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UPDATED: There are now multiple iOS / Android apps in development for kbin & lemmy!

https://beehaw.org/post/697402

UPDATED: There are now multiple iOS / Android apps in development for kbin & lemmy! - Beehaw

cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/kbinMeta/t/71764 [https://kbin.social/m/kbinMeta/t/71764] > The amount of apps being developed for iOS / Android is getting really crazy now and new apps keep popping up every day. Updated list below: > > * Artemis (iOS, Android, kbin, lemmy): link [https://kbin.social/m/ArtemisApp] > * Memmy (iOS, lemmy): link [https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]] > * Mlem (iOS, lemmy): link [https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]] > * Morpha (iOS, lemmy): link [https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]] > * Thunder (iOS, Android, lemmy): link [https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]] > * Beyond (iOS, Android, lemmy): link [https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]/t/58630/I-am-working-on-a-new-lemmy-app-for-iOS] > * Limbo (iOS, Android, lemmy): link [https://kbin.social/m/random/t/65515/Join-the-Limbo-for-Lemmy-beta-on-iOS] > * Jerboa (Android, lemmy): link [https://github.com/dessalines/jerboa] > * Slide (Android, lemmy): link [https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]/t/68111/To-anyone-that-misses-Reddit-Slide-I-may-have-a] > * Sync (Android, lemmy): link [https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]] > * Unnamed (kbin): link [https://kbin.social/m/kbin/p/512296/Decided-I-m-going-to-go-ahead-with-my-Kbin-mobile] > > Most apps on the list are lemmy apps, meaning they don’t work with kbin. Artemis is specifically designed to work with kbin, not sure if or when any of the other ones will go in that direction or become interoperable as there are some challenges with the kbin API at the moment. Having said that, a new API is in the works (https://codeberg.org/Kbin/kbin-core/pulls/357 [https://codeberg.org/Kbin/kbin-core/pulls/357]) so things should get better with time. Some of the apps are in very early stage of development so it may happen that they adjust OS availability and platform support. See info in table format with more details: https://beehaw.org/post/697419 [https://beehaw.org/post/697419]

chase Jun 22, 2023

Wow, how exciting! Thank you for all of the links. I’m looking forward to giving each of them a try.

fancygoose Jun 22, 2023

I'm glad that we have so many talented developers interested in kbin/Lemmy! Keep up the great work!

sabreW4K3 Jun 22, 2023

Such an exciting time for the fediverse.

Cralex Jun 22, 2023

I’ve been using Mlem and Memmy. I started out liking Mlem more, but Memmy has really been cranking out new versions lately.

Pr0nAlt Jun 22, 2023

Same here and today the Mlem app has disappeared from my TestFlight list. Another thing worth noting is that Memmy works on my iPad mini. Mlem doesn’t. At least not correctly.

Doombot1 Jun 22, 2023

Okay so I wasn’t the only one who noticed it’s gone from TestFlight. Wonder why?

Kamirose Jun 22, 2023

The main dev was harrassed off of the project, basically. He said he passed the source code on and it should be coming back to test flight under a different link soon, theoretically.

Goodbye, everyone - Beehaw

I will no longer be working on Mlem. I started it a year and a half ago when I needed to take my mind off pain from surgery. And I always intended it to be a personal protect that would help me relax. With the current development of the app, I no longer find being a part of the project relaxing or fun. I’m not doing any coding anymore, since it’s all done by much more talented and experienced people. If I tried to contribute to my app now, as an outsider, I would be rejected. I’m also not doing much project management. I feel like I don’t have much voice in the development anymore. I’m also getting backlash for trying to make the app accessible to the average person as opposed to just tech nerds, and it’s not worth the stress. This is happening mostly in my DMs (the other developers are not doing this, so please don’t go after them. They are very nice and would never do this), since some elements of this and Mastodon community don’t have the balls to face me in public. These are just some of the many reasons I found working on the app for the last few weeks frustrating. Ever since the app exploded in popularity and the community grew, I can say that even thinking about working on Mlem made me instantly angry, annoyed and just overall pissed off. It’s just not worth it anymore. The current TestFlight version will keep working for two more days, after which I will erase the app from the App Store. Until then, someone from the team will have given you a new link. I have also transferred the app’s source code to a new owner. I have released a new version just before posting this, and it’s the last version I have any influence on. The community will continue working on the app. I will focus on my other apps, which will hopefully not become like Mlem. Enjoy life, and don’t try to contact me.

