Sync for Lemmy (beta) is now live for everyone
3 years ago by Nevermore to c/syncforlemmy
Please note this is just a beta and there are going to be bugs, but it works and it works nicely. Have fun.
Oh my god it's beautiful. It's so beautiful.
It's like having Reddit back, this is amazing. 🙏
For as long as I can remember Reddit and Sync have been one and the same. I never used Reddit website or app, only ever used Sync to browse Reddit hosted content. I used it a lot. I've missed it a lot.
Between the Lemmy platform and Sync client, to all intents and purposes what Reddit was has been fully restored/migrated.
I know it's early days, but I did not expect to see anything like this so soon and it gives me hope that Lemmy can grow and thrive into the network of people that always made Reddit what it was. Everything that's needed is there - early, a little rough around the edges, but there. And being improved constantly.
Hallelujah!
Oh and please note that bugs should be reported in #sync-support-and-bugs in the discord: https://discord.gg/qYWxqva or the github.
LJ has been working very hard - this is beta 24 from no betas a week ago.
And again, it is a beta - some features like Ad-free IAP and submissions are not there, but they will be in there eventually.
Game. Changer.
I live my life as FOSS-y as possible.
This is the only subscription that I have. $2/mo or $16/yr is not even a blip on most people's radar.
The OG Sync was the most used app on my phone and tablet.
So download, enjoy, and pay the dev! He's phenomenal, approachable, and transparent. This isn't some Flappy Birds knockoff. This is a polished app that allows us to connect with one another more easily. And I'd like to see what features he comes up with next.
It takes a lot for me to trust an app/dev this much. Hopefully everybody else will too and we can help him do even more neat things.
Please consider offering a one-time purchase option for certain version milestones, maybe hosted on patreon or something if you need.
I don't mind paying to support development, I do mind subscriptions unfortunately.
First order of businesses.
My god, it's actually like it used to be. Thank you a million times !ljdawson@lemmy.world <3
What the hell, this is so impressive. I'm blown away! Did not expect this kind of experience this fast!
It's a nice app mostly but there's a few things stopping me from loving it currently
- No lifetime license, I refuse to use a subscription service
- list view mode doesn't have the option to have buttons enabled and always showing
- can't disable auto hide of comment actions
- No way to hide viewed posts
- can't highlight and copy text from a comment It just hides content instead (like why?) Only option is to copy all text from a comment but I don't want to copy all just a small selection...
- No option for top bar, only bottom and side
Firstly, I'm happy to see Sync return.
I made sure to subscribe to help make developing the app financially viable.
Secondly.. With the Sync beta just going live, I'm already running into my very first bugs.
What would be the appropriate place to report these bugs?
Edit: My question has already been answered by OP:
Oh and please note that bugs should be reported in #sync-support-and-bugs in the discord: https://discord.gg/qYWxqva
Hard to describe how good it feels to have Sync back! Was worried the tablet experience would be left behind but it's as smooth as ever. Thank you LJ! Instant subscription, absolutely no hesitation on that one.
Very nice! Now I can get addicted to Lemmy properly.
ALL HAIL SYNC FOR LEMMY
The pricing is a bit much, especially compared to other services like Tutanota that actually runs servers and provides a service in addition to developing the applications. $20-$30 for the onetime purchase option would be more sane.
I know I bought Sync Pro for Reddit, but I know that was nowhere close to these prices.
EDIT: Found the Remove Ads option, and that is more reasonable priced.
contains adds
contains in-app purchases
collects data
shares data with 3d party orgs
Nothing against sync, but this is not what I'd expect from lemmy app tbh. There's a lot of free open source options that don't sell your data.
Asking to be paid for your job is OK, but injecting ads in ad-free opensource service, selling user data? This is just reddit-app-moment in my opinion
Is there any way to get ad free without a subscription? I was happy to buy a paid version of the app before, but an ongoing subscription isn't really what I want.
Edit: it is not advertised as much as Ultra, but there is a one off payment option to remove ads, in the sidebar. Which I purchased!
