Is it just me or did Lemmy suddenly became more active now that Sync for Lemmy is released?
I don't know if this is just a placebo effect, but it feels like there's a lot more socialization and faster upvotes in the past hour Sync was released.
I signed up for lemmy when Reddit started pulling it's shit. But I didn't really do anything here until today when sync informed me that the lemmy app was available.
I bet I'm not the only one.
I'm using Jerboa, as I don't want to use a closed source app with In App purchases and Google tracking. It's nice there are so many options!
I'm using the open-source Infinity for Lemmy app. I used to use Infinity for Reddit, so I find IfL amazing to use.
Man I really wanted to like Jerboa but it just has such terrible UX. I ended up signing up for Kbin.social as I thought it had the best UI and now I'm back to Lemmy through Sync.
Same here. Lemmy websites are not that good. Sync app is great
There are dozens of us. Dozens, I say! DOZENS!
Maybe even more!
Hey it's me
Goku!
I hadn't created an account til today. I was going to just use sync for reddit with the revanced patch at first but I decided to just ghost reddit until this came out, and now I'm getting my sync fix again lol so far so good, besides there being a bit less content on lemmy vs reddit the experience so far it has been great. Plus, it feels like fewer bots, at least for now, so that's also a major plus.
Yep, same here. Tried a bunch of different apps but never became comfortable with any of them, so I completely stopped using Lemmy, but Sync gave me a reason to come back here.
This is exactly my case. Received the notification for the new Sync and I've been exploring for like 2 hours. Amazing
Yep, me too. First posting here 😊
I'm using sync until infinity beta goes public, at least.
edit: and I'm not longer using Sync! 😊
Me too, I started my download almost immediately after being notified.
Nope, that's why I'm here!
Same. There were also lots of server errors in the week after sync stopped working for Reddit so I took some time off.
The sync app is amazing though.
Sync drastically reduces the barrier to using Lemmy for sure.
I appreciate the vanilla Lemmy experience but Sync has my muscle memory / usage habits after all. And it fixes some of my UX complaints that seem mildly annoying but enough to disengage me from the browsing session.
Yes! Long press on thumbnails was the #1 reason I just couldn't get into the other apps.
If those excellent reddit community admins come our way, we will be set.
ljdawson's decision to develop a Lemmy app played a significant part in locking down our decision to bring /r/android to !android@lemdro.id.
Syncforlemmy has 12.8k subscribers.
Loads of them were poised ready to strike once the beta launched.
I was literally waiting for sync to pounce. It was nice being away but good lord I never want to use Instagram that much ever again
Spez's biggest mistake was sending all the world class 3rd party developers working to make Reddit better straight to his biggest competitor.
Hijacking your comment to ask - what is the difference between Sync and Jerboa?
Sync has nice features that let you customize your experience pretty nicely. It feels like using Reddit which for some of us that migrated is a great experience.
On top of that, it is fully functional in a tablet mode style with larger devices and it just works really well. The layout of the app also makes it seem a little easier on the user to add instances and accounts. There is also a migrate button, scheduled theme modes, and other nifty little tucked in features. Give it a try if you like it but the Ultra subscription to help the dev. 100% worth it.
Your best bet is to really just give it a try. For me, it's about the polish and UI customizations.
Sync makes Lemmy feel like a better version of Reddit, or an old school version of Reddit. It's great for Lemmy and old Reddit users.
I definitely feel the same way. I had been on Reddit since before the Digg collapse. Back when it was mostly nerds and other IT professionals like myself. Lemmy gives a strong wave of nostalgia. Sync for Lemmy makes it a pleasure to use on a tablet. The webpage is alright, definitely serviceable. But Lemmy has strength in the third party apps scene. Sync is the returning champion for my Android tablet. Happy to support his work again.
Was just describing this to family today. I don't know how many times I started to comment on Reddit, only to discard it because I didn't want to deal with the Reddit brain. Lemmy feels like old school Reddit where engagement is good again.
I will definitely be more active as well, there was no app with this much customization. Now that there is much more people will find exactly what they want.
It's the best of both worlds. Young, tight knit community with a mature UX.
s in the past hour
Since Saturday lemmy.ml and lemmy.world were not sending content correctly. The problem seems cleared up now.
I’m still seeing some issues but hopefully they celar up soon.
I think it has a lot to do with the algorithm. I don't know what he did but I'm not seeing duplicate posts anymore and I love it. Most things are from the past 24 hours instead of week old posts. Going from connect to sync made a massive difference for me.
It's also such a smoother, less-laggy experience overall. Everything is quick and painless.
I'm also seeing this take place on the desktop site. The Sync admin can't really do anything algorithmically as that isn't supported by the API
He could request top posts in X time frame, like last 4 hours or so and then do manual sorting, but it seems more likely that it's just an influx of users as a result of the app releasing.
I've arrived in the last 5 mins!
new version of lemmy just rolled out across instances that fixes the algorithm too. im not sure this is a sync thing.
