Boost for Lemmy is happening!

This is what finally made me create a Lemmy account.

Seriously, same here. Can't wait for this to release.
Same! Let's goooooo!

Great news. I'm probably more likely to use Sync, but seeing not one but two well regarded Android Reddit apps migrate to Lemmy is just bloody awesome.

Really missing Relay :(
- The developer has just announced that Relay will continue to function and will switch to a subscription model, so there probably won't be a Relay for Lemmy, unfortunately :(
- I hope Relay for Lemmy becomes a thing. My fav for years.
- Relay was the best. There were so many great simple features that a surprising number of Lemmy apps are missing
- Relay is my top preference.
- Me too.
- I'm not missing Relay's trackers in the paid app.
- Thunder feels pretty close. Turn on compact mode + thumbnails on the right and it's visually almost identical to how I had Relay set up. It even has the short swipe to upvote, long swipe to downvote actions.
  https://github.com/hjiangsu/thunder
Sync literally went off the play store about an hour ago :(
Edit: Looks like Sync for Lemmy is happening! https://syncapps.io/
Is Sync migrating too?
- Yes, it's going to be called Sync for Lemmy and preregistration opened two days ago. It most likely will still be some weeks before it becomes available. Ljdawson stated the target is 6 weeks, so that would be somewhere in the middle of August.
don't forget about infinity too
If one thing the Fediverse have thought me so far is that you can use them all at the same time ;)
Same. I used Boost for a while until I found Sync. I imagine the same will happen here.

Reddit user for over 10 years, here for good. I was a long time Sync user and at some point I switched to Boost and I'm not sure why because I also purchased Sync Pro at some point. My two favorite Android apps being developed to work with Lemmy made me create a new account here and I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes.

Here's the link

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rubenmayayo.lemmy

Register for the download if you will use it, this will show support to Mayayo!

I paid for Boost premium for Reddit a long time ago and will do it again just to support it here.

Same. And when I saw they would be shutting down, I sent $10. Considering how often I used it, it was money well spent.

Yea I love the ui of Boost, I just can't get used to these other clients. It's going to be way more easier to navigate lemmy.

I am here because of boost

For some reason, Boost for Reddit is still working too 😅

same with infinity, lol
The api is still no updated from reddit probably
apparently it's because Reddit couldn't push out their API update on time. It's going into effect "... the coming weeks"

first Sync, now Boost? Let's funking go!!!

This is Lemmy now, you can swear if its not targeted
- I know, but I find it more fun this way
- Not targeted? Can't I randomly just tell you to go F yourself and it'd be fine?

Whilst waiting for the boost app to be available, I tried wefwef and its pretty fucking sweet.

Link for android home install is:

https://wefwef.app/settings/install

That is the smoothest webapp experience i ever had
It is really neat. And a bit weird to have some Apple looking icons on my android! LOL+
I just tried wefwef, thanks for the recommendation. It's better than Jerboa so far.
- Good to hear, enjoy :)
Eh, looks fine, but laggy and posts not going up.

Round 2

Oh yeah, this is definitely hot! Shoot me up there into the endless fediverse! It's time to discover all those niche galaxies riding a nice vessel!

That is weirdly poetic. Sailing the sea of information to discover the pockets of humanity there have gathered together to scrape out an existence. Bound only by a common idea, they have formed their own home far away for the popular places others have settled.
We are the explorers. Show us your culture, teach us your ways, and we'll take the story back with us to spread word of the strange and new. We map the path as we walk it and light the way for those who follow.
Your place is waiting for you.

Between Boost and Sync, Lemmy is emerging as a promising option because there's going to be multiple strong 3rd party apps to engage with.

