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    1 year ago

    Memmy seems like a solid choice, very active development. It has been offered to Apple review last week and should appear in the appstore soon.

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    Not a native app, but i’m using the wefwef web app, and it’s pretty awesome and getting multiple updates a day.

    It’s a web based clone of Apollo

    https://wefwef.app/

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      1 year ago

      Wefwef looks nice and I really want to like it but I keep tapping the back button and getting sent all the way back to my communities list, and therefore losing my spot in the scroll. It’s getting old really fast.

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        PWA always have a ton of UI quirks that make them hard to use. It’s a cool idea and I wish they would take off but they just aren’t there and I’m not sure wefwef will be able to overcome that, as good as it looks.

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        1 year ago

        Me too - it has weird quirks that at this stage may be turning potential users away.

        To be fair though, it’s something that’s been put together very quickly. I think it’s had 2 updates even just in the last 24hrs, to resolve some of these teething problems (and accidentally introducing more). I’m happy to stick with it and be patient; it’s still in beta and would be unreasonable to expect a fully functional product at this point.

        Some frustrations will also be coming from the decentralised nature of Lemmy. I’ve noticed issues with using my lemmy.world account or looking for content on lemmy.world from a different instance, and this isn’t really a fault of wefwef or anyone to be honest (as .world is really struggling with excess load atm). It’s early days, it’s going to be rough, we just need to be patient and mindful.

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        1 year ago

        It’s a PWA which means you can install it on any phone

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        1 year ago

        They are actually planning on submitting to the App Store, but it’s still going to be a pwa

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            1 year ago

            Yeah the biggest problem with web is a general lack predictability with the platform. Different screen sizes, browsers, versions, etc etc. Hard to build for all of those without some concessions but I like the progressive web app approach with wefwef (which I just ‘installed’ and this is rad!)

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      1 year ago

      Wefwef is now Voyager and has native apps for iOS and android as well as web app (WEP) and yes it’s still the best option imo

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    1 year ago

    for Android I think Connect for Lemmy is the best around. also, it gets literally better day to day since the dev is following the app’s community and fixes bugs, implements things from there super rapidly.

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      1 year ago

      By far the best interface on android so far. Looking forward to Sync for Lemmy and Boost for Lemmy as well.

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        1 year ago

        I prefer Sync because of the font, the design, and the way the options are arranged.

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      1 year ago

      Using it right now. Very nice interface, especially comment field

      I love the formatting tools

      that are placed at the bottom

      And enable easy text fancification

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      I agree. So far it’s the best one I’ve used on Android. It has things like settings for font sizes.

      UPDATE: I find myself using Liftoff more now. I couldn’t exactly tell you why. The only things it’s missing is an option to make the comment font larger.

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          Ah I see. I don’t have access to that store. And connect is not on f-droid store because ot’s closed source. I wonder why using a closed source lemmy app if we have open ones.

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              It is becoming each day more critical to choose open source over closed source. It’s a matter of security, privacy and concentration of power

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      I can’t say much because it’s the only app I tried so far and I joined Lemmy 30 min ago.

      But I like it pretty much. Small cards (inversed lists), high refresh rate option (disable by default I suppose to save battery when scrolling), etc.

      Maybe I’d change the expand/collapse from hold to single tap. (It’s something I’m starting to like to do). oh this option is already there. Some reverse option for the comments. Awesome.

      But the app can’t be faster. Running it on a Pixel 5.

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      Very good UI. I keep getting connection issues when trying to upvote or navigating. Not sure if it’s my instance or the app.

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      I’ve been using Sync for a couple of hours and already uninstalled Liftoff and Connect hahaha. Don’t get me wrong they’re both great, but Sync is that much better

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      1 year ago

      It’s unbelievably polished for a first release. Not 100% feature complete mind you, but it’s mind blowing the dev pull this off.

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        It inherits all the lessons learned with Sync for Reddit until it died.

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      I’m so happy it’s here, made the transition so easy with the effort they made to make the experience so similar to browsing reddit.

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      I left Reddit when they killed RIF. In Lemmy, I wanted something similar and tried Jerboa and Connect. Those apps didn’t really feel like RIF no matter how much I customized it. Sync really is the definitive replacement for the RIF experience. I gotten my version to look and feel like it exactly.

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      Sync and Boost are indeed outstanding, just like they were on Reddit. My two favourites, no doubt about it

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      Sync is the reason I’m here, and the reason why my Reddit account is practically dead. For me, Sync was Reddit, and without it I have no reason to stay.

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      1 year ago

      I’m another Liftoff user!

      I’ve also tried Jerboa, Connect for Lemmy and wefwef, but lately I’m using Liftoff a lot.

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      I like using liftoff, especially the everything feed since I have multiple lemmy accounts

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          yeah, with options of subscribed, local, and all. You have to enable it in settings and when you do, under that feed every instance you have in the app will populate it. Just a heads up that it will also populate from instances you aren’t signed into so make sure to remove them by holding on the instance name (i.e. lemmy.world).

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      1 year ago

      Is there a way to copy the posted link to an article straight from the feed in Liftoff? When I hit “copy link” it copies the link to the post on lemmy. I do not want this.

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      Is there a way to search for other communities in other instances without having to add those instances on Liftoff? For example, I’m on sh.itjust.works and want to search for /c/Canada on lemmy.ca. The only way to do that is to first add lemmy.ca and then I can search.

