1y ago

First screenshot of Sync for Lemmy

@ljdawson shared on Discord

Android @lemdro.id

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my body is ready
- The source.
  
  ljdawson is here to kick ass and take names
  
  https://youtu.be/mnUbXOeJaKI
  This always comes to my mind
- Dude what the heck, I was thinking the same while I was loading this post.
- My wallet is ready.

I just want to be clear that I've paid for Sync in various ways I think 3 or 4 times now and I'll gladly pay for it again. Jerboa has been at least functional (10x better than when I first started using it a few months ago).
But it's Sync I want.
- Honestly I feel like I should donate to Lemmy apps I don't even use. Sync will likely become my primary vehicle to the fediverse but the fact that I have a choice is the most important aspect. A healthy competitive app ecosystem is essential.
  
  I ended up buying pro of several reddit apps during my time there just to support the up and coming devs of those apps. Sync will most likely be my daily driver here, but I'd be happy to kick a few bucks towards each of the other Lemmy app devs and buy a pro version. It's the least I could do to show support for the work they've put in so far.
- They're are also other apps, like liftoff which I think is really good. Also thunder if you're big on gestures.
  
  I hope they all succeed! Honestly I do.
  It's just that, well, I started using Sync morev than 10 years ago. Averaged 1.5-2 hours every single day since then. It's very much home for me.
  I'm very happy there are other choices and I'm very glad that some people prefer them. But once I learned Sync was coming to Lemmy it automatically earned first dibs on my loyalty.
  
  I like liftoff, sure, but sync just... Does everything I expect like I expect things to be done.
- Hehe. No pressure @ljdawson@lemmy.world
- Jebora wouldn't launch on my phone the first time I tried it a couple weeks ago. Downloaded it again today and now it's my default over Liftoff (which is still a great app). It just gives me the Sync feel. But nothing can beat the real thing so can't wait.
  
  Yep, same

I tapped next. Just practicing.
- lmao

They should change the logo so blue is up and orange is down now

Enjoyed sync for reddit for basically the entire time I used it. Excited about sync for lemmy.
- Sync = reddit for me, so I'm sad with the forced shut down. I'm ready for Sync for Lemmy!
  
  Agree 100%
  The official Reddit app is complete trash.

I've gone through the whole cycle of grief with the enshitification of Reddit and finally come out really optimistic about the future of the web.
Sync for Lemmy is definitely a huge part of that. I'm overwhelmed with how much energy there is behind this.

༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ take my energy ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
- ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ take my energy ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
  
  ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ take my energy ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

Sync was the only Reddit client I could use. Tried all the others but man Sync hit the spot for me. Liftoff is decent but can't wait for Sync!!
- The random nsfw function is indeed magic

A screenshot of not much.....and I'm excited! 🥳

Me: "Man, why is someone tempting us with a screenshot like this."
sees who posted this
Also me: "We're not worthy! We're not worthy!"
Day 1 purchase when it comes out. I can't wait!

Bought Pro when it was Sync for Reddit. I will buy Pro again, maybe even send in a donation. Sync has ruined other apps of its kind for me.

I threw money at screen and nothing is happening!
- Throw harder son! .... nickles and dimes start cracking the screen

Difference between it and Connect? Behaves a lot like Sync to me tbf
- Connect dev here. I have a lot of work to do to catch up to Sync! Nothing but respect for @ljdawson@lemmy.world
  
  Do not underestimate the crazy work you've done with Connect. It is hands down the best client out there, and am incredibly grateful for it
  
  Currently reading this via Connect, and this is a fantastic thing to see. Genuine respect. 🤌🏼
  
  I'm the weirdo who had 3 different Lemmy apps on his phone trying them all out to see what worked best for me and Connect was definitely one of the ones that stood out. Keep up the good work!
  
  Gotta say as a long time sync user, I just downloaded Connect to try and it's really good! Feels somewhere between Sync and Boost
  
  Thank you for Connect! I was using Join for Reddit, and Connect works like a charm for me. There are a couple of bugs, but I'm happy as can be. I know you work hard on Connect. "Tap tap hold and slide" would be nice for zooming in pictures, btw. Keep up the good work. I'm pretty sure that Connect is the right one for me.
  
  I'm using Connect now and I like it. It reminds me of Sync. Appreciate your hard work.
  
  I checked out connect because of the comments here, and I have to say that's it's freaking awsome. Really lives up to the sync feel. Keep up the great work👌
  
  Using Connect right now. What I really care about is a Frontpage widget like RIF. I'm holding open real estate on the main screen of my Android. Basically the first dev to have that and a decently usable interface (bonus points for a "black" mode) gets the space :)
  
  I've been using Connect and love it! Thank you for the work you've been doing and the recent updates have really improved the usability and performance!
  
