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What is happening with the Lemmy mobile apps? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by suspended@lemmy.ml to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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It's my, general, understanding that most people connect to the Internet through mobile apps.

If this is the case, then why have apps such as Remmel, Lemmur and jerboa taken a back seat?

IMHO, it would be a mistake to market Lemmy without these mobile apps functioning properly.

I have forked the three aforementioned mobile apps here and will try to 'drum up' support from developers wherever I can find them.

Please, if you don't feel comfortable talking to me about this here, then send me a private message. Thank you.

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[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 32 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I made jerboa like a month ago, and I'm not an android dev; I had to learn android programming from scratch.

Its not that any of these mobile apps have taken a back seat; I wouldn't have made making a native android one a priority if I didn't think mobile apps are important.

The issue is that even though all of these are open source projects, very few experienced coders contribute to them, so I welcome your effort to find more development help. All of the ppl currently working on lemmy, its web app, and its mobile apps are spread very thin.

Even with that said, I'm very proud of all the work put in by these devs, and I have no doubt they will continue to improve their apps, but on their own schedule. If you want things done faster, the codebase is right there.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

Jerbora is way better than it's original alpha release. It's still not as good as the web version on mobile but it's really getting there

[–] Acetamide@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just a month ago? I'm using it to post this message and I'm incredibly impressed with how far you've come!

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That message is a year old now :) But yes its coming along.

[–] Acetamide@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Oh damn, still learning the UI here... Thanks nevertheless!

[–] fulano@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sending this message from jerboa. Thank you very much for making it possible.

Are there current issues that the community can help with?

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Sure, plenty. Check the issue tracker and dive in!

[–] mp3@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And to add on this, the Lemmy platform evolves quite fast lately, so it must also be quite a challenge to keep the app in sync feature-wise.

I'm currently using Jerboa and it works well for what I do on Lemmy, thanks for your work on this :)

There's still some stuff I can do like pinning a submission in a community, but it's not a big issue to go on the web version to do so once in a while.

[–] ieure@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s my, general, understanding that most people connect to the Internet through mobile apps.

Certainly, a lot of people use mobile apps.

If this is the case, then why have apps such as Remmel, Lemmur and jerboa taken a back seat?

In what way have they "taken a back seat?" Taken a back seat to what?

They seem to be there for anyone who wants to use them, and look like they're actively maintained.

IMHO, it would be a mistake to market Lemmy without these mobile apps functioning properly.

I don't believe those client apps are built by the same folks as Lemmy, therefore whether they "function properly" is purely a concern for their developers and users.

Lemmy is non-commercial and as such "the market" doesn't work in the same way as an integrated product like Instagram, Twitter, etc.

[–] suspended@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

In what way have they “taken a back seat?” Taken a back seat to what?

Taken a back seat to browser development.

...and look like they’re actively maintained.

Not as actively as the browser development.

I don’t believe those client apps are built by the same folks as Lemmy...

They aren't except for 'jerboa'.

...therefore whether they “function properly” is purely a concern for their developers and users.

It's a concern because most users connect to the Internet through mobile apps.

Lemmy is non-commercial and as such “the market” doesn’t work in the same way as an integrated product like Instagram, Twitter, etc.

I'm not addressing the differing world market systems. I'm addressing how most people connect to the Internet.

[–] bruhbeans@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

None of this is actionable or quantatative. If you have an issue with the mobile apps, file bugs.

[–] ieure@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

In what way have they “taken a back seat?” Taken a back seat to what?
Taken a back seat to browser development.

And in what way does this manifest? They lack features that the web UI has? Why are you bringing it up here instead of filing tickets with mobile apps?

It seems silly to say they've "taken a back seat" when they're entirely different pieces of software written by different individuals. It's like saying that Chrome development is taking a back seat to DuckDuckGo. They're different things entirely.

I don’t believe those client apps are built by the same folks as Lemmy…
They aren’t except for ‘jerboa’.

It's a side project by a Lemmy developer, not an official part of Lemmy.

…therefore whether they “function properly” is purely a concern for their developers and users.
It’s a concern because most users connect to the Internet through mobile apps.
Lemmy is non-commercial and as such “the market” doesn’t work in the same way as an integrated product like Instagram, Twitter, etc.
I’m not addressing the differing world market systems. I’m addressing how most people connect to the Internet.

You seem to have confused and incorrect ideas about how the internet works.

[–] shabbee7@masr.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lemmur does not let me add any instance. Jerboa is barely usable.

[–] suspended@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

That's correct. These apps need work.

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