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[–] sasquash471@feddit.de 72 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does this guy even sleep, so many updates and it gets better and better. Thanks very much for the good work. Just downloaded it and it works perfectly also as App.

[–] ElBarto@lzrprt.sbs 23 points 2 years ago

I'm starting to suspect they're a rogue ai.

[–] armrods@lemmy.world 56 points 2 years ago (7 children)

iOS UI/UX on Android doesn't make any sense

[–] wason@lemmy.ninja 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Settings / Appearance / Themes / Device mode / Android (beta)

[–] squaresinger@feddit.de 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Looks pretty beta though...

[–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

Well... It's is beta...

[–] happyhippo@feddit.it 10 points 2 years ago

Someone finally said it. Can't stand it, sorry.

[–] shashi154263@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

It has Android mode also.

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[–] 99nights@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

Is it weird that I like the iOS mode look rather then the Android one on my Android phone?

[–] UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It looks like a very old version of Android. Sync is much better in terms of adopting the new Material You design philosophy.

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Ah that's why Sync looks so ugly with it's off-red color to everything? Damn. Do you know whether I can turn that off?

[–] Lord_Logjam@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

It is probably basing the colour scheme on your background? You can turn this off in the theme settings.

[–] viking 5 points 2 years ago

It's basing the color scheme based on the main accent color you choose.

Set it to blue and set the intensity to minimum, and you're good. Ideally paired with AMOLED black mode and extra powerful dark mode.

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[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think the Android mode is not completely polished yet

[–] 99nights@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Yeah says beta right

[–] fisco@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

Oddly enough, I'm also quite liking the iOS mode...πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

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[–] WildPalmTree@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why bother. Version two is already available. Voyager 2 by NASA.

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[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If you search for "voyager lemmy" reddit is like the 3rd hit, and "voyager for lemmy" is like #30 after a bunch of completely random apps.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 29 points 2 years ago

We need to give Google time to properly index the app, since it's been released recently. I think they don't easily surface new apps in order to prevent phishing or spam.

By the way, leaving 5 stars and a review probably helps.

[–] squaresinger@feddit.de 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If there's one thing Google is really bad at, then it's search algorithms.

At least for any product that isn't the Google Search.

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[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 18 points 2 years ago

Thank you for all of the hard work you have put into this project. This app is amazing. I'm just shocked at how quickly you work.

Is there a way to point the Play Store version of the app to my Voyager container running on my server?

[–] figaro@lemdro.id 18 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Voyager is great but it should be noted that this is just a glorified web app.

[–] Hangglide@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

But the web app spams my browser history with everything I ever touched on Lemmy. I absolutely don't want that. It is nice to have the app separate from my chrome history.

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[–] InterSynth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It runs really well for a web app, you can barely even tell.

[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why should I note that? Will it eat me in my sleep if I didn't know that?

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It won't be as optimized as a native app, basically.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 14 points 2 years ago

I agree, but trust me: Voyager is the best webapp I've ever tried. It truly feels like a native app.

[–] i_r_n00b@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

So what? For a hybrid app like that to be smooth and performant, he has my kudos. If I hadn't already seen this running in a browser, I don't think I would have realized it was. I personally like the Sync experience, but it's really cool to have lots of different choices that use different tech.

[–] naqahdah@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm really digging this so far. The built-in subreddit import is amazing! I also like how relatively simple the app is in general. Most apps have a ton of options I never use, and this one seems to mostly be including the stuff I do care about.

If you ever end up going the donate route or whatever, I'd pitch in.

[–] Jtee@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is this any different to the web app?

[–] Xylight@lemmy.xylight.dev 26 points 2 years ago (5 children)

It respects android back gesture

[–] Jtee@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I'll try it out! I'm already using Voyager

[–] hardly_alex@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And vibrates!

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[–] MdRuckus@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It took over the top spot with Connect for me. Voyager gives me instant reddit vibes like the Apollo app. Great layout. It's super smooth.

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[–] NicoCharrua@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm not able to install the app, anyone know why this could be happening?

Google Play screenshot showing Voyager and an error: "This item isn't available."

Google Play screenshot showing compatibility, which shows it won't work with Pixel 6a

[–] ljdawson@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I had users complain to me about the same issue. It's likely as it's rated 18 and you haven't age verified your account.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why is it rated 18? Reddit has the same kind of functionality and it's just rated "parent guidance"

[–] ljdawson@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Reddit also has UGC but it's not 18+. That's why I was asking

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[–] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago

The man himself!

[–] BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Bold to have two posts with "Fuck Spez" as thumbnails in the second screenshot

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

It is not easy these days to screenshot anything-internet without Fuck spez in it. He took the net by storm.

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[–] RaulitoElLobito@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

So far liking it. Completely different ui and feel compared to thunder and connect.

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[–] Pierre121000@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Does anyone know how to save pictures on this app ?

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[–] Catuskoti@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Happy user of the web app but always happy to see more alternatives. :)

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