Literally my two favorite (former) Reddit clients by a wide margin. This makes me happy.
It's a good thing too, because the native feed on my mobile browser is a pain to try to deal with.
I can't wait for LiF.
- They should name it RIF for Lemmy (Reddit Is Fucked)

Yes this is great! Between this and wefwef which is Apollo lookalike right now for iOS ppl this is great! Just need everyone over to Lemmy now but that'll prob take decades

Saw the post about Apollo and someone added the info for wefwef. Preregistered for Apollo but so far wefwef is working great.
- Wait, is Apollo coming to Lemmy???

This damn near brought a tear to my eye. I no longer miss reddit at all.

I'm registered for this.... incidentally it's the first time I've ever seen pre-reg for an app before lol

Yea, it's also the only time I've been pre-registered for an app

As a long term user of Boost for reddit, I'm so hyped by this now!!!!

It's the reason I finally decided to create a Lemmy account. Been a Boost user for many years.

Never knew pre-registration for apps was a thing. Signed up for this one, looking forward to giving it a go

it's a thing mostly used for games but games and other apps are fundamentally identical

I'm in! Unless rif goes to lif, in which case cheers all around :)

Kudos to developer!

Fuck yes. Boost was my favorite reddit app.

Mine too! I've tried other but always came back to Boost.
- Same! I was always Boost on Android, Apollo on the iPad. So excited to hear about Boost for Lemmy!
Boost is so good I explicitly just made this account to use it in case kbin support isn't planned. Can't wait to pay for premium again and feel like nothing changed.

Boost wasn't just my favorite Reddit app but my favorite App in general. I love the clean design so much. When the Lemmy App is released I will launch the Rocket to the Moon

Avid Boost user rejoice!!! Let's go boissss

Yes! Boost was my favorite.

I do get the “distributed” nature of networks and the underlying philosophy, but only if there’s a common interface where lemmy/mastodon or other similar network created accounts can be used seamlessly in addition to the current behavior.

I think that's what KBin is trying to address.
- https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/standards_2x.png
- Thanks for the link! A content aggregator is not addressing the actual problem statement. Especially not useful for now when they don’t serve up-to-date content: https://postimg.cc/218LVQdF
  Just noticed “tooot” on Apple App Store… I’ll pass on that.

OMG, cannot wait for this.

Just pre-registered. Boost for Lemmy would be awesome

will* :)

Boost was my most used app for several years. Really excited for this and to see the Fediverse grow.

Preregistered.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rubenmayayo.lemmy

This will actually make lemmy usable on mobile for me! I've been using boost for years, and I really can't wait.

Hell yeah, Boost rules

Dude don't posts screen shots. i kept trying to press back on your image.

https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-2863-8e31-25ae-d40428649419

lmao why did this make me laugh so much
“I personally failed at following my own recommendation several times this week and I feel bad about it.” hahahah
- Gotta respect that honesty tho.
Got 'em

I thought Rubén said he was going to move onto smaller apps instead of making a Lemmy app?

Regardless, I'm glad this is happening!

I'm sure I read that as well. Hopefully he's had a think and decided that a Lemmy app would be really worthwhile. Excited to see what he creates, as I've used Boost for years and thought it was awesome.

I will launch that 🚀 as soon as the app is available. Pre-registration is done, let's goooooooo.

Awesome, used to use the reddit version and really liked it, switched from the official app and never looked back. Excited to try it out when it releases (also this is my first comment on lemmy, been lurking for a week or so but I think it's time I start interacting)

Nice! Really hoping BaconReader follows suit soon as well 👍🏻

Baconreader was my #1 for 10 years. I really hope it will find a new home here. (or anywhere decent).
Boost was my #2, so this Lemmy place might just work out after all.

I never used Boost for Reddit, but with this many people singing it's praises... ***BOOST FOR LEMMY, LET'S GOOO! *** Sorry, Connect. You're still cool tho

I literally just discovered Connect after trying in vain to get Jerboa to work ahah. I'm so used to Boost, I can't wait for it to be inolimented here.

This won't be pirated mateys, my gold awaits the dev

What is Boost?

