Rip RIF you’ll be remembered
I’m a RiF refugee too. Used it for almost a decade, now that it’s gone I find the official app to be very difficult to use.
The Fediverse has been really cool and I’m glad I took the jump. I was apprehensive at first, but I’ve found Lemmy to be pretty fun so far!
I think this is the only poppinkream I’ve ever seen that doesn’t have citations all over it.
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Any advice for someone who just made that same jump?
I stated using Jerboa*, which feels a little similar in spirit. Had to jump trough some hoops though, as your login server needs at least version 0.18 to work.
Jerboa was ok, but things started to irritate me so I found Liftoff, which was a much more polished app. Currently using Connect for Lemmy as it’s the closest to my original Reddit app
I actually also switched to Liftoff. Will try Connect now. Thanks for the recommendation.
I’m using Connect for Lemmy. Has all I need. I never used an app for reddit though was always on mobile web, which isn’t so good for lemmy
I’m liking connect so far. Feels very RIFy
I actually really like using Opera Mobile for Lemmy. Seems to work well for me, atleast.
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If you’re on android: I’d recommend checking out Summit for Lemmy. The layout reminds me of RIF!
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Try to participate. Let’s build a community. This “mass exodus” from reddit is different than previous ones. A majority of power users that made Reddit what it was have either quit or are now on the fediverse.
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Reddit is no longer fun
RINLF sounds like a very niche category of nsfw 😳
We’ve been here before. Some of us old fucks have gone from BBS to IRC to sites like SA, GenMay, Digg, Reddit. It’s jus the nature of the beast.
Gonna miss the solid App support Reddit had but it’s only a matter of time before there are many great options for Lenny. Wefwef while browser based is actually really nice!
Since the fediverse is protocol and standards based it has potential. Email is ubiquitous.
For me it was BBSs, Slashdot, Kuro5hin, Fark, Bannination, Hacker News, Reddit. And now the 'verse.
Good luck to all the Lemmy and Mastodon app coders, and to all the people hacking away at great front ends to the same.
There’s definitely going to be growing pains, attacks, victories and losses. But I think it’ll be worth it.
Reddit apparently doesn’t remember the digg migration and I hope they suffer the same fate.
used RIF for 7 years, tried using the official app but RIF was just so much better. when i uninstalled it two weeks out of protest, it really felt like i had to say goodbye to an old friend. i do enjoy lemmy, but…
Yeah, Lemmy apps are rough at the moment, but I’m optimistic for them
I’ve tried only Connect, and it’s been great.
I don’t know why I haven’t installed it yet, but I moved it off of my home screen. Now there’s a Lemmy app to help my muscle memory.
I know everyone has made the switch, but the ReVanced team have stolen the API keys out of the real Reddit app and have made patchers available for multiple Reddit apps including RiF.
You’ll need a fresh copy of the APK and:
https://github.com/revanced/revanced-manager
Obviously NSFW is a no go but everything else should work.
Without porn, patching old RIF is genuinely not worth it. I’d rather wait and support the new Lemmy app by the same dev
Is the RIF guy making a Lemmy app!?
He said he’s making one for Tildes on his goodbye page.
Username checks out. Who doesn’t appreciate a little NFSW content?
I’m not a prude but I genuinely had no idea it was that big a thing on Reddit. I thought it all generally disappeared a few years ago. Just shows how huge a site it was I guess
Fuck Reddit. I’m here for the pr0n
I’m in the same boat, but thought I’d let people know just in case. My app of choice RelayForReddit is switching to a subscription model but 70% of my Reddit use was NSFW subs so not really worth it for me
Where does it use stolen api keys. Says I need to generate my own
I didn’t try the process myself, last I heard they were using keys extracted from the official Reddit app. Maybe they thought that was a bad idea, and went a different route. Sorry, was just going by what I heard previously
So I did find a version with used the stolen api keys and sync works again!
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And also… time for RWF.
The creator said he’s moving to another platform centered around discussion mostly (no posts I think). I forget the name of it but he put a link in the goodbye message
Tildes. I hope he comes here. By far my favorite android app.
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Tildes isn’t bad either, though its invite only at the moment (I got one in a couple days by emailing them), and it doesn’t have an app. If somebody makes an app for it, that’d be nice.
No longer the front page of the internet anymore for sure.
Not my internet.
Excited for the sync Lemmy app
Me too! Even though I knew it was coming, getting the notification that sync for reddit was no longer was like a kick in the teeth. Glad the dev is redirecting users here.
I’m in sync withdrawal :(
What do you think about voyager?
I used RIF for a decade…still feels off without it
RIF was Reddit to me. The official app and even the desktop site are so foreign and convoluted that they don’t even register as being the same website.
Same here, it’s literally the only reddit mobile app I’ve ever used, the site just feels… wrong, without it.
I’m gonna miss RIF… Cannot stand the official app.
it’s crazy just how bad the official app is.
I setup Reddit Vanced just to follow a few niche topics that are hard to find elsewhere, but even with the patches it’s still a mess.
There’s a reflection instance called lemmit.online that copy posts from subreddits. I’m using it to keep up with a few subreddits while I’m on holiday. When I get home I’ll setup communities on lemmy for them.
In case no one mentioned it yet, I heard about wefwef.app from another post and it’s a really nice looking frontend for this site. I’ve been using it for about day now but I like it better than the base website for sure.
Even as an android user who never used Apollo, wefwef feels great
Yeah I think it makes the experience much better.
interestingly, my RIF wouldn’t load pages last night and this morning, but now does…
Yeah, same thing happening for me. I hope it’s not running up big bills for the maintainers with the API charges.
Only logged out right?
I uninstalled rif when it stopped working. I forgot I had boost installed and it still works and I seem to be logged in. Not sure what’s going on
Rest in peace. I hope Reddit soon follows.
I’m delaying the inevitable with the patches that revanced dropped but it will never get another update and it will one day become unusable. I will miss it fully when it does.
Just let it go m8. Old times will be cherised, and a bright future awaits us here on lemmy.
I appreciate the sentiment but Lemmy still has a way to go until it can completely replace reddit. I believe it has its use but Lemmy for now is still niche.
Just remember that there’s no algorithm on Lemmy pushing content. You have to search it out, subscribe, and actively engage.
The easiest way is to set your feed to All. That’ll start filling up your screen with everything from the Lemmy instances.
Then just click on what you find interesting snd subscribe.
Good idea!
