cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2515668

Please note this is just a beta and there are going to be bugs, but it works and it works nicely. Have fun.

  • SamC@lemmy.nz
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    1 year ago

    Never used Sync for Reddit, and it’s cool that Lemmy is getting a lot of choice in apps. The app seems quite nice, but a paid, closed source model is off-putting for me (including tracking on the ad supported version). Also, I feel like Voyager is a better experience overall, and does a better job of handling the Lemmy/fediverse specific features. I’m sure that will improve on Sync over time of course, and if people prefer it then great!

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    1 year ago

    I know Sync is very popular, so I’m going to give it a go. However, after trying many clients (Jerboa, Connect, Summit, Liftoff, Lemming, Thunder) my favourite so far has been Liftoff.

    ETA: First impression - why is all the text so tiny? I can barely read it. I need my glasses 😂

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      1 year ago

      I personally like the small text! I used the smallest setting on the reddit version of sync. I like that it makes it harder for someone to read what I’m reading over my shoulder 😁

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        1 year ago

        I must be blind (ha!) But I can’t find general text settings. I’ve increase the size of post titles and descriptions, but comments are still teeny tiny eyestrain-o-vision…

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          1 year ago

          It’s called Base font size and is under the General section of the General section of Settings. I had to increase mine too, it’s crazy small by default.

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            1 year ago

            Wonderful, thank you! Now it’s at least usable.

            Not sure if it’s good enough to get past the ads though…

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      1 year ago

      Yeah I found it tiny as well. I also enjoy Liftoff the most , it’s my option of choice. Think the only feature I miss is that when you share an URL, it doesn’t auto populate the Title. Jerboa does this.

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    1 year ago

    Sync is (in my opinion) the smoothest way to experience Lemmy at the moment. I used Sync for about 10 years on Reddit and have had nothing but good experiences

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    1 year ago

    I think I like Sync, having messed around with it a little today, except I didn’t realise when I paid for it that it doesn’t (yet) have the capacity to create a new post, only replies on existing ones. I dunno, I kind of assumed that making new conversations would be a fairly high priority…

    • Dave@lemmy.nzM
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      That’s… interesting. I guess it’s in beta, but it does seem odd to not have post creation functionality. I guess they’ve released it for people to use as soon as there is something worth using, hopefully features come thick and fast.

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    Not tried Sync yet, but have been using Connect for Lemmy on Android and finding it pretty good.

    I keep falling back to the native browser interface in Chrome on the desktop, as most other “apps” still have pretty big omissions.

    • Dave@lemmy.nzM
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, I find myself using the website as well, no matter how much I try to use apps.

      The “Show context” bug is super annoying at the moment though.

  • chrizbie@lemmy.nz
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    1 year ago

    I’m a big sync fan! Might buy the ad free version sometime but jerboa has really grown on me so I might just donate to them this time instead

    • sylverstream@lemmy.nzOP
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      1 year ago

      Tbh I’m not a fan, I noticed I kept going back to liftoff. Been trying Jerboa and Connect as well.

      Great to have choice as well!