@lemmy hi. I have tried to install many android apps for Lemmy on an old android phone. And was disappointed they either don’t support older versions or just can’t work connect (flutter based apps).
I thought open source and libre movement cared about the environment and reducing e-waste. Instead it’s bigcorp who makes sure their apps run on potato phones even kaios feature phone.
Anyways a fork of inifity for Lemmy would be awesome
Try to install lineage os to get a more recent version of android
What phone is it?
You can’t expect developers to write (especially new) software against old APIs that often are significantly worse and more annoying to develop for. This has nothing to do with “caring about the environment and reducing e-waste” since we’re talking purely about software here. Instead blame phone manufacturers for not designing their phones so that they can be easily updated indefinitely. Install a newer Android version, it’s not an iPhone
Feel free to write one.
Give it some time. App support for Lemmy is basically alpha while Lemmy is at beta stage. The good news is that progress has picked up with the latest exit wave.
@eleitl I would like to be optimistic but most android apps nowadays just don’t support older phones. And the trend is also prominent in the android Foss sphere.
A link aggregator app is quite basic. And shouldn’t require the latest cutting edge tech to deliver a good experience.
RedReader and infinity are the best examples of how open source apps could be made. Light weight . customizable and backward compatible
I run LineageOS sans gapps with F-Droid so use only open source applications. These can be built easily for older systems, assuming you can install F-Droid on your older hardware.
Redditlikes are a lot more than just link aggregators, and the complexity is all server-side. Clients for these are not hard, though good UX is not easy. Which is why I’m currently using the web front end until Jerboa becomes usable or Slide is ported to Lemmy.
