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I’m not sure if you’ve tried this PWA called Wefwef but it feels like a fully featured Apollo client for Lemmy already. You just go to the site and add it to your home screen. No beta to sign up for. No TestFlight link. Just add the PWA.
It’s good. It’s really really good.
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My biggest question is, will it eventually be an actual app?
I honestly think that it doesn’t matter - this PWA is so polished I’m forgetting that I’m not using a native app.
It’s an actual webapp, so no, it probably won’t unless they convert the codebase to react native.
I’ve only found a few things that I’m missing from a native experience and I’m sure it can be fixed.
Most annoyingly is the “scroll-to-top” by double tapping the top of the screen doesn’t work.
Otherwise I think in terms of smoothness it’s better than Mlem.
This. People want and need a real app on the official stores to migrate from Reddit. I’m using Connect right now for this reason, but I hope it gets better
Pretty impressive! Not Apollo but close. Dismissing images is not as fluid.
30 mins in and I’ve set up a Lemmy account, logged into Wefwef, added a bunch of subscriptions and now it’s about 85% like I’m still using Reddit. Amazing, and considerably better than I could have hoped for
It’s good, but it needs a compact view (unless I simply haven’t found the option).
Edit: It looks like compact view arrived in the appearance settings. Nice.
Edit 2: It might need since better post error handling/feedback…
Check out their github to see how new this actually is. I’m blown away that it actually works most of the time and new major features arrive daily.
Check out their github to see how new this actually is. I’m blown away that it actually works most of the time and new major features arrive daily.
The one complaint I have is the lack of a native app; it doesn’t run as smoothly as the other Lemmy clients do on my phone.
It’s already amazing on my tablet though!
Yes it is really nice but still browser based at the end of the day, therefore will not be a go-to for me.
Memmy has been good to me so far
Whatever you do, don’t look at what technologies Memmy uses.
I’m on android, but this got me curious.
What technology does memmy use, and why is it a concern?
React native, so it’s not really a concern. Just poking fun.
Oh no, is it react native? I haven’t looked as deeply into memmy as I have other betas.
Truly waiting for a proper native app
Why?
Native apps can utilize the feature of the host OS whereas using a library like react native that compiles down into different code depending on the target platform for that build, will be limited to what react native provides integration with.
There are sadly many things and as new feature come out those too can be underutilized.
I’m really generalizing here but if you look into it with that context, you’ll see what I mean.
I’ve experienced this personally and professionally as I am a senior software engineer and have done my share of app development
So even though you say you are on android, you too are affected if the app you use uses an intermediate library to use one code base to generate builds for multiple platforms - react native being one of the most popular currently thanks to ease of use and lots of existing integration
It is. It doesn’t hide read posts, but that’s the only major thing it’s missing.
There is work done one this to hide post, it just needs reviewed and approved. Might need more for read part.
I just installed Mlem and Memmy. Both have a very nice UI and are smooth. I am leaning towards Mlem though. I like swiping right to view my communities.
Edit: I was an Apollo user and reddit does not feel the same without Apollo.
I just tied wefwef, and it’s brilliant! It really gives the Apollo feel and even allows for multiple accounts for different instances. Feels like coming home 🙂
+1 wefwef.app my favorite so far
Wefwef is great! I love the Apollo-export upload feature lets you find similar communities on Lemmy.
It’s as if Apollo has been reborn. How wild! I recommend giving wefwef or Memmy a try.
I’m happily using wefwef both on my phone and on my computer. It has a really a great UI to browse/keep up with lemmy.
For real, im shocked with how fluid this feels compared to everything else I have tried today. I get the occasional bad fetch for comments but thats about it so far
We should charge for API use now. :)
totally! lets also block the mobile sites so we can only access it through an ad and crypto infested app 🤭
Wow, can you link it?
Edit: I found it and wow it really is exactly like Apollo!