Wow I can't believe how much smoother Sync is than other Lemmy clients!
Feel just like sync for Reddit :D
Thank you!
On another note will there be the option to purchase sync like it was for sync for Reddit?
It's freaky to see how smoothly Sync lets me hop back into a familiar experience, now on Lemmy. It's so clean and intuitive, no unnecessary crap, I love it. One of the best apps I've ever used, from one of the best developers to grace this cursed earth.
Just tried it, looks good!
- So many options, the customability is really nice
- There is a premium option to copy subscriptions between instances (not ready yet).
- Live comment refresh mode
- Default font size could be too small for most people. I switched to Medium right away on a 6 inch phone.
- Sports Mode in comments is a fun feature :)
- Search Comments is really useful, I have missed this in other clients
- It has faster and smoother scrolling of comments than other clients, very noticeable.
- Being able to collapse comments by clicking on the number of comments is very useful.
So many options everywhere, it's a step up from previous clients for sure.
Making this client in such a short time is ultra impressive. Will be worth the money if being on Lemmy a lot, and also just to support developers like this who dare to bet on Lemmy.
Everyone is free to do what they want, but with the bugs this has, and the ads it contains, and the high lifetime price, it's a hard pass for me
Biggest improvement for me is toggling Settings shortcut: View type > Right aligned voting
Gonna try to see if I can use backup/restore layout from my old sync 🤔
Would it be possible to utilize the cloud backup/restore feature for previous Ultra users to bring all their settings back? At least for any similar rules?
Just bought the remove ads version. It is very thrilling to be back to Sync! I'm so used to this look and interface after eleven years with Reddit Sync. Lemmy becomes immediately more familiar and friendly to my eyes. I enjoy Jerboa just fine but I guess I am just an old guy set in my ways and this is how my favorite mobile scrolling app should look and behave. Seems great for a beta and I look forward to further developments!
Brilliant - I love that we can see where a text link actually points. It's one of the things I've liked least about Lemmy apps so far, sometimes you're potentially clicking blind.
Oh, and we still have the choice between inline and expanded, fantastic! Settings shortcut: Link handling > Expanded comment links
As a first release this is so much more fully featured than anything I expected!! So impressive thanks @ljdawson@lemmy.world.
This is fantastic, but I'm not going to sign up for a subscription. I would love to support development and get an ad free version like Pro let me. Will this be coming in the future?
Didn't realize how much I missed the slide to upvote. This is great. I know the whole subscription thing but whatever, I don't want ads and it's a tiny yearly payment. I'm in for the year and let everything work itself out.
Feels great.
Hi, I have one question - on removing ads, are the ads trackers removed? Or will the app just not show us ads but still allow the trackers in, letting the ad tracker owners keep tabs on our browsing and serve us ads in places other than Sync for Lemmy?
I feel like LJ should seriously reconsider switching the colours on the logo and up- and downvotes in accordance with Lemmy's layout
A world of difference. What a good day today!
I haven't seen any ads? Am I missing something?
If you pay for Sync, IMO you should give to the instance which hosts your lemmy account as well as to the Lemmy dev(s) (yes Dessalines is a tankie, but you should separate the artist from the person)
I would love to pay for Sync, alas I don't have Google services on my phone. I know this day will never come, but a non Google pro version would be great (some pro versions I bought without Google play: Folder sync pro, Tasker, Fairemail, KWGT, Poweramp, xprivacy...)
The app is really great
Some things never change 😂 (I know this is not sync's problem).
This must be the most upvoted post on Lemmy
I love it. Can't wait to remove ads (because it seems IAP is not here yet?)
This is my first action on the app.
I'm already impressed after having logged in and scrolled 2x screens doomscoll style, how the repeating threads aren't coming up.
I'm sold.
Going to wait just a bit longer before signing up for premium, but that will probably happen before next week.
Great news.
However, I've become partial to having separate accounts across various instances. Sync enforces having separate settings for each account. I can see this becoming pretty annoying. Does anyone else feel this way?
