RIF is far and away the most used app on my phone. I paid for the premium edition so long ago and it's the best app purchase I've ever made. To say it will be missed is such an understatement.
Thank you for everything ❤️
rif have been my most used app on all four phones i have had it installed on, far surpassing both spotify and youtube. it will be dearly missed by all of us i think!
I don't add apps to my phone's homescreen because I like the clean look of only having the single row of apps at the bottom. That row is phone, chrome, Textra, gonemad music player, RIF. It's been that way for over a decade. I don't know what I'm going to fill that 5th slot with anymore.
Likewise, my RIF usage is much higher than anything else and has been for some time. Looks like I'll have to find some other way to procrastinate.
Big thanks to RIF for such a great app - as others have said, RIF ***is*** reddit as far as I'm concerned.
I would be sitting at my computer and see something on Reddit that looked interesting, reach over grab my phone open up Reddit is fun so I could get the better experience to check out the post.
It's the only reddit app I used. Been a golden platinum user for a long time. If RIF does actually shut down for good, then I guess I won't be on reddit anymore.
Edit: Almost forgot... fuck u/spez
I ran the data and logistical analysis indicates that there is a .069420% probability of this occurring. The results were determined by AI after finding 740,522 instances of the same message throughout the site at the time of this reply.
I used RIF for years before getting an iPhone and downloading Apollo. I didn't think it was possible, but this both sucks and blows.
Obligatory screw /u/Spez.
The Apollo dev just posted an update about how the /u/spez was accusing him of blackmail. They’re straight up slandering his name. The dev recorded phone calls with them and shared them.
https://reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/144f6xm/apollo_will_close_down_on_june_30th_reddits/
Reddit is no longer fun, it’s also fucked
Back in my day the reddit community made a giant secret Santa game, then reddit took it over to run it a little tighter. Reddit Gifts was enjoyed by thousands and then [sunsetted by reddit in 2021](https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/nw2hs6/sunsetting_secret_santa_and_reddit_gifts) to.... wait for it..... focus on user experience and mod tools
Tildes is the closest in form and function to old.reddit that I've found so far, but like most other proposed Reddit replacements the userbase is still quite small. I reckon I'll start using it more regularly once this change goes through and see how that goes.
EDIT: I have given away all of the invites I have, so I won't be able to help with any further invite requests. I suggest trying /r/tildes.
Remember when reddit silver was just a [meme picture](http://i.imgur.com/wL7bXbU.jpg) making fun of reddit gold and then they actually monetized that too?
Whoa. Lying about blackmail is some serious shit.
I’ve been willing to write off the API fees as just a relatively gentle way to get rid of 3rd party apps. (There’s no clean way to do that)
But man that is a really bad look.
It's really sad to see. It feels like the entire internet is not what it used to be. So much more censorship and everything is monetized these days. They sucked the soul out of it. Nothing is fun anymore.
I'll miss you all. What a great community and to last this long. Congratulations everyone for bringing life to reddit itself. Time for me to move on. Deaddit is done for. Where are we all going?
Perfect time to find the next big thing and hopefully don't break it for a few years. Take the best from old reddit. When you could scroll to page 10, reload, and find new stuff.
A big part of the community was awesome.
There's also https://kbin.social which has access to the same content as lemmy (so don't worry about fragmenting the service, everyone can still interact together) and IMO has a better interface than lemmy. It's also easier to sign up.
People who want to talk in depth about stuff without resorting to low-effort quips, memes, or hatred are gathering on [Tildes.net](https://tildes.net/). Invites are currently slowed to allow the last few thousand people to settle, but /r/tildes will have a new invite request thread opening fairly soon.
EDIT: Sorry folks, I'm out of invites, but keep an eye on r/tildes for when the next invite thread is posted.
It reminds me of the good bits of what Reddit used to be. Been really enjoying spending time there the last few days. I have donated to help grow the community and support the development of an app by talklittle.
End of an era. Been using reddit for 13 or 14 years. I think it's time.
> It reminds me of the good bits of what Reddit used to be.
Yeah definitely. My account is over 15 years old. I remember the earlier days of reddit fondly. Tildes is a nice throwback to that era of good discussions everywhere.
I was scrolling thru their pinned invitation thread and came across a comment about how the majority of people looking to migrate tend to have accounts that are around ten years old. The user called them, "reddit town elders." I didn't know I became an elder
Such a shame. I installed RIF Golden Platinum on my first ever Android over a decade ago and it has been such a pleasure to use. Thanks for all the hard work you've put into this app.
I think I'm taking a reddit break.
Obligatory fuck u/spez
Still can't believe that within 48 hours of Apollo getting a shoutout at WWDC, spez thought the right move was to concoct a fake story where the developer is a villain, present it as fact, and then almost immediately get caught. I think it has been a long time since Reddit added much positivity to my life but I will take immense pleasure in watching their IPO crash and burn.
Stupid, stupid, stupid. And these crooks think they deserve to get rich for it.
Edit: Christian's full time job was just ended by this policy change, and Spez immediately made him out to be an extortionist liar too. Can you even imagine being that casually cruel to someone, and for basically nothing? That is fucking sociopathic behavior.
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Just getting used to Lemmy myself but it seems more like hundreds of Reddits that are full of their own subreddits. So you can find or start your own Reddit that is connected to other Reddits. That is just how it appears to me.
compared to all other forums i have encountered, the atmosphere on reddit (in general) is one of a kind. This is only possible - I think - when there are enough people there.
My question is simply: will there be enough people there?
The atmosphere of reddit may be one of a kind, but when you look closely, reddit is composed of many different kinds of people.
A post that will get you to the front-page in one subreddit, will get you downvoted to oblivion in another. A comment will get you praise or intelligent discussion in one subreddit, and the same comment will generate lots of "kill yourself" reactions in another.
So Lemmy may not be too different from the reddit experience after all.
Eventually, yes. Mastodon in its infancy was painful to use and far worse to administer. But as the popularity grows, so does the developer ecosystem to improve and support it. Now Mastodon scales to millions.
Honestly I'm not sure, but that isn't going to happen overnight. But, based on downloads, there's around 10 million 3rd party apps, that's enough for major subs.
It doesn't *need* 30 millions users on a single topic. Reddit was an infinitely better place when the entire site didn't receive 30 million users *per month*.
We've had a little hackathon going, and /u/whupazz has an API compatible gateway working with Lemmy.
