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I used to browse Reddit 90+% of the time from my phone through the RiF app, so after June 30th, here is what I did and what I recommend as a starter pack for others in the same situation:

  • Create account on lemmy.world, so the browser part is covered
  • Search for the information on which app provides the closest to the RiF (Apollo, etc.) experience
  • Instal Liftoff and be happy - it is just like RiF :-) (for Apollo and others, it could be different - find your own favorite!)
  • Dial back dramatically on using Reddit at all. I only load 4 subs in my phone's browser, because I did not find the Lemmy / Fediverse alternatives yet
  • Constantly look for the communities to replace the subreddits you are still visiting
  • OPTIONAL - once or twice a week, look at /r/pics and /r/videos and laugh at the creativity of the still ongoing protest :-)

So that is where I am right now, posting this via the web browser on the lemmy.world site, by pressing "create a post". Seems easy enough for now, but I find it a bit confusing that other people can post from Mastodon and other Lemmy instances... Do they see the same communities I do? Do I see all Lemmy communities if I use lemmy.world....? So many questions, but it's exciting to explore this brand new structure.

Even after reading the Fediverse and ActivityPub articles on Wikipedia my head is spinning, and I don't really understand how everything fits / works together, but here I am! An ex(-ish) Redditor after the APIcalypse, looking for cool new communities, and excited about the future that the Fediverse can bring!

(I'm willing to learn! Someone please link me a FAQ where I can find the answers to my questions :-) )

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[–] EyesEyesBaby 48 points 1 year ago (5 children)

For apollo: use https://wefwef.app, it’s nearly identical.

[–] quinten 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The speed at which all apps are updated is insane! Not only wefwef.app but also Memmy. The community really wants this project to succeed.

[–] aquarisces 13 points 1 year ago

Definitely rooting for it!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes it has been very crazy. Lemmy and kbin went from this niche thing to all of a sudden finding themselves given the expectation of ramping up the pace at which they are progressing by possibly months or a year ahead of schedule due to the growth. And they've been making improvements fast. It's amazing.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Plus Memmy is out on the App Store! Doesn’t help OP of course.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm not sure if I'm just technologically challenged, but I can't seem to find a way to log into wefwef from a smaller instance. Does it only support the big four?

//edit: Turns out you can only pop in as a guest from the bigger instances. You can log in to any instance, and I'm just dumb.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

For Sync, try Thunder, it's similar. Sync will eventually come out, but Thunder is FOSS.

[–] Darc 1 points 1 year ago

This is the way. Although Memmy in the App Store is also very good.