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Thunder is now on Google Play Store

https://lemmy.world/post/1631968

Thunder is now on Google Play Store - Lemmy.world

Hey everyone, I just wanted to provide a big announcement that Thunder is now available on Google Play Store! The direct link to the Google Play Store listing is here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hjiangsu.thunder [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hjiangsu.thunder] As far as general releases go, I’ll try to keep all the different versions in sync (GitHub, Google Play, TestFlight) to minimize the amount of confusion. I would like to give a big thanks to @CTalvio for helping with the graphics and screenshots that you see on the listing page, and others for contributing to the overall project! This would not be possible without all their help. Thunder is a community-driven project, and all your contributions towards the project help shape the way it is. If you are interested in contributing to Thunder in any way, feel free to reach out! If you would like to join in on the conversation for Thunder, we have a Matrix page here: https://matrix.to/#/#thunderapp:matrix.org [https://matrix.to/#/#thunderapp:matrix.org] If you would like to check out the GitHub page, it is linked here: https://github.com/thunder-app/thunder [https://github.com/thunder-app/thunder]

Jul 17, 2023 at 3:47pmWeb
Show threadRagingNerdoholicJul 17, 2023
Yay! This is hands down the best lemmy app so far.
Show threadrashaJul 17, 2023
I mean… It’s like the second app for android, I think? Competition is not that fierce.
Show threadRagingNerdoholicJul 17, 2023
I count at least four: Thunder, Connect, Jerboa, Liftoff. Five, if you count Voyager (PWA).
Show threadL3ft_F13ld!Jul 17, 2023
There’s also Slide, which is a fork of the old Reddit app. But, that’s not very active. There’s quite a few actually. There was a thread with a bunch linked but I don’t remember where it was posted.
Show threadOtakuAltairJul 17, 2023

Voyager is straight up the best one rn imo

Just wish it were a native app, it lags a bit on my low end phone sometimes

Show threadidunnololzJul 17, 2023
And Summit
Show threadunexposedhazardJul 17, 2023
discuss.tchncs.de/post/254878
Show threadshortwavesurferJul 17, 2023
I agree. Love it and get serious RedReader vibes from it
Show threadShakeThatYamJul 17, 2023
Thunder might be better now with updates but when I sampled all the apps I settled on Liftoff as the best one.
Show threadMentalEdgeJul 17, 2023
Thunder is picking up momentum. We’re not quite at proper feature parity, but there’s more and more progress being shown off in the dev chat.
Show threadrichteratmosphereJul 18, 2023
I think Thunder has the best design of all of the Android apps that I’ve tried. The only feature that is missing now that I’ve identified as personally wanting is being able to search Lemmy posts and comments (rather than just communities). I’m cool with being patient as more features are added, because overall, Thunder is so enjoyable to use.
Show threadMentalEdgeJul 18, 2023
Better search is on my list, so I’ll eventually get to that unless someone else on the team does first.
Show threadburgersc12Jul 17, 2023
I like Connect :)
Show threadAtaraxiaJul 19, 2023
I am using connect right now so they’ll beg to tell me what’s better about thunder
Show threadyadsJul 17, 2023
Awesome! Will the beta chanel still be through GitHub or are you also setting up beta testing through play store?
Show threaddarklightxiJul 17, 2023

For now, beta/pre-release stuff will be on GitHub until I figure out how to do it through Play Store as well. My thoughts:

GitHub:

  • Will always be here for those who don’t want to use Google Play Services/TestFlight for preference reasons

Google Play:

  • General releases in parity with the general releases on GitHub/TestFlight
  • Beta stream for the pre-releases, in parity with pre-releases on GitHub

TestFlight:

  • For now, it’ll only be for general releases since there’s no way to easily create “streams” for people who want to be in the beta stream
  • Eventually, if possible, get it on the App Store for general releases, and then TestFlight will be for beta pre-releases
Show threadHolodeck_MoriartyJul 17, 2023

Here I go downloading another Lemmy app!

Let’s see if this one beats my current go-to, Liftoff.