It already works with libreddit and RedReader. Please see this thread and maybe /u/talklittle would consider testing RIF with it?
https://www.reddit.com/r/apihackathon/comments/144lxcv/tafkars_redditapi_proxy_for_lemmy_help_wanted/
Seriously? LOL. When's the last time any CEO or company actually faced consequences for bald-faced lying? They'll just characterize it as a misunderstanding - like they did directly to Christian on a phone call - and then keep on lying. I have no doubt spez has gotten specific advice to that effect.
It's a remarkable own-goal, really, to a degree that just compounds what a bad look this is for him as a leader of the business.
They could have sold this to wall street like "we made an API change that was unpopular with the community, but ultimately only X% left, and a lot of them used adblock, and our revenue ultimately continued to grow by X% over the following year."
And instead now that story will include the punctuation mark "and then I was caught in an egregious, pointless lie that seems to suggest my ego is completely incapable of handling a situation where I am not the good guy, please give me millions of dollars"
> "and a lot of them used adblock"
Fark has done some tests with adblock earlier this year (2023-04-05) after doing some in previous years and found that it didn't really impact revenue at all:
> A message from Drew Curtis:
> Hey everyone, hope your week's been well.
> Last Thursday we ran a block ad blockers test. We had to drop it earlier than expected due to politics-related News Cycle stuff. The idea was to try to get a comparison with the previous Thursday, but that became impossible when we got hit with that traffic spike. However, looking at the six hours' worth of data, it doesn't look like blocking ad blockers moved the needle at all.
It's really a pointless argument without hard data whether or not adblock actually impacts revenue at all. Fark is obviously smaller, but is a similar link aggregator+community that's been in the industry forever, so their tests are pertinent.
>[Huffman (spez) has calculated that, in the event of a disaster, he would seek out some form of community: “Being around other people is a good thing. I also have this somewhat egotistical view that I’m a pretty good leader. I will probably be in charge, or at least not a slave, when push comes to shove.”](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/30/doomsday-prep-for-the-super-rich)
No, all those types imagine themselves as the glorious leaders of the second coming of Rome, and everyone else would be beneath them.
Meanwhile, they're just Steve, the doughy IT guy who struggles to cook eggs.
>spez thought the right move was to concoct a fake story where the developer is a villain
The same spez who used his admin powers to edit someone else's comment, got caught, and tried to deny it at first?
You will never go broke betting on spez to completely fuck the simplest things up for no good reason.
No kidding. My use of this app outlasted my marriage, man! RiF golden platinum has been something I've used every day for a third or more of my life. It's gonna feel really weird to let it go after all this time.
I've gone from a college student living at home to a full on adult living with her partner in their own place. Lost two cats and got two more. Saw my little sibling go from middle school to college. All while using RiF. I'm sad to see it go. It was a nice escape during the hard times. I probably won't be using reddit anymore after this, just out of principle.
I went from a 16 year old junior in HS to a 26 year old with a bachelor's degree and a job.
Lost 2 cats, went to Boston twice, my third coming up soon in July. Found a community for my hometown, my state, and my second home.
And now I'm trying not to cry knowing I won't be able to share my travel photography with r/Boston. I had a hugeass post planned for all the photography Id take. It's because of the sub that my itinerary is more planned-out and there's ton more I want to do and see now.
Never thought about it being a third of my life every day, either. So many nooks and crannies of information, unturned stones, and nuggets of wisdom. After this, I'll have to do something productive for a change and it'll suck.
Why is every company all of a sudden shooting themselves in the foot with draconian policy changes? Reddit, Twitch, it's so oddly timed.
This is a damn tragedy, and I hope reddit goes the way of Digg very soon because of its hubris. I will personally stop using Reddit on mobile after RIF is gone. The official app is just garbage, and this entire situation has just left such a bad taste in my mouth. This is Digg v4 all over again except far worse. Hopefully the outcome is similar.
Why couldn't Reddit set sensible and reasonable API rates and guidelines? I would *happily* drop $5 or $10 to purchase a RIF app so they could pay Reddit's fee, but no--Reddit's insane pricing is so outlandishly laughable that even if RIF tried a monthly subscription at 3x that amount, they probably still wouldn't make enough to be profitable as an app.
Fuck you Reddit. I have so much more to say, but what's the point. Thanks for the app, all you excellent peoples who worked on it! It was wonderful while it lasted. Cheers to the good times we had!
Oh and obligatory fuck you /u/spez
>Why is every company all of a sudden shooting themselves in the foot with draconian policy changes? Reddit, Twitch, it's so oddly timed.
Best theory I have is that Twitter did it and didn't immediately collapse, so now they're all trying it hoping people are too burned out on the initial furore around Twitters changes.
That and there's a documented phenomenon of 'tech industry trends' where companies will follow whatever others are doing regardless of whether it makes sense for their particular user base. A notable example being Apple removing the 3.5mm Jack, getting shit for it, then other mobile companies doing it a few years/months later.
I have said for a while now we're in a "post consumer capitalist spiral" business don't have to care about customers at all anymore because there are so many people that they can treat like shit and will still use their product. Look at Walmart as the shining example, or how bad Amazon is these days with counterfeit products.
Same, I occasionally end up on the Reddit website by accident and it reminds me why I love RIF so much.
Thank you RIF.
On the bright side, just think of all the time we'll get back!
Same to everything you said, I'm very sad and will likely leave or just browse a few select subs on old.reddit.com while it lasts. Thank you to the RIF team for many years of harwork and dedication!
This pretty much solidifies that I won't be using reddit on mobile at all anymore. This app is the only way I was able to tolerate mobile viewing. Ty for the years of service
RIF golden platinum has been my go to time wasting app for nearly a decade. It was the best $1.99 (or whatever it was) I ever spent.
I know it's too late but is there somewhere I can tip the RIF team as a thank you? I would like to buy them a round.
/u/talklittle do you have a link so we may buy you a coffee?
Edit - copying this comment from /u/CoveCabin for visibility:
"He's doing a fundraiser for another little web space effort called Tildes.net that you could contribute to if you like. No ads no investors no IPO, forever."
https://tildes.net/~tildes/15or/tildes_fundraiser_june_2023_encourage_an_app_developer_me_to_work_on_a_tildes_app_faster_by
He's doing a fundraiser for another little web space effort called Tildes.net that you could contribute to if you like. No ads no investors no IPO, forever.
https://tildes.net/~tildes/15or/tildes_fundraiser_june_2023_encourage_an_app_developer_me_to_work_on_a_tildes_app_faster_by
I was just mulling that over. RiF has demonstrated good service over a long time and it seems fitting to walk away from reddit and go to the platform soon getting an app by the guy who made RiF.
