The only reason why we all used third party apps for Reddit, is because their app and website is abhorrent trash. It’s great to have a choice, but Lemmy’s website is smooth to use. I know it’s mind blowing not to use a app for everything in 2023 but Lemmy just works.
Sorry but that’s not true at all. Lemmy’s UI feels very unfinished/amateur project like. Even the jerboa app, which is from one of the dev, improves the mobile UI experience greatly compared to just the web version.
For Mobile users buttons should usually be bigger. But e.g. the comment collapse button is very tiny and I need to concentrate to press it correctly on mobile.
Try wefwef.app. It’s a web app for mobile, the UI is based on the infamous Apollo app.
Wefwef is awesome so far!
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Dude, most us left reddit because we loved our app. Apps are generally more refined than websites and offer better notification interaction.
It’s better than reddits mobile site but native apps always win if the dev puts in an effort to make it good.
Not to mention that I tend to have my mobile browser clear cookies and history automatically when closing it, which means I’d have to sign in everytime unlike a dedicated app.
personally it’s more convenient if there’s a mobile app, so I’m using Liftoff right now, until Sync, Artemis or Boost release 😀
But why though? What does an app get you that you can’t get by pinning the site to your home screen?
notifications, and also that it doesn’t show up in the app drawer on android (I only keep 5 icons on my homescreen in my setup)
Notifications are definitely possible through PWAs from web browsers. Standard Lemmy website even supports it.
Whoever is downvoting the above comment: stop downvoting legitimate questions! Even if you don’t agree with their sentiment , the commenter isn’t a troll or rage baiting.
Seems like some habits are going to follow us from reddit. Downvoting at the drop of a hat is such a miserable shitty thing to do, but many seem wedded to it.
I remember (Pepperidge farm remembers!) when the majority of folks on Reddit were benign, even though we had edge lords occasionally.
Funny thing, Lemmy/Kbin/Mastodon was benign until right about now (with some nazis, edge lords or tankies however) before the surge.
Apps are more customizable. The UI also tends to be better. The web app is fine but i find trying to upvote anything closes a post i just opened. Personally, i like seeing full images of things as I scroll by. So something like a webclient isnt very convenient and rather tedious. I’m using a whole bunch pf userscripts on my desktop to improve the pc experience, apps generally do that for me on android.
In the end, it’s user preference. I prefer Jerboa, Liftoff, and Thunder atm.
A really big one I’m surprised no one has mentioned is gestures. On a huge phone I do NOT want to have to click a small button to do something. The lemmy website does not support this. Wefwef, however, does!
Collapsing comments, better looks, multiple users
For some reason Lemmy crashes repeatedly for me if I pin it to my home. I also have issues with it refreshing the whole page when I vote on comments (and it undoes any collapsed threads). These might be issues related to the instance I’m on, but I haven’t tested that out.
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Way better ui that’s faster and more responsive are the main ones that immediately come to mind. In theory those could be fixed on a web ui but it’s unlikely, given how far ahead jerboa is already
What’s up with the passive agressiveness of this post? People on mobile usually prefer browsing stuff on their phone is the point lol
Please do not assume to know every user’s needs.
That isn’t the only reason tbh. Sometimes different apps can completely alter how we use the service. There already exist some apps that do Lemmy better than Lemmy itself and this will continue to grow. Hence everyone asking for apps
Sure, Lemmy’s mobile website is great if you compare it to the atrocity that is the Reddit mobile website, which is really just an ugly and annoying advertisement for their app. But having a dedicated app for something I use a lot is nice.
It’s sad in a way, but I’ve put Connect into the spot where BaconReader used to be.
Connect dev here. Glad to hear you’re liking it. I uninstalled my Reddit apps yesterday as well and it was a very sad moment.
I do like it! I’ve tried every Lemmy app on the Play Store too, so you know I have an informed opinion lol.
Same, but with a browser link for kbin here. Felt like the end of an age.
It is more awesome with this UI
100% agree on this. Wefwef has really helped me grasp how Lemmy works. So impressive for a web app. Incidentally this is my 1st Lemmy post!
Welcome! Begin to start adding communities as a mad man, and try to not lurk as much as you used to in Reddit! We will create a better community here.
Not everybody is the same. I use it and like it way more on wefwef, witch is a perfect Apollo replacement
No, Slide for Reddit filled a different spot than old.reddit with RES. Apps can put less load on server instances, too.
Because on my phone, using Firefox, the mobile experience isn’t too great. It’s slow, sometimes the screen just blanks out and I need to reload, and sometimes it rapid-fires new posts on the top of the page which makes it impossible to click anything
How about letting people be excited for things? Don’t use the app if you don’t want to.
The mobile browser website is an absolute hot mess on my phone right now. (Firefox on Android)
I’m using Connnect at the moment and it’s like I haven’t even left Reddit
I’m also on Firefox/Android, browser experience not bad for me on Pixel 7.
But Thunder seems to be the best experience I’ve found
Was actually disappointed with the lemmy experience till I tried wefwef.
In Firefox, visit https://wefwef.app , then hit settings and choose install. Poof, it’s amazing.
