I’ve been seeing a lot of posts about people being stuck between server (lemmy 0.18) and client (Jerboa 0.0.33—35) versions (not installed from IzzyOnDroid and logged in) with Jerboa crashing. Here’s a way to avoid that issue while still being able to log in and browse both Lemmy 0.18 or older instances.
- Add IzzyOnDroid repo to F-Droid
- Delete app data from Android app info (edit)
- Uninstall current version of Jerboa
- Install 0.0.33 IzzyOnDroid version of Jerboa
- Set phone to Airplane mode
- Open Jerboa and use the hamburger menu to add your account
- Fill in server, username, and password
- Turn off Airplane mode
- Login
You’ll get a old server version notification of your server hasn’t updated but you’ll be able to use Jerboa regardless of server version.
Hope this helps!
I’m not the best at this stuff and I’m pretty sure I’m doing something wrong. How exactly do I add the repo? I just downloaded the .apk from here. Pls help I’m using Connect for Lemmy for now and it’s missing way too many features.
(The app still crashes when I try to open it).
You can go into F-droid settings and add the repo that way. Then it will offer your versions from both F-droid and IzzyOnDroid.
I pasted the link you can click from your phone for convenience. But it’s always best to follow instructions on the official website instead of trusting randos like me.
https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=3bf0d6abfeae2f401707b6d966be743bf0eee49c2561b9ba39073711f628937a