Comment by 🌆 skyjake
Re: "macOS Gemini clients (.., and iOS too)"
Yeah, the reason why the mobile ports of Lagrange are stalling a bit is that to make something that I'm happy with, the UI would have to be done completely with native UI elements. That has been impossible to fit into my time budget for now.
A huge improvement for iOS and macOS would be if I implement native text rendering, which would get you SF UI, SF Symbols and Apple Emojis. With some tweaks to the rest of the widgets, that might be acceptable for pushing to the App Store, although it would still be janky in places (like the zooming).
2023-09-15 · 3 years ago
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🧇 Acidus [OP] · 2023-09-15 at 14:37:
To be clear, what you are doing still blows my mind. A multi-platform app, in multiple form factors, its simply incredible. Having OS or platform specific UI would be so burdensome and I do often find myself using Lagrane on iOS
🧇 Acidus [OP] · 2023-09-15 at 14:41:
(Psst... don't tell anyone, but my secret plan is to actually build a true, native mobile app for NewsWaffle. I think it would be a really great experience that way, and some of my friends can use it that aren't interested in Gemini. So I'm using a Gemini client as kind of a gateway project to better learn iOS development. IT"S A SECRET TO EVERYBODY 😂... and all of BBS...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT3J9T3MNQw
I am currently using Elaho, it’s usable, but yes that scrolling position not being stored is irritating. Also, it took me a while to figure out how to get a certificate created to post here, as it’s not exactly obvious how it’s done (although, that could just be me being a bit dense). That other client I did try, but it wasn’t for me. A bit more choice on the IPhone would be good though.
Came across this ancient post and have to say, I bloody love the monochrome text emoji. I generally have no time in my life for emoji, I want text to be monochrome and not littered with yellow people with big eyes. The choice of emoji in Lagrange is one of my favourite things about it, and has even gotten me using a couple emoji on my own site.
🦂 zzo38 · 2025-07-08 at 04:07:
I can say that I do not like colourful emoji either. (I can also say that I do not like to use emoji so much)
Original Post
macOS Gemini clients (.., and iOS too) — Feels like an opportunity... There are no gemini clients in the macOS app store. Instead you only get results from iOS app store, and there are only 2 actual Gemini clients: Elaho or a bad port of DeeDum. Followed by a hilariously bad knock-off Spider-Man game named "Amazing Spider Superheo - Strange Running game". That's it Elaho has a number of bugs, including this show stopper: DeeDum is.. well, DeeDum. It looks and feels like an Android app. Lagrange...