Sync for Lemmy - Apps on Google Play
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A beautiful Lemmy app for browsing Lemmy on the go!

Please note this is just a beta and there are going to be bugs, but it works and it works nicely. Have fun.

  • Ljdawson (Sync dev)@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Hey everyone. Happy to finally get this out, it’s been one busy month.

    I’m looking to add a lifetime option for ultra & option to just remove ads. Keep in mind this is the first release, lots more to follow.

    Cheers!

    Lj

    • WarmSoda@lemm.eeEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      What ads are being removed?

      Edit; oh God theres ads on the app?? I thought you were talking about ads somewhere on lemmy.

      Edit again. Yes I now know there ads on the app. I thought the first edit made that clear. You can stop replying telling me there’s ads on the app. I know this. Stop acting like reddit.

  • Oddbin@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    16·
    1 year ago

    My excitement is tempered by two things, the ultra cost being a subscription (I get the “why” I just hate more subscriptions) and also the pretty crappy targeted adverts “consent” whereby you have to scroll through page after page of third party vendors to turn off the “legitimate” interest which is, let’s be honest their way around consent by just ignoring what you want. That’s put me right off in all honesty sorry.

    • Crackhappy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Man, when the Pro lifetime comes out I’m there but at this point I’m not going to engage at all with either being tracked by advertisers or being forced to go through all that. There are other open source apps that don’t do any of that which may not be quite as good but the difference is worth it. Lemmy doesn’t have any ads. Why should I subject myself to ads or being tracked to use what is already free?

      • gpopides@lemmy.worldEnglish
        01·
        1 year ago

        Because you know what sync provides and why it’s worth spending money on it. I get these arguments and they are valid but no one forces anyone to use an app. You can just ignore it. I also prefer open source apps and don’t like subscriptions but I bought the Ultra even if I just want to remove the ads. Also the price is not that big so i think of it as a donation.

        • Dettweiler@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          It’s a nice app, but so is Jerboa, which does not have ads. If there was a one-time ad-free purchase; I would strongly consider it; but I’m not going to pay a subscription to avoid ads on an already ad-free website.

          • deweydecibel@lemmy.mlEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            This is also the dev that got really hurt over his paying customers not liking when he completely changed the app they paid for under their nose with no option to roll back, and quit pushing updates for a while after that. It was a whole thing.

            I’m not paying a dev that can’t handle feedback and has an entire fanclub cheering on literally every single decision.

          • GiddyGap@lemmy.worldEnglish
            0·
            1 year ago

            I believe the developer is working on a one-time payment Pro version that removes ads. Ultra has additional features for a subscription fee.

    • blackn1ght@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It’s amazing how many cookie consent banners aren’t compliant. There has to be a button where you can clearly reject all, where it has equal look and feel as accept all. By default all non required cookies must be disabled, but the fact we can turn off the legitimate interest options shows they’re not required, and so they’re not compliant.

      Basically every banner should have a reject button that’s just as clear as the accept. I’d you’re going through any extra effort to reject then it’s not compliant.

    • A2PKXG@feddit.deEnglish
      01·
      1 year ago

      It’s a service, why should you pay once? It’s like water and electricity, ongoing cost needs to be balanced by ongoing revenue. Especially when the utility is also ongoing.

      If you prefer paying once, get some dividend ETFs and use the dividends to pay for the service. Yes, it’s expensive, but you can also sell the etf again when you stop using the service.

  • delirium@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    contains adds

    contains in-app purchases

    collects data

    shares data with 3d party orgs

    Nothing against sync, but this is not what I’d expect from lemmy app tbh. There’s a lot of free open source options that don’t sell your data.

    Asking to be paid for your job is OK, but injecting ads in ad-free opensource service, selling user data? This is just reddit-app-moment in my opinion

    • RecklessDwark@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Asking to be paid for your job is OK, but injecting ads in ad-free opensource service, selling user data? This is just reddit-app-moment in my opinion

      Tell me you’ve never paid for a service, without telling me you’ve never paid for a service

      Sync does not sell user data. It uses only the basic prerequisites for an ad service Settings shortcut: Privacy > Privacy policy

      If an independent developer, who has worked on an app for 10 years, and has had their work ruined by a greedy company, turns around and makes an app for an entirely new community, within a month of losing his main source of revenue, and it’s as polished, smooth, and user-friendly as can be, doesn’t deserve to put food on the table, then quite simply, you’re incredibly misinformed.

  • snaggen@programming.devEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    The pricing is a bit much, especially compared to other services like Tutanota that actually runs servers and provides a service in addition to developing the applications. $20-$30 for the onetime purchase option would be more sane.

    I know I bought Sync Pro for Reddit, but I know that was nowhere close to these prices.

    EDIT: Found the Remove Ads option, and that is more reasonable priced.

    • settoloki@lemmy.oneEnglish
      01·
      1 year ago

      I just installed it after using voyager for a while and didn’t realise how much I missed sync. Glad you’re back LJ!

    • bentropy@feddit.deEnglish
      01·
      1 year ago

      Strange how it’s ever only an argument if people are trashing something you like…

      And sorry but I must have missed something about sync to understand the hype about it. First sing I saw in google play was the tag for in-app purchases. I’m okay paying for an app but I would prefer doing so beforehand without guessing what I might be paying after installation. Then the first thing I saw in sync was sponsored content. Absolutely not cool.

      Connect for Lemmy has basically the same layout as well as the thunder client just without sponsored content. I would totally understand if those client where garbage or had missing features but that’s not the case… So what am I missing?

  • Humanius@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    Firstly, I’m happy to see Sync return.
    I made sure to subscribe to help make developing the app financially viable.

    Secondly… With the Sync beta just going live, I’m already running into my very first bugs.
    What would be the appropriate place to report these bugs?

    Edit: My question has already been answered by OP:

    Oh and please note that bugs should be reported in #sync-support-and-bugs in the discord: https://discord.gg/qYWxqva