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I’m not sure if you’ve tried this PWA called Wefwef but it feels like a fully featured Apollo client for Lemmy already. You just go to the site and add it to your home screen. No beta to sign up for. No TestFlight link. Just add the PWA.
It’s good. It’s really really good.
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30 mins in and I’ve set up a Lemmy account, logged into Wefwef, added a bunch of subscriptions and now it’s about 85% like I’m still using Reddit. Amazing, and considerably better than I could have hoped for
The only thing missing for me after testing for 2 days is the swipe to go back a screen. You need to reach ALLLLLL the way across to the left edge of the screen and drag it ALLLLLL the way to the right to go back to your feed from a post. In Apollo I had it configured to only need a swipe from about the middle of the screen to the right edge. It’s very hard for me to reach that far comfortably and my muscle memory is all messed up right now. I keep doing the short swipe and I upvote someone’s post instead. If they can add this I will be extremely happy.
Edit: Also, I just realized after posting this comment that Apollo also had a feature where you go forward and backward a screen by swiping left or right on the bottom section. Extremely useful as well.
wefwef is the best, I really stopped caring about all the other apps being under development. Just mind that using it with Firefox really is absolutely lagging (which is kind of a shame) and that (currently) Chrome gets you the best performance. Feels like a native Android app.
Only problem I have had with Fennec (Firefox but without telemetry and such) is the fact it crashes and won’t start the PWA if the browser isn’t open anymore. Reopening the browser fixes it. Haven’t felt any lag otherwise.
It is. It doesn’t hide read posts, but that’s the only major thing it’s missing.
There is work done one this to hide post, it just needs reviewed and approved. Might need more for read part.
The dev updated it like daily, I’m sure it’s coming
Yes it is really nice but still browser based at the end of the day, therefore will not be a go-to for me.
Memmy has been good to me so far
Whatever you do, don’t look at what technologies Memmy uses.
I’m on android, but this got me curious.
What technology does memmy use, and why is it a concern?
React native, so it’s not really a concern. Just poking fun.
I’m on android, but this got me curious.
What technology does memmy use, and why is it a concern?
Oh no, is it react native? I haven’t looked as deeply into memmy as I have other betas.
Truly waiting for a proper native app
Why?
Mlem is also nice
@fades @African_Grey do you know if any more beta slots have been upened up for Memmy? I’m trialing Mlem right now but there’s no iPad version
My biggest question is, will it eventually be an actual app?
I honestly think that it doesn’t matter - this PWA is so polished I’m forgetting that I’m not using a native app.
It’s an actual webapp, so no, it probably won’t unless they convert the codebase to react native.
I’ve only found a few things that I’m missing from a native experience and I’m sure it can be fixed.
Most annoyingly is the “scroll-to-top” by double tapping the top of the screen doesn’t work.
Otherwise I think in terms of smoothness it’s better than Mlem.
This. People want and need a real app on the official stores to migrate from Reddit. I’m using Connect right now for this reason, but I hope it gets better
Pretty impressive! Not Apollo but close. Dismissing images is not as fluid.
+1 wefwef.app my favorite so far
So far my favourite is Memmy but I really like Wefwef too
Wow, I’ve never heard of wefwef before. For being a web app, it really does have a similar UI to Apollo. And it’s pretty snappy.
I agree, Memmy is still my favorite but I’m going to try wefwef. And I’m still watching Mlem as it develops.
New favorite way to use lemmy.
Great design, feels responsive, works everywhere…
PWAs are great, and for 99% of use cases are more than enough. We need a fake App Store that “installs” PWAs in people devices in a transparent way.
Also let’s hope Apple is forced to open iOS to alternative rendering engines and complete full features browsers.
And for a final irony boost, the PWA thing is the “”””original”””” vision for smartphones, at least according to Steve Jobs during the original iPhone keynote. Full circle and stuff.
PWA App Store https://appsco.pe/
I just tied wefwef, and it’s brilliant! It really gives the Apollo feel and even allows for multiple accounts for different instances. Feels like coming home 🙂
It is certainly pretty close and has made moving over to Lemmy just that much easier for me when using my phone.
I don’t really mind the regular interface but just got very used to the Apollo way of things and its nice to have it available.
I’m happily using wefwef both on my phone and on my computer. It has a really a great UI to browse/keep up with lemmy.
I just installed Mlem and Memmy. Both have a very nice UI and are smooth. I am leaning towards Mlem though. I like swiping right to view my communities.
Edit: I was an Apollo user and reddit does not feel the same without Apollo.
I tried those 2 as well but Wefwef is really better despite being a web app.
It’s good, but it needs a compact view (unless I simply haven’t found the option).
Edit: It looks like compact view arrived in the appearance settings. Nice.
Edit 2: It might need since better post error handling/feedback…
Check out their github to see how new this actually is. I’m blown away that it actually works most of the time and new major features arrive daily.
Check out their github to see how new this actually is. I’m blown away that it actually works most of the time and new major features arrive daily.
