5076

Sync for Lemmy (beta) is now live for everyone (play.google.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Nevermore@lemmy.world to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world

1197 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Please note this is just a beta and there are going to be bugs, but it works and it works nicely. Have fun.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] bentropy@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Strange how it's ever only an argument if people are trashing something you like...

And sorry but I must have missed something about sync to understand the hype about it. First sing I saw in google play was the tag for in-app purchases. I'm okay paying for an app but I would prefer doing so beforehand without guessing what I might be paying after installation. Then the first thing I saw in sync was sponsored content. Absolutely not cool.

Connect for Lemmy has basically the same layout as well as the thunder client just without sponsored content. I would totally understand if those client where garbage or had missing features but that's not the case... So what am I missing?

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Shhhhhhh. Let people enjoy things they like.

[-] bentropy@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I do, I'd just like to enjoy it myself you know. That's why I asked.

[-] Kyle@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

It's sync for Reddit, something we've used for almost a decade. But it's for Lemmy.

For us, that means a developer we can talk to, who talks to us and listens, who is talented, performant and responsive, and an app that embodies all of the above while configurable and fast.

Imagine your most used app and social media that you have used for so long is taken away overnight. And the developer left his job to work on sync. He lost his job again because of Reddit.

We all got sync and Reddit taken away; now we have it back, and we are pleased about it, and it feels good to toss a token to someone to literally give them their dream job back again.

Also, your comments of ad-supported apps as misleading sponsors is a mischaracterization, even though ads and all associated parts are utterly disabled if you pay 20 bucks to remove them for life. You don't get to have a fast, cheap, and good app; you can only pick 2. For me, good and fast is just fine. For you, stick with connect.

Most people came to Lemmy because of third-party Reddit apps getting destroyed, don't be surprised about the hype.