So Jerboa broke on my phone just now and I didn’t want to stop browsing Lemmy. Unfortunately no suitable alternative was found so I just decided to check if I could open it in my browser and install it.

To my surprise, it worked. And it works really well quite frankly. Sure, the UI is different, but I’m not at all missing any features.

Did any of you guys try it as well? What’s your opinion?

If not, did you even know that was a possibility? It quite frankly never crossed my mind, because Reddit and other platforms always force you to use an app when you open them in a browser.

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PWA = progressive web app = a webpage-based app, as opposed to a native app for whatever OS you’re using.

for those like me who didn’t know what it meant

Also with Firefox on Android you can add it to your homescreen and it operates as if it were an app on your phone.

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Thank you!!

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