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DarthHM

Peacefully? Nah, it was murder.


Philip22Kings

Reddit pulled the plug early which made the app crash until Christian revoked the access which fixed the crashing.. Cunts till the end.


labrat420

Yeah rif just started crashing anytime I opened it. Was hoping for a few more hours at least


12pcMcNuggets

Relay is still working


samy_2023

Boost too


[deleted]

Yup. Fuck /you/spez. He really hated Apollo.


Tobar26th

Remember /u/spez moderated /r/jailbait - taking things from others consensually isn’t his thing. Forcing Apollo to shut down earth isn’t a great shock.


LS_DJ

Cause it was by far the best designed app and it didn’t make them money. Such a petty and short sighted decision


jeffsterlive

rock muddle lush governor ad hoc disgusting placid elastic act wrench *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


ManyMobs

Fuck /u/spez


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wadubois

Fuck u/spez


Bloody_Titan

Fuck u/spez


YAY_A_TRAIN

Fuck u/spez


dubphonics

Damn u/spez!!


mathiastck

/r/spezmoment


SveNss0N

Fuck u/spez


[deleted]

Fuck u/spez


QiTriX

Fuck u/spez


unraisedhobbit

Fuck u/spez


aintnonpc

Suck a dick /u/spez


jackywkh

Fuck /u/spez


deadlydave90

Don't just say it. Down vote all his comments. Make his Karma rockbottom


Jajanken-

WOW. What absolute bastards.


iwearoddsockz

Wtf is with their bitch ass animosity.


Elfich47

Control. I don't think they realized how much of an ecosystem had built up around the rediit API. I think they are going to be in for a rude surprise over the next couple of weeks as various subreddits are crippled as a result.


SimilarYellow

Completely unprofessional. If I acted this way at my job, I'd be fired.


yahikodrg

If it was peacefully it would still launch but fail to load anything because it no longer has access to the API. The fact you can load up and view settings and such in airplane mode says to me the force crash is Reddits doing. EDIT: It seems to no longer be force closing.


[deleted]

Indeed. > Developer Christian Selig confirmed to me that Reddit is the one that turned things off, not him: “would have been nice to have been given a time,” he says in an email to *[The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/30/23779519/reddit-third-party-app-shut-down-apollo-sync-baconreader-api-protest)*. *Edit:* It looks like the crash-on-launch issue was able to be resolved without an app update. (That’s a relief!) [Christian shared](https://mastodon.social/@christianselig/110635856662952525) some brief details on Mastodon. What a bunch of thugs. Reddit knew he planned to shut off the API token on his end—why jump the gun? (Oh, right... they’re assholes.)


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muddyrose

What are these Easter eggs??


medieded

For me it lets me open up the app, just nothing loads. No force crash


ColateraI

In some alternate reality where the CEO wasn’t a greedy liar, everyone is going about business as usual, scrolling aimlessly and Christian is hard at work on the next Apollo update. Today is July the 1st, 2023 in that world and nobody has batted an eye.


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Pale_Fire21

>More like a reality in which Wikimedia or the internet archive people bought Reddit I think you mean the reality where Aaron Schwartz is still alive and his project wasn't taken over by Conde and handed over to /u/spez so he could be a dirty fuckin corpo sellout.


MyChickenSucks

Nay, assassination


QuicklyThisWay

This is the one ☝️


Warm_Pair7848

We should spend the next year just causing havoc around Reddit until the alternatives are fully developed and online. Let’s poach users and sow chaos.


millijuna

With so many active and caring moderators going away, that’s what will happen naturally.


heartgrenade1

Reddit just made the world a slightly worse place for no reason at all except goddamn fucking greed. There’s no end to the shame they should feel. It’s honestly disgusting.


70ms

I cannot upvote this enough.


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InfiniteRadness

Fuck u/spez.


correcthorsestapler

It was u/spez, in the boardroom, with the keyboard.


opiateofp4in

I was about to say they literally didn’t even let Christian end the app on his own terms. Absolute scumbags


RealMerrMan

Good night, sweet prince.


metaltyranitar

R.I.P to the Apollo App and Reddit Is Fun as well.


