Since a lot of you asked me to build an Android version and post about it here when I launch, and I sincerely apologise that I forgot to post on lemmy sooner. The free app was launched on Play store almost a month ago and has garnered some excellent reviews. It has feature parity with the iPhone App and works on all Android 8.0+ devices.
You can download the app here.
Any feedback is wholeheartedly welcome, you can also post issues and contribute to the rdx web app on Github.
I suggest arrows to navigate main comments (I think they also call them “parent comments” or something). As an example, Sync for Lemmy and Now for Reddit have them.
Hi, thanks again for making this app. Any chance of swipe to collapse? I find it takes less effort than double tapping
Since both left and right swipes(to go back and forward) work already it will be messy to implement that.
I meant like Alien Blue and Apollo where if you swipe on the comment and not on the edges, Apollo had a full half centimeter of edge space for front and back while AB was more like RDX (which imo is better really)
No worries if you don’t want to though, just thought I’d ask
Hey, very cool app. One thing that could be a massive improvement is the ability to tap the thumbnails in “compact mode” to open a bigger version of the image without loading the whole post. Boost (for reddit and for lemmy) has something like this (though not as snappy as I’d like), and relay for reddit had the perfect implementation of this. It was quick and easy. You tap the thumbnail to blow the image up to the max screen width, tap again to dismiss the image. Ideally there would be no lag between when you tap and when the image is loaded, same with dismissing. (I disabled double tap in relay so the image dismissal didn’t wait for a 2nd tap, making it quicker.)
Obviously this is a very nice and niche feature, so it might be outside the scope of the app. But if you find yourself itching to add some features, keep this in mind :) It would fit well with the “fast, fluid browsing” theme of the app.
I took a video to give a quick example but uploading it to lemmy.world isn’t working, I don’t want to share my youtube account, and I don’t want to make you download a random file from a file sharing site, so you can check out this behavior in those 2 apps if you need an example.
I get what you are saying, just pushed an update to Apple with the new compact mode. Android soon.
Seems nice, how do you handle reddit overpriced api, or do you not use it maybe?
it’s just for lurking, so not using it
How does this work? I thought the API charges killed all free reddit viewers.
Probably parses old.reddit.com
Reddit claims that’s illegal too. They now block Microsoft from indexing them because Microsoft isn’t paying them.
That’s only because they honor robots.txt. App users aren’t robots, so it’s ok.
It’s read-only.
I feel like I need more and more “web transformers” or addons or “enhancers” that transform shitty website to make the web useful again. Since we can’t rely on APIs and external apps in the future, maybe we could create an platform or an AI that helps with reprogramming various websites.
Besides social media I’d love to see this for shops and video streaming as well. Also reader view has been a godsend. Web is getting worse and worse.
That won’t stop them from blocking once they notice. Years ago Hulu blocked a Hulu app on xbmc. It wasn’t even like it bypassed ads. But every month they’d block and the developers had to make a work around. So it was one month working, one month not.
Personally I’m fine with never using reddit unless something comes up in a search or a post. It only prolongs switching to alternatives.
I can vouch that this thing is pretty dope. While I don’t even so much as lurk Reddit at this point, it was definitely useful when there was a natural disaster in my area and I was checking the local sub for updates.
Should… should I be concerned?
Intriguing, my first reaction is that this must be some accident. On iOS it’s marked as not collecting data, and the privacy policy is a single line.
I’m sure the dev will swing by shortly, I’m just expressing my surprise at seeing that
I have explained in the parent comment.
When you donate, a token id and status of purchase is sent to the server (in case anyone donates accidentally, rare I know, requests for a refund for their donation I can match order ID and issue refund) . That’s all, no credit card info, email or stuff like that. I wasn’t sure if this counts as financial info on play store so just to be safe I checked that box.
Looks great, I’ve been using Stealth but it has trouble with albums and some other content. It also doesn’t let me search for posts in a specific subreddit.
This looks like it will do both of those things, as well as being actively maintained and improved. Thanks for making it.
Can you please offer a download off of genocide tech corp platform?
Something like f-droid would be nice.
Or just builds available on GitHub.
I still need to really take the App a test drive, but my initial observation is the inability to display in landscape. That’s my own personal pet peeve with all Apps.
Had to disable landscape mode because it didn’t feel as finished(you can still landscape video by swiping from left to right on a full screen video), I will make some adjustments for tablets and wider viewports in general and then push an update in near future.
Kinda wish I hadn’t checked this out. Don’t get me wrong OP, your app is fantastic! I’m just grossed out and disappointed by some of the comments in my “old stomping grounds” subreddits.
Rdx itself rules tho, good job bruh
I know that feeling, when mods left, some places turned into dumpster fires as expected.
It looks like gated communities can’t be accessed using your app. I tried opening /r/steroids and just got a blank page
Reddit limitations :(
Looks nice! I sent a link to the gf who’s on iPhone. She’s always complaining about ads, and I never know what’s out there for her as I’m on android. I installed it too so I can give it a look.
After not looking at Reddit’s front page in a year, it’s a bit of a shock seeing an unfiltered feed! 😮
95% of the features are same on iOS and Android.
Hey I use this all the time on my browser, really appreciate it. I did install the “app” when prompted by chrome which I think just creates a chrome based app but one of the things I find difficult is getting to r/all and filtering to top hour. All doesn’t come up when sarched and filtering by hour isnt an option.
Ill give the actual app a go and I really appreciate your work, it is a great experience.
Yes that’s the web app. You can install from play store now, it has many new features.
There does seem to be some minor issues. I’m seeing the same posts I saw earlier reappear as I scroll, and it doesn’t seem to be updating unless you sort by new.
Maybe the wrong place, but I’ve consistently had a bug with the iOS version where it will start repeating posts after awhile with no way to fix it. Refresh or restarting the app doesn’t fix it.