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        Yeah this confused me at first too. You don’t need to add other instances. You just go to the search tab, and search via sh.itjust.works as normal, and it will show communities from anywhere. I am also on sh.itjust.works and can verify I was able to find /c/Canada on lemmy.ca that way. :)

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      1 year ago

      I’ve got it installed as a PWA (Firefox Android). It’s great but is there any way to get it to open links in my proper browser rather than the web view type thing?

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      Just installed it. It looks like Apple’s UI, which gives it a kind of uncanny valley on my Android phone. Will use alongside Liftoff until I like one better, thanks for mentioning it!

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          After having used it for a few hours, I like Wefwef’s Apple design, or at least I like it better than Material You. Material makes me so uncomfortable with its wide spacing and white rounded content tiles. I could get used to this dark mode Apple design style, though it feels strange at first.

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        Update: I won’t be staying on Wefwef because it keeps causing Firefox Nightly to crash and not saving my spot when I switch apps, and I’m not willing to get the Firefox stable release again because the way it reloads pages every time you switch apps drives me mad.

        Also, it seems to cache images so that you can open them immediately upon tapping, rather than having to wait for the image to load after your explicit tap for it to do so. I really liked this at first, but it comes at the cost of taking around eight full seconds to load everything, as compared to one or two seconds with Liftoff and Connect.

        I do wish Liftoff and Connect had the compact view with image/link previews that Jerboa and Wefwef have, though.

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          I installed wefwef via chrome (wich i don’t use, but it’s preinstalled on my Phone) and this way it works fine, very fine.

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            After listening to you, I now use wefwef (on Chrome) almost exclusively because of the compact home view. There are no issues with slow initial loading time or glitching out upon switching apps. Thanks!!

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        I don’t mind it, it feels pretty clean. Probably helps that I haven’t touched an iPhone since 2015 or so, so I’m not terribly familiar with Apple’s design language anyway.

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          It does feel clean. I don’t mind it either now, it just was weird at first because it felt like I was on a friend’s phone.

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      I also like wefwef the most, so far. But is there a way to hide the posts that i have watched, so that i don’t see 90% of the same content everytime i open lemmy?

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      Where are you guys installing this from? Obtanium says it can’t find a suitable release. And it’s not on Play Store or F-Droid.

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          Thanks, I did that using Chrome. Is there a way to auto update it? I do like how smooth it scrolls! Even compared to Jerboa.

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            It shows you a banner when an update is available and you can tap a button to install it. Not sure if there’s a more automated way.

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    It was previously my least favorite android option, but Jerboa is coming together nicely.

    I also have Thunder and liftoff installed. I bounce between all 3.

    I’ll most likely be jumping to Boost if/when that comes out because I’m just so used to it.

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      I kinda like jerboa because it reminds me a bit of Sync. The dev for sync is actually making a Lemmy app though, so I’ll probably switch to that one when it comes out.

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      Boost is coming to Lemmy? Where can I follow for info on that? That was the app I used for Reddit, and while Jerboa has similar features it’s not quite the same for me. Especially the swipe gestures…

      Also, surprisingly, Boost is still working for me fot Reddit. I’m still waiting for it to crash.

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            Mm, not sure. When I click that link from my wefwef “app”, I see the community as expected. From what I understand, that syntax should work from any Lemmy instance. You should be able to search for it locally since you are on the same instance as that community. Sorry I can’t be more helpful.

            Edit: In a browser, clicking the link takes me from https://programming.dev/comment/607529 (this post relative to my local instance) to https://programming.dev/c/[email protected] (the boostforlemmy community content that is synced to my local instance).

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        There is no info from dev, but it’s listed in Play Store as coming soon. You can also register there.

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        I heard about Boost coming to Lemmy also. I don’t have any information about development progress, but I’ll definitely be trying it out once it launches.

        Boost is still working for Reddit because Reddit realized that turning off their API access was harder than they thought. It will take them a few weeks to do this. Once they do, Boost for Reddit will be dead.

        I’m still using it to look into a few subreddits every so often. (Ones that I haven’t found Lemmy replacements for.) When it dies, my time spent on Reddit - already very reduced from the pre-API crisis levels - will drop even more.

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        I patched Boost just in case, so I check the sub every day to see if it’s still working.

        Last I saw, Reddit is ending the API over the next few weeks. Because of course they are.

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      Is it just me or is there no mod tools or chat messages in connect?

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      So I just got here to Lemmy, and only briefly have checked out some of the apps, but Connect is my favorite so far. It looks good and let’s me hide posts.

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      Why is my text white in a white comment box? I can’t see all my typos until I post.

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    For me personally, Jerboa is the best Android Lemmy app that I’ve tried, and I have tried several of them. I’ll just be glad when Sync for Lemmy is released.

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    Android user here. Liftoff is unmatched in terms of its visual presentation.

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        Interesting; I fled Jerboa because its scrolling wasn’t smooth. I’m using primarily Liftoff now because it looks and feels so good and works for everything I need. Its search function also allows filtering for posts, users, and communities, a feature which Connect does not have.

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          Been using Jerboa and Connect side by side for a couple of days now. I think I’ve landed on Jerboa but I’m still not sure. Going to give both a ride for another week and see how I feel. They’re both different in good ways and I’m super excited to see where the devs take them.

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    Well the app is currently in the earlier phases of development but i think more people should know that there is currently an attempt at porting slide for reddit to lemmy. here is the releases from the repository https://github.com/bqv/slide/releases, but its very early in development

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      Also really liking liftoff. Tried a bunch of others and it honestly just works so much better than the others. Waiting for boost for lemmy though.

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      I also ended up using liftoff for now, but only today I realised that it apparently does not do notifications??

      Please tell me I am wrong.

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        They plan on adding notifications in the near future, in case you were still curious