Preview version of Lemming App is now available - Lemmy.world
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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 Google Drive. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-hESwzUni--FfA5LbXivx5kMAaqrd9JV/view?usp=sharing] 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 - UI is optimized for phones, tablets, and foldables Some screenshots to give you a better idea: [https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/0fe38a29-de6f-4f68-9be2-4f9687444cb8.png] [https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/1089d2c6-4d2b-4a8a-8f89-3907d0ca14cb.png] [https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e9871a48-4721-4af4-a391-aa9d3e3b1229.png] [https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/3e267a96-d058-4238-a08f-57e1c18d72de.png] 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!
    • cendawanita
      3•1 year ago

      What happened is that you probably installed the PWA (progressive web app) which is basically a container for the browser window that’s specifically pointed to your Lemmy instance. You can check your actual browser app and see the history, all your Lemmy activities will be there also :)

      • cendawanita
        3•1 year ago

        These Europeans (i noticed pre-2022 Fedi are dominated by them) damn love these PWAs, so practically every Fedi instance you sign up will have a little prompt to ask if you want to install.

    • Annoyed_🦀 OP
      2•1 year ago

      Hmm, there’s no official app for lemmy though, the only app available right now without sideload is jerboa for android, and upcoming Mlem for ios.

      • just another rakyat
        3•1 year ago

        There’s a whole bunch of apps that are being developed for Lemmy/Kbin. I’ve been trying out a few, all are still very much work in progress, Mlem is nice but barely usable yet. Liftoff/Limbo is already very usable on iOS. I’m most excited for Artemis for now.

        https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]/t/76053/UPDATED-There-are-now-multiple-iOS-Android-apps-in-development

        Edit: here’s a better list: https://lemmy.world/post/465785

        • Annoyed_🦀 OP
          2•1 year ago

          I see, Connect and Summit is new to me(because it’s new lol), and most other i known of is either still in development or is currently on beta. On the ios side the one i heard a lot of buzz are Thunder Mlem and Memmy, but all still in beta iirc. So jerboa is the current stable one that i tried.

          • just another rakyat
            2•1 year ago

            Yeah, I mostly just use my web browser for now, but in a few months the third-party app scene for Lemmy should be very vibrant. I’m a Mastodon user as well and we’re spoilt with choices over there with great apps like Ivory, Mona, and Ice Cubes alongside the official app.

  • Regular Human
    1•1 year ago

    I know the typical question about these new Lemmy clients is if this project with be open source or not?

  • @[email protected]
    1•1 year ago

    i would be happier with a RES-like extension for lemmy. I like being able to open/close posts without clicking on it.

    edit: nvm, I’m dumb, looks like that feature is already there by default.