I’ve used Lemmur in the past but lately I’ve realized that the web client is perfectly usable on mobile, much more so than most other social media. This is probably a testament to non-profit-driven development because the web client is really light, scales perfectly to an app-like form factor, there’s no weird behavior with the touchscreen instead of a mouse, and it also gives you all the features of the site instead of arbitrary not letting you do more advanced stuff because they want you to download the app. It also has the extra benefit that it syncs my browsing history to desktop so you pick up where you left off. Since making this latest account I have not felt the need to download an app at all and have been right at home using it from the browser.

Then again, I refuse to get the Reddit app and still use old.reddit.com on mobile (it’s just as annoying as you assume and you have to zoom in and out to click on stuff but I’m used to it by now, also I’m barely using Reddit anymore so that helps too) so maybe I’m somewhat unique? Just curious as to if anyone else exclusively uses the Lemmy web client on mobile and what your thoughts on it. Those on the other side, are there any killer features that apps give that I’m missing?

    • Theo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      16 days ago

      I had to switch from Jerboa to Boost for Lemmy due to the bug in comment threads: when you click on a reply in your inbox, it goes to the post and gives you two options to either view post or view context so you can see up until the parent thread of the conversation you are replying to, and the buttons don’t seem to work consistently. Also sometimes they are not even there and you have to scroll through the post for the comment you want to reply to. Boost has ads though but IDC about those.

  • crawancon@lemm.ee
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    16 days ago

    I have a login from another instance on webui but using eternity client with this one. webui works fine but I cant seem to dial in the same view as on eternity, which reminds me of the baconreader reddit client from years back.

  • criitz@reddthat.com
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    16 days ago

    I use Boost. I can’t do the web client on mobile. Or on desktop for that matter. It doesn’t feel right. This type of content demands an app experience for me.

  • Theo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 days ago

    I’ve tried Thunder, used Jerboa for a bit and now I am on Boost for Lemmy.

  • DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.ee
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    16 days ago

    I use a “Lite App” that I setup in Hermit. Basically a sandboxed browser just specifically for this site. Seems to be working fine?

  • SatyrSack@feddit.orgEnglish
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    16 days ago

    I’ve used Lemmur in the past

    I know you didn’t say anything about disliking mobile apps or that it had soured your experience, but definitely do not compare the mobile site to something as outdated as Lemmur lol

    It also has the extra benefit that it syncs my browsing history to desktop so you pick up where you left off.

    Not sure about other clients, but Thunder sure syncs your history with desktop just fine

    Then again, I refuse to get the Reddit app and still use old.reddit.com on mobile (it’s just as annoying as you assume and you have to zoom in and out to click on stuff but I’m used to it by now, also I’m barely using Reddit anymore so that helps too)

    There is an extension that makes old Reddit mobile friendly

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/oldlander/

    Those on the other side, are there any killer features that apps give that I’m missing?

    The main thing that keeps me sticking to Thunder on mobile is gestures. I want to be able to swipe right from anywhere onscreen in order to go back a page. Trying to mimic that behaviour in a mobile browser is clunky.

    Another benefit of some mobile apps that the default Lemmy UI does not have is keyword filters. More info on that: https://feddit.org/post/3857608

  • Squorlple@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 days ago

    I’d use Lemmy on my mobile browser if it kept me logged in. Probably an issue with my phone/OS.