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Why call it "Connect for Lemmy"? It's so inconvenient and not catchy at all. Might even be misunderstood by most search enaginges when typing in the current name of the app. Just call the app like this community "Lemmyconect"

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[โ€“] FlexibleToast 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I would bet it has to do with the trend of things being named "X for Y" because all the Reddit clients had to be renamed when Reddit changed their tos so that any third party app name couldn't start with Reddit. Hence Relay for Reddit, Sync for Reddit, etc...

Edit: Apparently this is a Play Store policy not Reddit. So, it makes even more sense.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Well luckily we are not bound zo Reddit tos anymore ๐Ÿค—

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's a Play Store policy, not a Reddit one. Twitter clients that mentioned Twitter in the title has to be renamed X for Twitter too.

[โ€“] FlexibleToast 2 points 11 months ago

That I didn't know. It makes even more sense now. Thanks.

[โ€“] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago (4 children)

So why was "reddit is fun" called so until the end then?

[โ€“] Lorela 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

hmm interesting, I guess there must be some reason. Was just wondering is anyone could link why it has to be done this way and if it was actually due to Reddit tos as a brand or general play store guidelines

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

On the play store I think it was called 'RIF Reddit is Fun'

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Well so you can just use the acronym of the app itself in the beginning of the play store name and it's all good? I'd like to see some source for these ominous play store policy

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I have no idea. Something about branding and fine print.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Maybe it was related to "impersonating other existing program"? Or is was just a brand guideline to the Reddit brand, anyway here are the guidlines related to app naming and some examples. https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9898842#zippy=%2Cexamples-of-common-violations

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

It's a case of Old habits dying hard, I like it, we all know why it's connect for lemmy.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I like it the way it is now.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Nah it's good

[โ€“] soycapitan451 1 points 11 months ago

Maybe in the minority, but I like the proposal and the play on "Let me" Connect.

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