I would love if there was a way to add multiple anonymous instances to quickly switch between! My main account is on lemmy.world but if there was a way to browse beehaw without an account I would appreciate it
fuck yeah we back
Wow. Even restoring my backup I made with Sync for reddit worked perfectly and now it feels exactly the way I wanted it. I am very impressed how good this app feels.
I hope this encourages people to support the open source clients too. At least in directing them to improve their features and catch up!
Brilliant work!
I have to admit this is amazing. It's like I never left reddit. Can't believe how fast you put this together.
Don't know if the dev will see this, but can you add the ability to go directly to a subreddit (community@instance) or a user (user@instance)?
This feels like a near 1 to 1 copy of the Sync for Reddit app. And I mean that in a very positive way. Sync got me into Reddit, and I think it can definitely do the same for lemmy. I'm very excited to give this a try.
Why is everyone excited about sync...was it something before?
Fantastic! Great to see this live and I can't wait to check it out and learn more about Lemmy. One question, what is the "restore purchases" option for? Does it look for ownership of Sync for Reddit Pro?
Soooooooo freaking happy to finally have the tablet setup that I just couldn't seem to find in any of the other Lemmy apps (so far)!!! I can now have three columns and see so many posts with their smaller but still good sized previews! Was curious how much would be different in moving to Lemmy, and so far everything seems to be much closer to one-to-one than I even thought. Very good work! And back on the Ultra sub as well!
I've been using it the past 30 minutes or so and it's pretty good and very feature rich but I might stick with Liftoff for a while just because I got used to it. Some issues I had with Sync:
The default font size is tiny, I had to go looking in the options to increase it.
It seems like expanding replies of comments is a bit buggy. It seems deep replies are showing before the comments they're replying to.
The UI is pretty overwhelming at first. Feels like there are so many buttons and knobs that do a lot of things, a few of which are redundant. That's definitely just me not being used to it, but that's my first impression coming in from apps like Reddit is Fun which are fairly straightforward.
Only been using it for a couple of hours, but have to say this is a super impressive Beta. Might be my bias towards original Sync, but so far this is easily outdoing the other Lemmy clients I've tried (Jerboa, Connect, Liftoff).
This is nice, lifetime price is a little steep for me though, I'd buy it for half price
I can post GIFs again! Jerboa didn't allow me to on mobile, which is the only way I use(d) Lemmy/Reddit
it feels so natural now... thank you so much ♥️
BUG: Auto fill Username and Password is putting the username in the instance and leaving the username box blank. Pixel 5a & Pixel 7 Pro.
Device information
Sync version: v23.08.01-20:30
Sync flavor: googlePlay
Ultra user: true
View type: Small cards
Push enabled: false
Device: barbet
Model: Google Pixel 5a
Android: 13
Is there a way to export my settings from the Reddit sync to this lemmy app?
Ha, I'm guessing everyone and their dog is trying to download it right now! Just seeing "Pending"... :-)
Omg.... I can't even tell you how happy I am about this!! I missed sync. I knew I did, but I truly didn't realise how much I missed it!
This is amazing! Thank you for all the hard work!!
Some of us don't have Google Play services on our phones, is there a way to remove adds without having to install Google services?
Is the launcher icon supposed to have a black background? Is this to distinguish from Sync for Reddit, or is it to indicate that it's a beta? It looks out of place with other icons, so I hope this is temporary.
I've been waiting for this!! Been using sync for reddit for what feels like a lifetime now. Bought the ad free lifetime version yesterday for Lemmy Sync. I've missed this app! But the honorable mention is LiftOff I'll be leaving it on my phone for a while too.
Any chance the Ulta purchases for sync for reddit are going to transfer?
A work of art in dark times.
Now I feel at home
HYPE! so happy with sync THANKS LJ
This is great. Never used Sync before. Will gladly pay for the app
Installed Sync as soon as I could, but went back to Jerboa for now due to lack of a one-time purchase option. Not a fan of subscriptions, I need less of those in my life.