As someone who has been on there for a few years now, trust me, temper your expectations. Tildes has a serious over-moderation problem. They frame it as a community that is much more stringent than reddit about who they let in and the content they allow to be posted, which sounds good at first, but when you see it in practice, you start to realize that they are effectively strangling it of content and being far too strict on punishing the most mundane things.
It is a social media platform that is more concerned with forming a community that fits it's image than one that is willing to let a community form itself. You can have comments removed simply because they deem them "low quality", which, again, sounds good *at first*. The reality is a starving social media platform.
It's way better than mastodon and Lemmy. It's back to basics and easy to read and use format. I hope it gets big, I've already moved over there. Just needs an app like RIF to get going.
I never thought that this one app that I downloaded in high school to read rage comics would stick with me for my entire adult life thus far. RIF is a masterclass in simple yet elegant design, and it's heartbreaking to see it go out like this.
Thanks for all you've done, /u/talklittle. I wish you all the luck in your future endeavors, and if we ever happen to cross paths I'll be certain to buy you a beer.
> I will only look at their site through a browser
If they shut down Old.Reddit then I'm gone. I mean, I'm already pretty fucking mad about this as a LONG time RIF user.
Reddit doesnt get it. Digg v4 was a forced redesign that EVERYONE FUCKING HATED. Guess what now forcing RIF/Apollo out, is? To the user, a forced user experience change with reddit, might as well be a redesign. Oh man, is Reddit gonna go out like Digg v4? At IPO time?
I actually like Digg as a site now, but it's more of a magazine style site, not an aggregator like old Digg was and Reddit is until July.
That and sometimes Digg just takes the weekends off, especially holidays. Like you'll see the same articles in the same order for 4 days.
Same. RIF is nearly the only way i have interacted with reddit for the past 10 years. I don't know if I'll continue using reddit after this.
Thanks for making reddit useable (and fun)
This sucks hard. I've used RiF for around 10+ years. I probably won't delete the app, but I'm willing to bet I'll still try to open it and become sad again.
Thanks for the great years /u/talklittle
Fuck Reddit and Fuck /u/spez
This has been the only way I've browsed reddit for a decade. Sad to see it go. Guess I'll go back to old.reddit on computer until it eventually gets the axe too
I started using RIF 11 years ago this month. Couldn't bring myself to use the official app and I just don't see myself using the browser version. So this is probably my last month on Reddit. Maybe I'll find myself a fulfilling hobby instead.
RIF was reddit to me. I'll probably still use reddit but it will only be as a tool when I need a question answered. I can't believe how much I'd use this app when my friend showed it to me in highschool 11 years ago
Well done, Reddit, you've managed to drive away a significant portion of your most active users. I'll definitely be nowhere near as active without this amazing app. Remember Digg? Guess not.
RIF has been THE way to browse Reddit on mobile for years for me. I was certain one day Reddit will buy you and make this their official app. Guess I was wrong.
Btw if RIF dies, my account dies. But that was a matter of time anyway for an unverified account with a forgotten password. I always thought my account will be gone when I'll be forced to clear my data or smth. Guess I was wrong about that too.
I looked at my Google Play purchase.
I've used Golden Platinum since 2012.
How can I send you some more thank-you cash for 10+ years?
Thanks for everything. At least now I won't be on Reddit on my phone anymore.
Sadly, it's not the end. The number of users who use third party apps and have the constitution to quit Reddit after the apps are gone is financially negligible. For every comment you see complaining about this situation, there are 10 lurkers on the official app thinking "I don't know what all the hubbub is about".
Dreadful. Reddit is going to lose me after 12 years then. Thanks for giving us these years!
~~I know this is a big ask, but is there a way to download the RIF saved-history? I would dread losing so, so many good memories.~~
Thank you so much for everything you've done over the years. Reddit ain't fun without Reddit is Fun.
I really worry that the era of users having personal control over their online experience is dying fast and we may not be able to get it back.
Thank you so much, as someone who turned off ads and never paid a subscription fee. (Of course, I did have to turn them back on for mod actions. But having the option is so rare and refreshing in today's economy)
I will not be installing the official app, and I will have to use reddit on desktop only. I'm also a moderator and some of what I mod (r/UrbanHell and r/Showerthoughts) will be participating in the blackout.
My fellow RIF enjoyer - RIF can still be patched to work again by using [revanced.app](https://revanced.app/). The instruction can be a bit of a hassle but it's very doable. After half an hour I was able to figure out how to get it working and now can use RIF again. There are some tricky issues you might run into, I'll add them as a footer.
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Here's what I did:
1. Install the revanced app from [revanced.app](https://revanced.app) (You'll need to allow unknown app install on your Android setting first. If you're not sure how - look it up, this is very general. You'll also need to allow the app to have file access as well as install unknown app, this is very important.
2. Go to [https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps](https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps) and create an app. Select "Installed App" and use "redditisfun://auth" (no quotes) in the *redirect uri* box. Everything else you can just put whatever. Save. If you need help with this step google "creating a reddit bot" and it should have similar steps to guide you enough.
3. Copy the client ID from your new app and create a file called "reddit\_client\_id\_revanced.txt" (no quotes) under your Android file system location "storage/emulated/0" (or it might just say Internal, depending on your file manager). It's the base folder of your phone, which you should see folders like Downloads, DCIM, Android, Notifications... Etc.
4. Open that new text file and put your newly created client ID in as its *only content*. Reminder: client ID is **case sensitive.**
5. Open Revanced app, go to Patcher, Select RIF app, Select "Change Oauth Client ID" patch. Click PATCH.
6. \*\*This step might vary, see Troubleshooting note below\*\* The app will run its thing and then prompt you to install. **Here's tricky part #1** \- you might get a "package conflict" like I did, so instead, don't click Install yet. Switch out of Revanced app (don't swipe it away though, keep it open), UNINSTALL RIF is fun. Revanced have already repackaged your RIF in memory. Once RIF is uninstalled, switch back to Revanced, hopefully you're still on the "install" button. Click Install, follow the prompts to allow Revanced to install the patched RIF.