g0nz0li0 Jun 22, 2023

It seems he was the dev who initiated the project, but hasn’t been the main contributor for a while. He’s handed it over to the other devs contributing, who weren’t aware of what was going on or that he was planning to leave and it sounds like they’ll be back on track in the next few days.

Biotic Jun 23, 2023

Same here. I think Memmy has improved drastically over the last week or so. Well done to the dev(s?), it’s become my daily driver.

Coeus Jun 22, 2023

I've tried a couple for Lemmy so far and Jerboa is the one I keep going back to. I'm excited to see new developments on everything though.

delmain Jun 22, 2023

I've been using Jerboa but I've run into so many things that just don't work. It'll randomly crash when trying to open community links, I can't consistently get back to previous comments that I've made (to view replies, etc), and a handful of other things.

I'm not angry, cuz I understand that this app is relatively new and the platform as a whole is having a lot of growing pains, but I just wanted to say that I have definitely had some issues with this app.

Coeus Jun 22, 2023

I'm sorry that you're having those issues. I haven't noticed any of those things. I do wish you luck in finishing the right app for you.

Adanisi Jun 23, 2023

Searching for some communities on other instances also seems broken on Jerboa. I had to go to the lemmy.zip site and follow a certain one from there.

AJ Young Jun 22, 2023

Thank you! Bookmarking right now.

Mlem is no longer on testflight, they just announced a change in leadership, so hopefully it continues with development. Seems like it will, given their announcement: https://beehaw.org/post/693759

Notorious Jun 22, 2023

That’s strange. I just received an update overnight for Mlem on TestFlight. Maybe it’s just closed to new registrations? IMO it is the most polished of the iOS apps.

AJ Young Jun 22, 2023

It was his last update before changing leadership. IDK what the status will be after that.

Just tried Limbo, though, and loving it!

Countmacula Jun 22, 2023

@ericjmorey @Notorious

Limbo is quickly becomes lag favorite.

AJ Young Jun 23, 2023

I don’t understand, as in it slows down?

Hellfire103 Jun 22, 2023

Yes! Currently testing Memmy (I was using Mlem before, but there's some internal stuff going on which means the TestFlight is being redone).

Looking forward to a more federated future!

Zols Jun 22, 2023

https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]/t/74581/Goodbye-everyone

Drew Belloc Jun 22, 2023

I've been using Jerboa for a feel days and i liked, but sometimes it crashes when i click a link, i also wanna to build my own qt desktop app on the weekends, if everything goes as planed i may upload to github later. I will also take a look on those other apps later

BasicWhiteGirl Jun 22, 2023

Not only are we gonna get an app..... But we're also gonna get OPTIONS!? Go team!

demvoter Jun 22, 2023

Another one just announced

Introducing Connect for Lemmy - technology - kbin.social

Hi lemmings, I switched over from Reddit 10 days ago now but I couldn't find a mobile client that I was happy with with an experience similar to the Reddit experience I was used to. So I decided to build my own and I hope you will like it as well!...

Hawne Jun 22, 2023

Reddit posts on lemmy via RSS, multiple clients blooming, nodes welcoming the exodus, the fediverse is thriving. Might be the one thing we can show spez some gratitude for!

mitexleo Jun 22, 2023

Pixelfed dev Daniel is also building one for kbin.

1019throw Jun 22, 2023

This is great news. I've said this before (not that is a race), but whoever gets a functional app out early is going to get a good bit of support (donations or paid app versions).

