Still using Sync here, what exactly am I missing out on? Tried voyager years ago but coming from Reddit and using Sync for that, it was a pretty natural jump.
It hasn't been updated in quite awhile, and I have heard some Lemmy features are still broken - I think some types of inline images and markdown mainly, and some upcoming api changes may break it completely in the nearish future.
As someone who used sync on reddit for many years, I switched to Summit a few weeks ago and it's great.
This post comparing a lot of lemmy apps made me finally take the plunge: https://lemmy.world/post/18159531
I was in the same boat; I've been using sync for years. Recently, I've definitely noticed issues with certain instances and comment sections. Search was also completely broken. According to what I've read, it appears to be a version mismatch issue. Since sync hasn't been updated in a year, I've cancelled my subscription and moved over to Summit.
I'll have you know that I switched to thunder because of your comment. Perhaps I had customized Sync a lot but it's taking a bit getting used to the interface.
I'm using Jerboa and have been since the start. I see no reason to switch. It was a teeny bit rough around the edges in the earliest months following the Reddit API changes, but it's been smooth sailing since then.
There's a major incompatibility with newer versions of the Lemmy software where Sync shows a comment count but cannot display the comments. So at the moment I can't see any comments from posts hosted on sh.itjust.works. I know that there's other less severe issues too (I think spoilers are semi-broken in some instances).
The summary updates don't work for 90+% of posts (idk if the feature is available for free users - wanted to support development and bought the lifetime membership).
Also I persistently get a notification that there are no messages to return. I can't seem to get rid of it.
I'm sure there's other stuff, but these are the ones that I notice.
I don't want to switch either. Pretty sure the Reddit shit just ruined all the motivation for the developer. He probably lost a huge source of income too
Did you uninstall it purely because it hasn't received any updates or was there some feature you wanted or bug fixed that led you to that?
I've been using sync for nearly a decade (maybe longer, I forget when exactly) and it's not uncommon for LJ to not update sync for long periods of time, so I don't really see no updates in nearly a year as an issue. (Plus as a dev myself, I hate the idea of constant releases, though I do spacecraft software so maybe I'm just really oddly biased)
I'd been experiencing a bug where I couldn't see comments on communities from my local instance. It would show the comment count but not show any comments.
I'd been using sync for the same time, since LJ first released it. It's an issue because the Lemmy API is changing faster than Reddits, and he's also charging a heavy subscription fee. I think with that there should be an expectation of support and updates. At the very least, provide communication about what he's doing and working on.
I'm also a dev, and it's funny you say that because I hate the idea of NOT doing regular releases! You want to release small changes frequently, get the value out and get fast feedback. You don't want users to sit on bugs for 6 to 12 months while you wait for a huge big batch release. But I'm a dev who works primarily on backend serverless stuff, we can release as much as we want, every 5 minutes if we wanted to. Obviously phone app development has a lower release cadence as it has to be approved by the official stores and roll out, but the way LJ seems to ghost a project and then do a huge release is kinda weird.
I don't want to sit on an app that's buggy and getting zero updates while Lemmy instances keep getting updated, hoping that one day the dev might come back and update it.
The dude just needs to communicate what he's doing to the community.
I wish I could say I was surprised. The sync dev fucked me in a premium reddit license years ago when they invalidated the existing licenses and made people pay again for the premium to keep having it on reddit.
I literally just switched from Sync to Voyager on Android last night. So far, I'm enjoying Voyager much more.
Sync was fine, but the developer only pops in once in a great while, then he ghosts for months (or even years). Getting any problems resolved means waiting until he happens to show up again, then hoping he notices your specific complaint.
I managed to get .webm content to display in the app by catching him right before he posted a major update a couple years ago. But he hasn't responded to any other issues I've posted about since.
It has been great and is the UI that I want to use however it has slowly been slipping downhill over the last year and a half. That last update from this week has fucked more things than it fixed and introduced new issues as well.
I want it to be great. I want it to work properly but the dev is barely active popping in every 6 months or so to drop an update that might make it better but probably make it worse. It was a better app experience 18 months ago, that's for sure.
I've moved over to trying Voyager because of all this and it is the closest to connect I can find so far.
IIRC it isn’t being updated anymore, the App Store listing is gone. I remember the devs posting something about burnout in the past and I’m assuming they didn’t have the time and energy to keep going on it.
