This is going to be a game changer. I've been using Sync Pro since 2015 and can't see myself using anything else for mobile browsing. Thanks for the awesome app!
That is great news! I look forward to trying it when it is ready. I really enjoyed using Sync and was so sad that ruined their ecosystem.
This is exciting.
This is awesome! Thank you!
That's fantastic news!
I'm literally getting emotional. For me, Sync was reddit. Been using it for over 11 years. Can't wait to be an early adopter and never let go again.
If you need beta testers familiar with the original Sync or anything, happy to help!
I saw it in the redditsync subreddit already - this is such great news, especially since I'm still struggling to get used to the Lemmy interface. I had bought Sync Pro 7 years ago and it is probably the most heavily used app on my phone.
Wow, I've never even used Sync but from the screenshot of the Reddit app on Google Play it's one of those UIs so good that make you want to use it. I'm currently fine with the Lemmy PWA but the more feature-complete Reddit apps that get "ported" to be used with Lemmy the better, especially to ease the transition for new users.
Sync is an absolutely wonderful app. I look forward to his contunued dev work
i will follow the sync app to the ends of the earth
Yep, i'm permanently on Lemmy with this news.
The whole fediverse needs some serious UX work.
Well yeah, but that's the difference between volunteering and being on a big salary. Hopefully the influx of new users will lead to more code input though, and more donations.
Yeah using it rn is pretty ass compared to old reddit and 3rd party apps. Good things coming tho.
As a long time Sync user this made my day!
Same!
Same here, I'm so excited!
I'm more than happy to pay for a service I enjoy so I legitimately cannot wait to give him my money.
Here's to new beginnings in the Fediverse!
I will pick this up day 1! Been using sync for years and have always come back to it.
I already bought Sync for Reddit twice. Removing ads from the free version the first time (it was still called Reddit Sync back then) and then again for the 'ad code not even included' pro version earlier this year. Guess I'll be buying Sync a third time.
Or more specifically, Google will be buying it for me with the cash they paid for my data.
Or more specifically, Google will be buying it for me with the cash they paid for my data.
Are you talking about this google rewards program that pays you in google play money?
Just created an account then downloaded Jerboa. I am +/- ten minutes old here in Fediverse yet. About to delete my 11 year-old account in Reddit. Thank you u/spez
this is amazing!! sync for reddit is such a gorgeous app i was sad to leave it behind
This has made my day! Sync for Reddit is amazing.
Now THIS is good news!
Great. I hope other devs will follow (dbrady if you're reading this). I hope he ditches reddit's forced naming scheme. Lemmy Sync.
As a Sync user since 2017, this is amazing news!
It's exciting to see all these apps ramping up development. Honestly, the greatest gift that Reddit gave to the fediverse is sending all their former third party developers here, because that will greatly accelerate development.
Thanks Obama... I meant Spez
I moved to Sync when alien blue was bought by reddit, this is such exciting news!! Woo!
As a iOS user I really hope Apollo will follow!
So many good news.
Glad these developers are also trying out other options since Reddit has started shitting itself.
The end of Sync is the reason why I will leave Reddit at the end of the month. So nice to see that we eventually might get a new app for Lemmy!
Same
And double samez
This is HUGE! I was really missing Sync.
This is genuinely exciting news.
Likely a game changer that has be giving Lemmy a try. Jerboa isn't too terrible either.
I agree. Been using Jerboa as well and it's nice and usable enough as a placeholder, but I'll be watching the Sync development. Can't wait!
Jerboa has been nice, besides the weird glitch where it shoots me back to the top of a post when scrolling down. Lol
Otherwise it's pretty good for a FOSS solution!
The newest update looks good imo.
This is great news. If you aren't familiar the dev is very committed, hard working and responsive. Sync was packed with features and customization.
Well, now I want RIF too, completion is good!
In all seriousness this is good to see.
I heard that talklittle (RIF dev) was working on something for tildes, wonder if they're interested in doing so for lemmy! Very exciting :D:D:D
Awesome news! I have been a Sync user for the past literally 10 years
That's why I came here today! Like a Phoenix rising from Sync for Reddit's ashes Sync for Lemmy will be born! Nice to see you all my fellow converts. Today is my new cake day!
My favorite Reddit app for several years now. Great news.
thats amazing news!
Im enjoying Jebora, but happy to switch to something which throws less errors.
I will pay full price, day one
I'm genuinely so excited for this and and the same time hoping boost makes one too. They recently dropped their latest update and it looks beyond pretty with the rounded edge cards and adaptive colours.
