Introducing Connect for Lemmy (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by kuro_neko@lemmy.ca to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Hi lemmings, I switched over from Reddit 10 days ago now but I couldn't find a mobile client that I was happy with with an experience similar to the Reddit experience I was used to. So I decided to build my own and I hope you will like it as well!

Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuroneko.lemmy_connect

Features:

Material U
Dark and Light themes
List view / Card view / Fullwidth view
Filter lists for hiding posts
Multiple accounts + switcher across multiple instances
Guest accounts for viewing an instance without signup
Search and community autofill
Markdown support + attempt to navigate links correctly (/u/foo will open that user instead of browser kickout. Same for /c/, !, and @)
Saving posts
full sort types
NSFW view options (hide, blur, show)
copy text and url on all posts and comments
add comments, replies, and new posts
comment replies with line indicators

Here's other screenshots:

Future plans:

Improving the inbox
Swipe actions
Multi-~~reddit ~~communities

Thank you for taking a look. I hope others who are migrating from Reddit like me will find the app useful and I'd love to know your thoughts!

Edit: Community for the app is here: https://lemmy.ca/c/lemmyconnect

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[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

Looks amazing! I'll try it out!

[-] hglman@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

My keyboard constantly tries to switch to caps as I type in Connect. I am using Grammarly. It will flicker the upper case layout between each key press. It's unusable as it is.

[-] robotrash@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Downloaded and used for an hour or so. I'd like to see an option to change the font size. I like my stuff to be small so I can get more content on the screen. 1.6 posts is pretty bad for me. I also couldn't find a way to change my default homepage to "subscribed - new" but maybe I just didn't search hard enough. Either way, it's good to have some competition for Jerboa!

Edit: Found Frontpage. Might be worth changing this to Subscribed since that seems to be the Lemmy equivalent.

[-] Zoop@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

I'd also love to see an option to change the font size, but for the opposite reason - my eyes suck and I need bigger text! Lol. I love it so far either way!

[-] kuro_neko@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Options for text sizes coming up in the next release :)

[-] Zoop@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Fantastic! Thank you so very much! Also, damn you're quick, lol! I hope you're looking after yourself and taking care of yourself above all. It's important - you're important! <3

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[-] CreepyRainbow@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

I'm very thankful to you! I wanted a nice app to browse lemmy and I found your app a couple of days ago! I've had a very nice experience so far

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[-] jetpackbarry@vlemmy.net 0 points 1 year ago

Looks great but it says it's not available in my country (Brazil)

[-] lupec@lemmy.lpcha.im 0 points 1 year ago

Just checked and was able to get it to install on my end, OP might have updated it in the meantime.

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[-] theory@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago

I may be wrong but, are you not showing all communities subscribed in the list, just the first page? I see 10 but im subbed to somewere closer to 50...

[-] kuro_neko@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah 10 I believe is the default limit on that API call. I'll increase that in the next release!

[-] theory@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago

There is a maximum for the limit, you'll need to do actual pagination

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[-] Hovercat90@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Hey, i like your app a lot! Jerboa doesnt work on my Motorola, so i installed your app. Looks very nice and works well as a first impression!

I just want to tell you good luck, we are all counting on you! :D

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[-] gelberhut@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

And you designed, developed, tested and published it in a less than 10 days? Your first android app? Really?

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[-] Macallan@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Nothing is showing up in my feed when signed in to lemmy.ml

Also, the Google password manager is trying to input the password into the instance text box when trying to sign in. Pixel 7 Pro.

[-] kuro_neko@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Hi, this should now be fixed on the latest release (1.0.25). Thank you for your feedback!

[-] Macallan@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thanks man! It's working now. Super smooth for the most part. Upvotes/downvotes still take quite a while to register. An Amoled black would be awesome as would a Small Cards view.

Edit: Another suggestion is to add a way to jump to the next parent comment in a post. Looks like Jeroba just added this and I've been missing this feature from some of the reddit apps I used to use.

Like this

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[-] VentraSqwal@links.dartboard.social 0 points 1 year ago

The screen shots look good. I'll download it and try it out. Let me know if you make a community for it so we can give back feedback on there. The more apps the merrier now that Reddit is getting rid of all them!

[-] kuro_neko@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you, let me know what you think! I made a community here: https://lemmy.ca/c/lemmyconnect

[-] vintageballs@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Maybe bug: in list view, the width of post title and content seems to be limited to around 80% of my screen width.

[-] kuro_neko@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Hi, just wanted to make sure you saw this but that issue is now fixed. Thanks again!

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