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.

  • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
    19·
    3 months ago

    Very cool! Any thoughts on getting this on fdroid?

    You could also post this on !android@lemdro.id and other places

    Some thoughts so far:

    • it might help to be able to import multireddits
    • the subscribe button feels a bit hidden

    Otherwise really cool :)

    • overdevs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      8·
      3 months ago

      Yeah I have to make the subscribe button more prominent. Multireddits are planned for a future updates however you can import your subscriptions currently in the Settings tab.

  • p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.worldEnglish
    93·
    3 months ago

    For the love of god please make a dark mode

    Edit: nvm found out there is a settings menu. FYI it’s easy to overlook, at least for smooth brains like me

    I love this app. I can lurk all my favorite subs without using their dogshit website, its convenient and allows me to lurk AND give them a constant middle finger without indirectly supporting pedophile spez and his army of abusive subreddit mods. Thank you!

    • overdevs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      There are multiple light and dark themes already available in Settings > Appearance. Will add a full theme customiser as a vanity feature somewhere in the future.

  • piskertariot@lemmy.worldEnglish
    172·
    3 months ago

    As a habitual lurker, this is amazing. I can keep abreast if my local town subreddit without loading their horrendous mobile site. Bravo.

  • Alk@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    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.

  • Usually_Lurker@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    I had some issues trying to import my subreddits via the .json file on my Fire HD10 tablet. The on screen pop up I am able to select the file just fine but I am not able to hit the import or cancel button. Import worked just fine on iOS version.

    • overdevs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Try tapping around the import button(like 1-2cm up/down where the import button is). Are you able to hit the cancel button?

      • Usually_Lurker@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        I did. I even used a stylus. It’s like the buttons don’t have an ability to activate. I am unable to hit either the import or cancel button.

  • Xanvial@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    3 months ago

    Nice app, considering i still lurk on some subreddits using mobile browser.

    Btw, is there a way to refresh the subreddit page? Seems I can’t do usual pull down to refresh for now

      • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        3 months ago

        Reddit claims that’s illegal too. They now block Microsoft from indexing them because Microsoft isn’t paying them.

      • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        3 months ago

        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.

      • LarmyOfLone@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        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.

  • anon6789@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    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! 😮

  • thrawn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    Hi, thanks again for making this app. Any chance of swipe to collapse? I find it takes less effort than double tapping

    • overdevs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Since both left and right swipes(to go back and forward) work already it will be messy to implement that.

      • thrawn@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        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

  • edric@lemm.eeEnglish
    17·
    3 months ago

    I’ve been using the IOS app since it was launched and just wanted to say you’re awesome! The app has been very helpful when I need to check my city’s sub and r/nba (both exist in lemmy but aren’t as active yet).

    • overdevs@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      5·
      3 months ago

      Thank you so much for your kind words! A new update to the search page and some more customisation options in settings are coming in the next minor update for iOS.

  • Hello Hotel@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    There are subreddits I want to archive before things get any worse, any tools I can use or any way to adapt the backend for this task?

  • Katrisia@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    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.