First post. Majorly a lurker on reddit, and now that I’ve switched to Lemmy, most likely will continue to stay a lurker.
I know I can download and try all the apps to see what the difference is but I’m curious as to how many people just use their web browser or mobile browser?
Since I’m new, I have no interest to figure out what apps would work for me as all my time is used to figuring out Lemmy, and absorbing the contents.
Would it be a better experience to use any app to learn how to use and navigate Lemmy? The idea of using multiple apps at the same time to find what I like more seems overwhelming.
Edit: typo
nothing wrong my guy. it just that apps feel more fluid and smooth than web apps on mobile. wefwef is web based but it feels great to use.
First of all hey and welcome to lemmy^^ As some people already stated, there’s a big “which app to use” wave because of the whole “Reddit shut down 3rd party apps” and since lemmy is growing pretty fast a lot of apps are popping up. You don’t have to use them but for my experience, it’s less clunky and feels smoother than any website. On Desktop I still prefer to website.
I hope with a smaller community you feel more able to start / contribute to quality conversations. You add value here. Reddit was easy to feel like your comments didn’t matter.
Nothing really. The mobile app is mainly to browse on the phone when not in front of the computer. I guess you can browse it in a phone’s browser but it’s more convenient, at least for me, to use an app.
I find the mobile browser experience on Lemmy to be very good, except for the issue of going back and being sent to the top of the list of posts.
I think a lot of people want an app, because they left reddit because of apps.
Using Lemmy on a browser on a phone is fine, better than old.reddit from a phone which is what I always did.
I’m pretty sure the desktop browser version of 0.17 had a memory leak. My Lemmy tab in firefox would crash when left idle for too long. I trust its been fixed now, but when I first joined, using Jerboa on my phone was a more stable and usable expierence than the browser.
Use Lemmy in whatever form you find most enjoyable. Web browsers are perfectly fine if you prefer it.
The biggest annoyance for me is hitting the back button in my browser as it doesn’t remember how far down I scrolled on the page.
There are lots of other little convenience things but that’s what prompted me to download an app.
That’s what started me too. Then it snowballed as i tried every other app available to install. And now i cannot go back.
What app did you end up liking?
Sorry for the late reply. I was jumping from instance to instance.
Thi is now my app ranking
- Connect for Lemmy
- Jerboa
- Liftoff for Lemmy
- Firefox browser (mobile eeb display for lemmy is underrated)
- Wefwef (it has no block instance and user option, yet)
I got on wefwef today and I’m in love with it. (I came to lemmy after Apollo was shut down. Now I feel right at home with wefwef!)
You’re not missing anything by not using apps, as other people said, many people came here because reddit apps stopped working and they’re looking for replacements.
I never used apps on reddit, old.reddit on desktop was by far the best experience for me, I don’t intend to use apps on lemmy either.
Same, old.reddit
desktop browser is the best! if you wanna write a quality comment that links to sources and quotes people, there’s just nothing better. I couldn’t imagine writing anything useful on some app on a touch screen. and even when I zombiescroll on the toilet, the mobile browser did fine with old.reddit. and no extra software clogging up my devices, that’s a massive benefit for me.
There are some themes to make Lemmy style like old.reddit just in case you’re not aware!
My biggest gripe using the browser was the constant auto-refresh. I’m using wefwef which has better functionality and looks way nicer, feels more like a ‘Reddit’ experience.
When you’re reading the post title, then suddenly new posts come in and bump the current post. And now you’re lost.
Also if you click a post and after you go back to the feed. The browser doesn’t remember your position. And now you’re lost again.
It doesn’t do that thing where the new posts bump the page around while you’re reading it, as of version 0.18.
It does still have the second issue you mentioned.
I think they got rid of that auto-refresh in version 0.18.
I was trying out lemmy.world when All was freaking out and constantly spawning new posts on top. I moved to kbin and enjoy the boxy feel
Nothing is wrong if that is your preferred method. Period end of story.
I use my phone for Reddit mostly. The web UI was awful on mobile, and constantly annoying you to install their app. If the mobile UI for lemmy works well it’s not an issue. But I think many people have a workflow that consists of an app for interacting with Reddit, and now lemmy
Who said there’s something wrong using a browser?
I downloaded Connect for Lemmy as I’d seen others recommend it. I suppose I was drawn to using an app out of instinct rather than need. I’m waiting for Sync for Lemmy and can’t be bothered to try out a bunch of other apps before then.
I’ve tried a few and Connect seems most similar to Sync and most polished IMO.
Nothing wrong at all with using a browser to view. Lemmy. People just like an app because it can better organize the site, posts, and comments. It really comes down to what you find most efficient and visually appealing.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with using a web browser. I think people like the app just because it makes it easier to manage when browsing on the phone.
Since I work from home on a company PC now trying to use my own PC for anything is depressing lol so now I browse pretty much exclusively from my Android phone
The Lemmy web interface works well on mobile and seems to be a progressive web app because the browser gives an “install” option. Installing it from your local instance gives you a desktop icon that takes you straight into Lemmy.
I’ve found this to be very usable, much better than Reddit ever was through a browser on the phone. I don’t feel the need for an app.
Apps have a few advantages not the least of which are Push notifications, individualised UIs, additional functionality like swipe to upvote etc. Webapps are ok, native Applications in General just have greater flexibility and access to more features of your Smartphone.
In short: browser on PC, app on mobile
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