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This is how LJ operates.
Sync is already polished. It's older than Lemmy itself, originally released in 2013!!! The current version is 23!
There aren't a ton of updates these days because there's not much to update. This app is polished as hell, having over a decade of development.
There are many issues though, and it's been 4 months now with nothing.
Did instance banning get implemented? I can't find it.
You can filter them.
Neither one of the mods, one being the dev, have posted in months.
Enjoy your sinks, pal.
for reddit it was but things are changing on Lemmy and spoilers, superscript, etc. Still don't work on Sync.
Super^script
These work the same as they always have
Ironically, that isn't valid Lemmy markdown. Sync should be supporting Lemmy markdown, not Reddit markdown. Here's what your comment looks like on the website:
This is^superscript^ and you can also do~subscript~.
Personally I don't like Lemmy's syntax for spoilers, but Sync should still support it!
Teaser text here
Hidden textHow's that look in Sync? Terrible.
Yeah go view your comment in the webui or any other app.
So if I use the spoiler markdown button in sync to other Sync users it looks like it's working, but surely lj knows?
That's the Reddit method for spoilers though, and won't be hidden on every client. Lemmy's version is:
Teaser text here
Hidden textTeaser text here
Hidden textTurns out Sync fucks with what you type to get spoilers to work, so you can't even show a Sync user the proper syntax!
Check this out:
Considering I've paid for the Sync app multiple times, and the price for the Lemmy version is one of the highest cost apps, I think it's at least reasonable to expect at least a minimal amount of communication.
If it really was "already polished" and "older than Lemmy", why do I have to pay again and a significantly higher price for Lemmy integration when I already paid for the "already polished" parts? I figured it would be a reasonable price increase because Lemmy is constantly changing and still somewhat young, so that means more frequent updates to keep up.
I don't recall paying for the Sync lemmy app. Is there a way to have this without paying? Or did I pay for it and don't remember?
The free version has ads, which is what I use and probably you too.
Dns66 is an open source app run by the famous chaos computer club (ccc) that does ad filtering via VPN. If you install it on your phone, it will filter out ads from any app.
You can find it in fdroid.
While I totally understand your frustration, and I myself have moved on to jerboa and still sub here and have the app installed, but haven't opened it in over a month.
This is the exact same dev style sync has always had.
Then why is the app not the same price it always had?
Honestly the answer there is simply that he had to charge a smaller number of users more. I'm not defending it to be clear, it's just how it seems to be.
Supply and demand. Fewer users, more individual contribution to make it worthwhile to spend cycles on.
Long time Sync user and supporter. App is smooth and works great...except I have been seeing a lot redgifs that won't preview or open recently.
Looked at one that wouldn't load. The link included api.redgifs... I'd blame whomever posted the link first.
whenever images and videos won't load (FYI the glitch is not isolated to porn), I switch over to the Voyager app where all images & videos load with no problem. Then when Voyager becomes unbearable because Sync is mostly better, I come back to ~~sink~~ LOL sync
Eternity also seems to be OK at loading all the gifs... I just made that app my nsfw one haha
It took this comment for me to understand why sinks were picked.
Where do you find redgifs
Enable nsfw content in your profile settings.
Those just plain won't open on my phone.
What a sinful website! Just to be able to avoid it, are there clients that are able to play those horrible videos?
Yeah. Pretty much all but sync
And Connect
Connect works for me
How about solving the 'failed to pull git' or whatever error it is for images.
Or adding in Scaled sort.
'not lots to do' isn't a good reason for being completely silent.