As a fellow iOS user, Memmy is pretty sweet for a version 0.0 beta app.
Really enjoying Memmy too! Dev seems to be moving at a quick pace. The app is already functional and getting better each day
Yea I’m digging Memmy too!
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Download Testflight then find the magic link to join the beta.
Thanks! ❤
How have I not found this!?
I wanted to check out Mlem, but it’s full. Lemur I think is discontinued. There is one that’s coming called Artemis, but that’s not available yet.
Memmy is honestly just what I was looking for. Cheers!
I’ve been testing both and I definitely prefer Memmy overall. Mlem has better image display options and has search. Memmy doesn’t display images unless you tap on the post. Search should be released in the next day or two, though.
Artemis being an Apollo clone had me very excited, though.
Edit: new app just released on TestFlight showing real promise: Limbo
Wow, Limbo is looking really good. It already feels better than the official Reddit app.
Limbo feels very Apollo
Thanks for mentioning this. Just downloaded it and I’m loving it so far. Very clean layout and some features that Memmy or Mlem don’t have yet, such as being able to save posts and comments!
You are able to login with a kbin acc on it?
kbin doesn’t have APIs enabled so Apps can’t talk to it yet
yeah! https://kbin.social/m/ArtemisApp has some links (including beta sign up)
Also have a look at thunder. https://github.com/hjiangsu/thunder
I might just be dumb but how would I download this for iOS? It says it’s for iOS and android but I can’t find info for TestFlight download anywhere
For iOS users, you can install Thunder using AltStore
TetsFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/9n8xrqvH
Thanks for the link!
Im using jerboa and it looks great!
All three claim to be Apollo-like. It’ll be a while before any of them will be even close to how feature rich Apollo was though.
Would you like a more ‘Material’ lemmy app on iOS??
No
Fr I’m glad people have moved on from material design for iOS apps. Always felt like there was so much wasted space, and not enough gestures
Yeah I’ve been enjoying Memmy. Considering how early it is, it works really well.
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Memmy in case anybody wants to join the TestFlight!
Thanks for the link! Thought the beta was closed.
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+1 for Memmy, dev has been quick and efficient in fixing the issues we’ve been reporting. Loving it so far
Yea it’s definitely a good start!
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Not that it affects you, but seems like Memmy it is about to come for Android as well!
This is exactly why I never pick iphones, because a good chunk of the time you miss out on all the niche things you can do on a smartphone.
I never pic up an iPhone because Mac discontinued support for my $6000 editing computer within two years when they scrapped the mac towers and went laptop only.
Which one was that?
2011 Mac Pro, which was discontinued in 2012, while support for the design was fully discontinued in 2013, when mac decided it would completely change everything and focus on the trash can design.
I get upgrading and whatever the fuck, but this was supposed to be an upgradeable machine, like a user built pc, but then they just fucking dumped support within 2 years, which should be fucking criminal considering its outrageous price.
Lol we still have these an my company.
It doesn’t make my life as a network engineer hell at all, having to figure out how to make decade old technology fit into a fiber network in a windows environment.
They fit pretty well in the storage closet until the companies life cycle replacement sees them replaced with Windows machines.
You guys are getting new devices?
How can you tell something that looks like a trash can that it belongs in the trash? It is the trash.
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I would not get your hopes up. The last I heard the rumor said that you would only be able to side load on an iPhone if it was activated on a European carrier
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Fair enough. I’m just saying from apple I’d expect nothing more but barely passing the definition malicious compliance.
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My first smartphone ran Android 2.0 and back then apps were developed for iOS first. How the times have changed.
Please let that also be a Lemmy instance, Lemmy needs horizontal distributed scaling.
This is how I’ve been thinking Lemmy can scale. Sync can host their own instance funded by premium subscribers. In other cases, a group of friends with common local interests can host an instance with their local channels plus caching posts on other instances, and peoppe could connect to that or lemmy.world for free and see the same content.
So, USENET.
I did ask them about this in the Discord server, but they aren’t planning on this. Apparently, the cost would be quite a bit higher than the subscription, and they wouldn’t be profitable. They are keeping it open for the future, if it becomes easier to monetize, but they don’t have any plans for it as of right now.
Man, I love sync and can’t wait to continue using it.
SHIT. THIS IS AWESOME !!!
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You already have like 3 apps. We have jerboa. Jerboa.
And Jerboa probably won’t be updated for a while with the devs so busy working on Lemmy.
Is jerboa first party?
It’s made by the main Lemmy developer, but it’s his personal project and not the official Lemmy android client. He’s been making some controversial commits on Jerboa in the past on the basis that it’s his personal project, so he can do as he please (unlike Lemmy which is funded by a foundation).
Can you elaborate on the “controversial commits”? I’m on iOS so haven’t been following anything on the Android side
https://github.com/dessalines/jerboa#support--donate support/donate for the repo says it’s made by lemmy’s developers.
