This will definitely change the game for me. Jerboa has been a nice stop-gap, but as a paid Boost user previously, I'll be jumping back in with Lemmy too.
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I didn't have any problem paying before and I won't have any problem paying for it again.
Yep, same. I have some expectations how the UI should behave (like boost did) and I'm certain Ruben managed to copy the UX to the new boost.
Well, the code was remade from scratch in order to be fully compatible with Lemmy. I guess that Infinity for Everything (formerly it was a Reddit client) will be compatible fully with kbin and Lemmy.
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I've tried jerboa, liftoff, andd connect. While they all work none of them do everything I want and they all have weird quirks.
The more lemmy apps that comeabout the better.
Thunder for Lemmy has been pretty decent so far.
That's the best compromise for me but it still have some quirks too : the search function is still limited, gesture-only interactions is weird and a few features are missing like deleting posts, jumping to a comment from your notifications, ...
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Voyager, formerly WefWef is a pretty stellar interface for being web based. I'm able to install it as an application, and feels native on my phone.
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Liftoff has been great so far, but if this can have anywhere near the polish of its reddit counterpart, I'll have no issues switching. I really want that compressed mode. Looks like RiF almost
Absolutely. That compressed old-reddit view is what I used to use in boost all the time.
Not sure what version you're on, but the "compact" view in Liftoff now (I'm on version 0.10.9) is actually compact:
I gotta agree with this. I was a RiF user for some years. So far I have Connect, Thunder and Liftoff. Of the three apps; Liftoff has provided the closest I have to the RiF experience. Boost doesn't look that much different, but I'm gonna give it a shot seeing as how many peoples on here sing Boost's praises
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Never for the life of me understood why Boost wasn't mentioned alongside the other popular apps. It's perfect. The only one I've used. All of my internal monologue feedback about Jerboa and Wefwef can be categorized under "Be Boost."
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I'm ever hopeful we might have a Lemmy Is Fun app one day,but there's been so much chatter about boost I'm excited to try it.
They should just rename it to Lemmy is Federated. It's the same initials!
This is such a good idea!
I'm currently testing out connect and it seems a lot like infinity. Swipe to go from post to post and a lot of other customization. I didn't like liftoff because of it but that might change. If boost can do this I might try it.
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Man. I just looked at the preview pictures of boost for Lemmy in the play store and it looks so freaking good.
I absolutely cannot wait.
I was looking forward to it but after i saw the data collection section i gave up.
Oof. That's looks very bad indeed. Is it oficially released yet? I've seen it before on beta/test versions of apps to ease debugging. Public release versions are usually very different regarding data collection needed.
Let's hope so, the Lemmy will probably manage to kill it fast if that's in the actual release!
Excellent, can't wait!
We are more than ready to take off, pre-registered on the play store from the start!!
If you need beta testers, let us know! Used Boost for Reddit for years, can't wait for Boost for Lemmy!
Oh yeeesssssss. Boost was all I used.
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I honestly don't know which app I'm gonna end use it, I never feel this way with Reddit clients but between Thunder, Voyager, Sync and Boost for Lemmy I can't really chose, am I a psycho because I'm actually thinking in cycle them?
Not at all. I cycle through three right now.
I really really like Voyager and its breakneck release schedule but it's definitely missing stuff that a native app would have, like notifications.
Yeah, definitely, I still have hopes dev releases a proper app for Android (and iOS) it would be a killer app for sure.
The rocket has landed
Nice
Looking forward to trying it! I'm going in with an open mind and definitely not expecting the experience to be as flawless as the original since even Lemmy itself is still in development.
I guess this would be as good a place as any to ask this...
The only app I used for Reddit was BaconReader, and I loved it so I paid for premium. Does anyone know if the developers are making a Lemmy alt? Or which app will give me the closest BR feel?
I don't recall seeing anything about a Lemmy version in their subreddit leading up to the exodus unfortunately. As a former user myself, I did move to Boost eventually but for now I use Liftoff or Connect to get close to that feel. Definitely give Boost a shot once it's out too. You can pre-signup on the app store.
I moved from bacon reader to boost when it first came out. Ruben even implemented a feature I asked for on the same day!
Boost is a better bacon than bacon IMO.
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Can't wait to see boost for Lemmy in action. Infinity was my favorite but boost was second.
hope baconreader makes a lemmy client as well
Is the app going to be open sourced? Please be
Probably not. It's harder to make money on an app when the code is publically available.
Ayyyyyy
Can't wait
This is great! Can't wait! Thank you for all your hard work!
boost for kbin ? boost was my goto for reddit and would support it again if available for kbin
Wait for the api to be completed. People aren't not making kbin apps for no reason.
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