Reddit refugee here. Using Boost for Lemmy on Android.
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It is VERY difficult to find interesting communities from within the Boost UX. No “You may be interested in” suggestions are thrown. I used a website to find the Reddit equivalent of some communities. But certain ones not on lemmy instances could not be added using Boost.
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No infinite scroll/doom scroll. The number of posts peters out even though I am subscribed to maybe 5 dozen communities.
These aren’t Lemmy complaints as much as they are boost complaints
Ok, so what’s your question…?
Using Boost for Lemmy on Android
It’s almost like using proprietary software for an open source project leads to unsatisfactory experiences.
Nothing wrong here…
Try Voyager instead
2 might just be the app you’re using. Or the fact you’re only browsing by what you have subscribed and not everything everywhere. I don’t know if boost even allows you to see everything across all instances; but Liftoff does.
I’m subscribed to over 300 communities, and the posts still peter out.
Those sound more like boost complaints, have you considered trying an alternate app to see if it improves your experience?
I tried Boost and Voyager. Eternity is my choice. Give it a test drive too
Voyager for lemmy works well and is quite customizable
I like Memmy well enough when I’m determined to use an app. Still holding out hope that a kbin one materializes.
Doom scrolling works fine, and discoverability is okayish. The search function mostly seems to bring up communities, so that’s kind of what you’d need.
I’m using boost as well and I don’t have these problems
I downvoted because you didn’t post a question. The topic in itself is relevant to boost and a bit to Lemmy as a whole, but I think you are able to post a question or move it to !support@lemmy.world for example.
Thanks for using Boost 🚀🚀😍
No “You may be interested in” suggestions are thrown
Lemmy does not have a “search by topic” feature, but you can open the left side menu, tap communities and browse/search communities by keyword in local/all instances.
No infinite scroll
That’s a Lemmy thing. The number of posts received depends on the activity of the communities and the sort being used. The app does have infinite scroll, but until the API stops returning more posts.