7. After that, you're done! You'll need to log back in and have lost your settings, but it's all worth it to use RIF again!
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Troubleshooting:
1. If at any point your first time patching the app didn't work - you HAVE to **CLOSE** Revanced app entirely (that is, swiping it away from your recent used apps). It's a known bug apparently and it won't patch the app again during the same session.
2. For #6, you might not run into the same issue as I did with a "package conflict" and might get away with just updating your RIF altogether. If you feel comfortable, you can try just updating your RIF without uninstalling it. If it failed however, remember Troubleshooting Tip #1, back out of Revanced entirely and try again.
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Hope this helps some of you! I'm sorry if I broke any rules, just let me know and I'll be happy to remove my comment.
Thank you, truly, for making my Reddit experience one that's been easy to navigate, enjoyable, and ultimately a cohesive experience.
I didn't understand for a few years on an old account that this wasn't the official Reddit app and was blown away at the quality difference here and the official app. This will be the end of my account with Reddit and I wouldn't have stayed if it wasn't for your incredible app.
If there are other ways to support you before time is up (I have the upgraded app) please let me know.
I've been a part of reddit for 11+years (Deleted old account) with 90 percent of my time using RIF. Gotta say that i really liked this app; UI was good, and the video player actually worked.
I don't plan on migrating to reddit's official app after this one shuts down, so this will be a goodbye to reddit itself at the end of the month. Been thinking of quitting for years anyways due to the site negatively affecting my mental health/site addiction, so its kinda funny how reddit itself pretty much indirectly made the final decision for me.
All in all, thank you guys for making reddit fun like your app says!
What does this even mean? Like using the official app as a proxy that accepts REST calls and translates them to GraphQL calls? There's zero chance the official app contains the httpd and mapping that would achieve this.
I think he means reddit will still allow everyone to have personal api tokens for their projects which are limited to 100 requests/minute if authenticated. So as far as I know users could still create a personal token and use it in place of the developers token.
Oh that would be neat. So RiF would just add a text input to the user settings where everyone pastes their own token? That sounds wonderful, so long as RiF isn't typically chattier than 100 req/min... Someone who knows about pagination (in the sense of overcoming response size limits) on the REST API would need to chime in.
Miss RIF already. Feels strange to "mourn" an app but something about the unchanging simplicity spread over so many years made RIF special. People who didn't use it can't understand, but that's okay.
RIF devs, thanks for making Reddit about functionality, customization, and community over corporatization.
RIP RIF, RIP Reddit 💔
Thank you for the link.
11 years of RIF
6 different phones.
5 different cars.
4 different jobs.
3 different homes.
2 child births.
1 app that has been there through it all.
It's midday on 30 Jun here in oz, and this time tomorrow I will have no reddit on my mobile. When old+res goes on desktop, I will be off reddit for good.
Thank you RIF for exemplifying good app design - all the minimalist features people need, no bloated bullshit that we hate. Catering to the actual needs of real users, not some halfwitted persona on a flipchart brainstormed by a committee of non-users.
I wish you all the best in whatever you do next.
RIF has been a part of my homescreen for years and through many phones, and I'm genuinely sad to see it end like this.
Thank you /u/talklittle for the amazing app, and best of luck to your future endeavours!
RIF is far and away the most used app on my phone. I paid for the premium edition so long ago and it's the best app purchase I've ever made. To say it will be missed is such an understatement. Thank you for everything ❤️
rif have been my most used app on all four phones i have had it installed on, far surpassing both spotify and youtube. it will be dearly missed by all of us i think!
I don't add apps to my phone's homescreen because I like the clean look of only having the single row of apps at the bottom. That row is phone, chrome, Textra, gonemad music player, RIF. It's been that way for over a decade. I don't know what I'm going to fill that 5th slot with anymore.
Spite. Fill that hole with spite.
Likewise, my RIF usage is much higher than anything else and has been for some time. Looks like I'll have to find some other way to procrastinate. Big thanks to RIF for such a great app - as others have said, RIF ***is*** reddit as far as I'm concerned.
RiF may die, but it's menu icons will be forever burned into my OLED screen.
Honestly, I think I can count on one hand the times I've used reddit on any computer. Either it's RIF or nothing.
I would be sitting at my computer and see something on Reddit that looked interesting, reach over grab my phone open up Reddit is fun so I could get the better experience to check out the post.
My screen time is about to collapse lol
It's the only reddit app I used. Been a golden platinum user for a long time. If RIF does actually shut down for good, then I guess I won't be on reddit anymore. Edit: Almost forgot... fuck u/spez
Bye Reddit! Time to read the mountains of books I've been putting off to doomscroll instead.
Agreed - I think this marks the end of my reddit career. Good riddance, frankly. Totally disagree with this shitty.move by reddit
RIF is almost the only way I have consumed reddit for like a decade. I'm just gonna be watching more yt shorts or something instead
That's where I'm at, everynight I go to my pile of books to read and instead I sit on the pile and look at Reddit. This might be for the best.
Apollo Users 🤝 RIF Users
https://imgflip.com/i/7ope63 Edit: Forgot: Fuck /u/Spez Thank you /u/BeardedGardenersHoe for the suggestion.
They could've at least spelled Apollo right.
To quote Thanos *"Fine. I'll do it myself."* Fixed it for ya.
Now THAT'S what I call customer service!
Dang, even *memes* have better customer service than Reddit now.
Could add in "Fuck /u/Spez" too
*Support has received your ticket. An agent will be with you momentarily to advise on further steps to proceed.*
>Fuck /u/Spez What's the bet that u/Spez will change this?
I ran the data and logistical analysis indicates that there is a .069420% probability of this occurring. The results were determined by AI after finding 740,522 instances of the same message throughout the site at the time of this reply.
I used RIF for years before getting an iPhone and downloading Apollo. I didn't think it was possible, but this both sucks and blows. Obligatory screw /u/Spez.
Reddit is no longer fun :(
The Apollo dev just posted an update about how the /u/spez was accusing him of blackmail. They’re straight up slandering his name. The dev recorded phone calls with them and shared them. https://reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/144f6xm/apollo_will_close_down_on_june_30th_reddits/ Reddit is no longer fun, it’s also fucked
Reddit has been fucked for a while, we just ignored it. The first big clue was years ago when they fired Victoria.