  I appreciate your work on Connect. I used every lemmy/fediverse app there is on Android and have to say that the experience on Connect has been great. Unfortunately, my loyalty does lie with Sync, and as you said in your comment, Sync still had more features than Connect does currently. I'd be glad to donate for your work and helping me ease into the fediverse while I am waiting for Sync. However, I don't see an option to donate to you in app or anything like that. If you let some of us know, I'm sure there'd be more people other than myself willing to contribute and show their appreciation of your app.
  
  Tysm, blocking communities and threads has been crucial thanks to Connect
  
  Since you're the dev, maybe you can answer a question I have. I just downloaded Connect and noticed if I select a post from a different instance, it won't let me comment or anything saying that I'm not logged in. Is that a bug or am I just not doing something right?
  
  Thank you so much for your hard work. It's a pleasure meeting you here. Im a reddit refugee and randomly picked an app out of a few options and the improvement has been great.let me know anyway I can support.
  
  Thank you so much for your hard work. It's a pleasure meeting you here. Im a reddit refugee and randomly picked an app out of a few options and the improvement has been great.let me know anyway I can support.
  
  I'm using connect and am enjoying it. It works really well. I would like an option to always open links in the system browser instead of the built in one.
  
  Nice work on connect, thanks for all the hard work.
- Used Sync forever and with Connect now I feel very much back at home, changed the font size and theme and it feels very similar.
  Still, great that both and others are progressing so quickly, it's incredible how far Lemmy and apps has progressed in a few weeks!
- Rendering and customization I'd imagine.

Waiting for **Boost for Lemmy **
- I was waiting for Lemmy is Fun, but honestly, wefwef.app is just amazing, I don't really care anymore.
  
  I'm working with wefwef till Boost comes out. I just fell in love with Boost for Reddit and it's similar enough, I'll switch over immediately. There's also Memmy which I would like to try, and it's supposed to be for Android as well, but I can't find any builds and haven't been able to figure out building it for myself
  
  I'm on the same boat, wishing for Lemmy is Fun, but I'm happily using Liftoff. It's not RIF, but it's a very good Lemmy app on its own.
  
  Yo thank you, I was using Connect but this is much better.
- Same. Sync and Boost were my two main apps, and both are getting brought over! It's really great.
  Connect is also really good right now.
- Same here. Can't wait to launch the rocket!
- won't happen sadly..boost dev already said he won't do anything for lemmy.
  
  They changed their mind apparently: https://lemmy.world/c/boostforlemmy.

This is going to be amazing. I can't wait to try it out if there'll be a beta or not.
- Register for the email list. You'll at least know when it launches right away.
  
  Why can’t I see register option going to this link ? Is it closed or geo restricted ?

Lemmy sync would be a better name though.
- Playstore changed their rules so only "official" apps from a brand can start with the brands name. Happened to all the reddit apps a long while back and they all quickly had to rename to Blah for Reddit, or just Blah or whatever. Like Sync use to be Reddit Sync.
  
  I thought that was a Reddit rule. Today I learnt.
  
  This seems like a good idea, if they monitor that correct
  
  Aha, so that's why "Reddit is fun" changed its name to "RIF is fun"?

Still waiting for "Infinity for lemmy"
- it is great 😌

Was only kinda visiting here before this. Super excited for the app. Love this man. Absolute legend. Thank you so much

Lets gooooo

My body is Lemmy!
Eeuh ready!

Man this looks hype! Honestly I moved to kbin, but Sync would convince me to move to Lemmy instead of sticking with kbin
- Supposedly he's gonna add kbin support also. I hope he changes the name to be more broad, like Sync for Fediverse. Or Synciverse or something.
- Do you use an app or browser for kbin?
  
  Kbin ain't got app yet
  
  Not sure about them, but I use browser on desktop and the progressive web app on mobile generally. Sometimes browser on mobile

Let's go!! Super excited!

I'll be happy to pay for Pro again!

It works. Where can I pay for pro?

Let that sync in...

v23.07.08-00.34 already? This dev really gets to business.
- In all seriousness, is the Dev using the build date as the version number....? July 8th, 2023 at 12:34am - vYY.MM.DD-HH.mm
  Unusual approach for sure as you have no clue if it is a major version change or minor bug fixes.
  
  Using the date as a version number for an application that gets frequent updates is very standard. Most users will be expected to be on the latest version always.
  There's even a website for it https://calver.org
  
  calendar versioning (calver) is not that uncommon actually.

