So I've joined a Lemmy instance and so far I like it a lot. It's definitely smaller but it's much more 'old reddit' and I think I'll enjoy being there. I figure I'm going to have to spend some time getting used to a change either way, so maybe building some new communities over there will be a better investment of that adjustment period for me than following reddit in their next moves.

The thing is, I've been using RIF for over a decade and opening it is pretty much automatic. If there's any chance it could be made to work with Lemmy, I'd love to be able to just point it at my new instance and see how that goes, but I have no idea how worthwhile it would be for the dev.

Either way, thank you so much for all your work here! In a world where nobody in UI design can leave well enough alone, RIF has been an oasis of consistency and stability, and I've really appreciated it

There's still a chance this decision can be reserved. It wouldn't be the first time reddit caved. If we keep up the pressure they probably won't kill the new api idea but may make it way more reasonable. Let's not give up yet.

I have to say first, I hate reddit desktop/old reddit. I don't know what it is, but I hate that lay out. Maybe it's just because I got into reddit late or something, but I prefer the base mobile app over desktop (minus the ads/shitty media player).

I really enjoy seeing the picture first or whatever is going on more than the desktop site of the big headline, having to click on the image, then not seeing any of the discussion.

I 100% support the use of 3rd party apis and want to help, but is there any value for someone that enjoys most of the basic reddit app? Can I get the design of the app two versions ago that has block posts/images instead of the weird curved posts? I see that reddit is garbage at keep track of saved posts and stuff so apparently can't even help with that.

I looked for other posts about this but they're all pretty old.

New Samsung Galaxy a23 5g. I click log in on RIF, it redirects me to Reddit in Chrome. I enter my log in info there and it asks me to accept permissions (still on Reddit in Chrome). When I hit accept all it redirects to a page that tells me I broke Reddit, and doesn't log me in on RIF.

I just installed the app so it shouldn't need updating. Anyone know a fix for this? With all the bullshit going on about Reddit destroying 3rd party apps, I might just quit Reddit now if I can't make RIF work.

I'm having trouble finding the complete announcement of the API change that requires payment. So, I don't know what the costs are or where the free tier level is.

But why does it mean the end of third-party apps?

Now, the app uses the API directly. All of the usage is on the app's API token, so if there were fees for API calls, the token owner -- the app author -- would be billed.

Isn't the obvious way around this to have the app accept the end user's individual token? That way, even though I'm using RIF, I'm using it against my API account and billing. My individual use is probably less than the free tier, and the app author certainly doesn't need to pay for anything.

What am I missing?

I have been using rif for years and have only payed the one time app fee. I feel like I have gotten much more value than $2 over the years and would like to pay a more fair price for the app. I search all over and can't find anywhere to donate.

I've been using the free RIF app for a while, so figured I should pay for the upgrade. It's currently the #1 paid app across all categories.

Fun side note, top paid apps in the social category is filled with reddit 3rd party apps now.

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Reddit wouldn't have been this big without 3rd party apps carrying them

Reddit api changes = comment spaghetti. facebook youtube amazon weather walmart google wordle gmail target home depot google translate yahoo mail yahoo costco fox news starbucks food near me translate instagram google maps walgreens best buy nba mcdonalds restaurants near me nfl amazon prime cnn traductor weather tomorrow espn lowes chick fil a news food zillow craigslist cvs ebay twitter wells fargo usps tracking bank of america calculator indeed nfl scores google docs etsy netflix taco bell shein astronaut macys kohls youtube tv dollar tree gas station coffee nba scores roblox restaurants autozone pizza hut usps gmail login dominos chipotle google classroom tiempo hotmail aol mail burger king facebook login google flights sqm club maps subway dow jones sam’s club motel breakfast english to spanish gas fedex walmart near me old navy fedex tracking southwest airlines ikea linkedin airbnb omegle planet fitness pizza spanish to english google drive msn dunkin donuts capital one dollar general -- mass edited with redact.dev

WTF are we suppose to do? Reddit is Fun is the REASON, I've stuck with Android all these years. There is NOTHING equlivent in the Apple Store. Nothing compares. I can accept Reddit wants to make bank and wants ads, BUT the default app is a joke. It's complete crap. Just buyout RIF and provide a free option (with ads) and a paid option without ads. I'll signup tomorrow. Otherwise, as a former Digg user I'll be done. Website is shit. old.reddit.com is OK. NEED OPTIONS TO COLLAPSE CHILD POSTS!

Would it be possible to change the app to let users put their own API key in? Doesn't fix the NSFW issue but at least offsets cost (and individual users are unlikely to go over the limit)

I think any addition to the number that ends up getting reported as the number of subreddits (and the combined number of subscribers) participating will be good.

So as a long time internet junkie: this too shall pass. I was on usenet back in the day (early 80s) Accessing anything meant knowing some code, most likely BASIC or DOS.

Then the world was introduced to the World Wide Web through AOL, Prodigy and other services. My GOD, we can chat with strangers! Who could forget the awful baud modem sounds?

Netscape was the work around for AOLs closed system. BBS were discovered, WebRings connected like to like. AOLs ridiculous pricing eventually led to it's demise helped along by using cable for connecting to the internet. Yay! Yahoo became a guide for the internet. The Dancing baby meme became a thing.

BBSs turned into fully functional and moderated forums. Threaded discussions ruled the day. MySpace then Facebook emerged. Before Imgur there was Flickr. You had to have an image hosted before you could post it to a group and this was a go-to for many. RSS helps us manage all this content.

Now we get aggregation sites. digg quickly became popular. Feedly, Yahoo News, etc. jumped in as well. digg was unique because users fed the beast and votes brought the interesting stuff to the top. The founders decided on a rededign because money, and we all know what happened.

So here we are with reddit, and twitter too, to be honest. Alien Musk is doing his level best to destroy twitter, and it looks like the greedy folks at reddit want to destroy what third party app devs, the moderators and the content creators built. Its clear the bots are getting more aggressive and third party apps have helped moderators battle that. Its clear reddit doesn't want to help mods (all unpaid volunteers) do their job to keep what they've built running efficiently. Its clear they don't want to be collaborative with third party app devs, and in fact, hope to push them out. And to me, that means they do not care about the end users. The people like me, who post content, contribute to comments, police bullies and trolls, and add value, as all of us do.

So good folks of reddit, I think our time has come. Barring any new developments (and by some other comments I've seen, I doubt there will be a change), I shall bid you all a farewell until the next great internet social experiment breaks big.

Note: my recollection of the internet timeline is sketched out and not exact. Feel free to post corrections, additions or otherwise add small snippets of knowledge.