Primal ๐Ÿค Android

As discussed with nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx on nostr:npub1cpem4gceylcr56ym4nx7dt6g0caadlu8dmvuluhrqfvymdgsrgtsgdq62p, we are happy to share the alpha preview release of the Primal Android app. The first thing to note is that this is a very early build, limited to a read-only mode. In other words, you can browse and read Nostr content, but we donโ€™t support posting nor any other actions yet. This is just a preview to give you a taste of whatโ€™s coming to Android.

From here we will continue to rapidly develop the Android app in the open, so stay tuned! Our goal is to deliver the most compelling Nostr UX on all platforms and form-factors, and Android is an important piece of the puzzle. You can download the app APK, as well as the source code from the Primal download page:

https://primal.net/downloads

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This is great news and congrats on the funding! Will the Android app be available via the play store?

Congrats! What a great stream and all of the major announcements! ๐Ÿคฉ

Nice! Great interview ๐Ÿ’œ

Amazing news!!

but I wunna be able to use it, like post notes and everything, not just read only. will using a browser do?

Awesome!

Awesome, will start testing!

Small request, if you'll keep releasing through the direct APK download channel:

Can you make a download page that works with Obtainium? Their docs say: โ€œ"HTML" (Fallback): Any other URL that returns an HTML page with links to APK files (if multiple, the last file alphabetically is picked)โ€.

So a simple listing would suffice, I think.

https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium

F-droid or self-update version should be an option upon release.

Telegram apk from their web page support self-update + avoid gplay restrictions on content

Primal doesn't load my "trending my follows/tribe" feeds anymore. Neither in browser nor in the Android alpha.

What's happening here? @ miljan

this is what I got -suspicious app detected

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Yep! It's not overly exciting yet since it's just read only for your feed, but it's super smooth and that makes me hopeful for the next update ๐Ÿค๐Ÿป

LFG!! They work hard & fast so Iโ€™m sure youโ€™ll have that next update sooner than later!! ๐Ÿค™

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- great pod with odell@werunbtc.com -

- if only for your opensource-everything-approach you guys are heroes

- all the best for your primal - journey !

Been testing the Primal Android app for a week now, and so far my experience has been great. It looks really good.

For me, it seems to run much smoother than Amethyst โ€” for some reason?

On Amethyst, images just appear while scrolling down and it's a bit laggy. Usually, it takes a quick second (and sometimes longer) before the image has finally appeared.

On Primal, it seems like images are preloaded before I've even begun scrolling, so I get a much smoother experience. It feels a lot like Instagram, where images are usually already loaded before scrolling. It's super snappy. I like it!

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Found this on Fdroid. Is that you?