Not ready yet, but almost there!
We’re all anxious to get back on Boost and launch the rocket 🚀 so I hope you take it as support and not pressure. Having a blast with Voyager for now, but Boost was always where it was at for me. Can’t wait to give it a shot when you’re ready to release it!
Do you know what kind of pricing model you’ll use? Will Boost for Lemmy be a separate purchase for removing ads, or do you intend to have a restore purchases button?
Sync is good but Boost is better
Boost is essentially the Apollo equivalent of Android. A simple but functional UI. Customisable UI but not ambitious. Well thought out.
Removed by mod
Objectively subjective
almost there!
Wow! Good to hear. Can’t wait to be back on Boost.
I can’t wait!
Hurry up and take my money 💵
Thank you for the years on Reddit! Can’t wait to have boost for lemmy!
Super appreciative to have Sync for Lemmy to use in the meantime, but it’s only increased my appetite for the real deal - Boost for life!
Thanks for the update!
Nice to hear.
No pressure but I can’t wait to be back on Boost!
Thanks for the update! Take your time, as great work always needs sufficient time to be prepared! Thank you for undertaking this transition, and I’m eagerly awaiting the release!
Take your time and thanks for the effort :D
Thanks. I donated a few bux earlier in the year, before Reddit started the API thing. When Boost for Lemmy becomes a reality I’m gonna donate a few more bux to show appreciation.
I’m eager to try but more than happy to wait.
When it’s ready i guess.
IIRC Boost was ad free without paying for it, which is what matters to my broke but ad hating ass.
Forget Boost; Relay when?
I don’t think Relay will be coming, the dev is making Relay paid for Reddit and is complying with the API pricing.
Sync is better, just adapt
Sync is good too, then just stay on it lol. Why are you even on the Boost community then?
Yes, but that’s your opinion. If I say Boost is better, will you adapt?
Huh, I mean you can say whatever lol. I’m waiting to swap to Boost though, that was my go to with Reddit.
Bro, why do you have emojis in your username?
There’s next to no restrictions on names in Lemmy. Go wild! 🐢
Sync has incredibly vocal fanclub that brigades regularly. Did it on reddit, doing it here.
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tl;dr: That’s a nice argument, why don’t you back it up with a source?
I’m trying Sync as a holdover while I’m waiting for Boost, and I’ve found some things that annoy me a bit. I’ve purposefully left out any minor bugs that seem like regressions from changing the codebase to work with Lemmy, so the only things I’ll critique are purposeful design choices.
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There is seemingly no easy way to synchronise settings over accounts. This makes initial setup with multiple accounts frustrating, and future changes a little annoying.
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By default, the floating action button and the 3-dot menu at the top right open the same menu. Why are there 2 different buttons on the same screen that do the same thing?
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Changing the default text size (which is too small imo) is not easy, as you have to go and change at least 4 or 5 different font size settings for post titles, selftext, comments, comment details, etc. And even then, when I’m typing this right now, it’s too small and I can’t find any configuration option to change it Why is there is no global font size?
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There are a few small things that just don’t make sense. For example: if you completely collapse a parent comment you’re still able to tap it to have the upvote/share controls despite being unable to read it. In contrast, Boost smartly opens the comment when this happens.
There are a few other small things that mildly irk me, but other than these things my Sync experience so far (1 day as of writing) has been somewhat positive.
Claiming that it’s superior without any reasoning isn’t very productive. If you want to show your support for something, surely you can think of at least one reason that it’s better, right?
For me it’s the bizarre inability to set a subreddit’s default view mode to be swipe. That extra button tap every time I’m on a picture heavy sub is a real chore. Boost can do it so why not Sync? 🤷
Changing the default text size
Idk how to link the setting (which is possible), but back on sync for reddit I got annoyed with this too. Then I realized there is a setting under “General” that allows you to change the base font size. Doing so affects all of the font sizes without having to configure each individual section.
That said, it is very easy to scroll past or overlook that setting.
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Matter of opinion. You’re literally in a community for the app you say is inferior. Why?
It’s on /all