Thunder is my preferred client, with jerboa being second
Honestly thunder is perfect aside from being a tad slow to load sometimes. And it seems to have a little more tendency to experience network issues, but the UI is everything I could ask for
Jerboa might be my favorite if it showed full size link previews since I usually engage visually before I engage with text
Yeah, one of the big fears with moving to a small platform like Lemmy was that the apps wouldn't be nearly as good the Reddit ones, but Thunder is just genuinely fantastic.
the reddit app ecosystem on android was genuinely fantastic until they started squeezing the devs. RES is also an incredible frontend layer that i haven't seen imitated anywhere on lemmy.
Also still using sync. Works great! I honestly hadn't noticed there wasn't an update since my phone is so old that I rarely get updates for anything anymore.
We haven't received a stable update in a while but the github repository has been very busy for the final push towards 2.0! The last commit was 5 hours ago 🔥
It’s got playable videos, markdown support, guest accounts, search posts and comments, link url support, slick new indicators for accounts, private messaging, keyword filtering toggle, posts now appear immediately in the feed and expanded admin actions.
Apple is going to showcase the amazing app in WWDC25 filling in the big shoes Apollo left behind 2 years ago.
Sorry to disappoint, but this isn't happening. I think Sunshine was being figurative here :) We'd of course love to be featured at WWDC but it's unlikely to happen.
Boost was my favourite client to use back on the reddit days. I migrated to lemmy before boost was announced for lemmy, but man it's a big help having it.
I love Boost. Being able to use it both for Lemmy and Reddit has been a big help in keeping me using Lemmy.
I'm usually a FOSS purist, but after trying a lot of different Reddit/Lemmy apps, it really is hands down my favourite. So much so that I've happily paid for it.
I'm still using it. Now, some activity would be very much appreciated. Or, if there is no new development, the source code. But it's still the app I prefer to use.
I actually found out about this a few days ago. I suddenly kept getting errors and found out the app i used, Boost, hadn't been updated in almost a year...
Now running Voyager.
How did i not notice? No idea.
Yeah, I'm totally cool with months of inactivity with the occasional burst of updates every year or two. It's not like there's anything in particular missing from the app.
I loved arctic, but I got a newer phone and now it doesn’t work at all. I can search for a specific post, but nothing comes up for browsing. I’ve been using voyager, but I still miss arctic.
From my experience Photon is the best web client, Eternity is the best Android client and Voyager or Mlem seems to be the best iOS clients. In the free and open source side.
I don't wanna use proprietary client for the fediverse if great FOSS alternative exists.
But here are some proprietary client that looks great in my opinion Connect for Android and Arctic for iOS.
Yes it is free as in free beer, it connect to a network based on an open protocole of federated free (as in freedom) software instances. It also value users privacy and respect their digital integrity, could do more to that but it's not even comparable to reddit lol.
It's not black or white.
Right, but it’s not an app from the App Store. From what I understand, there is an actual “app” and there’s wefwef, which is just a browser pointed at lemmy with some magic applied. I always get prompted to try the complete experience by downloading the app, but I’ve refused thus far.
Still using Sync here, what exactly am I missing out on? Tried voyager years ago but coming from Reddit and using Sync for that, it was a pretty natural jump.
It hasn't been updated in quite awhile, and I have heard some Lemmy features are still broken - I think some types of inline images and markdown mainly, and some upcoming api changes may break it completely in the nearish future.
Here is a comment I made in a relevant thread, where they discuss sync (here: https://lemmy.world/comment/14130358)
As someone who used sync on reddit for many years, I switched to Summit a few weeks ago and it's great. This post comparing a lot of lemmy apps made me finally take the plunge: https://lemmy.world/post/18159531
TLDR: A lot of formatting is messed up on sync.
I was in the same boat; I've been using sync for years. Recently, I've definitely noticed issues with certain instances and comment sections. Search was also completely broken. According to what I've read, it appears to be a version mismatch issue. Since sync hasn't been updated in a year, I've cancelled my subscription and moved over to Summit.
Just started using Thunder and it is a pretty easy transition from Sync.
I'll have you know that I switched to thunder because of your comment. Perhaps I had customized Sync a lot but it's taking a bit getting used to the interface.
