It isn't safe, its not open source, and it doesn't work with new versions of lemmy.
this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2021
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So...lemmy-ui isnt on the play store or fdroid but a fake is?
I don't know what this means. lemmy-ui is open source, and its not an android app. We don't know who made that lemme app.
If people want to access lemmy conveniently, their first stop is going to be the play store. Only super nerdy people are going to get lemmur off fdroid and almost nobody is going to try and put something from git on their phone. I'm confused as to how this situation arose where a closed source app by an unrecognized dev became the primary means to use lemmy on android devices.
I mean, you can use a browser but that limits your audience to people who aren't annoyed by that limitation.
We have no control over what apps people put on the app store. Also lemmur is on google play.
Dunno what you can do about it, but when you search "lemmy" on the Play store, the Lemme app is what comes up and I never saw lemmur as one of the results (maybe because it's early access and still in development?). I eventually pulled lemmur from the git because I thought it was weird the Lemme app's source wasn't open, but I imagine nondevs might not figure that out.
I mean, you can use a browser but that limits your audience to people who arenβt annoyed by that limitation.
I'd argue that the people who would choose an open source, decentralized platform over the mainstream social media are more likely to be people that are willing to put up with these limitations.
Is the web version on Android responsive? Or is it essential to download the lemmur?
Lemmy-ui is responsive yes. But many people prefer dedicated apps, and lemmur and remmel are great.
I use lemmur from fdroid. it would be a better option.