Apollo dev: "I don’t believe Reddit’s leadership... cares about developers anymore."
            • dubyakay@lemmy.ca
              2 years

              It’s meaningless anyway. What karma are you gonna farm?

              • Victor@lemmy.world
                2 years

                I’m telling everyone to up vote someone else, for fun. I try to be nice, you know, have some camaraderie, but everyone down votes me instead. Like, I thought we were different from Reddit, somehow. 😑 I don’t care about karma, I care about the actions themselves, and it disappoints me.

                • dubyakay@lemmy.ca
                  2 years

                  I mean in general upvotes or down votes are fairly meaningless on this platform.

      • RavenFellBlade@startrek.website
        2 years

        Absolutely. Every other interface was trash.

        And the official app and web interface were a port-a-potty upturned into a flaming dumpster.

        • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
          2 years

          And the official app and web interface were a port-a-potty upturned into a flaming dumpster.

          Could you believe that there are some poor souls that just went straight to Reddit using that garbage app and didn’t even make the effort to patch Sync?

          • RavenFellBlade@startrek.website
            2 years

            The patching never worked consistently for me, and after I bit I realized that Reddit wasn’t a place I wanted to be anymore.

            • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
              2 years

              The patch works fantastically for me, but I agree on the last part.

    • usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca
      2 years

      Same. Except I moved before Sync on Lemmy was a thing so went with Jerboa. Then the prices for Sync came out (I had bought it for Reddit before and refused to have ads ever), and I just stayed with Jerboa.

    • lefty7283@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2 years

      It’s at least possible to sideload Apollo and use your own API key for it.

        • lefty7283@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2 years

          https://github.com/Balackburn/Apollo

          You’ll have to install AltStore (or Sideloady) on your computer + phone to resign the app each week (this can happen automatically if they’re on the same wifi network). You can make your own personal API key at https://old.reddit.com/prefs/apps/ (It’s limited to 100 requests per 10 mins, which you wont run into browsing by yourself). Also as long as you moderate a subreddit (I think even if it’s just an empty one you make), NSFW content wont be blocked on the API.

          Also while you’re sideloading, I’d highly recommend uYouPlus for a better youtube app

          • LazaroFilm@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2 years

            Thanks I’ll dig into this. I already have uYouPlus and Ignited (Delta emulated but better). But I may try to get Apollo instead of YouTube which I barely use.

            • Tramort@programming.dev
              2 years

              Isn’t it better to simply move to Lemmy?

              It’s not perfect but seriously: fuck reddit

              • LazaroFilm@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2 years

                I haven’t been on Reddit since the api lockout. But there are some communities that have not moved over and I want access to them. I realized that the private api would still generate traffic for them but if through Apollo they won’t get my ads revenue at least. But yeah fuck Reddit.

                • Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee
                  2 years

                  On the topic of generating traffic: I use a little app off of github called geddit. It essentially uses the RSS feed reddit has and skins it into an app. It’s pretty bare on features since you can’t log in, but you can have a personalized front page. And no ads as well. And nsfw posts/subs aren’t blocked.

                  That’s my compromise for accessing niche communities without giving reddit traffic.

                  Edit: It’s an android app. Not really an option if you have an iPhone I guess

          • PopShark@lemmy.world
            2 years

            Omg I’ve been looking for a better YouTube app for iOS thank you!! I have an Apple Developer account but I haven’t paid the yearly fee in a while so my powers are limited with it

      • LazaroFilm@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2 years

        I’m actually using Arctic. To me, it has all the features I liked, including community grouping. But yes, I still mill Apollo, I miss the Reddit communities in a good app. I may also just be nostalgia.

  • PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works
    2 years

    Interestingly, Narwhal remained open ahead of Narwhal 2’s release without users having to pay anything. I asked Harrison in June how that was possible, but he said he couldn’t explain due to a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with Reddit. I asked again for this story, and Harrison said he couldn’t provide full details but noted, “Reddit was willing to work with me so that I could transition the app to subscriptions in a reasonable timeframe, especially considering it’s not my full-time job.”

    That is interesting given all the shit Spez gave Christian about just this issue with respect to Apollo.

    • SupraMario@lemmy.world
      2 years

      Same with RIF and hell half the other apps. Dude straight up didn’t want to work with anyone.

    • ninjakttty@lemmy.world
      2 years

      I believe part of the difference between the two apps is Apollo had yearly subscriptions users which Reddit didn’t seem to want to accommodate for, so he would have been on the hook paying for those users. While Narwhal just had a ad unlock making it easier to move to version 2 with a subscription.

  • MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world
    2 years

    Too bad the article only mentions apps migrating to Lemmy as a single line in a huge article. Would have been nice to hear about the transition process.

    • 👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      2 years

      Its like they went out of their way to not mention Sync, Boost, and the other apps that pivoted. One little sentence that I missed on first read through is all they get.

  • Steve Anonymous@lemmy.world
    2 years

    I use Memmy and voyager on Lemmy after Apollo died.

