Jimmy Schementi

🌟 New

In the latest version of Tumblr for Android, creating a post while visiting a tag will auto-populate your new post with that tag in the editor.

We’ve published our Kanvas media editing and camera library for iOS as open source! Read more about it here.

🛠 Fixes

The latest version of Tumblr for Android fixes an issue that was preventing edits to tags in posts.

Today, Tumblr is releasing Kanvas, the Media Editor and Camera used in the Tumblr iOS app, as open-source!

https://github.com/tumblr/kanvas-ios

Kanvas is an open-source iOS library for adding effects, drawings, text, stickers, and making GIFs from existing media or the camera. It’s used by Tumblr for it’s camera, media editor, GIF maker, and media posting tool, and WordPress will be using it in the future too!

The project is licensed under the Mozilla Public License v2. Check out the Projects tab on GitHub for an idea of what we’re working on, and how you can contribute. The README is a good place to see Kanvas in action and add it to your own app. And if you’re interested, follow the project, as we’ll be posting more documentation about how Kanvas work and the history of the project.

Thanks to everyone who’s contributed to Kanvas over the years, and we’re excited to see what this new open-source & WordPress chapter brings.

“Picht Braille Typewriter ca. 1920″ via u/EkriirkE on Reddit.

Imgur album.

Also video of this baby in action:

I’m covering the cast recording performed my George Salazar.

🌟 New

Nothing new to report today.

🛠 Fixes

Tumblr for iOS 16.9.1 fixes an issue where the camera turned on when it wasn’t being used. The app wasn’t actually doing anything with the camera, and the camera data never left the device or was saved anywhere.

Fixed an issue where you could not start new 1:1 direct messaging conversations on web.

Skelly’s Guide to Life:

🌿 How to Keep a Plant Happy 🌿

Chlorophyll-based organisms — “plants” — need more than just sunshine and water:

They need Skelly to show you the way.

“Plants are sentient beings,” says @jjjjjjjjjjohn. “Skelly is too.”

💀

More:

Music + Plants indeed stimulates growth. Just watch these 2,300 planty plants in Spain listen to “Chrysanthemum.” 🎻

I want to mourn her and celebrate her and thank her for everything that she did, all the decisions that she made that helped me grow up in an America where I was safe to pursue all the things I wanted. 

Instead the first emotion I felt wasn’t sadness, or humility, or solemnity. It was fear. Chill down the spine, tears in the eyes, heart racing, muscle clenching fear.  

Hey there! 

Real quick: We made a couple of tiny tweaks to streamline posting in our mobile apps.

The first position in your mini media picker is now your catch-all camera button to add a brand new photo, video, or GIF. Speaking of GIFs,  create your own GIF using any video in your camera roll by tapping “GIF.” Select up to three seconds from your video, speed it up, slow it down, or play it in reverse.  A little less clutter, a lot more functionality.

Once you’re ready to publish, tap that “Post” button (well, duh) or long-press it to unleash a colorful cascade of options to queue, schedule, save as a draft, or post privately like it’s a special little secret only for you and you alone.