I used to browse Reddit 90+% of the time from my phone through the RiF app, so after June 30th, here is what I did and what I recommend as a starter pack for others in the same situation:

  • Create account on lemmy.world, so the browser part is covered
  • Search for the information on which app provides the closest to the RiF (Apollo, etc.) experience
  • Instal Liftoff and be happy - it is just like RiF :-) (for Apollo and others, it could be different - find your own favorite!)
  • Dial back dramatically on using Reddit at all. I only load 4 subs in my phone’s browser, because I did not find the Lemmy / Fediverse alternatives yet
  • Constantly look for the communities to replace the subreddits you are still visiting
  • OPTIONAL - once or twice a week, look at /r/pics and /r/videos and laugh at the creativity of the still ongoing protest :-)

So that is where I am right now, posting this via the web browser on the lemmy.world site, by pressing “create a post”. Seems easy enough for now, but I find it a bit confusing that other people can post from Mastodon and other Lemmy instances… Do they see the same communities I do? Do I see all Lemmy communities if I use lemmy.world…? So many questions, but it’s exciting to explore this brand new structure.

Even after reading the Fediverse and ActivityPub articles on Wikipedia my head is spinning, and I don’t really understand how everything fits / works together, but here I am! An ex(-ish) Redditor after the APIcalypse, looking for cool new communities, and excited about the future that the Fediverse can bring!

(I’m willing to learn! Someone please link me a FAQ where I can find the answers to my questions :-) )

    • Quinten@lemmy.worldEnglish
      50·
      1 year ago

      The speed at which all apps are updated is insane! Not only wefwef.app but also Memmy. The community really wants this project to succeed.

      • ImaginaryFox@kbin.social
        2·
        1 year ago

        Yes it has been very crazy. Lemmy and kbin went from this niche thing to all of a sudden finding themselves given the expectation of ramping up the pace at which they are progressing by possibly months or a year ahead of schedule due to the growth. And they’ve been making improvements fast. It’s amazing.

    • SuruEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      I’m not sure if I’m just technologically challenged, but I can’t seem to find a way to log into wefwef from a smaller instance. Does it only support the big four?

      //edit: Turns out you can only pop in as a guest from the bigger instances. You can log in to any instance, and I’m just dumb.