Sync for Reddit is dead, long live Sync for Lemmy

This is great news. I have signed up!

I must say, despite of how awesome Sync for Reddit was, I think we should all try not to go overboard with our expectations of what the first version of Sync for Lemmy will be. This is testing ground for all developers and expecting the same level of polishment that an app had on its 22nd version might be detrimental to the actual experience.

We know what ljdawson is capable of, so let's support him, let's enjoy his work (I am sure Sync for Lemmy v1.0 will still be awesome), but let's also give him time to refine his product on a new platform. I don't know what is involved in the development of this new app, but I do see some points where all other Lemmy apps are struggling, so I can only assume this enterprise presents some new challenges. It is only fair to give him some room for growth and not expect absolute greatness from scratch.

I'll bet Laurence is stoked to read: "It's been 47 minutes since the last update. Is Sync for Lemmy abandoned?" once things are underway

As someone who bought Sync for Reddit (Pro) back in 2012, I just wanted to express my thanks for all your hard work over the years. It's one absolutely stellar app, and you can count on a day one purchase for Sync for Lemmy from me.

Same here!
Absolutely, same here, will pay for Sync for Lemmy!

I'll being pro again as well!

Agreed! I picked up Lifetime for Sync for Reddit before uninstalling it in support for Sync for Lemmy, and I'll be popping for Lifetime again when it's out! 🤘🏼 Long live Sync for Lemmy 🤓
- This is the way 💪
- Easiest purchase decision ever
- This is the way 💪
Saving up my google play credit to buy lifetime pro on day one!
I'm happy to go Pro again too, but I need it to support non-Google Android
I was stuck on Sync 19 because of this

I'll buy Pro again!

Day 1 purchase for me too.

There's a sync sized hole in my home screen and only you can fill it

I'm so ready to get Sync'd again
- Sync me daddy 😩😩

I'll be there on day one. Deleted Sync two days ago and need to fill that gap in my app list.

I haven't been able to bring myself to uninstall it yet :(
- It was hard. But I am finding a lot of the same communities here on Lemmy. And sync will be coming here soon enough.
- Same :((( though not because of reddit, I've been looking to leave reddit for 4 years. Sync was a special app though.
- Same here
I replaced it with Jerboa shortly after the the AMA. Jerboa has been great so far, but I'll happily switch back to Sync for Lemmy.

The king is DEAD.

*#LONG LIVE THE KING! *

I'm hyped! Currently using Connect for Lemmy which feels fairly polished but I find myself always trying to do Sync's gestures lol. Really excited to get Sync back!

If I keep Sync for Reddit installed on my phone, will there be a way to import my settings once the Lemmy version is released?

It's the back swipe and the collapse, isn't it! This is pretty good in the meantime so fair dos to the developer of Connect.
But sync was sooo good. Can't wait.
- Clearing read posts is something I miss.
- Exactly lol. Also the swiping on comments and posts to upvote, save, reply, etc behaves differently. I find myself accidentally downloading posts when I'm just scrolling.
- Exactly lol. Also the swiping on comments and posts to upvote, save, reply, etc behaves differently. I find myself accidentally downloading posts when I'm just scrolling.
Connect is good but the 3rd party Reddit apps were so crazy polished. The absolute dumbest thing spez did as an outcome of his dumb decisions was he sent all the best app developers on his platform, straight to his biggest competitor.
- I mean third party apps have had over a decade more time to get polished in comparison to the Lemmy options. I'm not really optimistic that Lemmy is a true competitor to reddit. While I, personally, no longer want to support reddit, only a tiny fraction of reddit's user base has made the switch to Lemmy, and if you go over to reddit right now, not much has changed. Posts are still getting orders of magnitude more interactions than posts here. Some mods will leave but people will eagerly replace them. I also think Lemmy is inherently a little difficult to understand. I'm pretty tech savvy and I had issues figuring it out. The average user is going to struggle a lot which is bad for becoming more widespread.

Fuck yeah! I was so sad to uninstall Sync, can't wait to have the same experience but for Lemmy! Thanks for your work, I'll gladly pay for pro again

Absolutely. Not even a question. Sync on Android has been better than Apollo on iOS in my experience
+1 on this!

As a Sync Ultra user, would pay again. The quality of Sync is out of this world, I used Reddit just so I'd be able to enjoy a good UX on my phone.

Good luck with the first version!

Even if I use Lemmy less than Reddit, Sync has earned my respect enough for another purchase, I know Lemmy is in heavy flux, hope this doesn't dampen your efforts ^_°

Sync was amazing, it will continue to be amazing. I'm 100% buying the Pro version again.

24k!? Dang. I'm really hoping that contributes to the activity over here. Lemmy provides a similar enough experience that, as long as the people come, it'll be comparable to Reddit for sure.

One question I've been curious about: is your goal to make Sync for Lemmy as close as possible to the same experience as Sync for Reddit, minus any changes that are inherently different between Reddit and Lemmy?

