There is nothing to do because kbin hasn't released a working api yet
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I still have absolutely no idea what the difference between lemmy, kbin and mastodon is.
Can't really make apps for a site that doesn't have an API. They did announce recently that Kbin's API is nearly done, so soon there'll be a flood of Kbin apps as well, and support for Kbin in all of the Lemmy apps too
@Nitrate55 I can't wait to be able to use Kbin on the go, I'm really gonna have nothing be done at that point
I do most of my kbin browsing on my phone using good old firefox.
It isn't perfect, but definitely works well enough until a dedicated mobile app comes out.
and support for Kbin in all of the Lemmy apps
Very much doubt. I'm sure many will but not all. The API isn't identical so they'd have to commit to maintaining both.
Yeah I suppose not all of them will want to commit to supporting Kbin, but some definitely will. Honestly though, so long as it's possible to search for and subscribe to Kbin magazines from Lemmy, that's all I really care about.
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Very happy to see this was added!!
Is kbin not lemmy? I can subscribe to kbin communities through my Lemmy instance though?
They both use ActivityPub, which is why the content is shared. But they're different software.
before the whole reddit clusterfuck and blackout started I created both kbin and lemmy accounts. One of those is just gathering dust
Same. I just don't have a reason to use kbin. The interface is not my cup of tea and I don't like the way they've handled communities or 'mAgAzInEs'.
Yeah, I have a kbin account as well, but I prefer Lemmy so far, since it actually has a data API and I prefer the web interface over that of kbin (and now we have old.lemmy.world!)
I am test driving Artemis for kbin, but Hariette and her team have an uphill battle until kbin comes up with an API, so development has been slow. Not their fault, of course.
API is almost done! Been using an internal build of the app that uses Artemis’ kbin instance with those changes. And oh god is so much better 👌
So we’re nearing a point where apps for kbin will start popping up ✨
TIL about old.lemmy.world, cool!
There's also m.lemmy.world running Voyager (formerly wefwef).
Why you letting your lemmy account gather dust?
I don't understand the people who want apps.
I'm not looking for an argument - you do you. But I don't understand your desire to install things.
Yeah I left Kbin for this purpose.
It's not 3rd party app developers fault that kbin didn't have any stable api yet. Now that they fast track the api development, I think we can expect more 3rd party apps coming soon.
I heard Tildes discourages app development because they think apps go against the purpose of the site.
It's on the internet, it exists to be modified. Tis the law.
With that said, if I heard that, I'd either do things low profile or I'd not do it at all, because at any point the devs can just intentionally ruin whatever you use to make your app work. And low profile isn't an option, RiF's dev will always have at least a couple hundred who will try whatever they make, day 1. In their shoes, I would contact the Tildes dev directly and ask where we stand, then go forward with blessing, or leave.
I tried Tildes out, but I am not very active on there. I don't think it is what I was looking for when leaving Reddit.
Isn't that what the RIF dev is making?
Yes! He linked to the post over on tildes prior to shutting down RIF.
Wish he'd make it for lemmy
I agree. I enjoyed RIF for so many years. Paid for it too. I would gladly pay him again for a lemmy app.
I'm about to launch a Lemmy app (by Monday, my friend yelled at me when he found out I'd been using it exclusively for weeks without putting up a beta), and kbin support is on my to-do list.
Frankly, I started using Lemmy, saw this could be the thing I've been waiting for, and decided the edges were too rough. So I made the app I always wanted for Reddit with the goal of using multiple servers, multiple accounts seamlessly. My guiding philosophy is making the client into another layer of federation,
I checked out the kbin docs and I can probably knock it out in a couple days, I've got abstraction layers to handle different versions and forks of Lemmy... Head over to !flemmy@lemmy.world and let me know this is something people want and I'll put it higher on the priority list
If you add support for kbin, you'll probably going to add support for kbin's microblogging feature. If you added support for kbin's microblogging, might as well add mastodon support. Heck, might as well add pixelfed support to the mix, why not? Voila, now you have a super federated app.
Ngl I thought the Flemish would claim Flemmy before you did.
Connect for Lemmy, connects them all
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuroneko.lemmy_connect
How do you like connect? I've been using Jerboa but wouldn't mind checking some others apps out
I've tried a bunch, including Jerboa and Connect. Thunder is by far my favourite
yea each person has some certain favourite features that aren't common on all apps.
personally it is kinda superior to Jerboa, since it has a feature that is my favourite: keyword filter, but also i can browse instances that can be defederated from each other, all the fediverse in one app: could even browse hexbear.net (which is not federated with anyone yet), kbin.social, ..all on the app (and can browse instances as a guest without an account, which makes things way eaiser. unlimited block list. no bugs. it was suggested to me and i keep suggesting it for others since i didnt regret using it.
How do you browse instances sa guest?
there is a button next to the sign in button called 'guest'. type ur desired instance and press. u can't reply or bookmark posts thou.