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Hi All, What app are you using to browse Lemmy from mobile and why? It's my first day

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[–] doug_aguilar@lemmy.pt 34 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I'm using "Jerboa for Lemmy" on Android cause its the only option i've found lol

ps: it's my second day

[–] druppel@feddit.nl 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Same, still has a lot of missing features though. The one thing that would be a major improvement is to be able to open links between communities and threads. It always interprets everything as an email address for some reason. !Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world

[–] jcb2016@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Give it time. Like one solid day and you will be an expert in no time. Jerboa is nice but it's only in alpha stage. use lemmy on the mobile browser and desktop. you gotta get used to it though first. Just like Reddit when you first started using it

[–] hotspur@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

I agree with this. I've been using Jerboa when needed (personally prefer it to the mobile browser), but if I have the option I'm just browsing using my laptop. I'm sure that there is going to be a point where mobile apps like Jerboa are more streamlined, which I look forward to. I've always been a mobile user first and foremost.

[–] McBinary@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] Forkk@forkk.me 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No, the person you're talking to is using Lemmy :P

[–] McBinary@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Oh, I didn't realize. Confusing...

There should really be some identifier in kbin so I can tell if users are on the same platform or not...

[–] Forkk@forkk.me 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, there isn't an obvious way to tell. I only know because their instance's address is lemmy.pt.

Although, annoyingly, Lemmy doesn't show that part if someone has a display name set. Not sure if kbin does though.

There should be an easier way to tell.

[–] doug_aguilar@lemmy.pt 1 points 2 years ago

As far as I know, it doesnt. I tried 😅

I coudn't find a Kbin app for android either.

[–] jadrien1@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Also using Jerboa because it is seemingly the only app that's currently out there for android. I wish one of the 3rd party reddit app devs would bring their app over to lemmy.

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

It's going to take time because the APIs are different. Someone (I wish I had noted who) was working on an API shim so that they could be added more easily.

[–] skullvalanche@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I found the web UI on mobile a bit clumsy for my big thumbs.

There's a couple early beta apps for iOS:

Mlem - https://testflight.apple.com/join/xQfmkJhc

Memmy - https://testflight.apple.com/join/6jaRU6rD

[–] funnyboy_roks@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I just installed Memmy a few minutes ago, and I quite enjoy it thus far!

[–] Steve@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

These are the two I’m trying! Need to use the web browser for most features, though.

[–] ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the links!

I didn’t know about memmy. This is great.

[–] magmaus3@szmer.info 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] TRBoom@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Using Mlem. Really enjoying it so far, it doesn't seem to have that refresh bug that the web based version has.

[–] skullvalanche@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's hard to tell what's a bug in the app and what's a bug in the underlying Lemmy service these days.

Hooray for early days of software development! 😀

[–] Dee@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Which is exactly why I'm using the web interface for the time being. There's already bugs with this early build, I don't need to compound them with an additional application layer 😂

[–] mrpibb@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

+1 for Mlem. It's buggy but still a better default experience than Reddit's official App.

[–] Dee@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I just use the mobile browser version with Firefox 🤷

[–] tst123@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Memmy on iOS. It’s in beta

[–] fl3tching101@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Mlem and Memmy for iOS

Prefer Mlem’s overall look and feel plus it is a bit more well rounded currently (though obviously very early days). However I’ve been having issues with Mlem crashing very, very often so trying out Memmy currently which seems more stable.

[–] PrunesMakeYouPoop@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago
[–] a_crappy_pirate@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

i'm on windows desktop. the web interface leaves much to be desired. i'd personally be happy with an app in the windows store

[–] azura@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

The /kbin website as a PWA on my phone. Lol

[–] player3156@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

From another thread I discovered Hermit, an app I didn't know I needed. It will create "lite" apps from any site. I've been creating apps for all of my self hosted apps that are browser based but do not have dedicated mobile apps (whoogle, mealie, invidous, etc.)

[–] PorkrollPosadist@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago
[–] JCreazy@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

I'm using Jerboa for Lemmy and it's been really good beside a few hiccups.

[–] iNeedScissors67@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm using kbin via a Firefox PWA.

[–] Randy_Lorde_Marsh@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Same! While I am excited for 3rd party apps to come online for kbin users, the Firefox PWA experience has been surprisingly pleasant.

[–] neurospicygraphict@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Friendly+. Allows for custom social media logins to be saved as separate apps within an app and uses an internal browser to access the sites.

[–] Hdmikojima@lemmy.kemomimi.fans 1 points 2 years ago

PWA works ok but I might give the apps a try.

[–] Jhonatan@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Firefox on my pc and Safari for Kbin on my mobile.

[–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Kbin, just in mobile browser.

[–] Calcharger@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Big same. Can't wait for a sick and sleek kbin app

[–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you don't already know, there are some decent settings built in to kbin. Nothing mind blowing but it did improve my experience. Infinite scroll and rounded edges helped make it look more sleek, imho. I also turned on mag icons. Look for the gear icon to access your settings, on mobile it's all the way at the bottom.

[–] Xathonn@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is there any setting to put the add comment box above the comments as opposed to being below every other comment?

[–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Haha not that I've found. I'd like that too.

[–] Xathonn@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I'm hoping they add that and also a tag when looking at the main feed that shows what instance it's from, like how reddit would have the subreddit listened on each post. Right now every text post just says that it is from kbin.social even if it's from lemmy or something.

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