Pixelix: Alternative Android Client for Pixelfed (github.com)
from poVoq@slrpnk.net to fediverse@lemmy.world on 18 Jun 20:22
https://slrpnk.net/post/10663507

Not yet on F-droid, but looks pretty cool.

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Blaze@reddthat.com on 18 Jun 20:40 next collapse

Nice!

fisco@lemmy.ml on 18 Jun 20:49 next collapse

Shame you can’t try.before you buy, although even that doesn’t sit well in an open source, donation fed space…🤷🏻‍♂️

poVoq@slrpnk.net on 18 Jun 20:51 next collapse

You can compile it from source.

fisco@lemmy.ml on 18 Jun 21:59 collapse

If I can find a decent guide I might give it go…

olorin99@kbin.earth on 19 Jun 00:01 collapse

I just opened it in android studio and clicked build.

fisco@lemmy.ml on 19 Jun 00:06 collapse

That flew right over 😅, what did you actually open…

olorin99@kbin.earth on 19 Jun 00:27 collapse

Sorry yeah I've gotten so used to building android apps its probably more complicated than I think.

Open android studio. Select new project from version control. Enter the url of the github and click enter. This will download the source code and open it to view/edit. Android studio should then prepare dependencies etc, it will say something like "building gradle" in the bottom corner. Wait for that to finish then in the toolbar at the top of the screen there is a dropdown labeled build which has the different build options. There should be one called "build apk" this will build the app.

Now that I've written this out it does seem more complicated that I thought.

fisco@lemmy.ml on 19 Jun 00:44 next collapse

Wow, thank you so much!, that’s great, nice concise instructions, something I can certainly follow… Will have go tomorrow as I’m just about to turn in… Thanks again 👍🏼

noodlejetski@lemm.ee on 23 Jun 07:32 collapse

whoa, I installed Android Studio, did all that, waited a bunch and it… worked? just like that? is that what you computer people do with computers at work? do I apply for a six figure job now?

noodlejetski@lemm.ee on 19 Jun 06:36 collapse

Shame you can’t try.before you buy

or at least buy it outside Play Store.

rsolva@lemmy.world on 19 Jun 14:36 collapse

Nice! Bought it, it is reasonably priced. It works well and is responsive 👍