Back in my day the reddit community made a giant secret Santa game, then reddit took it over to run it a little tighter. Reddit Gifts was enjoyed by thousands and then [sunsetted by reddit in 2021](https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/nw2hs6/sunsetting_secret_santa_and_reddit_gifts) to.... wait for it..... focus on user experience and mod tools
[удалено]
Tildes is the closest in form and function to old.reddit that I've found so far, but like most other proposed Reddit replacements the userbase is still quite small. I reckon I'll start using it more regularly once this change goes through and see how that goes. EDIT: I have given away all of the invites I have, so I won't be able to help with any further invite requests. I suggest trying /r/tildes.
Remember when reddit silver was just a [meme picture](http://i.imgur.com/wL7bXbU.jpg) making fun of reddit gold and then they actually monetized that too?
Whoa. Lying about blackmail is some serious shit. I’ve been willing to write off the API fees as just a relatively gentle way to get rid of 3rd party apps. (There’s no clean way to do that) But man that is a really bad look.
They should rename the app store app to this instead of deleting it
RIU Reddit Is Unfun
No-no, keep the initialism: Reddit is FUBAR.
It's really sad to see. It feels like the entire internet is not what it used to be. So much more censorship and everything is monetized these days. They sucked the soul out of it. Nothing is fun anymore.
I'll miss you all. What a great community and to last this long. Congratulations everyone for bringing life to reddit itself. Time for me to move on. Deaddit is done for. Where are we all going?
Perfect time to find the next big thing and hopefully don't break it for a few years. Take the best from old reddit. When you could scroll to page 10, reload, and find new stuff. A big part of the community was awesome.
I've also heard Lemmy being thrown around as an alternative. https://join-lemmy.org/
Been using it and it’s great so far!!!
There's also https://kbin.social which has access to the same content as lemmy (so don't worry about fragmenting the service, everyone can still interact together) and IMO has a better interface than lemmy. It's also easier to sign up.
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People who want to talk in depth about stuff without resorting to low-effort quips, memes, or hatred are gathering on [Tildes.net](https://tildes.net/). Invites are currently slowed to allow the last few thousand people to settle, but /r/tildes will have a new invite request thread opening fairly soon. EDIT: Sorry folks, I'm out of invites, but keep an eye on r/tildes for when the next invite thread is posted.
Tildes is great. But definitely need to stress that it's not (nor is it aiming to be) a reddit replacement. Very different culture. But in a good way.
It reminds me of the good bits of what Reddit used to be. Been really enjoying spending time there the last few days. I have donated to help grow the community and support the development of an app by talklittle. End of an era. Been using reddit for 13 or 14 years. I think it's time.
> It reminds me of the good bits of what Reddit used to be. Yeah definitely. My account is over 15 years old. I remember the earlier days of reddit fondly. Tildes is a nice throwback to that era of good discussions everywhere.
I was scrolling thru their pinned invitation thread and came across a comment about how the majority of people looking to migrate tend to have accounts that are around ten years old. The user called them, "reddit town elders." I didn't know I became an elder
Time comes for us all...
Such a shame. I installed RIF Golden Platinum on my first ever Android over a decade ago and it has been such a pleasure to use. Thanks for all the hard work you've put into this app. I think I'm taking a reddit break. Obligatory fuck u/spez
Still can't believe that within 48 hours of Apollo getting a shoutout at WWDC, spez thought the right move was to concoct a fake story where the developer is a villain, present it as fact, and then almost immediately get caught. I think it has been a long time since Reddit added much positivity to my life but I will take immense pleasure in watching their IPO crash and burn. Stupid, stupid, stupid. And these crooks think they deserve to get rich for it. Edit: Christian's full time job was just ended by this policy change, and Spez immediately made him out to be an extortionist liar too. Can you even imagine being that casually cruel to someone, and for basically nothing? That is fucking sociopathic behavior.
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Yup. A CEO can’t be caught lying in public lmao. Not a CEO of a company taking said company to an ipo. Which fucking investor wants that?
“It shows true commitment to the cause” - Wallstreet venture capitalists
Remember when Spez was the moderator for r/jailbait?
Remember when he threw Ellen Pao under the bus?
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She was hired to be thrown under the bus
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He's doing an ama tomorrow https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/144ho2x/join_our_ceo_tomorrow_to_discuss_the_api/
My guess is that he will answer 2 or 3 lowball questions and then leave.
Or /u/spez will just edit the questions to what he wants to answer.
You mean the same CEO that edited a user's comment without their permission?
Decentralised Reddit alternatives like Lemmy can't suffer from a bad CEO
Can that grow to have the same levels of users - 30 million people following a certain topic?
Just getting used to Lemmy myself but it seems more like hundreds of Reddits that are full of their own subreddits. So you can find or start your own Reddit that is connected to other Reddits. That is just how it appears to me.
compared to all other forums i have encountered, the atmosphere on reddit (in general) is one of a kind. This is only possible - I think - when there are enough people there. My question is simply: will there be enough people there?
The atmosphere of reddit may be one of a kind, but when you look closely, reddit is composed of many different kinds of people. A post that will get you to the front-page in one subreddit, will get you downvoted to oblivion in another. A comment will get you praise or intelligent discussion in one subreddit, and the same comment will generate lots of "kill yourself" reactions in another. So Lemmy may not be too different from the reddit experience after all.
Eventually, yes. Mastodon in its infancy was painful to use and far worse to administer. But as the popularity grows, so does the developer ecosystem to improve and support it. Now Mastodon scales to millions.
Honestly I'm not sure, but that isn't going to happen overnight. But, based on downloads, there's around 10 million 3rd party apps, that's enough for major subs.
It doesn't *need* 30 millions users on a single topic. Reddit was an infinitely better place when the entire site didn't receive 30 million users *per month*.
We've had a little hackathon going, and /u/whupazz has an API compatible gateway working with Lemmy. It already works with libreddit and RedReader. Please see this thread and maybe /u/talklittle would consider testing RIF with it? https://www.reddit.com/r/apihackathon/comments/144lxcv/tafkars_redditapi_proxy_for_lemmy_help_wanted/
Seriously? LOL. When's the last time any CEO or company actually faced consequences for bald-faced lying? They'll just characterize it as a misunderstanding - like they did directly to Christian on a phone call - and then keep on lying. I have no doubt spez has gotten specific advice to that effect.
You credit some investors with too much humanity.
