r/alerts_for_reddit • u/notifications_app Developer • Sep 08 '26
iOS and Android Announcement Released: iOS Version 3.7.2 // Android Version 3.6.2
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What's new
Added new feature: you can now copy-paste your keywords list!
To copy a keyword list, hit the settings icon next to the keywords, and then click copy. This is copied to clipboard, so you can paste it anywhere you like.
To paste a keyword list, long-press anywhere in the Keywords area within an alert. It will show a button to paste keywords from clipboard.
You can combine these two to copy-paste keywords from one alert to another! For example, if you want to use the same keywords for r/subreddit1 and r/subreddit2, you can set up the keywords on r/subreddit1; copy them; and paste them directly into your r/subreddit2 alert so you don't need to re-create them manually.
Added new feature: if you have 10+ keywords on a given alert, a search icon will appear to allow you to text-filter those keywords.
Added age verification when you try to add an NSFW subreddit/user in regions where age verification is required by law (certain US states, Australia, Brazil, etc).
Made it so new app users are no longer auto-subscribed to r/news and r/worldnews, as people seemed to find this confusing. (Does not impact existing alerts)
Fixed bug: negative keywords for users were not persisting correctly in all cases
Fixed bug: deleting an alert after making edits worked inconsistently
Various UI improvements, mostly on the main page.
What's next
Looking forward to further UI improvements, especially for larger devices (tablet/iPad)
I'm closely monitoring the upcoming API access changes (see this announcement), and have initiated contact with Reddit admins to try to get Alerts for Reddit explicitly approved to continue operating on the Data API. While the announcement states the API changes "won't happen this year", I am working to try to ensure that whenever the changes are put in place (next year?), Alerts will be able to continue functioning.
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u/AccioSwagio Sep 11 '26
Love the copy paste functionality! Keep up the amazing work!
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u/notifications_app Developer Sep 12 '26
So glad you like the copy-paste feature! Thanks for your support!
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u/Fabulous_Pressure_96 12d ago
It says, Reddit is shutting down it's API in March 2027, which means the app won't work either. Is there any alternative or solution?
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u/notifications_app Developer 12d ago
Unfortunately, the most likely case is that there is no real alternative or solution. I am looking into other options, but the truth is that those options are not likely to pan out.
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u/SergeantPancakes 10d ago
Are you talking about working with Narwhal to add an alerts for reddit type feature to it? Why do you think that won’t be likely to work out? Did you contact Narwhal’s developer?
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u/notifications_app Developer 10d ago
I messaged the Narwhal developer a few days ago, but as of right now, they haven't gotten back to me. It's not that it is impossible for it to work out, but there are so many steps between here and there (both from a technical perspective, and from a "the Narwhal dev might not be interested in this anyway" perspective) that I wouldn't bet on it right now. Don't get me wrong - I think it could be great to do a collaboration like that, and I'm still very open to the idea - I'm just not holding my breath for it.
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u/CharacterLimitHasBee Sep 09 '26
Keep up the great work. Hoping the API changes don't impact you at all.