My sentiments exactly
At least the experience scrolling through lemmy now is 100x better.
Because it has a clean interface and many people were waiting for the app to be released before they jumped on, at least that's the case for me, I used jerboa a bit but is a bit too clunky after being used to sync for so many years
As someone who signed up back when third party apps died for Reddit, this is my first post. I tried a few of the apps for Lemmy, but I couldn't get into it. I tried Sync a couple of hours ago, and it just works. I can see that being the case for others.
I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but RiF is now completely dead for me, until now I could browse, just not log in, now you can no longer browse on it at all. could be another contributing factor
I'm in the same boat, now that sync is here and works well I'm here contributing. I'm so happy sync still feels like sync and works mostly the same way.
Welcome!
I literally was waiting for sync to be released to use Lemmy.
Me too
Edit: this is actually my first Lemmt comment. And its sent from sync.
Same,also first post. Learning my way around.
Samesies
Same (also first too)
Yeep same here.
Same
Yeah, I more or less stopped using Reddit when sync shut down, and now that sync is for Lemmy, I'm here.
Yeah, unfortunately I went back to Reddit (with a modded Sync Pro) out of habit because the default Lemmy web UI and the other 3PAs weren't as good as Sync for Reddit was. I can finally settle on Lemmy and quit Reddit in the long term now
I could easily imagine people from reddit testing out sync. I am frankly shocked by how mature it already feels.
It's already a full fledged Lemmy app.
I used Sync for Reddit for years. Never heard of Lemmy. I tried using the Reddit app the last month and it sucks hard. So I got the notification from Sync that Sync for Lemmy is out, and went and made a Lemmy account today. I still have no idea what it is, but here I am.
Welcome! Here's a Youtube Short from @misnina@crystals.rest that I think does a great job of summarizing Lemmy and the Fediverse:
It's just reddit, but content is spread on multiple sites that talk to one another. There's some issues with the setup, such as content duplication, but as people learn the ins and outs (use crossposts, people), and the feature set upgrades, it should become better.
I call it plausible. The Sync UI is considerably more efficient than the Lemmy web UI. And many of us refugees were 3rd party app users and some of us were Sync users. I have been commenting more since this morning. Surely I am not alone in that?
And Sync in general is far more feature-rich than all the other Lemmy apps I've tried. Connect for Lemmy was the closest with its swipe to upvote mechanic, but it feels very nice to be at home again.
Thunder also has swipe gestures on posts/comments for upvote/downvote/reply etc, but I hate that I can't swipe to go back when scrolling comments.
It seems like it. I see a lot of people posting that they were using X app but sync is better.
I agree sync is an amazing app, both formerly for Reddit, and now for Lemmy, but huge kudos to the developers of existing Lemmy apps for working hard to make the mobile experience as good as possible for us Reddit refugees. I used connect until sync came out, and noticed it was frequently updated. I'd highly recommend everyone support their favourite app developer(s) in whatever way possible. Thanks Kuro!!
Can't use the phrase "X app" anymore without confusing people thanks to Musk.
No joke, I felt like a luddite after trying to click the "X" in the upper right of an embedded tweet to close it earlier this afternoon on my laptop.
Hallmark of a shitty trademark though. Use it to refer to every app, water down any uniqueness that it has left.
Here, use this: "𝕩"...
That wouldn't mean there's more users if they're already here using a different app.
Sync is great. Good ui = more users :)
For whatever is worth, this is my first post ever on the fediverse...
Welcome aboard! But why Lemmy.world? It's been so problematic lately over there.
Except it hasn't unless you mean being down then sure.
Someone who's just doing their first comment is not going to know
This is my second
Eyyyyy welcome!
Probably will increase even more as more and more users want to try Lemmy.
Probably they try to sign up for Lemmy.world and experience technical issues due to ddos, unfortunately.
I don't mind lemmy.world being recommended to newcomers as it's run by an established and reliable admin (so it's unlikely to just disappear), but it might be a good idea to start recommending lemm.ee as an alternative, too.
Their admin is also great, it's also general-purpose, and they are federated with most instances. It would help spread the load a bit, and would shield newcomers from suffering through the frequent attacks .world have been subjected to recently.
Lemmy felt buggy AF for me. Web client or Jerboa. Sync for Lemmy is so smooth already, it feels like business as usual to me.
Exactly. With the UI/UX of Sync, it just feels like Reddit again (although with way less activity so far, but it's gotta start somewhere).
Thanks in no small part to Sync, if you thought July 1 user flood was big, this one is gonna be bigger.
Liftoff is pretty good as well.
Same, Sync is nice, but I'm sticking to Liftoff for now.
I see myself commenting more cheerfully. Shows that the user interface can make loads of difference
Was thinking the same. Most posts have none to a couple comments. I'm seeing posts with hundreds of comments and up votes.
This is my first post. Until about noon today RIF was still working for me (except I couldn't log in or do anything that requires)
Now it just says "forbidden" when I load it. I saw a link to this site from the RIF developers site, ended up here and saw the Sync post. I'm never going back!
