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Sync for Lemmy (beta) is now live for everyone (play.google.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world
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Please note this is just a beta and there are going to be bugs, but it works and it works nicely. Have fun.

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[โ€“] 104 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Man, when the Pro lifetime comes out I'm there but at this point I'm not going to engage at all with either being tracked by advertisers or being forced to go through all that. There are other open source apps that don't do any of that which may not be quite as good but the difference is worth it. Lemmy doesn't have any ads. Why should I subject myself to ads or being tracked to use what is already free?

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  • [โ€“] 36 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Because you know what sync provides and why it's worth spending money on it. I get these arguments and they are valid but no one forces anyone to use an app. You can just ignore it. I also prefer open source apps and don't like subscriptions but I bought the Ultra even if I just want to remove the ads. Also the price is not that big so i think of it as a donation.

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  • [โ€“] 44 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    It's a nice app, but so is Jerboa, which does not have ads. If there was a one-time ad-free purchase; I would strongly consider it; but I'm not going to pay a subscription to avoid ads on an already ad-free website.

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  • [+] 17 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)
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  • [+] -8 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    How is it "in the works"? It's not hard to implement, seeing as how he already did it.

    And no timeline when it's coming just a promise it will?

    Sounds more like he just wants to test the waters and see what he can make.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 3 years ago* (2 children)

    The dev don't want to charge money while the app is still buggy. The subscription option is there for the die hard fans who keep pestering him to let them send their money. If it weren't for people pestering him, the option to subscribe is probably not even offered right now.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I don't know. Going by that logic, there should not be any ads in the beta as well as the app is not officially finished. That way people can use and try the app until the official launch and then buy it when the one time ad free purchase options are added without being exposed to our tracked by ads.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    Because he prioritized his time in getting the application usable rather than implementing various tiers of payments instead.

    One of the messages to the discord this morning seems to indicate he's planning on adding the one time ad-free unlock today.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I believe the developer is working on a one-time payment Pro version that removes ads. Ultra has additional features for a subscription fee.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago*

    This is also the dev that got really hurt over his paying customers not liking when he completely changed the app they paid for under their nose with no option to roll back, and quit pushing updates for a while after that. It was a whole thing.

    I'm not paying a dev that can't handle feedback and has an entire fanclub cheering on literally every single decision.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I like sync and spend most of my phone screen time on it so I'm all for buying lj a case of beer once a year.

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 3 years ago

    This right here. I had ultra for reddit and was paying monthly out of my Google rewards earnings. I'm going to do the same again.

    I'm never surprised by the lack of understanding as to what it actually costs to run the servers and the time that goes into services and apps like this.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 3 years ago

    Haha I was the same and didn't know what to do with myself when I deleted the other app when the blackouts started. Like I would take my phone out, stare at it for a few seconds and put it away again.

    Anyway I found other things to do instead of Reddit, and now I'm wondering if it's a good idea to get Sync again lol. I've done so well!

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  • [โ€“] 15 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    If you use dns.adguard.com you won't have any ads.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    In case you don't know, there is a newer version which I've been rocking for a while with no notable impact:

    dns.adguard-dns.com

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    What's the difference? Better blocklist? If yes, why did they not update the old domain?

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