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I've been using Sync for a while, but it repeatedly hits an error when I try to submit posts to Beehaw. I have not tried other instances, but I am assuming this issue is specific to Sync. Getting really sick of drafting posts and then having to discard them because the app errors out ๐Ÿคฆ

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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

I use Connect.

I used to use Jerboa but it broke after an update and I switched over, I found it to be a better UX on Connect.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

I use connect to browse.

I tried sync for a little but honestly it's very underwhelming compared to the reddit version. Nowhere as smooth plus dev is constantly disappearing for months on end.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Firefox. I'm using the normal website interface.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

I use Connect. It's perfect for me and has lots of customization options. I love it! Raccoon is good, too, I just prefer Connect.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Just the lemmy website in firefox for android.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I alternate between Jerboa and Summit because Jerboa looks nicer, but Summit has more features and a much better search function. Tho I am not happy with Jerboa's last update that changed how votes are displayed and there's no options to go back to what it was.

Edit: lol Jerboa just updated and added an option for the old score view.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Liftoff... but I wouldn't recommend it.

It hasn't been updated in a long while, it has some even larger missing features, and some extra bugs.

Sync... was actually one of the few to update for some Beehaw-apecific bugs some time ago, you might want to contact the developer with your issues.

I keep it as a bav6for when Liftoff fails, the draft feature is pretty nice, and it has better search.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I'm surprised you're able to continue using Liftoff at all. It doesn't work what-so-ever with any instance (like you can't log in) on any version of Lemmy beyond 0.19. I finally retired using it when my primary instance updated.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yeah... Beehaw is still on 0.18.4, guess my days of using Liftoff are coming to an end sooner or later.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Beehaw won't update so you are fine

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Ride that pony as long as you can, friend. I still hope that the dev will come back ๐Ÿฅน

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Boost for Lemmy, one of the most fully fledged apps IMO due to the long dev time put into Boost for Reddit. I also just like that it's a solo dev from Portugal, don't care that it's not FOSS because of this.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

I'm using boost too. Seems to be alright

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't care that much either that it's not FOSS, however I do care that it's filled with trackers, similarly to Boost for reddit

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

From what I understand they are removed from the paid version.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Isn't that the same app (in the store), though?

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

From my understanding apps are able to have versions for their free and pro apps without having to keep them separate. The dev has stated that all of the trackers present in the app are google trackers for him to get revenue from ads and are stripped from the paid version. I only know this cause over the years on his reddit app it would come up from time to time, one memorable example when someone was complaining about getting NSFW ads in the app and how any self-respecting user would use an app that showed those ads... Turns out they had ad personalization turned on and their history shared some light about the sorts of sites they were searching for lol.

What, yeah, definitely points against having tracking. But also small time developers don't have to follow FOSS when they just want to provide a good service for free with ads, and Google Play Store is the easiest way to make that happen for him. He made enough from Boost for Reddit monthly that it negatively impacted him during the API change. Maybe I'm a fool for having some trust here and there, but I also just don't care too much.

But, I know others do so that's why I always mention that as a possible shortcoming and let people decide from there.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Raccoon! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

I moved to Connect this week, coming from Liftoff and Thunder. It feels stable in an old tablet. No obvious issues yet.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Vivaldi. No problems at all.