Looks like this might be a thing now!

3 years ago by Master to c/syncforlemmy

Glad ljdawson is going to try to make this a thing!

ljdawson

My plan is to get an MVP out in the next 3-6 weeks.

What should make the first release?

morain 65 points 3 years ago

Ha ha ha! Spez is really pushing it.

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LillianVS 39 points 3 years ago

They really scared about Lemmy? Being so blatant about this shit... I have learned the following:

They do not like subreddits going NSFW it makes them no money. I for one welcome all furries and rule 34 artwork to Reddit.
They do not like people promoting Lemmy, any kind of competition gets them trying every tactic they can muster, playing all their cards now.
They do not like people deleting or removing data from Reddit. You know what would suck? A GDPR deletion request... That would be a real damn shame. No data to sell then lol

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Thade780 12 points 3 years ago

They do not like people deleting or removing data from Reddit. You know what would suck? A GDPR deletion request... That would be a real damn shame.

Don't tempt me, lol.

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scarabic 6 points 3 years ago

That’s how I left Twitter. GDPR request for a full copy of all my content. Then a GDPR request to delete account.

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DrYes 5 points 3 years ago

https://thomashunter.name/...

Looks like it's not that easy

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twoshoes 7 points 3 years ago

I just want to add that as a European citizen you also have a right to get a copy of all your data, and an explanation how and when this data has been used.

Also, I'm pretty sure that their response "you first have to delete your comments manually" does not comply with EU guidelines.

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DrYes 1 point 3 years ago

https://www.reddit.com/settings/data-request

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VV4lle 3 points 3 years ago

Also found this blog post and made the request to Reddit for GDPR data removal. However I removed comments by using the Power delete suite (https://github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite).

After few hours got email (similar as in the blog post) from reddit and followed by the instructions given in email (basically send as a reddit message confirming account deletion). Few hours passed again and got confirmation email from Reddit "We’ve now flagged your account for irreversible deletion. Please allow some time for this action to complete."

Basically not much effort needed in case you're willing to remove the comments (etc) manually or using scripts, extensions, etc.

However not sure if it would be GDPR compliant for Reddit to leave the comments if the user data is wiped out even if the username is removed from the posts.

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LillianVS 3 points 3 years ago

As a European it is an option for me

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DrYes 3 points 3 years ago

Read the update at the bottom. Reddit doesn't seem to want to comply with the requests. I guess you could use a deletion script.

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morain 1 point 3 years ago

Thanks, this is extremely helpful!

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phil299 4 points 3 years ago

All these points are correct imo

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TheCheddarCheese 3 points 3 years ago

i thought the nsfw shit was bad but my god

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antik 3 points 3 years ago

I didn't get that message

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Fisk400 5 points 3 years ago

I think there will be a lot of random actions in the coming days. Reddit is really mad right now and admins are taking random actions that are later overruled because it's bad optics.

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CletusVanDamme 62 points 3 years ago

Let's be patient with this and not give him a hard time. For those of you who haven't used Sync before, there was a major update a while back which caused strong emotions from many people and caused the developer to take a hiatus. Please be patient and kind and the result will be worth it!

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imaqtpie 12 points 3 years ago

which caused strong emotions from many people and caused the developer to take a hiatus.

This is why we can't have nice things.

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livingina 7 points 3 years ago

It was so sad because you could tell he put so much work into it. But like a good dev he listened to feedback and ended up allowing it to be customized to how I liked it originally.

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kratoz29 11 points 3 years ago

I used it just some months ago and discovered the best thing ever, care to explain the drama?

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Master 18 points 3 years ago

It had to do with how the cards were presented and how the quick menu and swipe up/down worked. I preferred the previous way but the new way worked just fine. Just took an extra click to use it how I wanted.

It came down to changing how it looked / worked after everyone was already used to how it currently was. People get upset for no good reason sometimes and this was one of those times.

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YellowGas 10 points 3 years ago

Yeah we need to leave that in the past and not repeat a fiasco like that. The community could have handled that much better. I'm just thankful for the support from lj.

