Join the Thunder for Lemmy beta
testflight.apple.com
Available on iOS

Surprise! I took some time to go through the process of getting Thunder available on TestFlight for iOS users!

Hopefully, this will be more convenient for those on iOS who were previously unable to install the app through AltStore.

The plan is to hopefully be able to release the same versions of Thunder on Android as an APK (as it is currently), and on TestFlight for feature parity.

Thanks again for all the support so far, and share the word!

As always, contributions and feedback are always welcomed! Check the GitHub repository for more details

  • TwilightGirl1992@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    Got it. I can read posts but have no idea if I’ve upvoted or downvoted, as those buttons aren’t labeled using voiceover. I also can’t seem to comment, either, as that button isn’t labeled either. Other than that, the app looks great. Also, any plans to add an inbox or some way to keep track of comments and such? Mlem has one, but it hasn’t been implemented yet.

    • darklightxi@lemmy.worldOPM
      3·
      1 year ago

      Thanks for the feedback! Accessibility is something that I want to put a greater focus in for the upcoming releases, after implementing some other core functionality (e.g., being able to comment and create posts, etc)

      Also, any plans to add an inbox or some way to keep track of comments and such?

      Inbox and (in-app) notifications should eventually arrive - that might be one of the next major features I work on after adding the ability to create posts/comments! Push notifications is a whole new field for me, so that might not be something that is worked on for the next little while

  • somnuz@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 year ago

    For me, everything screams — this is not Apollo! I even tested WefWef. Yet… I really like this Thunder feeling for now, with some minor loading errors. I like the UI, the default view with cropped images is actually really clean and fresh!

    If (and this is a big if) Christian would create his Lemmy client one day — I am probably switching to it automatically.

    Other than that, this is my first TestFlight experience and it is actually great. Thanks for a great app!

  • KnightOwl@geddit.social
    1·
    1 year ago

    Will the AltStore version continue to be updated or will TestFlight be the only option going forward?

    One thing I’ve noticed when testing the app is that I don’t seem to have an option to comment on anything (posting this comment from another app). Only options given are for voting and saving the post.

  • Felix
    1·
    1 year ago

    Thanks for creating a Lemmy client that natively runs on iPadOS. That is what held me back so far. Another plus is that my mobile phone is android, so i finally get the same UX on both devices.

    • darklightxi@lemmy.worldOPM
      1·
      1 year ago

      Thats one reason why I chose to build Thunder using Flutter! Flutter is what allows the app to be cross-compatible (iOS and Android for now, but it could be extended to native Desktop support too)

  • chagall@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 year ago

    Do you have a rough privacy policy? Just the basics like what telemetry exists, what user data do you store and for how long?

    Edit: just FYI, your linked github repo still lists the alpha version as the latest release

    • darklightxi@lemmy.worldOPM
      2·
      1 year ago

      At the moment, the only telemetry that exists is the use of Sentry.io to collect any errors that are thrown while using the app. This is purely to help determine any major issues following a release that might need to be fixed ASAP. To summarize, the data that is collected is pretty much the error itself, and generic device information (e.g., OS version - iOS 16, type of device - iPhone 12, etc.)

      I do plan to make this an opt-in feature in the next release because I’m aware that people may not necessarily want to share that information! I hope that answers your question 😅

      Edit: just FYI, your linked github repo still lists the alpha version as the latest release

      Yeah, unfortunately it seems like Apple’s versioning only allows numerical values for the version code. So the release on TestFlight is the same as the alpha version, it’s just missing the -alpha label!

      • chagall@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yes, it absolutely answers my questions. Thanks for the transparency! Will download now :)

        Edit: You’ll need to make sure you whitelist o4504169709764608.ingest.sentry.io in your pihole.