Looking for the best FOSS android app for Lemmy.

  • Dieguito 🦝@feddit.it
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    5 months ago

    My top choices:

    • Jerboa and Eternity are native Android apps (the first uses modern technologies like Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, the second one has a lot of Java code and the UI is made with XML layouts for activities/fragments);
    • Voyager is portable web app built with React in Typescript, with mobile flavours made using Ionic capacitor;
    • Thunder is a cross-platform app built with Flutter in Dart (like Liftoff and Lemmur were in their days);
    • there are other FOSS apps like Combustibile (native/Java+XML) or Muffed (Flutter)…
    • Lemmyfunbun@sh.itjust.works
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      4 months ago

      I just want one that opens the lemmy links properly when I click on them from within in posts. I have all links selected in open default apps.

  • macattack@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I’ve jumped around a few mobile apps since I joined the fediverse, right now the one that checks the most boxes for me is Raccoon for Lemmy

  • UKFilmNerd@feddit.ukEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I’ve settled on Thunder. The only downside is that they haven’t implemented replying to direct messages yet, you can only view them but apart from that, it’s good.

  • rambos@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    I dont know is Connect FOSS, but its amazing. I used to be on liftoff, but its not maintained anymore

  • MonkderZweite@feddit.ch
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    5 months ago

    Voyager has the nice feature to mark posts as read if you scroll past them. Has no way to create posts though.

  • Asudox@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I was using Eternity, then switched to Summit but after learning that the GitHub repo was only to let people use obtainium (so no real source is available), switched back to Jerboa. Now that it has support for moderation tools, I don’t think I need to make a switch atm.

      • Oderus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        5 months ago

        Well that sucks. I still prefer it over the other ones I tried. Plus the dev uses Lemmy so that’s always a plus.

          • Oderus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            5 months ago

            I dunno. I just saw the Summit dev talk about Summit so I tried it and really like it.

            • Asudox@lemmy.world
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              4 months ago

              I also tried and liked it, though I switched back to Jerboa because I would always support the development of an open source app over a closed source app. The summit dev also said that he won’t open source it so I never will use it again.

              • Dieguito 🦝@feddit.it
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                4 months ago

                I wish I had your determination! For me proprietary software is like committing a sin, I know I shouldn’t do it but sometimes it’s stronger than me.

  • Southern Wolf@pawb.social
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    5 months ago

    Voyager is absolutely fantastic, even as a PWA. Eternity is very competent too, especially if you are/were an Infinity for Reddit user.

    • Brunette6256@sh.itjust.works
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      4 months ago

      Ive only used jebora. Till I saw this one in a few posts. Kinda digging it. Its a tad more “modern” feeling. I guess. Thanks.