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ryknow 34 points 3 years ago

I am ALL for this!! I was a sync pro user for years!! Miss that app now that I'm done with reddit.

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Poiar 24 points 3 years ago

Sync was Reddit for me.

Reddit dies in my mind when Reddit Sync is no more (I'm gonna patch it with revanced)

If Sync lives on in Lemmy, that's gosh dang amazing

Jerboa is cool and all, but it's no Sync :)

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Fraeco 20 points 3 years ago

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ryknow 8 points 3 years ago

Couldn't agree more!! I'd absolutely love to have sync back!

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livingina 2 points 3 years ago

How does the ReVanced patch work? It won't mess with ljdawson at all, right?

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scottywh 4 points 3 years ago

It wouldn't benefit him in any way but it wouldn't really hurt him either.

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zaktmt 31 points 3 years ago

Sync and Boost were my favorite Android Reddit clients. I always preferred Apollo and being back on iOS, but they are great in their own right. But I paid for premium for both Sync and Boost for a reason. They were so feature complete and were the closest thing I could get to Apollo on Android.

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dm_me_your_secrets 10 points 3 years ago

I agree. I hope Boost follows as well. it's been my most used app for years.

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kommanditbolag 27 points 3 years ago

Reddit says r/SyncForLemmy is an unreviewed sub and that I should open it in their app.

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GunnarRunnar 13 points 3 years ago

Lmao what? They can't even stick to their deadline and need to expedite the inconvenience?

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kommanditbolag 14 points 3 years ago

I'm guessing it's because it contains the word Lemmy.

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GunnarRunnar 10 points 3 years ago

You're probably right but big boy like Reddit should handle a little competitor talk in its platform.

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DontMakeMoreBabies 22 points 3 years ago

Is this going to work for Kbin or do I need a lemmy account?

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BorkBork 25 points 3 years ago

+1 to this, would rather the app supports logging into a fediverse server instead of just lemmy

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Kichae 31 points 3 years ago

Lemmy, kbin, Mastodon, Misskey, Pleroma, Friendica... They all use different APIs, and those APIs need to be supported separately by developers if they want their app to be compatible with all of them.

ernest is talking about changing the kbin API to be more in line with lemmy's, which would allow apps made for lemmy to also work with kbin, but they wouldn't, for instance, work with (or possibly even know about) kbin's microblogging feature.

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elrac 12 points 3 years ago

I'll be honest, I think kbin's microblog feature needs work. It either needs to be integrated into the lemmy style posts somehow or needs something else fine with it. It's pretty confusing how it currently stands.

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Kichae 6 points 3 years ago

It needs to be in the sidebar of magazines. There's no way to directly integrate it other wise, as they're totally different formats.

But there's a lot of potential in having the fedi microblogging stream at your fingertips. A not insignificant amount of Reddit is screenshots of Twitter posts. Being able to directly quote Mastodon posts to promote them to a thread would be pretty powerful.

But, you know, it's a very young projects. The developer hasn't had the time to integrate things

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moonie 4 points 3 years ago

And if I need a lemmy account, how do you manage accounts across the fediverse, you make accounts on each site and they are unrelated?

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5redie8 21 points 3 years ago

I've used sync for reddit on android for years, absolutely beside myself with excitement

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kratoz29 13 points 3 years ago

I just discovered it months ago, and it is clearly the best for Android, fuck Reddit, fuck spez and bring it on baby!

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ben914 21 points 3 years ago

Would definitely be interested in Sync for Lemmy! I've been switching back and forth from Lemmy's web UI, and the Jerboa app. I like Jerboa, but it has been a bit buggy and in some ways isn't as good as the web UI, and I think the developer of Jerboa is too busy with improving the Lemmy API to focus on Jerboa.

I used Sync for Reddit for a long time, and really liked it. I did eventually move on to Boost for Reddit, but now that I'm moving away from Reddit in general. I'd like to see more options for Lemmy apps.

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marcellogalhardo 1 point 3 years ago

What do you miss on Jerboa? What bugs did you experience with it?

