Boost For Lemmy

I also wanted to say thank you so much Ruben you're awesome ❤️❤️

Is there a way to see vote ratio or display number of downvotes instead of just the sum?

I was just wondering if there was any intention of bringing an OLED friendly dark mode (like, just a pitch black background) to Boost for Lemmy? I'm pretty sure there was one on the Reddit version, and I've always preferred the aesthetic, although admittedly my battery goes further than it used to.

EDIT: After seeing spiffpitt's comment, I did a couple seconds more investigation than the other 10 times I've checked in the last 2 years. The AMOLED dark mode is available under "Customize Colors", which is greyed out if "Dynamic Colors" is checked.

When using the in-app share button to share images, a file called "image_proxy" is shared, not the image itself. This started happening for me when I switched to lemmy.zip from lemm.ee - I just tested lemmy.zip in Thunder and it works as expected, so seems to be some combination of server+Boost causing the problem.

Hey all, new user to midwest.social as of today since lemm.ee is being shut down. After logging in to my new account I can't load my home pages (subscriptions) though I can view all, local, and individual communities. This is happening only for this username and across all lemmy clients, though I'm asking here since I'm not sure where else to ask if it's an issue with this server.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hi all, I am not sure if I have changed something or an update broke it but last image I saved on the 19.06.2025 was working and I tried yesterday and it's not downloading the images. It says downloading and then it goes back to the top of my feed, and the image is not downloaded.

Android Pixel 8 up to date BP1A.250505.005.B1

Thanks for any help on how to fix that.

Edit: going to settings > data and storage > configure download > enable community folders, has fixed the issue for me... I assume it has to do with the download folder so maybe renaming the boost folder in downloads may fix the issue as well, but I have not tried it. Maybe something to do with permissions of that folder.

Edit 2: turning off community folders returned the issue. Renaming the folder "Boost" under Pictures on the device, forced the application to create a new folder and the issue was solved.

Seeing as I don't see others mention this, I'm gonna try and see if I'm alone in this.

Some pictures and videos won't show for me. It's not that the files have been removed, because I can download the files, but boost won't show them. Sometimes the pictures will load fine, if I choose the original resolution.

I figured that it was because I had an elderly phone, a OnePlus running Android 13, but now that I'm on Motorola running Android 15 I guess it has other reasons.

Anybody else have this issue?

Here's an example of a video that won't load it's NSFW https://lemmynsfw.com/post/27180424 come to think of it, I guess most of the stuff that fails is NSFW

Hello, would love to see the option to mute/filter posts by some criteria, e.g. down vote score of -10 or greater.

Down voting is supposed to make bad content less visible, it would be nice to allow users to not see troll, bot and other low quality posts based on their preferred criteria.

I don't know what else to say to describe this beyond Title.

Sometimes they hide, sometimes they come back. There is no apparent pattern to this.

If it is a network issue, can Boost please implement a queue and reattempt failed API calls?

It would be really great if Boost could add a dedicated section to the sidebar for Moderated communities, either above or below Subscribed communities.

Great work on Boost in general! Definitely preferred app, especially since Sync was abandoned, which y'all have surpassed expertly

A lot of other apps allow for direct image copy when viewing, usually via a long-press menu option. This would permit images to be used in other applications without the need for the file to be downloaded or to navigate through 5 or 6 taps to share it directly to another app

With Lemm.ee shutting down at the end of the month, many are searching for a new instance to join.

A Lemmy alternative that also uses the ActivityPub protocol is PieFed: https://join.piefed.social/

I'm (obviously) trying it out and it seems great so far but app support is low (only Interstellar right now).

Piefed is another instance type that is growing in popularity, and a few instances are now turning on the API. As such, apps are also implementing support.

It would be great if Boost would support it too. Hopefully the extra development overhead isn't too bad.

Some recent discussion: https://piefed.social/post/817564

The page for developers:

https://join.piefed.social/docs/developers/

The API for third-party apps (frontends, bots, etc) is 95% the same as the Lemmy API.

