Hi Boost gang,

The first version of Boost for Lemmy is almost ready. If you want to test the app for bugs and give feedback before the app is published, follow this link https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.rubenmayayo.lemmy to enable an early access option on the Boost for Lemmy Play Store listing.

Thanks for your patience!

  • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.meEnglish
    491·
    1 year ago

    🎉🚀

    Now that’s a seamless switch between platforms!

    Ad-free already purchased!

    • Obinice@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      How do I hide, or limit the height of images people embed into their comments such as this one, in Boost?

      This image is huge for example, and ideally I just want a small version I can tap to expand, and not have to scroll past this whole thing (plus it seems like it’s cropped on the sides, only showing half a phone screen on either side - or maybe that’s the full image I don’t know?).

      Thanks!!

      • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.meEnglish
        6·
        1 year ago

        That’s probably something Rubén needs to handle. I didn’t realize it would come out this huge lol. That’s why we’re bug testing this!

    • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.meEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      One feature that’d be nice to have is the ability to add other instances as guest accounts.

    • SuperSpruce@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Quick question. I thought Reddit’s API price debacle (the entire reason I’m here instead) forced Boost for Reddit to shut down, or at the very least charge a high price. I’m surprised to see it still working. What exactly is going on?

          • Max-P@lemmy.max-p.meEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            API keys is what identifies the client/application. So basically, Reddit sees it as me using a personal custom app or script, and it’s therefore not blocked.

            They didn’t shut down the API, they just made it prohibitively expensive to use. For most people, that falls into the free tier.

  • MeatAndSarcasmGuy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    293·
    1 year ago

    I just installed the app and so far it’s working pretty well, though if I’m being honest, I am definitely a little concerned by all the baked-in tracking.

    In terms of features I’d be interested in seeing there are three that come to mind:

    1. Community icons in compact/ dense views. While Lemmy is still in its infancy, I have to browse c/All most of the time and being able to visually see the community the post is coming for is definitely helpful for browsing.
    2. Multiple accounts in one feed. In my opinion, this is one thing that Lift-off has over every different Lemmy app. With so many instances with varying levels of federation, I find being able to browse all my accounts at once to be a very convenient feature.
    3. Being able to download to an SD card. I know SD cards are a dying breed, so this is probably low priority for you, but as someone with very low internal storage; but a very large SD card, it’s always a welcome feature when I can find it.

    Overall I would say this app already shows a significant amount of polish. Hopefully the development can continue even further.

    • kmirl@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Same! I paid for the app as soon as I got it installed. I used Boost for reddit for years and loved it. It looks great so far!

  • ⁧⁧⁧@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    1 year ago

    Can’t login due to 2FA!

    Other than that…the fact that I was able to export my Boost For Reddit settings and import them for Lemmy is just perfect 🥹🥹🥹

    Oh! and now we get picture previews in the comments! Hooray!

  • CreeperODeath@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    1 year ago

    Just downloaded it and I am honestly so happy

    Another post on here said it feels like home

    And it really does and I love it so much

    I feel like now lemmy can 100% fill the void that reddit left

  • Haggunenons@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    1 year ago

    Its so nice to have Boost back! Thanks so much for all your hard work, Im so very appreciative!

    Btw, brand new comments are showing as 9 hours old, my own included. I’m in Japan, on a Samsung S23, let me know if there is any debug info I can give.

    Thanks again!

    • Rubén@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      There was a problem with timezones missing when formatting the time. Fixed for the next beta, thanks for reporting!

      • Haggunenons@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Thank you so much!! For everything! For making this app for reddit, and then remaking it for here, and for taking the time to see my comment, and fixing the issue! I am so very appreciative of all the work you’ve put into it, I can’t imagine how involved a project like this must be. You’ve done such a great job. It is so nice to be back on Boost again!

    • hogart@feddit.nuEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      This comment might get swallowed up. Comment in a bug or make your own post to get more attention :)

  • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    111·
    1 year ago

    I’ve been happy with Sync but more polished competition is a good thing. First thing that bothers me here though is seeing total “karma” counts on my profile. That’s not something I want to see.

    The viewable list of user uploaded images is a great feature though and one I hope to see replicated.

      • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        So prominent too. I really liked that lemmy didn’t show that to you and then almost every app decided to add it up front and centre.

        I check my profile because I want to know how my posts and comments are being received individually but have no desire to see a total.

  • boyi@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    It’s very smooth. I’ve not found lemmy apps this smooth other than Sync. So, I can say, we have a worthy contender.