Sync for Reddit is dead, long live Sync for Lemmy
Morning all, Just a quick update to say I'm making good progress with the development and we just hit 24k email signups!
Lj
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Morning all, Just a quick update to say I'm making good progress with the development and we just hit 24k email signups!
Lj
This is great news. I have signed up!
I must say, despite of how awesome Sync for Reddit was, I think we should all try not to go overboard with our expectations of what the first version of Sync for Lemmy will be. This is testing ground for all developers and expecting the same level of polishment that an app had on its 22nd version might be detrimental to the actual experience.
We know what ljdawson is capable of, so let's support him, let's enjoy his work (I am sure Sync for Lemmy v1.0 will still be awesome), but let's also give him time to refine his product on a new platform. I don't know what is involved in the development of this new app, but I do see some points where all other Lemmy apps are struggling, so I can only assume this enterprise presents some new challenges. It is only fair to give him some room for growth and not expect absolute greatness from scratch.
I'll bet Laurence is stoked to read: "It's been 47 minutes since the last update. Is Sync for Lemmy abandoned?" once things are underway
As someone who bought Sync for Reddit (Pro) back in 2012, I just wanted to express my thanks for all your hard work over the years. It's one absolutely stellar app, and you can count on a day one purchase for Sync for Lemmy from me.
Same here!
Absolutely, same here, will pay for Sync for Lemmy!
Really excited for this, how have you found working with the Lemmy API's compared to Reddit's?
I'll being pro again as well!
Agreed! I picked up Lifetime for Sync for Reddit before uninstalling it in support for Sync for Lemmy, and I'll be popping for Lifetime again when it's out! 🤘🏼 Long live Sync for Lemmy 🤓
This is the way 💪
Easiest purchase decision ever
This is the way 💪
Saving up my google play credit to buy lifetime pro on day one!
I'm happy to go Pro again too, but I need it to support non-Google Android
I was stuck on Sync 19 because of this
There's a sync sized hole in my home screen and only you can fill it
I'm so ready to get Sync'd again
Sync me daddy 😩😩
I'll buy Pro again!
As a Sync Ultra user, would pay again. The quality of Sync is out of this world, I used Reddit just so I'd be able to enjoy a good UX on my phone.
Good luck with the first version!
I'll be there on day one. Deleted Sync two days ago and need to fill that gap in my app list.
I haven't been able to bring myself to uninstall it yet :(
It was hard. But I am finding a lot of the same communities here on Lemmy. And sync will be coming here soon enough.
Same :((( though not because of reddit, I've been looking to leave reddit for 4 years. Sync was a special app though.
Same here
I replaced it with Jerboa shortly after the the AMA. Jerboa has been great so far, but I'll happily switch back to Sync for Lemmy.
24k!? Dang. I'm really hoping that contributes to the activity over here. Lemmy provides a similar enough experience that, as long as the people come, it'll be comparable to Reddit for sure.
One question I've been curious about: is your goal to make Sync for Lemmy as close as possible to the same experience as Sync for Reddit, minus any changes that are inherently different between Reddit and Lemmy?
He mentioned SfL will be the SfR app but working for Lemmy. Same UI basically
The king is DEAD.
*#LONG LIVE THE KING! *
Fuck yeah! I was so sad to uninstall Sync, can't wait to have the same experience but for Lemmy! Thanks for your work, I'll gladly pay for pro again
Absolutely. Not even a question. Sync on Android has been better than Apollo on iOS in my experience
+1 on this!
I'm hyped! Currently using Connect for Lemmy which feels fairly polished but I find myself always trying to do Sync's gestures lol. Really excited to get Sync back!
If I keep Sync for Reddit installed on my phone, will there be a way to import my settings once the Lemmy version is released?
It's the back swipe and the collapse, isn't it! This is pretty good in the meantime so fair dos to the developer of Connect.
But sync was sooo good. Can't wait.
Clearing read posts is something I miss.
Oh God this
Exactly lol. Also the swiping on comments and posts to upvote, save, reply, etc behaves differently. I find myself accidentally downloading posts when I'm just scrolling.
Connect is good but the 3rd party Reddit apps were so crazy polished. The absolute dumbest thing spez did as an outcome of his dumb decisions was he sent all the best app developers on his platform, straight to his biggest competitor.
