android ready to download! Thanks to everyone who has contributed, tested, and waited patiently for this release. We can't wait to hear what you think! https://damus.io/android/
Big Damus Announcement on Bitcoin Asia livestream today! 6:50pm PT! Can't wait to hear what ya'll think!
YouTube: http://youtube.com/live/4BBCwyzZxQE
Rumble: http://rumble.com/v6y3f6g-bitcoin-asia-2025-day-1-livestream.html
Hey #nostr! Things have been very busy at Damus HQ this summer. Lots of announcements coming up! First is….
We have a New Purple Price for Lightning! Monthly is 8,250 sats and yearly is 82,500. You can also still get Purple using the in-app purchase.
There’s also a new TestFlight out in the wild for you to try with an example video below. Thanks for all the feedback so far.
Note: we will be only be releasing TestFlights for a little while while we navigate apple things… so Purple is the way to try out new #damus features first!
To get on TestFlight - https://damus.io/purple/login/.
### Added
+- Added new onboarding suggestions based on user-selected interests (Daniel D’Aquino)
+- Added adjustable max budget setting for Coinos one-click wallets (Daniel D’Aquino)
### Changed
+- Improved the image sizing behavior on the image carousel for a smoother experience (Daniel D’Aquino)
+- Handle npub correctly in draft notes (Askia Linder)
+- Move users-section to be last in muted view (Askia Linder)
### Fixed
+- Fixed #nsfw tag filtering to be case insensitive (Terry Yiu)
+- Fixed stretchy banner header in Edit profile (Swift)
🚀 New Damus TestFlight is live — and it’s a banger.
🔍 Web of Trust just got smarter (reply guy filter in threads = activated)
👥 Follow Packs are here — find your crowd
💸 Wallet UX upgrades
🛠️ Plus a bunch of behind-the-scenes magic
Big shoutout to our Purple Subscribers for being the first to test the chaos — and to our unstoppable open source devs. You’re building the future and killing it!
Join the TestFlight here: https://damus.io/purple/login/
Full Changelog:
### Added
- Added send feature to the wallet view (Daniel D’Aquino)
- Added popover tips to DMs and Notifications toolbars on Trusted Network button (Terry Yiu)
- Added tip in threads to inform users what trusted network means (Terry Yiu)
- Added web of trust reply sorting in threads to mitigate spam (Terry Yiu)
- Added follow list kind 39089 (ericholguin)
- Added follow pack preview (ericholguin)
- Added follow pack timeline to Universe View (ericholguin)
- Added NIP-05 favicon to profile names and NIP-05 web of trust feed (Terry Yiu)
- Display uploading indicator in post view (Swift Coder)
### Changed
- Removed media from regular link previews if media is already being shown (Terry Yiu)
- Renamed Friends of Friends to Trusted Network (Terry Yiu)
- Added privacy-based redaction to nsec in key settings view (Terry Yiu)
- Added privacy-based redaction to wallet view (Terry Yiu)
- Renamed Bitcoin Beach wallet to Blink (Terry Yiu)
### Fixed
- Fixed note rendering to include regular link previews with media removed when media previews are disabled (Terry Yiu)
- Improve error handling on wallet send feature (Daniel D’Aquino)
- Fixed issue where the text "??" would appear on the balance while loading (Daniel D’Aquino)
- Hide end previewables when hashtags are present (Terry Yiu)
- Fixed wallet transactions to always show profile display name unless there is no pubkey (Terry Yiu)
- Fixed quotes view header alignment (Terry Yiu)
### Removed
- Removed hashtags in Universe View (ericholguin)
This week we're proving that #damus team members do more than code 24/7! If you're in Oslo, Vegas or Vancouver, come say hi! We have a meet and greet in the Nostr lounge at the Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas (1pm), and a presentation at the #nosvegas side event (8:30pm). Plus we've got a booth at Web Summit Vancouver - all on May 28th. #damusremote #nosvegas
🚀 Damus Notedeck Beta Release 🚀
Today we're launching the beta version of our multiplatform nostr browser! Think google chrome but for nostr apps. The beta is our big first step toward this vision.
Included in the beta is the Dave, the nostr AI assistant (its grok for nostr). Dave is a new notedeck browser app that can search and summarize notes from the network. For a full breakdown of everything new, check out our beta launch video 👀
https://cdn.jb55.com/hls/notedeck-beta-release/master.m3u8
New in Notedeck Beta:
- Dave nostr ai assistant app
- GIFs!
