Infinity For Lemmy update just dropped. dev is really active in the community
https://codeberg.org/Bazsalanszky/Infinity-For-Lemmy/releases/tag/v0.0.7Open linkView original on lemmy.world1064
Comments175https://codeberg.org/Bazsalanszky/Infinity-For-Lemmy/releases/tag/v0.0.7Open linkView original on lemmy.world
The original used to be my favourite reddit client, so I'm really happy to see there's a semi-fuctional lemmy fork.
So this means another lemmy app for me to install. I'm still switching between apps
I still have 8 lemmy apps installed on my phone lol
Heh me too!
I JUST realised that the app icon is NOT a mole with red glasses looking up from a hole in the ground. Huh.
Lol you are right!
I head to look at it for a good minute to figure out what else it could be. lol
Oh
...holy crap, same. This makes me uncomfortable.
First comment from Infinity for Lemmy!
Infinity was my app of choice for like 2ish years, it still works with Reddit atm but when I moved to Lemmy the only real app was Jerboa, and man it was not the same
I delt with it tho, in the hopes that one day Infinity would be for Lemmy
And omg ITS BACK BAYBE
I am way too stocked over a Lemmy app, but man Infinity is lightning fast, super smooth, and beyond customizable! So I won't be needing Jerboa or Liftoff anymore
I am home!
Worth noting it is not affiliated with the original dev. This guy forked it and took the name.
The beauty of open source!
meh, it's a bit shit if the original dev wants to make his own Lemmy app.
The infinity dev literally said to fork it because he has no plans to support lemmy himself.
Pretty sure the original developer of Infinity is one of the few people who will try to follow Reddit's new API rules and charge a subscription fee to cover it. At least that was the case a few months ago. Not sure what's currently happening.
It's been very quiet on that front
A lot of people (myself included) are using a modded version of Infinity that allows you to put in your own API key.
You don't even need to do that, still works without doing anything.
Yeh, little worried dev is gonna get a huge bill from Reddit
Yep, that's the reason why infinity still works. Seems like they gave the devs who want to continue some time to figure it out.
He didn't and this is the whole point of open source.
He said he would not
And filled it with ads. Gutted.
Same here! This is the beauty of open source software!!! Nothing is required from the original dev for the community to take the software and repurpose it for something else.
I'm the same as you, it immediately feels familiar and intuitive. For a while there learning a new app while also learning how lemmy worked was like learning a new language, haha
Just downloaded and holy crap, this thing is smooth as butter. Already more functional than that $115 closed-source alternative. Instant switch for me.
It has that many features since it's a fork of Infinity for Reddit which was/still is the most feature rich Reddit client
Sync is a fork of Infinity? Wow, I didn't know that.
No. Infinity for Lemmy is a fork of Infinity for Reddit. Sorry for the misunderstanding
Nope that's on me. Got it, thanks.
No it is absolutely not. Sync is its own app and has been developed by one person since its inception, both the reddit and the Lemmy version.
@bluetoque @newIdentity time to download 🙂
Is $115 an exaggeration? Not trying to start an argument, just curious.
The Sync dev is currently charging $20 USD to remove ads, or $100 for a lifetime subscription to "Ultra" which includes some additional features. I have to say, the app is really nice, but the dev is out of his mind.
Wow yeah $100 is steep. I’m not even sure if I would have paid $100 for Apollo for Reddit in its prime…
And there are more pricing models to come, confirmed by the dev already.
And also, get this.... it's FREE to use. No one is forcing any money out of your pocket.
Your passive-aggressiveness is very off-putting.
With that being said, it's not FREE to use if I'm getting ads, I'm just paying with something other than money. I'll continue to use one of the many alternatives.
So are heaps of other apps that gasp DO NOT HAVE ADS
No lol
F-Droid when?
I've been using Obtainium instead and loaded Infinity through it this morning. You can also have it pull from f-droid repos instead of GitHub if you want when that hits
Edit: Currently the app is in prerelease so you'll need to toggle that option. Once they have a full release you can toggle it back off.
As a side note, Obtainium is absolutely amazing.
