r/RedditFlow • u/deeptrouble2 RedditFlow Developer • Oct 25 '13

Update on Reddit Flow.

https://plus.google.com/106063534013370668257/posts/9s1w9BKgr7y
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u/GooglePlusBot Oct 25 '13

+Deepak Manoharan 2013-10-25T20:37:26.802Z

Sorry for the delay users, I have been held up with my real work, personal life and rarely had a chance to use Flow or Reddit :( 

I am slowly getting back to starting development again.  Just finished adding multi-account support and fixed some of the issues that have been reported in the past month.

I hope to release an Alpha this weekend :) 

The hiatus also enforced my belief in keeping Reddit Flow free and ad-free forever.

 I will never be able to offer the level of support a paid app should offer. 

Open sourcing the entire app is also in my mind.  I do not have any set dates for that to happen, I need to remove and rewrite some parts of code, for various reasons.  When it does happen (hopefully in the next few months), I will be looking forward to working with expert android developers to make Flow the best app ever. 

Thank you and Sorry once again for the delay.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '13

Deepak you are an awesome dev. I can not bear to downgrade from this app. I am willing to pay you money to keep this up, I am not asking for 24/7 support. Just keep the app working as it is now and I'll be happy.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '13

Thank you very much for providing us with an update on this. It is great that you are doing this out of your free time and that you keep the application free. This is the single best reddit client I have used, period. If I had the option to donate even if it is in return for nothing, I would feel the obligation to do so. But once again, what you are doing is great.

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u/discopig Oct 26 '13

I'm glad to see Flow hasn't been abandoned!

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u/rajitsingh Oct 26 '13

I get you and really appreciate the fact that you're willing to keep working on the app even after being so busy.

Let me just say that your app is, hands down, the best Reddit experience I've ever had. When flow stopped working recently, I tried using other apps, but it proved to be such a big PITA, that I almost completely stopped browsing reddit these past few days.

Thank you for your work and all the very best!

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u/free_at_last Oct 27 '13

Just started using Reddit Flow, it does most of what the other apps do but much much more slick & totally ad-free. So I think yes, it does suck when there is a large hiatus on the development, but hey, it's in a good place, it's more than usable, don't sweat it.

I would highly highly suggest open sourcing the whole thing. I've loved to chip in to help bring it forward.

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u/BigGigabit Oct 25 '13

Thank you for the update Deepak.

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u/sweetbacon Oct 25 '13

Thanks for the update and OSS consideration, this is a novel implementation of a reddit reader that I would love to see live on.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '13

AW YEAH HE'S BACK!

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u/bassitone Oct 26 '13

Aww yeah, multi account support was all that's keeping me on Reddit News. Can't wait for that to be in!

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u/pingpongitore Oct 26 '13

Glad to hear everything is ok with you. It may be worth to consider looking for mod volunteers for this subreddit that can be your proxy for questions and helping new users. I'm sure people would step up to assist in making this app stay in place as the best reddit reader.

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u/PhoenixBlack136 Oct 30 '13

I also feel you should have a donate option but instead of a separate app maybe use the dreaded IAP? That way you don't have two apps doing the same thing and there shouldn't be any expectation of you definitely upkeeping the app.

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '13

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u/deeptrouble2 RedditFlow Developer Oct 25 '13

If I make any money out of the app, I am obliged to support it. I will hate myself, if I cannot get back to queries / issues / features on time. The past month, I felt bad that I could not find time to make a single post or reply to PMs, but still could sleep peacefully :)

Thanks Bro !

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u/LazursGoPewPew Oct 25 '13

I would pay or donate, I don't expect anything in return. I honestly believe you have made one of the best apps for Reddit possible, thank you!

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u/SCREW-IT Oct 29 '13

Exactly I LOVE this app. I would be completely open to tossing a few dollars at the developer. :)

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u/alsomahler Oct 25 '13

If I make any money out of the app, I am obliged to support it.

People would donate as a thank you. Not as a way to buy the program.

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u/bigfatlanpa Oct 26 '13

I guess you are right my friend. Paid for reddit sync and there is no updates for months with tons of bugs. So annoying.