• torturedllama@lemmy.nzEnglish
    36·
    2 years ago

    I’ve been using Jerboa so far. It’s pretty nice. At first I was a bit sceptical because it seemed a little half baked. But it’s growing on me. Also now that I’ve used it for a while I think it’s relatively well rounded feature wise. It is quite minimal, but I think a lot of people probably like that. I think long term if other apps come up that are more similar to the existing 3rd party Reddit apps I will probably switch though.

    My main issue so far is not being able to follow links to communities inside the app. I imagine this will probably be more difficult to implement than on Reddit because of federation, but hopefully apps can get that working eventually.

    Also it can be difficult to add new communities from other servers even via search. Which is also a federation issue.

    I also miss the features from Reddit Is Fun which let you choose which content is displayed in-app vs in a web browser. But that’s only a minor annoyance so far.

    I find I am getting used to the visual style of comments. I initially didn’t like it, but it’s growing on me.

  • dill@lemmy.oneEnglish
    372·
    2 years ago

    I love how nerdy everyone on lemmy is. Brings a tear to my eye to see so much Firefox love.

      • seang96@spgrn.comEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        I’ve been running the sync server for years and it’s been great. Actually just migrated it over to kurbenetes and fully fixed it up a couple hours ago.

    • nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      2 years ago

      I would use Mlem…if it supported iOS 15…not going to lose my 15.1 jailbreak. I’ve been using one called “Memmy” on TestFlight…but it’s nowhere near the support and likely updates that Mlem is going to have

  • lagged@dataterm.digitalBEnglish
    22·
    2 years ago

    I started with Jerboa on Android but then saw someone post that the Lemmy web UI was a progressive web app that you could “install” to act as a standalone sort of app. Jerboa was missing the key feature of being able to view communities on other instances in the app by clicking on a link to them.

    I’ve been using the web app as a stand alone app for a few days now. I like it more than Jerboa bc I can follow other communities. Although eventually I hope to switch to an Android app for ease of use.

    • FederatedSaint@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      2 years ago

      Jerboa was missing the key feature of being able to view communities on other instances in the app by clicking on a link to them.

      I guess I’m missing something because I believe I can do this? For instance, I drill down and look at comics@lemmy.ml or news@beehaw.org all the time in jerboa. What is it you’re trying to do?

        • BustedPancake@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          2 years ago

          Shouldn’t a community link start with a ! normally?

          Edit: That link crashes jerboa

          Edit 2: Probably needs to be [removed because crashes jerboa]

          Edit 3: Lol still crashes jerboa I give up.

          Edit 4: Removed the links that made jerboa crash

        • Toddster@feddit.deEnglish
          3·
          2 years ago

          Same for my with Jerboa. At least the Version that will be released next week let‘s me sort comments by Old. The development seems to have increased a lot in the last weeks.

      • lagged@dataterm.digitalBEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        If I clicked on the community a post or comment came from I could navigate to it. But if someone posted a hyper link to another community the app would open up a web view.

    • nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      As an IOS 15 user (no Mlem support) this is appreciated…thanks!

      EDIT: This looks better than Memmy by a longshot

    • MaggiWuerze@feddit.deEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      Which is basically pre alpha. You can’t post, comment or meaningfully customize your experience yet.

      • BrikoX@vlemmy.netEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        I mean all of them are in pretty much the same state. I shared the alternative option as the 3 other options were already mentioned.

  • TGhost@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
    10·
    2 years ago

    I’ve stopped to use jerboa. On mobile I prefer the web browser. Its fully functional and act like an app with an shortcut on the drawer :)

    • TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pubEnglish
      6·
      2 years ago

      Same. I installed the web as an app, which is working much better for me. Jerboa needs some work before it’s ready for prime time.

      • TGhost@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        Yeah, no doubt that will coming, for the both way to do. With time we will see great improvements I’m sure.

    • sleepyducky@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      I’m playing about. I am on IOS so I saved the web app on the home screen as well and I find myself using it to find new communities/ comment/ post. I like Memmy as I enjoy the look and feel, I just feel it’s lacking a bit of functionality (such as receiving notifications, or searching for communities), but it easier to block communities on it. Mlem is nice as well, but again lacking a bit functionality wise (does not have search, cannot see post history, cannot receive notifications). At the moment I am switching between them depending on my needs at the moment and I will decide on one depending on their development in the future. I don’t mind testing new stuff and I enjoy discovering updates as they are coming on each of them

      Edit: sorry, don’t know why it posted as reply, I thought I was replying to the main thread

  • PerfectParanoia@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    2 years ago

    I just started using Jerboa. Not sue how it stacks up but I haven’t encountered anything to fault it so far

    E: Ha when I replied I couldn’t see any other replies. Not sure if things synced up or the app didn’t refresh though.

  • ellwoodb @feddit.deEnglish
    5·
    2 years ago

    I currently use Mlem on iOS. I’m very happy so far and they improve it with every update.