Don't Let Reddit Kill 3rd Party Apps!

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/DjabbyTP on 2023-09-07 20:41:31.

I was an avid Apollo user right up until the API shutdown. I was hoping that the protest shutdowns would change anything, and I stopped using reddit for a while. (My own little shut down protest I guess). But now, it seems to me that all my favorite subreddits are back up again. Noone is talking about u/Spez (apart from r/dankmemes and r/holdup) and Noone is shutting down their subreddits.

What happened to all the backlash reddit was facing? Can we stage another shutdown?

Until that happens, as the title says, I've downloaded the official garbage app, and I'm browsing reddit on that for the time being. A little less dopamine, a little less useful, a little less fun, a whole lot more spam, ads, and uninteresting shit popping up in my feed..

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/LinIsStrong on 2023-09-06 03:44:54.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/Diversionaryian on 2023-09-05 14:11:43.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/nettika on 2023-08-30 12:21:30.

Sometime recently reddit changed the layout in their ios app such that comment actions (such as reply, like, etc) are located above the comment rather than at the end.

If a comment runs for more than the length of your screen and you have to scroll, and if you want to like it or respond to it when you’re done reading it, you have to remember to scroll back up to the top of the comment or you mistakenly do the action in response to the next comment down.

Such a terrible step backward in UI. And we’re just stuck with it, or nothing.

I miss choice.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/UnsaidTugboat53 on 2023-08-31 16:00:56.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/NeighbourhoodSpider on 2023-08-31 09:33:23.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/EdithDich on 2023-08-31 03:23:15.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/GunchapRed on 2023-08-27 22:04:43.

By the looks of it, the only ones that know that Lemmy and KBin are actual alternatives are people within our inner circle here. If we want people to actually leave Reddit for Lemmy and KBin, shouldn't we go around spreading the word?

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/gwi1785 on 2023-08-27 17:59:25.

more and more often now there are errors on reddit. posts don't load or slow. comments are not sent or only after a long delay. i doubt that its the app (redreader), the error messages seem to be from reddit.

have they forgotten to pay for servers, dismissed staff? almost like going the twitter way..

have you noticed it too?

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/Cyan_Among on 2023-08-28 04:10:22.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/PragmaticTree on 2023-08-25 12:05:48.

They've been granted an exemption. Not as convenient as other apps maybe, but now when I've gotten used to it, it's waaaay better than the official one.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/Kicking_Around on 2023-08-25 01:22:14.

Reddit is apparently rolling out some changes to the iOS app that removes the ability to adjust the font size in the in-app settings. Along with this, they defaulted the font size to tiny.

I was one of the latest victims of these changes, and thought surely this must be bug.

Surely Reddit wouldn’t make a big deal about how pro-accessibility they are, kill off third-party apps, and then make the official app unusable to anyone with the slightest vision impairment, right!? ….right?

Wrong.

An official Reddit rep recently confirmed over in r/redditmobile that these changes are intentional:

Hey folks - We’re currently rolling out a change that will remove in-app text size settings from the iOS app, sorry for any confusion this may have caused!

Historically, text size on the Android app has been based on device settings, and now the iOS app will follow suit.

If you see that your in-app text slider is no longer available on iOS, please follow the below instructions to manage text size on the Reddit app from within System Settings:

Find device settings > Tap Accessibility > Scroll down to “General” and select “Per-App Settings” > Tap “Add app” and select Reddit.

As other users pointed out, Reddit’s suggested workaround is an imperfect solution, as it makes everything larger such as context menus that don’t format correctly.

How much more worse can Reddit make their app? They sure seem interested in finding out.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/HardcoreMandolinist on 2023-08-24 01:18:11.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/HardcoreMandolinist on 2023-08-22 22:35:46.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/alexeyd1000 on 2023-08-22 06:27:51.

What do you guys think?

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/GoyoMRG on 2023-08-23 17:48:25.

As title says, I want to mass edit my comments and posts and then delete everything.

Someone told me that it wasn't possible anymore because it was made through API scripts and due to PAI not being available anymore I'm screwed with 1 by 1.

Am I truly screwed?? Can someone offer some help and advice please?

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/Skrovno_CZ on 2023-08-20 18:24:24.

I don't support criminal activity but...

these big corporations are not homeless to squeeze every penny from developers and people who want to make things easier for us...

They don't need 50 vehicles per person.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/Designer_Mousse_7411 on 2023-08-20 07:39:25.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/ps1AzSu6NG on 2023-08-19 14:32:26.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/DemIce on 2023-08-19 02:00:16.

Hi all,

You should now be able to see your daily average number of api calls in the latest version of Relay, as long as you have been using it for at least 7 days.

You can post your usage stats here (this would be very helpful to me, including from low-use/casual users) and also let me know what you think about the cost and whether you'd consider subscribing.

To add your usage stats into a comment use this new button. (the bottom bar is scrollable)

Alternatively you can go to Settings->Other->Check Reddit API Usage and you'll see a screen like this.

Based on my current data i'm considering the following monthly subscription plans:

• $1 - average 45 calls per day, covers ~45% of users (Google: $.15 / minimum of $.52 to Relay)
• $2 - average 100 API calls per day, covers ~80% of users (Google: $.30 / minimum of $.97 to Relay)
• $3 - average 200 API calls per day, covers ~95% of users (Google: $.45 / minimum of $1.09 to Relay)
• $5 - unlimited API calls per day, covers ~99.8% of users profitably (i will likely carry a small loss on the remaining .2% of users but that should be negligible if enough users sign up).

Note that some countries will have taxes added (VAT, etc.) so you may need to add 20-30% to the subscription price in those cases (but not in the US as far as i know). To assist with regional pricing differences i could potentially lower Relay's cut a little bit but it will depend on subscription uptake overall as I do have other monthly expenses to cover including an imgur API subscription, server/software charges, and general business operating costs.

Once subscriptions are rolled out i'm aiming to have a screen similiar to this where you can view your usage compared to your plan so you can keep an eye on it and easily cancel, upgrade, etc.

That's it for now. Let me know what you think.

Cheers

Dave

Relay is still available free to use for the next few weeks.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/miaSissy on 2023-08-18 01:48:57.

Just how many communities do I need to mute until I get back to what I used to have?

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/AngusTheNerd on 2023-08-17 17:27:32.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/antonio_carbonio on 2023-08-15 19:51:32.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/razloric on 2023-08-13 19:03:11.

Does anyone have any insight on how r/worldnews or r/news felt about the 3rd party app issue ?

Not only did they not join the protest, I don't think they even made any threads commenting on it at all, at least not that I saw.

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The original was posted on /r/save3rdpartyapps by /u/SpoiledAzura on 2023-08-13 01:35:07.