Boost For Reddit is one of the third party apps being forced to shutdown.
The dev is rebuilding it as Boost For Lemmy, keeping the same familiar interface so many have gotten used to.
- And loved. Simple clean UI.

I have used Boost for so many time before I Switch to Joey but maybe the time use this app again.

Fuck yeah. Let's go.

great news not just for lemmy but all of the fediverse

LONG LIVE THE KING

This is a game changer

How does this compare to liftoff?

Been enjoying that quite a bit

Liftoff is awesome!
- And doesn't have ads, or want to track your location.

Now time for apollo haha Although wefwef is already brilliant

I am thrilled, Boost has been the best Reddit experience for me since I stopped loving Bsconreader. I don't even remember what my problem with it was, I think it was crashing or.... something, haha.

Boost ended up being a UI I preferred significantly, and I never looked back! This is gonna be FANTASTIC, where do I throw my money?!

As a boost user this is weird... So many people were asking in the subreddit and he never answered. I'm glad it's happening

Iirc he said he wasn't going to work on a lemmy client earlier. Glad he changed his mind.
I wouldn't be surprised if RIF springs up too. I think devs are starting to see the magic happening here and it'd be easy'ish to port an existing app.

This is most excellent news. 😀

Fantastic news. This'll really scratch the itch.

This will actually make lemmy usable on mobile for me! I've been using boost for years, and I really can't wait.

This is awesome news. Preferred Boost over Sync/Relay/Rif etc.

I fucking knew it, in one of the last updates in the menu it went from "find subreddit" to "find community"

This makes me so happy! I've been maining boost for almost six years now and was so bummed when the dev announced he wasn't going to be working on a Lemmy app. Looks like he changed his mind!

I'm so excited for this!

Most excellent, cannot wait!!

Anyone use both sync and boost? I had used RIF so trying to get a feel for how each had worked before leaning towards one

Yes I have. There both good it legit comes down to personal preference. I preferred boos between the 2 but Sync is just as good.

This was my fav reddit app. Used it for years. Very excited!

Thank you Ruben!

It seems like the future for Lemmy is pretty bright with all these amazing apps switching over.

It's a shame that Christian decided to not develop Apollo for Lemmy for the time being. I bet that would also convince a fair share of users to abandon ship.

Great news! Waiting for Boost and Sync

Nice! Really hoping BaconReader follows suit soon as well 👍🏻

Hell yeah!

Hopefully it supports Kbin as well

Wow.. I just uninstalled Boost after midnight. Looks like it will be back soon :)

This is the most exiting fedinews I've ever read.

Yessss I had all but given up hope. There is a god.

Nice, Boost was my reddit app of choice

I am really excited for this one . Always loved boost .

Great news! I loved boost for reddit.

I still can't believe spez did this. And continues to do this. What a prick

Actually if this causes decentralized social media to get more popular we should be thankful lol
- Maybe, But it was nice to have a platform with all kinds of people and all kinds of topics in 1 place. I will miss that aspect of reddit

The promise of Boost for Lemmy is what got me to sign up.

I know there's a megathread for all lemmy clients, old and new. I just can't find it. Maybe you guys know? Or Is there a community? I just want an actual list of all lemmy apps.

This one?
https://lemmy.world/post/465785
- Hey that's the one! Thanks dude.

It‘ll be great to see that icon on my screen again! This is amazing!

I changed the liftoff icon to the boost icon just to get me through.
- Haha I did the same. That muscle memory tapping that icon too hard to shift.

Same. I imagine there hasn't been anything official from Reddit as they are trying to cut off 3rd party apps on phases to avoid a massive drop in traffic.

Think of it as smoothing the transition to increase their odds that people will cave to "peer pressure" and just download the official app.

This is so exciting! Boost was my app of choice for the old place. I'm glad to see this here.

I was a RIF user and would like to see something similar over here. RIF feed is over. Rip.

On connect. Once I changed my settings it's very comparable to the RIF setup I had.