I hope you get to like it. I'm enjoying the pace of updates, and it has close enough functionality for me to get along okay.
Jerboa is still here baby lfg
(No surprise though sense it is maintined by lemmy devs iirc)
There are literally three of us!
(or so it seems from these threads)
Guess I'm the 3rd. Jerboa has been flawless for me, I feel like.
Idk, maybe Voyager is good to, looks fine. I might check it out if I run into a reason to try it.
I've been using jerboa since it started and still like it the best, also used sync for a while but just like jerb better
I'm using Jerboa and have been since the start. I see no reason to switch. It was a teeny bit rough around the edges in the earliest months following the Reddit API changes, but it's been smooth sailing since then.
All day and night 👏
I am using sync
Me too but it's semi-broken right now and hasn't had an update in a long time. I really don't want to switch, though.
Semi-broken? It seems to be working fine for me. Am I missing something?
There's a major incompatibility with newer versions of the Lemmy software where Sync shows a comment count but cannot display the comments. So at the moment I can't see any comments from posts hosted on sh.itjust.works. I know that there's other less severe issues too (I think spoilers are semi-broken in some instances).
I think that might be a you issue. I'm seeing comments from there just fine on Sync.
I'm unclear on the exact parameters of it, but there's an issue open for it. SJW is my home instance, so maybe that has something to do with it?
The summary updates don't work for 90+% of posts (idk if the feature is available for free users - wanted to support development and bought the lifetime membership).
Also I persistently get a notification that there are no messages to return. I can't seem to get rid of it.
I'm sure there's other stuff, but these are the ones that I notice.
I don't want to switch either. Pretty sure the Reddit shit just ruined all the motivation for the developer. He probably lost a huge source of income too
I finally uninstalled it the other day. It's clear the dev has abandoned it.
Did you uninstall it purely because it hasn't received any updates or was there some feature you wanted or bug fixed that led you to that?
I've been using sync for nearly a decade (maybe longer, I forget when exactly) and it's not uncommon for LJ to not update sync for long periods of time, so I don't really see no updates in nearly a year as an issue. (Plus as a dev myself, I hate the idea of constant releases, though I do spacecraft software so maybe I'm just really oddly biased)
I'd been experiencing a bug where I couldn't see comments on communities from my local instance. It would show the comment count but not show any comments.
I'd been using sync for the same time, since LJ first released it. It's an issue because the Lemmy API is changing faster than Reddits, and he's also charging a heavy subscription fee. I think with that there should be an expectation of support and updates. At the very least, provide communication about what he's doing and working on.
I'm also a dev, and it's funny you say that because I hate the idea of NOT doing regular releases! You want to release small changes frequently, get the value out and get fast feedback. You don't want users to sit on bugs for 6 to 12 months while you wait for a huge big batch release. But I'm a dev who works primarily on backend serverless stuff, we can release as much as we want, every 5 minutes if we wanted to. Obviously phone app development has a lower release cadence as it has to be approved by the official stores and roll out, but the way LJ seems to ghost a project and then do a huge release is kinda weird.
I don't want to sit on an app that's buggy and getting zero updates while Lemmy instances keep getting updated, hoping that one day the dev might come back and update it.
The dude just needs to communicate what he's doing to the community.
Maybe he died?
He's still alive, he replied to someone recently. Think he's just busy with life and hasn't found the time or motivation.
Same here, but it does feel like the app has been abandoned by the developer
I wish I could say I was surprised. The sync dev fucked me in a premium reddit license years ago when they invalidated the existing licenses and made people pay again for the premium to keep having it on reddit.
Glad I went with voyager over them.
Why pay when many app are free with no ads ?
I use Connect and love it.
I paid because it had been a good app and I wanted to support the dev. But I won't make that mistake for them again.
I literally just switched from Sync to Voyager on Android last night. So far, I'm enjoying Voyager much more.
Sync was fine, but the developer only pops in once in a great while, then he ghosts for months (or even years). Getting any problems resolved means waiting until he happens to show up again, then hoping he notices your specific complaint.
I managed to get .webm content to display in the app by catching him right before he posted a major update a couple years ago. But he hasn't responded to any other issues I've posted about since.
Same. The only thing I'd add is a filter word.
Same
Is sync killing your battery???
