Hello everyone!

For the last two weeks, I have been working on an Android app for Lemmy as a side project. It’s called Lemming and has now reached a state where I want to make it publicly available. The app is not yet available on the Play Store, so if you want to install it, you can download the APK file from the GitHub releases page.

Here are some key features that Lemming has right now:

  • Support for multiple accounts
  • Swipe to vote for posts and comments
  • Navigate comments with the volume buttons
  • Long press on a comment to collapse it
  • Write posts and comments with a text editor that supports text styling and a preview
  • Long press on post image thumbnail to see the full image
  • User interface is optimized for phones, tablets, and foldables

Some screenshots to give you a better idea:

What’s next?
I plan to release a beta version of Lemming on Google Play next week, to make installing and updating the app easier. Then I will focus on adding missing features like supporting links, displaying user profiles, personal messages, search and community sidebars. I also want to add customization options and improve the accessibility of the app. Lot’s to do :) Of course all of this depends on the feedback I get from the community and what is most important to the users. So don’t hesitate to give feedback and tell me what features you would like to see next!

  • kratoz29English
    5•11 months ago

    Looks very cool, reminds me of Sync for Reddit already lol.

    I prefer a lot more swipe actions than simple UI buttons (that’s why I love Sync).

  • @V4ubanEnglish
    4•11 months ago

    Glad to hear!

  • @sparrEnglish
    4•11 months ago

    Gonna say no thanks to a closed source client distributed as an unverified APK.

    • stechuskaktusOPMEnglish
      8•11 months ago

      No problem, it will be on the Play Store next week.

  • kratoz29English
    2•11 months ago

    I have been testing this app, now that it has Monet it feels way better to my eyes lol.

    Thanks for the app dev! It is the prettiest of all so far.

  • fisco™🇬🇧🇺🇦English
    2•11 months ago

    Just tried it out, seemed to default to system dark theme, which is nice, & material settings… smooth scrolling, pleasing on the eye…what a great start👍🏼

  • danielfgomEnglish
    2•11 months ago

    I’ve just installed and used it for a few minutes and it’s an excellent start. Scrolling is smooth and replies work.

    It’s basic at the moment but it looks like you have a great foundation.

    I’m sure the green UI was probably something you quickly threw together for now, but hopefully in future you’ll be able to change that and have it support material you. It’s at least have theme options like light, green, dark etc. For me it’s a bit too much green.

    But that’s a niggle. More important is to be able to view our own profiles, see replies/messages and search the tinkering l timeline, posts and communities.

    After that add the ability to post to a specific community right from the draft screen.

    But that’s alot of work I’m sure. I’m no developer but hopefully some other Devs will hop on board to help.

    I think there is a rush on now of Devs making Lemmy and KBin apps. I’m also using an app on GitHub called Liftoff. It’s a bit further down the line than yours but it opens all links in its internal browser with no way to send them to an external browser, which is real frustrating. So I’m inclined to use your app instead for now because at least it lets me open links in an external browser.

    I’ll just check Lemmy on the web from time to time to check for replies.

    Well done on your progress so far. In just 2v weeks you’ve done alot 👍

    • stechuskaktusOPMEnglish
      1•11 months ago

      Thank you for the detailed feedback. Material You dynamic theming is supported in the latest release that is now on GitHub. Profiles, messages and search are some of the features that I want to add next.

      • danielfgomEnglish
        1•10 months ago

        Pleasure. Thanks for the update, I’ve just installed it and it looks way better and is working very well. Swipe functionality is also really great.

  • TealkEnglish
    1•11 months ago

    I have some questions, is the source code available somewhere? If not, why? An alternative delivery away from the Playstore would be great, I’ll throw F-Droid into the room. Is that planned?

      • @V4ubanEnglish
        2•11 months ago

        Seems great, be sure to let us know when you do it, the app looks really promising