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Jerboa

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Jerboa is a native-android client for Lemmy, built using the native android framework, Jetpack Compose.

Warning: You can submit issues, but between Lemmy and lemmy-ui, I probably won't have too much time to work on them. Learn jetpack compose like I did if you want to help make this app better.

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I've been seeing a lot of posts about people being stuck between server (lemmy 0.18) and client (Jerboa 0.0.33—35) versions (not installed from IzzyOnDroid and logged in) with Jerboa crashing. Here's a way to avoid that issue while still being able to log in and browse both Lemmy 0.18 or older instances.

  • Add IzzyOnDroid repo to F-Droid
  • Delete app data from Android app info (edit)
  • Uninstall current version of Jerboa
  • Install 0.0.33 IzzyOnDroid version of Jerboa
  • Set phone to Airplane mode
  • Open Jerboa and use the hamburger menu to add your account
  • Fill in server, username, and password
  • Turn off Airplane mode
  • Login

You'll get a old server version notification of your server hasn't updated but you'll be able to use Jerboa regardless of server version.

Hope this helps!

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[–] RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doesn't work for me sadly...i am on an instance that is on 0.17. I updated to 0.35 and it didn't work. Now whenever i install some older version it automatically crashes no matter what.

I cleared caches, deleted files, restarted, tried airplane mode - nothing works.

I can only start the 0.35 version if i download the apk directly from the website of izzy and nothing else works now...

[–] MiddleWeigh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Have you tried repeatedly and rapidly clicking top right hamburger before crashing? I got it stay open and is a good work around.