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How are you accessing Lemmy now? Browser or app? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Wabbitsmiles@lemmy.world to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world

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Hi fellow sync-ers,

Having joined Lemmy recently, I have been having a ton of fun. However accessing Lemmy through my mobile browser has been an awful experience, similar to my past Reddit experience till I found Sync.

I'm not sure how much longer I can tolerate the browser experience, and am hesitating jumping on a app. Where's your head at about this?

Edit (4 days later)

I've been on Connect and has been 8/10 so far. Gonna dual use with liftoff after seeing the comments.

I did a 5 minute ctr+F to see which were the most popular apps/ interfaces. Not sorted by pos/neg, just mentions.

wefwef/ voyager - 46
connect - 43
Liftoff - 33
Jerboa - 23
Thunder - 16
Firefox - 13
Thunder - 16
Old.lemmy - 5
Alexandrite - 4
Vivaldi - 2

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[-] UhBell@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Thunder

[-] Banned@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Liftoff on mobile. Don't get to sit at a PC for web browsing much. If sync feels like it did on reddit. I will switch to that and customize it exactly how I want it again.

[-] Lemmy_at_it@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago

Same here. Liftoff does what I need it to do for the time-being, but will be switching to sync whenever it is ready to go

[-] PenguinMage@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

App, funny enough never been here on the pc.

[-] eggshappedegg@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Currently using CONNECT on the phone and browser on PC. More or less exactly the way I used to browse reddit really

[-] UnrealRealityX@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

web browser on desktop, but if synclemmy is going to be as hot as reddit syncreddit, then mobile usage will jump.

[-] iso@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

I'm suffering through Jerboa, heavily anticipating Sync since it'll change everything for me

[-] Myrbolg@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Im using Alexandrite on desktop und Liftoff on mobile. Liftoff is great, I don't really miss much from the famous reddit apps.

[-] invisible_cunt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Waiting for Boost

[-] zerosignal@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I have jerboa installed but it was buggy so I mostly use a browser (Vivaldi)

[-] Zstom6IP@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

browser.

[-] kokesh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Voyager

[-] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Mostly liftoff (now), sometimes browser.

[-] vox@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

liftoff

[-] yuki2501@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Browser. So far I haven't found an app that is user friendly, allows me to switch accounts, and doesn't log me out every 30 minutes.

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[-] radarsat1@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was using Jerboa because i was used to Sync for reddit. But, I got a bit tired of how rough around the edges it is, so I switched to just installing my Lemmy instance front page as Firefox "app" on my phone and realized it's not that bad as a UI, so sticking with it for now.

I'll probably try apps again in the future but I feel more open to "installing" good web apps now. Incidentally I tried the same trick with Reddit's mobile interface after Sync stopped working and realized it's also not so awful as I remembered. I did prefer Sync but I'll see how it goes with this method. So it's mobile web interfaces on Android for me for now.

Having said that, in both cases I think I'd prefer a more "simple HTML" type experience like old reddit over these dynamic SPA things they both have going.

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[-] Deftdrummer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I just recently started using the app Thunder, but also old.lemmy.world as well. Feel almost at home until Sync is released.

[-] andrr_464@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

wefwef and safari

[-] renrenPDX@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Desktop browser on PC or tablet with multiple Lemmy instances pinned. I get different flavors of lemmy based on subscription. Also wefwef.app and old.lemmy. iOS Mlem and Memmy apps on phone.

[-] raubarno@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I'm not a smartphone guy. I use a browser version on my laptop.

[-] Raisin8659@monyet.cc 3 points 1 year ago

Browser on on PC. On mobile, Connect or Lift-off; can't really tell the differences yet.

[-] lorez@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Liftoff on Android and Memmy on IOS. I prefer Liftoff.

[-] xusontha@l.buckodr.ink 3 points 1 year ago

Liftoff

[-] SVM@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Browser. Waiting for Sync!

[-] KuroJ@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Firefox when I'm at my PC, and when I'm relaxing I switch between Connect on Android or Memmy on my iPad.

[-] muaveri@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Firefox for android with Lemmy Universal Link Switcher + rss feeds through Feeder

[-] Peglar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

App. I like it so far.

[-] Wabbitsmiles@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Which app?

[-] BertramDitore@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Memmy is nailing it for me. Brand new app and it’s already super smooth, intuitive and functional. Experience is close enough to Apollo that I’m now fully onboard the Lemmy train.

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[-] activator90@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago

Cycling between Voyager, Jerboa and Thunder. Still have to try Sync

[-] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

App Memmy = image handeling is a bit buggy. Web wefwef/Voyager = has a freezing issue.

The should kiss.

[-] jared@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Kbin on browser with scripts.

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[-] Weaponized_Stupidity@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I may be new to the fediverse, but I’ve found kbin more visually pleasing than native lemmy website. That’s on desktop, on mobile, since there’s no native kbin app yet, I’ve added kbin as a WebApp to my Home Screen. I’ve heard good thing about Liftoff too.

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