I mean third party apps have had over a decade more time to get polished in comparison to the Lemmy options. I'm not really optimistic that Lemmy is a true competitor to reddit. While I, personally, no longer want to support reddit, only a tiny fraction of reddit's user base has made the switch to Lemmy, and if you go over to reddit right now, not much has changed. Posts are still getting orders of magnitude more interactions than posts here. Some mods will leave but people will eagerly replace them. I also think Lemmy is inherently a little difficult to understand. I'm pretty tech savvy and I had issues figuring it out. The average user is going to struggle a lot which is bad for becoming more widespread.
The ui code can be reused so a lot of the polish can be ported over. I don't care for Lemmy to get as big as Reddit. I want it to get bigger than it is now but once you got a critical mass extra users don't make the community any better.
I disagree. The obscure subs is what I really loved about reddit. Subreddits based on niche hobbies have a much wider userbase from reddit to pull from while you won't have nearly as many people over here. Overall I'm looking forward to seeing Lemmy grow some more but I think lacking active discussion in some of the more niche communities will make it a little more boring for me than reddit was.
Even if I use Lemmy less than Reddit, Sync has earned my respect enough for another purchase, I know Lemmy is in heavy flux, hope this doesn't dampen your efforts ^_°
Sync was amazing, it will continue to be amazing. I'm 100% buying the Pro version again.
Just subscribed to Lemmy.world because of the message in Sync for Reddit, so I'm definitely looking forward to buy your app again. Still not too sure about the differences between Reddit and Lemmy, other than Lemmy is slow, but it's probably getting a lot of attention suddenly.
That's sort of a good problem to have; it means Lemmy is gaining a lot of attention. Hopefully people stick around long enough to reform their communities in Lemmy while people upgrade and add new servers to handle the demand.
This is what keeps me going. Your work is so appreciated!
I was unsure where to move after reddit, but when you annouced Sync for Lemmy it was clear as day. Thanks for keeping Sync up and running!
Pretty sure a lot of the boiler plate code would be the same like upvote/downvote, etc.
Just that instead of telling reddit that user pressed upvote, now the app needs to tell lemmy.
Exactly the UI and the model/backend are properly separated if it follows a design pattern like MVC. So it would be pretty trivial to replace the Reddit API calls with Lemmy API calls. Except for the things that don’t exactly translate one on one.
Famous last words calling something trivial in engineering. But if there’s anyone that can it’s our man ❤️
Man. You are way more optimistic about the promises of MVC than I am. Yes it can definitely make things easier for a transition like this but I would not call it trivial.
Man. You are way more optimistic about the promises of MVC than I am. Yes it can definitely make things easier for a transition like this but I would not call it trivial.
It would be in lemmy's best interests to make their APIs as close to reddit ones as possible.
It's a little late for that, Lemmy's API is mostly in place and already being used.
Can't wait! I'll buy it again!
It feels kind of silly but I'm also looking forward to buying it again.
God knows I've got plenty of google play credit to spare.
Can't wait!! Thank you for your efforts and I'll be purchasing Pro again!
Sync was awesome, so glad to hear there's gonna be a version for Lemmy
Bought Sync back in 2012 and got over a decade of love for it, count me in line for Sync for Lemmy!
Only reddit app I've ever used. Can't wait for the Lemmy version!
I had only one complaint about Sync Pro - it was too cheap by half, considering all the work you put in over that decade+
I'd have gladly paid a tenner. In fact I used to pay for pro again after I got a new phone lol
I'd recommend go buy his other app(s) in support. I did...After it was no longer working.
Good, I love Sync!
I'll even pay for Pro again, just making it happen. Love you dude.
Respect dev, you made the right choice to hop in here!
Can't wait for Sync for Lemmy.
We keeping the same icon right?
I really hope so.
Flipped I hope, like this sub's (wait, are we calling these subs?) icon.
I'll buy Pro again!
looking forward to supporting the new version of sync again when it's up! Thanks for all your work on this
I’m very excited about this! Sync was my preferred client on my Android phones, so I’m definitely looking forward to this.
is there a confirmation on the signups? I click the button but nothing appears to happen.
