I’ve been seeing a lot of posts about people being stuck between server (lemmy 0.18) and client (Jerboa 0.0.33—35) versions (not installed from IzzyOnDroid and logged in) with Jerboa crashing. Here’s a way to avoid that issue while still being able to log in and browse both Lemmy 0.18 or older instances.

  • Add IzzyOnDroid repo to F-Droid
  • Delete app data from Android app info (edit)
  • Uninstall current version of Jerboa
  • Install 0.0.33 IzzyOnDroid version of Jerboa
  • Set phone to Airplane mode
  • Open Jerboa and use the hamburger menu to add your account
  • Fill in server, username, and password
  • Turn off Airplane mode
  • Login

You’ll get a old server version notification of your server hasn’t updated but you’ll be able to use Jerboa regardless of server version.

Hope this helps!

  • curioushomOP
    1·
    1 year ago

    Go to app info in Android and delete the app data, hope that works. I think I did that, I’ll add that as a step, it won’t hurt.

      • curioushomOP
        1·
        1 year ago

        So you cleared storage and then installed 0.0.33? That crashed? Or were you able to login with 0.0.33 then update to 0.0.35 and then it crashed?

        If it’s the latter, then I’m out of ideas, sorry!

        • ᗪIᐯEᖇGEᑎTᕼᗩᖇᗰOᑎIᑕᔕ@sopuli.xyz
          2·
          1 year ago

          I did various things already. Upgraded to 35 yesterday, which made it crash. Today i uninstalled and re-installed older versions and the latest several times, tried different combinations of cache wiping and offline startup. As i see it seems to work for other people, i’m a bit worried. Wanted to wait for the next update.

          Edit: It works! It had to do with that old issue with Orbot in VPN mode. Android 11 … some applications seem to expect VPN to be active and won’t work until i turn TOR on and off. – Written from Jerboa 0.0.35. :-)