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Still getting my bearings on all of this but I'm loving what I've seen so far.

Are there any mobile apps to use (iOS) for browsing and posting?

I found mlem, which is currently in Testflight but it only supports iOS 16+ and I'm stuck on iOS15 (iPhone 7).

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Omg that looks great, keep us posted.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Awesome. Goodluck on the journey!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think mlem is the only IOS option at the moment, but I'm not 100% sure.

I'm on Android, so I'm using Jerboa, and it's solid enough so far. Still has hiccups, but it's coping for the most part.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I thought it would be more painful to abandon reddit but jerboa and the explosion of content today has me less worried. I think reddit is now in serious trouble.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Jerboa is surprisingly good at the moment. Simple to use, some bugs but nothing serious so far.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Its missing some features that you can only find on the web version and the error popups annoyed me. I'm using the browser version

[–] redawl 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I see people mention mlem a lot, but I don't see it in the App Store. Is it only for jailbroken devices? Not willing to jailbreak my daily driver, though I do have a jailbroken testing phone

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s in open beta, you can get it via TestFlight. https://join-lemmy.org/apps

[–] redawl 3 points 2 years ago

Ah that explains it. I think I can wait for it's official release

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think its just best to add it to the home screen as a bookmark. The apps are not the best so far( for example links to other servers crash the app). Im sure theyll get better with time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'll do that for the time being.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

One option you could consider is to use Hermit - it's just a wrapper for websites, but it allows a fair bit of customisation, and gives you a site-specific icon to tap instead of having to go into your browser and enter the URL or open a bookmark.

I'm happy in Jerboa, but if you want something different Hermit is worth a look.

EDIT - crap, sorry, I didn't notice you were on iOS, I think Hermit is Android only. I'll leave the comment in case it helps anyone else though.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't know about iOS but for android folks, I've been using Jerboa. It's in alpha I think but been pretty good!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

I'm using Jerboa right now. Pretty solid for an alpha.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm just using web browser for now (Firefox on Android). I saw Android has jerboa, but I haven't tried it yet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Jeboa doesn't work that great right now

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My only issue with it is that I can't directly reply to replies in my inbox and have to go to the replying person's comments to respond. Tedious but I assume it'll be fixed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Ha, I was wondering if that was just me not understanding how the app worked!

Still, for an alpha release, pretty darned good I think.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Hey OP, you can join the testflight Program (Beta Version) of MLEM right here:

https://testflight.apple.com/join/xQfmkJhc

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Should have read the whole thing… nope sorry not aware if anything else atm.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Does this app alert you to when you have been replied to? I dont seem able to view my own comment history

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I´m using Jerboa for android right now, I really like it but it is quite new and feels like it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thunder is good, I use it on Android but it also has iOS support

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