I'm trying to get it to pull infinity but it saya it can't find the correct version number
All you should need to do is set the App Source URL to https://codeberg.org/Bazsalanszky/Infinity-For-Lemmy/releases/ and then toggle on Include prereleases. Once they get a full release out you can toggle it off
That's my issue. I didn't realize it was a pre-release. That makes sense. Thanks a bunch!
I should have thought to mention it. I'll update my comment 👍
Thank you for this. Impressive. Running infinity for lemmy now.
Crap... Obtanium is a 32bit only app. It won't work on pixels :(
Not sure what you're referring to, but I'm using it on a Pixel 7 without issue.
https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium
Just download the ARM64-V8 version.
Also. I use it on my Pixel 4a with Android 13.
I am officially using it to post this, and I gotta say... I don't miss Reddit, but I did miss Infinity. I just didn't realize how much until now.
I am too, and new to Infinity overall. I was patiently awaiting Sync but became sadly disappointed with how aggressive it was monetized. Infinity does what I need:
searching for posts over all communities (*and instances!)
inline find function for the comments
preview before commenting
I am simple. Infinity is fast. Go. Lemmy. Go.
Agreed, it seems the Sync dev is going for a get rich quick scheme
Is it usable?
It's usable. Every important feature has been implemented.
It's just that it isn't stable and still has some bugs. It's my main client already
Thank you!
So first impression after installing Android apk from
https://codeberg.org/attachments/fb4c1045-ab21-4ac0-8624-758b367eab53
It has that smooth fast scrolling feeling and lots of options. Feels very promising. :)
And for some reason, it feels like it's loading comments much faster than other clients.
We are now officially spoiled for choice with tons of high quality clients.
Damn, finally an app with an A M A Z I N G tablet layout. I don't know your username dev, but thank you for making this!
It's Bazsalanszky and they've got a community setup on lemdro.id (which hosts /r/android's ![email protected]).
![email protected]
Tell me that it has a thumbnails on the left option and I'll ditch Sync right this very moment.
Pretty sure the original did so this should to
Yeah, and it's Incredible! I'm typing this from Infinity for Lemmy. It's great!
With this, now Lemmy is the perfect alternative for Reddit. Spez can continue to eat glue.
You are supposed to sniff it, but I guess spez got that wrong too like everything else.
What you got against glue?
I've been waiting for this for so long. Everything about Infinity for Reddit happened to suit my tastes, so this will make using Lemmy so much easier. Thanks!
This totally made my week! So glad to have Infinity back 😌 Thanks a lot for the effort gone into this Mr. Dev 😘
My sentiments exactly!
Happy for Infinity users. Legacy Reddit third party app users are feasting in the past couple of days with those apps moving over to Lemmy.
Ok, don't use it then.
Don't judge how people use Lemmy.
I've been using the app for the past day+ and I only get an ad every 25 posts and none everywhere else, even comments. I prefer foss, been using linux since 2018, but I don't see why every dev should have to contribute if they don't want to. At the end of the day, it means more active users on lemmy. What every person puts on their phone is up to them. (I also might switch to infinity now that it's out too.)
That's because it literally just came out. I don't know how else to break it to you.
They'll stop talking about it by next week.
Shame on a single developer to want to be compensated for the work he's put into an app. How dare he try to make a living! How dare he go against your will! If you don't like it then move on. Publicly shaming a non-issue, lol.
Also, if you're so upset with an app "infested with ads" but you are savvy enough to be in the know about third party fediverse apps, maybe you should look into a whole home ad blocker.
Ostracizing someone for trying to make a living. What the hell is wrong with you?
For what it is worth, I won't be paying $100 for Sync Ultra either. But I'm not going around accusing a dev of hiring paid actors to promote his app that already has multiple posts on the front page of the fediverse.
You are not just "being critical" you're accusing them of being malicious and I am calling you out on that specifically.
Idk dude, it doesn't take a dummy to understand that not everyone is out to get you, if you can't understand that then I can't help you.
I hope you're not using any closed source software elsewhere in your life, otherwise you're a hypocrite against your own beliefs.
The ad free version is $20... Still steep but for an app I am going to use every day multiple times a day with it to me.
I'm not sure what your point is?
Hey man. You should download Sync
Super excited to see it available on Fdroid!
EDIT: looking forward*, not excited. sorry
It's on F-Droid?
