• @dill
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    521 year ago

    I love how nerdy everyone on lemmy is. Brings a tear to my eye to see so much Firefox love.

  • @torturedllama@lemmy.nz
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    461 year ago

    I’ve been using Jerboa so far. It’s pretty nice. At first I was a bit sceptical because it seemed a little half baked. But it’s growing on me. Also now that I’ve used it for a while I think it’s relatively well rounded feature wise. It is quite minimal, but I think a lot of people probably like that. I think long term if other apps come up that are more similar to the existing 3rd party Reddit apps I will probably switch though.

    My main issue so far is not being able to follow links to communities inside the app. I imagine this will probably be more difficult to implement than on Reddit because of federation, but hopefully apps can get that working eventually.

    Also it can be difficult to add new communities from other servers even via search. Which is also a federation issue.

    I also miss the features from Reddit Is Fun which let you choose which content is displayed in-app vs in a web browser. But that’s only a minor annoyance so far.

    I find I am getting used to the visual style of comments. I initially didn’t like it, but it’s growing on me.

    • mesamune
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      191 year ago

      Yeah I’m looking to contribute so we can address some of the issues.

      • @dill
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        I was planning to open a pr this afternoon for adding adaptive icon support.

        Edit: I did it! It was already implemented there were a few tags missing I added

      • @torturedllama@lemmy.nz
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        61 year ago

        When you open a link from Jerboa it should open a mini in-app version of your main browser. If your default browser app is set to Firefox it will say “Powered by Firefox” and if it is Chrome it will say “Running in Chrome”. UX wise it is very similar to having a bundled in-app browser. But the rendering is handled by your main browser.

        I’m not up-to date with the story behind this, but my understanding is that new apps that want in-app browers should be implemented in this way. This seems to be the modern way of doing it. The reason for it I believe is mostly security. Your main browser app should be up-to-date on security patches and features, and if apps can just piggie back off that then they don’t need to worry about shipping and patching their own in-app copy of the browser. Also it respects the user’s choice of default browser. So if your default browser is Chrome it will use that for the in-app browser for all apps that work this way (which is quickly becoming most apps).

        Another advantage of doing it this way is that when you use the “Open in Firefox” button it seems to just move the tab from one app to the other rather than reloading it, so it happens almost instantly.

        • @torturedllama@lemmy.nz
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          For a Reddit/Lemmy app though I would still prefer images to load in the app itself, because it’s more seamless. For now Jerboa handles images and GIFV just like any other link.

          RIF let’s you configure this, which is nice. For Jerboa I think the default should eventually be to load them in the app itself (RIF calls this “Native”).

          Edit: Jerboa does already load the OP image in-app when you open the comments. I think that behavior shouldn’t change. It’s just when you open the image from the news feed that it opens it like a link currently.

        • @Jode@midwest.social
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          31 year ago

          Oh I understand completely how it works. I would just prefer that my links open in app so whatever I view on jerboa doesn’t end up in my browser history or especially my YouTube history.

    • @nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.world
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      71 year ago

      I would use Mlem…if it supported iOS 15…not going to lose my 15.1 jailbreak. I’ve been using one called “Memmy” on TestFlight…but it’s nowhere near the support and likely updates that Mlem is going to have

    • Jamie
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      51 year ago

      Yeah, the new TestFlight version is a big improvement.

  • promitheas
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    251 year ago

    I use Jerboa. Are there others? I wouldn’t mind trying them all out so I can pick the best one

  • @lagged@dataterm.digital
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    I started with Jerboa on Android but then saw someone post that the Lemmy web UI was a progressive web app that you could “install” to act as a standalone sort of app. Jerboa was missing the key feature of being able to view communities on other instances in the app by clicking on a link to them.

    I’ve been using the web app as a stand alone app for a few days now. I like it more than Jerboa bc I can follow other communities. Although eventually I hope to switch to an Android app for ease of use.

    • @FederatedSaint@lemmy.world
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      61 year ago

      Jerboa was missing the key feature of being able to view communities on other instances in the app by clicking on a link to them.

      I guess I’m missing something because I believe I can do this? For instance, I drill down and look at comics@lemmy.ml or news@beehaw.org all the time in jerboa. What is it you’re trying to do?

        • BustedPancake
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          Shouldn’t a community link start with a ! normally?

          Edit: That link crashes jerboa

          Edit 2: Probably needs to be [removed because crashes jerboa]

          Edit 3: Lol still crashes jerboa I give up.

          Edit 4: Removed the links that made jerboa crash

        • @Toddster@feddit.de
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          41 year ago

          Same for my with Jerboa. At least the Version that will be released next week let‘s me sort comments by Old. The development seems to have increased a lot in the last weeks.

      • @lagged@dataterm.digital
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        41 year ago

        If I clicked on the community a post or comment came from I could navigate to it. But if someone posted a hyper link to another community the app would open up a web view.

    • @Kleysley@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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      21 year ago

      This can be solved by going to your phones settings, then search for “Opening Links”. Then tap on Jerboa, click on “Add links” and tick all boxes. Now it will automatically open the links in the app!

    • MaggiWuerze
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      31 year ago

      Which is basically pre alpha. You can’t post, comment or meaningfully customize your experience yet.

      • BrikoX
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        51 year ago

        I mean all of them are in pretty much the same state. I shared the alternative option as the 3 other options were already mentioned.

        • MaggiWuerze
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          41 year ago

          Wdym? Jerboa is basically feature complete, it’s only missing in customization and quality of life features. You can post, subscribe and comment. It has several different styles to choose from and offers customizable default sorting.

  • @TGhost@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    101 year ago

    I’ve stopped to use jerboa. On mobile I prefer the web browser. Its fully functional and act like an app with an shortcut on the drawer :)

      • @TGhost@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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        51 year ago

        Yeah, no doubt that will coming, for the both way to do. With time we will see great improvements I’m sure.

    • @sleepyducky@lemm.ee
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      I’m playing about. I am on IOS so I saved the web app on the home screen as well and I find myself using it to find new communities/ comment/ post. I like Memmy as I enjoy the look and feel, I just feel it’s lacking a bit of functionality (such as receiving notifications, or searching for communities), but it easier to block communities on it. Mlem is nice as well, but again lacking a bit functionality wise (does not have search, cannot see post history, cannot receive notifications). At the moment I am switching between them depending on my needs at the moment and I will decide on one depending on their development in the future. I don’t mind testing new stuff and I enjoy discovering updates as they are coming on each of them

      Edit: sorry, don’t know why it posted as reply, I thought I was replying to the main thread

  • @PerfectParanoia@lemmy.world
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    I just started using Jerboa. Not sue how it stacks up but I haven’t encountered anything to fault it so far

    E: Ha when I replied I couldn’t see any other replies. Not sure if things synced up or the app didn’t refresh though.

  • bardm
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    51 year ago

    I’m using a combination of Jerboa and running the website in Native alpha. Hopefully Jerboa gets even better with time.

  • ellwoodb
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    51 year ago

    I currently use Mlem on iOS. I’m very happy so far and they improve it with every update.