You use Firefox, don't you?
I've experienced the same problem. FF's advanced blocking blocks the call. Try signing up from a shittier browser, like Chrome.
Boom! Roasted
It logged in once I did the confirmation from my email.
Just take my money already! Definitely will pay again for pro version of Sync!
The King is Dead! Long Live the King!
Super excited for Sync for Lemmy, thank you lj!
That's incredible news! Please let me oe the community know if you need any help beta testing.
Patiently waiting! Using Connect in the meantime.
Amazing! I cannot wait.
Hey LJ!
Just another redfugee here and long time Sync user. I'm excited to see what you come up with.
Cannot wait! ill be buying pro.
I have never subscribed to something so fast.
I didn't even think twice!
Guaranteed fan for life. Fuck spez. Long live Sync.
If you need beta testers, sign me up!
Excellent!
Really excited to see this. Signed up to your Patreon, hopefully a few others have too.
Patreon link pls. I'll send some $. Sync ~~~~is~~~~ was by far the best reddit app. Would love to support.
Here it is:
https://www.patreon.com/syncforreddit
Great to hear that about time reddit's monopoly ended, too many shitty decisions they need punished
I'm so happy you're doing this! It's going to be amazing!!!
Fantastic - literally joined Lemmy today to be ready. Looking forward to this, long, long time user and now dropping Reddit.
Good night, sweet prince. Not goodbye, only until next time.
Sync for Reddit
o7
I've signed up! Been using Sync Pro for so many years, I'll continue to do so on this new platform
Can we have this one supported on non-Google Android?
I was stuck on Sync 19 because of this
Seconded! I had to switch to another app, but I still remember Sync as the best.
My sync v22 or whatever it was worked perfectly fine on my OnePlus oxygen android os
Interesting. And you didn't have anything Google installed on yours?
Yes!! Sync was how I browsed Reddit 95%+ of the time and I have no desire to use the official reddit app. Stoked that sync for lemmy is confirmed!
I'm just glad there was something to sign up for while warming up the porcelain throne this morning. But if we could get an version before Taco Tuesday that would be helpful, thanks. 😜
I'll buy Pro again!
Very much looking forward to it! Loved sync so much :) I keep on trying the gestures in this connect app haha
Thank you for your hard work.
Cannot wait! Thanks for all of your hard work. I'll be joining Sync for Lemmy as soon as its available.
Can't wait! Liftoff is really good, but Sync was better.
Can't wait to use it.
Can't wait honestly. I've been using it for years. No app feels the same.
Not an Android user but glad to hear you are getting it running for Lemmy!
Fantastic news! Signed up, happy to pay again, can't wait!
I'm so excited for this, we all appreciate the immense amount of work this must take.
Is there like a timeline for this?
And I just want to say thank you for doing this development
About 6 weeks for a mvp from what I understood, but that was around a week ago, so around 6 weeks
Was this a typo, or a funny joke on software development?
Well it was basically just from my personal experience with giving time estimates for projects ;)
As another software developer, yeah I get it :3
Ohh I can’t wait
I'm so excited for Lemmy Sync! I've been using Sync for Reddit for many, many years and absolutely adore the app - the new app will certainly ease the transition to Lemmy!
Super excited to see where this goes! :D
Long live the King!
It's incredibly awesome that you're doing this, and we're here to help continue the legacy that is Sync!
looking forward to it my dude, i havent used reddit at all this month. thank you !
i was genuinely sad when i saw this.
Anxiously waits in anticipation
I've been using Sync for many years, and I'll be switching over. I started with sh.itjust.works, and have moved to kbin.social because it supports a proper OAuth login process... I've read some people suggesting that kbin is a slightly differnet API than other federation sources, but... if it takes time, I'll wait, no worries. Or I'll create another account somewhere else... I think porting accounts and such is something that needs to be better handled, as does such a lot of the UI across all the different federation instances, but hopefully that's something Sync can handle :) Thanks for your hard work, and you can guarantee that if you offer it, I'll be going lifetime subscriber again. Totally worth it.
You Sir, are a legend.
U the man
Hey @[email protected], good work! Can you provide a ETA if you could?
