Looks like this might be a thing now!
https://www.reddit.com/r/redditsync/comments/14e7ikp/lets_talk_about_lemmy/
https://www.reddit.com/r/SyncforLemmy/
Glad ljdawson is going to try to make this a thing!
ljdawson
My plan is to get an MVP out in the next 3-6 weeks.
What should make the first release?
Sync and Boost were my favorite Android Reddit clients. I always preferred Apollo and being back on iOS, but they are great in their own right. But I paid for premium for both Sync and Boost for a reason. They were so feature complete and were the closest thing I could get to Apollo on Android.
I agree. I hope Boost follows as well. it's been my most used app for years.
Let's be patient with this and not give him a hard time. For those of you who haven't used Sync before, there was a major update a while back which caused strong emotions from many people and caused the developer to take a hiatus. Please be patient and kind and the result will be worth it!
which caused strong emotions from many people and caused the developer to take a hiatus.
This is why we can't have nice things.
It was so sad because you could tell he put so much work into it. But like a good dev he listened to feedback and ended up allowing it to be customized to how I liked it originally.
I used it just some months ago and discovered the best thing ever, care to explain the drama?
It had to do with how the cards were presented and how the quick menu and swipe up/down worked. I preferred the previous way but the new way worked just fine. Just took an extra click to use it how I wanted.
It came down to changing how it looked / worked after everyone was already used to how it currently was. People get upset for no good reason sometimes and this was one of those times.
1 to this, would rather the app supports logging into a fediverse server instead of just lemmy
Lemmy, kbin, Mastodon, Misskey, Pleroma, Friendica... They all use different APIs, and those APIs need to be supported separately by developers if they want their app to be compatible with all of them.
ernest is talking about changing the kbin API to be more in line with lemmy's, which would allow apps made for lemmy to also work with kbin, but they wouldn't, for instance, work with (or possibly even know about) kbin's microblogging feature.
And if I need a lemmy account, how do you manage accounts across the fediverse, you make accounts on each site and they are unrelated?
I am ALL for this!! I was a sync pro user for years!! Miss that app now that I'm done with reddit.
Sync was Reddit for me.
Reddit dies in my mind when Reddit Sync is no more (I'm gonna patch it with revanced)
If Sync lives on in Lemmy, that's gosh dang amazing
Jerboa is cool and all, but it's no Sync :)
Or, what if the app had its own instance in the future? Would help with onboarding new users to lemmy for simplicity (of course with the option to sign up elsewhere in app too).
Awesome news! I used to use Sync daily back when I was on Android, very happy to hear that the users will have some place to go.
This is very unexpected but I'm so ready to show support! I'll be financially donating and supporting! ljdawson, it at your own pace and I'll be happy with anything you can bring to the community! I was so pleased with Sync for Reddit every step of the way.
Im not a reddit user, can someone tell me what 'sync' will do?
It's basically a really well polished app to browse the website on Android. It has a lot of features and also very good customization options since it kept adding features over the years.
Having a Lemmy client that good will make it much easier to use on a phone.
give me relay for lemmy and i'm set
Lemmy Is Fun gang rise up
Hell yes! Sync was my reddit app of choice, and I will for sure migrate to this full time once it is out!
Let's goooooooooooooooo
Thanks for making the fediverse such an amazing community, everyone. We may have a long way to go before social media without billionaire control is ubiquitous, but I’m confident that this is the right way and it’s just a matter of time before most people realize that.
Oh god, the loss of Sync was legitimately the straw that broke reddit's back for me. I would instantly pay Laurence for this
this is the way
I used Sync for years before I moved to iPhone. I would love to get back into Sync, I'm all for this!
Great news! Jerboa is fine for now but it definitely doesn't feel as polished or user-friendly. I'm looking forward to having some more options. I'm following the Artemis development already but I'll be keeping an eye on this for sure.
Woo! I may actually spend more time on the Fediverse. I was a RiF user, but I'll happily pay for Sync and spend more time here too.
Would definitely be interested in Sync for Lemmy! I've been switching back and forth from Lemmy's web UI, and the Jerboa app. I like Jerboa, but it has been a bit buggy and in some ways isn't as good as the web UI, and I think the developer of Jerboa is too busy with improving the Lemmy API to focus on Jerboa.
I used Sync for Reddit for a long time, and really liked it. I did eventually move on to Boost for Reddit, but now that I'm moving away from Reddit in general. I'd like to see more options for Lemmy apps.
Huzzah! I had only just voted earlier today in the sync subreddit for a lemmy app and already @ljdawson@lemmy.world is on the case. You rock dude!
Just hooked up messaging and username mentions.
Cheers!
Would it be closed source?
Good app, but with many trackers, and it wouldn't work without Google services one day (anti piracy measure?).
I'd presume so based on reddit sync (monitization primarly from ads and iap). Apollo's dev at one point made another app (primarly for killing amp links) that was paid and open sourced it, however he had issues with low effort copycats.
https://github.com/christianselig/Amplosion
The bright side of a closedsource app is in certain cases it can encourage faster development since the dev can work on it part/fulltime (idk how syncs revenue worked).
To be clear the post above is my personal view (I could be completly wrong).
That would be amazing. I loved Sync for reddit and was heartbroken to have to abandon it.
Sorry, i have no idea what this is. Anyone able to give me a rundown
Sync is one of the big mobile apps for reddit that is getting shut down on the 30th with reddit's API changes.
This is great, i think i used Sync back in the day even bought the pro version, but moved to other open source apps later
Sync is a Reddit 3rd party app.
MVP is Minimum Viable Product.
The lead developer for Sync is going to work on a Lemmy app!
Wow. Didn't expect this at all. It's definitely one of my fav Android apps, never mind Reddit Apps. The quality of the Sync app is next level and the level of options it had to tweak the layout and style to suit what you wanted was amazing. Really excited for this!
Fantastic news, really happy to see this happening!
I've used sync for reddit on android for years, absolutely beside myself with excitement
I just discovered it months ago, and it is clearly the best for Android, fuck Reddit, fuck spez and bring it on baby!
Now I just need RIF for lemmy. Multiple fediverse accounts ie lemmy and kbin on one feed?
It should be called LIF.
Lemmy Is Funner
Wow cant even veiw that page on the web. Go away reddit.
Hell yeah
This is amazing!!!
Amazing news, I'm ready to make the switch to Lemmy/kbin permanent (although it pretty much is and definitely will be after the API changes kick in).
Looking forward to seeing what LJ can do. I've had a great experience using Sync and am excited to see Sync for Lemmy.
really excited for this. for me the death of sync is the death of reddit so sync for lemmy means lemmy is my new home.
Not intending to shitpost, but YES!
It's not a shitpost if it's happy
Yes! This is great news. Used sync pro for years. Top app and developer.
Mama we made it
Ha ha ha! Spez is really pushing it.
They really scared about Lemmy? Being so blatant about this shit... I have learned the following:
Don't tempt me, lol.
All these points are correct imo
https://thomashunter.name/posts/2023-06-19-how-to-delete-reddit-account-gdpr-ccpa
Looks like it's not that easy
i thought the nsfw shit was bad but my god
I didn't get that message
I think there will be a lot of random actions in the coming days. Reddit is really mad right now and admins are taking random actions that are later overruled because it's bad optics.