Show threadpallettownbryJul 17, 2023
I just have them all downloaded and bounce between them when they get a new update lol
Show threadvenusenvy47Jul 18, 2023
I bounce between my several installed Lemmy apps whenever one of them locks up :)
Show threadscorpiosrevengeJul 17, 2023
I can’t find it weird, maybe not compatible with my device? I’m on Android 13 lineageOS, nonrooted.
Show threaddarklightxiJul 17, 2023
It should be compatible with Android 13, but it may take some time to propagate through the app store since it was published not too long ago! Does tapping on the direct link take you to a valid page? play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hjiangs…
Thunder for Lemmy - Apps on Google Play

Thunder is an open source, cross-platform Lemmy client

Show threadmanefraimJul 17, 2023
I had the same issue. It hasn’t propagated into the search corpus. The direct link works.
Show threadOsrsNeedsF2PJul 17, 2023
You have to restart your device to get the Play Store to seed properly. Otherwise it can take a week+
Show threadnarrowide96lochkreisJul 17, 2023
Very nice first impression, thank you. Could we get more font size options? I’d like to increase the size even more.
Show threadimaqtpieJul 17, 2023
Great work!
Show threadoselectoJul 17, 2023

By far the best Lemmy app. Really reminiscent of Relay for Reddit, which coincidentally was by far the best Reddit app IMHO.

Keep up the awesome work!

Show threadMentalEdgeJul 17, 2023
Also a former Relay user, I was really bummed it wasn’t among the apps making a jump over to Lemmy. A lot less bummed now because I legitimately picked up app development just so I could help turn Thunder into my next Relay. Look forward to doubletap slide to zoom in the image viewer, sliding items away completely to reveal buttons, comment context view when opening a link to a certain one, and more stuff that Relay demonstrated as must have’s for me.
Show threadoselectoJul 20, 2023
Agreed on all those features! Would be awesome to get in-app video playing like Relay had too
Show threadMentalEdgeJul 20, 2023
That’s definitely something I want, too, but is likely a lot more work than images.
Show threadJacktheladJul 17, 2023

Just downloaded Thunder and I definitely agree with the Relay comparison.

I think it will be my go-to Lemmy app because of that.

Show threadCoeusJul 17, 2023
I came from Relay too. Thunder and Jerboa are similar to relay in my opinion. Thunder just needs a few more features it will be perfect.
Show threadDieguito 🦝Jul 17, 2023
Great work, really thank you guys! I’d been keeping an eye on this app because it looked very promising in beta. It’s one of the best Lemmy clients I’ve ever tried and I love it being open source. I hope I could contribute, but I have a quite limited Flutter knowledge.
Show threadshortwavesurferJul 17, 2023
You dont have to know code to contribute. Answer questions when you see them, report issues, etc. I am a screen reader user and make it my goal to find anything that makes using a screen reader in the app more difficult and reporting it. I suspect thunder is one of the most accessible lemmy apps because of all my reports and the devs fixing them.
Show threaddarklightxiJul 17, 2023

You definitely don’t need Flutter knowledge to help out! Providing general feedback on UI/UX, or ways to improve the overall experience is just as valuable as helping implement the features!

I started out having very limited Flutter knowledge, and have been using this experience to learn about Flutter. That’s the main reason why I even started on this app 😅

Show threadactivator90Jul 17, 2023
Just downloaded and commenting from it! Buttery smooth experience till now. Feels like it will become my favorite Lemmy client
Show threadKbobabobJul 17, 2023
For some reason bitwarden will not auto fill for my accounts.
Show threadMentalEdgeJul 17, 2023
It’s a bit weird. Try backing out after unlocking instead of picking an account, and then auto-fill from the keyboard.
Show threadKbobabobJul 18, 2023
This is what I eventually got to for it to fill.
Show threadshortwavesurferJul 17, 2023
Keepassdx is the same way
Show threaddarklightxiJul 17, 2023
I use BitWarden personally and have not encountered this. I would suggest creating an issue on GitHub so that we can track it down!
Show threadTheSaneWriterJul 17, 2023
This is really good news! Congratulations, Thunder and Voyager are my two favorite Lemmy apps and it’s great to see you get your Google Play offering for your app!
Show threadriffyJul 17, 2023
I like it! Just needs, mark read after scrolled past a post.
Show threadwasonJul 17, 2023
This and a FAB or a quick way to hide read posts.
Show threadactivator90Jul 17, 2023

I don’t know if this is the right place but the issues I noticed are:

