I tried one called Lemmur that I downloaded off F-Droid, however, it can not find this instance (lemmy.world). I want one that’s open-source, and preferably from F-Droid (because screw Google). Which one do you guys use?
wefwef.app is not bad. Liftoff is good too but after last realme phone update it crashes the phone.
Liftoff so far has been the only one that let me log in and also works consistently. I haven’t tried connect but I can vouch for liftoff at least. I’ll probably be trying sync for lemmy whenever it comes out though since I loved sync for reddit.
Thunder is nice but it doesn’t seem to have Searching posts feature
I’m currently on Jerboa but I’m going to switch to boost as soon as it’s available
Using Jerboa and waiting for sync for Lemmy to come out.
Jerboa is the best I’ve used so far, though hopefully Boost will be even better when that’s released!
Boost for Reddit was an absolute top tier application.
I’m thinking about going for liftoff but it wants you to have an account on each server / instance. It doesn’t get the idea of how federation is supposed to work
I have the iOS version, you only need to sign in on one instance, but you can also view other instances without logging in, which i think is a good idea. For example you can add beehaw, which is not viewable on lemmy.world
Even though Wefwef works really well, I’m so comfortable with Boost after using it for years for Reddit that I’m super excited to get that user experience back on Lemmy!
I use these 5. I like them all, but each has its own flaws and missing features. So, I use them in tandem until they all mature and then I’ll pick the best one
Five clients look a bit excessive no?
It does, but it is not like they are all perfect. I have them because I’m experimenting. These are new apps and are improving rapidly. Eventually, one of them will be my main. I’m testing :)
Not really. I’m cycling through 4 because they’re all having problems. When one crashes, or stops being able to load content, or can’t log into my instance, I switch to the next. Jerboa gets the most use because it is the most stable so far but has some counterintuitive ui things I wish were better.
I stick with web version when client is having a problem.
This core issue is because Lemmy and the whole ecosystem is still a baby.
Connect, it seems fairly well made, has some swipe actions that let you vote up/down and save. Lets you switch between instances fairly easily. It’s still getting updated too so it seems like its only getting better.
I’m also using this one. It seems okay but as soon as Boost for lemmy is released I’ll jump on that.
So, I’m not sure why I would switch instances (I’m very new). Do I need new account on that instance then? I’ve heard about different front pages or something. I’m still confused.
I downloaded Connect on your recommendation though. Thanks!
This link will help explain migrating from Reddit and what instances are and how they work independently and simultaneously at the same time. You don’t have to create an account for every instance. You can follow another instance as a guest, you just won’t be able to interact with any comments or upvoting/downvoting. Think of them as separate websites under the same platform that can all coexist independently but still interact with each other. But this helped me out a bunch! https://github.com/amirzaidi/lemmy
I’m very new too but my understanding is that each instance can have it’s own specific content. But, you can see all content from any instance if you sort by “all.” If you sort by “local” then you will only get posts from the instance that you’re logged in to. If you go to subscribed then you’ll just get stuff you’ve subscribed to in that instance. Could be wrong tho lol
I can’t figure out how to collapse comment threads tho…
Long press on the center, to open/close a comment thread.
Long press
Jerboa is by far the most feature-rich and least glitchy that I have used.
I chose Jerboa because back at Reddit I was using an app called Joey. Just wanted to be consistent
Hmm I had a lot of trouble with jeroba, liftoff is working well for me at the moment though.
Sony Xperia 1 III. Aside from server issues in the first few days this month with Lemmy the Jerboa app has been working well. Seems fairly close enough ish to RiF for me. Really probably has a lot more going on than RiF ever did. Some mild stuff to get used to but overall a good experience. Was happy to see the ability to change the post sizes to smaller so I can see more at a given time.
I’ve only used Jerboa so I can’t compare BUT it reminds me a lot of RIF which is what I’ve used for the last like 7+ years?
Yea it’s definitely the closest to RIF so far
I had a lot of issues with Jerboa being buggy and randomly crashing personally, but that could’ve just been my experience. I switched to Connect for Lemmy and haven’t had any issues (and it looks better imo)
For me jerboa was the most buggy one I tried. I am using connect now and waiting for sync because that was my Reddit app.
I am having hard time picking one.
I think I am gonna stick with Liftoff; the UI is good and it also has all the features you need for a social network.
Lastly, the developers are working like crazy.
I liked the UI but the dark theme colors are bad
I believe it would be a easy implementation of better dark mode. We will see :)
Just started using Connect and it’s great! I moved from RiF and it’s pretty similar. My one request is a way to easily switch to the next/previous parent comment like you can do in RiF
I second connect. It’s quite good.
Third vote for connect. Tried jerboa, thought it was hideous. Went out of my way to try Thunder, not enough features. Connect is just right.
4th
5th
6th and also adding that Connect has been getting updates every couple of days, improving UI and performance.
I’d hope the actual app doesn’t look like the screenshots… doesn’t give a good first impression of attention to detail when the app preview in the screenshots are quite visibly squashed to fit the vertical height of the device frame they’ve placed them in to.
The screenshots are horrible and I almost did not download it because of them. I’m not a big fan of cards and so I use list mode. I did the same in RiF and I was able to make Connect look pretty similar.
Edit connect part message so it bring us to the app so we can try it
Done.
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Any with notable Foldable and Tablet support? I used Sync for Reddit cause of how solid the foldable function was
What features are you looking for? Also on a foldable and wondering what I’ve been missing out on.
I know the developer is working on Sync for Lemmy.
Boost when it gets available. In the meantime, Jerboa.
That’s a weird way to spell "Sync"😂
I have tried a lot, the three min ones I keep coming back to are jerboa, connect and liftoff. They all have pros and cons and I like each and alternate between them. Liftoff is a continuation of lemur by the way. Lemur was abandoned but someone else picked it up and develop it further, providing frequent updates.
As a former RIF user, I am thoroughly enjoying liftoff.
Seconding this
