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Long time no see! We have been working on some exciting things which we will share soon, but in the mean time:

This is a small update which fixes our Google Sign In flow. You'll no longer be asked for unnecessary permissions when trying to sign in or register using Google, and the entire experience should be a lot more smoother.

We've done a bit of spring cleaning:
- The markdown editor keyboard has been completely overhauled. All those buttons above the keyboard when posting a question or answer work better now, especially the image upload and blockquote buttons.
- Much better sign-up/log-in flow, including better handling of a sign-up attempt using already known credentials.
- A much better in-app bug reporting process.
- There's more but I'm running out of characters, 500 max!

- Overhaul of how drafts are stored. Better support for drafts of in-progress edits to answers.
- Fixes an issue that didn't allow Google sign-in on Android 6.0 devices
- Fixed a couple different crashes with the feed on Android 6.0
- Fixed an issue when trying to load schema-less URLs
- Fixed an issue with comments disappearing after a screen rotation
- So much more!

- All our of libraries are updated to their Marshmallow version, so if you're running Marshmallow the app should be smoother now and no longer have weird permission issues.
- Fixed a crash when trying to join private beta sites.
- Fixed a bug that was causing opening the app from push notifications, when the app wasn't already opened or in memory, to show an empty inbox.
- Fixed a crash when trying to open the web browser on a 4.0.3 device.

- Fixes a crash when leaving a question before it's finished loading
- Support for Chrome Custom Tabs, which gives much faster access to loading external links. Note that you'll need to be using Chrome 45+ (at the moment, Chrome Beta) to see the changes.
- Support for In App Indexing, so you can use your phone's search to find questions you've viewed.

This update has some awesome features, and some awesome bug fixes:

- "Hot Questions" are now in the feed on both phones and tablets. Say hello to interesting life questions every time you open the app.
- Fixed a bug that caused pending edits on answers to be lost when navigating to other apps.
- Fixed a bug that was causing loading indicators to not show on the feed.

It's been a while, and we're PSYCHED to see you again. We missed your face.

Getting to the point, or as David Bowie would say, ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes:

If you're on a phone, you'l only see many UI updates and stability changes. But more interestingly, if you're on a tablet you'll see a whole new feed (including Hot Questions right at the top) -- Give it a try.

As always, any feedback is fantastic. Just use the app to post on Meta Stack Exchange with the android-app tag.

Do you remember the Trials and Tribble-ations episode of Deep Space 9? Pretty much what happened here. I'm proud to tell you that the tribbles are now under control, and with this release you'll find a much more stable app.