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New subreddit talking about it here. I'm assuming it will eventually be a Lemmy community

https://reddit.com/r/SyncforLemmy

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wow, tried to view it on my mobile and just got a pop up from reddit saying it's unreviewed content and I should be careful, ONLY giving me the options either to leave or download the official reddit app to view it.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

What a fucking shit show.

[–] skillful_garbage@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Lol I clicked the link and reddit showed

This community has not been reviewed and might contain content inappropriate for certain viewers. View in the Reddit app to continue.

With the only two options being continue in the app or take me home

[–] crisisingot@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

If you edit the URL and remove everything before reddit.com and the change it to old.reddit.com you can view it without the app

[–] ede@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

Yup. Same here.

[–] JustARegularNerd@aussie.zone 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can't follow this logic of Reddit's. Ohh, a community hasn't been reviewed to ensure it's safe? Oh, a community is NSFW? Gee golly, if you're on a mobile phone you'll have to use our app to look at it! We can't have that open to the internet (unless you're on desktop then you're all good, until we make an official desktop app)

[–] sussy_gussy@wirebase.org 2 points 2 years ago

It's just their excuse to make you use their shitty app

[–] Alleywurds@tabletop.place 0 points 2 years ago

That's hilarious!

[–] gaydarless@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

lol:

I'm genuinely excited though. I've been a long time sync user, and I'd love to see similar features available for Lemmy!

[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

like if the app is serving different content than the browser....

[–] tanja@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago

Really hope Relay does the same

[–] Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

https://lemmy.world/c/syncforlemmy

This is the new community on Lemmy

Edit of course it's a lemmy.world community. Sorry guys, I'm not on the beehaw instance so I see both.

[–] Frederic@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Just WOW! I'm using SyncPro for 9+ years, I'll support this app for sure!!!

[–] Scrithwire@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

Ahhh! Yes!!! Sync is my baby, dripfeeding my mainline supply of reddit for the last several years. Bought the lifetime and don't regret it. I'm excited!

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

Best news all day!

[–] Arctic@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

This accelerated my plans to join Lemmy immensely and, et voila. Sync is probably the best software app I have on my phone, simply from a design perspective.

[–] ulkesh@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Mlem is a good beginning, but I hope for an Apollo-level quality app for Lemmy. It'll come, in time. And perhaps SyncForLemmy will be just that!

[–] BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

That is our goal with Mlem. And trust me, our team is working, as absolutely fast as we can! Keep in mind, though, we’re starting from scratch. 😁

[–] FalseLight@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have to assume it’ll be Android-only like Sync for Reddit is/was, right?

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 0 points 2 years ago

There was a Sync for iOS beta at one point... in the dark days before Apollo.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] administrator@lemmy.pro 1 points 2 years ago

I’m testing Memmy and it’s rapidly being amazing, super impressed

[–] runarskoll@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As someone who paid for Sync Pro, I would gladly pay the developer again for a Lemmy app. I just hope /u/ljdawson won't opt for a "subscription" based app.

[–] Arctic@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

100%. The few bucks I spent on Sync Pro were some of the best dollars I've spent.

[–] sirmanleypower@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

This is fantastic news. By far the best Reddit app for Android, so I have no doubt the lemmy version will also be fantastic.

[–] kindlyremember@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Sweet sweet

[–] NinjaFox@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

!syncforlemmy@lemmy.world Does this work?

[–] Raincloud@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Beehaw is defederated from lemmy.world so it doesn't work.

[–] PurpleTentacle@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Wilshire@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There wasn't a catcha or verification system on that server, so they had lots of accounts spamming Beehaw.

[–] caron@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Did they actually have lots of accounts spamming Beehaw?

[–] average650@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There is now though. So why not federate again?

[–] Wilshire@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

AFAIK, they're working on it.

[–] massive_meatballs@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago

And Boost will apparently be included as a patchable app in ReVanced Manager, allowing any user to use thir own API. i'm sure there could have been a very sensible way for 3rd party app developers continue their amazing work and Reddit get a share of the profits...This Elon Effect is stupid to a default

[–] Moonwalk@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

That's my favorite reddit client. I was hoping someone would do a similar client for Lemmy. This is great news, I'd totally buy a paid version of Sync for Lemmy just to support the developer.

[–] krn1@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

ive never got to use any third-party app for reddit, just the official one... as matter of fact i just discovered that such thing existed when the current crisis began lol. since i decided to flee of that dictatorial ship and now found myself here, kinda lost, id like to ask u guys if this "Sync for Reddit" was good and if we can expect the lemmy version to be as well (ofc, taking into acc the differences between both platforms).

im asking that to be able deciding if i should watch it up close or nah. thanks guys

[–] DiachronicShear@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Sync was widely regarded as the best third-party app for Android. I preferred a different one, but I don't think it's shutting down for another 10 days, so you can always open it up and try it

[–] narc0tic_bird@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I think Christian mentioned he isn't planning to port Apollo to Lemmy, but I haven't given up hope just yet!

[–] administrator@lemmy.pro 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I didn’t know that, he say why?

[–] narc0tic_bird@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He mentioned it in his "Apollo will close down on June 30th" post on /r/ApolloApp (I'm linking it here, but here's the quote so you don't have to gift Reddit your traffic):

Will you build a competitor? Move to one of the existing alternatives?

I've received so many messages of kind people offering to work with me to build a competitor to Reddit, and while I'm very flattered, that's not something I'm interested in doing. I'm a product guy, I like building fun apps for people to use, and I'm just not personally interested in something more managerial.

These last several months have also been incredibly exhausting and mentally draining, I don't have it in me to engage in something so enormous.

[–] administrator@lemmy.pro 0 points 2 years ago

Ok I had read that too. A different interpretation of your take on that is that he builds products (the app that accesses content) not the whole platform itself (Reddit or Lemmy). So it’s still possible he could build an app for Lemmy. He just wouldn’t try to build the whole ecosystem like Lemmy is.

[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How's Sync compared to Reddit Is Fun? I've never used the former

[–] chloyster@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Sync was my favorite reddit app personally, its not the most similar to RIF though. As far as I understand RIF was more like old.reddit.com. Sync utilizes a lot of modern UI choices but the layout has always been really nice and has had amazing customization

[–] Master@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Obviously lemmy.world isnt the ideal location for beehaw users to follow but you dont need to be logged in to view content so I'd suggest just browsing the syncforlemmy community natively for now. Right now there are no official posts by ljdawson anyways.

https://lemmy.world/c/syncforlemmy

[–] livejamie@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Seems like a consequence of beehaw's actions

[–] Master@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean yes it is a consequence of beehaw's actions. Those actions were justified though and the consequences mild considering how easy it is to view a community without being logged in.

[–] livejamie@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm not sure why you're so defensive about it, but ok?

[–] Master@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Im not being defensive. I'm agreeing with you but adding context for other people. It's legitimately consequences of beehaw's actions. Those actions have a valid reason though.

Your post is specifically worded/presented in a way to illicit a reaction from people, which you got. So it's fair for me to qualify my answer when I agree with you.