Frequently Asked Questions about Artemis

Technical details

What is Artemis using for building its user interface?

The Artemis UI is built with React Native + Typescript.

How does Artemis work with kbin?

Artemis uses its own API which scrapes kbin. This is only temporary until an official kbin API is available.

Will Artemis work with Lemmy instances?

While Artemis is primarily meant for kbin instances, it will eventually also work with Lemmy instances too.

Is Artemis open-source?

Artemis is currently not open-source yet, however it is planned in the future.

What mobile platforms is Artemis available on?

Artemis is available for iOS and Android.

How will testers get the app?

Internal Testers receive test releases first from expo.dev links, while Beta Testers will get releases from TestFlight (iOS) and Google Play Testing (Android).

How is login information stored within the app?

Login credentials are stored locally on your device and are fully encrypted.

Will Artemis support Linux* phones?

There are currently not any plans to support Linux devices, sorry!

*non-Android

Will microblogging work while logged into a Lemmy instance?

No, the microblogging feed will be hidden unless you are logged in with a kbin instance account.

Will there be any monetisation?

Yes, however the core functionality will be free forever. Special features that might need server upcosts (none at the moment) or “premium” skins will be monetised, primarily leaning on donations.

Roadmap

When will I have access to the beta?

Now.

  • Public Beta (0.2.0) release - Limited to the Artemis instance for new users until the official kbin API rolls out elsewhere
  • Public Beta (0.2.1) release - Lemmy API support

What key features will Artemis have?

Disclaimer: These are subject to change.

  • Collapsible comments and posts
  • Haptic feedback on vote, refresh, etc.
  • Seamless navigation with swipe gestures
  • Swipe voting on comments and posts
  • Easily distinguish users and posts not from your instance via the globe next to their name

Suggestions from us to the community

  • We encourage you to take a look at the Github milestones to see what features are planned to be implemented with each release.
  • Check out the roadmap that @hariette is keeping updated on Google Docs.
  • Go to the Artemis repo, parse the README, then take a look at the issue tracker to see if any bugs you’ve seen have already been reported
  • d4rknusw1ld@kbin.social
    4·
    1 year ago

    Moved from Lemmy to kbin and dying for an app as opposed to a web app. kbin web app works for now but need an app!

  • DarkThoughts@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    Is the app dead? All I get for months now is an error.

    Artemis could not talk to instance.

    And when I click on my account it ends to getting stuck in a loop just showing the logo.

  • DuckCake@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    Thank you so, so much for your work on this! Every update makes the project look that much more exciting!

  • djidane535@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    Currently testing the app and it’s really awesome (and there is so many updates day after day :)). Thanks a lot for your hard work :).

    I noticed that you mentioned microblogging in the FAQ, is it already available and I am missing how to access it?

  • MelenHirren@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    Now testing the iOS TestFlight version. Many thanks to Hariette and the team, you’re doing a great job! Will give the beta a go and give feedback if necessary.

  • ultra@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    Looking forward to the day Artemis becomes free and open source. That’s when I’ll be sure to try it out!

  • Fermiverse@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    How does Artemis work with kbin?
    Artemis uses its own APl which scrapes kbin.
    This is only temporary until an official kbin APl is
    available.

    Isn’t there an official api under https://docs.kbin.pub/#introduction or is it not working properly?

    Just curious as scraping is one thing but you have to do the work twice when switching to the api

  • joshuarupp@kbin.social
    1·
    1 year ago

    I really hope I am not asking a question that has already been answered somewhere. I have looked in the FAQ so if I missed something, I apologize. How do you block a user from the Artemis application? There are a few spammers that I would love to stop showing on my feed. :)

  • Indiana_Jones@artemis.camp
    1·
    1 year ago

    Started using the app today and it looks pretty awesome. Could use some small UI improvements, but I’m sure that will be finetuned later

  • McBinary@kbin.social
    0·
    1 year ago

    Artemis uses its own API which scrapes kbin. This is only temporary until an official kbin API is available.

    Will this be transposable onto an official API, or will there have to be a silly amount of rewrite to make it compatible when an API is available?

    • seaneoo@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      Obviously not one of the devs, but theoretically the whole API fetching process should be fairly streamlined so only endpoints and response models would need to be changed