I've resurrected lemmur, a beautiful flutter app. Coming soon to an instance near you!
Hey guys, a week ago I started working on a lemmy app like many others as an excuse to learn flutter. Along the way I found an old app that was abandoned but very well built.
After a couple of days I was able to get things running and semi-useable again. Including posting this post from the app! The main effort being updating to 0.17.x.
Here's some screenshots:
I'll be renaming the app (so I can republish it), tentatively under the name "Lem".. but really open to ideas here.
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"Leap"
Because, that's what lemmings allegedly do, but also encouraging people to take the leap and embrace the fediverse
Leap for Lemmy
that sounds great
I like this best
Haha, how ironic. I downloaded the old Lemmur from F-Droid today, having no idea it had been abandoned. When I couldn't add lemmy.world, I knew something was up.
It's a good looking app, so good on your resurrecting it!
As for a name... Given it's a resurrected app, how about Zommur? 😁
I did the same thing last week, that's how I got started on this whole thing! Hahaha
Joey!
Literally installed it today too lol
Hey Zack, we should probably talk!
I follwed the same route but focused on the iOS side and so I have "Limbo" in TestFlight! Lemmur is such a great base isn't it? It's such a shame that the original devs moved on.
Have a look at my take at https://lemmy.world/c/limbo
Woah! Yeah we should talk!
Can't believe they abandoned it.
Matrix: @zachatrocity:matrix.org
Here is my latest write up on progress and alpha re-release for Android:
https://bigfoot.ninja/post/4042
Shout out to https://kbin.social/u/Gamers_Mate for the name suggestion!
If you don't go with any of the other people's suggestions, I'd like to inform you that in Danish, Lem basically means penis :)
These things are important when it comes to international products 🤣
Looking great, can't wait to test it! Nothing against Jerboa for the time being, but alternatives are always welcome. Been testing summit yesterday that someone posted as well, and I think every app has some unique features about it, so let's see where the journey goes.
Ideally I'd love to have something as close to Reddit Sync as possible :-P
As for the name, isn't Lem a bit short? Not that I dislike it, but in terms of being properly searchable on google and the likes it might be better to go for a longer, unique search string, else it could get a bit cluttered.
Should have a testable android APK on the repo tomorrow and I'll work on getting the iOS app out for people to sideload.
Over all it works pretty well, there's a few bugs but it's a solid foundation!
Yeah I suck at names, I'll keep thinking
Sounds awesome! Do you have a link to the repo so I can follow you there?
Yeah you can track progress here:
https://github.com/zachatrocity/lem
I'll make a more formal GitHub release hopefully tomorrow!
Thank you for your work!
I have good news for you. Sync for Lemmy is happening!
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I second Lem being too short unless op plans on doing a lot of SEO or making people search Lem for Lemmy.
No fucking way!!! YES!
Is summit worth using over
Jerusalem?I currently have Jerboa installed but there's some things I find clunky about it.Edit: I meant Jerboa
I never heard of Jerusalem, do you have a link by any chance?
My apologies, I meant Jerboa but my phone autocorrected it
No, in that case summit isn't worth it just yet, it's really a very early proof of concept app. I just like the idea that multiple apps are popping up, that was really helpful for reddit apps to adapt quickly.
Now that ljdawson (dev of Reddit Sync) officially started to work on a Lemmy client over on https://lemmy.world/c/syncforlemmy, I'm seriously just waiting for his initial release. That app was my steady companion for 11+ years, and the first app I ever bought.
Sync is coming to lemmy soon
Holy crap, this reminds me so much of Infinity for Reddit (my favorite reddit client.) If this releases I'd love to try it out!
If you're game to test while I get the wheels back on we're making progress!
https://bigfoot.ninja/post/4042
Note: significant bug with the comments due to API redesign that happened in the last 4 months.
the links aren't working or is it just me?
The package links gives a 404, is it expected?
And it works!
Which instance? Lemmy.world spins forever at login screen
Is it open source?
Yes it is (GPL 2.0)
Any idea why a newer project would elect for the GPL 2.0 over the 3.0? I know that the Linux kernel is GPL 2.0 still and I think it had something to do with changes regarding DRM (Tivoization). But I don't see how that would apply here.
