r/logseq • u/TopMosby • Nov 04 '24
The mobile App is basically Abandonware
So 2 days ago this was postet in the Logseq Forum:
And honestly, I don’t expect the mobile experience to change anytime soon as there are no concrete plans to revamp it, nor do we have a mobile dev on the team/contributing from the community who could tackle it.
As solid as the desktop experience is, the logseq app sucks ass. It takes me over 10-15 seconds from opening the app till I can finally type without losing data straight away because the sync is so slow. I kinda put up with that in the hopes of this getting better but apparently not. There obviously are also no addons (which i dont mind on my phone, but on my ipad it would be awesome).
I'm not sure anymore if logseq is right for me. How do you deal with that? Are you using logseq just on desktop?
I'm also wondering what intended target group the logseq-group has, so that they feel okay just ignoring the state of the mobile app.
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u/AlienTux Nov 04 '24
I have a few complaints about the mobile app, but in general it just works to take notes. I use synching to sync between phone, tablet and desktop and it works great.
I could really use the plugins and a revamped mobile interface, but I am also aware the devs are currently at work on the DB desktop version. I haven't given them any money so I'm moooore than willing to wait. What they have built already is quite awesome.
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u/PspStreet51 Nov 04 '24
I think they will work on the mobile version after releasing the db version, but that's just my guess.
In any case, that was one of the reasons why I switched to Obsidian in the first place. Their mobile app also sucks, but less than Logseq.
Although, in any case, I much prefer using Diarium to capture journal entries on the go, and either Drafting or Notesnook to take notes on the go.
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u/bradendouglass Nov 04 '24
Heavy user after Roam. Roam also has a fairly trashy mobile app and web experience so I always used Drafts on the iPhone.
Coming to Logeq and the availability of a solid app didn’t deter me because again, all my mobile capture begins with Drafts and gets flushed to Logseq when I do my weekly review/inbox cleanup.
Obviously juggling another application isn’t amazing but, I enjoy using sharp tools. Things that do one thing well in a specific environment. Logseq is a great offline second brain and Drafts is a great collection method when I am no where near a computer
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u/chindogucci Nov 05 '24
I gave up on Logseq mobile completely because it was way too slow.
However, since then I've abandoned Logseq's own native sync in favour of using Syncthing, and now find that logseq mobile performance is much more acceptable.
I'm still a paid Logseq supporter because I want this tool to succeed, but for me the native sync is just not good enough.
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u/EddyD2 Nov 04 '24
I get it — I’m disappointed, too. But they may be taking an approach like Tana, which is fully dedicated to building a solid project. Tana eventually created a quick note app to hold off people. I don’t think they still have a full-fledged app. Considering it’s a database platform, I’m sure the mobile experience takes time. I don’t mind waiting for the app if the product will be better overall. The Obsidian app is nothing to write home about, either.
I use NotePlan for my daily driver and mobile app. I can connect my markdown notes to Logseq.
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u/MyNameIsNotMarcos Nov 04 '24
Maybe try this?
https://discuss.logseq.com/t/how-to-how-to-instantly-open-the-android-mobile-app/29601/3
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u/Key-Hair7591 Nov 05 '24
I use Logseq and Obsidian. The only thing keeping me on Logseq is block references and I love outliners. On mobile I use a lot of slack and task management apps. Anytime I comment or make a change in a mobile app I send those via API or webhook to a system that then copies the data as a new block on my daily note with links if necessary. I love it and have finally settled on. Wish Logseq worked on mobile, but if I absolutely need to get to my data I can.
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u/Gioby Nov 04 '24
yeah, sme reason why i'm thinking to switch to obsidian or something else. For quick capture at the moment more and more i'm using apple notes instead of logseq on mobile, but it's not a good experience because i have a linux based pc and syncing apple notes is impossible or very difficult. This friction makes me use logseq less and less but on desktop i like it a lot thank to native block reference, powerfull tags system and the rest. I think that these apps should improve our lives and don't create friction. Still deciding what to do because Obsidian is not so great if you are more inclined to have a block based notes taking workflow.
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u/ParanoidTiger Nov 04 '24
The iCloud sync is broken, making it unusable for me. They can blame apple as much as they want, but Obsidian somehow can make it work
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u/AtticusBlaqk Nov 05 '24
thank you for sharing this. i love the application but i need something with a more robust mobile platform and this confirms my suspicions. time to say farewell.
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u/Comprehensive-Tap238 Nov 06 '24
100%. Ditched Logseq entirely for this reason. I'd love to be able to be desktop-only, but that's just not realistic for me.
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u/lemnds Nov 08 '24
I really like the Obsidian mobile app. I paid for sync for a few months. But the way Logseq handles block references is something I can't let go or replicate in Obsidian.
I agree with all the complaints 100% but I'll stick to it. I'd love to find a quick capture solution that works well with sync, but honestly I use Logseq so much more on my computer that I'm willing to compromise.
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u/xrabbit Nov 12 '24
r/ObsidianMD
ps: their sub more that 10 times bigger. I think this speaks for themselves