Lemmy Finally feels usable! Thank you LJDawson

  • @[email protected]
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    3711 months ago

    Aside from the polish, it’s also the familiar UX that many of us have used for a decade. It just feels familiar & right now!

      • @[email protected]
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        1811 months ago

        Sync UI/UX are carried over from years of refinement as a Reddit client with full native controls. It now mostly just has a different API and service layer wired in for Lemmy. Definitely not a simple web view app.

      • Zeeroover
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        -3711 months ago

        It just adds ads that you can pay for to have it removed. Sync is piggybacking on the opensource devs.

        • @[email protected]
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          611 months ago

          What a terrible way of looking at it. UX matters a lot when you’re using a platform, and some people are willing to tolerate the occasional ad if they get a UX they like and are familiar with.

        • @[email protected]
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          -211 months ago

          Gross, I was reading through this thread thinking about checking Sync out, but the idea of wilfully adding ads is so disgusting to me. The browser works well for me anyway, I don’t think I’ll end up getting an app unless it does something outstanding.

        • Bonk
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          -711 months ago

          I’m all for people liking a certain UI/UX and supporting the dev but seriously, putting ads on fucking Lemmy? This is just so wrong

          What’s the point on not using reddit’s mobile app then? I was using a 3PA because I couldn’t stand the ads and now comes someone to put ads on an app for Lemmy jfc

          • Zeeroover
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            -1611 months ago

            Exactly. And with it, it brought an army of ad-loving nuggets (from Reddit I’d say by the way they reply so defensive to me, just look at the downvotes).

            If instead they could appreciate and donate some of their hard earned money to all the devs of those instances… Instead of getting rid of ads on an non-ad platform (yeah, that’s dumber than Trump).

            I’m 99% sure this army has been bought by Stync to promote their app. They’re making 100$ of those subscriptions. An army like this doesn’t cost much in comparison.

              • Zeeroover
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                -611 months ago

                Lol. You go ahead and pay for no-ads on a non-ad platform and call other babies. At least one of us doesn’t have the intelligence of a baby, and you don’t know who.

        • Zeeroover
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          -911 months ago

          You love paying for the trackers, I love the downvotes.

            • Zeeroover
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              -511 months ago

              I’m not crying. Just pointing out the hypocrisy of paying to get rid of ads on an (previously) ad-free platform. Pretty damn sure who to blame for that crap.

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                11 months ago

                That’s not hypocrisy. They’re not advocating one thing and doing another.

                If you don’t like the ads don’t use the app.