Just installed jerboa on my android phone… it’s tiny! 2mbytes?!? An app this small! Wow!

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    2 years ago

    It’s amazing how small actual software can be.
    It’s not a wrapped up web app (Lemmy has PWA functionality, so there is no need for that tbh).
    There’s no click tracking. There’s no ad framework.
    It’s just an app that interacts with an API.

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    2 years ago

    For how new all of this is, or at least feels, I’ve been very impressed with the app and it’s features already in place.

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    2 years ago

    What happens when you don’t have a crapton of javascript and a whole browser bundled together

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      2 years ago

      As a developer that sometimes builds apps using Ionic (which uses JavaScript) yes, that’s the difference between an actual native app and a hybrid app.

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    2 years ago

    Its funny that we are impressed by things like this.

  • Pixel@beehaw.org
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    2 years ago

    I wish I liked jerboa more as an app, the fact that I cant hold to hide comments, the fact that opening comments in my inbox requires more than just clicking on the comment, how tricky it is to sub to communities from multiple instances – it’s just really fidgety and I wish that a smoother app existed. But it’s good enough for the time being

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      2 years ago

      Hi! Just passing to say they added that feature two updates ago, and are adding more and more features, last update was huge and the devs seem like really taking input from users and collaborators to introduce new QoL changes. Maybe check it a little bit further down the road, I totally get what you mean in the suscribing part.

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      2 years ago

      It will get better. We’re in basically the large scale beta test right now. It’s not like they could have seen this Reddit drama coming when it did. There’s devs hard at work, but there’s a lot on their plate. Give them some time.

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        2 years ago

        Yeah, there’s no debating that. It’s just really bringing to light how spoiled we all were (at least, all us reddit transplants) regarding the whole third party app ecosystem. It’s incredible how good those apps were

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      I agree about the missing quality of life around comments and the inbox, but in what way is subbing to communities from other instances difficult? I’ve just been typing keywords into the search bar and have had no issue subscribing to any communities, no matter what instanc they are hosted on.

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        2 years ago

        if you click on a link to an instance iirc it opens that instance in your web browser rather than displaying it by way of your instance, allowing you to subscribe to it. It’s strange

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      2 years ago

      Turns out, you can tap and hold toward the top of a comment to hide those comments, just gotta find the new sweet spot and build that muscle memory _

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    2 years ago

    I am looking forward to when they will finally ad some ads or other monetization. It really doesn’t feel like an app in 2023 without anyone trying to fleece me for all I am worth.

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    2 years ago

    I was surprised how fast is downloaded and installed when I tried it out last night.

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    2 years ago

    I’m so freaking happy about this, I’m so tired of electron apps taking ridiculous amounts of space and ram for minimal functions

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    2 years ago

    I’ve kinda given up on the app though, it’s definitely behind simply using the web interface here as there’s a good number is buttons missing, buttons that I use.