I think ljdawson said 4 to 6 weeks in the introduction post in reddit. That was a couple of days at least ago though.
Im looking forward to it. But atbthe same time i doubt my willpower is strong enough for me to wait that long.
For now I'm using Liftoff and Connect for Lemmy. And they're ... fine? But the amount of polish in Sync for Reddit is/was insane. I'm keeping my hopes up for the Lemmy version.
Liftoff has been my favorite so far. The only thing I don't care for is how accounts and subscriptions are handled. There's a lot of room for cross contamination because you can switch subscriptions without switching the active user (and vice versa).
Can't wait for Sync.
Can't wait, thank you!
Great to hear that about time reddit's monopoly ended, too many shitty decisions they need punished
I keep catching myself clicking the old sync app out of habit, it's like muscle memory at this point when I unlock my phone 😅 Is the Lemmy update coming as a patch to the reddit app, or will there be a new download when the time comes? Just wondering if I should delete the old app to try and break my addiction in the interim.
I've deleted the old app and just put my current Lemmy app there, when Sync for lemmy is published I'll replace it again. This way I don't have to change a thing about my habit
Sync is/was one of my favourite apps since 2013 - looking forward to seeing what the Lemmy experience is like.
Hi lj random question regarding sync for reddit. Do you know by any chance when the imgur rapid api key will expire?
That's great news, as someone who bought Sync for Reddit pro all those years ago, and who just heard about/signed up for Lemmy in the last 5 minutes.
Looking forward to trying it out and learning more about Lemmy!
Thanks LJ!
This is great, I can't wait!
Wow, that's a lot of signups !
Super excited to see where this goes! :D
Sweet, can't wait!
Awesome! Will there be an iOS version later on?
Thanks for the update!
Awesome
Already signed up and stoked for sync to make a comeback. Thanks for everything
Can't wait
Can't wait ☺
right on
I'll being pro again as well!
Loved the app. Looking forward to using it again here!
Waiting for it!
Thanks for the great work LJ, Sync was my favorite app by far, so I hope to switch over to it once out.
For now, I have really been enjoying using Wefwef. So cool to see so many great apps for this platform.
Hopefully kbin comparability is an option once their API is sorted
I will definitely use/pay for this when it comes out just as a token of appreciation for your work on Sync.
But it'd be awesome if you picked up support for kbin as well when it's API offerings are fully out, it's my prefence over lemmy by far.
Excellent! Can't wait! Thank you!
Let's go!
Don't worry it's just for the email reminder, you'll get the same updates right here on Lemmy.
If you use Firefox, try in a different browser.
It's something to do with the strict blocking in Firefox, and the provider that's handling the signups.
That's awesome. Looking forward to it!
Rip
You should start doing pop-ups daily when opening the app.
Like saying, "it's no meta Mondays today!"
Or, "new app update features: xyz"
I'll being pro again as well!
Thanks for the update!
Thanks for the update!
Thanks for the update!
Awesome! Long time Sync Pro user here, can't wait to see this!
Excited! @[email protected] Can you say yet whether SfL will include a tablet mode like SfR did?
<3
Signed up as well. Take your time with the app. I don't know how long I've had Sync Pro and it's really a sad day when I had to uninstall it.
I had only one complaint about Sync Pro - it was too cheap by half, considering all the work you put in over that decade+
I'd have gladly paid a tenner. In fact I used to pay for pro again after I got a new phone lol
Kind of feel cheated considering I purchased pro just a week ago, but that's on me for being too optimistic when it comes to SHTF.
A week ago you should have known that 3rd party apps were going under
If only developing software for multiple, completely different platforms was as easy as simply making one app, and all debugging & patching was universal across the board. Ag, what a world that would be.
Instead, it's tough and worth every penny of support by the fans who appreciate good work when they see it. There must be countless free options out there, but after all: you get what you pay for, right?
Let's support the amazing work of this superhuman solo dev, the hero we need and just in time. 🤌🏼
Am a developer myself, even less paid. So I know the struggle. Making any kind of software is hard, I know that first hand. It's just that I had hopes reddit's resident shitheads would understand gravity of their mistakes and turn back on their decisions considering the size of protests. But alas, that didn't happen.
Far out that a huge number, and Lemmy is just starting out!