- Fulltext note search
- Add full screen images, add zoom & pan
- Zaps! NWC/ Wallet ui
- Introduce last note per pubkey feed (experimental)
- Allow multiple media uploads per selection
- Major Android improvements (still wip)
- Added notedeck app sidebar
- User Tagging
- Note truncation
- Local network note broadcast, broadcast notes to other notedeck notes while you're offline
- Mute list support (reading)
- Relay list support
- Ctrl-enter to send notes
- Added relay indexing (relay columns soon)
- Click hashtags to open hashtag timeline
If you're a purple subscriber, make sure to *login* and download the beta here: https://damus.io/notedeck/install/ . if you're not logged in you will only see the Alpha release.
If you're not subscribed, you can get a subscription here: https://damus.io/purple/checkout/
Also make sure to check out the notedeck usability signal group to give feedback! https://signal.group/#CjQKINZJS0LBUTsTQbRW-nWUd6Dhkc6ojcBtyMrZcgThaRzEEhAstno8KLqs8E8J0qajLwir
Enjoy!
Hey #nostr! A new TestFlight release is here for Purple users to try!
Check out what's updated in version 1.14:
️ - Setup a wallet lightning fast with our new one-click wallet setup, powered by Coinos!
- New revamped wallet experience with balance and transactions view for your NWC wallet — see how much you got zapped without even leaving the app!
- New notification setting to hide hellthreads. ie. Achieve notification peace.
- NIP-65 relay list support — more compatibility across Nostr apps!
- Unicode 16 emoji reactions (only for iOS 18.4+) - even more options to express your reactions!
- Blurred images now show some more information — no more wondering why images are occasionally blurred.
- More bugs fixed, and general robustness improvements.
Special thanks to all contributors who made this release possible!
If you're eager to try these new additions, jump into Damus purple via the side-menu and go to this link to join TestFlight: https://damus.io/purple/login/
Look how easy the wallet is! https://cdn.jb55.com/s/damus-wallet-2.mp4
How would you describe #nostr in 40 words of less? #asknostr
Yet another talk that noone asked for. Get ready for another thrilling episode of two protocol devs talking about websockets! nostr:npub1fhmmgwe6fk6tn83ahttt6ruyyfnjdm7k8tn7qflert9ajx6dhfyqf3nzcu nostr:npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s https://www.youtube.com/live/TqxDr_SjAgg?feature=shared&t=2510
because apple says if we have a working zap button on posts we will be removed from the app store. you can use https://zap.army to get around this
Damus 1.13 is live on the appstore, here's all the new goodies in this release! nostr:npub13v47pg9dxjq96an8jfev9znhm0k7ntwtlh9y335paj9kyjsjpznqzzl3l8 even put together this cool little video that demos some of the new features. enjoy!
https://cdn.jb55.com/s/release-1-13-smol.mp4
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Have you ever wanted to look back at all the public conversations you’ve had with someone on #nostr? Now you can with the Conversations tab in their profile! Try out this new feature and some "other" stuff Purple People! Testflight dropped recently for our subscribers. Looking forward to your feedback. https://damus.io/purple/login/
Added
- Added Conversations tab to profiles (Terry Yiu)
- Added profile pictures to push notifications (William Casarin)
Changed
- Changed spaces to newlines in new posts to provide cleaner separation between text, uploaded media, and quoted notes (Terry Yiu)
Fixed
- Fix bug where profile view was showing more than just the notes and replies on the notes / notes & replies tabs (Terry Yiu)
- Fixed reposts banner to be localizable (Terry Yiu)
Removed
- Removed mystery tabs meant to fix tab switching bug that no longer exists (Terry Yiu) 
#asknostr
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Would you all use this??? Coming soon to #damus! #asknostr
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Hey there #nostr!
We can’t believe it’s been TWO years today that #damus has been on the App Store. We are beyond excited that you have all stuck around and supported the team for this long.
To celebrate the occasion... we're launching Damus Notedeck! Our (very alpha) multiplatform nostr client. Head to https://damus.io/notedeck to check it out.
Also, we've got a little treat for our second year Purple Subscribers [ https://damus.io/purple ]... watch the video to learn more!
Signed,
- Damoose 🫎
https://cdn.jb55.com/hls/damus-two-year-anniversary/master.m3u8
Damus Notedeck Alpha is out now for Damus purple subscribers!
What sets notedeck apart?
1. Lightning fast
Built from the ground up with an ultra-fast database made exclusively for nostr, leveraging several state-of-the-art performance techniques not available on web clients
2. Custom feeds
Add timeline, hashtag, and notification columns of any nostr public key. Which means you can see the nostr landscape through other peoples' eyes
3. Account switching!
And this is just the beginning.
Want to learn more? Check out this quick video that explains why we're building this and what to expect in the future.
Ready to experience zaps like never before? Introducing the Zapper 5000: