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I’m not sure if you’ve tried this PWA called Wefwef but it feels like a fully featured Apollo client for Lemmy already. You just go to the site and add it to your home screen. No beta to sign up for. No TestFlight link. Just add the PWA.

It’s good. It’s really really good.

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[–] hawkguy@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I am trying it now for the first time on Android. But everytime I want to go back with the back button of the navbar, the app quits. Is that intended behavior?

[–] esty@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Do you have it installed as a PWA? the back button works fine for me, installed, chrome on android 13

[–] lastweakness@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No it isn't. Works as intended for me on both Firefox and Brave.

[–] hawkguy@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Since an update this morning it is working fine.

[–] Riyria@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Omg I just checked out wefwef. I hope they release a downloadable app soon. The UI is fantastic.

[–] ehrenschwan@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

It looks really nice, kind of funny seeing the iOS-UI on Android. But I loved Apollo before switching to Android.

[–] szczur@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

WefWef rocks. It has a nice name, too.

[–] Mogster@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the recommendation. This is excellent, and so far it works brilliantly for a a PWA.

[–] BowtiesAreCool@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago

It immediately felt so right that I committed half an hour to really figuring out what this was and how it all worked. Okay to be fair I only kind of know how it all works

[–] Natha@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Yup, that's Apollo in a web browser.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

I just found yesterday and installed it as a web app. The two iPhone clients I tried before were not quite ready for prime-time IMO but wefwef is great.

[–] Nyla_Smokeyface@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I'm using it right now and it's really cool!

...Why isn't the bookmark button working though?

[–] james@lemmy.jamesj999.co.uk 1 points 2 years ago

Posting from it now, it’s fantastic!

[–] ipipip@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 2 years ago

This is going to be my go to app for mobile devices, thanks for making me aware of it!

[–] pivotraze 1 points 2 years ago

It does feel very similar to Apollo! I like it, although it’s slightly less performant than a native app. Also, I can’t sort by Top Day/12h/6h/1h on it? Although I can’t on Memmy either, only Mlem seems to support it of the ones I’ve tried so far.

[–] Plume@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Holy shit. I have Apollo. On my Android phone. For Beehaw!

This is amazing! PWAs are so awesome.

[–] Veraticus@lib.lgbt 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Wow, can you link it?

Edit: I found it and wow it really is exactly like Apollo!

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think my favorite app is Thunder. Serious RedReader vibes

[–] African_Grey@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Trying it now. Thunder is really good but it feels like it’s designed for Android not iOS. Very “material you” feeling.

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[–] lauha@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Can I connect to other instances apart from 4 preset ones?

Edit. Yes, just go to middle icon att the bottom and log in.

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[–] kraise@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

As an Android user, wefwef is such a fantastically designed app. I was still using an old iPhone and iPad Pro to browse Reddit as a longtime Apollo Ultra user so the UI is just perfect for my tastes.

[–] DJDarren@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Oh, this is really nice. It'll be really cool once PWAs are usable on macOS and it'll become my go to way to access Lemmy.

[–] Spudger@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I read about it yesterday and decided to give it a whirl. Still using it today. I'll try it on my phone in a while.

Edit: Works a treat in Firefox on iOS. It's a keeper.

[–] Spudger@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

I just mentioned wefwef to my better half. She just sniggered at me and said "has the world run out of names?"

[–] SeedyOne@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It really is great but that name is so weird. Anyone know what it's based on?

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