https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/12pbtcb/considering_the_sweeping_and_unpopular_changes/
created by bdonvr on 17/04/2023 at 11:01 UTC*
456 upvotes, 12 top-level comments (showing 12)
Edit: the answer was 2-3 months, apparently
In case you haven't been following- Reddit has made continuous changes to their app, mostly for the worse. Users can now only sort their home feed by "Best" or "new". Now, they're removing usernames and awards from showing on posts when scrolling feeds.
They've already started locking third party apps out of new features. Chat, polls, etc.
I don't know about y'all, but if they take the final step I probably will not use this site much more.
Comment by iamthatis at 17/04/2023 at 13:30 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Answered this before, but I've had calls with Reddit recently and they remain very committed to the API, with plans to improve it over time and no plans to negatively touch the existing API (per their words).
The locking features out is not really a lock per se, they've moved the official app to a newer internal API that's updated to be a bit more modern, and haven't granted third party apps access to that API yet. The result is the same, sure, but for new features that go through the older API, they work with third party apps beautifully, so I think it's more a "this thing is separate and we haven't opened it yet" rather than an explicit block, if that makes sense.
tl;dr: Reddit's been great and continues to be great, they have a dedicated API team[1] and calls with them have had very good vibes. They seem to have a genuine appreciation for developers, while also understanding screwing them and apps over is a loss for everyone, Reddit included.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditEng/comments/qdiy5c/were_working_on_building_a_real_developer/
Comment by Hot-Mongoose7052 at 17/04/2023 at 11:31 UTC
185 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Everything has a life cycle. Every juggernaut ever has ultimately failed.
No one believes how truly massive Sears was. And it's gone.
MySpace. Blockbuster. You name it. Facebook is still around, but ig the kids aren't using it. As the olds die off, zucc will lose his only remaining users.
It'll happen to reddit, too, and soon.
This site is absolutely insufferable if you don't filter the *fuck* out of it. Thanks to apollo.
I already can't use it without Apollo and I know I'm not alone. Even old.reddit.com.
If they make apollo hard / impossible to use, I'm gone. And I know I'm not the only one.
Comment by BedrockFarmer at 17/04/2023 at 13:09 UTC
24 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Reddit is not going to turn off API access, they will eventually monetize it. Either the dev pays for each API call, or the user, or advertising becomes a required use or any combination.
Comment by [deleted] at 17/04/2023 at 11:35 UTC
31 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by Kristyyyyyyy at 17/04/2023 at 22:28 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Oh I don’t know if I can handle another change. I’m old. I was lucky to find Apollo and have the patience to learn it after alien blue packed it in… I reckon if I had to change again I’d just give up.
Comment by __madao at 18/04/2023 at 04:14 UTC
3 upvotes, 3 direct replies
ITT: a bunch of people who have never written a line of code in their lives. no, reddit will not be turning off api access. if they do, please @ me in this exact comment and I will *gladly* delete my account. this is not a thing that large corporations who have already committed to a public API interface do - public or not, moderated or not, corrupt or not, etc.
Comment by saintmsent at 17/04/2023 at 12:48 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
For what we know it can be closed down tomorrow. Nobody can accurately predict this type of stuff
But I suspect when they finish with the "going public" thing, that will be one of the first things to follow
Comment by [deleted] at 17/04/2023 at 15:14 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
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Comment by fosiacat at 17/04/2023 at 21:24 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
well, if/when they don't, is when i stop using reddit on my phone.
Comment by Hateful_creeper2 at 18/04/2023 at 00:06 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I could be wrong but also uploading gifs and videos directly.
Comment by [deleted] at 17/04/2023 at 11:28 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I hope awhile, I just paid for ultra
Comment by DonoDistoTudo1 at 17/04/2023 at 22:56 UTC
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The only way is Christian launches Apollo as a competitor to Reddit… that way you have the exact Apollo as a information site without depending on third parties like Reddit