I cant find it , just the infinity for reddit there !!
Not on fdroid yet, it is available on their codeberg repo. https://codeberg.org/Bazsalanszky/Infinity-For-Lemmy/releases
Thank you
Edit: I'm so dumb, the post is already linked
You can use obtainium on fdroid to keep it updated
Would somebody share some screenshots?
Here's an album: https://imgur.com/a/hGpPp8h
LIGHT THEME ALERT!
Put your sunglasses on, folks! 😎
Oh wow, I had looked into the settings but somehow I missed the theming options! 🙈
This is the default theme out of the box :)
The default theme is your device theme.
Either you're using a really old android version or you're using your phone in light mode
Uh, yeah, I do use light mode during the day, and dark mode at night. I find it a bit hard to read dark screens in daylight :)
It looks literally same as Infinity for reddit.
You enter Lemmy instance URL, username and password to log in
"Popular" tab replaced by "Local", I assume local to Lemmy instance you're logged into
"r/subreddit" replaced by "[email protected]"
"u/username" replaced by "[email protected]"
Sure here you go
Just imported my old theme and I'm so GD happy right now.
Can we go back to changelogs without a clown barf of emoji all over it? Jeebus, it’s distracting to read.
It does. You have to select "include prereleases" cause its not in 1.0 yet
Yes, this fixed it for me!
It does.
It's an alpha so you have to enable the "include preview versions" toggle
Using the url field works for me but only until 0.0.6 Edit:
Latest release probably have issues with my dumb redmi phoneThe version of the 0.0.7 release seems messed up. Obtainium doesn't seem to successfully update and when I install the 0.0.7 apk manually, inside the app it still shows 0.0.6.
Obtainium has a setting just for issues like this.
Click on Infinity for Reddit in the app >click edit button bottom left > change Version Detection option to Use Release Date As Version
This worked, thanks!
The developer didn't update the version string for 0.0.7. Known issue.
That's the kind of thing that should've been automated in the dev's CI/CD pipeline.
You're not incorrect. Probably all will be fixed in time.
Folks don't forget to donate
Very Nice!!! It would be an instant switch... if the login would work.
Works for me!
I get the error "Kann Benutzer-Info nicht abrufen" or in english: "Cannot fetch user info"
In the login details you need to include the username rather than email. Check your login details. Works for me
yup that worked. Thanks!
I can't decide. I have used Infinity for years on Reddit. Been using connect and liftoff for Lemmy.
In some ways it feels so warm and familiar to be on Lemmy in infinity, but in some ways, I'm thinking, it's Lemmy, not Reddit, it shouldn't feel like Reddit.
I'm very torn
Use a different one every day until there's a winner x)
This is interesting, is there anyway to "automate" this on Android.
I don't want to seem lazy, but I got this idea from iOS where you can have different kinds of Home Screens depending on different scenarios/schedules.
Ah, the app I've been waiting for! Infinity was great for Reddit, and I was glad to hear it was making the move to Lemmy. This is probably gonna replace Jerboa as my Lemmy app.
I have currently 9 Lemmy clients on my Android phone and this one feels the smoothest right now.
Great work, looking forward to the further development!
"Kept you waiting, huh?"
Such a great app. I used Infinity before so I'm glad someone made a Lemmy version
Is this only for iOS so far? Not seeing it on f-droid or play store.
You can download apk from the 'Releases' tab on the codeberg page.
Oh thanks for the tip! I didn't even realize there was a codeberg link in the post.
Yeah there is a apk link you can just download and run also.
https://codeberg.org/attachments/fb4c1045-ab21-4ac0-8624-758b367eab53
This will install the app without any app store.
You can also throw the releases page URL into obtainium and toggle to include pre-releases and it'll notify you of any updates/install them.
Wow, that's quite useful.
Yeah, I'm also still waiting for anything other than Jerboa to finally show up on F-Droid.
IzzyOnDroid
I'm kinda picky about installing stuff on my phone (especially from untrustworthy sources like Google Play), and I like the additional vetting F-droid package maintainers do. Does "IzzyOnDroid" do similar vetting, or is it just grabbing whatever from upstream and distributing it without human intervention?
The IzzyOnDroid Inclusion Policy is very similar to F-droid's, just slightly less strict.