It’s a shame because they are now so many contributors, it’s really picking up steam.
I’m refreshing GitHub multiple times a day for the new version haha.
Don’t mind it honestly. People will probably use Sync or Artemis anyway
Actually, a new Android client called Thunder has entered Alpha. It’s SEVERELY lacking in features as of now, though.
I like Flutter based apps, so that makes me happy. I saw it a couple of days ago and while it is lacking in features, it does feel nice to use and looks much better than Jerboa IMO.
There is also summit and connect
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could you give a link for connect?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuroneko.lemmy_connect
Didn’t work great when I tried it on Sunday. It would load my instance, but login was broken. Seems to be a bit better now. Weirdly my OP shows up in it, but your reply doesn’t.
thank you.
There is also Lemmur
Abandoned.
Jerb!
Please clap.
The memmy dev is going through the process of getting a test version approved for the playstore
Just waiting for Christian to announce he’s rewriting Apollo…
Same! I hope he’s considering it… Lemmy + Apollo would make it 1000x more attractive for Reddit users to enjoy Reddit without the management team’s constant fuckery.
I mean, I would throw some more money his way if he decided to integrate it with Lemmy. It’s a good app, and has been reliably functional for years, through all the various iterations of Reddit jiggery-pokery.
Also, if he does, a client app outliving it’s target service and migrating to support another competitor service would obviously become known as “pulling an Apollo”.
Man the ad for lemmy if he announced it with a pop up on Apollo reddit opening
That would make spez so incredibly angry. And then promoting it on reddit in his subreddit and then people posting it to the apple sub would make me not surprised if he banned Apollo sub out of anger.
After everything that happened, let the man enjoy his forced vacation for like a year before going back into the fray.
I heard in an interview that it would be too much work to do but maybe in the future he will in the meantime there’s a dev working on an Apollo themed kbin app called Artemis
Happy for Android users, but for those that don’t know, on iOS, we have three apps in beta we can download, and all three are very good with the current state they are in. I suggest giving anyone of them a try.
Memmy Join the Memmy App beta - TestFlight - Apple https://testflight.apple.com/join/6jaRU6rD
Mlem Join the Mlem beta - Testing Apps with TestFlight https://testflight.apple.com/join/xQfmkJhc
Thank you! mlem beta is full but was able to get into the others.
Glad you were able to get into one!
Nice same!
Thank you for sharing this! I was searching for an iOS app.
Np! Just trying to help out fellow iOS users :)
The official community is on Lemmy.world/c/syncforlemmy
There’s also a subreddit r/syncforlemmy
I dare say he’ll be wanting to get out a functional app before implementing things like support for Kbin. But it’s worth requesting it. If enough do so, perhaps the more priority it will get.
Your url is a bit messed up. See my comment’s source for how to format your url.
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🙏🙏🙏
Been using sync (paid) for over 10 years, will instantly buy a Lemmy version
I’ve never used sync, what makes it compelling?
For me, it was the swipe quick actions, true black dark theme, and how the comments were nested.
It just felt right 12 years ago, I’ll insta buy again
Feature rich. Basically whatever way you want to view Reddit, it has it. It also played videos much better for me than the official app. Very customizable and great ease of use.
I would buy any decent client!
I always used RIF for reddit but I’ll definitely give Sync a try if this actually ends up happening
Fwiw, the dev for RIF has announced they’re going to be making an app for Tildes.
It’s unfortunate that tildes is invite-only. I also secretly wish they would federate their website with us somehow, but I guess we can’t have everything. :p
I have an account and honestly you’re not missing much. I tried to use it in place of Reddit and it’s severely lacking.
How do we get them to make Lemmy Is Fun?
Can’t really force anyone to make an app like that. As much as I love rif, I doubt we’re getting that treatment for Lemmy. Hopefully the sync dev makes a good one!
Same here! Been on RIF what seems like forever, will for sure give Sync a go if this happens.
Used sync when I still had an Android phone. IMO the best 3rd party app for reddit.
Lemmy is Fun is an app I would pay for. A decade of familiarity would satisfy the award itch I have after leaving reddit.
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What do we have to do to convince Christian Selig to make Apollo for Lemmy?
I already pay for Apollo, I’d happily keep paying for Apollo for Lemmy, I’m sure tons of users would.
Christian touches on this in his interview with The Verge:
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/13/23759180/reddit-protest-private-apollo-christian-selig-subreddit
Try wefwef, it’s very similar to Apollo
Fingers crossed for Relay for Lemmy
This is the one I want to see. Here’s hoping.
Lemmy is Fun
And…Apollo? 🥹
I mean sync had and iOS version so it’s not out of the realm of possibility.
The iOS version was handled by a different developer altogether. LJ has never done work for iOS himself.