Mlem
There's already an iOS app using this name.
Mobile lemmy, yeah, this is a solid winner!
You could make THE LEMMY app:
Yeah I'm working on that separately as an instance utility.
But Lemmynade (new name) does aggregate multiple instances and user accounts into a single feed which is nice
How about going one abstraction further and calling it Stanislaw? I'll see myself out (but looking forward to trying the app).
Not gonna lie, I had to Google that one.
But point taken lol, I'll come up with something better.
There really wasn't a "point", I just thought it was funny :) You call your app whatever the fudge you like, as long as it works.
I absolutely love the idea of a connection to Stanislav Lem. He's one of the greatest SciFi writers!
So how about "Stanny"? It sounds similar to Lemmy and tributes Lem.
Not a great Lem fan, but this meta-level of app-naming appeals to me.
Just like "Lemmy" reminds me of "Lenin", "Stanny" reminds me of "Stalin"
i aprove.
Great idea. But don't spell it with the correct "ł" letter. That will be a pain to input on any keyboard other than Polish ones.
A group of lemmings is called a slice, the app could be something like
LemSlice
SliceOLem
Or maybe just Slice
Just some ideas
I really like Slice, hahah. Simple, short and memorable!
I third Slice.
Hey man, thanks for the hard work! Seems it only works for lemmy.ml? I can't add my account at lemmy.world!
Don't get Lemmy from the play store. That's not mine. The original devs abandoned the project.
Lemmy.ml is no longer required and will likely be removed as the default for the app.
I've renamed it and here is some info on how you can get the first Alpha release:
https://bigfoot.ninja/post/4042
I see! Do you plan to publish to F-Droid? By the way, seems the link is dead.
Same, the commented link in the parent link here 404s
This, please.
Sounds great. Jerboa is sort of ok, but it is always good to have alternatives.
I'm here for this. Need a decent app. Looking forward to installing and using.
If this is eventually going to serve as a Lemmy and Kbin app, maybe don't tie the name to the former. Not that I've got any suggestions for you.
Honestly, I think Lem is too similar to Mlem and Memmy and whatnot. I'd go with something Fed- or Thread- or Verse-related. Like Threader (could style it differently) or something
I think Lemmynade would be a perfect name.
Holy crap that's pretty good. We might have a winner
I like it. It needs to have bright summer colors then though
I second this
This looks great! I never used Slide, I was a JoeyforReddit user, but I'm really excited to see all the different apps in development.
Sweet I'm gonna use this. I always thought it kinda wild that people don't write readers for this kind of website in RN or Flutter, considering you don't need any extra native functionality at all. Would love to contribute too.
Contributions would be very welcome! I'll put together a list of issues
Looks good. Did you get the original author's permission or was it open source?
Also, as a name... how about "Let Me"?
Open source with gnu gpl v2.
That was the first thing I checked! Hahah
Are you going to put it on GitHub? Obviously you're not required to release code until you release a build into the wild, but just curious if we can see your progress in real time by any chance lol
Unless you hate the name Lemmur I don't know if you have to change it yet either.
Yeah you can track my progress here: https://github.com/zachatrocity/lemmynade
I'll make a formal GitHub and fdroid release hopefully tomorrow.
Well I know I could keep the name and have a separate bundle ID. But the old app is still on the play store. Figured it'd be easier to rename then deal with the duplicate named app on the store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.krawieck.lemmur
I didn't think to mention this until just now, but you're probably going to have to do a more significant rework of the app pretty soon to work with Lemmy backend v0.18. You can test it against some public development instances in the short term, but unless the release candidate is held up, you probably have like 1 week before the app at least has issues on most servers (not entirely sure how much of a breaking change it'll be code-wise).
Yup, been tracking that in the matrix. Will be curious how long it takes most instances to update once it's officially released.
Let Me is a great name
Desktop works well!