Pretty cool. I think this would be a nice place to migrate to.

Awesome pawsome

WAIT WHAT THE FUCK WHAT!?

Last time I checked dev wasn't too convinced of it!!!!!

Ikr? I was under the impression that Mayayo wasn't interested but he probably saw the potential even more so when other former reddit 3rd party apps are switching, potentially bringing a lot of users.

we're up for a treat folks!!

You beauty!

Best friggin news all day.

I've tried just about every android app for reddit and have firmly been a boost user since I tried it years ago. I was metlntally prepping myself for sync but now I may not have to!

Sync for Lemmy is also happening!

That's also not a FOSS app, is it

Not a FOSS app.

Wait what, I thought he wasn't doing it, saying he was going to do smaller apps. I guess this is what he meant by "smaller apps"? xD

Yeah, he straight up said he wasn't going to do a Lemmy app, I'm confused.

Test

I saw that "subreddit" was changed to "communties" in the app recently so I was quite certain that a version for Lemmy is being at least experimented with.

Excellent, liked it in reddit, should be good here, can't wait!!!

Ah, yes, this is the one.

Just registered for it. While "rifisfun golden platinum" was my favorite reddit app for my phone, Boost is definitely my favorite when using my Android tablet.

This is great. Lemmy needs more 3P apps, as most people don't like using websites directly.

I love how a day ago he said he wasn't going to make an app and then changed his mind that quick. So damn excited!

I was so happy when I found this out. I hope Lemmy gets the support.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boost is my #1 app for Reddit. Such a beautiful and loved all the features in it.

Sync for Lemmy is coming too and that's how I heard of Lemmy! Excited to be on a fresh internet community, feels nostalgic in a way even though it's brand new

Let's go.

Awesome! I can't wait!

Boost is my favourite, so looking forward to getting this!

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Let's fucking GOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Use open source clients.

This is good news. Boost was my favorite until I switched to infinity.

Contains ads? Data shared with third parties? Not feeling it.
- The paid version doesn't have ads. But yes I switched to infinity because it was FOSS. I also liked the ux better.
I tried infinity for a while, but everything on it was so huge, I hated it.
- Then make it smaller in the settings

Android users desperately need a better app for browsing Lemmy than Jerboa. Boost and Sync may just be that app.

It's not as good as my old reddit app, but I'm liking Jerboa
Liftoff is the best one so far IMO.
- Liftoff has been a bit slow for me today, but I imagine they're getting a massive amount of traffic that wasn't necessarily in the plans. Or maybe that's just Lemmy in general.

We've arrived

Nice

You beauty!

I've been waiting for it to come out and it just got pushed to my phone today. This is my first comment on Lemmy! Woo! So far it's feeling pretty seamless.

I really like Lemmy so far even though it isn’t perfect yet. Adding a 3rd party app will make using this even easier.

I'm using Connect for Lemmy currently and it seems to be working okay. Just takes some getting used to, of course.
- As of the last update. It has surpassed Jerboa for me. So my ranking for best app at present is connect, jerboa and liftoff.
  Jerboa is butter smooth if you are using an instance that is updated to 18. But unusable if you are in an instance that is still in version 17 (beehaw)
- Another former booster using Connect. Not bad for being such an early stage product.

This is amazing! I can't wait for this to get released + Sync!

Yay!!!

Hell yeah, another great app joining the migration. Can't wait to get my hands on it. Keep up the great work.

Yesssssssssssssss! Thank you for this!

hellzz yaa

LET'S GO!!

written from Boost for Lemmy

I'm a total noob so using lemmy was a real challenge to get started, but I downloaded wefwef today and it's basically just like Reddit, very easy to use and feels very comfortable.

Connect for lemmy is also the same experience as reddit. It's little unstable like any other lemmy app but I don't miss reddit while using it feels like i am just using a different app for reddit 😁😁
Isn't wefwef in alpha with some missing functionality? Eg: editing posts hasn't been added etc.
- Each time I open that thing, there is a new major version update pushed, so I believe it won't take long for them to fill in the gaps with this pace.

