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Post by bherms » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 5:53 PM UTC

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Okay, 0.1.9 is out now and should fix the issue... I also added a way to report crashes, so IF it still gives you issues, let me know and please report the crash

Tried it out - tested on a few bits of text and it reads 1 sentence then goes non-responsive and pegs a cpu core to 100%. It doesn't crash so I don't have opportunity to report. I have to force quit the app manually.

Post by PorterBHall » Sat, Jul 25, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC

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drcongo wrote: post #13

Surprised at how little traction this has gotten here, I reckon I could get a lot of use out of this once the iOS app comes along - Instapaper that I can use while walking the dogs.

Yep, I'm on it... Should be ready in about a week!

Post by bherms » Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC

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Found the issue, published a new build, added a few features, and tested on a few devices now that I'm back home. Should be fully operational for you now!

It doesn't crash on me anymore! But it won't take my license key, and I am just hitting the copy button on polar.sh to copy the key and paste it in.

Post by greggh » Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC

bherms wrote: post #25

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It doesn't crash on me anymore! But it won't take my license key, and I am just hitting the copy button on polar.sh to copy the key and paste it in.

Ahh you should've gotten an email from orate.to with the license key -- Polar generates their own license key I just found out... I am updating so the polar key will work and fixing the webhook verification thing and then changing it so we re-use the key polar creates. Thanks again for the help debugging! Check tomorrow and it should accept the key!