It's really laggy with loading the comments though. 5~10% of the images also fail to load.
I've been using connect and it's pretty great!
It has been great and is the UI that I want to use however it has slowly been slipping downhill over the last year and a half. That last update from this week has fucked more things than it fixed and introduced new issues as well.
I want it to be great. I want it to work properly but the dev is barely active popping in every 6 months or so to drop an update that might make it better but probably make it worse. It was a better app experience 18 months ago, that's for sure.
I've moved over to trying Voyager because of all this and it is the closest to connect I can find so far.
Still hanging out here via Jeroba.
Jerboa for the win! Good, solid, and FOSS.
Thunder still exists.
The best app by far.
I started on Voyager. Didn't love it, tried Thunder and it's fantastic.
Been using it for months, it's great
Memmy was how I first got into Lemmy. Feels bad that it doesn’t exist anymore.
I can't believe it's now gone. It was the best ios app that existed back then.
Wait what I’m sitting here using Memmy lol. I guess I should move on? Why is it dead?
lol same
It hasn't been updated in a while though it might work okay on the older instances like baraza.africa
IIRC it isn’t being updated anymore, the App Store listing is gone. I remember the devs posting something about burnout in the past and I’m assuming they didn’t have the time and energy to keep going on it.
Thunder is my preferred client, with jerboa being second
Honestly thunder is perfect aside from being a tad slow to load sometimes. And it seems to have a little more tendency to experience network issues, but the UI is everything I could ask for
Jerboa might be my favorite if it showed full size link previews since I usually engage visually before I engage with text
Yeah, one of the big fears with moving to a small platform like Lemmy was that the apps wouldn't be nearly as good the Reddit ones, but Thunder is just genuinely fantastic.
If anything I’d say Lemmy has better and more varied apps than Reddit did.
the reddit app ecosystem on android was genuinely fantastic until they started squeezing the devs. RES is also an incredible frontend layer that i haven't seen imitated anywhere on lemmy.
Another endorsement of Thunder here. Just works, no bloat.
I notice there are only 5 gravestones because Sync is just mysteriously vanished, possibly not dead
That's accurate since Sync could come back with an large update since the last patch was on Mar 26, 2024.
I'm using Sync now. I think we're used to the occasional hibernation.
Also still using sync. Works great! I honestly hadn't noticed there wasn't an update since my phone is so old that I rarely get updates for anything anymore.
Same here!
Mlem is alive and kicking!
We haven't received a stable update in a while but the github repository has been very busy for the final push towards 2.0! The last commit was 5 hours ago 🔥
I’m pretty keen to see how 2.0 shapes up. I’ve been waiting for stable release before jumping across.
It’s got playable videos, markdown support, guest accounts, search posts and comments, link url support, slick new indicators for accounts, private messaging, keyword filtering toggle, posts now appear immediately in the feed and expanded admin actions.
Apple is going to showcase the amazing app in WWDC25 filling in the big shoes Apollo left behind 2 years ago.
Invest in Mlem now.
Mlem has raised a total of $425.07 USD! Any donations are welcome!
Wow! That’s awesome for them. They certainly deserve the spotlight.
Sorry to disappoint, but this isn't happening. I think Sunshine was being figurative here :) We'd of course love to be featured at WWDC but it's unlikely to happen.
I’ve been daily driving the bleeding edge TestFlight version with no issues since it came out
Yes, I’m a TestFlight tester for them and they’ve been busy. I believe it’s down to two devs right now, but they are super responsive to issues.
This is a clever way to do a survey on user's preferred mobile clients
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.ml admin?
Boost was my favourite client to use back on the reddit days. I migrated to lemmy before boost was announced for lemmy, but man it's a big help having it.
I love Boost. Being able to use it both for Lemmy and Reddit has been a big help in keeping me using Lemmy.
I'm usually a FOSS purist, but after trying a lot of different Reddit/Lemmy apps, it really is hands down my favourite. So much so that I've happily paid for it.
Where Boost?
Boost was more recently updated on July 14, 2024.
I'm still using it. Now, some activity would be very much appreciated. Or, if there is no new development, the source code. But it's still the app I prefer to use.
Booooost
I'm loving boost for the most part
Boost gang in here! Heck, I still use it for Reddit as well.
Don't forget connect. It's still getting updated.