Never used Sync (I used RiF then slide) but I'll check it out when it's released. The is great news for lemmy and the fediverse. Oh and fuck reddit.
As a recent lemmy convert from reddit who exclusively used Sync, this made my day. Thanks for the news.
noice
Fantastic news for Android users! Exciting to see what other third party apps will pop up
Great news! I hope the developers of Relay and Apollo do the same. The more options the better!
H I S T O R I C
I will purchase Sync Pro for lemmy when it comes out.
It's been an outstanding app for me on the old site, and I look forward to firing it up again in a much better online environment.
Does the playstore allow developers to make a page for an app not yet developed? Would be cool when reddit shuts down 3rd party apps to have the sync for reddit app send you to a sign up page for sync for lemmy.
This will really legitimize and mainstream the platform!
I am a Boost for Reddit User, but have seen Sync and it is well designed. Jerboa is cool but it is not there yet. The experience the dev from Sync brings to Lemmy will be amazing.
Not asking for features but would be good if kbin is included with it so that user fragmentation is limited. I still don't really understand the difference with Lemmy but it's cool.
My understanding is its all different UIs creating/cataloging content via the ActivityPub standard and it comes down to the different "types" of content being emphasized or focused on. Lemmy focuses on"link aggregation" ala Reddit, Mastodon does "Microblogging" ala Twitter, kbin does and supports both.
Thanks for your answer it clears it up.
So theoretically it seems like someone could create an app which "marries" mastodon content with Lemmy.
Really, I think one of the only reasons kbin hasn't exploded like the others, is because of that split nature. The Mastodon blow up and the Reddit blew up were both instances of people looking for a very direct replacement to the thing they were leaving, rather than something that was, from their perspective at the time, a replacement with extras. Kbin could also use more devs though, I think they just have the one who is doing it on donations alone.
Yes, I haven't tried it myself but my understanding is that kbin is exactly that. What kbin calls a "magazine" maps directly with Lemmy communities/subs and a kbin user can subscribe to a Lemmy sub via the same process they would use to subscribe to a kbin magazine. Kbin microblogging maps directly with Mastodon posts and so a kbin user can follow Mastodon users and their posts the same way they follow fellow kbin user microblogs.
Sync is going to be so good omg.
Hell yeah
Nice!
guessing this is going to be an Android app and there won't be an iOS variant? regardless, happy to know there's an app coming sooner than later and look forward to being able to easily browse Lemmy on my phone again.
Been Joey for Reddit user for as long as I remember.
I wanna try Sync for Lemmy. This is way to go!
First time I've seen Joey mentioned during this whole debacle, but it's been my choice for as long as I've had an android too
Sync is a great app! Been using it for years
My preference was Joey, but before Joey, I was on Sync and loved it. Can't remember why I switched to Joey, but both are great.
nice. I've personally been more of a Boost user my self so was a bit disappointed to hear the dev was not planning to port or support lemmy which I understand. so far jerboa has been decent but I'll keep an eye out for others.
It's literally THE best reddit app. If you have an Android, give it a shot before they nuke it. Blows Apollo straight out of the water, it's like miles ahead.
How's it compare to RIF?
Experiences are subjective, so, take this with a grain of salt.
I like Sync better than RIF, Narwhal, Boost, Slide, Bacon Reader, Joey, and the official app.
The customizability in Sync is immense and the UI is the best for a mobile reddit app.
Great news!! I would rather Infinity for Lemmy, but it's a great step in the right direction to make a best community. Althought Infinity is open source. If I were programmer I will do Infinity for Lemmy. But I need time before know how to program.
I want an infinity for lemmy as well
That's awesome. Sync is the best Reddit client on Android.
I was always a rif guy but I've seen so many posts here about sync, seems like a lot of people loved it. Being about to reply to a comment from my inbox, or at least navigate to where its at in the thread, would be a nice upgrade!
yeah I thought that was kinda funny, but OOP's users are Reddit users so I guess it makes sense. Once they have the MVP out probably it should move to a Lemmy community
They have one already. OP probably just linked this one by mistake.
Yea website is quite unusable on phone, but we'll get there.
Jerboa is pretty good, hope iphone gets a good version as well
Jerboa has a lot of problems, especially with link and media handling. I actually much prefer just using the chrome "install this website" thing to get a launcher icon. Sync should be much better than either.
Hi everyone, first comment on here. Going to try to get an MVP out within the next 3-6 weeks.
I'll be posting updates on discord:
https://discord.gg/dhRbpzJXsM
Cheers, Ljdawson
This is going to be a game changer. I've been using Sync Pro since 2015 and can't see myself using anything else for mobile browsing. Thanks for the awesome app!
