• SpacemanSpiff@lemm.eeEnglish
    1414·
    1 year ago

    Came here because RIF shut down and I can’t believe how bad the regular reddit app is. Here’s hoping that Lemmy is the new reddit!

    • SketchySeaBeast@lemmy.worldEnglish
      241·
      1 year ago

      I did the exact same thing just today. Here’s hoping! I can see there’s growing pains, but that just means there’s growing to be done.

    • HeavenlyLlama@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      1 year ago

      Same here. Tried the official reddit app and its bad. Even tweaking with the settings, the lack of many features is noticeable.

    • Zithero@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      for our writing, we discovered no character limit (or one that counts properly…) and have started to move our content here. Even if it’s just a side or secondary site, it seems to work great.

    • Angelus1727@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      I’ve tried using the official app for some of my favourite subreddits and it’s awful. A cluttered mess that’s difficult to navigate, the complete opposite of rif… Just gave up after a while. This place is looking promising though and I’m happy to see so many familiar communities already.

    • ShadowZone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, I used Reddit exclusively through RIF. It was perfect for what I wanted out of the site.

      A sad day. But now I’m here via Jerboa and like it a lot so far.

    • ShadowZone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, I used Reddit exclusively through RIF. It was perfect for what I wanted out of the site.

      A sad day. But now I’m here via Jerboa and like it a lot so far.

  • demonGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    1 year ago

    Thanks for the app, @talklittle. I purchased RIF back in 2012 and it has been the only way I’ve used reddit on mobile ever since. Sad to see it go.

  • Riprif@lemmy.worldEnglish
    383·
    1 year ago

    RIP RIF

    tbf i didn’t actually stop using redditisfun. I followed the guide to patching RIF with revanced which changes the user agent of the app to hide from reddit that you’re using redditisfun

    The instructions are here https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/14niwgu/revanced_patches_for_boost_infinity_rif_is_fun?sort=new

    Gonna plug revanced here, too, since i already had revanced because i use it to have adfree YouTube and YouTube music with unlimited skips. Been using it since it was called vanced, when they just shared modified APKs. Then Google shut them down with a cease and desist letter so revanced was born. It’s a system for patching apps yourself which gives the developers a bit more legal cover.

    Revanced.app

    GitHub.com/revanced

  • BeezKnuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    1 year ago

    Goodnight sweet prince. Buying golden platinum was the best investment I’ve made in any software. I wish I could see how many hours I spent on it.

    Thank you talklittle for your amazing work on that app. I would consider myself lucky to be able to buy golden platinum in whatever you next develop. I’ll watch your career with interest.

  • ChooChoo4U21@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    1 year ago

    I will miss RIF, and I cannot browse reddit without it. I am, however, looking foward to further interacting with the fediverse. I am just trying to remain respectful of places that other people created and established. Reddit was fun, but it was a mess (fake posts for karma, rage bait posts, harassment over the slightest little thing, people who couldn’t and wouldn’t intelligently articulate their view, etc). I’m hoping to not bring that here.

  • Kinglink@lemmy.worldEnglish
    141·
    1 year ago

    RIF is why I’m here, I deleted it from my front page, realized I hated going to the reddit website, and looked for something better.

    I know he’s working on something different, for a different site, but I also hope he’s considering a LIF or something like that.

  • Fractalfarmer @reddthat.comEnglish
    12·
    1 year ago

    14 years on Reddit, my main account would have been 13 years old next week and I finally took the plunge and deleted it. Screw those guys. Is it weird that I felt genuinely sad deleting it, though? Like, I’m 37 years old, a parent, married. I feel a bit silly.

    • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I don’t think it’s silly. I’ve been a bit sad the past two days. I haven’t deleted my account, but I haven’t used reddit either. It’s been a part of your life a long time.

    • andxze@reddthat.comEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      While I haven’t deleted mine yet I’m otherwise in the exact same situation. I also feel genuinely sad for having to do it, so you’re not alone, and its definitely not weird.

  • tryagain@lemm.eeEnglish
    12·
    1 year ago

    RIF was my first Reddit app. I did move over to Boost a couple of years ago but RIF will always be my o.g. Android experience.

    Thanks for all your work, talklittle - you improved a lot of lives, including mine, with this app.

  • HPTF@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    1 year ago

    A decade of a truly-superior user experience.

    I can’t even bring myself to delete it. I feel like it needs to stay memorialized in my app list.

    Thanks for such a great product, devs. It’ll be sorely missed.

    • Chadsmo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      1 year ago

      I was going to leave Apollo on my phone but it kept showing up on my Home Screen in my smart widget and I kept tapping it to open it so it had to go :(

      • HPTF@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I’m having the same issue, haha – that muscle memory is gonna take some time to fade.

        Maybe I’ll just disable it but know it’s always there 😅

        • Uncrasimatic@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          I’ve put my wefwef link in place of my RiF icon and often expect RiF to open when I mindlessly tap it. Just discovered Connect though, which seems like a decent app too.