Take a stab at the desktop build here:
https://github.com/zachatrocity/lemmynade/releases/tag/untagged-b9dc19b8998e08301a73
Hmm.. try going through here?
https://bigfoot.ninja/post/4042
Oh no i figured out the issue. I had GitHub trigger a migration from the fork to a stand alone. Sorry about that. Rerunning the build now and you should be able to get the packages once it finishes through the releases tab on my repo
That is very strange. I think so?
Try this one: https://github.com/zachatrocity/lemmynade
Which I know people have accessed, then go to the releases page and you'll find all the assets there.
is it on FDroid?
Reminds me of infinity for reddit which I'm going to miss past July 1st
There's a workaround floating over on Reddit. You can use infinity after July 1st if you use your own perosnal api key. A guy has a one click script for it
If you don't mind I'd like a link for that please
Sure. Here you go: https://www.reddit.com/r/Infinity_For_Reddit/comments/14c2v5x/build_your_own_apk_with_your_personal_api_key_in/
Thanks you, that's great :)
Do you mean F-droid repo?
As for suggestion, I noticed that you can't really add a custom Lemmy instance.
You can, it's on the settings:
Yeah but it doesn't let you put whatever you want , or perhaps it fails when it detects a new instance version. I tried a few instances I have accounts on and none were working 😔
Ah yeah that has been fixed.
Sorry, I should've been clearer.
You can, if the app 'allows' you to (I guess it checks a list or smth).
I tried few days ago to add some of the new instances, to check if it truly allow you to add any instance. It didn't let me to add those. Jeroba has the same problem.
I tried w/ VPN, and also w/ Tor.
If possible, to 'force' it to add an intance even if it fails to confirm it's a valid instance.
Tnx in advace for your work mate :)
Looks really good! Where will we be able to download it? I wouldn't mind giving it try.
I'll get it on GitHub release tomorrow! Then fdroid and iOS app store to follow.
Probably should also get it on the Google Play Store! F-Droid is a pretty niche market and Android has the widest audience.
I was using this when I first signed up for Lemmy and it definitely felt better than Jerboa.
Man this would be tits, I'm using jerboa right now but the app has a bunch of UI issues where it just feels kinda clunky, I don't mind it looking visually dated (this does look better though) but it's more about functionality to me, I'd be interested in trying a different app.
Ah, I used to use Lemmur when I first joined Lemmy. Nice to see it revived.
I've downloaded obtanium to prepare. It seems I can't actually add your repo until you make a release though.
I'm not a big fan of the rounded corners. Will there be a way to make them just rectangles?
Yeah gonna make some designs options cause I don't like them either. I want compact cards too. Feel free to open a feature request on my GitHub issues so I can track it!
https://github.com/zachatrocity/lemmynade
It's looking great man, keep up the good work
Can you make it support kbin.social please too?
I truly hope he/she does, it look great and I'd absolutely love to use it
They moment
Yeah once I get things stable this is on my list!
@zach IDK why, but this app gives me some Infinity for Reddit vibes.
Probably is the UI. Those upvote and downvote buttons.
Yeah it does look similar. I didn't design the UI up to this point. I've justed updated it to support the lemmy backend starting from 0.17.x
It fairly out of the box material design flutter
That was also my first thought seeing it!
Sweeeet, lookin' forward to testing it out
Best looking lemmy app yet. I like Jerboa but this looks smooth
This looks so much better than Jerboa for Lemmy. Can't wait for the release
I'm excited to try new apps for Lemmy
Thaaaaaaankkk yoooooou
Flemmy sounds like phlegm
We loooooove yooooou
Oooooo das purtyyyyy
Thank you! I used to use it back before I switched to reddit
Also be careful posting anything mentioning piracy because Lemmy is a easy target for lawsuites
This is good news, I've mentioned a couple times in other threads, that I've been surprised that no one had picked up Lemmur & moved it on, so its good to see this happening, I'm sure it will be a welcome addition. Look forward to trying it out, all the best to you, & thanks
Thank you, this is great news! I already installed it from Fdroid nad tried to test it, But it doesn't recognize my server, says instance not found (discuss.tchncs.de)
This isn't on F-Droid yet.
Damn this Is pretty . Thanks so much for this!
any plans to support monet(material you) theming?
Good question. I'll have to do some research!
MelleM
Very cools looks like infinity