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ben914 2 points 3 years ago

I have had it randomly just close on me occasionally, and the other day it would crash every time I would click a specific link, but that same link worked just fine in the web UI.

As far as what I miss in Jerboa vs web UI. When searching communities there is less info displayed such as the amount of total sub for a community and whether or not I am already subscribed. There are 4 different popup menu controls up top, and I always forget which one as has the thing I'm looking for. If I have to move the cursor in a block of text I have written I find it harder than most other apps to get in the right place with my fat fingers. Though that's also hard on the web UI on mobile too because the text is smaller. Also, there is no fediverse icon that links to the original source of a post outside your instance.

Just now when I tried to respond to you it timed out when sending it, and I had to re-type everything.

Edit: I guess the timeout issue may not have had anything to do with the app, and could have been a server issue.

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sunaurus 20 points 3 years ago

Awesome news! I used to use Sync daily back when I was on Android, very happy to hear that the users will have some place to go.

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WheelcharArtist 20 points 3 years ago

give me relay for lemmy and i'm set

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SomethingBurger 14 points 3 years ago

Lemmy Is Fun gang rise up

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CrypticFawn 3 points 3 years ago

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runswithjedi 2 points 3 years ago

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CrypticFawn 18 points 3 years ago

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dreamfall 16 points 3 years ago

Hell yes! Sync was my reddit app of choice, and I will for sure migrate to this full time once it is out!

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kratoz29 16 points 3 years ago

Holy shit!

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CapnAssHolo 16 points 3 years ago

It's happening it's happening it's happening

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kratoz29 10 points 3 years ago

I'm losing my mind a bit.

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Rogue_General 16 points 3 years ago

Huzzah! I had only just voted earlier today in the sync subreddit for a lemmy app and already @ljdawson@lemmy.world is on the case. You rock dude!

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ljdawson 5 points 3 years ago

Just hooked up messaging and username mentions.

Cheers!

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ljdawson 2 points 3 years ago

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PopOfAfrica 16 points 3 years ago

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can 8 points 3 years ago

Or, what if the app had its own instance in the future? Would help with onboarding new users to lemmy for simplicity (of course with the option to sign up elsewhere in app too).

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antik 11 points 3 years ago

I'd would just like the app to be able to create "Multicommunities" so I can bundle my /c/technology or /c/news communities on different servers in one thread. Yes like multireddits but spread accross the instances :)

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can 7 points 3 years ago

I'm confident this will be a future feature.

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loutr 2 points 3 years ago

Yeah knowing ljdawson he'll come up with all kind of neat features.

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YellowGas 14 points 3 years ago

This is very unexpected but I'm so ready to show support! I'll be financially donating and supporting! ljdawson, it at your own pace and I'll be happy with anything you can bring to the community! I was so pleased with Sync for Reddit every step of the way.

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aegisgfx877 4 points 3 years ago

Im not a reddit user, can someone tell me what 'sync' will do?

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MattMist 12 points 3 years ago

It's basically a really well polished app to browse the website on Android. It has a lot of features and also very good customization options since it kept adding features over the years.

Having a Lemmy client that good will make it much easier to use on a phone.

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frazw 14 points 3 years ago

really excited for this. for me the death of sync is the death of reddit so sync for lemmy means lemmy is my new home.

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Regna 13 points 3 years ago

Not intending to shitpost, but YES!

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kommanditbolag 9 points 3 years ago

It's not a shitpost if it's happy

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Pixlbabble 13 points 3 years ago

Now I just need RIF for lemmy. Multiple fediverse accounts ie lemmy and kbin on one feed?

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randon31415 8 points 3 years ago

It should be called LIF.

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Pixlbabble 10 points 3 years ago

Lemmy Is Funner

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SirLem 13 points 3 years ago

Wow. Didn't expect this at all. It's definitely one of my fav Android apps, never mind Reddit Apps. The quality of the Sync app is next level and the level of options it had to tweak the layout and style to suit what you wanted was amazing. Really excited for this!

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livingina 1 point 3 years ago

Yes! The customization was perfect for making my experience exactly what I wanted.