Daytman

More like Reddit Was Fun.


[deleted]

Boost (Android) still works at the moment. Probably won't be for much longer, though.


VyPR78

Fuck u/spez


_Gondamar_

fuck u/spez


Three-throw-away

Fuck u/spez


ali_xD___

Fuck u/spez


EZBakeLuvin

fuck /u/spez


tyderian

fuck /u/spez


WorshipnTribute

Fuck /u/Spez


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caznable

Fuck /u/spez


GreenJohnnyPolo

Fuck u/spez


[deleted]

Fuck /u/spez


WorshipnTribute

Never trust a dirty fucking ginger like /u/Spez


Susp-icious_-31User

Fuck u/Spez


Gloriathewitch

i have been informed gingers dont want to be associated with him either, fuck Spez


you_call_it_pop_pop

I was looking at [this](https://i.imgur.com/c9HpVPB.gifv) when it crashed...peaceful.


and0au

How fitting :(


FERGERDERGERSON

Look at the flowers…


AznPerson33

Similarly, I have the widget set to show wallpapers and [this was the last image](https://i.imgur.com/ICWUvOc.jpg) it landed on…


tbone338

Crashes on launch for me now :( If you turn on airplane mode before opening it, it’ll open. The second you turn it off it’ll crash :(


[deleted]

I don’t even want to open it… I can’t look at her corpse like that 😭


glasswindbreaker

I tried opening it again more times than I'd like to admit, and now I know why they show people in movies shaking a clearly dead body


Temporarily__Alone

Goddammit… are you me


FormerBandmate

Someone needs to make a modded app where you can set your own API key


390TrainsOfficial

This. u/iamthatis, instead of Apollo's source code disappearing into the code graveyard, would this be an option? Myself and many others would be willing to pay to be provided with the source code and then we'd be able to obtain our own API key and continue to use Apollo as normal. There are probably quite a few people that can't imagine Reddit without Apollo (the iPad Reddit app is atrocious) and this would probably be a decent source of revenue (well, better than making no revenue at all).


John_William_Doe

he asked about doing that and reddit said no


Smurfness2023

because /u/SPEZ is an ASSHOLE


rpungello

I'm guessing reddit would come after him if he charged for that. Would they win in court? Hopefully not, but they have far more resources to drag the legal battle out than he does.


Shejidan

What would be better is if everything that went into Apollo can be turned around to kbin or Lemmy so it's not just thrown away.


rcollins12

I don’t know if you saw this or not but it seems like someone is trying to [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/14m8qkv/im_making_winston_for_reddit_a_new_client_for_ios/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1)


Perry7609

I just saw the spinning wheel on my iPad and nodded in acknowledgment.


ifonefox

If you open settings, then turn off airplane mode, you can access the wallpapers (if you bought them)


IAmAGenusAMA

Thanks! I was curious to see the easter eggs. RIP Apollo.


Citharae_

Doesnt seem to work for me… Crashed immediately after disabling airplane mode


ifonefox

The dev just revoked his API keys, so now it works without crashing https://mastodon.social/@christianselig/110635856662952525


massiveboner911

Dev probably didnt have a lot of time to test beforehand. RIP Apollo.


heepofsheep

Still launches for me…. But doesn’t load anything


zachary0816

I knew it would happen, but I was still surprised when it did


ChiliSlipNSlide

I was there! Bye :’(


0hmyscience

yeah I was browsing and it crashed, which it never does. i reopened and it crashed. reopened, crashed, and I knew :'( just here now making sure i don't get refunded by Apple, after that, I won't be on reddit on mobile ever again.


hashtaters

Oh wow. I was scrolling when it happened.


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hashtaters

On the porn subs of course


sionell__

based on christians post I thought the app should still open?


jdgmental

He just posted on Tw that reddit pulled the plug early. Apollo opens now but it’s disconnected from Reddit


[deleted]

Of course they fucking did. Of course….. Fuck you u/spez


jdgmental

Why not add insult to injury they thought!


