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Hi Boost gang,

The first version of Boost for Lemmy is almost ready. If you want to test the app for bugs and give feedback before the app is published, follow this link https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.rubenmayayo.lemmy to enable an early access option on the Boost for Lemmy Play Store listing.

Thanks for your patience!

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[โ€“] SuperSpruce@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Quick question. I thought Reddit's API price debacle (the entire reason I'm here instead) forced Boost for Reddit to shut down, or at the very least charge a high price. I'm surprised to see it still working. What exactly is going on?

[โ€“] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Custom API keys

[โ€“] SuperSpruce@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So what's the effect of this?

[โ€“] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 1 points 1 year ago

API keys is what identifies the client/application. So basically, Reddit sees it as me using a personal custom app or script, and it's therefore not blocked.

They didn't shut down the API, they just made it prohibitively expensive to use. For most people, that falls into the free tier.