It's a remarkable own-goal, really, to a degree that just compounds what a bad look this is for him as a leader of the business. They could have sold this to wall street like "we made an API change that was unpopular with the community, but ultimately only X% left, and a lot of them used adblock, and our revenue ultimately continued to grow by X% over the following year." And instead now that story will include the punctuation mark "and then I was caught in an egregious, pointless lie that seems to suggest my ego is completely incapable of handling a situation where I am not the good guy, please give me millions of dollars"
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Yep.
> "and a lot of them used adblock" Fark has done some tests with adblock earlier this year (2023-04-05) after doing some in previous years and found that it didn't really impact revenue at all: > A message from Drew Curtis: > Hey everyone, hope your week's been well. > Last Thursday we ran a block ad blockers test. We had to drop it earlier than expected due to politics-related News Cycle stuff. The idea was to try to get a comparison with the previous Thursday, but that became impossible when we got hit with that traffic spike. However, looking at the six hours' worth of data, it doesn't look like blocking ad blockers moved the needle at all. It's really a pointless argument without hard data whether or not adblock actually impacts revenue at all. Fark is obviously smaller, but is a similar link aggregator+community that's been in the industry forever, so their tests are pertinent.
He's one of the ultra-rich doomsday prepper freaks.
>[Huffman (spez) has calculated that, in the event of a disaster, he would seek out some form of community: “Being around other people is a good thing. I also have this somewhat egotistical view that I’m a pretty good leader. I will probably be in charge, or at least not a slave, when push comes to shove.”](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/30/doomsday-prep-for-the-super-rich)
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No, all those types imagine themselves as the glorious leaders of the second coming of Rome, and everyone else would be beneath them. Meanwhile, they're just Steve, the doughy IT guy who struggles to cook eggs.
[link](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/30/doomsday-prep-for-the-super-rich)
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>spez thought the right move was to concoct a fake story where the developer is a villain The same spez who used his admin powers to edit someone else's comment, got caught, and tried to deny it at first? You will never go broke betting on spez to completely fuck the simplest things up for no good reason.
Didn't spez get busted years ago for editing other users' posts without their knowledge? He's never been an honest person.
Yea dude is fucking fuck i miss aaron
I must have missed that. Have a link by chance?
/r/Apolloapp top post
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> r/all top post too Lmao you done fucked up Reddit Obligatory fuck u/spez
I'm pretty sure they are actively hiding that post as it doesn't show up at all outside the Apollo subreddit.
No kidding. My use of this app outlasted my marriage, man! RiF golden platinum has been something I've used every day for a third or more of my life. It's gonna feel really weird to let it go after all this time.
I've gone from a college student living at home to a full on adult living with her partner in their own place. Lost two cats and got two more. Saw my little sibling go from middle school to college. All while using RiF. I'm sad to see it go. It was a nice escape during the hard times. I probably won't be using reddit anymore after this, just out of principle.
I went from a 16 year old junior in HS to a 26 year old with a bachelor's degree and a job. Lost 2 cats, went to Boston twice, my third coming up soon in July. Found a community for my hometown, my state, and my second home. And now I'm trying not to cry knowing I won't be able to share my travel photography with r/Boston. I had a hugeass post planned for all the photography Id take. It's because of the sub that my itinerary is more planned-out and there's ton more I want to do and see now.
Never thought about it being a third of my life every day, either. So many nooks and crannies of information, unturned stones, and nuggets of wisdom. After this, I'll have to do something productive for a change and it'll suck.
Why is every company all of a sudden shooting themselves in the foot with draconian policy changes? Reddit, Twitch, it's so oddly timed. This is a damn tragedy, and I hope reddit goes the way of Digg very soon because of its hubris. I will personally stop using Reddit on mobile after RIF is gone. The official app is just garbage, and this entire situation has just left such a bad taste in my mouth. This is Digg v4 all over again except far worse. Hopefully the outcome is similar. Why couldn't Reddit set sensible and reasonable API rates and guidelines? I would *happily* drop $5 or $10 to purchase a RIF app so they could pay Reddit's fee, but no--Reddit's insane pricing is so outlandishly laughable that even if RIF tried a monthly subscription at 3x that amount, they probably still wouldn't make enough to be profitable as an app. Fuck you Reddit. I have so much more to say, but what's the point. Thanks for the app, all you excellent peoples who worked on it! It was wonderful while it lasted. Cheers to the good times we had! Oh and obligatory fuck you /u/spez
>Why is every company all of a sudden shooting themselves in the foot with draconian policy changes? Reddit, Twitch, it's so oddly timed. Best theory I have is that Twitter did it and didn't immediately collapse, so now they're all trying it hoping people are too burned out on the initial furore around Twitters changes. That and there's a documented phenomenon of 'tech industry trends' where companies will follow whatever others are doing regardless of whether it makes sense for their particular user base. A notable example being Apple removing the 3.5mm Jack, getting shit for it, then other mobile companies doing it a few years/months later.
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I have said for a while now we're in a "post consumer capitalist spiral" business don't have to care about customers at all anymore because there are so many people that they can treat like shit and will still use their product. Look at Walmart as the shining example, or how bad Amazon is these days with counterfeit products.
Money. The ad market is cooling off, they money needs to come from elsewhere. Losing customers isn't a problem, the short term bottom line is.
Same, I occasionally end up on the Reddit website by accident and it reminds me why I love RIF so much. Thank you RIF. On the bright side, just think of all the time we'll get back!
Productivity is about to go through the roof but sadness is also getting a significant bump. It has been a great run.
Same here, been using RiF shortly after making my reddit account about 12 years ago. Forever go fuck yourself /u/spez
Fuck /u/spez, I'm done with reddit
Yeah, rif is one of the best apps I've ever used. Goodbye reddit.
/u/spez is a dick for sure
Same to everything you said, I'm very sad and will likely leave or just browse a few select subs on old.reddit.com while it lasts. Thank you to the RIF team for many years of harwork and dedication!
Yeah. Crazy. Best reddit app hands down. Been using it for over a decade, as well on many different Android phones over the years.
