Sync for Reddit is dead, long live Sync for Lemmy

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!

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!
- Day 1 purchase for me too.

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 :(
  
  Same :((( though not because of reddit, I've been looking to leave reddit for 4 years. Sync was a special app though.
  
  Same here
  
  It was hard. But I am finding a lot of the same communities here on Lemmy. And sync will be coming here soon enough.
- 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.

The king is DEAD.
*#LONG LIVE THE KING! *

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'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.
  
  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.
  
  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.

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!

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.

Really excited for this, how have you found working with the Lemmy API's compared to Reddit's?

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.

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

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.

This is what keeps me going. Your work is so appreciated!

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

I'll buy Pro again!

Respect dev, you made the right choice to hop in here!
Can't wait for Sync for Lemmy.

Bought Sync back in 2012 and got over a decade of love for it, count me in line for Sync for Lemmy!

Good, I love Sync!

looking forward to supporting the new version of sync again when it's up! Thanks for all your work on this

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 even pay for Pro again, just making it happen. Love you dude.

I’m very excited about this! Sync was my preferred client on my Android phones, so I’m definitely looking forward to this.

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

Super excited for Sync for Reddit, thank you lj!

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.
- Had the same issue in Firefox and had to disable my adblocker

Patiently waiting! Using Connect in the meantime.

Guaranteed fan for life. Fuck spez. Long live Sync.

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!

Hey LJ!
Just another redfugee here and long time Sync user. I'm excited to see what you come up with.

Fantastic - literally joined Lemmy today to be ready. Looking forward to this, long, long time user and now dropping Reddit.

I have never subscribed to something so fast.
- I didn't even think twice!

Very much looking forward to it! Loved sync so much :) I keep on trying the gestures in this connect app haha

If you need beta testers, sign me up!

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.

I'll buy Pro again!

I've signed up! Been using Sync Pro for so many years, I'll continue to do so on this new platform

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!

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?

Sync for Reddit
o7

Just take my money already! Definitely will pay again for pro version of Sync!

Cannot wait! ill be buying pro.

Can't wait to use it.

Fantastic news! Signed up, happy to pay again, 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!

Thanks LJ!

Thank you for your hard work.

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?
  
  Ohh I can’t wait

I'm so excited for this, we all appreciate the immense amount of work this must take.