If you missed our earlier blog post, scroll to the bottom for an explanation of what a Swarm of Swarms is.

This Week’s Developer Updates

Six teams responded this week to share updates on their active projects. In no particular order:

Team Eddiespino (@eddiespino)

Web3 Switcher Browser Extension:

A tool that helps desktop users easily switch between Hive frontends.

• Custom Domains – Add any frontend domain you like.
• Default Frontend – Automatically open posts, profiles, or any valid Hive URL in your chosen frontend.
• Better Flexibility – Works not only with the main Hive frontends but also with personalized or niche ones.
• Popup Switcher with brand cards & logos
  • Open the current page in PeakD, Ecency, Hive.blog, or Inleo.
• Context Menus (right-click)
  • Open in… (link or page)
  • Copy as… (convert URL and copy to clipboard)
  • Switch to next frontend (cycles through your list)

Full installation guide and details are here:
* Web3 Switcher on GitHub * Demo video

Team Ureka.Social (@ura-soul / @ureka.social)

Ureka.Social:

Completed: Wallet functionality Added: Public feeds pages - to allow anyone to view posts from accounts followed by a specific account Added: RC Delegation management Added: HBD / Hive Conversions Added: Support for local timezones Added: Clickable comment text on profile/comments feeds Added: Link to Hive Analytics Added: Real-time calculation of Curation APR% to wallets Added: 7-day wallet payout stats - inc. witness block rewards, curation, author rewards, and interest Added: Count of unread notifications to page titles Added: Individual and aggregated vote values to notifications Fixed: Notifications failing on Android Fixed: Text formatting in threads is incomplete Fixed: Some images not rendering in threads Fixed: Duplicate notifications after comments are edited Fixed: Incorrect notifications from delegation tracking Fixed: UI during on-chain comment write was broken Fixed: Layout of tables in posts Fixed: Treat A HTML elements in posts as links, not embeds Fixed: Extensive improvements for HiveAuth logins and operations on mobile Fixed: Power down box - incorrect week count

Team Techcoderx (@techcoderx / @aioha)

VSC:

• Contract state by keys GraphQL query
• Fix the indexing of certain details of off-chain transactions

VSC Blocks:

• Completed new contract source code verifier backend

Team Threespeak Witness (@sagarkothari88 / @threespeak)

Distriator

• MapView for businesses
• Camera-related issues fixed
• Point of sale integration - work in progress

Checkinwith.xyz

• Forcing selfie camera
• Compressing the image before uploading to avoid failures
• Toast message after getting cashback when the onboarder approves it

hReplier

• Deployed it at hreplier.sagarkothari88.one
• Hive-inbox app redesigned from scratch in ReactJS
• Implemented dark mode

3Speak React App

• Research work on on-device encoding
• Built app from scratch in ReactJS

Hive-Authentication React Package

• Added theme parameter in AuthButton for light/dark mode support.
• All components updated to respect the theme setting.
• Fixed whitespace and key placeholder issue.
• Documentation updated with clearer environment variable steps and theme parameter usage

Team Actifit (@mcfarhat / @actifit)

Block Explorer, BT and HC:

• Top holders (richlist) page
• Enhancements to Post page
• Implementing optimization for the balance history page
• Implement data view selection saving between pages
• Improvements to Settings storage architecture
• Balance History page optimization
• Swagger API testing concluded. Reporting relevant issues across projects -> in progress
• API data for savings withdrawals -> done (needs testing)

Actifit:

• create new endpoints for workout saving/deleting
• Implement Swagger across Actifit node APIs
• extract hardcoded content across workout generation + tokenize + translate
• fix issues with axios version support
• Upgrade Gradle version for Actifit Android
• New searchable workout exercises -> in progress
• New editable workouts -> in progress
• Integrating Health Connect to fitness tracking in Android -> in progress

Team Mithril (@ecoinstant / @team.mithril)

Hive-Nectar updates

• release v0.1.3 - including HAF integration: https://peakd.com/hive-186392/@thecrazygm/hive-nectar-v013-the-green-edition

CMark Editor

• Announced the CMark editor, to view the markdown of any Hive post:
• https://tools.crypto-dreamr.com/cmark

Hive Micro

• Added tipping
• CSS and mobile rendering work

Beneficiaries

Teams are invited to opt in to sharing the post rewards by providing their Hive account information. Three teams opted in.

• @sagarkothari88
• @techcoderx
• @team.mithril

What is Swarm of Swarms?

This is a new series of blogs where we will share updates from the Hive development community. The content consists of meeting notes from a virtual developer meeting, titled 'Swarm of Swarms,' which adheres to the Bee Hive theme. We have been doing this for around 30 weeks, without posting the content on-chain or elsewhere. As we broadcast more widely, I hope everyone can gain greater visibility into all the Hive project development.

The Swarm of Swarms is a virtual gathering where blockchain developers building on the Hive network converge to share project updates, insights, and knowledge. This decentralized meet-up brings together a collective of innovators and visionaries from the Hive ecosystem, specifically those developing applications and use cases on the blockchain. As participants join the Swarm, they are exposed to ideas, solutions, and experiences, allowing them to expand their professional networks and gain a deeper understanding of the rapidly evolving Hive ecosystem. Through this virtual convergence, the Swarm of Swarms aims to cultivate a culture of open communication, mutual support, and collective growth among its members.

I send weekly reminders to the participating development teams, encouraging them to share their progress in the Mattermost 'Swarm of Swarms' channel. Other developers can visit this channel to learn about the projects other teams are working on. The hope is that open communication will inspire more side conversations and collaborations. 👏 I appreciate the development team leaders who take a few minutes each week to share their latest achievements. There is room for more participation, and the coffee is free.

Please let me know how I can improve it, and forgive any mistakes. We will iterate!