Photon v0.2.1

Xylight (Photon dev)@lemmy.xylight.dev to Android@lemdro.id – 42 points –

I was told by an admin that i can make update posts to Photon here, despite being a web app? Anyway...

Photon is the client with a black and white design, similar to Vercel.

New features

  • Added deletion and editing of comments
  • Added post editing
  • Made selfhostable with Docker
  • Can now make posts with a dedicated URL rather than just an image
  • Added better settings UI
  • Added default sorts and feeds
  • Fix comment loading issues
  • Added option for user instance URLs

New contributors

  • CorvetteCole
  • danielwolbach

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Awesome! I'll update the lemdro.id version this evening :)

This looks promising, but is it just me or is there no option to install it as a PWA? I can create a shortcut from the browser's main menu, but the shortcut just opens up a new tab in the browser.

I have no experience with PWAs, but I'll try and implement a PWA for this app soon. It's meant to be more of a better Web UI though.

Thanks for considering! I'm currently using it on my Fold 4, and I like it better than all the other solutions out there - the main reason being how left-handed friendly it is, and having actual buttons for actions, instead of relying on gestures. A PWA would be really appreciated - at least by us lefties and foldable/tablet users!

I was surprised by how well it works on mobile considering how excellent it appears on desktop!

yep. Buttons over Gestures gang! For me, gestures feel choppy & laggy on the webapps that I've tried.

Yep, they're very welcome. Thanks for all your work on this!

Very nice! I'm self hosting Photon right now and it couldn't be easier. Keep up the great work!

Agreed. I tried out my own self-host and the docker was super simple!