Some happy news then, it seems like Memmy is being developed again. Was picked up again 6 days ago. Though, from what it looks like, it’s a rather major rework. So could take some time. But gkasdorf has put in a lot of work.
this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2023
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Just checked https://github.com/Memmy-App/memmy -- and you're right! Woohoo!
And gkasdorf is making commits already today. Like 45 minutes ago. I hope they're feeling refreshed and can find a good balance.
I have tried all iOS lemmy apps and i always return to Memmy. I hope developer will come back after his rest from burnout.
Have you tried Avelon? It has some nice features. There is a premium subscription to get all the functionalities but it’s worth it. It even has groups where you can put a bunch of /c together.
Yes i have. I will still wait before i decide to go premium on any app. They are all pretty new so far. Although with Memmy, Avelon is on the top of my list.
I really like this app and I use it a lot, but I certainly need a lot more features before I am willing to pay for it:
- upload of images in comments and the text section of a post
- screenshot function like Apollo had
- proper in app linking of Lemmy links (Lemmy links shouldn’t be opened in the browser)
- open in App if the browser is on a Lemmy instance
- videos should be played in the app that’s a huge one for me, especially peer tube videos
- give me the possibility to directly upload a video to a peer tube instance of my choice, directly in creating a post.
I experienced a few crashes and lags here and there.
But I will definitely buy a few apps if they get more features. Btw. I don’t think theming is so important, it’s more like a nice to have.
My biggest thing before I pay is the developper needs to prove us this is a long term commitment to making the app.
I agree, but also this is kind of hard to prove.
Well if your app gets a track record of regular updates (so far only Voyager seems to be updated regularly and frequently) and that for a few months in a row then yeah I’ll pay for the app. Also I expect no beta version or major bugs in a paid app.
It wasn’t being updated? Honestly, I hadn’t noticed since it has just continued to work for me.
It’s been buggy with no updates for me, but it’s free and made by a hobbyist. It’s still my favorite and so I’m not complaining. I will be grateful when those issues are resolved and new features come out
Every time Voyager screws up again (so, a lot of the time) I use Memmy again. For example, when it decides to show me the same "three day" old article first up for a week or more despite being reloaded and even reinstalled. I have Memmy permanently installed on my phone at this point.
I fired Memmy when it kept getting updates with shit like themes despite having bugs like not scrolling to the top after hiding seen posts. Seems small, but I press “hide seen” like every 30 seconds and it drove me insane. Found Voyager and it hides without issue. Haven’t looked back.
Lesson to devs: fix bugs in current features before adding new ones.
Lesson to users: don't act all entitled when you're using a FOSS app developed in people's free time :) We work on what we want to work on, one of those things were themes. Neither of us use the hide seen posts feature so thats why it doesn't get much attention. Feel free to learn React Native and contribute a fix though, I'm sure you'll get around to that!
I probably should’ve spent more time making my point — sorry. The Reddit exodus led to a handful of new Lemmy apps and it was interesting to watch as they all came together so quickly, hoping to be the next Apollo. I was surprised by how fickle my own loyalty to Memmy was when I found an app (Voyager) that looked and worked very similarly, but also seemed to perfectly solve my specific pain point. I was a Memmy user as soon as it popped up and was psyched for its future. What I was thinking when I wrote my original comment is that I actually would’ve preferred no “hide all seen” feature at all, and not in any kind of entitled way (I don’t think, anyway?)
Jeez this is one of the most entitled and ignorant unfriendly things I have read so far towards developers.
If you are so entitled, make an app for Lemmy yourself - in your free time without getting an income-stream.
Realize the developer does everything in their free time for no money.
It might seem like a small thing but it might be a pain to develop a fix for it (I’m not an coder so, I don’t know).
Be happy there are updates for an app that’s getting developed and maintained in their free time for no money.
Otherwise just delete the app and move on.
I don’t really see the entitlement here, but I’m sorry nonetheless for the attitude in my comment. I was speaking as a developer and designer myself, but I know the memmy people have no reason to work on any part of the app they don’t want to. I was trying (and failed, miserably) to explain why I left for such a seemingly petty reason. I simply found an alternative. From the perspective of a user, their focus on “new” instead of fixing bugs first was frustrating. That’s not entitlement. I didn’t insist anyone fix it. I saw that the team’s priorities weren’t in line with what I’d assumed they should be. I guess my dogmatic “user centric” approach can read as entitlement, but I’m fully aware I wasn’t owed anything as a user of a free app.
Where is the hide seen function in Memmy?