That same link: https://freamon.github.io/piefed-api/

Youtube links refuse to open in external browser, they always open on YouTube app, even though that's turned off and the app Is set to use external browser. I want my ad blocking please.

This post for example.

https://lemmy.ca/post/45288272

It is readable for a moment, but then the image slides to the left and the text slides with it, causing the first part of every line to be off screen and unreadable

Boost crashes when I try to download pictures/comic strips. Anybody else experience this?

When I use boost for lemmy my upvotes are not displayed correctly. In the last days I upvoted many posts, but only one is showing in the account -> upvoted tab. If I upvote a post, and scroll later back to them they are still upvoted even after restarting the app later, but the tab does not contain them. Waiting a day or anytime frame to give it time to sync does also nothing.What can I do to see my upvotes again?

When someone makes a comment or post that has my username tagged in it, it'll show in the "Mentions" tab if I manually go to it, but will not fire a notification or even show a red dot unread counter on the tab.

Moreover, if it was a comment that would have ended up in my main inbox anyways (E.g. as a direct reply to my post or to a comment of mine) it won't show in the main inbox at all

I assume it might be intentional to not show messages in the main inbox if it's showing in the mention tab, but without the Mention tab firing notifications that's rather...problematic lol

Might be a minor thing, but for me it feels clunky now hitting the back button is instant but the swipe to close the image viewer has some kind of animation lag. I think just being able to toggle it to have the same transition (or lack thereof) as hitting the back button would be great.

Embedded images take up a ton of space, and I'd love an option to hide them, or at least scale them down. I couldn't find any option for this, so my apologies if this already is a thing.

Has Boost considered expanding its app distribution beyond the Google Play Store and Apple App Store by publishing on third-party App Store platforms such as Aptoide, F-Droid, Uptodown, etc.?

Rationale:

• Wider Reach: Aptoide, F-Droid, Uptodown, etc. have millions of active users globally and do not impose regional restrictions, allowing Boost to reach users who may not have access to Play Store in their region.
• Increased Accessibility: These stores support older Android versions and offer previous app versions, making Boost accessible to users with legacy devices.
• No Upfront Fees: Developers can publish apps on Aptoide, F-Droid, and Uptodown for free, with flexible monetization options and no payment required for distribution.
• Enhanced Flexibility: Uptodown, F-droid, Aptoide, etc. allow users to download, update, or roll back app versions easily, which can improve user satisfaction and retention.
• Security and Trust: These platforms prioritize app security, with Uptodown using tools like VirusTotal for malware scanning and Aptoide employing a blockchain-based approval system.

Summary:
Listing Boost on Aptoide, Uptodown, F-Droid, etc. would make the app more accessible worldwide, especially to users outside the reach of mainstream app stores, and could help grow Boost's user base without additional distribution costs.

Basic guide to register and publish apps on Uptodown

How to create an account in Uptodown's Developers Console

Aptoide

Aptoide Wikipedia

Aptoide YouTube

Uptodown Wikipedia

uptodown

F-Droid Wikipedia

F-Droid.org

AptoideConnect

Hi Boost folks,

I was just wondering if anyone else is experiencing crashes when saving images?

I keep going to share funny pictures, and when I share, Boost/Lemmy tries to send an "image proxy", so I hit download (my usual workaround), but as of today Boost crashes. This seems to be the case for any image post.

Is this a thing for anyone else? :)

Edit: no more crashes after clearing Boost's cache, but still curious about sharing images not working 100% :)

Edit 2: clearing cache is needed very regularly to make downloading images work

https://imgur.com/gallery/final-moments-of-regina-kay-walters-y5WBi

V1.0.15

When clicking three dots next to a post ->Hide the post is not hidden from the feed, even if the menu item changes to 'Unhide'.

I vaguely remember this working as expected in previous versions so a recent regression?