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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 mfukar at 18/04/2023 at 19:08 UTC
74 upvotes, 1 direct replies
This aged well.
Comment by selecadm at 19/04/2023 at 06:48 UTC
14 upvotes, 0 direct replies
r/AgedLikeMilk
Comment by bdonvr at 17/04/2023 at 13:36 UTC
51 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Well hopefully verbal commitments and good vibes survive going public....
Comment by Conscious-Cap-8563 at 18/04/2023 at 03:52 UTC*
19 upvotes, 2 direct replies
no plans to negatively touch the existing API (per their words)
You also had no plans to move Apollo features to a subscription model (per your words), look where we are now…
Edit: Looks like Reddit is following in Christian’s footsteps 😂
Comment by AberrantRambler at 17/04/2023 at 15:42 UTC
13 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Just like Twitter!
Comment by superdude311 at 10/06/2023 at 21:53 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
aged like milk
Comment by [deleted] at 17/04/2023 at 19:30 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by Tmortagne24 at 17/04/2023 at 16:04 UTC
2 upvotes, 6 direct replies
Christian, I just switched away from IOS and literally the only thing I miss is the Apollo reddit app. I was an original user when you first launched and loved it so much Is there ANY chance you've thought about making an Android version???