That is great news! I look forward to trying it when it is ready. I really enjoyed using Sync and was so sad that ruined their ecosystem.
This is exciting.
This is awesome! Thank you!
That's fantastic news!
I'm literally getting emotional. For me, Sync was reddit. Been using it for over 11 years. Can't wait to be an early adopter and never let go again.
If you need beta testers familiar with the original Sync or anything, happy to help!
Sigh...I just put on new underwear too.
Most Valuable Program?
Minimum viable product
MVP! MVP! MVP!
I saw it in the redditsync subreddit already - this is such great news, especially since I'm still struggling to get used to the Lemmy interface. I had bought Sync Pro 7 years ago and it is probably the most heavily used app on my phone.
Wow, I've never even used Sync but from the screenshot of the Reddit app on Google Play it's one of those UIs so good that make you want to use it. I'm currently fine with the Lemmy PWA but the more feature-complete Reddit apps that get "ported" to be used with Lemmy the better, especially to ease the transition for new users.
Sync is an absolutely wonderful app. I look forward to his contunued dev work
i will follow the sync app to the ends of the earth
Yep, i'm permanently on Lemmy with this news.
The whole fediverse needs some serious UX work.
Well yeah, but that's the difference between volunteering and being on a big salary. Hopefully the influx of new users will lead to more code input though, and more donations.
Yeah using it rn is pretty ass compared to old reddit and 3rd party apps. Good things coming tho.
As a long time Sync user this made my day!
Same!
Same here, I'm so excited!
I'm more than happy to pay for a service I enjoy so I legitimately cannot wait to give him my money.
Here's to new beginnings in the Fediverse!
I will pick this up day 1! Been using sync for years and have always come back to it.
I already bought Sync for Reddit twice. Removing ads from the free version the first time (it was still called Reddit Sync back then) and then again for the 'ad code not even included' pro version earlier this year. Guess I'll be buying Sync a third time.
Or more specifically, Google will be buying it for me with the cash they paid for my data.
Are you talking about this google rewards program that pays you in google play money?
Just created an account then downloaded Jerboa. I am +/- ten minutes old here in Fediverse yet. About to delete my 11 year-old account in Reddit. Thank you u/spez
this is amazing!! sync for reddit is such a gorgeous app i was sad to leave it behind
This has made my day! Sync for Reddit is amazing.
Now THIS is good news!
Great. I hope other devs will follow (dbrady if you're reading this). I hope he ditches reddit's forced naming scheme. Lemmy Sync.
As a Sync user since 2017, this is amazing news!
It's exciting to see all these apps ramping up development. Honestly, the greatest gift that Reddit gave to the fediverse is sending all their former third party developers here, because that will greatly accelerate development.
Thanks Obama... I meant Spez
I moved to Sync when alien blue was bought by reddit, this is such exciting news!! Woo!
As a iOS user I really hope Apollo will follow!
So many good news. Glad these developers are also trying out other options since Reddit has started shitting itself.
The end of Sync is the reason why I will leave Reddit at the end of the month. So nice to see that we eventually might get a new app for Lemmy!
Same And double samez
This is HUGE! I was really missing Sync.
This is genuinely exciting news.
Likely a game changer that has be giving Lemmy a try. Jerboa isn't too terrible either.
I agree. Been using Jerboa as well and it's nice and usable enough as a placeholder, but I'll be watching the Sync development. Can't wait!
Jerboa has been nice, besides the weird glitch where it shoots me back to the top of a post when scrolling down. Lol
Otherwise it's pretty good for a FOSS solution!
The newest update looks good imo.
This is great news. If you aren't familiar the dev is very committed, hard working and responsive. Sync was packed with features and customization.
Well, now I want RIF too, completion is good!
In all seriousness this is good to see.
I heard that talklittle (RIF dev) was working on something for tildes, wonder if they're interested in doing so for lemmy! Very exciting :D:D:D
Awesome news! I have been a Sync user for the past literally 10 years
That's why I came here today! Like a Phoenix rising from Sync for Reddit's ashes Sync for Lemmy will be born! Nice to see you all my fellow converts. Today is my new cake day!
My favorite Reddit app for several years now. Great news.
thats amazing news!
Im enjoying Jebora, but happy to switch to something which throws less errors.
I will pay full price, day one
I'm genuinely so excited for this and and the same time hoping boost makes one too. They recently dropped their latest update and it looks beyond pretty with the rounded edge cards and adaptive colours.
