Sync for Lemmy (beta) is now live for everyone
A beautiful Lemmy app for browsing Lemmy on the go!
Please note this is just a beta and there are going to be bugs, but it works and it works nicely. Have fun.
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My excitement is tempered by two things, the ultra cost being a subscription (I get the "why" I just hate more subscriptions) and also the pretty crappy targeted adverts "consent" whereby you have to scroll through page after page of third party vendors to turn off the "legitimate" interest which is, let's be honest their way around consent by just ignoring what you want. That's put me right off in all honesty sorry.
Man, when the Pro lifetime comes out I'm there but at this point I'm not going to engage at all with either being tracked by advertisers or being forced to go through all that. There are other open source apps that don't do any of that which may not be quite as good but the difference is worth it. Lemmy doesn't have any ads. Why should I subject myself to ads or being tracked to use what is already free?
Because you know what sync provides and why it's worth spending money on it. I get these arguments and they are valid but no one forces anyone to use an app. You can just ignore it. I also prefer open source apps and don't like subscriptions but I bought the Ultra even if I just want to remove the ads. Also the price is not that big so i think of it as a donation.
It's a nice app, but so is Jerboa, which does not have ads. If there was a one-time ad-free purchase; I would strongly consider it; but I'm not going to pay a subscription to avoid ads on an already ad-free website.
I believe the developer is working on a one-time payment Pro version that removes ads. Ultra has additional features for a subscription fee.
It's out now. $20. No thanks.
I bought it. I want to support LJ. He's doing a great job and really got shafted by reddit.
Yeah I'm sticking with voyager/memmy
This is also the dev that got really hurt over his paying customers not liking when he completely changed the app they paid for under their nose with no option to roll back, and quit pushing updates for a while after that. It was a whole thing.
I'm not paying a dev that can't handle feedback and has an entire fanclub cheering on literally every single decision.
I like sync and spend most of my phone screen time on it so I'm all for buying lj a case of beer once a year.
This right here. I had ultra for reddit and was paying monthly out of my Google rewards earnings. I'm going to do the same again.
I'm never surprised by the lack of understanding as to what it actually costs to run the servers and the time that goes into services and apps like this.
Haha I was the same and didn't know what to do with myself when I deleted the other app when the blackouts started. Like I would take my phone out, stare at it for a few seconds and put it away again.
Anyway I found other things to do instead of Reddit, and now I'm wondering if it's a good idea to get Sync again lol. I've done so well!
Also the price is not that big so i think of it as a donation.
idk man 530 TRY is kinda not that small of a donation
yeah it was 185 try in sync for reddit although it was probably last updated when try/usd was 20 or so
If you use dns.adguard.com you won't have any ads.
I always have Blokada running on my phone and while it does remove the ads it still leaves behind a large blank space in the feed.
There's hope - https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-patches/issues/2724
In case you don't know, there is a newer version which I've been rocking for a while with no notable impact:
What's the difference? Better blocklist? If yes, why did they not update the old domain?
Who knows!
Well until anyone knows I think I'll stick with the old one lol
It's been on their official site for many months!
Yep is true, I don't see ads because of that.
Yeah, Sync is a great app but it's basically subscription or ads+tracking for a really slick UI.
Same, I'm ok with a subscription but I would want it like Sync for Reddit where I pay 5-6-7โฌ to remove the ads and the rest can stay on Ultra.
Edit: Also the per vendor "legitimate interest" toggle without the option to decline all at once is pretty scummy and also illegal.
And the list is soon loooong
What the heck, Iโm glad I found this comment thread to remove the โlegitimate interestโ from everything, and there are so many!
Thanks for having the balls to say this, because yeah, I immediately noticed this.
It's amazing how many cookie consent banners aren't compliant. There has to be a button where you can clearly reject all, where it has equal look and feel as accept all. By default all non required cookies must be disabled, but the fact we can turn off the legitimate interest options shows they're not required, and so they're not compliant.
Basically every banner should have a reject button that's just as clear as the accept. I'd you're going through any extra effort to reject then it's not compliant.
I always struggle with the bbc's one.. I always lose patience before I've ever figured out how to reject all
Then there's me, who actively went hunting for where I could pay for this app as soon as I opened it
This dev has never been anything but respectful of his community. I have no qualms paying him the equivalent of 2 beers a year for something I have used for multiple hours a day every day for more than a decade. Easy value proposition.
The targeted ads thing I guess I get, but I haven't had ads on Sync for so long it honestly didn't really phase me because I planned to buy ad free anyway. Hopefully that bit gets streamlined.
We need a Pro version, ad free, but without a subscription. Ultra should stay ultra.
Clicking X rejects consent from everything.
Well, if you need to tell people that, it's not clear enough and thus breaks the law. I don't know what it looks like and I can imagine you used a third party to provide it, but for user friendliness it could be a good idea to change it. I doubt you would get into legal trouble though since a lot of websites use this same format, but I always hate it when I see it.
Theres also the big do not consent button
That will still allow "legitimate interest".
Not for me, in fact, my one doesn't seem to save the preferences and I'm not using beta.
Thanks for pointing that out. Big no for me. I shuddered when I saw Facebook mentioned there.
I bought the yearly subscription.
One, I want to support devs making top tier clients for lemmy. Two, this stuff isn't free to do or maintain, as a dev, I recognize and appreciate that.
If someone comes out with a better client for cheaper, then I'll switch, otherwise, these terms are acceptable.
Sure, development isn't free, but $2 a month per user? That seems excessive for a free website that doesn't charge an API fee...
And does any of that make it over to the instance hosts? I'm genuinely asking.
Ads are blocked if you use something like NextDNS
I didn't even notice that at first, because ProtonVPN blocks ads and all that's left is a blank grey square.
When I installed the app I didn't see any vendor list to turn off ads. This is what my feed looks like
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/e9ebe3a8-d6f1-4ef2-b47b-b61fef66fc62.png
(I couldn't figure out the formatting for hyperlinks, hopefully this works.
Using Adguard Home on network and Adaway on my phone I have no ads in apps.
I do not get ads in any apps on my phone, nor YouTube on phone/desktop/Firestick, nor Twitch on phone/desktop/Firestick, nor even on the Firestick launcher because I replaced the stock launcher. I will take the time to make sure I don't ever get any ads on any of my devices and I can't tell you how much of a quality of life improvement it makes. If you're adverse to ads, there are ways to block them. It takes a little bit of effort, but it is so very much worth it in my opinion.
With that said, I also do not support subscription services, but I like to support developers that make good apps. When the option to remove ads is made available for purchase, I will still purchase it even though I gain nothing from it.
It's a service, why should you pay once? It's like water and electricity, ongoing cost needs to be balanced by ongoing revenue. Especially when the utility is also ongoing.
If you prefer paying once, get some dividend ETFs and use the dividends to pay for the service. Yes, it's expensive, but you can also sell the etf again when you stop using the service.
One of the dumbest comments I read here.
can you enlighten me?
I get why subscriptions exist but everything right now is trying to push you into a subscription. I really don't need yet another subscription in my life.
I'm all for paying for Sync but it won't be via a subscription. Sorry.
