The only thing I like more than sync is people having the option to choose the app they prefer.
Lack of 3rd party apps is why a lot of us are even here in the first place. The more developers committed to Lemmy the better the platform will become.
Idk how long a lot of you have been off reddit but I was there just after Sync for lemmy was announced and it had a lot of people saying they’d come over with Sync. So Idgaf if it’s got ads or a premium fee, because I don’t have to use it. I can just let the people who want it use it and let the fediverse grow.
I’ve been using them all for the past month, jumping around between them. Now I’m exclusively using Sync… It just nails it for me. I have no problem with people using whatever app they like.
I use Infinity for Lemmy and it’s pretty gosh darn nice (coming from Infinity for Reddit).
I found it quite buggy. I love infinity, but I’m probably gonna stick to Sync for now.
It’s in early development, I’m sure it’ll get better. The awesome thing is that we have so many great choices for clients. There’s something for everyone!
There’s infinity? I can’t find it in fdroid. Is it play store only?
It is on codeberg.
No it’s not, mine is fine, just waiting for some features to get added.
Maybe it’s your phone.
“maybe it’s your device”
A classic.
I just set mine up to be as close to RIF as possible. I love it so far.
i dont get it. whats wrong with sync?
People are upset because they want to use a premium service without paying for it. The dev was kind enough to add a free version, which is supported by ads. However, the ads in the free version use trackers (just like pretty much every ad service), so people are getting hysterical that the app is “spying” on them.
It would be one thing if this was the only app for Lemmy, but there’s numerous other apps on the market they could use.
Although none of them are even half as polished as Sync 😉
It’s mostly foss (free, open source software) linux guys doing what they do: Telling people what software they should use.
The paid version will probably go on sale in a few months. I remember redditsync being $10 or something and I got it for $1-2 on sale.
I use the Google survey thing too and agree that it stacks up pretty fast. I often use it to buy premium versions of apps.
That said, I really doubt the people concerned with trackers in an app would want to willingly give Google information about themselves that they sell to advertisers.
If you use browser extensions like Ghostery and AdNauseam it’ll click on blocked ads in the background, essentially giving Google fake info. After I started using extensions like that my survey questions have been all over the place, and I’ll answer them in a way that feels potentially accurate but is actually 100% false and irrelevant to me lol. So I get money, falsify their info, and block ads and trackers all at the same time, it’s perfect!
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You really can polish a turd.
Not open source, payment if you don’t want ads. Valid criticisms, but it’s still the best app UX wise, by far, so the blame is not on the users, it’s on open source projects to do better
oh thats REALLY bad.
but it’s still the best app UX wise, by far
That’s a high claim when tehre’s features I want that other apps do that this doesn’t, great user experience. Just say that you prefer it, stating it as a fact reads extremely arrogant and might be why some other people are getting pissed.
What features? I want to know if I should want them too, haha.
Marking posts as read as you scroll by them for example, this way every time I refresh the page I see no repeat posts.
Another one that I’ve seen mentioned by users in some of these posts is that the “hide” swipe action doesn’t exist, and it does in connect.
Idk, I’m not saying that the app is bad, it’s just that the amount of people claiming that it’s the apex of all creation is way too overbearing.
Both of those features exist.
I think both of those exist, I know the first one does, you just have to enable it in settings, and if I swipe to the left all the way on a post it becomes hidden.
I also wasn’t challenging you or anything, I just like to hear what other people want to see if it’s something I didn’t know I would want.
Oh no! People enjoying something, better get angry!
lemmy is crowded with the FOSS and privacy crowd. it’s what makes lemmy so much better than reddit.
ita reasonable that a paid app, with ads and telemetry isn’t their traditional jam.
I don’t care, just stop talking about the damn thing.
Jerboa… Always
Ngl, I downloaded Sync just to mess around and Imma be honest. I get why people like it.
Let that Sync in.
K. Elon
Jerboa has been good to me for the past month, but Sync is such an improvement. It has customization options that just make the experience better all around.
I choose neither side. I prefer using the free apps, and I’m not sad about it.
Man, I am really out of the loop here. What’s happening?
Apparently sync was a popular reddit app (I think, I never heard of it before), which has now launched for lemmy. The result being that 50% of all posts on lemmy is now about sync for some reason.
Guerrilla marketing or just very very dedicated fans?
