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I've used Boost since launch and never once seen something like that happen
this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2024
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Personally I like Connect even though it's not FOSS because it's layout is similar to RiF.
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I use the webpage as a webapp. It's adless.
Wefwef. It's so normal.
Lemmy website does provide official PWA app.
On iOS: Safari > Lemmy website > Hit share button > Add to home screen. On android, I assume steps will be similar.
I wholeheartedly recommend PWA app as such is published by the publisher of website itself, and I don’t need to download it either from official or 3rd party store.
In case you don’t know, PWA is basically a web app, running using your browser engine, which has almost same look-n-feel of native app.
Wait, Boost has ads? I've literally never seen an ad.
have you installed anything like pihole or your own dns?
Nope. Standard router and DNS.
I did pay for Boost since it was a one-time payment and I have free googlebucks.
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Connect does not have ads
I paid $3.49 to support the developers and the ads go away as a bonus.
Why would you need an app when an account settings page and a web interface for posts exist? What need is that combination not meeting for you?
Yup, lemmy works fine in a browser.
Also basically no apps support mod and admin actions or do it weird.
I'll say that DMs could be a bit better in the browser, but otherwise it's fine.
I don't undestand the need to have an app for stuff that works just fine on browser. In my books less apps is always better. The desktop and mobile version of Lemmy on browser gets the job done perfectly and is way more polished looking aswell.
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I'm reading this on Boost (once off payment) and no ads...