dpora Updates

Open call for collaborators!

by Rob
We now have a working Android prototype, although admittedly a bit janky. As a single developer, I would love some help! If you’re familiar with the Flutter framework and share a similar vision for dpora, please send me a message at
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Version 1.4

by Rob
There are some improvements and new features debuting with version 1.4. You can now change groups whenever desired. So, if changing the topic doesn’t help stimulate the conversation, perhaps a group change is in order. Also, when all
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Live on-device translations!

by Rob
A new killer feature is now integrated into dpora (version 1.3): live on-device translations! What does that mean? The live means it happens instantly. On-device means the text is not sent to the cloud or to any server for translation (or
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App is live on Google Play!

by Rob
The dpora app(version 1.2) is now publicly available in 24 countries on Google Play. Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC.
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App submitted to Google and Amazon

by Rob
The first Android production version of the dpora app is done and has been submitted to the Google Play Store yesterday and to the Amazon Appstore today. There were a few added features, bug fixes and design changes during the testing
Announcement

Logo, Website, Email and Twitter

by Rob
Four (and a half) new additions to dpora! There’s a new logo — a yellow phi symbol against a black background. The phi combines the first two letters of dpora (dp) to represent a shorthand of the name. The website is https://dpora.com
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Version 0.1 is done!

by Rob
The Android version of dpora is finally here. It’s merely version 0.1 but has all the basic elements it needs to be usable. It still needs to be tested much more rigorously and there are certainly a few kinks that will need smoothing, bugs
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Welcome dporians!

by Rob
One of the most basic tenets of dpora is to keep users of dpora (i.e., dporians) private. There is no registration process, no email or other data mining, etc. Nonetheless, in order for dpora to work in a technical sense, dporians have to
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New UI additions

by Rob
The user interface (UI) has been improved. Simple instructions (or a topic category) now show up alongside the discussion topics, with a related small icon. Over time, the icon will be enough of a hint without having to read the simple
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