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snakesnakewhale 13 points 3 years ago

Oh god, the loss of Sync was legitimately the straw that broke reddit's back for me. I would instantly pay Laurence for this

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phil299 4 points 3 years ago

this is the way

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nyahlathotep 12 points 3 years ago

Subscribed! Used Sync for the last several years, looking forward to the first release.

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imaqtpie 12 points 3 years ago

Mama we made it

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WorldUponAString 11 points 3 years ago

I used Sync for years before I moved to iPhone. I would love to get back into Sync, I'm all for this!

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Liam_Galt 11 points 3 years ago

Great news! Jerboa is fine for now but it definitely doesn't feel as polished or user-friendly. I'm looking forward to having some more options. I'm following the Artemis development already but I'll be keeping an eye on this for sure.

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spec 10 points 3 years ago

Amazing news, I'm ready to make the switch to Lemmy/kbin permanent (although it pretty much is and definitely will be after the API changes kick in).

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FlashZordon 10 points 3 years ago

Looking forward to seeing what LJ can do. I've had a great experience using Sync and am excited to see Sync for Lemmy.

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RacerRohiero 9 points 3 years ago

Yes! This is great news. Used sync pro for years. Top app and developer.

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demesisx 9 points 3 years ago

Thanks for making the fediverse such an amazing community, everyone. We may have a long way to go before social media without billionaire control is ubiquitous, but I’m confident that this is the right way and it’s just a matter of time before most people realize that.

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Opti 9 points 3 years ago

Hell yeah

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LaraMasson -49 points 3 years ago

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livejamie 8 points 3 years ago

Let's goooooooooooooooo

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scarabic 8 points 3 years ago

Can’t wait for good Lemmy apps. The web experience has left a lot to be desired. The main feed doesn’t even have side-scrolling turned off. You try to scroll down on your phone and wind up pulling the page sideways.

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whoopThereItIs 7 points 3 years ago

Let's goo!!!! So excited for this

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poopsmith 7 points 3 years ago

That would be amazing. I loved Sync for reddit and was heartbroken to have to abandon it.

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hillbicks 7 points 3 years ago

Fantastic news, really happy to see this happening!

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Imhotep 6 points 3 years ago

Would it be closed source?

Good app, but with many trackers, and it wouldn't work without Google services one day (anti piracy measure?).

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Deemo 10 points 3 years ago

I'd presume so based on reddit sync (monitization primarly from ads and iap). Apollo's dev at one point made another app (primarly for killing amp links) that was paid and open sourced it, however he had issues with low effort copycats.

https://github.com/christianselig/Amplosion

The bright side of a closedsource app is in certain cases it can encourage faster development since the dev can work on it part/fulltime (idk how syncs revenue worked).

To be clear the post above is my personal view (I could be completly wrong).

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astigma 6 points 3 years ago

@Master Words cannot describe how much I'm looking forward to #S4L

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superspicykyle 6 points 3 years ago

Sorry, i have no idea what this is. Anyone able to give me a rundown

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Master 15 points 3 years ago

Sync is one of the big mobile apps for reddit that is getting shut down on the 30th with reddit's API changes.

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hschen 3 points 3 years ago

This is great, i think i used Sync back in the day even bought the pro version, but moved to other open source apps later

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Dakydd 12 points 3 years ago

Sync is a Reddit 3rd party app.

MVP is Minimum Viable Product.

The lead developer for Sync is going to work on a Lemmy app!

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hglman 5 points 3 years ago

Wow cant even veiw that page on the web. Go away reddit.

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can 1 point 3 years ago

mirror

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Tagger 4 points 3 years ago

This is amazing!!!

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mintiefresh 4 points 3 years ago

Man this news really made my day. Sync for life!

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NightOwl 3 points 3 years ago

I'm very happy. I had a folder labeled RIP of Android Reddit apps. Now one of them will be resurrected as a lemmy app. I've been using lemmy with the browser on my phone , so this is a wish come true for so many of us.

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burgersc12 3 points 3 years ago

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Morningcoffee 3 points 3 years ago

Yes!

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Ahmed 3 points 3 years ago

Can't wait!!

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