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Boost For Lemmy

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Let's give Lemmy a Boost!

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[โ€“] rmayayo@lemmy.world 147 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

This is the first comment on Boost for Lemmy

[โ€“] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 year ago

History in the making before our eyes! ๐Ÿ‘€

[โ€“] Mori@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't wait - I need to replace the empty space on my home screen which was previously the home of boost for reddit

[โ€“] tuxtey@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Same. Every now and then I still reflexively tap my screen to open it.

[โ€“] PetrichorBias@lemmy.one 13 points 1 year ago

Wow! That's awesome! Boost was the app I used to use and I can't wait for Boost for Lemmy to come out! I'll keep waiting :D

Good luck!

[โ€“] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

More iconic than the moon landing, tbh

[โ€“] Slopz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] Epic2112@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It can't come soon enough!

[โ€“] CheesyFox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Can you give us at least an approximate date of release?

[โ€“] onesh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

๐Ÿซฃ

I cannot wait. @Rubรฉn making Boost for Lemmy is what moved me here. ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€'s immediately when it's available ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ.

[โ€“] nutsack@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

hopefully this will make the porn better

[โ€“] Aeolian@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a refugee who migrated because they took away Boost, I'm very excited for this!

[โ€“] wipasoda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

is it just me or is the Boost app for reddit still working...?

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HOLY SHIT YES! Say your price, I'll buy it. Boost was THE app for reddit, it'll be THE app on Lemmy for me!

Holy +$@#$%-!! I was floating in the Pacific Ocean for weeks ๐Ÿฅถ after the ship sank. A kind Samaritan pulled me aboard and I'm now safe and sound ๐Ÿค—๐Ÿ’ฏ in the BoostforLemmy community.

Also am very much looking forward to the impending app release!

[โ€“] dabaldeagul@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

This announcement was the final push for me to create an account on Lemmy. Honestly I don't know if I would've continued using any Reddit-like platform if it weren't for Boost.

[โ€“] CafecitoHippo@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

How close are we to Boost for Lemmy? I'm trying Sync and hate it. I miss boost and will buy it day one.

[โ€“] confluence@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I will gladly pay.

[โ€“] MrNemobody@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

VAMOOOSSS!!!

[โ€“] Ularsing@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I go where Boost goes

[โ€“] Spooner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Thank you very much indeed sir, oh yes.

Pop-Fact: Boost is also the name of an interesting Cadburys chocolate bar in the UK and other regions. I used to love the peanut one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boost_(chocolate_bar)

[โ€“] o_oli@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hyped to see it. Any rough timescales yet? Days/weeks/months?

[โ€“] kosanovskiy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Probably 3-6 weeks. At next for a basic version and then build up based on community feedback

[โ€“] JrTroopa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Been using Jerboa, can't wait until I can use Boost again!

So excited! I've been a redditor for 14 years, I've tried at least a dozen apps, and Boost was hands down my favorite. Solid apps coming to Lemmy from Reddit is exactly what people need to encourage them to migrate.

@rmayayo@lemmy.world for all the people who don't pay much attention but have Boost on their phone, have you considered updating the app with a big ol' "come to Lemmy" notice?

[โ€“] XLRV@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks, you're a legend ๐Ÿ™

[โ€“] Raverbunny@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

I was unsure where to look for a Reddit alternative, but seeing this app being ported to Lemmy made my decision a lot easier. Looking forward to a smooth transition with Boost.

[โ€“] s0phia@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you, this means a lot! Boost was my favorite app and I'm glad we'll have Boost for Lemmy too.

[โ€“] aeluon@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

my favorite reddit app reincarnated ๐Ÿ™

[โ€“] valen@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Why does it share stuff? Under Data Safety on Google Play:

  • This app may share these data types with third parties: Location, Financial info, App activity, App info and performance, Device or other IDs.
[โ€“] JungleGeorge@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

was so happy to see this! Hope kbin support follows soon

Definitely. I've registered with both, kbin and Lemmy, and unfortunately most seem to migrate towards the latter. Kbin is cleaner and less buggy.

[โ€“] Inamin@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

another +1 for kbin. I dislike lemmy from a desktop persepective.

[โ€“] faltuuser@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Pre-registered..

[โ€“] lolreconlol@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Can't wait!

[โ€“] dylanme2001@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Wow! this absolutely made my day! THANK YOU rmayayo!!

[โ€“] salimundo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I can't wait for this app to release! I've been using Boost for reddit for as long as I can remember and while the current crop of Lemmy apps are okay, they just don't compare to Boost IMO.

[โ€“] ShadowCat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Will be launching the rocket as soon as this becomes available, none of the current Android apps have gotten close to how good Boost was for Reddit. Can't wait to use it again

[โ€“] poofbirb@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

im very happy to see this

[โ€“] eating3645@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Preregistered!

Many thanks for your hard work, I'm very excited that I don't need to say goodbye to boost. ๐Ÿฅณ

I can hardly wait! Any rough timeline? Are we looking at days, weeks, or months?

[โ€“] faltuuser@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Pre-registered..

[โ€“] BeerManDan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Take my money!!!

[โ€“] Rabbithole@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Absolutely fucking let's.

Been using boost over on Reddit for years, your app's awesome.

Can't wait to buy the fediverse one. You're going to be appreciated for this, a LOT of us have come over here thanks to spez's total goddamn madness.

Glad to see you here with us!

P.s. Any chance that it may also support kbin one day too? They should be sorting out their API soon since a lot of devs just migrated over and Ernest actually has help developing kbin now. Sure, I can just make as Lemmy account in the meantime, but it'd be a pretty cool eventual option to have

[โ€“] isdfoa@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

this is awesome!

[โ€“] Slopz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] acardo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah! Sky is the limit.

[โ€“] NightOwl@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Yes resurrection! Welcome back for the next chapter!!!

Is a Patreon or something similar in the works for people who want to support this transition?

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