Congrats on being first to market out of the other polished Reddit apps who are switching - I hadn't used Sync before (I used RIF, Joey and then most recently Boost) but now I'm committed to Lemmy and already loving this experience!
Thank you!!
Typing this from Sync for Lemmy. Love it already! Feels right at home.
I do not mind the subscription costs for the premium version. Yes, in a perfect world a lifetime purchase would be nice. But this isn't a perfect world. Lemmy isn't a casual game that can be considered "done" once it's developed. No, Lemmy and the Fediverse are new and unfamiliar and it is likely there will be significant chances to the ecosystem and this development effort for the developer.
My lemmy usage is about to increase significantly. Thank you so much!
10k downloads in 2 days, hot damn.
Hell yeah!!!! App looks sick, this is my first interaction with a Sync product! Runs smooth and gives lots of settings that I appreciate.
Is there an option to separate the upvote and downvote scores? I've grown used to seeing that distinction on /kbin but it might not be a thing on Lemmy?
Alright post the Murray's
Looks good so far. Wish there was a way to copy my old Reddit settings to this one. All that muscle memory I'll have to relearn 😆
Using sync for lemmy now. So far, so good.
Device information
Sync version: v23.08.02-22:21
Sync flavor: googlePlay
Ultra user: false
View type: Smaller cards
Push enabled: false
Device: gts7xlwifi
Model: samsung SM-T970
Android: 13
!fucksubscriptions@lemmy.world
Let me buy this one time please.
Now I can finally try Lemmy. Haven't been on Reddit for ages and Lemmy is all new to me.
Can anyone recommend a primer/beginner post for starting to use Lemmy?
Works pretty damn good if you ask me. I feel like I'm using Reddit again 😊
Just a Incredible app It Feel like being back home again and Man Do I miss it. Plus it dodo all over reddit official app and it's just in beta :)
Let's go! First post using sync! Hands down the best client when it came to reddit.
I've tried literally all of them. ALL OF THEM.
For the reddit clients, they came and went, but sync stayed on my phone and I always eventually came back to it. If that's not testament of a phenomenal app I don't know what is. The competition for the lemmy clients is honestly hotter than I expected but sync remains on top. None so far match the level of fluidity, customizability, and polish sync has.
My usage of lemmy went up by 5x today because of this. $99 feels pretty steep, but eh. Add it to the pile. Pretty sure it's over $300 at this point 7 years in. Lol.
To the years of mobile lemmy browsing ahead.
I guess I'll be spending a lot more time on Lemmy now. It's like sync never went away ʘ‿ʘ
This looks like a great app, but the premium subscription model seems really lame. I'm so tired of everyone indefinitely milking users with monthly fees. My last reddit app was a one-time fee, and I was happy to pay that.
Nice! A post with 1000 replies!
I didn't see kbin.social in the list of instances when logging in, and when typing manually, it returns an error. I'm still learning lemmy - is there a reason kbin login doesn't work?
Anyways it hardly matters, this acct is fine too and the app is amazing. Perfect timing with RIF now returning Error Forbidden while logged out (officially dead, rip).
Looking forward to using this more, thx y'all
Installed and subscribed. I wasn't a paid user of sync for reddit but I think it's important now.
It's so good, my god.
Thank you so much
Catppuccin theme if anyone is interested:
{
"monet_override_light_secondary_text_color" : "#6COF85",
"monet_override_light_primary_text_color" : "#4C4F69",
"monet_override_light_link_color" : "#1E66F5",
"monet_boost_light_color" : true,
"monet_override_dark_secondary_text_color" : "#A6ADC8",
"monet_override_dark_primary_text_color" : "#CDD6F4",
"monet_override_dark_link_color" : "#89B4FA",
"monet_boost_dark_color": true,
"monet_color_intensity": 1,
"monet_manual_theme_color" : "#1E1E2E",
"monet_system": false
}
Currently using the beta, just a few questions.
is the difference between ad free and ultra os the ad free is a one time fee and ultra have the extra options?
is there a way to see separate count of downvote and upvote like in voyager?