Kwik Jun 22, 2023

Don't forget Summit! They released an Android beta yesterday.

Community and Play Store link

Summit - Lemmy.world

Community to discuss Summit, an Android Lemmy reader. App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idunnololz.summit [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idunnololz.summit] APK: https://github.com/idunnololz/summit-for-lemmy/releases [https://github.com/idunnololz/summit-for-lemmy/releases] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/idunnololz [https://www.patreon.com/idunnololz]

opt_in_out_in_out Jun 23, 2023

I just installed it. It looks rather good so far!

buedi Jun 22, 2023

That's awesome! These are a LOT of options :-)

Nyoelle Jun 22, 2023

It is real nice to see how lemmy/kbin, and activitypub in general, progressing. It kinda.. gives me a bit of hope for the future? Either way, am happy :D

rasterweb Jun 22, 2023

This is very exciting! I'm looking forward to the growth of the Threadiverse.

Illecors Jun 22, 2023

Hold on a sec. Slide is actually happening?! I've literally wished for it a day or two ago, expecting nothing!

This just made my day :)

alongwaysgone Jun 24, 2023

Right?!? I didn't think anyone else loved Slide. I'm so damned excited!!

Troy Jun 22, 2023

One more: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuroneko.lemmy_connect&hl=en_CA&gl=US -- Connect for Lemmy see [email protected]

bl4kers Jun 22, 2023

The announcement link is a 404

sheinar Jun 23, 2023

I think this one should work https://lemmy.ca/post/831266

Introducing Connect for Lemmy - Lemmy.ca

Hi lemmings, I switched over from Reddit 10 days ago now but I couldn’t find a mobile client that I was happy with with an experience similar to the Reddit experience I was used to. So I decided to build my own and I hope you will like it as well! Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuroneko.lemmy_connect [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuroneko.lemmy_connect] Features: - Material U - Dark and Light themes - List view / Card view / Fullwidth view - Filter lists for hiding posts - Multiple accounts + switcher across multiple instances - Guest accounts for viewing an instance without signup - Search and community autofill - Markdown support + attempt to navigate links correctly (/u/foo will open that user instead of browser kickout. Same for /c/, !, and @) - Saving posts - full sort types - NSFW view options (hide, blur, show) - copy text and url on all posts and comments - add comments, replies, and new posts - comment replies with line indicators Here’s other screenshots: [https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/b6be0e40-fcba-4068-9051-08d2da0dcf93.png] [https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/bf6d25ac-82ef-445f-9f30-df25b0eefc25.png] [https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/1b744f18-92b0-4cce-8d91-0a99c3189269.png] [https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/aa12ad57-ea0d-4ea0-b541-fa84d3cf233a.png] [https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/00a365f1-9f02-4a86-8cc9-c0e97f07fc4c.png] [https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/4d412ad0-a5a4-4da2-88ea-b5dc3cb095d4.png] Future plans: - Improving the inbox - Swipe actions - Multi-~~reddit ~~communities Thank you for taking a look. I hope others who are migrating from Reddit like me will find the app useful and I’d love to know your thoughts! Edit: Community for the app is here: https://lemmy.ca/c/lemmyconnect [https://lemmy.ca/c/lemmyconnect]

Auzy Jun 22, 2023

Hopefully a lot of them manage to be promoted to stable before the reddit API extortion racket begins.