Never used Sync (I used RiF then slide) but I'll check it out when it's released. The is great news for lemmy and the fediverse. Oh and fuck reddit.
As a recent lemmy convert from reddit who exclusively used Sync, this made my day. Thanks for the news.
noice
Fantastic news for Android users! Exciting to see what other third party apps will pop up
Great news! I hope the developers of Relay and Apollo do the same. The more options the better!
H I S T O R I C
I will purchase Sync Pro for lemmy when it comes out.
It's been an outstanding app for me on the old site, and I look forward to firing it up again in a much better online environment.
Does the playstore allow developers to make a page for an app not yet developed? Would be cool when reddit shuts down 3rd party apps to have the sync for reddit app send you to a sign up page for sync for lemmy.
This will really legitimize and mainstream the platform!
I am a Boost for Reddit User, but have seen Sync and it is well designed. Jerboa is cool but it is not there yet. The experience the dev from Sync brings to Lemmy will be amazing.
Not asking for features but would be good if kbin is included with it so that user fragmentation is limited. I still don't really understand the difference with Lemmy but it's cool.
My understanding is its all different UIs creating/cataloging content via the ActivityPub standard and it comes down to the different "types" of content being emphasized or focused on. Lemmy focuses on"link aggregation" ala Reddit, Mastodon does "Microblogging" ala Twitter, kbin does and supports both.
Thanks for your answer it clears it up.
So theoretically it seems like someone could create an app which "marries" mastodon content with Lemmy.
Really, I think one of the only reasons kbin hasn't exploded like the others, is because of that split nature. The Mastodon blow up and the Reddit blew up were both instances of people looking for a very direct replacement to the thing they were leaving, rather than something that was, from their perspective at the time, a replacement with extras. Kbin could also use more devs though, I think they just have the one who is doing it on donations alone.
Yes, I haven't tried it myself but my understanding is that kbin is exactly that. What kbin calls a "magazine" maps directly with Lemmy communities/subs and a kbin user can subscribe to a Lemmy sub via the same process they would use to subscribe to a kbin magazine. Kbin microblogging maps directly with Mastodon posts and so a kbin user can follow Mastodon users and their posts the same way they follow fellow kbin user microblogs.
Sync is going to be so good omg.
Hell yeah
Nice!
guessing this is going to be an Android app and there won't be an iOS variant? regardless, happy to know there's an app coming sooner than later and look forward to being able to easily browse Lemmy on my phone again.
Been Joey for Reddit user for as long as I remember.
I wanna try Sync for Lemmy. This is way to go!
First time I've seen Joey mentioned during this whole debacle, but it's been my choice for as long as I've had an android too
Sync is a great app! Been using it for years
My preference was Joey, but before Joey, I was on Sync and loved it. Can't remember why I switched to Joey, but both are great.
nice. I've personally been more of a Boost user my self so was a bit disappointed to hear the dev was not planning to port or support lemmy which I understand. so far jerboa has been decent but I'll keep an eye out for others.
Awesome news. Long live lemmy
I need an iOS app
YES!
What is "Sync?" I've never heard of it.
It's literally THE best reddit app. If you have an Android, give it a shot before they nuke it. Blows Apollo straight out of the water, it's like miles ahead.
How's it compare to RIF?
Experiences are subjective, so, take this with a grain of salt.
I like Sync better than RIF, Narwhal, Boost, Slide, Bacon Reader, Joey, and the official app.
The customizability in Sync is immense and the UI is the best for a mobile reddit app.
Great news!! I would rather Infinity for Lemmy, but it's a great step in the right direction to make a best community. Althought Infinity is open source. If I were programmer I will do Infinity for Lemmy. But I need time before know how to program.
I want an infinity for lemmy as well
That's awesome. Sync is the best Reddit client on Android.
I was always a rif guy but I've seen so many posts here about sync, seems like a lot of people loved it. Being about to reply to a comment from my inbox, or at least navigate to where its at in the thread, would be a nice upgrade!
I'm hoping we get a Lemmy is fun app personally
Quite ironic it's a subreddit though
They have an official Lemmy community for it:
https://lemmy.world/c/syncforlemmy
yeah I thought that was kinda funny, but OOP's users are Reddit users so I guess it makes sense. Once they have the MVP out probably it should move to a Lemmy community
They have one already. OP probably just linked this one by mistake.
Yea website is quite unusable on phone, but we'll get there.
Jerboa is pretty good, hope iphone gets a good version as well
Jerboa has a lot of problems, especially with link and media handling. I actually much prefer just using the chrome "install this website" thing to get a launcher icon. Sync should be much better than either.