โฒ 576 โผ Over a quarter of Lemmy users use Sync (based on a poll) (loot.buckodr.ink) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world 203 comments fedilink hide all child comments I did a poll and nearly 30% of the people who voted said they used Sync! It's stayed around that percent the whole time too! EDIT: Here is the poll I forgot to put this here like five times lol https://strawpoll.com/wby5A21R1yA
[โ] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) That still looks horrible permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) You can pay to hide it completely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) I know, i would pay for it (as I did buying the reddit pro and dev versions) but I don't consider that it has a fair price and I don't support subscription models either. I'm happy hopping between connect and eternity. Boost beta is coming next week as well, so I'm not worried at all. Scrolling through those black spaces is for sure a bad user experience for me, but to each his own permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago It's good we have plenty of options. I'm going to try Boost as well because it's the app that really hooked me to reddit and in the end it brought me to lemmy. Although Sync has been so great there's no guarantee I switch. And if Boost released earlier, I probably wouldn't even tried Sync. Let's see them compete. Or collaborate. Or both. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Jerbil@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [โ] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's just not true. I dont think you understand how DNS blocking works permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Jerbil@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [โ] yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 1 point 2 years ago You can also use something like RethinkDNS for a customized DNS ad blocking. I use AdAway on my phone. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] dditty@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) My pihole also blocks all the ads permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 1 point 2 years ago Not the placeholders though permalink fedilink source parent [+] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [โ] dezmd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'd pay 5ish bucks like I did for RIF, but for now ill just donate to Liftoff or other open dev without ad injection needs. Id rather buy Sync outright for a few bucks than have yet another ad platformed app running. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You can do that, I did that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] dezmd@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Thye offer a separate version without the ad platform with tracking baked in? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] anonymous_bot@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago They don't and likely won't ever. Google is apparently cracking down on having multiples of the same app. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 years ago* I don't get what you mean here but the in app one time purchase for ultra removed ads and tracking, at least did in my case permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) You can pay to hide it completely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) I know, i would pay for it (as I did buying the reddit pro and dev versions) but I don't consider that it has a fair price and I don't support subscription models either. I'm happy hopping between connect and eternity. Boost beta is coming next week as well, so I'm not worried at all. Scrolling through those black spaces is for sure a bad user experience for me, but to each his own permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago It's good we have plenty of options. I'm going to try Boost as well because it's the app that really hooked me to reddit and in the end it brought me to lemmy. Although Sync has been so great there's no guarantee I switch. And if Boost released earlier, I probably wouldn't even tried Sync. Let's see them compete. Or collaborate. Or both. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Jerbil@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [โ] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's just not true. I dont think you understand how DNS blocking works permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Jerbil@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [โ] yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 1 point 2 years ago You can also use something like RethinkDNS for a customized DNS ad blocking. I use AdAway on my phone. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] dditty@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) My pihole also blocks all the ads permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 1 point 2 years ago Not the placeholders though permalink fedilink source parent [+] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [โ] dezmd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'd pay 5ish bucks like I did for RIF, but for now ill just donate to Liftoff or other open dev without ad injection needs. Id rather buy Sync outright for a few bucks than have yet another ad platformed app running. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You can do that, I did that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] dezmd@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Thye offer a separate version without the ad platform with tracking baked in? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] anonymous_bot@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago They don't and likely won't ever. Google is apparently cracking down on having multiples of the same app. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 years ago* I don't get what you mean here but the in app one time purchase for ultra removed ads and tracking, at least did in my case permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) I know, i would pay for it (as I did buying the reddit pro and dev versions) but I don't consider that it has a fair price and I don't support subscription models either. I'm happy hopping between connect and eternity. Boost beta is coming next week as well, so I'm not worried at all. Scrolling through those black spaces is for sure a bad user experience for me, but to each his own permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago It's good we have plenty of options. I'm going to try Boost as well because it's the app that really hooked me to reddit and in the end it brought me to lemmy. Although Sync has been so great there's no guarantee I switch. And if Boost released earlier, I probably wouldn't even tried Sync. Let's see them compete. Or collaborate. Or both. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Jerbil@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [โ] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's just not true. I dont think you understand how DNS blocking works permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Jerbil@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [โ] yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 1 point 2 years ago You can also use something like RethinkDNS for a customized DNS ad blocking. I use AdAway on my phone. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] dditty@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) My pihole also blocks all the ads permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 1 point 2 years ago Not the placeholders though permalink fedilink source parent [+] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago It's good we have plenty of options. I'm going to try Boost as well because it's the app that really hooked me to reddit and in the end it brought me to lemmy. Although Sync has been so great there's no guarantee I switch. And if Boost released earlier, I probably wouldn't even tried Sync. Let's see them compete. Or collaborate. Or both. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Jerbil@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [โ] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's just not true. I dont think you understand how DNS blocking works permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Jerbil@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [โ] yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 1 point 2 years ago You can also use something like RethinkDNS for a customized DNS ad blocking. I use AdAway on my phone. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] dditty@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) My pihole also blocks all the ads permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 1 point 2 years ago Not the placeholders though permalink fedilink source parent [+] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's just not true. I dont think you understand how DNS blocking works permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Jerbil@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Jerbil@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 1 point 2 years ago You can also use something like RethinkDNS for a customized DNS ad blocking. I use AdAway on my phone. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] dditty@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) My pihole also blocks all the ads permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 1 point 2 years ago Not the placeholders though permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] AbsolutelyNotCats@lemdro.id 1 point 2 years ago Not the placeholders though permalink fedilink source parent
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[โ] dezmd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'd pay 5ish bucks like I did for RIF, but for now ill just donate to Liftoff or other open dev without ad injection needs. Id rather buy Sync outright for a few bucks than have yet another ad platformed app running. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You can do that, I did that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] dezmd@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Thye offer a separate version without the ad platform with tracking baked in? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] anonymous_bot@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago They don't and likely won't ever. Google is apparently cracking down on having multiples of the same app. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 years ago* I don't get what you mean here but the in app one time purchase for ultra removed ads and tracking, at least did in my case permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You can do that, I did that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] dezmd@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Thye offer a separate version without the ad platform with tracking baked in? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] anonymous_bot@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago They don't and likely won't ever. Google is apparently cracking down on having multiples of the same app. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 years ago* I don't get what you mean here but the in app one time purchase for ultra removed ads and tracking, at least did in my case permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] dezmd@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) Thye offer a separate version without the ad platform with tracking baked in? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] anonymous_bot@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago They don't and likely won't ever. Google is apparently cracking down on having multiples of the same app. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 years ago* I don't get what you mean here but the in app one time purchase for ultra removed ads and tracking, at least did in my case permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] anonymous_bot@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago They don't and likely won't ever. Google is apparently cracking down on having multiples of the same app. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 years ago* I don't get what you mean here but the in app one time purchase for ultra removed ads and tracking, at least did in my case permalink fedilink source parent