I have no idea why so many people are upset about Sync. There are so many FOSS alternatives. Just... don't use it? It literally doesn't impact you at all.

[–] ArtificialLink@yall.theatl.social 24 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Voyager is basically as feature rich as sync and only continues to get better. That said I love sync. And its like being in a warm blanket again. I also don't mind supporting the developer with a one time payment to remove ads. The subscription doesn't bother me because he offers a fair alternative imo.

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[–] MarcRnt@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not upset in any way about Sync. It seems like a quality app with a different business model.

What I'm actually upset about is people claiming open source apps are shitty and only Sync is possible to provide a good experience. That's just pure bs

[–] Angry_Maple@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I might prefer potatoes, but you might hate potatoes.

If we were looking at dishes in a restaurant, I might think one dish is a better value, because I like potatoes. You might think that that dish isn't worth it if you hate potatoes. It doesn't mean that the dish is better or worse, just that we have different preferences.

I don't use sync myself, so I can't speak on what specific aspects other people prefer over the FOSS apps. They might trust the developer more because they've interacted with them for a while, they might like how the UI works with their specific device, or they might even just like the logo. At the end of the day, it doesn't effect me, as I can just keep using jerboa.

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[–] epicbomber@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah that's my take. If you like what you have, just keep using it lol.
I switched to Sync is because it seems to play nicer with my foldable phone than Voyager or Jerboa, but otherwise they're all pretty much just as solid as each other imo

[–] MajinBlayze@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Honestly I've seen at least 10 times as much content from people mad about the people mad about sync as I have from people mad about sync.

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[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What are you goofballs fighting about? Your fav lemmy app? Just scroll in peace

[–] butter@midwest.social 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Most of this community came from reddit. This is only as stupid as if the upvote arrow is red or orange.

[–] MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The dress was black and blue either way.

[–] BeepStreet@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

You shut your dirty whore mouth!

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

It's only stupid because it's clearly orange

[–] sigh@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

throws chair

[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oi! Kindly throw that elsewhere, you muppet!

[–] sigh@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

(⁠╯⁠ರ⁠ ⁠~⁠ ⁠ರ⁠)⁠╯⁠︵⁠ ⁠┻⁠━⁠┻

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[–] CosmicSploogeDrizzle@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I cant wait for round 2 when Boost launches

[–] CMLVI@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Has he said he's making an app for it?

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's up for pre-registration on Google Play, and it has a community floating around somewhere. Not quite ready yet, but last I heard he's getting close.

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[–] Elgordofordo86@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I love boost! Can't wait!

[–] wason@lemmy.ninja 4 points 1 year ago

Lol. Yes this is definitely happening.

[–] Aku@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And Thunder!

[–] Disgusted_Tadpole@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And my axe !

[–] NotSpez@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And my bow!

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[–] Limitedeffort@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Also Liftoff!

[–] agentshags@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

Here I am still using Jerboa

[–] PupBiru@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

also as a kbin user

god damn i want a native kbin app!

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[–] itsAllDigital@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago

Where's Infinity?

[–] DeepChill@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

What about Lemmios, Avelon and Bean…

[–] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

You don't have to pick sides.

[–] virtualfiber@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

No love for Connect? Best app I've used so far.

[–] Sigh_Bafanada@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I'm a RIF refugee, and Connect is definitely filling that void

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[–] mindbleach@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Do y'all know your phone has a browser?

[–] karlthemailman@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It does. But I still use my mail app instead of going to gmail.com, I use my Spotify app instead of going to Spotify.com, I use the YouTube app, etc.

Sometimes a specialized app is just better. For me that's definitely the case w sync.

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[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Is there a stable FOSS app? I always favor that variety when available.

[–] noqturn@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’ve had zero issues with Memmy. Maybe one crash in the couple weeks I’ve had it

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve been using Memmy for weeks and it’s been fantastic. I was Apollo before, for comparison.

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[–] BeardyGrumps@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Another Memmy fan. No issues at all. Memmy on IOS, Voyager on desktop..

[–] platypode@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Off the top of my head I know that Mlem, Memmy, and Jerboa are FOSS. Most of the others probably are too, but those are the ones I have ready to hand

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[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 year ago

I AM A WEFWEF/VOYAGER PERSON NEVER FORGET WHAT THEY TOOK FROM US (uses iPhone ui on android)

[–] Vub@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Liftoff is the only app that does swipe anywhere to go back so it’s the only real usable alternative so far

[–] GlitchSir@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

On Memmy and swipe for back is working

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[–] FederalAlienSmuggler@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Infinity for lemmy does that too

[–] jaamesbaxterr@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I tried Thunder yesterday and it also has that feature.

[–] perennial@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 year ago

So does Memmy, does it not?

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[–] Deca@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It works perfectly fine on Sync

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[–] BitterSweet@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

Why not thunder? It’s worked amazingly well for me, sideloaded.

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