  • All posts seem to be blended into each other because of the bad default dark theme
  • No way to delete my own comments
  • After I deleted my comment from a different lemmy client, it is not reflected here, even if I restart the app

    • There are a lots of things that Thunder does perfectly fine. I can’t list all those here

    Show threadshortwavesurferJul 17, 2023
    You can edit your comment by swiping from left to right on it. Cant delete it yet though
    Show threadMrPearJul 17, 2023
    Thunder had been my favorite Lemmy app for a while now. I’ve tried others and some have a lot of potential, but Thunder is the app that does most things the way I like it. Congrats on the launch!
    Show threadmeepJul 17, 2023
    Looking good, very much reminds me of Relay for Reddit! Hopefully there will be options to hide the top and bottom bars while scrolling in the future :)
    Show threadMentalEdgeJul 17, 2023
    On the way: github.com/thunder-app/thunder/pull/257
    DRAFT: Hide menus on scroll by Fmstrat · Pull Request #257 · thunder-app/thunder

    @hjiangsu This is a very first-draft of menu hiding on scroll. There are some commented items that I'm not sure of the full impact: https://github.com/hjiangsu/thunder/compare/develop...Fmstrat:th...

    GitHub
    Show threaddonut4everJul 17, 2023
    I really like this app. Still missing some much needed features and more optimizations, but very nice.
    Show threadMentalEdgeJul 17, 2023
    Anything that doesn’t have a PR yet? I have list of stuff I want to add, but once I’m satisfied, I wont mind adding things to meet the preferences of others.
    Show threaddonut4everJul 17, 2023
    Haven’t looked honestly. I would like to be able to change the theme. An actual theming engine that makes sense would be great. I have other apps that either give you presets, or just a broken theming engine (don’t want to name names). I’d like an option to customize posts more in my feed like to make posts “more full width”? If that makes sense, I like I want to add more padding to above and under the post to make it less crowded? Less crammed? I’d like to see a quicker way to switch instances/accounts, like a constant drop down on the top that has all accounts. Notifications is still not working as well. When I go to the notifications and click on a reply I got on one of my comments, it either shows just the parent post or shows nothing at all. It would be great if it went straight to that reply. I have more, but I’ll make list some time in the near future when I have time :)
    Show threadMentalEdgeJul 17, 2023

    A lot of these are already being worked on. Some not.

    For themes, Thunder is already using a system that would support adding more themes by defining new color palettes. That’s definitely planned to eventually be a thing.

    But, generally, there’s a good few of us now, picking up things from the list of issues and getting them done. We do stuff in the order of what each of us is interested in doing so the fastest way to make a change will always be to do it yourself, but sometimes you want something an existing contributor wants, too, and sometimes you just plain hand out a good idea no-one had thought of yet.

    You can report bugs and request features here: github.com/thunder-app/thunder/issues

    You can also check if something you want is already being worked on, and add your voice to the issue.

    GitHub - thunder-app/thunder: Thunder - A fully open-source, cross-platform Lemmy client for iOS and Android

    Thunder - A fully open-source, cross-platform Lemmy client for iOS and Android - thunder-app/thunder

    GitHub
    Show threaddonut4everJul 17, 2023
    Thank you for the hard work regardless. Those are just things I would like to see, no demands. Lol I wish I knew how to code, I want to help, too. I’ll make sure to take a look at the GitHub page work my way up from there. I want to help make this app the best
    Show threadsilentdonJul 17, 2023
    This one is my app of choice!
    Show threadMentalEdgeJul 17, 2023

    I’m @CTalvio

    This is how my recent weeks have been:

    Show threadDarkThoughtsJul 17, 2023
    Is there a reason why in so many apps (this was the case on many Reddit apps as well) the thumbnails never fill out the entire actual available space in compact mode? Why do they have to be so extra tiny when there's so much empty space left?
    Show threadeatham 🇦🇺Jul 17, 2023
    It’s compact mode. The images are compact.
    Show threadDarkThoughtsJul 18, 2023
    The images don't have to be more compact than the minimum available space of the rows. That's stupid.
    Show threadeatham 🇦🇺Jul 18, 2023

    I read your comment wrong

    Edit: I just checked and the images are tiny, i’d file a bug report

    Show threadThe_WorstJul 17, 2023
    What is the difference with Connect? Genuinely just curious.