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[Community Update] Some testing numbers and more info from the Mlem Team! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi, Mlem App Community!

We on the Mlem Team wanted to share some data from our TestFlight so far with you all to let you know how popular the app is.

The Testing Numbers

So far, we have just over 8k beta testers for the Mlem App! That's out of 10k total test slots in TestFlight, which means that we're close to our max allowable testers! That's a lot of adoption for a week since our announcement!

Also, 89% of currently-registered testers have the latest build installed and are currently testing (meaning 11% deleted the app but are still registered), and there's a 34.6% reporting rate for crashes-- meaning some of you could do a better job with crash reporting.

New Recruits

Last week, we posted a call for new contributors, and you, the community, stepped up! We've added a bunch of new developers and designers, including those with expertise in accessibility compliance, helping us to make sure that everyone will be able to use our app, using all of the system's features iOS provides and meeting a11y standards. With new UX designers, we've overhauled our interface, and with new graphic designers, we're bringing a great starter set of custom icons, with more to follow in future releases. And, most importantly, after an internal reorganization, higher-quality and more regular updates will follow with more strict project management, bug tracking, and resource delegation-- all thanks to the lemmy community coming together to make a great app for everyone!

Development & Feedback

The app testing is going well and development is proceeding apace. We've heard tons of positive feedback, and we're thrilled to hear that everyone is loving the app. We've also been listening to all of your excellent feedback. We've put everything into our Issue Tracker on our GitHub project page, and we're working through them, along with all of the bugs you've been reporting and new features we're planning, and we're working on a huge update for our next beta, which we hope to release very soon!

So, keep testing, stay excited, and check back here for updates, and discussion about the Mlem App!

Cheers!

-- The Mlem App Team

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When the app crashes, does sending the report help even if we don’t give any additional details?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

yes, but please provide details if you can!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Thanks for all the hard work, I've been using the app exclusively since leaving reddit and I'm excited for the updates

[–] ouigol 6 points 2 years ago

How often will there be updates, and when can we expect the next one? Love the app, but could use some improvements which I’m sure will be implemented!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

yay!!! i'm so glad to hear about all this. i just downloaded yesterday but am really enjoying so far :]

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I've been enjoying the app so far. I'm looking forward to see where the app goes in regards to added features and UI improvements.

Keep up the good work Mlem team!

[–] Dynamo 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I have not had the app crash even once yet. Is it a common occurrence?

While I’m not using the app as excessively as I did Apollo, from what I’m reading about crashes and bugs I’m kind of surprised how well it is running for me.

Edit: Never mind, it now crashed 3 times in short succession. Reported of course!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

How am I supposed to send crash reports if the app never crashes? :P

[–] LaughingSpider 4 points 2 years ago

I’m super excited, keep up the great work!

[–] orangeNgreen 4 points 2 years ago

Hello. Former Apollo user here. I’d be happy to volunteer as a beta tester. Please let me know if you’re still looking for people!

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

Love your work but please put someone on ipad support!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

support for iPad layouts coming soon!

[–] evilkevin22 4 points 2 years ago

Question for you or the team: Do you guys still need an UX designer? Currently have some time left and would love to contribute.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I’m having a great time with the app! It’s making navigating lemmy very easy. I’ve only crashed like 3 times! (Only reported to because my finger slipped on the third one)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the great work! Loving the app

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Thank you all for everything you have been doing, and all you continue to do! Much appreciated!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Great work. Thanks for your hard work.

I’d like to make a couple of points if that’s ok:

I had marked some subs as favourites within the Mlem app, but they have been removed from my favourites since the update to version 0.0.7 Beta (I’m not complaining btw, just wanted to make you aware in case it affects other users too).
I noticed that the posts themselves support Dynamic Text (a feature that enables users to choose the size of onscreen text in iOS) as well as the text box to leave a reply…. But the actual comments on the posts are always at a fixed size. It makes it difficult for people with visual impairments because they can’t increase the size of the font in the comments. I can’t find this issue mentioned on the Github board. Am I allowed to request the feature there even though I’m not a dev?

Again, thanks for your hard work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Great work guys! Looking forward to seeing the MVP -> fully featured app progress!

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

Still saying my hail marys everyday that you will add messaging support and replies and notifications to the app soon.

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

coming soon!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

~~I would like to volunteer to be a beta tester~~

For those who read this, to join the beta, please follow the link in BrooklynMan’s reply to this post, and then click on the link to TestFlight

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

check out this post

[–] Matchmaker 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Currently says “This beta is full.” Any plans or ability to expand the beta?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

~~Do I reply to that post? Or am I missing some link?~~

For those who read this, to join the beta you click on the link in the post linked in the parent comment

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

Well you can just join the beta test via TestFlight.

[–] NotTheVacuum 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Would love to provide more useful feedback, but I can’t log in with lemmy.world or infosec.pub

[–] ClarkZuckerberg 2 points 2 years ago

Same

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

lovely app, really unfortunate that apple ui frameworks have absurd compatibility requirements, like my phone is perfectly capable of running this app, but it doesn’t bc it doesn’t support the latest ios version smh :/

[–] a887dcd7a 2 points 2 years ago

Cool, nice to hear about the progress and foremost nice to see, that the app is no one-man-show anymore!

[–] LaughingSpider 1 points 2 years ago

A few times when the app crashed my keyboard bugged out and covered the entire screen and I had to cancel the send bug report. I don’t know if others are experiencing this issue but I’ll try to send bug reports when I can!

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

Thank you for the great work on this app! Looking forward to seeing it grow!

[–] mrpibb 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks for your work on the great App!

[–] HKPiax 1 points 2 years ago

I’m not used to TestFlight or GitHub in general, but how do I download Mlem?

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

Downloaded the app today. Thanks for all your hard work. I’m looking forward to seeing the app improve :)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Will kbin work on this as well?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

not currently, although we've been looking into it. as it stands, there are some fundamental API differences that make bringing kbin into the same app difficult. however, the kbin devs have been discussing API changes that may make this easier in the future, so we'll always be considering it if it seems more realistic in the future!

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