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I’m not sure if you’ve tried this PWA called Wefwef but it feels like a fully featured Apollo client for Lemmy already. You just go to the site and add it to your home screen. No beta to sign up for. No TestFlight link. Just add the PWA.

It’s good. It’s really really good.

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[–] szczur@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

WefWef rocks. It has a nice name, too.

[–] Mogster@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the recommendation. This is excellent, and so far it works brilliantly for a a PWA.

[–] NotSteve_@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

So far my favourite is Memmy but I really like Wefwef too

[–] BowtiesAreCool@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago

It immediately felt so right that I committed half an hour to really figuring out what this was and how it all worked. Okay to be fair I only kind of know how it all works

[–] ristedeloegne@feddit.dk 1 points 2 years ago

Using wefwef now and it’s good - but is there a way to put it in dark mode?

[–] emptyfish@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

As an Apollo user I was very (happily) surprised at how familiar this feels, thank you! Interesting note about this app is they have a Dockerfile available which means you could host the PWA/app in your own domain. Looking at the Dockerfile this would be super easy to deploy and update.

[–] 5cc913zx@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

This is incredible, thanks for sharing!

[–] kraise@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

As an Android user, wefwef is such a fantastically designed app. I was still using an old iPhone and iPad Pro to browse Reddit as a longtime Apollo Ultra user so the UI is just perfect for my tastes.

[–] ehrenschwan@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

It looks really nice, kind of funny seeing the iOS-UI on Android. But I loved Apollo before switching to Android.

[–] pandaontoast@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For real, im shocked with how fluid this feels compared to everything else I have tried today. I get the occasional bad fetch for comments but thats about it so far

[–] hawkwind@lemmy.management 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We should charge for API use now. :)

[–] pandaontoast@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

totally! lets also block the mobile sites so we can only access it through an ad and crypto infested app 🤭

[–] Riyria@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Omg I just checked out wefwef. I hope they release a downloadable app soon. The UI is fantastic.

[–] Natha@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Yup, that's Apollo in a web browser.

[–] Nyla_Smokeyface@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I'm using it right now and it's really cool!

...Why isn't the bookmark button working though?

[–] MoonlitSanguine@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

My PWAs always feel slow, unresponsive, and also run at what feels like 30fps rather than 120. Is this just how PWAs are? I'm using Firefox on Android.

[–] PiselloSauro@feddit.it 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Currently using it on my ipad and it’s actually really good. Don’t care if it’s not a native app, it’s still very performant and usable

[–] Dreadino@feddit.it 1 points 2 years ago

Does it have a big screen layout? I’d use it on my Mac in a heartbeat

[–] Moonwalk@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm an Android user and I never used Apollo, but wefwef is just amazing. It works surprisingly well, especially for a PWA. It will be my app of choice at least until Sync for Lemmy is out.

I'm holding out for Slide for Lemmy as another Android user. But, wefwef is pretty good so far.

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[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I think my favorite app is Thunder. Serious RedReader vibes

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[–] SeedyOne@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It really is great but that name is so weird. Anyone know what it's based on?

[–] OtakuAltair@vlemmy.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Dev said he just came up with it randomly lol

He made a post on !wefwef@lemmy.world about a possible name change, and some people are suggesting Voyager> wefwef

[–] SeedyOne@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Appreciate it! Voyager sounds great.

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