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Thunder App

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An open-source, cross-platform Lemmy client for iOS and Android.

This community is intended to discuss features and feature suggestions for Thunder; as well as friendly, respectful talks about Lemmy in general.

Please use the GitHub repository linked below to submit bug reports, so keeping track of them is easier, and make sure to search first if you already can find an issue for your report.

If there are any developers who would like to contribute, feel free to reach out on GitHub!

General Links
Website: Link
GitHub Repository: Link
Matrix Space: Link

Android Releases
IzzyOnDroid: Link
Google Play: Link

iOS Releases
Apple App Store: Link
TestFlight Beta: Link

Related Communities
Nightly Community: Link

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Hey everyone, I just wanted to provide a big announcement that Thunder is now available on Google Play Store!

The direct link to the Google Play Store listing is here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hjiangsu.thunder

As far as general releases go, I'll try to keep all the different versions in sync (GitHub, Google Play, TestFlight) to minimize the amount of confusion.

I would like to give a big thanks to @CTalvio for helping with the graphics and screenshots that you see on the listing page, and others for contributing to the overall project! This would not be possible without all their help. Thunder is a community-driven project, and all your contributions towards the project help shape the way it is. If you are interested in contributing to Thunder in any way, feel free to reach out!

If you would like to join in on the conversation for Thunder, we have a Matrix page here: https://matrix.to/#/#thunderapp:matrix.org

If you would like to check out the GitHub page, it is linked here: https://github.com/thunder-app/thunder

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

Great work!

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

I like it! Just needs, mark read after scrolled past a post.

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

This and a FAB or a quick way to hide read posts.

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

Hopefully ios will get a final release soon too. I love how quick Thunder is on my iPhone utilizing 120hz.

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

It's not showing up on the Play Store when I search for "lemmy", "thunder", "thunder lemmy", or even "thunder for lemmy."

I wonder if there's some metadata you can add to help with search visibility? Or does it just take time for their search to index the app?

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

I think it just takes some time to index the app - I think I’ve added most of the metadata needed, but I’ll double check!

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

I am trying to find it on Google Play, and still can't find it. Not sure if it is because of location restrictions? I am using a Pixel 6, using a VPN as I am on assignment in China (behind the Great Firewall).

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

Hmm, that's weird because it's now not showing up for me either, even though I installed it that way an hour ago. 🤔

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

Did you install it via a direct link like posted above though?

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

No, I searched for "thunder for lemmy" and it was the first result.

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

This and Connect seems to be the best ones currently for Android from the limited amount of time I've been using them...

At first glance, the design overall is more Material You in Thunder, however it lacks support of high refresh rate

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

Great for me so far, except I'm not liking the last comment in a thread being cut off.

The box for typing comments is also a bit weird, as is attaching photos to posts.

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

How do I delete my comment?

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

tyggyedgshausu

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

Just downloaded and commenting from it! Buttery smooth experience till now. Feels like it will become my favorite Lemmy client

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

Is there a difference between the two?

The store appears simpler than manually finding, downloading and installing from gut.

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

There shouldn’t be any functional difference between the two! The only thing right now is that pre-releases/nightly builds are only available through GitHub

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

If I originally downloaded and installed from GitHub, do I need to install the Google Play instance for Thunder to automatically update?

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

You would have to uninstall and reinstall it if you want to switch between the GitHub and Play Store versions!

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

Thank you! I will do that, only because I like the automatic updates vs pulling it from GitHub for each new version

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

I think this is the best Lemmy client on Android so far, but the font kinda throws me away. I wish I could have the OS font instead of a different one.

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

Congrats on the Play Store release! Thunder is a fantastic Lemmy app, and is progressing along blazingly fast!

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