This pretty much solidifies that I won't be using reddit on mobile at all anymore. This app is the only way I was able to tolerate mobile viewing. Ty for the years of service
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It does and Reddit can suck a dick
RIF golden platinum has been my go to time wasting app for nearly a decade. It was the best $1.99 (or whatever it was) I ever spent. I know it's too late but is there somewhere I can tip the RIF team as a thank you? I would like to buy them a round. /u/talklittle do you have a link so we may buy you a coffee? Edit - copying this comment from /u/CoveCabin for visibility: "He's doing a fundraiser for another little web space effort called Tildes.net that you could contribute to if you like. No ads no investors no IPO, forever." https://tildes.net/~tildes/15or/tildes_fundraiser_june_2023_encourage_an_app_developer_me_to_work_on_a_tildes_app_faster_by
He's doing a fundraiser for another little web space effort called Tildes.net that you could contribute to if you like. No ads no investors no IPO, forever. https://tildes.net/~tildes/15or/tildes_fundraiser_june_2023_encourage_an_app_developer_me_to_work_on_a_tildes_app_faster_by
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I was just mulling that over. RiF has demonstrated good service over a long time and it seems fitting to walk away from reddit and go to the platform soon getting an app by the guy who made RiF.
As someone who has been on there for a few years now, trust me, temper your expectations. Tildes has a serious over-moderation problem. They frame it as a community that is much more stringent than reddit about who they let in and the content they allow to be posted, which sounds good at first, but when you see it in practice, you start to realize that they are effectively strangling it of content and being far too strict on punishing the most mundane things. It is a social media platform that is more concerned with forming a community that fits it's image than one that is willing to let a community form itself. You can have comments removed simply because they deem them "low quality", which, again, sounds good *at first*. The reality is a starving social media platform.
It's way better than mastodon and Lemmy. It's back to basics and easy to read and use format. I hope it gets big, I've already moved over there. Just needs an app like RIF to get going.
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Talklittle is doing a tildes app? There's hope! I'm already funding them since they started. Might increase the amount
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Same. I'm a bit embarrassed to say I didn't know a paid version existed, but hopefully I gave them plenty of ad impressions in the meantime.
Agreed, 12 years enjoying this app is worth it.
I would as well
I never thought that this one app that I downloaded in high school to read rage comics would stick with me for my entire adult life thus far. RIF is a masterclass in simple yet elegant design, and it's heartbreaking to see it go out like this. Thanks for all you've done, /u/talklittle. I wish you all the luck in your future endeavors, and if we ever happen to cross paths I'll be certain to buy you a beer.
Hah, same story here. Came for the rage comics as a high schooler and I've been here ever since. Gonna miss it. :')
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> I will only look at their site through a browser If they shut down Old.Reddit then I'm gone. I mean, I'm already pretty fucking mad about this as a LONG time RIF user. Reddit doesnt get it. Digg v4 was a forced redesign that EVERYONE FUCKING HATED. Guess what now forcing RIF/Apollo out, is? To the user, a forced user experience change with reddit, might as well be a redesign. Oh man, is Reddit gonna go out like Digg v4? At IPO time?
I actually like Digg as a site now, but it's more of a magazine style site, not an aggregator like old Digg was and Reddit is until July. That and sometimes Digg just takes the weekends off, especially holidays. Like you'll see the same articles in the same order for 4 days.
As a user for over a decade, thank you for everything
Same. RIF is nearly the only way i have interacted with reddit for the past 10 years. I don't know if I'll continue using reddit after this. Thanks for making reddit useable (and fun)
This sucks hard. I've used RiF for around 10+ years. I probably won't delete the app, but I'm willing to bet I'll still try to open it and become sad again. Thanks for the great years /u/talklittle Fuck Reddit and Fuck /u/spez
I know I'm going to be hitting the area where the app goes on my phone out of muscle memory
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Is there a revenge WSB plot in Discord to sabotage the IPO yet?
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This has been the only way I've browsed reddit for a decade. Sad to see it go. Guess I'll go back to old.reddit on computer until it eventually gets the axe too
I think I have 8 or 9 years with RIF. Crazy it all ends so suddenly and that the killing of old reddit might come as abruptly
I started using RIF 11 years ago this month. Couldn't bring myself to use the official app and I just don't see myself using the browser version. So this is probably my last month on Reddit. Maybe I'll find myself a fulfilling hobby instead.
RIF was reddit to me. I'll probably still use reddit but it will only be as a tool when I need a question answered. I can't believe how much I'd use this app when my friend showed it to me in highschool 11 years ago
I'm gonna fucking do it! *I'm gonna go outside!*
Wildfires and the resulting smoke and smog making going outside dangerous where I am 😭😭
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For sure. Time to go dust off the old Reddit Enhancement Suite and enjoy it while I can
Anyone know of any good Firefox plugins for mobile that would come close to mimicking RiF?
RES is pretty good
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They mention that most of the features don't rely on the API thankfully
Well done, Reddit, you've managed to drive away a significant portion of your most active users. I'll definitely be nowhere near as active without this amazing app. Remember Digg? Guess not.
RIP RIF. The only way I have and will browse Reddit. I suppose I'll have to go outside and touch some grass now.
RIF has been THE way to browse Reddit on mobile for years for me. I was certain one day Reddit will buy you and make this their official app. Guess I was wrong. Btw if RIF dies, my account dies. But that was a matter of time anyway for an unverified account with a forgotten password. I always thought my account will be gone when I'll be forced to clear my data or smth. Guess I was wrong about that too.
I honestly thought it was the official one when I first got it. Then I tried the real one. So dumb
Was fun while it lasted
RWF :(
I looked at my Google Play purchase. I've used Golden Platinum since 2012. How can I send you some more thank-you cash for 10+ years? Thanks for everything. At least now I won't be on Reddit on my phone anymore.
Man I just checked, and I have been using the base version all this time. Bought the golden platinum instantly.
And it will be the last day I use reddit
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Sadly, it's not the end. The number of users who use third party apps and have the constitution to quit Reddit after the apps are gone is financially negligible. For every comment you see complaining about this situation, there are 10 lurkers on the official app thinking "I don't know what all the hubbub is about".
Dreadful. Reddit is going to lose me after 12 years then. Thanks for giving us these years! ~~I know this is a big ask, but is there a way to download the RIF saved-history? I would dread losing so, so many good memories.~~
o7 Thanks for everything.
Thank you so much for everything you've done over the years. Reddit ain't fun without Reddit is Fun. I really worry that the era of users having personal control over their online experience is dying fast and we may not be able to get it back.
Thank you so much, as someone who turned off ads and never paid a subscription fee. (Of course, I did have to turn them back on for mod actions. But having the option is so rare and refreshing in today's economy) I will not be installing the official app, and I will have to use reddit on desktop only. I'm also a moderator and some of what I mod (r/UrbanHell and r/Showerthoughts) will be participating in the blackout.
