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How many of you use a 3rd-party app to browse Reddit?

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[–] konki@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used Infinity until I deleted my Reddit account in connection with the protests. Now I don't use Reddit at all.

[–] StupidDunmer@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Same here. Infinity was my go-to.

[–] Lycan@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When I had an iPhone 3+ years ago, Apollo was the only way I interacted with Reddit. Once I switched to Android, I cycled through the choices before settling pretty happily with Boost. I don't intend to access or use Reddit on mobile at all once June 30th rolls around, and after the CEO's public comments since the protest, I don't really want to access it on desktop either.

[–] spark947@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It is relay for me on Android. Apparently, they are going to continue with a subscription version that won't get NSFW content. Why would I start paying for a worse product? Not to mention that I bought the ad free version way back.

Relay and reddit are one of the two non open source stacks I rely on, with the other being windows and steam for gaming. And it has bit me in the butt. The lesson to be learned is clear- no more closed source anything from here on out. Steps will be taken.

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[–] flynnguy@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Currently? No, because I quit reddit.

But when I was on reddit, I used Relay For Reddit Pro.

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[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used Infinity but now I don't even use Reddit at all.

[–] rk96@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

I also use infinity, but since I joined lemmy, i've been using reddit a lot less

[–] flyinghorse@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Used Apollo before, now I don't use it.

[–] worfamerryman@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Well, I did. Now I don’t use Reddit at all. Apollo.

[–] AlexTheLost@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Currently? No I deleted my accounts, when I still had them though I used infinity

[–] ironsoap@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

RIF user of many years. Pissed at Reddit. Although I see the financial motive for the API, the scumbag disingenuous moves have me believing it has jumped the social media shark and I had to move on.

Loved RIF, will miss the niches of Reddit, and this APIcalypse has opened my eyes to the deeper values of Reddit, but change is inevitable though.

[–] Hellebert@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Me for about 10 more days or so apparently.

Then it'll just be Jerboa on my phone because I refuse to reinstall that piece of crap official Reddit app entirely. If a Google search takes me to Reddit for an answer I'll just use my browser until they eventually kill that too probably.

[–] Mak@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago
[–] ViridianNott@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I used Apollo since it’s inception, and Alien Blue before that. Now I’ve deleted all Reddit apps and exclusively use kbin, for the last week or so.

[–] sphere_au@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago

RedReader, although not so much since Spez started his API stupidity. Personal preference, I like the basic, clean interface, which is also valued for accessibility. Jerboa's interface actually looks quite similar.

[–] funchords@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

I was a RedditIsFun/RiF user when I was mobile but mostly I was a keyboard user on a laptop/desktop.

I was losing interest in Reddit over recent years due to the mobile user influx (terse posters, lots of memes and TXT-speak) but thanks to the last few weeks, I have lost nearly all of my interest in Reddit.

I'm really not a joiner or a protester -- I'm rather pragmatic about all of this stuff. But the fact is that Reddit Inc. has by its actions alienated the users most responsible for making Reddit a thing that I enjoyed. It is already to late to recover from that.

Reddit Inc. could do a 180-degree turn today and it won't matter much. In the rough-and-tumble of all of Reddit Inc.'s self-inflicted nonsense, the users they lost (the heart of Reddits culture and spirt) have discovered life beyond Reddit. It looks doable. A month ago, that was fairly unthinkable. Come back? To what? The main reason for Reddit being compelling to me won't return, leaving behind a rather less-interesting Reddit community. I doubt it will attract me.

To me, this just shortened Reddit's long tail. Reddit was already dying a slow death, but this nonsense has made it faster. My current usage is now a small fraction of what it used to me (I have 100 MB of comments and posts submitted over the past 15 years). My guess is that there will be little left of interest in much shorter time span.

[–] Lx32@feddit.it 5 points 1 year ago

Infinity, FOSS and on FDroid

[–] BuddhaBeettle@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didn't even know what a 3rd party app was until the protests (never used reddit on my phone to limit the amount of time spent there, and was never very tech savvy).
Left because of other reasons, like a couple mods of communities I love packing up and leaving and the sheer principle of it all.

