wefwef for lemmy
wefwef.app
wefwef is a beautiful mobile web client for lemmy. Enjoy a seamless experience browsing the fediverse.

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.

  • HumbleHobo@beehaw.orgEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I’m really digging Wefwef, but I’m an android user so I feel like I’m crossing some weird rubicon of using an Apple UI from a non Apple device.

    I guess what I’m saying… Ladies… Is that I’m dangerous.

  • pandaontoast@beehaw.orgEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    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

  • fades@beehaw.orgEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Yes it is really nice but still browser based at the end of the day, therefore will not be a go-to for me.

    Memmy has been good to me so far

        • fades@beehaw.orgEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Passing my response to someone asking why I want a native app, as it applies to your question as well:

          Native apps can utilize the feature of the host OS whereas using a library like react native that compiles down into different code depending on the target platform for that build, will be limited to what react native provides integration with.

          There are sadly many things and as new feature come out those too can be underutilized.

          I’m really generalizing here but if you look into it with that context, you’ll see what I mean. I’ve experienced this personally and professionally as I am a senior software engineer and have done my share of app development

          So even though you say you are on android, you too are affected if the app you use uses an intermediate library to use one code base to generate builds for multiple platforms - react native being one of the most popular currently thanks to ease of use and lots of existing integration

  • Mars@beehaw.orgEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    New favorite way to use lemmy.

    Great design, feels responsive, works everywhere…

    PWAs are great, and for 99% of use cases are more than enough. We need a fake App Store that “installs” PWAs in people devices in a transparent way.

    Also let’s hope Apple is forced to open iOS to alternative rendering engines and complete full features browsers.

    And for a final irony boost, the PWA thing is the “”””original”””” vision for smartphones, at least according to Steve Jobs during the original iPhone keynote. Full circle and stuff.

  • Riyria@beehaw.orgEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

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

  • kraise@beehaw.orgEnglish
    1·
    1 year 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.deEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

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

  • DJDarren@beehaw.orgEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Oh, this is really nice. It’ll be really cool once PWAs are usable on macOS and it’ll become my go to way to access Lemmy.

  • hawkguy@feddit.deEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    I am trying it now for the first time on Android. But everytime I want to go back with the back button of the navbar, the app quits. Is that intended behavior?

  • Thoralf Will@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    It can look as nice as it gets. A PWA remains a PWA. Yes, I understand that there are people that like it. I don’t. I still hope for an Apollo port to Lemmy. But the development progress of Mlem and Memmy is remarkable as well.

      • Thoralf Will@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        They never manage to feel native. Keeping data reliably? - Not really possible. Stability? - Fully reliant on the browser. Native notifications, target for sharing stuff, etc.? - Never seen it. …

        It always feels like a compromise.

  • Moonwalk@lemm.eeEnglish
    0·
    1 year ago

    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.