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Thunder App

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An open-source, cross-platform Lemmy client for iOS and Android.

This community is intended to discuss features and feature suggestions for Thunder; as well as friendly, respectful talks about Lemmy in general.

Please use the GitHub repository linked below to submit bug reports, so keeping track of them is easier, and make sure to search first if you already can find an issue for your report.

If there are any developers who would like to contribute, feel free to reach out on GitHub!

General Links
Website: Link
GitHub Repository: Link
Matrix Space: Link

Android Releases
IzzyOnDroid: Link
Google Play: Link

iOS Releases
Apple App Store: Link
TestFlight Beta: Link

Related Communities
Nightly Community: Link

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Surprise! I took some time to go through the process of getting Thunder available on TestFlight for iOS users!

Hopefully, this will be more convenient for those on iOS who were previously unable to install the app through AltStore.

The plan is to hopefully be able to release the same versions of Thunder on Android as an APK (as it is currently), and on TestFlight for feature parity.

Thanks again for all the support so far, and share the word!


As always, contributions and feedback are always welcomed! Check the GitHub repository for more details

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[–] TwilightGirl1992@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can’t find the TestFlight link on your GitHub. Am I missing something?

[–] darklightxi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have not updated the README yet on GitHub with the link - it will be up soon. In the meantime, you can use the link on this post to get the invitation!

[–] TwilightGirl1992@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

I’m mot seeing a link either. Am I missing something?

[–] nobody@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Really liking this so far, very smooth UX

[–] Cardinal 1 points 1 year ago

Cant login with lemmy.pt instance

[–] somnuz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

For me, everything screams — this is not Apollo! I even tested WefWef. Yet.. I really like this Thunder feeling for now, with some minor loading errors. I like the UI, the default view with cropped images is actually really clean and fresh!

If (and this is a big if) Christian would create his Lemmy client one day — I am probably switching to it automatically.

Other than that, this is my first TestFlight experience and it is actually great. Thanks for a great app!

[–] ruud@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] darklightxi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks! I appreciate the feedback

[–] silent_clash@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I will try it out.

[–] Theoctoling201@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I wish they’ll have the Dm features for private and group chats.

[–] TwilightGirl1992@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Got it. I can read posts but have no idea if I’ve upvoted or downvoted, as those buttons aren’t labeled using voiceover. I also can’t seem to comment, either, as that button isn’t labeled either. Other than that, the app looks great. Also, any plans to add an inbox or some way to keep track of comments and such? Mlem has one, but it hasn’t been implemented yet.

[–] darklightxi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the feedback! Accessibility is something that I want to put a greater focus in for the upcoming releases, after implementing some other core functionality (e.g., being able to comment and create posts, etc)

Also, any plans to add an inbox or some way to keep track of comments and such?

Inbox and (in-app) notifications should eventually arrive - that might be one of the next major features I work on after adding the ability to create posts/comments! Push notifications is a whole new field for me, so that might not be something that is worked on for the next little while

[–] chagall@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Do you have a rough privacy policy? Just the basics like what telemetry exists, what user data do you store and for how long?

Edit: just FYI, your linked github repo still lists the alpha version as the latest release

[–] darklightxi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At the moment, the only telemetry that exists is the use of Sentry.io to collect any errors that are thrown while using the app. This is purely to help determine any major issues following a release that might need to be fixed ASAP. To summarize, the data that is collected is pretty much the error itself, and generic device information (e.g., OS version - iOS 16, type of device - iPhone 12, etc.)

I do plan to make this an opt-in feature in the next release because I’m aware that people may not necessarily want to share that information! I hope that answers your question 😅

Edit: just FYI, your linked github repo still lists the alpha version as the latest release

Yeah, unfortunately it seems like Apple’s versioning only allows numerical values for the version code. So the release on TestFlight is the same as the alpha version, it’s just missing the -alpha label!

[–] chagall@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, it absolutely answers my questions. Thanks for the transparency! Will download now :)

Edit: You'll need to make sure you whitelist o4504169709764608.ingest.sentry.io in your pihole.