I don’t know if this is just a placebo effect, but it feels like there’s a lot more socialization and faster upvotes in the past hour Sync was released.
I created an account as soon as I got a notification from the Play Store about it being available to install.
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I’ll check Sync out if I ever start having issues with Thunder. Don’t know why it isn’t as popular as other apps.
Lemmy will be like Reddit in that there’s no way I would use the site without a third party app like Sync.
RIF is fun was still working for me up until now (logged out though). This stopped so…mesa back?
Same. RIP RIF (for real this time), guess I’m replacing it with Sync!
I didn’t particularly like any of the apps for Lemmy, while they all offered some of the features I wanted, none offered all in a single package.
That, coupled with the clunkyness and bugs that come along with the territory of new developers building something for the first time (which is not a knock against them), I just didn’t really enjoy trying to use Lemmy.
I’m mainly waiting for Boost, but I like to try the new Lemmy apps hoping to find a great one, and Sync is certainly the best so far, with a robust feature and settings set that does everything I need it to.
So that’s why I’m spending a little more time here now, I guess! Lemmy is only as good as the app that acts as it’s interface after all, and as the apps improve and become less of a chore to use, so will user retention.
Well, it makes it a lot more user friendly again! Was waiting for it.
Sync makes Lemmy feel like a better version of Reddit, or an old school version of Reddit. It’s great for Lemmy and old Reddit users.
I will definitely be more active as well, there was no app with this much customization. Now that there is much more people will find exactly what they want.
It’s the best of both worlds. Young, tight knit community with a mature UX.
I definitely feel the same way. I had been on Reddit since before the Digg collapse. Back when it was mostly nerds and other IT professionals like myself. Lemmy gives a strong wave of nostalgia. Sync for Lemmy makes it a pleasure to use on a tablet. The webpage is alright, definitely serviceable. But Lemmy has strength in the third party apps scene. Sync is the returning champion for my Android tablet. Happy to support his work again.
Was just describing this to family today. I don’t know how many times I started to comment on Reddit, only to discard it because I didn’t want to deal with the Reddit brain. Lemmy feels like old school Reddit where engagement is good again.
I’ve definitely used Lemmy more than previously today.
ljdawson’s decision to develop a Lemmy app played a significant part in locking down our decision to bring /r/android to !android@lemdro.id.
Spez’s biggest mistake was sending all the world class 3rd party developers working to make Reddit better straight to his biggest competitor.
Syncforlemmy has 12.8k subscribers.
Loads of them were poised ready to strike once the beta launched.
But aren’t the people subbed here already on Lemmy? I was waiting for the client to come out too and switched immediately, but I was already using Lemmy with other clients before sync came out.
Lemmy was pretty unusable and hard to post/comment. Default web UI is buggy as hell, you have to reload the page multiple times to post anything or even switch pages when browsing. Jerboa is even worse. For example, I can’t even bloody login into LW through Jerboa!
It’s possible that people were idling their accounts while waiting for Sync to come out, and are using the platform more now that it has.
I was lurking via connect without an account till sync came out personally
Same here. Connect UI was not nearly as good. I used Sync for years and feel right at home now.
The Connect UI is alright in my opinion, but Sync is definitely more polished. That makes sense though, Sync has been around significantly longer and thus has seen a lot more improvement.
I was subbed, and used it by browser a bit.
But Sync feels like home. And once more I’m enthused about using a platform.
Threads never stood a chance with me. I closed down and deleted my Facebook/insta accounts ages ago. All they have is my ghost profile. Reddit app and site are ass on mobile, which is the main device profile I use for social media.
I’m a kbin user who just made a lemmy account so I can upvote on Sync.
I was literally waiting for sync to pounce. It was nice being away but good lord I never want to use Instagram that much ever again
Hijacking your comment to ask - what is the difference between Sync and Jerboa?
Sync has nice features that let you customize your experience pretty nicely. It feels like using Reddit which for some of us that migrated is a great experience.
On top of that, it is fully functional in a tablet mode style with larger devices and it just works really well. The layout of the app also makes it seem a little easier on the user to add instances and accounts. There is also a migrate button, scheduled theme modes, and other nifty little tucked in features. Give it a try if you like it but the Ultra subscription to help the dev. 100% worth it.
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Your best bet is to really just give it a try. For me, it’s about the polish and UI customizations.
I call it plausible. The Sync UI is considerably more efficient than the Lemmy web UI. And many of us refugees were 3rd party app users and some of us were Sync users. I have been commenting more since this morning. Surely I am not alone in that?
Amazing what a decent UX will do.
Er yes… That’s why I’m here
I was using Joey for Reddit and started browsing Lemmi since all of this Reddit API debacle began. Started with Jerboa but things were wonky and I never bothered to sign in. I think I’m going to enjoy Sync…so, hello world!
I was trying to use connect but sync is just l… Better. It feels the way it should and makes interacting with Lemmy feel familiar. Long love the fediverse.
Same, I was on connect for a few weeks. Got sync today and I already like it better