If you want further details check IzzyOnDroid Index.
I just upgraded to Infinity, but I was previously using Liftoff which was on F-Droid and worked great!
I'm searching F-droid for it but not seeing Liftoff. I tried searching both via the app itself and via https://duckduckgo.com/?q=liftoff+site%3Afdroid.org
Weird! Well, I technically use Droidify so maybe that's the reason? Either way, I also recommend Droidify to F-Droid because of security issues so try Droidify and then also try Liftoff if you'd like.
Droidify includes IzzyOnDroid Repo by default amongst others.
There's no real security difference between Droidify & F-droid or any other Popular FOSS F-droid client. They just serve a GUI to the same backend and servers.
Am I the only one who got here looking who that really active dev was?
@GlowHuddy Infinity for Lemmy is really good.
I used Infinity for Reddit, so I was happy to hear it was being ported to Lemmy. It's a pretty good app.
Yep, writing from it rn ^^
I already love it
Thunder app is great!
Infinity app is great!
Jerboa app is great!
Bulk Crap Uninstaller app is great!
Nice. Can't wait to get it through the play store.
Just sideload. Else the dev has to pay like $100 a year
@newIdentity @SnowBunting I thought $100 annual was Apple? Last I saw my play developer account was a one time of $20 or 30
Oh. Yeah that might be true. I Avent actually looked that up
I love this! Keep up the good work
Hm, I can't see it in Play store. I'm in EU.
Go to releases on codeberg
Try Obtainium, helps if an app isn't on F-Droid or Google Play Store.
I installed obtainium and added the codeberg url as a new app. I clicked on allowing pre-releases, and allowed obtainium to install apps. It sees there's an upgrade (0.0.7) as I'm currently on 0.0.6. however, when I click to update, it doesn't do anything, keeps showing the same version.
Any tips on what I could be doing wrong?
I used to have this issue, but 0.0.8 is now out. Obtanium pulls in that release just fine!
Hey. Seemingly the app won't let me log into an instance I've tried lemme.ee, sh.itjust.works, and lemmy.zip. Any ideas?
Editing to add that this app looks really nice! I think my only complaint is that collapsed comments are bright green, unless I'm missing the option to change that
Edit: I am dumb and did not think to scroll further lol oops
Edit: I successfully logged in using username rather than password. That said, the app crashes every time I try to view my profile
Make sure you didn't add a space at the end
Also the app only crashes when you try to view your profile from the bottom navigation bar. It works fine if you want to view it from the sidebar
Yes it's a little buggy for now, but it's still in development
I did check the space. It just didn't seem to want to let me log in via email but like I said, username worked fine! As to the crashing I hadn't tried from not the bottom navigation bar, so thank you for that. I was mostly just documenting the issue in case other people et encountered it
You can change that color in the settings.
Yeah I did find that. Thanks!
No problem :)
Yay! My first comment from Infinity! Been using Jerboa so far but great to have multiple options!
This is perfect. My absolute favorite app for Reddit. I'm 100 percent Lemmy now.
It is so incredibly great! And, coming from Jeroba, I don't have to be afraid of pressing backspace any more!
Nice. I really, really like the gallery view.
Best Lemmy App so far. Thanks a lot!
I'm devastated. It's been filled with ads. They took the original devs work, forked it, then filled out with damn ads.
?? I am using it right now and haven't seen a single ad?
Are you pulling it from f-droid? I haven't seen any ads.
It's not on fdroid any more is it? The lemmy version?
Dunno. It was beta when I originally downloaded it, but I believe I've gotten an update since then. I'd assumed it came through f-droid.
I just checked, and it's still there. v0.0.8, released 2023-08-08.
https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/eu.toldi.infinityforlemmy
Is there any way to make the font a little bolder without changing to a bold font?
I feel it forces my eyes a lot to read them with that soft tone or whatever is called.
Dear Dev,
Thank you. Voyager is pretty and Liftoff has a neat interface, but Infinity for Lemmy makes me feel like Reddit ca. a couple of years ago, before it went South.
Nice job.
Does it have any moderation functions?
I had no idea Sync cost this much.
So let's donate to free apps as well to support the development.
Can someone share a screenshot or two?
Very cool, thanks!
Love it!