Chloyster [she/her]The developer of Sync for Reddit is working on a Lemmy app
FramecodeAmazing news. I loved Sync. If the developer could just imitate what they did with Sync but for Lemmy that would be great!
How's Sync compared to Reddit Is Fun? I've never used the former
Sync was my favorite reddit app personally, its not the most similar to RIF though. As far as I understand RIF was more like old.reddit.com. Sync utilizes a lot of modern UI choices but the layout has always been really nice and has had amazing customization
Jerboa in List mode looks like Sync
Pro comment here, I always liked the compact content view and was wondering how to change it. This should hold me over until sync is out !
So much so that I assumed it was the inspiration.
Not like RIF, more modern space wasting with the 'card' approach. Although I'm not sure about customisation, I just remember trying it and it had the same design 'flaws' every other had until I stumbled into RIF, which was perfect.
Would love a RIF-like app.
cwagnerNot like RIF, more modern space wasting with the ‘card’ approach.
Dear gods, no. It has and always had a great compact view:
That is pretty good to be fair, I'd settle for that, but RIF's compact is still superior for me.
Do you have a screenshot?
deephurting
MasterYep, used compact view the whole time I used sync and it was perfect! chef's kiss
atocciSync was very big on customizability, so it did have the options to make your view incredibly compact as well. By default, it was always set to follow very closely with Google's design language, but you could get something very similar to the density of RIF as well.
Did it have the option to swipe between posts instead of needing to click on each one? It was a basic feature of the official reddit app that I'm surprised more 3rd party apps didn't emulate. Joey was the only android app that I found that had it
An option for a left to right swipe that goes through all posts on a subreddit one by one with a big media-centric post view? I haven't used the official app, but if that's what you're looking for, it does! I can't think of a single way to view reddit that Sync didn't have support for.
Cool, that would be ideal for me as its the reddit app I use(d).
ulkeshMlem is a good beginning, but I hope for an Apollo-level quality app for Lemmy. It'll come, in time.
FalseLightHave to assume it’ll be Android-only like Sync for Reddit is/was, right?
Likely at first, but Sync for Reddit has a TestFlight for an iOS Version. I suspect that effort could be carried over if the porting process isn’t too arduous.
bdonvrThere's also Memmy. https://testflight.apple.com/join/6jaRU6rD
But it's also unfinished
I’m testing Memmy and it’s rapidly being amazing, super impressed
BrooklynManThat is our goal with Mlem. And trust me, our team is working, as absolutely fast as we can! Keep in mind, though, we’re starting from scratch. 😁
I’m using the app now, and it has seen some real improvements.
Are you guys taking feedback seriously? I don’t want to dump it in a circular bin.
Wdc610Thank you for working on this! I love Mlem and am excited to see how it develops.
useful_idiotI think it’s only a matter of time. I hope Lemmy/fediverse keeps up the momentum, it’s so great being off Reddit.
end0flineI have been using Mlem for a while and the last update or two through TestFlight have completely gotten rid of crashes (for me!). I know a lot of features are missing, but Mlem seems to be going in a great direction.
Astigmahttps://lemmy.ml/c/syncforlemmy or search [email protected] in your instance.
If you want to follow from kbin go to https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]
Also you can use my browser extension and just click on the icon:
Kbin Link for Chrome
Kbin Link for Firefox
Also you can use my browser extension and just click on the icon:
Kbin Link for Chrome
Kbin Link for Firefox
Not sure how great that will work as it's not showing anything posted by anyone from lemmy.world and since ljdawson is a lemmy.world account you wont see any of the posts made by him...
That is unfortunate. We'll have to repost stuff here then.
LobstronomosityI'm out of the loop, why is it unfortunate? I'm guessing it was defederated for some reason.
Just WOW! I'm using SyncPro for 9+ years, I'll support this app for sure!!!
Same! Although probably not as long. But Sync was consistently my go to even after trying other android apps.
I actually prefer infinity, but the dev is trying to implement a subscription service. Of cause you can also compile it yourself with your own api key, but it doesnt seam like he's switching to Lemmy
midnightI really enjoyed my short time with Infinity. I was just seeing what else is out there and that one checked almost all of my boxes. I couldn't get over the bright ass green they used when a comment was fully collapsed though. Still a fantastic app and I hope that dev continues to succeed.
Looks like I need a Lemmy account!
pgetsosHopefully kbin API will become compatible with Lemmy's soon
talOr someone just makes a library that supports both, and clients use that library.
That's what I'm hoping for. I don't want a bunch of accounts depending on what device I'm using, I want to have one account on a platform that I like and have good interfaces for using it.
That's why I left reddit, they removed my ability to do that by killing Boost.
A kbin API is in the works, if we manage to make it compatible with lemmy this app would be usable for kbin as well.
Yay! I've been using Sync Pro for a few years and love it.
When I used Android Sync was my favorite client and it wasn't even close for second place. But I'm iOS now so I will patiently wait for someone to build something great over here. Android users are lucky to have such a great dev moving over to Lemmy!
MilanAh great, i was almost giving up on such a thing happening (the other devs doing great work tho of course)
That's incredible news, I've always used Sync
I switched away from Sync to Boost some years ago, but would happily switch back for a Fediverse app. Jerboa is okay, but it doesn't have the slick look I've come to expect from reddit apps like Sync and Boost.
addieJerboa has a couple of weird UI issues, like losing your scroll position when you exit a comments thread, and I could do with it having a bit more contrast in the 'threaded comments' view, see who said what - it's a bit pale for my eyes. But it makes some things much easier than the desktop view of Lemmy, like navigating all the federation.
ZuberiYesssssssss.
Glad to know I can hopefully still continue to use sync after the 30th :D
It is good, if only because it means the Lemmy developers can focus on back end development.
danI think the team that works on the Lemmy Android app (Jerboa) is a separate team to the team that works on the Lemmy backend.
falinterJust using firefox android's Add Site To Homepage button for lemmy has worked pretty well for me. i have jeroba but i like the web app a little better. i am open to trying newer lemmy apps as they come out though.
Hey, I'm from the sync exodus! Super excited.
IllecorsAnd here I am, sitting and hoping someone with coding skills will make a Slide for Lemmy.
lysozymeOr an Infinity clone!
I think there is one in the works. But Slide had the best gestures.
Sync was my preferred app. Will pay money again for a lemmy version
I'm a Relay man myself, but Sync was a close second. Can't wait for the Lemmy version of it.
Obviously lemmy.world isnt the ideal location for beehaw users to follow but you dont need to be logged in to view content so I'd suggest just browsing the syncforlemmy community natively for now. Right now there are no official posts by ljdawson anyways.
https://lemmy.world/c/syncforlemmy
Seems like a consequence of beehaw's actions
soilingit may seem that way, but that's not accurate. something had to be done to stem the trolls and lemmy doesn't provide any tools for less severe action.