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1y ago

Voyager for Lemmy Released on Google Play!

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Does this guy even sleep, so many updates and it gets better and better. Thanks very much for the good work. Just downloaded it and it works perfectly also as App.
- I'm starting to suspect they're a rogue ai.

iOS UI/UX on Android doesn't make any sense
- Settings / Appearance / Themes / Device mode / Android (beta)
  
  Looks pretty beta though...
- Someone finally said it. Can't stand it, sorry.
- It has Android mode also.
- I must be an idiot, as I cant tell the damn difference. There are posts. They have thumbnails. I scroll through posts, I click on and read comments. How the hell is different than any other Lemmy app?
  
  it's ios-like
- Ya that would be my main complaint. Awesome app for iOS users, but Android here. Doesn't seem the Android mode works ATM but I'll keep an eye on the progress! Good efforts from devs regardless!
  
  Ummm... What's the problem with Android mode? I'm using it ever since it's here.

It kinda bothers me to have an iOS UI on my Android phone lol.
- There's an android Mode. But it isn't really material ui either. It threw me off at first, but having the same EXACT experience on my Desktop, iOS, and Android is 🔥🔥🔥.
  
  I don't have iOS devices, but I already installed Sync on my desktop (W11 Android subsystem) and laptop. So I'm getting the same experience everywhere, with the added benefits of tablet mode on desktop.
- The UI feels kinda like.. a toy? Don't like it. The app runs well tho!

Why bother. Version two is already available.
- That one is/will be lost in outer space sooner or later 🤣

Is it weird that I like the iOS mode look rather then the Android one on my Android phone?
- It looks like a very old version of Android. Sync is much better in terms of adopting the new Material You design philosophy.
  
  Ah that's why Sync looks so ugly with it's off-red color to everything? Damn. Do you know whether I can turn that off?
  
  So this is an ad.
- I think the Android mode is not completely polished yet
  
  Yeah says beta right
- Oddly enough, I'm also quite liking the iOS mode...🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️
- Not weird. I'm an android user, but I like the iOS look a lot better. iOS does look better ~~thank~~ than android.
  
  Good thing you can change basically everything about how Android looks if you want
- Yes very weird
  Jk but I like the Android one better
  
  I think it's a nostalgic reason for me.
- It's subjective, but that's exactly the reason why I dislike it.
- It seems you may be ready to join the dark side 🍎. Join us!
  
  I have an ipad. That's enough.

If you search for "voyager lemmy" reddit is like the 3rd hit, and "voyager for lemmy" is like #30 after a bunch of completely random apps.
- We need to give Google time to properly index the app, since it's been released recently. I think they don't easily surface new apps in order to prevent phishing or spam.
  By the way, leaving 5 stars and a review probably helps.
- If there's one thing Google is really bad at, then it's search algorithms.
  At least for any product that isn't the Google Search.
  
  google search is pretty bad too

Hold on! I thought it was a web apponly? That's awesome. I'll download it
- It’s basically the web app but with haptics and better back gesture support
  
  The back gesture is actually stopping me from using it. It registers both in-app back gesture and the operating system gesture at the same time. It skips the main feed with the two backs, goes all the way back to the communities screen and forgets where it was on the feed.
  
  But I do have both with Vandium/Chromium
- It basically is, this is just a wrapper that lets the web app hook into a few more native things like haptics
  
  Does it have an internal browser that I don't know of?

Voyager is great but it should be noted that this is just a glorified web app.
- It runs really well for a web app, you can barely even tell.
- But the web app spams my browser history with everything I ever touched on Lemmy. I absolutely don't want that. It is nice to have the app separate from my chrome history.
  
  yes but I think you can't download images and videos of the app
- Why should I note that? Will it eat me in my sleep if I didn't know that?
  
  It won't be as optimized as a native app, basically.
- So what? For a hybrid app like that to be smooth and performant, he has my kudos. If I hadn't already seen this running in a browser, I don't think I would have realized it was. I personally like the Sync experience, but it's really cool to have lots of different choices that use different tech.

Thank you for all of the hard work you have put into this project. This app is amazing. I'm just shocked at how quickly you work.
Is there a way to point the Play Store version of the app to my Voyager container running on my server?

I'm really digging this so far. The built-in subreddit import is amazing! I also like how relatively simple the app is in general. Most apps have a ton of options I never use, and this one seems to mostly be including the stuff I do care about.
If you ever end up going the donate route or whatever, I'd pitch in.
- The dev's donate link is https://github.com/sponsors/aeharding

Is this any different to the web app?
- It respects android back gesture
  
  I'll try it out! I'm already using Voyager
  
  And vibrates!
  
  I installed it as a web app earlier. I don't recall conflict with back gesture. What's the issue with back gesture?

It took over the top spot with Connect for me. Voyager gives me instant reddit vibes like the Apollo app. Great layout. It's super smooth.
- Yeah, I had tried a few and settled on Connect as my app of choice. I think this just took over that spot.

Bold to have two posts with "Fuck Spez" as thumbnails in the second screenshot
- It is not easy these days to screenshot anything-internet without Fuck spez in it. He took the net by storm.
- I read what you said and completely missed it. It's there, but pretty hidden. Might not even be known. I'm not sure that makes it bold.

I'm not able to install the app, anyone know why this could be happening?
- I had users complain to me about the same issue. It's likely as it's rated 18 and you haven't age verified your account.
  
  Why is it rated 18? Reddit has the same kind of functionality and it's just rated "parent guidance"
  
  The man himself!

So far liking it. Completely different ui and feel compared to thunder and connect.
- How? How is it different? I see thumbnails and text. I click on it, it becomes posts and comments. I cannot see the difference.
  
  The ui dude.
  
  You're describing UX. Not UI

Does anyone know how to save pictures on this app ?
- I haven't found a way, but we have to keep in mind that the app is being developed, so maybe it will come in a new update.
- Apparently not implemented yet. I requested the feature here: https://lemmy.world/post/2673227
- Long press and choose Save. It is a progressive webapp (https://vger.app -> install)
  
  This is the store version it doesnt work

Happy user of the web app but always happy to see more alternatives. :)

nah il still use web wefwef/voyager

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