Thanks for this app, really like the experience so far as I just migrated from reddit, now I just need to find counterparts for the reddits I view before.
This is absolutely insane!
it's looking delightful, albeit still in the early stages. i'll happily pick up sync pro once that's available, as i did for the old reddit version
one admittedly minor thing: my home instance disables downvotes. is there a way sync can detect that, and hide the downvote buttons like the web ui does? alternatively an option in the settings to manually tell sync that downvotes aren't supported would work fine too
Seems good so far, feels very nice.
Honestly forgot how good Sync feels. Such an enormous difference vs connect for Lemmy. Should make Lemmy a good bit better for day to day use.
Only thing I've noticed is that I can only see a sub. Would definitely prefer not to add another sub to the mix if a one time purchase is viable.
Any idea if this will be ported to iOS eventually?
Thank you so fucking much.
I can comment but I can't make a new post.... Huh. I guess that'll come soon?
Ahhh. Feels good to be home. Thank you!!
I'm using Sync right now, it's working great. The level of polish is evident and much higher than the other currently available Lemmy apps.
FINALLY!!!
Im using it RN
Yay, I'm able to comment on Sync. Everything's coming up Milhouse!
Hell yeah finally, been hard to quit Reddit...but now that I have Sync again all is well
It's so smooth..
ITS HERE AND I AM POSTING FROM IT I AM HAPPY NOW
Works, now to figure out what leemy is
This is nice. Great app;
Sad, my Aurora store says my account is rate limited 😢 so i can't install it
Is there an easier way to post to different groups from the main page instead of manually search for it first? Also, why are the fonts so small?
My settings backup from sync for reddit works here! That's amazing
So stoked, thank you LJ!
Why does it have 3 stars on the app store
Everything is gorgeous :)
It's like coming home after a long trip.
I have found a bug though. Logging in to sh.itjust.works seems to cause crashes that other instances don't (so far). Lemmy.world, ttrpg.network, and sopuli.xyz haven't crashed at all so far. Haven't tested any others yet since I want to take a bit to just enjoy the app.
Seriously, Dawson, thank you for this :)
Edit: found a very minor thing in the comment markdown menu. The >!spoiler!< markdown on lemmy is different than reddit uses. The >! Doesn't work here.
Spoiler is weird on lemmy. It's
::: spoiler
Text
:::
Supposedly. However, it doesn't actually work at all in most apps.
The reddit >! Works in sync, but not elsewhere.
Any option for a larger up front cost to remove ads? I don't care for subscriptions and can handle managing settings myself.
Thank you so much. I feel like I can use Lemmy the way it is supposed to. One immediate feedback I have is it took me way too long to find the add account button. That needs to be in the standard menus somewhere and not a mouse icon.
Incredible, I'm in!
BYE BYE BYE
Are we absolutely married to the idea that "upvotes" are orangered and "downvotes" are perrywinkle? I mean it works and we all understand the visual queue but lemmy has a chance to be different. Some people don't even want to call them upvotes and downvotes anymore. Just my thoughts... So far, I like sync a lot! Though I have to agree with a few other users that the font is small but I kinda like it. I didn't realize how much scrolling I did just to read something.
I've been using my browser to view Lemmy so far, still waiting on Boost for Lemmy. Decided to try Sync while Boost is still being worked on, and I gotta say I'm really liking it so far.
This app is gorgeous with Android Material You!
If anyone is interested is restore customisation, the Sync for Reddit backup works for Sync for Lemmy.
i love the UI. It really matches well with Google's. Using it right now!
Thank you... Been waiting for so long...
Liking it so far, is there a "hide on read" option?
I love this, can't wait to be able to submit posts. The customization is worlds ahead of connect, liftoff, jerboa. None of those are bad apps, but this is better.
Let's Go!!!!
