Daily Development Update: hSnaps Navigation Improvements and Feed State Persistence

hSnaps App

Navigation Improvements

• feat(navigation): add Home entry, fix active states, and improve back navigation.
• Added "Home" menu item in the sidebar:
  • Includes active highlighting for all dashboard feeds.

• Applied consistent route-aware active styling across all drawer items.
• Fixed feed tab highlighting:
  • Now activates only on /dashboard.

• Improved back navigation on static pages.
• Resolved AuthContext decrypt error:
  • Cleared stale storage to prevent invalid session issues.

Sidebar with Home Active State

Correct Tab Highlighting on Dashboard - Dashboard Ecency

Feed UX and State Persistence

Pagination and Scroll Preservation

• feat(feed): preserve pagination/scroll and fix media popup interactions.
• Preserved feed pagination:
  • Skips unnecessary refetch when returning to feed.

• Added per-feed scroll position persistence:
  • Restores exact scroll position on navigation return.

Media Interaction Fixes

• Fixed modal click-through issues:
  • Applied proper event handling for video and image popups.

• Improved mobile media experience:
  • Added safe-area padding
  • Ensured visible close button
  • Introduced darker backdrop for better focus

Restored Scroll Position Example

Step 1 - Open any post from Dashboard

Step 2 - Detail Post Preview

Step 3 - Get Back to the Same Post in Dashboard

Media Popup with Improved UX

Image Popup with Improved UX

Video Popup with Improved UX

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• Continuously improving Hive applications with a focus on stability, performance, and scalability
• Contributing to open-source development and building reusable solutions for the community
• Working towards a stronger, more accessible, and feature-rich Hive ecosystem

Final Note

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