• LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org
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    11 months ago

    Sync is back in its rightful place on my device home screen, only now it points me at Beehaw. Things are looking up.

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      11 months ago

      Yeah, this feels like coming home. I tried the other options, but none felt as smooth or as customisable as this.

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    11 months ago

    I have mixed feelings.

    On one hand, it’s nice to have something familiar.

    On the other hand, Sync was basically reddit for me, and I’m having something of knee-jerk reaction where I feel like I should be using something “fresh” that doesn’t remind me of my time on reddit.

    Like, I don’t actually want Lemmy to feel like a straight up drop-in replacement for reddit. I want it to feel unique.

    I like some of the other apps, but none feel “there” yet. Might just stick with the web app for now.

    (Also, not open source. I trust the dev, but I just want to be able to install shit from F-Droid or Izzyondroid or whatever instead of relying on the Play Store. I understand the decision and don’t hold it against him at all, but it’s something I’ve always disagreed with.)

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      11 months ago

      I used to equate Sync with Reddit too, but now I have a different perspective.

      Reddit is nothing but a glorified link aggregator. Sync was my preferred way of viewing said list of links. Now that I have the exact same experience on Lemmy I’ve realized that Sync wasn’t Reddit, it was link aggregation and where those links come from doesn’t really matter.

      It’s kind of poetic because that’s the promise of Lemmy. It doesn’t matter where the links are hosted.

    • Limeaide@beehaw.org
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      11 months ago

      I’ve never used Sync before, but something worth noting is that it isn’t open source, and there are ads and in app purchases according to the google store page

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        11 months ago

        As long as the IAP is to remove the ads, we’re good lol. I don’t mind paying for that, esp for something I’ll use a lot.