Hi there, the Artemis private beta rollout has just started! @hariette will be emailing 50 signup sheet users, while @lilkev will be adding 50 users from Artemis Discord. The order will be based on the submissions to the private beta signup form, as well as general activity within the Artemis community.

Submitting for TestFlight on iOS will take some review time (a day or two). Beta testers will be able to install the APK already, with the Play Store beta testing coming tomorrow.

And now a message from @hariette:

Lot of work leading up to this. And just wanna give thanks to: @Lilkev, @lavender, @klin, @w8l, @RheingoldRiver and countless others from the alpha-squad. Y'all are AMAZING and I love that I ended up getting so much support in my journey to build a threadiverse app ❤️

Dark or light. #iOS or #Android. You’ll get theming options to personalize your #Threadiverse experience with #ArtemisApp! Shout out to our designer @lvndr!

Frequently Asked Questions about Artemis

Technical details

What is Artemis using for building its user interface?

The Artemis UI is built with React Native + Typescript.

How does Artemis work with kbin?

Artemis uses its own API which scrapes kbin. This is only temporary until an official kbin API is available.

Will Artemis work with Lemmy instances?

While Artemis is primarily meant for kbin instances, it will eventually also work with Lemmy instances too.

Is Artemis open-source?

Artemis is currently not open-source yet, however it is planned in the future.

What mobile platforms is Artemis available on?

Artemis is available for iOS and Android.

How will testers get the app?

Internal Testers receive test releases first from expo.dev links, while Beta Testers will get releases from TestFlight (iOS) and Google Play Testing (Android).

How is login information stored within the app?

Login credentials are stored locally on your device and are fully encrypted.

Will Artemis support Linux* phones?

There are currently not any plans to support Linux devices, sorry!

*non-Android

Will microblogging work while logged into a Lemmy instance?

No, the microblogging feed will be hidden unless you are logged in with a kbin instance account.

Will there be any monetisation?

Yes, however the core functionality will be free forever. Special features that might need server upcosts (none at the moment) or "premium" skins will be monetised, primarily leaning on donations.

Roadmap

When will I have access to the beta?

Now.

• Public Beta (0.2.0) release - Limited to the Artemis instance for new users until the official kbin API rolls out elsewhere
• Public Beta (0.2.1) release - Lemmy API support

What key features will Artemis have?

Disclaimer: These are subject to change.

• Collapsible comments and posts
• Haptic feedback on vote, refresh, etc.
• Seamless navigation with swipe gestures
• Swipe voting on comments and posts
• Easily distinguish users and posts not from your instance via the globe next to their name

Suggestions from us to the community

• We encourage you to take a look at the Github milestones to see what features are planned to be implemented with each release.
• Check out the roadmap that @hariette is keeping updated on Google Docs.
• Go to the Artemis repo, parse the README, then take a look at the issue tracker to see if any bugs you've seen have already been reported

There are some new features, collapsible comments, magazine sorting, the settings page which has an app icon switcher as well as a couple accessibility options!

Hariette is working hard with the other devs to start rolling out to other testers!

Massive shout out to @lavender for all of their hard work!

Attached: 2 images First milestone in roadmap accomplished! We got a handful of alpha testers using #ArtemisApp 🥳 Next week is ironing it out before we start our incremental rollout to our testers.

Sharing here the roadmap to public release. Including details on beta rollout and features.

I'll share a doc EOD (PST) with more details timeline.

But basically, private beta will start ramping up end of month. Initially supporting #kbin instances. But adding #lemmy support midway. Expanding the beta publicly mid to late July.

Making this more visible :)
Also Discord: https://discord.gg/mqcQuERsTW