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Links to a hopefully growing list of lemmy clients.
There is an official FOSS lemmy app for Android called Jerboa that I'm using to create this post and it seems to work pretty well but that's not all, there's an iOS app, some BBS looking thing and some libraries that interact with reddit..
Wonder how useful those will be once the api changes happen in July, maybe worth trying them while you can..
What app are you using? Any thoughts about how they work? Just the website seems on your phone seems way more usable then any official reddit anything which is nice.
Man, I can't find the submit post button..๐ Edit: i had to select a community first
Jerboa. It's decent enough. Needs some polish and some minor UI adjustments and whatnot. But I won't fault it, being as usable as it is and it only being version 0.0.30. There's lots of room to grow with community guidance and suggestions and all that.
Second this! I find Jerboa still not quite there, and stick with the reliable and honestly pretty neat web app. Since it's a PWA, you can "install" it like a regular app.
I'm using Jerboa, which works well, & seems to be the only android app available at present. There was another Android App, called Lemmur, which looked promising, but is no longer maintained, & no longer works...shame.
Iโve just installed Lemmur, canโt seem to log in on it though
That is because Lemmur is no longer maintained and the log in process is broken in that app. It was a great app when it worked, but now you cannot use it unless someone updates it again.
Jerboa is still an early build, but definitely worth another look, there is an option in settings, to alter the main font size, not sure how effective that would be at improving the experience..
Tragically, I was looking into this this morning only to find that the sole iOS app is no longer available. Android is really spoilt for decentralized social media apps ๐
iOS has an official app for Lemmy called Mlem. Itโs currently in beta testing but itโs open to any one that downloads TestFlight and accepts the request.
Perhaps ironically, Iโve been enjoying interacting with #Lemmy communities and posts just using my Mastodon account via my instanceโs default web app. It of course doesnโt offer the full range of options a native Lemmy app would, but it lets me engage using the account and apps Iโm already familiar with.
do you follow/subscribe to communities through your Mastodon account? I've tried doing that a few days ago, but it meant every single comment made in the community being boosted to my main feed.
Looks interesting so far! I'm using Jerboa and it's pretty nice.
I think that multiple communities existing for the same topic across many instances has the potential to confuse some people. I'm sure one or two will emerge as the most popular for each topic, but still.
That is both the advantage and price of being decentralized. Not locking anyone to only one instance/server with only one option for a community on a certain topic is important. However, it creates a much more complex and for some newcomers (who do not understand what federation is) hard to navigate and grasp concept.
It ceased development, the dev states that on github. But anyone can fork it and revamp it, the code is neat and only needs to be updated to the latest lemmy version.
Wondering, maybe hoping, someone involved with the Lemmur app, might pick it up again, & push on with it. I think with the latest 'reddit API bollocks' another app would be very welcome..
Yeah lemmur was pretty promising. It ran really badly on my previous phone (like all Flutter apps), but was quite decent on newer hardware.
It seems development was discontinued and the repo is now archived.
It's called LMT Launcher and it's the best Android launcher IMO. I think it's been around since 2011. I've been using it for a few years and I really like it. Give it look-see
Another Jerboa user here, pretty neat app but there are times where it becomes a little unresponsive on my device. Feels pretty similar to Infinity which is something I like.
The lemmyBB project from that list seems pretty neat though, could be an old-school way to browse lemmy on a desktop and might even benefit some communities depending on the primary format of content.
Hoping we get some more Android app variety for Lemmy, although imo we're spoiled for choice when looking at available apps for other federated software
I've been looking into the platform the last few days and kinda like the idea of it, but I mainly browse these stuff through my phone and there are not many apps (let alone any mature ones, especially on iOS).
Mlem looks good but is really basic right now.
So I decided last night I'm going to give it a try and work on a Lemmy client app in my spare time. Mainly as a coding exercise but mostly because I really want a proper app for this.
I built this in a few hours and so far the API seems pretty straightforward so I'm cautiously optimistic about it.
May I just say, I love all these test... it works comments/posts here and there :D Seeing someone figuring out a new piece of technology is for me a unique and satisfying experience.
I am using Mlem for iOS and i think it is great. I had many error codes when using Limbo and I didnโt like that I couldnโt save multiple accounts.
Mlem letโs you save accounts and specify the instance, and it has a better UI than the mobile website and Limbo.
I'm using Connect, which is usable, I suppose, but it's not great, IMO. Links to other instances don't really work that great, as it interprets them as users.