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Any news? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by ccdfa@lemmy.world to c/boostforlemmy@lemmy.world

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Was wondering if anybody had any news about Boost's arrival to the Lemmy scene, or if anybody knew of any way to get news about Boost.

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[–] acetone@szmer.info 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

https://github.com/aeharding/voyager

Check out this app, it seems to me the best of all those currently available.

[–] RagingNerdoholic@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Voyager is okay and has a nice UI, but PWA's are always less than optimal because the browser abstraction layer is just slow.

Check Thunder for Lemmy. It's the best native app I've tried yet.

[–] JaddedFauceet@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The experience is very smooth for me. Seems indistinguishable from a native app. Which browser are you using it with? I am using it with Chrome on Android

[–] RagingNerdoholic@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kiwi browser on Android. Kiwi is a Chrome shell browser with upgrades.

[–] Hobo@lzrprt.sbs 2 points 1 year ago

I've found it runs smoother when you use it on Firefox.

[–] ccdfa@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I agree. Right now the idea of a web app is cool, but it doesn't really work all that well for me (scrolling up too quickly causes problems when the page thinks you want to refresh, and I like most of my apps to be in the drawer, not my home page, for instance).

[–] RaulitoElLobito@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The best android app currently is connect for lemmy

[–] randomguy2323@lemmy.fmhy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not available in F droid is no go for me.

[–] tun@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do not know the reason why you don't want to use play store.

There is a play store alternative called Aurora store on f-droid. I installed connect with Aurora store.

[–] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's not because of play store. It's because not being on f-droid generally means an app is not foss. That's why I avoid connect as well.

[–] i_lost_my_bagel@seriously.iamincredibly.gay 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You know boost isn't FOSS right?

[–] Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Gotcha

[–] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not Stallman. I make some exceptions and Boost has been one if them.

[–] rustydrd@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This may be a stupid question, but how does an app being on Play Store and not F-Droid make it no longer FOSS?

[–] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

It doesn't make it no longer FOSS. It's just that usually if an app is FOSS it is on f-droid.

[–] LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago

I find personally Jerboa to be the most stable with the richest feature base currently. Has a ways to go, but jerboa is consistently updated to keep up with Lemmy changes as well.

[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Can't stand the apple style.