He mentioned SfL will be the SfR app but working for Lemmy. Same UI basically

Really excited for this, how have you found working with the Lemmy API's compared to Reddit's?

Only reddit app I've ever used. Can't wait for the Lemmy version!

Can't wait! I'll buy it again!

It feels kind of silly but I'm also looking forward to buying it again.
- God knows I've got plenty of google play credit to spare.

This is what keeps me going. Your work is so appreciated!

I'll buy Pro again!

Bought Sync back in 2012 and got over a decade of love for it, count me in line for Sync for Lemmy!

Sync was awesome, so glad to hear there's gonna be a version for Lemmy

Good, I love Sync!

Respect dev, you made the right choice to hop in here!

Can't wait for Sync for Lemmy.

Can't wait!! Thank you for your efforts and I'll be purchasing Pro again!

I'll even pay for Pro again, just making it happen. Love you dude.

looking forward to supporting the new version of sync again when it's up! Thanks for all your work on this

I’m very excited about this! Sync was my preferred client on my Android phones, so I’m definitely looking forward to this.

I had only one complaint about Sync Pro - it was too cheap by half, considering all the work you put in over that decade+

I'd have gladly paid a tenner. In fact I used to pay for pro again after I got a new phone lol

I'd recommend go buy his other app(s) in support. I did...After it was no longer working.

We keeping the same icon right?

I really hope so.
- Flipped I hope, like this sub's (wait, are we calling these subs?) icon.

Excellent!

Really excited to see this. Signed up to your Patreon, hopefully a few others have too.

Patreon link pls. I'll send some $. Sync ~~~_is~~~ was by far the best reddit app. Would love to support.
- Here it is:
  https://www.patreon.com/syncforreddit

Super excited for Sync for Reddit, thank you lj!

Patiently waiting! Using Connect in the meantime.

is there a confirmation on the signups? I click the button but nothing appears to happen.

You use Firefox, don't you?
I've experienced the same problem. FF's advanced blocking blocks the call. Try signing up from a shittier browser, like Chrome.
- Boom! Roasted
- It logged in once I did the confirmation from my email.
Had the same issue in Firefox and had to disable my adblocker

Great to hear that about time reddit's monopoly ended, too many shitty decisions they need punished

If you need beta testers, sign me up!

Guaranteed fan for life. Fuck spez. Long live Sync.

Very much looking forward to it! Loved sync so much :) I keep on trying the gestures in this connect app haha

I was unsure where to move after reddit, but when you annouced Sync for Lemmy it was clear as day. Thanks for keeping Sync up and running!

Fantastic - literally joined Lemmy today to be ready. Looking forward to this, long, long time user and now dropping Reddit.

I have never subscribed to something so fast.

I didn't even think twice!

Cannot wait! ill be buying pro.

I'll buy Pro again!

Can we have this one supported on non-Google Android?

I was stuck on Sync 19 because of this

Seconded! I had to switch to another app, but I still remember Sync as the best.
My sync v22 or whatever it was worked perfectly fine on my OnePlus oxygen android os
- Interesting. And you didn't have anything Google installed on yours?

Yes!! Sync was how I browsed Reddit 95%+ of the time and I have no desire to use the official reddit app. Stoked that sync for lemmy is confirmed!

Sync for Reddit

o7

Just take my money already! Definitely will pay again for pro version of Sync!

Just subscribed to Lemmy.world because of the message in Sync for Reddit, so I'm definitely looking forward to buy your app again. Still not too sure about the differences between Reddit and Lemmy, other than Lemmy is slow, but it's probably getting a lot of attention suddenly.

That's sort of a good problem to have; it means Lemmy is gaining a lot of attention. Hopefully people stick around long enough to reform their communities in Lemmy while people upgrade and add new servers to handle the demand.

I've signed up! Been using Sync Pro for so many years, I'll continue to do so on this new platform

Thanks LJ!

I'm so excited for Lemmy Sync! I've been using Sync for Reddit for many, many years and absolutely adore the app - the new app will certainly ease the transition to Lemmy!

Hey @ljdawson@lemmy.world, good work! Can you provide a ETA if you could?

I think ljdawson said 4 to 6 weeks in the introduction post in reddit. That was a couple of days at least ago though.
- Im looking forward to it. But atbthe same time i doubt my willpower is strong enough for me to wait that long.

Can't wait to use it.

Fantastic news! Signed up, happy to pay again, can't wait!

Is there like a timeline for this?

And I just want to say thank you for doing this development

About 6 weeks for a mvp from what I understood, but that was around a week ago, so around 6 weeks
- Was this a typo, or a funny joke on software development?
- Ohh I can’t wait

Sync is/was one of my favourite apps since 2013 - looking forward to seeing what the Lemmy experience is like.

looking forward to it my dude, i havent used reddit at all this month. thank you !