    I sneak back into Reddit using the rdx interface though. As much as I hate what they did, there is so much more user engagement on Reddit and what is a small niche community on Lemmy is bustling and thriving there

    It’s still a 50/50 split

  • mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2 years

    Used Boost, Boost ported to Lemmy (eventually).

    Kinda lost a reason to use reddit after most of my subs got banned, shadow banned, or admin mod changed so they could ban content.

    And no it wasn’t anything insane, it was stuff like r/dankvideos

  • phoneymouse@lemmy.world
    2 years

    There is an app on iOS called Sink It for Reddit. It’s basically a Safari extension that makes Reddit.com suck less. But, you should avoid Reddit. Lemmy is our new home.

  • Skkorm@lemmy.world
    2 years

    Sync moved to Lemmy, so I moved to Lemmy. Then I switched to Voyager.

    • Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2 years

      Almost the same story here. Switched to Sync for Lemmy when it became available, left after a few months due being unhappy with it for a variety of reasons, then tried a bunch of clients (Boost, Eternity, Voyager), though I ended up choosing Boost in the end.

  • Swarfega@lemm.eeEnglish
    2 years

    I use Lemmy now because of Sync but I really hate the normal web UI. It’s awful. I wish they would update it to make it more pleasing to the eye. I simply avoid Lemmy when on my PC.

    • anothermember@lemmy.zip
      2 years

      I really like the default look of Lemmy, it’s refreshingly clean and functional unlike most social media sites these days. And it doesn’t have infinite scrolling which I hate.

      • Maalus@lemmy.world
        2 years

        Which is also outdated and has been outdated, which is why they redesigned it. An actual, modern UI would do wonders for the platform.

          • olympicyes@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2 years

            This is kind of the opposite of the interface that I want (compact text), but if you like to use Lemmy/reddit to scroll memes, then this looks like a great and very clean implementation.

          • Maalus@lemmy.world
            2 years

            The fact that you need to mention it already makes the default UI a failure. Imagine a regular lurker jumped in. They wouldn’t look at a site you need to know about - people don’t expect it to exist. The default experience is like making a first impression. Having a bad one makes it that much harder for people to like the platform.

            • Blaze@discuss.online
              2 years

              As you are on Lemmyworld, the link is pinned in your sidebar: https://p.lemmy.world/

              I agree that the default frontend can be improved, but there is only so much work the devs can do at the same time. There were rumours about a new frontend at some point, let’s see how it goes.

            • olympicyes@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2 years

              I completely agree with you. I personally use the Voyager PWA on my iPhone exclusively. The interface is nearly perfect, and regularly gets cross platform updates. I find that I almost never use Lemmy on the desktop because it feels a bit too clunky for me.

      • OfficerBribe@lemm.ee
        2 years

        Looks nicer, but the problem is that this is not the default experience.

        • Blaze@discuss.online
          2 years

          I commented below about the potential revamp.

          Personally, I prefer the current UI to Photon, so it’s probably a question of preference.

  • Evotech@lemmy.world
    2 years

    Like wtf is this. How is Reddit adding an API cost an exercise for you to triple it?

  • anothermember@lemmy.zip
    2 years

    Surprised to see no mention of RedReader?

    This is the app that I used before I left Reddit and I heard they got exempt from the API charges. Is that still the case? Still seems to be on F-Droid.

      • anothermember@lemmy.zip
        2 years

        Well annoyingly the article was broken up into arbitrary pages so I couldn’t easily ctrl+f it for that. It is there but I’m still surprised it’s just a footnote given that it used to be what I used out of choice. I assumed it would be what everyone still there jumped on instead of paying, but I guess if you’re still happy with Reddit you’re happy with a lot of crap.

        • Blaze@discuss.online
          2 years

          I guess if you’re still happy with Reddit you’re happy with a lot of crap.

          Yes, that’s probably it

  • LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world
    2 years

    What a waste of article by ASStechnica. Not a single mention of Apollo, you know the most popular Reddit client by far.

    • boywar3@lemmy.world
      2 years

      Wha? They talked to Apollo’s dev at the end?

      Or do you mean a breakdown of the numbers and such?

      • ensignrolaren@lemmy.world
        2 years

        FYI for those confused by parent comment or the comment I’m replying to: if you use the reader mode of the in- app browser, the article is cut off quite early and there’s no indication that there’s more to be read if you read it directly.

    • brax@sh.itjust.works
      2 years

      Being the most popular for an OS that only had two choices isn’t that big of a flex, tbf

    • didnt_readit@lemmy.world
      2 years

      Yeah they’ve gone way downhill the past few years. I was a paid subscriber for over a decade and finally canceled last year as the quality just wasn’t there anymore, even the one great comment sections kinda suck now too.

  • synae[he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    2 years

    Reddit killed Joey - long after their stated cutoff date, how did they fuck that up? Anyway, now I have Lemmy+Eternity.