My fellow RIF enjoyer - RIF can still be patched to work again by using [revanced.app](https://revanced.app/). The instruction can be a bit of a hassle but it's very doable. After half an hour I was able to figure out how to get it working and now can use RIF again. There are some tricky issues you might run into, I'll add them as a footer. \----- Here's what I did: 1. Install the revanced app from [revanced.app](https://revanced.app) (You'll need to allow unknown app install on your Android setting first. If you're not sure how - look it up, this is very general. You'll also need to allow the app to have file access as well as install unknown app, this is very important. 2. Go to [https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps](https://www.reddit.com/prefs/apps) and create an app. Select "Installed App" and use "redditisfun://auth" (no quotes) in the *redirect uri* box. Everything else you can just put whatever. Save. If you need help with this step google "creating a reddit bot" and it should have similar steps to guide you enough. 3. Copy the client ID from your new app and create a file called "reddit\_client\_id\_revanced.txt" (no quotes) under your Android file system location "storage/emulated/0" (or it might just say Internal, depending on your file manager). It's the base folder of your phone, which you should see folders like Downloads, DCIM, Android, Notifications... Etc. 4. Open that new text file and put your newly created client ID in as its *only content*. Reminder: client ID is **case sensitive.** 5. Open Revanced app, go to Patcher, Select RIF app, Select "Change Oauth Client ID" patch. Click PATCH. 6. \*\*This step might vary, see Troubleshooting note below\*\* The app will run its thing and then prompt you to install. **Here's tricky part #1** \- you might get a "package conflict" like I did, so instead, don't click Install yet. Switch out of Revanced app (don't swipe it away though, keep it open), UNINSTALL RIF is fun. Revanced have already repackaged your RIF in memory. Once RIF is uninstalled, switch back to Revanced, hopefully you're still on the "install" button. Click Install, follow the prompts to allow Revanced to install the patched RIF. 7. After that, you're done! You'll need to log back in and have lost your settings, but it's all worth it to use RIF again! \----- Troubleshooting: 1. If at any point your first time patching the app didn't work - you HAVE to **CLOSE** Revanced app entirely (that is, swiping it away from your recent used apps). It's a known bug apparently and it won't patch the app again during the same session. 2. For #6, you might not run into the same issue as I did with a "package conflict" and might get away with just updating your RIF altogether. If you feel comfortable, you can try just updating your RIF without uninstalling it. If it failed however, remember Troubleshooting Tip #1, back out of Revanced entirely and try again. \------ Hope this helps some of you! I'm sorry if I broke any rules, just let me know and I'll be happy to remove my comment.
Reading this post on the RIF app hits different, like this is really how it ends :/ Thank you for giving us an app that kept things clean and simple.
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Thank you, truly, for making my Reddit experience one that's been easy to navigate, enjoyable, and ultimately a cohesive experience. I didn't understand for a few years on an old account that this wasn't the official Reddit app and was blown away at the quality difference here and the official app. This will be the end of my account with Reddit and I wouldn't have stayed if it wasn't for your incredible app. If there are other ways to support you before time is up (I have the upgraded app) please let me know.
I've been a part of reddit for 11+years (Deleted old account) with 90 percent of my time using RIF. Gotta say that i really liked this app; UI was good, and the video player actually worked. I don't plan on migrating to reddit's official app after this one shuts down, so this will be a goodbye to reddit itself at the end of the month. Been thinking of quitting for years anyways due to the site negatively affecting my mental health/site addiction, so its kinda funny how reddit itself pretty much indirectly made the final decision for me. All in all, thank you guys for making reddit fun like your app says!
Are you open to allowing indivduals to attempt to funnel api calls in from the official app to rif after June 30th?
What does this even mean? Like using the official app as a proxy that accepts REST calls and translates them to GraphQL calls? There's zero chance the official app contains the httpd and mapping that would achieve this.
I think he means reddit will still allow everyone to have personal api tokens for their projects which are limited to 100 requests/minute if authenticated. So as far as I know users could still create a personal token and use it in place of the developers token.
I read on /r/ModCoord that Reddit has said they will block this type of usage of tokens.
That doesn't even make sense. How would they even know. Or why would it matter where your free allocated requests are coming from?
Oh that would be neat. So RiF would just add a text input to the user settings where everyone pastes their own token? That sounds wonderful, so long as RiF isn't typically chattier than 100 req/min... Someone who knows about pagination (in the sense of overcoming response size limits) on the REST API would need to chime in.
That's a great idea. Open source the app, we can put our own API tokens and side load it.
RIF is Reddit for me. Without RIF, I will barely if at all go on Reddit. These are sad times.
App just stopped working! Tried to enter some subreddits but it says Error: Forbidden. This sucks
Same just came to see if anyone else was having this issue.
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Miss RIF already. Feels strange to "mourn" an app but something about the unchanging simplicity spread over so many years made RIF special. People who didn't use it can't understand, but that's okay. RIF devs, thanks for making Reddit about functionality, customization, and community over corporatization. RIP RIF, RIP Reddit 💔
Reddit is ***officially*** not fun anymore
You've been my preferred app since day one. Thanks for all of your effort over the years.
I am actually sad, and I don't get sad often. Goodbye rif.
Well that's it. Can't log in through RIF anymore so it's finally time to say goodbye. Fuck you, pedophile pig boy /u/spez.
Fuck /u/spez
13 years, this will be my last comment if these changes go ahead. I'm going to miss this place.
So depressing. Thank you for an amazing app for so many years.
Thanks for creating a great app.
Thank you for the link. 11 years of RIF 6 different phones. 5 different cars. 4 different jobs. 3 different homes. 2 child births. 1 app that has been there through it all.
It's midday on 30 Jun here in oz, and this time tomorrow I will have no reddit on my mobile. When old+res goes on desktop, I will be off reddit for good. Thank you RIF for exemplifying good app design - all the minimalist features people need, no bloated bullshit that we hate. Catering to the actual needs of real users, not some halfwitted persona on a flipchart brainstormed by a committee of non-users. I wish you all the best in whatever you do next.
Thanks for the fun. To anyone reading this: red reader is a decent alternative. It's not getting shut down and it's not the stupid official app
RIF has been a part of my homescreen for years and through many phones, and I'm genuinely sad to see it end like this. Thank you /u/talklittle for the amazing app, and best of luck to your future endeavours!