U the man

I've been using Sync for many years, and I'll be switching over. I started with sh.itjust.works, and have moved to kbin.social because it supports a proper OAuth login process... I've read some people suggesting that kbin is a slightly differnet API than other federation sources, but... if it takes time, I'll wait, no worries. Or I'll create another account somewhere else... I think porting accounts and such is something that needs to be better handled, as does such a lot of the UI across all the different federation instances, but hopefully that's something Sync can handle :) Thanks for your hard work, and you can guarantee that if you offer it, I'll be going lifetime subscriber again. Totally worth it.

Hey LJ!

Just another redfugee here and long time Sync user. I'm excited to see what you come up with.

I'm so excited for this, we all appreciate the immense amount of work this must take.

Long live the King!

It's incredibly awesome that you're doing this, and we're here to help continue the legacy that is Sync!

Anxiously waits in anticipation

Exciting! Are you starting from scratch or are you able to copy portions from the old code over?

Pretty sure a lot of the boiler plate code would be the same like upvote/downvote, etc.
Just that instead of telling reddit that user pressed upvote, now the app needs to tell lemmy.
- Yeah, probably. Although I know with APIs it's not always as easy because one uses HATEOAS, the other's entities look entirely different and stuff like that. Just curious whether the data structure is roughly the same, I never looked at Lemmy's Code or the Reddit API
- Exactly the UI and the model/backend are properly separated if it follows a design pattern like MVC. So it would be pretty trivial to replace the Reddit API calls with Lemmy API calls. Except for the things that don’t exactly translate one on one.

This is great, I can't wait!

Can't wait, thank you!

Thank you for your hard work.

Can't wait! Liftoff is really good, but Sync was better.

Great to hear that about time reddit's monopoly ended, too many shitty decisions they need punished

That's great news, as someone who bought Sync for Reddit pro all those years ago, and who just heard about/signed up for Lemmy in the last 5 minutes.

Looking forward to trying it out and learning more about Lemmy!

Hi lj random question regarding sync for reddit. Do you know by any chance when the imgur rapid api key will expire?

Awesome! Will there be an iOS version later on?

Super excited to see where this goes! :D

Loved the app. Looking forward to using it again here!

Already signed up and stoked for sync to make a comeback. Thanks for everything

Can't wait

I keep catching myself clicking the old sync app out of habit, it's like muscle memory at this point when I unlock my phone 😅 Is the Lemmy update coming as a patch to the reddit app, or will there be a new download when the time comes? Just wondering if I should delete the old app to try and break my addiction in the interim.

I've deleted the old app and just put my current Lemmy app there, when Sync for lemmy is published I'll replace it again. This way I don't have to change a thing about my habit

Wow, that's a lot of signups !

Super excited to see where this goes! :D

That's incredible news! Please let me oe the community know if you need any help beta testing.

I'm so happy you're doing this! It's going to be amazing!!!

Can't wait ☺

right on

I'll being pro again as well!

You should start doing pop-ups daily when opening the app.

Like saying, "it's no meta Mondays today!"

Or, "new app update features: xyz"

I'll being pro again as well!

I will definitely use/pay for this when it comes out just as a token of appreciation for your work on Sync.

But it'd be awesome if you picked up support for kbin as well when it's API offerings are fully out, it's my prefence over lemmy by far.

Good night, sweet prince. Not goodbye, only until next time.

That's awesome. Looking forward to it!

Hopefully kbin comparability is an option once their API is sorted

Sweet, can't wait!

You Sir, are a legend.

Cannot wait! Thanks for all of your hard work. I'll be joining Sync for Lemmy as soon as its available.

The King is Dead! Long Live the King!

Amazing! I cannot wait.

Waiting for it!

Let's go!

i was genuinely sad when i saw this.

Excited! @ljdawson@lemmy.world Can you say yet whether SfL will include a tablet mode like SfR did?

Thanks for the great work LJ, Sync was my favorite app by far, so I hope to switch over to it once out.

For now, I have really been enjoying using Wefwef. So cool to see so many great apps for this platform.

The form didn't work for me sadly

Don't worry it's just for the email reminder, you'll get the same updates right here on Lemmy.
If you use Firefox, try in a different browser.
- Well that's not great. But I guess that's it

I had only one complaint about Sync Pro - it was too cheap by half, considering all the work you put in over that decade+

I'd have gladly paid a tenner. In fact I used to pay for pro again after I got a new phone lol

Kind of feel cheated considering I purchased pro just a week ago, but that's on me for being too optimistic when it comes to SHTF.

A week ago you should have known that 3rd party apps were going under
If only developing software for multiple, completely different platforms was as easy as simply making one app, and all debugging & patching was universal across the board. Ag, what a world that would be.
Instead, it's tough and worth every penny of support by the fans who appreciate good work when they see it. There must be countless free options out there, but after all: you get what you pay for, right?
Let's support the amazing work of this superhuman solo dev, the hero we need and just in time. 🤌🏼
- Am a developer myself, even less paid. So I know the struggle. Making any kind of software is hard, I know that first hand. It's just that I had hopes reddit's resident shitheads would understand gravity of their mistakes and turn back on their decisions considering the size of protests. But alas, that didn't happen.