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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by brunofin@beehaw.org to c/programming@beehaw.org

Hi all, keeping this post short, I am working on a new Lemmy app for iOS and Android, heavily inspired on the Infinity for Reddit app.

The app is very much still a work in progress, but I's like to share some screenshots and a few MVP functionalities already implemented:

Screenshots

Already implemented:

  • Anonymous browsing;
  • Login;
  • Multiple accounts support;
  • Account switcher;
  • Post cards
  • Sorting posts by Lemmy's sorting options (Active/Hot/New/etc..);
  • Listing posts by Lemmy's listing options (Subscribed/Local/All);
  • Upvote, downvote (and counters), comment counter, save;
  • Mark post as read;
  • Infinite post scrolling (keep on scrolling, app loads more posts in the background);

What's next before I make it available in the app stores (MVP):

  • Post view (see post's comments);
  • Add a comment to a post;
  • Create a post;
  • A sexier selected account card on the sidebar;

What's still to do before I can call it a beta version:

  • Profile view;
  • Community view (rules mods other details);
  • Search;
  • Dark mode;

What's to come after:

  • Custom theming/Material You support;
  • Advanced post filters;
  • Community groups (Add communities to a group, see posts only from selected group);
  • A video player with controls over speed playback and maybe quality if possible;
  • Alternative posts view (compact card, list, etc)
  • Other cool misc options.

Dreams:

  • Kbin and Mastodon accounts support.

Keep an eye for future posts, I may be able to announce the MVP by the end of this week if everything goes well, but I can't promise anything :)

EDIT:

This post got so much traction than I had predicted. Thank you so much for all your comments and ideas! I tried to reply to as many as I could.

I also collected from this post a bunch of good suggestions from you which for now I am keping track of here: https://brunofinger.notion.site/brunofinger/Beyond-45cabaae7f724cd5ad2b77d902e9a97e

The app name probably will be "Beyond" as suggested by a couple of users here, and really like this idea as it creates a sort of symbolic link to Infinity as the inspiration for my work by the famous "To Infinity and Beyond" phrase :)

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[-] JayDurst@beehaw.org 22 points 2 years ago

Happy to see some new apps on the horizon! Android user here and happy to beta test when the time arrives.

No name suggestions... and that's probably for the best ;)

[-] leftenddev@slrpnk.net 21 points 2 years ago

My love of Infinity is what pushed me off the Reddit train so I'd be pumped to have a Fedv equivalent!

[-] brunofin@beehaw.org 21 points 2 years ago

Feel free to suggest names here :)

[-] UnexampledSalt@lemmy.ko4abp.com 12 points 2 years ago

I like Lemur! Maybe Lemiverse?

[-] Lionir@beehaw.org 13 points 2 years ago

Lemur is already the name of a Lemmy app that died :/

[-] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago

It was Lemmur, but close enough to not get my vote.

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[-] admin@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

I'll suggest they keep the 'Lemur' name.

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[-] emerald@lemmy.place 8 points 2 years ago

If you wanted to stick to Infinity's space-ish theme, I think Lagrange would fit pretty well (though there is a Gemini browser of the same name)

[-] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 9 points 2 years ago

Or a synonym of Infinity like Boundless or Eternity

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[-] NoTime@lemmy.one 8 points 2 years ago

I don't have much of an imagination so I asked Bing AI:

  • LemmyGo: A simple and fast way to access Lemmy on your mobile device.
  • Lemur: A cute and catchy name that plays on the similarity between Lemmy and lemur, a type of primate.
  • Lemo: A sleek and modern name that sounds like a combination of Lemmy and emoji.
  • Lemix: A name that suggests mixing and sharing content on Lemmy.
  • Lemyx: A name that uses an unconventional spelling to stand out from the crowd.
[-] fenndev@fedia.io 6 points 2 years ago
[-] rancidity9480@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

I like going the lemming related route...

  • Lemmini
  • Lagurus
  • Muskrat

Or in a different direction: Lemmyn. With a yellow citrus 🍋 logo.

[-] Can_Utility@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

If it’s OK with u/iamthatis, I’d suggest … Mercury (the Roman name for Apollo).

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[-] Undearius@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago

If it's inspired by Infinity, you should call it Beyond

[-] brunofin@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

I m glad you mentioned it! after I posted this on Tuesday night, I came up with the same idea! To Infinity, and Beyond!

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[-] LunarticBot@beehaw.org 16 points 2 years ago

Thank you for this.

Lemmy definitely needs more and better apps.

