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?
Wefwef is great
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.
I’m using Connect. It’s far from perfect but nowhere near as broken as Jerboa.
I used Liftoff for a bit, but Connect has been the closest to the Reddit app I’ve used for a decade.
Rif?
RelayForReddit but they’re all similar in experience I think, it just depends which app you found first.
Yeah I’m using Connect and most of the issues I have are minor. Given how much change Lemmy is going through, minor bugs seems like the best case scenario
Liftoff is coming along nicely
This big “+” in the middle at the bottom of the app is a bit annoying, is there a way to make it smaller and move it down like the rest of the buttons are?
Liftoff seems to be open source. Pretty sure you can ask the dev about this feature.
I didn’t find a way to customize that part so far.
White text is also way too bright in amoled mode so I will make an issue for this and making the “+” smaller.
Second this, liftoff is pretty amazing and they look to be integrating kbin the future as well.
Just installed, I’m liking it so far. It’s a little laggy and stuttery, but hey, like all other Lemmy apps right now it’s in beta. The navigation feels better to me than other options. Thanks!
Definitely recommend Connect for Lemmy. Gives me RIF vibes and has worked really well for me.
Mainly reminds me of Sync haha. Sync for Lemmy is in the works, hope it works out!
It has pretty good configuration options, I’ve managed to make it function like RelayForReddit the app I’ve used forever
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.
Is anyone else afraid of making a typo in Jeroba because there’s a 50/50 chance teh backspace key will fuck up a few previous words? It’s the only app where this happens on my phone but I haven’t yet seen anyone else complain
It’s a known issue. Unfortunately it’s a bug in a library they are using, so the only thing they can do until it is fixed is to disable autocorrect (which also doesn’t seem to work atm). I’ve encountered the same issue in another app about 6 months ago, so I don’t think it will be fixed anytime soon.
Thank you!
Liftoff has been great for me.
I think anyone is going to have issues with posts for a bit as thousands migrate here. Had all types connection issues yesterday and is spotty so far today. Servers look like being bombarded.
Jerboa has just been broken in general for me on my OnePlus 6t
You’d like wefwef.app
It does what you ask and more
Agreed, my choice until boost or sync launch most likely
The PWA of the lemmy site is honestly good enough
I’m waiting for Boost for Lemmy. I used boost for reddit for years and I would hate to see it go
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.
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!
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.
Same. I bought it in 2014 and it has been my most used app on my phone since then. 🙂
Fuck u/spez
I’m currently waiting but in the meantime I’m using https://wefwef.app
Also using connect. Used to use baconreader for a decade and it doesn’t feel all that different.
Wefwef.app install as a PWA it’s amazing
It’s a turn-off for me that this is made up to look like an iOS app. I’m using an android phone and it’s kind of weird to have the sudden switch between paradigms.
Wefwef is open source, it would be cool if someone could fork it and make a version that looks more like an Android app experience.
It’s on their roadmap to make an android interface. https://github.com/aeharding/wefwef
As someone who’s only used android, I cannot see what makes this look like iOS so I’m fairly happy with it.
Yeah I understand. the good news is that it’s on their roadmap to make an android UI/UX. https://github.com/aeharding/wefwef
I second this, wefwef is brilliant
Does anyone know why wefwef tells me my credentials are invalid when I try to login to my Lemmy.world account? I’m copy/pasting from a password manager, so I know I’m not typing it wrong.
Case sensitive. I’ve noticed this with some other apps too.
For me to log in I need to put all lower case. Despite my name having two upper case letters
Unfortunately this didn’t work for me. It’s not a huge deal as I’m really just waiting for sync for lemmy, but at this point I’m more curious why it isn’t letting me login. Pretty strange.
None of the current apps are amazing, but some are pretty useful already. I currently mostly use Liftoff or Connect. Jerboa is indeed way too buggy lately. I also have Thunder, Summit and Lemur, and I’ve signed up for Sync. I just checked out Thunder and it’s also coming along nicely.
I would suggest to install a few and check them out every now and then. Basic functionality is there but time will tell which will get the most polished and which will suit you the most.
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.
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!