I've been kind of expecting this move from a community person like Mr. Mayayo. I'm going to launch the rocket in a heart beat !

Well up for this. The polish of Boost on top of the federated structure of Lemmy could be perfect.

That's great. I've been using boost for years, can't wait to have them for lemmy!

Contains ads • In-app purchases

Boost for Reddit was a one off payment to remove all ads and from memory was only a small amount
I'll be more than happy to pay a small fee for the developers work
Yeah.. fuck that lol. Why would you ruin pefectly good FOSS by knowingly slapping proprietary adware crap on top of it.

Why does it have to be so hard to find communities? Trying to add this, but it doesn't show up: https://lemmy.world/c/boostforlemmy

Should I just leave lemm.ee since it has trouble finding every single community?

When browsing communities from other instances you need to modify the link as follows:
https://lemm.ee/c/boostforlemmy@lemmy.world
- Such a mess of a URL. I sincerely hope something else comes up to surpass Lemmy/kbin, or that the apps in development hide those kinds of messy bits.

Is this real??? He said he wasn't going to do this 🤔

He said he would not be doing Boost for Lemmy, and that he would focus on smaller apps:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoostForReddit/comments/14ehiqs/comment/jow1le5

And he only registered the Lemmy community to prevent impersonation:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoostForReddit/comments/14ehiqs/comment/jouvuok

I wonder if he put this on the store as a placeholder to also prevent impersonation?

EDIT: Damn, just saw the screenshots. Either this is a very elaborate placeholder, or it's really happening!

It will be good feature wise, but privacy?

That's probably due to the ad provider for the free version.
I'd appreciate if the dev could explain the need for these perms. I'm sure it's something innocuous, but it'd be relieving to hear why they're there.
Thanks for turning attention to those. I got curious and looked at the ones for Boost for reddit and they seem about the same. A bit funny to see that the settings for the app only show Notifications as a granted permission (and no other possible ones). Can anyone familiar with Android app development chime in with some details?

Hell yeah! It's my favorite reddit app by far.

Always good to see apps coming over

Yeah, very excited for this

Are there any good iOS apps coming?

I’m using wefwef and Memmy for now… wefwef is an Apollo clone
- Just installed wefwef and it's great! Really off putting name tbh but looks exactly like Apollo

"Contains ads" no thank you

If it's anything like Boost for Reddit was, it's unnoticeable. Every 20 or so posts you'll see an ad and just scroll past, no animations or sound. I think I recall seeing a bottom banner? Any other Boost users confirm? I really just ignored it so I can't recall.
My point is, ads were non-obstructive
- There was definitely a bottom banner but it was quite unobtrusive

If the app contain adds how good can be?? 😝

Boost for reddit is open source, I assume the lemmy version will also be open source. Also I think it's like $2 to get rid of ads forever.
IMHO open source developers should be paid for their work, if it must be ads then so be it.
- Well if its opensource anyone can easly get ride of the adds. I agree with you that developers schould be paid but there is many ways to be paid we all fight for privacy and against adds on the internet using adblocks for example i personaly always pay for developers fairemail and typewise to rename few but i dont like to be forced to pay and in between my phone are establishing connections to the adds servers exposing ip addresse connection times and so on adds are not only adds there is a lot of metadata that can be extracted from adds. And finally the purpose of developing opensourse apps is to serve the community with more friendly apps than the big companies offers to us. But... its just me saying that....

FOSS?

Boost for Reddit wasn't, so I would expect the same here.
Are there any Foss lemmy app yet?
Got to support the dev of somehow. I'd happily pay for it again.

Love it, Boost was my favorite reddit app

i'll never understand why people used boost. it was so ugly

I used it because the feature of marking posts as read after scroll across them and hide them on demand.
In my opinion it has the best design out of all the third party apps.