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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by bizzo@lemmy.world to c/boostforlemmy@lemmy.world
 

This is just a rant post about the shortage and quality of currently available Lemmy apps on Android... I started with Jerboa, and honestly was pleasantly surprised at its feature set. But it looks... off. I recently started using Connect. I myself (using another account) like to post content, particularly GIFs (hard G btw). Perhaps this issue is simply embedded into mobile apps for Lemmy in general, but I can see the GIFs on desktop just fine... And not on either mobile app. Keeping in mind the GIFs are hyperlinked, not attached. It all just feels sloppy.

Anyways, I can't wait for Boost... It was the only reason I ever even got into Reddit. I hope it helps with some of these issues, although in my particular case, it may come down to how Lemmy handles gif/image links on mobile.

*Edited for grammar/spelling

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[โ€“] kozonak@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (10 children)

Im using LiftOff until Boost is launched. It is pretty similar. Wish stuff was more condensed.

[โ€“] waltuh@feddit.uk 13 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I can't get used to Liftoff. Too much bold text, font sizes are off - some text is far too big and some far too small. Spacing feels weird too. Jerboa feels better designed.

[โ€“] numinous@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Jerboa's definitely the one that feels like Boost the most for me right now, at least UI-wise.

[โ€“] MrAnderson@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

Same here - I was pleasantly surprised at how similar it felt as a newcomer from Reddit to Lemmy. Sure it's definitely buggy, but it's version 0.18, nowhere near a 1.0 release so that was expected. Honestly I can't get mad at that when I'm enjoying the fruits of multiple others' labor and passion for free, when I didn't even expect there to be a single App out there for Lemmy in the first place. Naturally I'm excited for boost to release but Jerboa feels pretty nice to me too.

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