Long time sync user. It’s fans. It’s just that good.
The app team is one man: Ljdawson. It ain’t guerrilla marketing.
Confirmed.
Big Sync fan here, because LJDawson actually listens to user feedback and implements good ideas.
Personally I’m a Sync Ultra subscriber because I value paying for the support and extra features, and don’t mind compensating the app maker for making my Lemmy UX experience familiar and enjoyable.
However, and this is important, do not feel pressured to use an app because it is popular if something does not appeal to you (like the pricing, or paying to remove ads, for example). There are plenty of apps that are free or significantly cheaper, that remain ad free. All of them have merits.
Sync users alone can’t fill the fediverse with the content that is required. We’d be extremely stupid to think we were anything more than just another fediverse user. Everyone’s contribution is equally important.
Do it your way, or it’s just another Reddit.
I hear he’s a bit of a dick
Yeah man. What the hell!? Just going and making a nice app that works well.
What an ass.
Also people are mad at the price. Add free on reddit was a $3 one time purchase. It’s $20 on lemmy.
I’m slowly coming around. $20 is probably more than the total amount I’ve spent on apps since smartphones were a thing, but at the same time I want to support a good developer. Thinking about it as $23 total for 2 great apps makes it easier to swallow.
That said. I haven’t upgraded yet. Also worth noting my average meal at Taco Bell costs like $15 and Sync hasn’t given me a single stomach ache, so there’s that.
It’s nothing in the scheme of things. I’m happy to pay all day long. I used Sync for Reddit more than any of the streaming services I use, so I’m more than happy to pay. I used sync for 14 years, and have left Reddit since Sync died with the api changes. I’m glad Sync for Lemmy is here now. I’d never understand the hate for choosing a paid for service just because there are free apps out there.
Strange that it would be so much more expensive.
As one of the people who came to Lemmy because of Sync, I’d say very dedicated fans. It was hands down the absolute best Reddit app on Android. Still feeling salty about what reddit did, so I followed Sync here.
Do you have a link to the app? What makes the app worth 20 bucks?
It’s free. It’s only on google play. The 20$ is to get rid of ads forever. There’s also a subscription model which I’m not a fan of but it only costs 17$/year.
I’m a sync user and I love sync because of the customisation and the UI. It was pretty much my perfect reddit app.
Why pay money for an app when there’s tens of apps which do the exact same thing but don’t include ads in the first place?
People act like they’re being forced to use Sync when there are decent alternatives. Sync just happens to currently have the best layout/user interface with tons of customisation.
Whether or not that’s worth paying money for is up to each individual but I can’t stand the constant complaining. Either deal with ads or don’t use it if you don’t like it 👍
To me, it’s because the app is so polished and customizable. Other apps don’t really come close yet, but they might soon.
Sure hope so! Liftoff and Infinity for Lemmy are already really nice.
Personal preference, idk. I’m not trying to convince you, just stating the facts
Idk man I am using Connect and I am happy with it.
Can someone explain this one to me? I’m on ios and therefore can’t use sync.
I just use Artemis for kbin and a browser for lemmy until lemmy support drops
Still using Jerboa and still loving it
Who asked you?
Open forum = anyone can post their opinion on a topic. Sorry if I struck a nerve 😅
How can people even consider using this when infinity for lemmy exists? It’s such an amazing port from reddit. Also it’s free and no ads
I’ve used sync since 2014 because Sync is amazing. The most recent redesign made it the best looking app I have ever used, and that’s still true to this day. Also Sync can be as free, I don’t have ads because I like the dev and gave him $20. Now I’ll continue to use this app for thousands of hours over the next 10 years.
You are optomisitic thinking Lemmy will be around in 10 years. You can pay the dev $40 though when it’s ported to whatever the new platform is.
No “swipe to hide post”. The only swipe actions I can find on Infinity are up/down vote.
From my brief testing with infinity, it does seem pretty good. I like that the feed doesn’t bounce around like liftoff as images load. But sync just has much more customization. If I wasn’t willing to pay, I’d probably be using infinity. But I had years of use with sync and that improved experience is worth the cost for me.
I didn’t like infinity because of a big pile of little things. half of which could be described as just habit.
probably I wouldn’t have been okay to stick with it but Sync came to lemmy. sync > infinity hands down. try it.