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How are you accessing Lemmy now? Browser or app? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Wabbitsmiles@lemmy.world to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world

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Hi fellow sync-ers,

Having joined Lemmy recently, I have been having a ton of fun. However accessing Lemmy through my mobile browser has been an awful experience, similar to my past Reddit experience till I found Sync.

I'm not sure how much longer I can tolerate the browser experience, and am hesitating jumping on a app. Where's your head at about this?

Edit (4 days later)

I've been on Connect and has been 8/10 so far. Gonna dual use with liftoff after seeing the comments.

I did a 5 minute ctr+F to see which were the most popular apps/ interfaces. Not sorted by pos/neg, just mentions.

wefwef/ voyager - 46
connect - 43
Liftoff - 33
Jerboa - 23
Thunder - 16
Firefox - 13
Thunder - 16
Old.lemmy - 5
Alexandrite - 4
Vivaldi - 2

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[-] davetansley@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago

On mobile, I'm using the Voyager app, which lemmy.world has installed as an alternative front end. Seems to work great.

On desktop, I'm using the amazing Alexandrite UI (https://alexandrite.app/) which solves all of my interface annoyances with the regular Lemmy UI (infinite scroll, opening posts without losing place in the feed, easily accessible communities list).

I love how flexible Lemmy is proving with its UI options... there really does seem to be something for everyone!

[-] six_arm_spider_man@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago

Wow, Alexandrite is awesome. If it rolls in an account switcher, it seems like it'll be just about perfect for me.

[-] sheodox@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

(dev here) I had an idea for how I'd build a profile switcher recently, it's something I want to implement soon.

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[-] BoldRaven@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

Jerboa for Android

[-] _spiffy@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 year ago

For now I am using connect for lemmy. Which is great! And grown in Canada.

[-] Riccosuave@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I second this. Been using Connect for about two weeks, and I think it's really solid. I would give it an 8.5/10 in its current state.

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[-] Potato_in_my_anus@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Using Connect as well. It's working great so far.

[-] hogart@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

Voyager (former wefwef) quickly turned out the best. Good updates every day just made the experience the best. Go to their webpage from your browser of choice and install it from there.

[-] SCmSTR@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

(vger.app for those wondering)

[-] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 25 points 1 year ago

I'm using Connect until Sync is available.

[-] banana_head@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Connect is great. Big upgrade from using mobile browser.

[-] Jarix@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Hey look at us Connecting here!

[-] wanderingmagus@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Highly recommend Connect for Lemmy. I've been using it practically since I started, and it's been consistently great (as long as your instance is up of course)

[-] foggianism@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I am writing this through Connect. It's the closest thing to Rif I found, for Lemmy. I've had some login issues at the beginning, but that seems to have been solved.

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[-] godless@latte.isnot.coffee 15 points 1 year ago

Thunder. I tried every single Android app, and this is the only one without any major issues.

[-] hogart@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

You should try Voyager again. It wasn't the best day one when migrating from Reddit but right now I feel it's turned out to be undisputed.

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[-] Koffiato@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

Connect for now. It isn't perfect but pretty good. Feed isn't as smooth (images load in later kicks your scrolling up) and you can't open links in it automatically.

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[-] ouzkse@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Using Voyager, the really downside was the iOS inspired theming but, with latest updates android theming is supported. It's still in beta but promising. Better than that native iOS look 😑

[-] itadakimasu@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

The "native iOS" look looks pretty good even on Android IMO

[-] decadentrebel@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Mostly browser. But when I'm off the computer, I use Liftoff.

[-] Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago

Liftoff as well. While it's definitely missing some features sync had, it's pretty decent for an early app.

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[-] yukiat@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I use Connect for Lemmy, the UI design is great.

[-] Brisolo32@lemmy.eco.br 12 points 1 year ago

Jerboa on mobile and WebUI on PC

[-] Llamajockey@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Using Jerboa app on Android...had a rocky start but it has updated a whole lot in the past weeks, getting close to 5/5 probably 3.5/5 right now

Even with reddit I seldomly used the browser on PC, if I'm home and on my PC I generally play games or YouTube/streaming shows rarely browsed reddit on PC

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[-] lemmyshmemmy@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Connect. Also enjoy Liftoff.

[-] JaCrispy@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

I'm also using Connect. I've got it looking pretty similar to RiF and it has some nice features. Plus, the developer is very active and is constantly pushing out updates and adding new features.

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[-] Auduras@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

App - Jerboa, mainly. I tried a few others and kept Liftoff installed, but keep going back to Jerboa.

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[-] Mixairian@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

I've been using Liftoff on Android. It's way better than mobile browsing but no where near the same level as Sync. Biggest pain points are searching and subscribing to new instances as well as an insane amount of cache builds up and never clears on its own.

Currently I can't load my subscribed instances but I think that's a temporary bug...

I am eagerly and patiently awaiting Sync for Lemmy release.

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[-] jacktherippah@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Jerboa for Lemmy for me. Pretty smooth experience.

[-] gunnm@monero.town 9 points 1 year ago

I'm using Voyager, it's simple and my design of choice.

[-] anoop_V1@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I use Connect for Lemmy ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuroneko.lemmy_connect ) on my mobile and Photon on my Desktop ( https://photon.xylight.dev )

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[-] Heavybell@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Web interface for now while I wait for Sync.

[-] thisismyhaendel@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Voyager checking in, pretty decent apart from common freezes while scrolling.

[-] Chobbler@feddit.uk 8 points 1 year ago

Browser at home and Jerboa on the go.

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[-] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I was switching between Liftoff and Connect, but lately I've just been using Connect. It's gotten a lot better in a short time.

[-] Humanius@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

For now I'm holding myself over with Jerboa

[-] flatpandisk@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Wefwef, party app/site?

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[-] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago

Browser of course! Sorry, but I'm just a Firefox Supremacist. I don't know why you have a bad experience with browsers, I've been enjoying using browser for everything. What exactly don't you like? Also what OS and browser are you using?

[-] zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Browser basically 100% of the time.

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[-] Hyggyldy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I'm actually interacting with the servers directly using my psychic powers.

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[-] chrizbie@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 year ago

While other apps offer a nice interface I find the jerboa app by far the best app for actually posting and commenting /actually interacting

This is important because I find that interacting with communities is actually a much better way to get meaningful engagement of Lemmy than it was with Reddit (I.e: lurking)

[-] 46_and_2@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Liftoff was the first app I tried, still very happy with it and mostly using Lemmy through it.

[-] UnendingQuest@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Browser, wefwef. Former Apollo user very happy with this interface.

[-] redhydride@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Jerboa app. It is working well

[-] Devious_Thoughts 6 points 1 year ago

Using Voyager, formally WefWef.

It's constantly getting updated and they welcome feedback so I would definitely recommend lol

[-] Zathras@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I've been hopping around between the different Android apps and PWAs however, I always seem to come back to Voyager (wefwef). My primary app on Reddit was sync and hope to return to it if it functions as it did on the other site. If not, I am enjoying Connect and Jerboa. Thunder, Summit, and Liftoff have small things I would like to see tweaked and/or they have minor bugs that they are still ironing out, but I am not yet sold on a specific app yet until we get further down the road.