I feel like a complete moron, but I downloaded Sync for Lemmy and I can't figure out how to login :( I did manage to switch the default instance to my own, but I see nowhere to enter my credentials.
It looks nice though
finally back with sync, on lemmy this time
thank you ljd for this beautiful piece of work
commenting from sync
Love it.
Some replies to a reply are showing up in the wrong place. Might be a bug, might be because I imported settings from old sync to save myself the trouble of configuring the application anew. Worked like a charm though.
I have a question, can I pin a instance in the feeds? Eg I have a lemmy.world account. Right now it shows me Everything, Local, and Subscribed. But I do want to see everything in programming.devs main page. It's like an everything for programming, so I see that as a valid use case.
FUCK YEA
Thanks! It's amazing to have your app back! It's hard to describe how much the difference in quality was impacting my enjoyment of Lemmy (no disrespect to the other app developers, but sync is just a cut above the rest!).
Where do I report bugs?
The image isn't displaying properly here
posting from sync! let's goooo!!!
So who has found where to adjust post font size?
Not general font size and not card self-post font size. The font size of the post in comment view
Awwwww yeah! I haven't done much yet, but everything looks beautiful.
Thank you @ljdawson
This is probably me being a dipshit. But how can I create a new post? Tried to submit via Sync and get the message 'Coming Soon'. Is this not possible via the app at the moment? TIA.
I can finally enjoy Lemmy :)
Only thing missing is being able to post threads. Otherwise it's like being home again!
Is there a way to increase the font size? It's tiny.
Edit: Nvm think I found it.
It's so fucking beautiful. It works seamlessly.
I love this app. I'm about to purchase a lifetime subscription. I just have a couple of suggestions:
- Make it easier to keep your existing settings when adding an account without having to do a backup and restore.
- Allow it to switch from one pane to two when opening a foldable device.
Great job, thanks!!
Glad to see some more options for everyone to participate. I'm entirely satisfied with Liftoff, personally.
Just joined Sync Ultra, the developer deserves it for the effort of making lemmy browsing the same delightful experience I got when I used reddit sync
"Finally...inner peace."
My first comment from S4L.
Former RIF user here but loving Sync for Lemmy so far!
I've been using this all day and haven't seen any ads 👀
Honestly, I feel like I'm home.
Love seeing Sync again on my homescreen. Even subbed to Sync Ultra again to support the development. 15 bucks per year ain't that much for the usage I get out of it
Instantly subscribed to ultra. I've been using sync for years and I appreciate it a lot. Looking great!
This made my day!
Awesome!! Posting from Sync right now. It's very nice so far
Awesome. Wish we could change the default font though. It's quite hard to read unless it's made much bigger.
It already feels very familiar. Might be my main way of browsing Lemmy soon, like it was with Sync for Reddit!
2 things
I just checked and not available for me here in California.
Why would i use this app vs what i currently have which is a pinned webpage? I dont have ads. I can easily navigate. Auto dark mode. I can search comments. What does this have that i dont currently?
This app is amazing! ❤️
@lemmy.world
👀
Welcome to Sync for Lemmy!
Welcome to the official Sync for Lemmy community.
The rules for posting and commenting, besides the rules defined here for lemmy.world, are as follows:
Community Rules
1- No advertising or spam.
All types of advertising and spam are restricted in this community.
Community Credits
Artwork and community banner by: @MargotRobbie@lemmy.world
go to feed...
@lemmy.world
👀
Welcome to Sync for Lemmy!
Welcome to the official Sync for Lemmy community.
The rules for posting and commenting, besides the rules defined here for lemmy.world, are as follows:
Community Rules
1- No advertising or spam.
All types of advertising and spam are restricted in this community.
Community Credits
Artwork and community banner by: @MargotRobbie@lemmy.world
go to feed...
Hey everyone. Happy to finally get this out, it's been one busy month.
I'm looking to add a lifetime option for ultra & option to just remove ads. Keep in mind this is the first release, lots more to follow.
Cheers!
Lj
save