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I don't know if this is just a placebo effect, but it feels like there's a lot more socialization and faster upvotes in the past hour Sync was released.

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[–] AndreTelevise@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sync in my opinion provides the most seamless, Reddit-like experience, so naturally, more people will gravitate towards that

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[–] RavenFellBlade@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's been my experience. I've been using Jerboa, Connect, Liftoff, and Thunder before this, and activity has been slowly increasing over the past few weeks. Sync releases, and activity increased significantly within hours. Also, I have not touched another client since Sync dropped. I appreciate the effort of all of the other developers making Lemmy apps, but Sync is home. Nothing comes close.

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[–] Aspergillus@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I am here because of sync, but I am also confused. I made a .ml account and not a .world account. Does it matter? Could someone tell me the difference? Thanks.

[–] s_s@lemmy.one 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's like having a *@gmail.com vs a *@yahoo.com email address.

Any instance allows you to send/receive email (or that is, browse lemmy).

If your instance goes down for whatever reason, you'll not be able to access that account.

[–] martyo@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Simple answer is it does not really matter, everything is connected and most things can be reached from anywhere.

Slightly more complex answer: each server instance (e.g. lemmy.ml, lemmy.world, lemm.ee and any others) has its own rules and regulations, dictated by the individual admin(s). You should read them to know what the instance is about, its general philosophy, and if it is a good fit for you. From this also follows the fact that your instance admins can choose to disconnect from other server instances - in that case you can not reach anything from the other instance. An example is many nsfw-free instances disconnecting (β€˜defederating’) from porn instances like lemmynsfw. Or disconnecting from right-wing troll instances.

So, the general answer is it does not matter much, but there is some fine print to it you should be aware of.

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[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

RiF is now completely dead, could browse before without logging in, now can't even browse, could be a big factor.

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[–] erre@programming.dev 18 points 1 year ago

Aaaaaaand this is how I found out it was released. Thank you.

Made an account just because Sync makes the experience so much more fluent now.

[–] SlothMama@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'm here for it even though I'm Connect for Lemmy gang.

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[–] Vandy@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago

I'm using it more because of Sync.

[–] egeres@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (9 children)

πŸ™ƒ sorry! I'm out of the loop! Who's the developer behind this app? Was it someone that used to make a reddit version of this? Where is the hype coming? Other than that is wonderful to see new tools integrating with lemmy ❀❀❀

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[–] PizzaGuy@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They finally killed all the third party apps today too. Got to score a cool new username at Lemmy. Bye reddit

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[–] RHTeebs@startrek.website 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Greetings! I finally decided to get an account after Voyager came in. I'm glad that there is a noticeable presence after the app went live. It seems like a nice place, so far!

Lemmy will be like Reddit in that there's no way I would use the site without a third party app like Sync.

[–] gedden@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

I'm here just because of sync.

[–] kratoz29@lemmy.fmhy.net 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I just made another account because my Lemmy.world one wasn't working, so add it for the numbers (?).

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[–] Axisl@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Just signed up for lemmy now that sync is live!

[–] nwithan8@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Amazing what a decent UX will do.

[–] iegod@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

Sync does the interface right :)

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 year ago

Did hold out until sync was released.

[–] FancyPotato@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

This is my first comment after leaving Reddit. Liking the way things look so far!

[–] UnknownQuantity@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I don't know, but it's certainly a lot more enjoyable and smoother experience.

[–] deeroh@lemdro.id 13 points 1 year ago (11 children)

I've been trying to follow, but clearly I missed it - anyone know if there's an iOS client in the works, or will this be Android only?

[–] GinDaHood@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Don't count on an iOS Sync client.

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[–] randomperson@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

That's exactly the reason why no reddit alternative will ever have any success without having a great mobile app.

[–] Baohwong@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

It's a lot easier to browse posts and comment. On other apps I would just crash...

[–] Koffiato@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

I don't know what happened but I also see less politics and more interesting topics, which is making me want to vote more let alone to comment more.

[–] uSirPatrick@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I've definitely used Lemmy more than previously today.

[–] Lyrefly@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Personally, RIF was still kind of working for me until today. I opened up lemmy and the first post I saw was the release of the Sync app lol

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