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Alien Blue Reddit Client for iPad Gets Updated

Posted May 20, 2012 at 11:08pm by iClarified · 11321 views
Alien Blue for iPad, a popular Reddit client, has been updated with drastic improvements to scroll performance.

Alien Blue for iPad is the natural evolution of Reddit for a large touchscreen device. It is feature packed, and designed to let you interact with Reddit like never before.

Features:
* Retina Graphics for the New iPad
* Sliding navigation to quickly browse posts and subreddits.
* Discover subreddits by topic & interest
* Thumbnail previews for links inside comments
* Night mode option for very low backlight and reduced contrast.
* Four color themes
* Ability to search Reddit's archive of posts
* Manage your subreddits (including Subscribing and Grouping)
* Add / Create Posts (and Self Threads)
* Multiple / Novelty Account Support
* One-Tap Imgur Integration when posting (and when commenting)
* One-Tap Quoting
* One-Tap to "View All Images" in comments
* Large buttons for embedded links
* "Orange Envelope" notifications from your Reddit inbox while you browse.
* Post, and edit your comments
* Exclude posts based on keywords
* Easily identify which comments are made from the Post creator. This is especially developed for AMA and AskReddit style threads.
* Collapsable comments
* Hide-All feature. Get fresh results every time. (syncs automatically with your hidden posts on the Reddit server).

What's New In This Version:
- Drastic improvements to scroll performance in Comment threads
- Critical: Fixed crash when Share->More option is invoked for existing installs
- Critical: Youtube videos continue to play audio when switching posts
- Fixed: Responding to message shows response in comment pane (UI bug)
- Fixed: Clearing cache makes the application unresponsive for 2-3 seconds
- Fixed: Renamed "Read It Later" sharing to "Pocket"

You can purchase Alien Blue from the App Store for $3.99.

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