What lemmy android app do you recommend? I have too many problems with jerboa. My problems with jerboa:

  • When I write a pm to someone it sends that message to myself
  • Language of the interface is Polish (my first language) and I can’t change it to english (at least on the version that I’m on rn)
  • Scrolling is very buggy (it stutters a lot)
  • Often when I want to make a comment it doesn’t send it and I have to go to my pc an rewrite my comment to be able to send it
  • It doesn’t play gifs on the feed by default, I have to open the image to play the gif
  • It doesn’t play gifs in the comments at all and there’s no way for me to play them
  • There are no embeds for videos (not sure if there’s any mobile app that has that)
  • etc.

What I’m looking for:

  • An app with developed UI/UX
  • Obligatory dark mode
  • Something that resolves my problems with jerboa

Any recommendations or apps that I should follow the development of?

    • Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi
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      1 year ago

      I like connect, though it’s not without its own issues - the comment box is clunky, and poorly designed and if the parent post/comment is too long or you type a long comment the keyboard can cover the area youre typing in, making it impossible to tell if you are making mistakes without closing the keyboard.

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        1 year ago

        It has pretty good configuration options, I’ve managed to make it function like RelayForReddit the app I’ve used forever

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    https://syncapps.io/

    Wait for this app, if you are on android. It once was among the best Android apps in general and a very popular Reddit client. It’s going to be great!

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      I used sync for almost a decade and I can confirm it was the optimal reddit experience. When the developer comes out with sync for lemmy I am immediately using it.

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        1 year ago

        Same. I bought it in 2014 and it has been my most used app on my phone since then. 🙂

        Fuck u/spez

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      Agreed. Loving connect so far. Lots of options in settings for appearance. I’m coming from relay for reddit so choosing ‘reverse list’ makes the experience most similar

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    I started with jerboa, then I’m now trying out connect.

    I’ve customized both to feel likewhat I have with RiF (just text, no cards, amoled black).

    I think I’ll stay for a while with connect for a while.

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      1 year ago

      Thanks for the recommendation! I just started using Connect, instead of Jerboa, and I really like it so far. It reminds me of RiF is Fun a bit and so far it’s much smother than Jerboa.

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      The dev updates very often and acts on feedback quickly! The app has become a favorite shortly after downloading. I look forward to the updates every night lol

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      1 year ago

      Same here man boost on reddit was my shit for years. If boost looks and feels the same as it did on reddit I will be delighted.

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      1 year ago

      Me too bud, just got the good news about the upcoming Lemmy app this morning and I’m over the moon.

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    I think it’ll take some time until these apps become that andvanced. Most lemmy apps are in a pretty early stage of developement and still highly WIP.

    Some third party reddit apps seem to be planning on moving to lemmy, so maybe we’ll see something better coming around the corner in the near future.

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      Boost, my favorite one, didn’t get updated for quite a while and got a nice update pushed out after the API changes were announced. Kind of heartbreaking to see that effort destroyed, but the dev has announced that boost for lemmy will be a thing. The UI of boost is one of the best I ever used, so I think that the lemmy version will be great even early in development.

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    I use Firefox for Android. It works perfectly, everything is usable, good UX, has dark mode, and the app even works for other websites!

    You can even install the ublock extension to block all ads & trackers in opened links, or use it to block large images by default to save data. And you can install the tampermonkey extension to add this userscript I made, which rewrites all links everywhere (not only on Lemmy) to always point to your home instance. It helps a lot with subscribing to communities and in general makes browsing the web and finding Lemmy links nicer.

    I honestly don’t see the reason why you’d want to use a separate app.

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      I use Firefox on mobile too. UI could be a bit better (like more separation between comments) but it’s nice and seems to work better than the apps.

      Thanks for the useful script!

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      I discovered wefwef today. It’s the most impressive web app I’ve ever used, to be honest. Let alone being my new favourite Lemmy client.