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I’m not sure if you’ve tried this PWA called Wefwef but it feels like a fully featured Apollo client for Lemmy already. You just go to the site and add it to your home screen. No beta to sign up for. No TestFlight link. Just add the PWA.

It’s good. It’s really really good.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the recommendation. This is excellent, and so far it works brilliantly for a a PWA.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Wow, can you link it?

Edit: I found it and wow it really is exactly like Apollo!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

So far my favourite is Memmy but I really like Wefwef too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Woah, wefwef is awesome! Using it now!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It can look as nice as it gets. A PWA remains a PWA. Yes, I understand that there are people that like it. I don't. I still hope for an Apollo port to Lemmy. But the development progress of Mlem and Memmy is remarkable as well.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It’s really good and well made as well, put in a pull request today to add a feature and getting it setup locally as a dev was so easy!

I’m very tempted to self host it on my instance as well

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I'm using it right now and it's really cool!

...Why isn't the bookmark button working though?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm an Android user and I never used Apollo, but wefwef is just amazing. It works surprisingly well, especially for a PWA. It will be my app of choice at least until Sync for Lemmy is out.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Considering that this is a webapp, it gives far better experience than Jerboa, Thunder. Wefwef It is fast and smooth. Jerboa is fast but laggy. Thunder is laggy but smooth.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Posting from it now, it’s fantastic!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

This is going to be my go to app for mobile devices, thanks for making me aware of it!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I am trying it now for the first time on Android. But everytime I want to go back with the back button of the navbar, the app quits. Is that intended behavior?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No it isn't. Works as intended for me on both Firefox and Brave.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

As an Android user, wefwef is such a fantastically designed app. I was still using an old iPhone and iPad Pro to browse Reddit as a longtime Apollo Ultra user so the UI is just perfect for my tastes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I could kiss you OP. This is the best recommendation ever!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Oh, this is really nice. It'll be really cool once PWAs are usable on macOS and it'll become my go to way to access Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think my favorite app is Thunder. Serious RedReader vibes

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Trying it now. Thunder is really good but it feels like it’s designed for Android not iOS. Very “material you” feeling.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I read about it yesterday and decided to give it a whirl. Still using it today. I'll try it on my phone in a while.

Edit: Works a treat in Firefox on iOS. It's a keeper.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I just mentioned wefwef to my better half. She just sniggered at me and said "has the world run out of names?"

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It really is great but that name is so weird. Anyone know what it's based on?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Dev said he just came up with it randomly lol

He made a post on [email protected] about a possible name change, and some people are suggesting Voyager> wefwef

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can I connect to other instances apart from 4 preset ones?

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