Brand new to the platform. Just wondering if I have to use my browser each time. Thanks. Ps. F reddit mods

  • Boozilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I recommend trying a few of them out to see which one(s) you like:

    • Connect
    • Boost
    • Jerboa
    • Sync
    • neidu2@feddit.nl
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      2 months ago

      I liked Jerboa, but after a lemmy upgrade, Jerboa took too long to support the new protocol, so I switched to Voyager. I would probably be using Jerboa again noe if there was a simple way of exporting my blocks et al. back to Jerboa.

    • Brewchin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I use Voyager on Android phone and iPad.

      It’s not perfect, but it’s the least sucky Lemmy experience I’ve had so far.

    • tyler@programming.dev
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      2 months ago

      Voyager is good in some ways but I think Mlem is better in a bunch more ways. I really dislike that in voyager when you are typing a comment you can’t pull down to see the thread or anything at all as it tries to delete your comment. Why in the world would I want to delete my comment by pulling down like that? So many apps do that, like YouTube.

      • FridaG@reddthat.comEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I find mlem better in all ways except is has all sorts of annoying haptic actions and weird alerts, but they seem to be attenuating with each update

  • Technus@lemmy.zip
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    2 months ago

    Many of the third party Reddit apps switched to Lemmy when the API got locked down. I’m using Sync for Lemmy, but there’s plenty others.

    • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Oops, the one I like is flagged for being closed-source. I followed Boost over from Reddit once they made a Lemmy client.

      Anyone know of an android compatible app that lets you tag users? It’s a lockout spec for me; I want to be able to tag the likely trolls so I don’t get sucked into their shenanigans but don’t have to fully block them.

      • viking@infosec.pub
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        2 months ago

        Sync allows user tagging, but it’s a feature of the Ultra version since those tags are stored on sync’s private server. Ultra got a few other perks such as in-app translation, text extraction (from pictures / screenshots) etc., but it’s rather pricey.

  • faizalr@kbin.run
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    2 months ago

    I’m sorry for not answering OP’s question but I have a similar question. Is there an app that has been mentioned here support mbin (kbin folk)?

    • wreckedcarzz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      It loves to freeze up randomly while scrolling and take fucking forever to become responsive again (usually I just kill it), but ignoring that, it’s a pretty solid app.

      No way to reply to direct messages, though. Gotta pull up the instance site. So other than that…

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I don’t use apps. I like the web interface (except for the fact that it doesn’t work on my PC…can’t figure out why). So I can’t help you there, BUT, seeing as you’re new this whole thing, and seeing as it can it be overwhelming, might I suggest you take a gander at !newtolemmy@lemmy.ca when you get a chance?

    A couple of things you’ll take note of that are a bit different than over at reddit. First off, we don’t masturbate into shoeboxs for years on end, and then allow the semen to accumulate, thus producing disgusting horrific clumps that need radioactive gloves to dispose of.

    We don’t do the whole “What’s in the safe?” posts.

    We’re missing a lot of the niche communities, and we’re missing the audience to house them.

    And finally, everybody has already agree’d, I am the ultimate supreme master, and everybody has to give me all their money at all times. So, be prepared to cough it up, newbie.

    Fun fact, only one of my previous statements is an outright lie! Can you spot the imposter?

    • Chozo@fedia.io
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      2 months ago

      I like the web interface (except for the fact that it doesn’t work on my PC…can’t figure out why).

      Do you happen to be running an outdated system, by chance? I’ve got a really old Chromebook that’s past its lifecycle and doesn’t get updates anymore, and it has problems displaying most Lemmy instances properly as a result.

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        It’s a Windows 7, that I haven’t updated in years. The browser is probably older than most people here would be comfortable with. Sometimes websites will say things like “You need to update your browser”, but then the browser works just fine on their site.

        Lemmy is the only one that legitimately doesn’t work right. It just has a spinny circle that never loads. Just spins forever.

        • Chozo@fedia.io
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          2 months ago

          Yup, that’s probably the issue then. My Chromebook is running a version of Chrome from like 4 years ago, so most Lemmy instances have broken formatting that stops loading anything beyond a broken header.

          It’s kinda weird, because Lemmy is generally a pretty low-tech platform, so I’m not sure what about the web UI causes problems with older browsers. Not my area of expertise, so I’m afraid I don’t have much in terms of a solution, lol.

    • PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      2 months ago

      First off, we don’t masturbate into shoeboxs for years on end, and then allow the semen to accumulate, thus producing disgusting horrific clumps that need radioactive gloves to dispose of.

      Speak for yourself ☢️☢️📥💦 🍆😂

      We don’t do the whole “What’s in the safe?” posts.

      Because Lemmy is open-source, the contents of the safe are available to the public, so we don’t need such posts

      And finally, everybody has already agree’d, I am the ultimate supreme master, and everybody has to give me all their money at all times. So, be prepared to cough it up, newbie.

      Tap to instantly receive all my money

      A picture of an empty wallet with no money

      Oof, tough break there