Memorial to "rif is fun for Reddit" Android app, aka "reddit is fun", shut down after June 30, 2023
Error: Forbidden first appeared on August 2
RiF started working again a few hours later
Is now appearing again on August 3
Damn, time to actually stop using reddit I guess. I wish I could say Lemmy scratches the itch, but there just aren't any of the communities I care about here. Just seems like there are a bunch of awful memes and copies of my least favorite subreddits.
I had better luck after I started searching for specific communities no matter which instance they were on, and blocking communities and bots.
There's definitely less content than on Reddit but I was able to find replacements for pretty much everything I was following, including niche stuff. And the less content is a plus too, gets me off my phone.
Be the change you want to see. Start a community!
This attitude on here is really annoying. Starting a community is a big time commitment if you want it to be moderated and run effectively. A lot of us don't have the time to do that, no matter how much we want the platform to succeed.
Do whatever works for you, friend. If you don't have the time or don't want to start/run a community, then you don't have to. Nobody is forcing anyone either way, but if someone wants something to change, then someone will have to do something about it for that to happen.
In this instance, we can engage with the platform through interacting, posting content, and creating and supporting communities. Setting up and running a community is another option that is available to the original commenter, and is one thing that they can do to fill an existing gap that they see. Whether or not they have the time or energy to do that is up to them.
Take care!
Be the change ypu want to be! Create those communities! Add content to those communities! In some time those communities will grow!
Try checking out some other instances. Sh.itjust.works has some good stuff on it. I searched for Lemmy alternatives for reddit and found a few different instances that mostly scratch my itch.
Reddit itself is also down right now. Are we sure that’s not the issue?
I was using RiF through Revanced and it logged me out and trying to log back in threw a User-Agent error. Reddit on web went down about 15 minutes later. It seems an unlikely error to be thrown because the site's going down (and I've never seen it using RiF legitimately).
Same. I guess it's time to pretty much cut out Reddit during the day.
Edit: thinking about it, probably most of the night too since I'm not on the computer all that much once work is over and if I am it's because I'm gaming or working on side projects.
Good night Reddit, it was good whole Huffman didn't fuck it up.
I was doing the same thing. I didn't realize how crappy Reddit had become until I was forced to look at Popular instead of my custom subreddits. Oh well, I was still using RIF to keep up on a couple of subreddits, but honestly, I've been making a lot better use of my free time, so maybe it's good for me for it to be gone for good
I used RIF exclusively - just super simple. Any app out for Kbin/Lemmy that gives a similar experience?
Connect is pretty similar. Slightly different lay out but close enough to get the hang of in a couple of minutes
Sync for lemmy just launched. It is the same as sync for Reddit which was my favorite. Awesome dev
Liftoff has been working pretty well for me.
Sync for lemmy is pretty close in my opinion. The layout isn't exactly the same but the different modes (compact, list, tile, big tile) and font sizes/choices can make it nearly identical.
A few things like how up/down votes work is a bit different but not crazy and the interface is really smooth unlike jerboa.
For now it's my go-to.
Same here. I was even using it with my actual account using Revanced. Ah well, good run while it lasted.
Was expecting this a month ago. Guess its finally time to say bye to reddit. RIF was the only app that made reddit worthwhile on mobile. Sad to see it go.
Pretty bummed about that, but at least Sync seems like a good app.
I've noticed reddit getting worse and worse content since the API changes. I've had to filter like 6 different "rate me" subs that kept appearing on my feed.
Damn I secretly hoped it would just continue like that, I mean on the go I could have lived without being able to sign in, since I had most of my favourite subs bookmarked...
I guess it's over.
Yep, the Revanced workaround just died for me. I wonder if making a new fake app to access the API with would work again? I'm sure deactivations would continue to happen periodically even then. Redreader is an accessibility app that still has permission and is of course better than the official app, so I'll move to that if I want to use Reddit on mobile now.
Reddit as a whole is down, so maybe small chance the forbidden thing was a result of that.
Maybe they DDOSed themselves again by banning all the apps.
Same. Guess the only way I'm redditing now is via old.reddit
I have a sinking feeling that the days of old.reddit are numbered as well
And so say we all. Been a while since the Great Deredditing but is there any other app we can use for Lemmy that is closest to rif? Using Jerboa right now but theres still a lot to be wanted.
Liftoff is a little better.
Second liftoff. Tried sync today and saw the "sponsored content" blocks and went right back to liftoff.
I've been enjoying Connect. It's much simpler than the other apps I've tried.
I thought RiF was axed and no longer working following the API changes.
I wouldn't know, I deleted and moved off Reddit entirely since June at this point.
The app still loaded content, but you could not log in to have your subs, vote, or comment.
I like the Sync UI for now, but we need a LIF.
Could rebrand as LiFT: Lemmy is Fun Too!
With its egalitarian nature, people could get a LiFE - because Lemmy is For Everyone.
I thought it stopped July 1st? I stopped using RiF in mid June. I wanted the breakup to be on my terms lol.
It seems reddit is actually down, as I can't even get it on a pc browser. I'm holding out hope that I can still rif anonymously, otherwise, I agree, it's bye bye morning/daytime reddit.
Me too. Rip in pieces, Reddit. Good thing I have gotten used to Lemmy and good apps for it have been developed quickly (I use Connect).
I couldn't be bothered to get used to RedReader as it's little bit different from RiF which was one of the best (if not the best) Android apps in regards to UI/UX. I do have the RedReader installed though in case I have to open a reddit url or look up something but I'm not interested in using it for longer periods. So I guess the lurking stops here.
The ship is sinking slowly so getting off of Reddit has been a gradual process.
I just need to visit a couple subreddits. Sadly, there's no alternate communities outside of reddit.
Geddit still works, it's an open-source read-only Reddit client that doesn't use the official API and uses RSS feeds I believe. It's really great for following the news and reading some wikis, though scrolling is painful right now.
5 star overall rating in Google play, well deserved. I can't check the free ver cause it's hidden from store. I hope dev would try making Lemmy is fun as well some day :D
That sealed the deal for me to use sync for lemmy and migrate over
Aw damn :(
I was wondering why it was still working at all. Got another month out of it, I guess.
Edit: looks like it's working again ¯\(°_o)/¯
lol same. RIP. doubt I'll use this but I'm perma'd on reddit anyway (don't speak ill of poachers on reddit, banworthy)