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I've used Lemmy more in the past 12 hours than I have in the past month since signing up. All because of Sync. (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world
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Lemmy Finally feels usable! Thank you LJDawson

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[–] 17 points 3 years ago (6 children)

So what does sync do that lemmy on broswer doesn't?

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  • [–] 39 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Aside from the polish, it's also the familiar UX that many of us have used for a decade. It just feels familiar & right now!

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Ehh ill give it a look. I generally avoid apps that are just a website.

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  • [+] -37 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    It just adds ads that you can pay for to have it removed. Sync is piggybacking on the opensource devs.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 years ago

    Gross, I was reading through this thread thinking about checking Sync out, but the idea of wilfully adding ads is so disgusting to me. The browser works well for me anyway, I don't think I'll end up getting an app unless it does something outstanding.

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  • [+] -8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I'm all for people liking a certain UI/UX and supporting the dev but seriously, putting ads on fucking Lemmy? This is just so wrong

    What's the point on not using reddit's mobile app then? I was using a 3PA because I couldn't stand the ads and now comes someone to put ads on an app for Lemmy jfc

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  • [+] -16 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Exactly. And with it, it brought an army of ad-loving nuggets (from Reddit I'd say by the way they reply so defensive to me, just look at the downvotes).

    If instead they could appreciate and donate some of their hard earned money to all the devs of those instances… Instead of getting rid of ads on an non-ad platform (yeah, that's dumber than Trump).

    I'm 99% sure this army has been bought by Stync to promote their app. They're making 100$ of those subscriptions. An army like this doesn't cost much in comparison.

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  • [+] -9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You love paying for the trackers, I love the downvotes.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Cry more

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  • [–] -5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I'm not crying. Just pointing out the hypocrisy of paying to get rid of ads on an (previously) ad-free platform. Pretty damn sure who to blame for that crap.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I really wanted to just use the PWA, but Sync really is just so much better an experience right now. It's smooth, but it also doesn't lose my place in the feed every time I open a post. Trivial yet crucial!

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