Wow, it’s the first time I come across anyone who says they use joe. How does it differ from nano and micro?

Btw, I used to use dit several years ago, but swapped it for micro due to some keyboard shortcut issues (which are probably fixed now).

Wow, these are really great updates! I especially like the improved UX around sign up and opening links on servers other than our native one.

Update: the issue has been fixed and the feature is now live on Sync for Lemmy!

IMO both of these ended up being poor names.

“Open source” can be co-opted to mean any project with public source code even if it’s not open contribution (think SQLite, and many of the projects effectively run by major tech corporations).

“Free software” falls victim to the eternal mixup with freeware, requiring the endless repetition of the “beer vs. speech” analogy.

I personally think “Libre software” is the term that best encapsulates the intended meaning while being unambiguous and not vulnerable to misinterpretation.

This comment should be pinned. Are community mods able to do that?

Thanks for putting down my vague impression into clear words. I couldn’t agree more!

Took me a bit longer, but here it is: https://github.com/laurencedawson/sync-for-lemmy/issues/242 — it turns out someone had reported this already, so I added a link to this thread there.

You’re doing it right. That’s exactly how to build momentum! 💪

Are you nerd-sniping? Cause that comment is begging for an xkcd reference 😁 → https://xkcd.com/605/

Im on exactly the same boat — experimenting with various apps, slowly becoming more active, but always missing the Sync experience. As I commented elsewhere, I even went back to take screenshots of the same views in multiple apps (album here) to make sure my memory wasn’t tricking me. I feel like objectively it is indeed the most polished experience, hands down.

Not at all! Just like with price, the difference between zero and one is hugely more consequential than any extra dollar added. Think of it: if you see a community with no posts in the last hour, or day, it does feel a bit deserted. Or a post without comments. By adding a post, or the first comment, you can be the difference for the next guy’s impression, and encourage them to do the same, and then the ball gets rolling, and that’s how you get momentum.

I can do it later today if nobody else gets to it first.

I keep hearing people mention all of these apps, and I’ve tried most of them (I’m on Android, and besides Sync, I currently have Liftoff, Connect and Thunder installed; I had Jerboa and the Voyager PWA, but removed the former due to bugs and the latter due to slow startup).

Honestly, none of them feel as polished as Sync. They do offer pretty much the same functionality, sometimes even better, but the UI and UX of Sync is just smoother.

Maybe it’s just that I’m used to Sync after using it for reddit for many years, but in any case I thought I’d put this out there in case others were feeling puzzled as I was from all the mentions of other apps suggesting they can replace Sync without any quality loss. Sure, maybe not functionality-wise, but to me the user experience is just as important.

Edit: for reference, here’s an album of screenshots comparing the same views in Sync, Liftoff, Connect and Thunder (yeah, I’m a fan of the compact list view): https://imgur.com/a/MvawTYm — there are pros and cons to all of these, but IMO the sync experience is the one with the best design and UX polish. Happy to hear your thoughts, though!

Yes, it’s on the sidebar:

Yeah, I’ve been wanting this as well. You may want to post this on the issue tracker, though, so that the request won’t get lost in the feed.

there’s no way to activate pro right now, and afaik that option is not coming.

Since beta 25 it is now possible (and the developer had mentioned before that it was coming).

Edit: I stand corrected (should have read your comment more attentively), what’s available is, as you say, the option to remove ads with a one-time payment, as well as the sync ultra subscription. I’m not sure how the ad removal option is different from the pro mode in sync for reddit, though.

You know what, I had paid for the lifetime pro mode in sync for reddit, and usually prefer one-time payments to recurring subscriptions, but I chose to go with the recurring ultra subscription this time, to contribute to your regular financial stability. Your dedication is commendable. Thanks for all the work you’ve done over the years!

I wonder why you have a 🍑 app recommendation… 😛

Wait, really? I just spent several minutes repeatedly going back to the settings as I navigated the app, to restore my setup to the look and feel I had in sync for reddit 🤦

While more smarts in natural language understanding would be welcome, I don’t feel like that’s what the assistant is missing the most. The biggest advantage that google assistant has is the potential for tight integration with the system (Android). IMHO it would pay off to make it more capable in terms of interacting with existing apps, setting up flows of actions, etc., than necessarily making it be able to communicate more fluently.