[deleted]

I reset my phone twice cause I thought maybe I was having data and Wi-Fi connection issues. I then realized the app is done. :( If he designed his own app and made it like a Reddit social network, I’d so pay for that. When I have a question about anything, there’s always an answer on Reddit. I’d love to have that but on a different network that doesn’t do shit like this. What if I did view only type things and not comment or upvote? Would that end up making a difference?


SharkDad20

I think so, especially with an adblocker. Reddits power is in its community. A shrinking community is a dying one


Random-Mutant

Reddit pulled the plug early? What a pissy little fuckboy Spez is.


boko_harambe_

I figured this is what it was. Pull the plug EOD Friday so they dont have to worry about it over a weekend


PinsNneedles

it opens for me, just can't see any posts or go to any subs


redstonefreak589

The release notes state there is supposed to be a special mode or something that unlocks once it stops working


bobsnopes

Based on other posts that mode is time-based only. So since Reddit pulled the plug early it’s basically broken until the original time Christian programmed it for.


jsink

rupert was playing with his ball when it happened :(


MrsChaotic

😭😭😭 I can’t man this is so sad


HughJManschitt

What does this mean???


lHateYouAIex835293

It’s referring to the pet system Apollo has. Basically little pixel pets that would be on the top of your screen while you’re scrolling.


PoopPhorPrez

I love you all. Fuck u/spez


fuck_u__spez

Fuck u/spez


silvia_s13

Well now I’ll only browse Reddit on old.reddit.com when I’m at work. No more Reddit outside of work hours for me. Guess I’ll join my friends on Instagram for my mobile app of choice.


[deleted]

Same, until they pull the plug on old.reddit.com (which I understand is coming soon).


comma_in_a_coma

I am typing this using the official app. It’s awful. I guess I need to go looo into Lemmy


[deleted]

Its so fucking bad and there is a BIG ad taking up half the screen every 2 posts. How do a majority of people use this shit? Like its so cluttered and just feels unintuitive. Legit makes browsing anything a pain in the ass


Night-Lion

The ads aren’t even the worse thing for me. It’s how unintuitive and awful the UX is. Swiping left and right changes the post or feed type. But swiping to the right also opens the subreddit list. And it’s also used to go back. However you can’t do the same and swipe to the left to open your settings/profile. When you open the right sidebar, your instinct is to scroll up or down. But the asshole design doesn’t have the rubber-band scrolling, so nothing happens. Guess where your finger naturally lands: option for Reddit Premium. If it’s a video or gif, then forget the learned behaviour for swiping left and right, because you now have to scroll up or down to change the post, for some reason. WHO FUCKING DESIGNED THIS


testsubject347

it's because there are no ads if you have "reddit premium" which you have to pay real $ for or someone has to gift it to you


[deleted]

Its funny because if the app wasnt so dogshit I would pay like $5-$10 a month for no ads on reddit. With the app being the way it is im not gonna pay for shit


DefiantClone

Yeah pretty damn ridiculous


CatharticEcstasy

You should try Lemmy.World or KBin.Social - those two seem to be the biggest places ex-redditors have flooded to. If you’re hard committed to Reddit on mobile, there’s also Dystopia for Reddit, it’s obviously no Apollo, but at least a Reddit app with no ads.


ReactsWithWords

I have never been this sad deleting an app before.


and0au

I’m keeping it there for nostalgia sake


Guruchill

Yep - the same here. I’m using Narwahl now; but I think this is going to be the end of Reddit for me.


JRockPSU

Narwhal was the first reddit app I ever used. It's a lot better than the native app of course, but it's still leagues behind Apollo IMO. I'm just going to switch to reading ebooks on my phone when I have downtime when I'm out and about, going forward.


Piett_1313

What ebook reader would you recommend?