[–] NightOwl@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you use reddit with reddit enhancement suite on desktop? I ask because I found reddit was such a terrible experience without being able to block off a bunch of stuff beyond what reddit offers you in their settings.

Felt like the longer people used reddit the more they ended up seeking out stuff like third party apps or extensions like RES as the feed started changing over the years of what got promoted.

I would have used reddit so much less without those or started avoiding it even if there hadn't been any api controversy.

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[–] CandidCamel@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Apollo all the way, sad to see it go

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[–] Sim@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 year ago

RIF was Reddit for me.

[–] idk@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Apollo until last week. Deleted Reddit account.

[–] Limeade@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used RiF. Tried a few other apps over the years, but nothing beat the clean, uncluttered UI.

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[–] zamaroo@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I used Narwhal for a long time, switched to Apollo a couple of years ago.

[–] kamiheku@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

During my 13.5 years of Reddit, I've used at least these, in possibly this order

  • Alien Blue (RIP)
  • Bacon Reader
  • Reddit is Fun
  • Reddit Sync
  • Joey, for the last ~6 years

Don't browse Reddit anymore, apps or browser. If I do end up visiting via Google, I use old.reddit.com.

[–] ozoned@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Did. Libreddit. Now Lemmy only. #FediFTW

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[–] EnderWi99in@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't say currently because I deleted it after moving to Kbin, but I was using RIF for as long as it existed and was a daily Reddit user for over 12 years. I've been happy using Kbin though this past week and have quickly seen subreddits migrating over and a lot more activity just in the past few days.

I've been using Slide basically since I started using Reddit.

It was the only client that fits all my requirement (it being FOSS and in F-droid being the most important one), while having a non-cluttered UI and a good dark theme.

It has basically been a dead project for 2 years but I never had any reason to move away from it.

Well, now that's I'm quitting Reddit, it's a good way to move away from it.

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

RIF right until I stopped using reddit.

[–] Whimseymimple@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I've used Joey for years. (I've never used the official app.)

I'm not using anything right now and have deleted one of my accounts. I'll be deleting the other one in the next week.

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[–] _s10e@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The only open question is, whether at least one of the popular apps will transition Lemmy. This should doable since the concept is so similar.

The world needs good Fediverse apps. If they include mastodon, we can say good bye to Musk's twitter as well.

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[–] pete443@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

RIF for many years, switched to Infinity a year or two ago

[–] PolySeaOfTrees@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

I started with RIf for ten first few years and then switched over to Sync. I loved the customization that Sync provides

[–] Boterham@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

I used Relay for years until I quit reddit a week ago.

[–] Master@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Bought multiple copies of Sync Pro and Ultimate. Apollo was good, RiF was great but Sync Pro was GOD! The GOAT!

Still holding out hope that ljdawson does a sync pro for lemmy. Hope he at least adds a splash page on the 30th explaining why the app no longer works and where to go.

[–] xeedufk@terefere.eu 4 points 1 year ago

Still have Apollo installed to use it until the last day. Been using less and less thou in recent 1-2 weeks.

[–] NRVulture@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apollo. So no more reddit for me when the app shuts down officially.

I wish Christian would made an Apollo-like app for the Fediverse.

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[–] monkeysuncle@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

I've used RedReader for many years. When the api changes were announced I was certain I would never use reddit before, as I usually browse it on the phone. I still want to migrate away from reddit fully, but since RedReader has an api exception it's going to be more difficult to break my addiction.

[–] narc0tic_bird@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

I used Apollo. Now I'm only using it to check whether Christian Selig commented on anything, but nothing more than that.

I plan to nuke my last remaining Reddit account on June 30th.

[–] Cannacheques@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

Have used various third party apps in the past, won't name, they've never been too bad.

Usually neater and pay homage to the original style of Reddit as a long form text based forum,. From what I've seen, the official Reddit app and front page on desktop has evolved into a Facebook style newsfeed of images and short videos.

Not my jam

[–] Scrabbone@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

I use the Apollo app and wait until the ship sinks…

[–] hipsterscum@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I preferred the /.compact version of Reddit. They disabled it a few months back and all the alternatives suck.

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