Rename the app to Lemmyconnect (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago by pwalker@discuss.tchncs.de to c/lemmyconnect@lemmy.ca

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Why call it "Connect for Lemmy"? It's so inconvenient and not catchy at all. Might even be misunderstood by most search enaginges when typing in the current name of the app. Just call the app like this community "Lemmyconect"

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[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would bet it has to do with the trend of things being named "X for Y" because all the Reddit clients had to be renamed when Reddit changed their tos so that any third party app name couldn't start with Reddit. Hence Relay for Reddit, Sync for Reddit, etc...

Edit: Apparently this is a Play Store policy not Reddit. So, it makes even more sense.

[-] pwalker@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well luckily we are not bound zo Reddit tos anymore 🤗

[-] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 8 points 1 year ago

It's a Play Store policy, not a Reddit one. Twitter clients that mentioned Twitter in the title has to be renamed X for Twitter too.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That I didn't know. It makes even more sense now. Thanks.

[-] pwalker@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

So why was "reddit is fun" called so until the end then?

[-] Lorela@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

It was actually called RIF is Fun for Reddit .

[-] pwalker@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

hmm interesting, I guess there must be some reason. Was just wondering is anyone could link why it has to be done this way and if it was actually due to Reddit tos as a brand or general play store guidelines

[-] MagicPterodactyl@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

On the play store I think it was called 'RIF Reddit is Fun'

[-] pwalker@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well so you can just use the acronym of the app itself in the beginning of the play store name and it's all good? I'd like to see some source for these ominous play store policy

[-] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 1 points 1 year ago

I have no idea. Something about branding and fine print.

[-] pwalker@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe it was related to "impersonating other existing program"? Or is was just a brand guideline to the Reddit brand, anyway here are the guidlines related to app naming and some examples. https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9898842#zippy=%2Cexamples-of-common-violations

[-] Tired8281@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

I like it the way it is now.

[-] Tebza255@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

It's a case of Old habits dying hard, I like it, we all know why it's connect for lemmy.

[-] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 year ago

Nah it's good

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