But just a curiosity question if you don't mind. You said that your app is heavily inspired by Infinity which is already open source, so why not just fork that and modify it to work with Lemmy?

[-] knova@links.dartboard.social 14 points 2 years ago

I think swapping from one API to another is not just a drop in replacement; it might be easier to start fresh from the ground up.

Disclaimer: I am not a developer so I honestly don’t actually know

[-] OneDimensionPrinter@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago

Am a developer, and there's a few patterns to make this sort of thing easier, but Lemmy/kbin is pretty different than the reddit APIs as I understand it with the federation aspects, so swapping wouldn't be THAT easy. Doable, but not a drop in replacement.

[-] lhamil64@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

It's the age old "writing code is easier than reading code"

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[-] Nyanix@beehaw.org 14 points 2 years ago

Infinity was my absolute favorite, I shall watch this app with great interest 😁 lemme (Lemmy?) know if you need any additional testers

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[-] Badabinski@kbin.social 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm really glad you're working on this. @hariette is making Artemis for Lemmy and kbin, and soon the world will have another app for Lemmy. More apps == more better, IMO. Your app is looking great!

[-] Los@beehaw.org 11 points 2 years ago
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[-] d3lta19@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

Infinity was the only way I interacted with reddit. If you can get kbin support, I will be all over beta testing this

[-] fenndev@fedia.io 10 points 2 years ago

Great to see more apps in the works. Do you plan on making the app open source?

[-] symfonystation@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

@brunofin If it will only work with Lemmy, you could honor the original by naming it Lemfinity. If it will also work for kbin, maybe Threadfinity. Good luck.

[-] NightOwl@lemmy.one 4 points 2 years ago

I like those suggestions.

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[-] Ungoldy_Hour@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

Perfect, now all that's missing is an overpriced API.

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[-] frasassi@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago
[-] SomeGuyNamedPaul@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago

Post cards was the first thing I turned off in RIF. I don't want a photo gallery, want a concise list of threads and maybe a small thumbnail at best. Thread title, domain of post's link,, how many comments and upvotes and the pertinent things to click, in as efficient a format as possible.

Do that and you can get like 10 posts per screen would makes browsing and scrolling very efficient.

Now, if you want to make it god-mode then add tabs at the top for queuing up stuff to peruse in detail.

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[-] famskiis@vlemmy.net 8 points 2 years ago

This app looks great! (Lemur is a great name, you should stick with it.)

Are the screenshots from the Android app? It definitely looks like it, but I was wondering if the iOS version would lean towards iOS UI design rather than Google guidelines.

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[-] 34@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

Please start a sub for the app so we can subscribe to follow development and join a beta program when ready.

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[-] JshKlsn@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If you're interested, I can put this in the stickied thread on !android@lemmy.ml

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[-] Taxxor@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

Community groups (Add communities to a group, see posts only from selected group)

That feature can't come soon enough, not only in mobile apps but also on the website itself

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[-] enteroninternet@feddit.uk 7 points 2 years ago

Please add support for sorting comments as Top, New, Hot, Best etc too. Thank you so much for your work.

[-] TechyDad@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

Looks good. I can't wait to try it out. I'm liking Jerboa so far, but having more apps competing to be the best would be great.

[-] Wdc610@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

Very excited to see this! Any place/site we can follow progress and maybe get access to a TestFlight link once available?

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[-] nixxan@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Awesome! Good luck in your project!

[-] emi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago

I have been testing both !memmy@lemmy.ml and !mlemapp@lemmy.ml and both still have some bugs to work out, but they are progressing quickly. Memmy for instance had 2 updates just today, looking forward to seeing what comes out of testflight first.

[-] cloudynight88@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

The merrier the better.

[-] ventusx@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Looks great! good luck op

[-] reitoei@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Loved infinity when I used it. Good luck!

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[-] Steve@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

If you addressed this in the post and I suck and missed it, sorry! But I’d love to test your app out on iOS when available. Thank you :)

[-] WheresYourShoe@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Same, except Android here.

[-] wasabi@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago

Will it be open source like infinity?

[-] brunofin@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

I see no reason why not

[-] mrmanager@lemmy.today 5 points 2 years ago

Could become super popular, good work!

[-] sylverstream@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 years ago

Cool cool cool, thanks for sharing! Will definitely give it a try. How can I follow you? Sorry, New to Lemmy.

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[-] thesanewriter@vlemmy.net 4 points 2 years ago

This sounds and looks really cool, looking forward to seeing its development

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