That's probably why it was not chosen for this meme
Was about to say, Connect is the earth
The last update a couple of days ago broke some stuff though. Otherwise solid experience (1.5 years for me).
Connect's been nice!
Works great! Only complaint is that links behind a spoiler tag in the OP don't work.
Yeah was confused do people not use it? Feels like old reddit I love it
I was a RiF (rip) user and it's the closest thing in my opinion.
Eternity (infinity fork) is still around, but I've been using voyager myself.
Been using Summit, good so far.
Summit crew too!!! I like being niche
Thanks guys. Unfortunate we did not make the meme :(
Came here to say this
Eternity has been great all year.
i was a baconreader guy for the loooongest time.
I actually found out about this a few days ago. I suddenly kept getting errors and found out the app i used, Boost, hadn't been updated in almost a year... Now running Voyager. How did i not notice? No idea.
I mean boost is still truckin' just fine for me , but it is only one dude doing dev so I don't expect a crazy amount of updates from him
Sync is dead? Wasn't that the paid service one?
From what I’ve read the dev just vanished but it’s still up. The paid one. I don’t use it tho
It was the same back in the Reddit days as well. We're used to it at this point
Yeah, I'm totally cool with months of inactivity with the occasional burst of updates every year or two. It's not like there's anything in particular missing from the app.
Their direct deposit won’t vanish alongside them though 😝
Funny how people were crazy about it. Also, people didn't like negative critics about it.
I'm using Memmy right now and honestly had no clue that it's dead!
So was I. Tried that and Mlem, now very happily on Arctic.
https://www.lemmyapps.com/
Arctic!
I loved arctic, but I got a newer phone and now it doesn’t work at all. I can search for a specific post, but nothing comes up for browsing. I’ve been using voyager, but I still miss arctic.
I use TestFlight version, work quite well
Also, message the developer. He's really responsive.
I use Raccoon. I think I like it the best out of the 4 I tried.
Also using Racoon, really nice
Browser Bois represent 👊
From my experience Photon is the best web client, Eternity is the best Android client and Voyager or Mlem seems to be the best iOS clients. In the free and open source side.
I don't wanna use proprietary client for the fediverse if great FOSS alternative exists.
But here are some proprietary client that looks great in my opinion Connect for Android and Arctic for iOS.
Arctic for iOS is superior in almost every way.
Except in the freedom way :) But yes probably the best client iPhone users have.
Freedom as in FOSS? I vaguely remember the dev saying they may OS it eventually but yes for now it's closed. Still free though.
Yes it is free as in free beer, it connect to a network based on an open protocole of federated free (as in freedom) software instances. It also value users privacy and respect their digital integrity, could do more to that but it's not even comparable to reddit lol. It's not black or white.
I have no idea what any of this means.
Mobile apps that have "died" - Voyager still lives on, stronger.
By died, it means no longer being maintained.
It's also a weird cherry picked set. Jerboa is still around.
jeroba
Wheres thunder?
Thunder is still being updated and their last patch was a few days ago.
Thats my point, I use it and its amazing :3
Avelon is dead? Using it right now..
https://lemm.ee/post/33577129
People seem to have moved to Arctic
For release dates and complete list: https://www.lemmyapps.com/
Thanks I’ll check it out Avelon is still decent but it’s likely I can get a better experience somewhere else
It still works, but some features are broken. I switched because marking posts as read doesn’t work anymore.
I can't even remember what the kbin app was. Artemis?
yall sleeping on racoon
Is it still alive ? Like maintained, I thought it has been pulled out of the PlayStore and F-Droid
the last release was 9 hours ago
I was still on the old repo https://github.com/diegoberaldin/RaccoonForLemmy
The F-Droid link also changed thanks for letting me know !
ur welcome :)
I still rock wefwef. Web client apps are just cool
Wefwef is Voyager. My app still says wefwef too :)
Right, but it’s not an app from the App Store. From what I understand, there is an actual “app” and there’s wefwef, which is just a browser pointed at lemmy with some magic applied. I always get prompted to try the complete experience by downloading the app, but I’ve refused thus far.
What’s wrong with Avelon?
The last update was a year ago.
I like the app…but this explains it being a bit glitchy.
is there a client that shows saved posts by saving time?
Is this loss?
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