Well we are spoiled for choice none the less
More apps = more lemmings
This. It’s not for me. But I’m glad it exists.
Actually I’ve been using Jerboa for long enough that I’ve really gotten used to it and I love it now, super functional
It’s functional for sure, but the scrolling feels so janky
It seems unsustainable and mixed up to think no one should ever use non-FOSS options for anything.
Maybe that would be the case if we were in some post scarcity perfect society where no one needed income, and all devs were just doing it for self-fulfillment, but I can’t blame someone for wanting to make income off of their work. Especially if they seem like a reasonable person, wanting reasonable amounts for good work.
Isn’t supporting a smaller dev a good thing? I mean, this guy got screwed over by reddit fucking up his income.
Ain’t that the truth. People act like charging for software is evil no matter what. There’s a huge difference between a lone dev trying to earn a living and a huge corporation trying to wring every last ounce of profit out of their users. And there’s probably degrees of nuance between those.
Especially if they seem like a reasonable person, wanting reasonable amounts for good work.
And that’s the important context in this discussion. You’ve got a dev who’s active in the community and who builds an app not only with great features and UI but with stability too. And he has a not insignificant user base that is familiar not just with his work but essentially with this exact app… It’s reasonable for him to assume we’ll see the value and be willing to pay. And he is correct.
I’m personally averse to subscription models, but again context matters. Reasonable rate and you know what you’re getting. And I say this as a huge fan of both FOSS and socialism. I could have easily just let my DNS continue to filter out the ads, but I appreciate quality and believe it should be appropriately compensated.
actually, speaking of the subscription, the fact that ads can be removed with either the subscription or a one time payment is one of my favorite things about sync. I don’t really like subscriptions either, but then the only feature I really wanted from Sync was the ads removed, so I don’t have to even care about the subscription. I wish that kind of monetization style was WAY more popular.
And I only subscribed because the one-time purchase was not available at that moment, so I assumed no such option existed. But honestly, I’ll continue to pay the subscription. It’s still less than a year’s worth of my monthly donations to the developer of Tasker.
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I will rather support dev that don’t already make money by selling my personal data.
I don’t have a problem, YOU have a problem!
No kbin? Looks like we’ve got an amateur over here!
Is there a kbin Android app?
Not that I’m aware of; Artemis appears to be the only app under development at the moment; do let me know if you know of any others.
Artemis
The public beta hasn’t been released yet
I’m in the beta. It’s legit 👍
You’re right, I do. I only have 1 app. What’s wrong with me.
What is your most favorite one you’d recommend?
beyond ? i never tried it how to get it
I think I got it from appstore
Summit is so underrated
Gotta catch em all!
I’m really enjoying Thunder. Love the comment screen
Connect: Am I a joke to you?
That pill bottle was ripped open and I snorted all that sync as soon as it was refilled.
Yup. I had $5 of Google opinion rewards money saved, so it was only 15ish out of the bank account. I work full time… I think I’ll be fine. Plus honestly, the dude worked hard creating a fantastic app. He deserves to be rewarded for that.
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Infinity for lemmy just dropped in F-droid. Hello old friend…glad you’ve arrived
Hmm, can’t find it on fdroid, do I need to add a repo?
It’s specifically on the IzzyOnDroid repo, instructions here:
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I am really enjoying Sync so far. It’s a great Lemmy client.
If it gets people to stop using Reddit, it works
Lemmy with choices. Lemmy wins
Infinity is going to be great once everything is properly supported!
Yeah second that. I’m just waiting for community blocking to be implemented, user blocking is there but it’s not working right now.
What I’m still struggling with is if it’s still ok with my mortal compass to use Reddit to find information I know will be there. Specifically, product reviews.
I’m no longer contributing content on Reddit, and I’m not passively browsing either, but how do y’all feel about tapping reddit’s wealth of information?
Do whatever you want, bud. If the info is helpful to you, who is anybody to say you can’t access it?
Just after you do repost it here
Why does it matter what we think?
I subscribe to RSS feeds for subreddits that don’t exist on Lemmy just so that I don’t give them any clicks or ad revenue.
For answers to questions or problems that are only available on Reddit, I turn on my favorite privacy browser, I hold my breath, go to that specific post, get my answer, and gtfo asap.
Like the saying goes, never stick it in crazy. But if you have to, be protected.
Good way to keep track of deals/promos and freebies on some subs, just add .rss to the link, input in Feeder, and you’re good to go!
Exactly my current setup :)
Why not? I still look up information there too, but I use an adblocker, so it’s not like Spez is profiting from me.
If you don’t want to them traffic, you can always visit the search result URL through the Wayback Machine or Archive.today.
I’m pretty sure a lot of product reviews on reddit started to be direct from the brand. If we started figuring out to search “product review reddit” then it’s silly to think brands weren’t also targeting that. And we know brands could promote their products to make their reviews higher.
If this actually causes you headaches, go touch grass please.
How is Sync so much smoother and faster than others?
A decade of development and optimization vs a couple of weeks/months.
Shouldn’t Infinity have the same polish then? I am a Software Engineer (not front-end though) and I’d be fascinated to learn the technical differences.
- It’s not being developed for that long
- It’s a different developer who needs to get familiar with the code
- He’s doing it in his free time unlike the Sync dev
My guess is because it’s not the original developer for the app and they are still figuring things out, on how to transition the app to Lemmy.
But I have no doubt they’ll get there :)
I’m using infinity and it does have the polish. I don’t get the fuss about “tHe OtHeR aPpS dOn’T hAvE tHe sMoOtHnEsS!!1!11!”
I have both Sync and Infinity (and Voyager) installed side by side and Infinity takes significantly longer to load.
Have you updated it? The latest version solves the loading problem
It’s not smoothness but bugs. It’s still a alpha
I’m juggling between both and Infinity is definitely less polished. From how reliable the gestures are for going back from comments to posts vs downvoting them, to returning to the same position on a post if you back out to go back in, to the general UI options and settings pages.
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Just wait until Boost comes out…
Already registered for when it comes out. Connect is pretty close in functionally but even then…
Sync is where it’s at