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Sync for Lemmy pre-registration is now open (play.google.com)

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

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Afternoon all,

Sync for Lemmy (Android) is now available for pre-registration on Google Play.

I'm currently working with 100 internal testers to add the final parts / resolve any issues and should be ready to go live within the next week.

I'll be emailing everyone that signed up with the previous form today too.

Cheers,

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[-] erre@programming.dev 84 points 1 year ago

Pre-registered! Can't wait!

it's happening

[-] xaera@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago

Bug, this is not animated

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

Fixed

[-] Risk@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It is in Liftoff.

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[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 12 points 1 year ago

Animates fine on Connect too.

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[-] uncreativechap@lemmy.world 63 points 1 year ago

Can't wait to say goodbye to Liftoff and welcome back Sync as my daily toilet scroll addiction

[-] ashtefere@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

I'm testing it now. Honestly you couldnt tell this isn't just like before. The main thing sync has over the other clients is speed. Scrolling the feed doesn't result in it jumping everwhere as images load in. They are already loaded and sized properly. And a million other little things and polish that make it amazing. (Posted from sync!)

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

I'm loving Liftoff, but I'm still excited about sync.

[-] portside@monyet.cc 9 points 1 year ago

Liftoff has been pretty great, Lemming looks polished already but it does not seem to be active anymore

[-] Encode1307@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Ouch for the liftoff devs

[-] Abstract8188@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I'm sure it's nothing personal. For instance, I've been using Sync for reddit for over 10 years as my primary method of accessing reddit, so I know this is going to make me a lot more comfortable using Lemmy.

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[-] TheVillageGuy@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hi, something you might want to check before releasing; several current Lemmy apps are having trouble displaying lists of very large images. Either they try to load them all in one go, instead of going for the thumbnail as a preview (causing the app to crash), or they only get the preview and then don't show the full size when opening.

Example:

!RimWorldPorn@rimworld.gallery

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

Seem to be working fine

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[-] dodslaser@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

[-] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 7 points 1 year ago

I remember vividly the day I got a Nintendo 64 when I was a kid. I also had pizza that day.

It was a good day.

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

Oh yes, I remember, Christmas of 1998, my dad got it for me and my brother, had it with Body Harvest and F1 World Grand Prix, my Dad is an F1 fan, so got an absolutely awful V3 racing wheel to go with it. During covid, I got back into racing games, and went a little mental.

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

Yes! Really excited to try it out, have been missing Sync here!

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 year ago

LET'S GOOOOOOO

Will there be a sync pro as well?

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

Currently being discussed in the discord. Likely to have free, pro (no ads) and ultra (extra features) similar to S4R

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

Before you forget:

Set Play Store to automatically install the app when it becomes available

[-] sma3in@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

based on the app screenshots, it looks amazing!! can't believe the hype is almost over!!

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

Amazing, i registered! Is there an expected release date? And thanks again!

[-] ljdawson@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

Hoping within the next week.

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[-] Igloo7@reddthat.com 10 points 1 year ago

Just pre-registered! So excited!

[-] 5redie8@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

LFG hell yeah, great job man

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

Give it to me. baby!

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

I was a RIF user. Will I like Sync?

[-] faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 5 points 1 year ago

I think so, I like sync because of its massive customisation potential, and it also offered some quick template like way to change them, so it was never overwhelming. You can make sync the way you like it, and I've been following the dev for a while as well. Truly passionate fellow.

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

Can't wait. I missed the reddit sync badly. Excited to use it again.

[-] HamSwagwich@showeq.com 8 points 1 year ago

Hell yeah, thank you for all your hard work!

[-] hogart@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Using Voyager and the devs have been more than awesome. I don't encounter any bugs on Android. Still gonna throw my money at Sync when it arrives though. Sync was the only reason I even used reddit. A bit wierd but before I stumbled on the Sync I couldn't even stand reddit. I was a Sync user, not a reddit user.

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

my beloved client 💕

[-] RazorsLedge@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Will it run without Google Play Services like Reddit Sync Pro did prior to v22?

Edit: answering my own question. Yes it runs on degoogled devices, at least this one with microg.

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

Will it also be released on F-Droid in the future?

[-] Huschke@programming.dev 13 points 1 year ago

Sync for Reddit was not open source, so I doubt this will be.

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[-] can@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Any chance of android 7 support? I know existing app devs had to do some things to make it work. If it would prevent the app from being the best it could be though then I understand.

Edit: I don't intend to sound ungrateful. I recognise that few people are stuck on such an old device. I was just curious since the original Sync worked fine here.

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

Sorry but that came out in 2016

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[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Sweet :)

[-] ryknow@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

OK... I guess I'm an idiot... Where is the pre-reg on the playstore?

[-] total_9814@feddit.uk 9 points 1 year ago

You should just be able to click on the link in the title of this post.

[-] ryknow@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Omg... I'm a dummy. Thank you, stranger!

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[-] exocortex@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago

Wow! Congratulations! It's really weird - I feel like going back to reddit, because it looks and feels exactly like when I used Reddit back when it was awesome to do - through sync... But it's not reddit. Kinda tells me how much of my "Reddit experience" was actually not Reddit, but sync.

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