BTW this app is great! Except it crashes when trying to switch accounts... but I'm sure any of the bugs will be worked out eventually!
The dev has been killing it on iterations.
I wouldn't be here if it weren't for Sync.
I feel I can actually learn and use lemmy now.
Lots of users swear by the app. They would use it if they could. They can now, for Lemmy.
I dropped reddit almost immediately once the app left. I still had the app though and would open it to sadness. I tried using Lemmy on the browser but it was awful, the notification today has been amazing.
I still have the old app installed as a kind of memorial, lol
Yes same for me, never used the official Reddit app. I only use social media on my phone so lemmy on desktop was not an option either. Glad that sync is back
I mean...I just created an account today because of this release haha
Welcome to the jungle!
Welcome! I'm betting that a lot of others have done the same.
Did the same thing.
Same - been waiting for the app release first!
I know I started being active here because of Sync, so I'd assume plenty others did too. Honestly I wish there was a Sync-like frontend for most apps, it's just the perfect experience in my book.
I was waiting for Sync, and just signed up for my Lemmy account today because of it and I can imagine that there are a decent amount of people doing the same. I have no idea as for the actual metrics, just based on seeing relevant posts.
As for the criticisms of the ad portion of the app, I'm happy to ensure a sustainable way the app/site can continue as long as it's clearly communicated and transparent. And I would imagine the dev would have an option for a one time payment to avoid ads, as per the original Sync.
Happy to be here :)
Looks like it's subscription only, at least for now.
There is now a lifetime option to remove the ads. Bit too expensive for me though, so I'll live with the ads or use Jerboa.
Update with one time ad free option in review process right now
There's 3 teirs of sync ultra one being a forever one. Still a bit pricey for me tho. I personally don't mind the ads
The fact I can use it on my phone more easily means I certainly will use it more
I've been noticing this too! Granted I've only been here since the Great Exodus (Redditfugee) but it seems like things have been popping off on all the Instances I'm subscribed to today. I can't help but feel as though we're experiencing a Golden Age in the history of Lemmy
The great reddit exodus continues to gather momentum. This place is a fantastic replacement for my Reddit addiction as I am sure it is for many others.
Amen, my frien. Going through my old Subreddits atm and exporting as many communities that have made the migration with us. Chomping at the bit for new and better Communities that will inevitably arrive
A lot more active.
No one's been able to post using that app yet.
But you can upvote and comment. OP didn't specifically say posts, just increases in upvotes and socialization
I joined Lemmy during the big migration, but none of the apps I tried felt quite right. And even though I never used Sync for Reddit (I was a relay user), Sync for Lemmy instantly felt polished.
Same. I'm still more excited for Boost but Sync actually makes Lemmy useable for me. None of the other apps were good enough to drag me away from Boost for reddit.
It has something like a decade of development work behind it, so it better.
I'm here because of sync. I'll be using boost for lemmy also.
Glad people are loving Sync. A bit surprised that people are saying that there is finally a good mobile UX for Lemmy though.
I was an Apollo user on Reddit and have been using Voyager for Lemmy. The experience on my phone ( other than content ) has been near indistinguishable. If I had both apps, I would barely be aware of which one I was in.
Anyway, awesome that people are loving Sync.
I was trying to use connect but sync is just l... Better. It feels the way it should and makes interacting with Lemmy feel familiar. Long love the fediverse.
Same, I was on connect for a few weeks. Got sync today and I already like it better
That's been my experience. I've been using Jerboa, Connect, Liftoff, and Thunder before this, and activity has been slowly increasing over the past few weeks. Sync releases, and activity increased significantly within hours. Also, I have not touched another client since Sync dropped. I appreciate the effort of all of the other developers making Lemmy apps, but Sync is home. Nothing comes close.
RiF is now completely dead, could browse before without logging in, now can't even browse, could be a big factor.
Boost still works for me like nothing ever happened, NSFW posts and all. But I can't wait for Boost for Lemmy.
Boost also still works for me. It's because I'm a moderator of a sub. For whatever reason, that continues to allow access to all of reddit (for now). Once that ends, Reddit will sadly be dead to me.
This is the reason I'm back. Being able to lurk on Reddit scratched the itch just enough that I didn't need an alternative while that worked.
Made an account just because Sync makes the experience so much more fluent now.
I'm here for it even though I'm Connect for Lemmy gang.
Connect is quite good, I'm really enjoying it so far. I dont plan on switching for now.
Aaaaaaand this is how I found out it was released. Thank you.
I'm using it more because of Sync.
They finally killed all the third party apps today too. Got to score a cool new username at Lemmy. Bye reddit
Plus, if your cool username is taken, you can always make an account on a different server and browse Lemmy normally
Cool username
Greetings! I finally decided to get an account after Voyager came in. I'm glad that there is a noticeable presence after the app went live. It seems like a nice place, so far!