What client do Android users use for Lemmy these days? I've been using Jerboa from the start but it's a bit basic and lacks any good search functionality. So I want to try some others. What do other Android users recommend?

Things I like about Jerboa:

  • It just works. It's pretty simple.
  • It has actual private browsing in app. You never have to leave the app and it knows how to never save your history.
  • It can do the above even when setting your main browser to Firefox (so as blocking works even in open links in app).

Things I don't like about Jerboa:

  • Text entry is oftentimes buggy.
  • Lack of any decent search for communities or in threads.
  • No draft capability.

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[โ€“] 52 points 5 months ago (1 child)

I tried a bunch and settled on Voyager. I also liked Thunder.

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  • [โ€“] 34 points 5 months ago (6 children)
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    [โ€“] 29 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    I'm quite happy with Thunder

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    [โ€“] 27 points 5 months ago

    Voyager for me. The compact mode is fairly compact, with small enough thumbnails that it can feel text-first. The few others that support piefed have had huge images with no easy way to fix that.

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  • [โ€“] 21 points 5 months ago* (8 children)

    I like Boost.

    Last time I said this, I got shunned for recommending a closed-source app. I generally try to stick to open-source, but Boost has a good UI, works well, and bugs are fixed quickly.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 5 months ago

    I started using Boost during round 1 of the API debacle when Reddit is Fun got the axe. Boost was still up & going so I used it there for a couple months before it got killed, then came here & kept up with it.

    I haven't had any major issues, just the occasional hiccup like spoiler markup formatting or other weird interactions.

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    [โ€“] 18 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Voyager for me.

    Thunder is also good.

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    [โ€“] 16 points 5 months ago*

    I'm using Voyager and happy with it. Of course, now. I need to trial these listed by others.

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    [โ€“] 15 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    I use Firefox and have no idea why you'd need a dedicated app.

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    [โ€“] 15 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    After much complaining about sync's descent into mediocre abandonware, i finally switched to Summit - i still miss sync's ui/ux - but its nice being able to use a non buggy product

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  • [โ€“] 11 points 5 months ago

    Likewise. I left Reddit when they killed third party apps because Sync was Reddit to me. I stuck with it here for a lot longer than I should have, but I finally accepted that it was dead and settled on Summit after trying a few others. Connect is also good, but I felt like it wasn't quite as flexible as Summit last I tried.

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    [โ€“] 14 points 5 months ago

    I'm on voyager and it does the job. I miss sync though.

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    Hey a fellow Jerboa user! I'm also in the Jerboa camp, just because it's so simple. I'll use it to load my subscriptions if I'm waiting at a dentist or something.

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    [โ€“] 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Sync. But I'm an old guy with habits that are hard to change

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  • [โ€“] 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    I stayed with sync until I was forced to switch due to bugs and missing features, I tried all alternatives I could find and settled on Summit. Highly recommend, it has a ton of options and both looks and feels great to use.

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    [โ€“] 10 points 5 months ago

    Summit for me. I've tried most of the others mentioned so far but always stick to summit.

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    [โ€“] 10 points 5 months ago

    Boost is the best for me!

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  • [โ€“] 10 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Am I the only one using Connect?

    Am I out of touch?

    No, it's the lemmings who are wrong.

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    [โ€“] 9 points 5 months ago*

    I also use Jerboa and I have never tried anything else. It's great imo but lacking in the more interesting features I have seen from other clients. User tagging is super cool

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 5 months ago

    Sync, until it dies.

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    I used to use Boost for Reddit back then and switched over to Boost for Lemmy initially. Nowadays I use Voyager as the UI is better IMO.

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    [โ€“] 8 points 5 months ago

    Sync for Lemmy

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 5 months ago

    I use browser, never really had a reason to switch

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 5 months ago

    I tried Voyager and Interstellar but Blorp for whatever reason was the only one with a UI that felt right to me.

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    [โ€“] 7 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I'm using boost now but I miss the swipe to upvote feature I used to have on sync. Any recommendations? That swipe feature was great and made it so easy to throw a vote out there.

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    [โ€“] 7 points 5 months ago

    I use Connect and haven't had any complaints.

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  • As a primarily iPhone user, I get a thrill using Voyager on my Android phone. It's basically an Apollo clone, and Apollo was iOS only (for Reddit). IIRC Voyager is based on its released source code. The Apollo dev was never gonna code for Android, but he didn't stop others from doing so, and they did. I also like the client. On iOS, I use it for my Piefed account because of its support for that branch (fork?) of Lemmy. On iOS for this account, I use Mlem, which I believe is iOS only.

    I'm happy with Voyager on Android, but I'm certainly open to alternatives. I want to keep one app that can switch between the two, so it needs Lemmy and Piefed support. I also like the comfortable interface with previews, the ability to blur/hide NSFW on a toggle (like if I'm out in public vs at home), and swipe controls (upvote, downvote, reply, and save). Easy access to blocking is also important (e.g. on this account I browse /all).

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 5 months ago*

    I'm using Voyager because Star Trek.

    Works very well except for one problem, it doesn't remember the last thread or community I was on I switch apps and android kills in background.

    It's particularly annoying when I follow a link and when I come back to comment on it Voyager is back on Home and the thread lost forever.

    Or when I'm in the middle to writing a comment but want to quickly fact check something but when I come back I get a message saying that my comment was saved, nice. But still can't go back to the thread I was to finish it.

    Apart from that I'm satisfied with it.

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 5 months ago

    Most of the time, sync, because I prefer my scrolling and reading on a tablet, and having dual columns that are easy to parse is more important than most other factors.

    Boost is my backup for the same reason, since so far all the otherwise great lemmy first apps don't do dual column well, when they do it at all.

    That being said, check out connect, summit, and thunder. All damn fine apps overall

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Connect. It felt most like RIF, so I stuck with it

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