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How are you accessing Lemmy now? Browser or app? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Wabbitsmiles@lemmy.world to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world

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Hi fellow sync-ers,

Having joined Lemmy recently, I have been having a ton of fun. However accessing Lemmy through my mobile browser has been an awful experience, similar to my past Reddit experience till I found Sync.

I'm not sure how much longer I can tolerate the browser experience, and am hesitating jumping on a app. Where's your head at about this?

Edit (4 days later)

I've been on Connect and has been 8/10 so far. Gonna dual use with liftoff after seeing the comments.

I did a 5 minute ctr+F to see which were the most popular apps/ interfaces. Not sorted by pos/neg, just mentions.

wefwef/ voyager - 46
connect - 43
Liftoff - 33
Jerboa - 23
Thunder - 16
Firefox - 13
Thunder - 16
Old.lemmy - 5
Alexandrite - 4
Vivaldi - 2

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[–] zerosignal@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I have jerboa installed but it was buggy so I mostly use a browser (Vivaldi)

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Voyager

[–] UhBell@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Thunder

[–] PenguinMage@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

App, funny enough never been here on the pc.

[–] eggshappedegg@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

Currently using CONNECT on the phone and browser on PC. More or less exactly the way I used to browse reddit really

[–] iso@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago

I'm suffering through Jerboa, heavily anticipating Sync since it'll change everything for me

[–] Zstom6IP@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

browser.

[–] UnrealRealityX@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

web browser on desktop, but if synclemmy is going to be as hot as reddit syncreddit, then mobile usage will jump.

[–] Banned@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Liftoff on mobile. Don't get to sit at a PC for web browsing much. If sync feels like it did on reddit. I will switch to that and customize it exactly how I want it again.

[–] Lemmy_at_it@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 years ago

Same here. Liftoff does what I need it to do for the time-being, but will be switching to sync whenever it is ready to go

[–] Myrbolg@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Im using Alexandrite on desktop und Liftoff on mobile. Liftoff is great, I don't really miss much from the famous reddit apps.

[–] invisible_cunt@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Waiting for Boost

[–] radarsat1@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I was using Jerboa because i was used to Sync for reddit. But, I got a bit tired of how rough around the edges it is, so I switched to just installing my Lemmy instance front page as Firefox "app" on my phone and realized it's not that bad as a UI, so sticking with it for now.

I'll probably try apps again in the future but I feel more open to "installing" good web apps now. Incidentally I tried the same trick with Reddit's mobile interface after Sync stopped working and realized it's also not so awful as I remembered. I did prefer Sync but I'll see how it goes with this method. So it's mobile web interfaces on Android for me for now.

Having said that, in both cases I think I'd prefer a more "simple HTML" type experience like old reddit over these dynamic SPA things they both have going.

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[–] raubarno@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I'm not a smartphone guy. I use a browser version on my laptop.

[–] lorez@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Liftoff on Android and Memmy on IOS. I prefer Liftoff.

[–] xusontha@l.buckodr.ink 3 points 2 years ago

Liftoff

[–] SVM@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Browser. Waiting for Sync!

[–] KuroJ@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Firefox when I'm at my PC, and when I'm relaxing I switch between Connect on Android or Memmy on my iPad.

[–] Deftdrummer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I just recently started using the app Thunder, but also old.lemmy.world as well. Feel almost at home until Sync is released.

[–] yuki2501@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Browser. So far I haven't found an app that is user friendly, allows me to switch accounts, and doesn't log me out every 30 minutes.

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[–] Raisin8659@monyet.cc 3 points 2 years ago

Browser on on PC. On mobile, Connect or Lift-off; can't really tell the differences yet.

[–] andrr_464@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

wefwef and safari

[–] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Mostly liftoff (now), sometimes browser.

[–] muaveri@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Firefox for android with Lemmy Universal Link Switcher + rss feeds through Feeder

[–] april4356@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

website on the desktop, liftoff on android.

wish i could use sync when it comes out, but there is no way for me to pay for the app on the play store.

[–] renrenPDX@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Desktop browser on PC or tablet with multiple Lemmy instances pinned. I get different flavors of lemmy based on subscription. Also wefwef.app and old.lemmy. iOS Mlem and Memmy apps on phone.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Both, I guess, technically.

I have been using Voyager for lemmy.world. which is a progressive web app you can install to your phones homescreen. It is still is using the browsers engine for javascript, but it behaves as if it was a mobile app.

[–] Techie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Voyager or Memmy on mobile. Regular Lemmy on desktop.

[–] Alfuh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I tried quite a few: Jerboa, wefwef, Thunder, Liftoff, browser (Brave)

Ultimately chose Connect which functions great and has some good customizations I appreciate

Patiently waiting for Sync

[–] BitingChaos@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I keep going back and forth between Voyager (buggy) and Memmy (missing features).

If scrolling was fixed (iOS) and images stopped partially loading in Voyager, I would stick with that.

If Memmy supported favorites (without subscribing to a community), then I'd probably stick with that.

[–] HipPriest@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Kbin with PWA. Happy enough with that but interested to see what happens with the Artemis app as well

[–] Weaponized_Stupidity@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I may be new to the fediverse, but I’ve found kbin more visually pleasing than native lemmy website. That’s on desktop, on mobile, since there’s no native kbin app yet, I’ve added kbin as a WebApp to my Home Screen. I’ve heard good thing about Liftoff too.

[–] jared@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Kbin on browser with scripts.

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[–] Peglar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

App. I like it so far.

[–] Wabbitsmiles@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Which app?

[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Memmy is nailing it for me. Brand new app and it’s already super smooth, intuitive and functional. Experience is close enough to Apollo that I’m now fully onboard the Lemmy train.

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[–] sndrtj 2 points 2 years ago

I am writing this on Connect. Mostly works, but about one in 5 comments fails due to "wrong language". I haven't yet found any option of even setting comment language, so I guess it's autodetecting and failing at that.

I also miss Sync's filtering capabilities.

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