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[Update] Y'all are pulling my leg with these app posts. (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by SuperSoftAbby to c/apple_enthusiast
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E2:If this is somehow the first post you found in your journey, this master list of apps and how to download them will help more than this post:https://lemmy.world/post/907413 Also the test flight links in the post worked.

There are no lemmy-related apps in the iPhone store. All the websites for the apps lead to placeholder websites or websites that don't work.

E: Thank you all for your help. The websites only work when accessed via phone. Still no test flight codes yet. I'm not going to delete this because I know others are probably going to have the same struggle and question.

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[–] thisisdee 59 points 2 years ago (2 children)

For wefwef specifically, it's a PWA, so open this on Safari and follow instructions there: https://wefwef.app/settings/install

For other apps, they're mostly still in beta and you need a TestFlight invite link. Search for the posts here and they'll probably have the link

[–] SuperSoftAbby 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

TY for this comment that sends me directly to the instructions! if I could pin it, I would. I am currently using it!

[–] dontwakethetrees 3 points 2 years ago

You should be able to save the weblink to your home screen through Safari.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

except most of the apps are full at the moment, meaning the TestFlight isn't taking any more beta testers.

[–] zav 27 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Memmy should be on the Appstore in a few hours!

[–] Limes 10 points 2 years ago

Been great in TestFlight, great updates

[–] ccunning 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s a web app:

https://wefwef.app

[–] phoneymouse 8 points 2 years ago

This.. install to Home Screen and you can’t tell the difference between an app and a website in this case.

[–] cutecycle 14 points 2 years ago

it's on a PWA website!

https://wefwef.app

[–] existential_crisis 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I know what you mean, it’s a huge problem for onboarding new people. Wefwef is the only one that’s actually accessible to regular users since it’s a web app, but I don’t think most people are familiar with how to “install” those.

I wonder how many redditors gave up on joining lemmy because they couldn’t find a single app?

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

Any TestFlight app is accessible to “regular users” too

[–] eek2121 5 points 2 years ago

There is also Mlem, which has a testflight build. I am using it right now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I went looking yesterday too. I think this is a browser only application

[–] glockenspiel 13 points 2 years ago

It is, it’s a Progressive Web App (PWA). A lot more apps than we’d think are actually PWA wrapped and put on the App Store and Play Store.

For the folks who are wondering, open WefWef.app on your phone/tablet, click your share button, and then add to desktop/Home Screen. It will make it feel like an app.