Let's gooooooo, cannot wait been using Lemmy in browser since cold turkeying that site that shall not be named.

Just chiming in to show my support! Keep up the good work, instant download when it's ready.

Take my money 💰

Could you please the discord server?
I haven't been able to find it.

I'm so ready for this app! Looking forward to seeing the first screenshots of the UI.

Honestly, jerboa and liftoff are painful to use after switching off Sync. Looking forward to the new release of Sync.
- Connect is pretty damn good, and I have no qualms about having to depend on it for the next several weeks. Too bad for it that my loyalties lie elsewhere.
  
  If Connect and Jerboa had a baby it would be perfect.
  I'm waiting for Boost, however. I can't wait for a familiar UI with all of the features I consider must haves.
  
  This is how I feel
- I'm a sync fanboy too, but It's a little bit not cool to praise one project by shitting on another, considering jerboa is FOSS and sync is not.
  
  Comparing is not shitting on.
  I'm a fan of FOSS too, but you just can't argue that Jerboa isn't more than a little rough around the edges.
- The best one for me so far has been Thunder - so easy to use with a sleek UI. Compatible with both iOS & Android.There are obviously some missing features, but it's pretty good for a beta version app.
  
  Thunder, Jerboa, Connect - they all evolved a lot in the past few weeks.

LFG!!

I'm officially hyped!

Now that's exciting, I'm looking forward to seeing the finished app

Can't wait for the best Lemmy app!

So hyped!!! If there's anything I can do to help test I'm happy to contribute however I can. If there's a discord or something I'd also love to join

Great news! Can't wait

What does this app do?
- Sync for Reddit was one of the best Reddit apps out there, I used it exclusively for years, I can't wait until Sync for Lemmy releases
  
  It was the best hands down.
  
  That's nice and all, but you didn't answer my question lol
- It's another browser like Wefwef or jerboa
- It gives you remote self-sucking capabilities.
  
  I was already sold on it. Now I will download it twice
- Tried to search the web, but haven't found any repo or homepage. Also tried searching for "sync for reddit". It seems to just be a reddit client.
  Who the heck names their application "sync"?!
  
  It was named Reddit Sync before Reddit forced apps to rename a few years back for trade mark reasons.
  Sync was named for a feature it had where you could sync posts to your device for offline use. It was super useful as recently as a few months ago when I wanted to mindlessly scroll on a plane.
  
  Who the heck names a company "Apple"? It's just a fruit, what's so significant about it?
  
  It was originally named Reddit Sync but Reddit made him change the name.

The anticipation is very real. This is the last thing I need to get rid of reddit forever.

Now I'm a bit pissed I have an iPhone..
- Yeah you should be
  
  One of many good reasons
- Memmy for lemmy just hit top 50 on appstore across the globe.
  
  I just downloaded it two hours ago as well and I’m impressed. It’s open source, it has a very clean UI, and works extremely fast.
- You can use https://wefwef.app instead
- wefwef is nice
- I'm pretty sure Appolo for Lemmy is going to be a thing in the future
  
  Apollo for Lemmy would be awesome!
  Unfortunately, Christian recently said that he’s not interested in developing an app for Lemmy.
  wefwef has massively helped me in transitioning from Reddit to Lemmy, though, as it’s taken lots of inspiration from Apollo.
  
  This has never been announced or alluded to
  
  I definitely hope so

L.F.G.

Awesome, I really miss Sync 😀

I can't wait.. Thanks for your efforts

Can't comment on @ljdawson@lemmy.world test post so I'll comment here. I'm so pumped that sync has come so far so quickly. Fingers crossed I can buy the pro version soon!

What will this provide? I am new to Lemmy haha.
- Sync for Reddit was THE best option for browsing reddit. Everyone praised Apollo on iOS but nothing on Android or iOS was as good as Sync. It was just so consistent with themes and scrolling smoothness.
  
  People say Wefwef.app is a lot like Apollo.
  But it just looks like the official Reddit app on Android without the ads to me...
- Sync for Reddit (SfR) was a wicked popular third-party Reddit app. Sync for Lemmy will help former SfR users feel comfortable.
  
  Ah ok thanks!

LFG!!

swoon

Eagerly waiting

I'm using Lemmy mobile browser specifically waiting for this app. I will go wherever Sync takes me! Can't wait!
- I'm doing the same with the mobile browser. It's enough for me now as I slowly get my bearings in the fediverse, but I am so stoked for Sync to drop. It's the only app I've ever paid for o his day.

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