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Can we get Apollo dev to create a Lemmy iOS mobile app? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 years ago by b0o@lemm.ee to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Is the Lemmy folks able to get the Apollo dev to create a Lemmy iOS app?

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[–] Veraticus@lib.lgbt 32 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Check out wefwef, it’s a mobile app but it replicates the Apollo experience shockingly well.

[–] Steinsprut@szmer.info 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I can confirm it's pretty fuckin lit, didn't expect PWA to be such a good experience

[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Same here. Its amazing! And it works on my android too!

[–] Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 years ago

It’s utterly changed my opinion on web apps. It’s astonishingly good.

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

https://wefwef.app

[–] bitseek@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Just scrolled through this thread to upvote this. Definitely worth a try if you miss the Apollo UI. Very smooth and beautiful UI.

[–] casualPeeper@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 2 years ago

Replying using wefwef

[–] esaru@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Just remember to read the "Terms and Privacy" before using it.

wefwef.app proxies information and you need to rely on their promise to not log, sell or inspect it.

They also collect "aggregated anonymized analytics".

As an alternative, you can install any Lemmy website as PWA app. Also, the native phone app Jerboa doesn't have those issues. You might want to consider one of those alternatives instead.

[–] PiselloSauro@feddit.it 7 points 2 years ago

As an alternative you can self host wefwef so that should alleviate some of the concerns

[–] FrayDabson@vlemmy.net 1 points 2 years ago

I don’t think that’s enough reason to immediately dismiss wefwef and if your truly concerned just self host.

I’ve tried many alternatives but so far wefwef is #1

[–] koreth@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I too was shocked by how much it feels like Apollo and how silky smooth it is. I no longer even care whether or not someone makes a native iOS app for Lemmy.

[–] ijeff@lemdro.id 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's really surprisingly polished and quick.

[–] Sp00ky94@lemmy.fmhy.ml 12 points 2 years ago

In one of his interviews he said he wasn’t very interested at the moment. But he did say he will watch Lemmy and the fediverse to see the growth of it and decide later on if it’s worth it to build an app for Lemmy. He isn’t sure if Lemmy will actually grow after July 1st but time will tell.

[–] kalanggam@beehaw.org 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hey, although it's no big deal since this is also about Lemmy, there's a megathread for all Reddit-related news and discussion here. We've been encouraging everyone to direct most discussion related to Reddit there, and I figured it might be worthwhile to pose this question there since it concerns a former 3PA for Reddit. Thanks!

[–] ijeff@lemdro.id 1 points 2 years ago

Is there a way to link those so folks on other instances can access properly? I get an error when clicking through (using wefwef.app and another server).

[–] ash@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He already mentioned he wasn’t super interested.

[–] NightAuthor@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I think he even said he was super uninterested. The existing platform and his use of it was what initially drove him to make Apollo. He’d have to first find that same (or more) level of commitment to lemmy.

[–] LSNLDN@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

I’m using Memmy, in beta atm, v similar

[–] green_dot@le.fduck.net 4 points 2 years ago

Given the circumstances, and his statement, can't blame him, the whole thing was exhausting for him I believe. There are already number of apps that appeared for lemmy, and probably more to come, so it is a thriving environment at the moment.

Let's see how the momentum will continue

[–] Granixo@feddit.cl 3 points 2 years ago

Boost dev already migrated to Lemmy, so Apollo better keep up!

[–] potato@lolimbeer.com 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Christian has said he’s not interested currently.

I think Memmy has done an excellent job of being very “Apollo like” and would recommend you take a peek at it.

It’s available in both the App Store and TestFlight.

I moved from Apollo to Memmy and have been extremely happy. I’m in the test flight beta and I usually wake up to multiple updates each morning and all of them are moving in the right direction in my opinion.

https://github.com/Memmy-App/memmy

memmy@lemmy.ml

Edit: fixed link