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Hoping to have a private beta test within a month or two. For now calling the app Kmoon (KπŸŒ›)

Sign up here!

EDIT: the app will be x-platform (iOS, Android and Mac)

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[–] CodingAndCoffee@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This kind of stuff is exactly what the fediverse needs. Great work!

[–] hariette@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

100%! So much growth left in the fediverse. And I can’t wait for more competition on the app space :D

[–] AndromedusGalactus@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's fantastic. Keep up the good work!

[–] hariette@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Thank you, just doing my part to serve the community!

[–] onyx@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

iOS dev, making a cross platform app, inspired by how apollo was?! Oof, as an Android user, i cant wait! πŸ‘

[–] hariette@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Budgeting to get an Android device so I can test it myself too ;)

Also, Apollo was just iconic. If I can built half of that, we’ll be rocking it!

[–] vektor@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Which Android device are you looking at? I've always wondered how devs develop for Android since there's so many different kinds of devices that run Android with different capabilities. With iPhones, I'm (hopefully correctly) assuming that it's a little easier since there's only so many versions to support.

[–] hariette@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Yep, much easier on iOS. For Android I'll prob pick a Pixel.

[–] nmac101@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You should try using Android as your daily driver though. Some months ago I tried iOS and I hated it. Of course this is a personal opinion, but you should really try it. My current phone is the OPPO Reno8 Lite. It's cheap, fast and overall really good.

[–] hariette@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I got a One Plus 11 coming tomorrow. Gonna be my daily driver while I polish the Android side of the app :)

[–] nmac101@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ooo, a pricey one. I've read great things about it.

[–] hariette@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

it's sooo nice. The ultra charging ain't a lie, crazy how fast.

[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'd rather see Relay or Infinity inspired stuff but I guess it's a first step for this type of field.

[–] hariette@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Noted. I'll take a look at those and see what I can pull from them too.

[–] mountainpeacock@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is great! I miss features from apps on Kbin, like saving posts, collapsing comments, etc. Signed up.

[–] mountainpeacock@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wanted to add - Joey for Reddit was my go-to on Android when I left iOS/Apollo. Might be good inspiration, as well; I actually felt that Joey handled somethings much better than Apollo did.

[–] hariette@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Hadn't heard of it. But taking a look!

[–] virgil31@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Joey for Reddit is/was the ULTIMATE client if you desire customization of the experience.
Man...I spent days on those font size and elements to be show/hide on the cards/threads. But it was in the end MY PERFECT experience

[–] kunic@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It'd be nice to have a landing page like what Apollo has. One where you can favorite Magazines and the like.

[–] LennethAegis@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I'm happy to see kbin apps start popping up so fast. Signed up for this beta.

Will this be open source?

[–] fl4shback@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Following this with great interest! Thanks for your hard work :)
Signed up!

[–] Grimlo9ic@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Signed up! I've been using a Firefox shortcut on my Android phone for the past couple of days, but an app would make things much easier and more accessible.

[–] Ataraxia@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I enjoy a beta test. Signed up.

[–] AnonymousLlama@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Great work, keen to see how this progresses.

[–] LollerCorleone@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

This is wonderful! Looking forward to seeing how the app shapes up. Have signed up for the beta test :)

[–] manwe@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Just signed up for the beta. Really looking forward to this!

[–] DodgeForthrast@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You absolute legend. Make it paid and I’ll pay for it. This is how we win.

[–] hariette@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Awww thanks. My aim is to keep it free (plus ad free!). Just wanna help the fediverse become more accessible :)

If I do charge for something it would be for unique features that go above and beyond.

[–] ViridityCorn@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Looks great! How did you manage to actually pull data from Kbin? I just can't seem to get it working

[–] LoafyLemon@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Kmoon is a fantastic name. Looking forward to it!

[–] Saturdaycat@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago
[–] KnittingTrekker@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I am definitely interested, but I have a question: if I entered the beta testing, what would be my responsibilities? I ask before I have never beta tested anything...

[–] hariette@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Like using an app but you can't hate on it if anything is broken lol. Instead you have to submit feedback/issues so they can be addressed. But also, could just be new ideas in the form of feature requests.

I'll prob setup a Discord and an issue tracker on github.

[–] KnittingTrekker@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Thank you. Honestly I am very nervous about it, I am still unsure if I will subscribe. The problem is more about me being a tech noob than anything, I am really just a casual user who has learned how to Google tech/computer tutorials when needed (and even then, with mixed results lol) so I worry I would be a useless tester

[–] nobloat@vlemmy.net 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's fantastic news! Any chance it'll be available on F-droid ?

[–] hariette@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I'll take a look at that!

[–] watchdog@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Kbinauts to the moon! Signing up now!

[–] vektor@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Kbinauts is a great name for kbin users!

[–] Meshuggah333@feddit.de 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Would you consider Linux support as a Flatpak app?

[–] hariette@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Certainly! Remind me if I forget :P

[–] meisme@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How's it pulling data? There is currently no kbin API (previous one was removed)

[–] hariette@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I posted elsewhere in thread. But I’m hosting my own API service for it. I can write about it after I get the app out.

It’s a stopgap solution in the meantime.

[–] SirSnufflelump@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm not on ios, but still great to see people making apps for the fediverse. Also this is the first time I'm seeing a kbin thread from lemmy, so I guess kbin has federation working again!

[–] Otome-chan@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

federation has been working slightly and slowly these past few days. nothing speedy. not sure it's 100% back yet? but yes I'm on kbin.social and seeing your comment clearly :)

[–] hariette@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Yay, federation! <3

And I'm planning on supporting x-platform ;)

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