Technology

Yeah, this feels like coming home. I tried the other options, but none felt as smooth or as customisable as this.

Dreams do come true

I used to equate Sync with Reddit too, but now I have a different perspective.

Reddit is nothing but a glorified link aggregator. Sync was my preferred way of viewing said list of links. Now that I have the exact same experience on Lemmy I've realized that Sync wasn't Reddit, it was link aggregation and where those links come from doesn't really matter.

It's kind of poetic because that's the promise of Lemmy. It doesn't matter where the links are hosted.

Even if you don't end up using it, if it enables more users to find their way to Lemmy, we all benefit.

I never really clicked with Sync for reddit, and trying it for Lemmy, all the acknowledgements and agreeing with privacy policy really rubs me the wrong way for a Fediverse client. But if it works for others I'm all for it.

Use sync but switch up your theme!

No problem, use Liftoff.

Truly

Heads up he just added that to beta 25 which is now available on the play store.

Or it's going to be available soon? I'm actually not sure the status as I've updated but still only see the two options, but his recent comments indicate he's added that.

Ah, found it. If you're not subscribed to ultra there's a separate "remove ads" option that you pay separately for.

The one time IAP is now live $19.99 plus tax

The amount of time I'd spend in Sync for Reddit daily, this was a no brain purchase for me.

Speaking of which, is/will there be a way of transferring your sync for reddit payment over to the lemmy app? I bought it like half a year ago. Understandable if I have to re-buy it, but figured asking won't hurt.

I really didn't like sync before, but gave it another try and really customized the UI and like it a lot now. The default font is so tiny

Yeah, it was the same with reddit. Common complaint.

Quickest way to deal with this is Settings > Backup > Backup now. Log out/sign in into new account, Settings > Backup > Restore from backup.

Since all the backup does is save local user settings, it won't affect any accounts or anything like that.

This is the one I'm excited about. I switched from Sync to Boost and never went back as a redditor.

I've already gotten an update to the app since I installed it this morning. A promising development pace. I paid for the year license cus you gotta spread the love on the Fedi.

Using it since this morning, works great, has the hide read post I so wanted. Very intuitive UI and all. But I had not realized it yet, as I seldom post myself, that it was not done. It feels complete and yet it's missing one very important part for the community to keep growing lol.

There isn't an API for it to connect to yet.

Same. Fastest app purchase I've ever made

Adguard Private DNS. The public servers are free and will do wonders for your general experience on Android. Admob is included in the blocklist, as far as I can tell.

Sync is by far my favorite app, it was "reddit" for me. Now that it points at Beehaw it's even better. It has very good customization and fits right into Android's themeing and standards very well. It's basically the quality of Apollo, but for Android.

I've never used Sync before, but something worth noting is that it isn't open source, and there are ads and in app purchases according to the google store page

Best reason would be if you were a reddit sync user in the past Lemmy sync would feel familiar.

It analogous to Apollo users feeling voyager similar (to an extent).

I've been using Connect until now. Connect worked but, for me, it was like wearing work boots in and around the home. Sync is like wearing slippers again.