This is actually exciting. Already donated to beeshaw and would be more than happy to pay for a good app

fiah Jun 22, 2023

Excited to use sync with Lemmy, it's been my main Reddit app for the better part of a decade

rwhitisissle Jun 22, 2023

Hot take: I think lemmy is better as desktop only, as it encourages a greater degree of depth in terms of conversation. Mobile apps are basically just there purely for monetization by the developers, and they encourage users to engage with their communities superficially (upvote, post an emoji, doomscroll, repeat forever).

chipt4 Jun 22, 2023

Don't forget all of the autocorrect mishaps

failcookie Jun 22, 2023

Not wrong. But I like to casually lurk on my phone and either (1) pass the time with non-sense or (2) read up on what's going on so I can at least stay in the know. I use my desktop more so for actually responding and conversing.

rwhitisissle Jun 24, 2023

I think it's one of those things where on a micro level, it's conceptually fine, and a lot of people say that's how they want to use it. But I've seen reddit basically get destroyed from pivoting away from the desktop experience to focus on catering to predominately mobile users. The consequence of this is that you have shorter comments overall in threads, less incentive to reply to people who are actually trying to have real discussions, shorter lifetimes on how long people engage with a particular post, and, at the risk of being ageist, a younger userbase with a natural interest in shortform engagement and more superficially appealing content. Right now on lemmy communities like Beehaw, a solid post can have days worth of discussion in the comment section. On reddit, if you're commenting after 8 hours, that train's left the station. Part of that is, of course, a consequence of user volume, but the fact that mobile is the de facto standard tool for accessing the site magnifies all the problems I mentioned to pathological extremes.

Kernel Jun 23, 2023

The superior app experience may end up finally tipping the scale on my perpetual indecision between Lemmy vs Kbin.

hazel 🤷🏻‍♀️🏳️‍🌈Jun 23, 2023

lol I'm in the Slide screenshot, hi mom!

reric88🧩Jun 23, 2023

celebrity of the century!

alongwaysgone Jun 24, 2023

The slide for Lemmy makes me sooo happy. My mouth is hanging open and I'm just... I cannot freaking wait!! Thank you 🙏

hazel 🤷🏻‍♀️🏳️‍🌈Jun 24, 2023

Oh I'm not the author I just have a post on the screenshot. I'm excited to, I want to slay Slide was the first client I tried over a decade ago!

mrh Jun 23, 2023

Memmy has been working very well for me. Lots of updates very quickly and feeling good.

Elw Jun 24, 2023

My only complaint with both mlem and Memmy is that neither of them now when you’ve got a reply to a comment. In the desktop site you can see the number of notifications in the bell on the top right but I can’t find them in either app. It also doesn’t look like it’s possible to vote on comments in either as well. But they’re making great progress and I keep checking back every now and again

diamond (she/they)Jun 23, 2023

Shameless plug (sorry) but I'm working on one too! It's a web app that works on both desktop and mobile: https://slemmy.libdb.so.

It is a free-time kind of project (I work on it after my actual working hours), so it might not grow at the same pace as other newer apps, but I'm trying!

Source code is at https://libdb.so/slemmy, AGPLv3 license.

menturi Jun 23, 2023

So many developers working on apps for Lemmy. I hope there are just as many dedicated individuals interested in improving Lemmy's source itself.

Abrogha Jun 24, 2023

What's with the entitlement!?

PotentiallyAnApricot Jun 23, 2023

Gratitude to anyone working on any of these apps. I mean, that is very cool of you to do. We appreciate.

the_nightman Jun 24, 2023

I’m working on a native iOS app called Olympus too(‘: it’s built with all the new SDKs Apple gave us for iOS 17 (meaning only those on the iOS 17 beta will be able to use it). I should have a TestFlight link up by Monday, doing some final smoke testing this weekend before I let all you users try and break it

ericjmorey Jun 24, 2023

Please post a comment to https://beehaw.org/post/683217

hemmes Jun 24, 2023

Running iOS 17 now and using the web app (vlemmy.net). Send me a link when you’re ready.

HrBingR Jun 24, 2023

Would love a testflight link once it's up, I'm on iOS 17 Dev Beta.

Arkham Jun 24, 2023

Genuinely did not expect to see Slide on here, now I'm all excited.

Los Jun 24, 2023

It would be nice to have a list of these to check on in a year time when they feel less like an alpha version.

ericjmorey Jun 24, 2023

See https://beehaw.org/post/683217

The link above links to a Google Sheet that's being maintained