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I took a picture of a flashlight (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by Zak to c/flashlight

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[–] containerfan 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

For me, it's critical to have a mobile app. If I have to access kbin via the web on my phone, then I won't use it very much. I'll poke around, and see what I can find.

[–] Zak 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't think kbin has a mobile app yet, but there's at least one Android and one iOS app for Lemmy. Normally, you can participate in a kbin community using Lemmy, but kbin.social seems to be experiencing a DDoS right now and the countermeasures it's using are causing problems with federation.

I'm curious as to why you require a native app. It's obvious when the site isn't mobile-optimized, as was the case with Reddit when third-party apps first showed up, but that doesn't seem to be true for Lemmy or kbin.

[–] containerfan 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Valid question. I think it's just a usability thing. Easier to hit an icon on my phone to open an app rather than launch the browser, find bookmark, etc. It may seem trivial, but it makes a difference when you're in a hurry.

[–] BullstrongDVM 3 points 2 years ago

I feel the same, even though I don't use the YouTube app and instead always use the mobile site in a browser (with extensions, obviously).

Would it help having a shortcut to the mobile site directly on your phones app screen? Chrome and Firefox both allow that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't know how you do it in Android, but in iOS you can tap share and then add to home screen to, well, add a website to your home screen.

[–] Zak 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Android also supports this.

In Chrome, Firefox and close relatives thereof, it's Menu -> Add to Home Screen.

[–] containerfan 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I just need to do that. Thanks for the reminder.

[–] thefreeman 2 points 1 year ago

There’s Jerboa for Android, Mlem and Memmy for IOS. Jerboa is quite basic for now. The Sync for Reddit dev announced that he will make a Sync for Lemmy, I also saw someone working on a Slide for Lemmy (Slide has always been my preferred app for reddit)