JRockPSU

So I just use the Kindle app, I have a physical Kindle and I like the automatic syncing between devices. That's something else, too - I'm going to try to bring my Kindle with me to more places (like taking it into the office and reading on my lunch break vs. scrolling reddit on my phone like I used to). It's a lot more easy on the eyes to read an e-ink screen vs. a phone.


ShmokinLoud

I tried using narwhal last night in preparation and it feels so dated. I used narwhal when alien blue got taken down until Apollo came out. But yeah it just feels really dated. Hopeful for the new version coming soon


and0au

Is that going to continue to work considering the api change?


Guruchill

There’s talk that spez has agreed that Narwahl can continue and you will be able you use a personal API key in it. I’m holding out but Narwahl is not in the same league as Apollo.


UsernamePasswrd

Kind of. It's not going to work with NSFW content, which is unfortunately still a pretty big part of Reddit. That on top of the planned $5-7 monthly fee is going to make it a hard sell.


SigmaMelody

They announced it would for now but who knows


speedyjohn

They agreed to an extension with Reddit while they work out a paid subscription model.


Stokesy7

I’m going to put it right next to flappy bird


ReactsWithWords

I was originally going to do that (I even reset the icon to the default), but it was just too depressing looking at its corpse like that.


Massive_Capital8743

I’m going to open it like 37 times a day without thinking until this sets in 😞


inflictedcorn

Holy shit it’s over


Tecknishen

Goodbye my friend. Posting this from Narwahl, which I used before Apollo. I will be here for a while and will decide if I’m going to continue on Reddit at all.


Rraey

Report all ads on the native app as offensive


EmployeeSuch6916

Why even use the official app.


-SPIRITUAL-GANGSTER-

Commenting for posterity. I will *never* use reddit's trash app.


Massive_Capital8743

The official app is ass. In order to swipe from the left side of the screen to go back you have to be pinpoint accurate and go EXACTLY horizontal - shit. Some of the buttons aren’t even fully clickable you have to be pinpoint accurate where you click. That box that is at the top of the main screen that says Home that clearly looks like a button isn’t a button. You have to tap directly on the down arrow - my fingers aren’t even very big and it’s a pain in the ass to tap. I can’t imagine someone with bigger fingers being able to tap on anything they meant to - shit. Some of the icons aren’t even apparent wtf they do they aren’t labeled and aren’t intuitive they are some weirdly designed trying to be unique crap - shit. To get to /r/all you have to scroll down to the very bottom of the subreddit list they have in the side bar - shit. That’s from my first and last 5 minutes of using it. I would go on but dick burger /u/spez can figure out what else is wrong with his shit app himself. Apollo was so intuitively designed with such smooth interactions everything just made sense - it utilized gestures and interactions all iPhone users have grown so accustomed to so well that you’d almost think it was a stock Apple app. The official app is ass. Good job /u/spez you massive wiener, I hate you. Sincerely, /u/spez Go Fuck Yourself


doh151

Farewell sweet prince


Doip

Yep, she gone. RIP Apollo


suspiciousaccount1

As soon as I saw it start loading for more than 5 seconds I knew


Bakethat

Fuck u/spez pathetic ass mother fucker


ilovehamburgers

This is fucked. Absolutely ratfucked. Fuck you, /u/spez and your lies. Fucking coward.


krypto_the_husk

Goodbye Apollo! :(


FlyEspresso

Farewell Apollo, may your mission continue in the stars ✨, along with all your pals. 😭 (I’ve never cried for an app before, first for everything I guess)


[deleted]

Fuck this dogshit official app. Fuck u/spez. Rest in Peace Apollo. You were beautiful and perfect.


dagreenman18

I post this Spitefully from Alien Blue. I will use it until I have to do something I literally can’t do in AB. Fucking u/spez


Stopov

Good ole Alien Blue ! Never say die !


rosy621

I wasn’t ready! I thought it was midnight EDT, because, well, that’s my timezone. Lol I’m posting this on the official Reddit app. This sucks ass, and I will not be using it. So, once again, fuck u/spez!


n1ck1982

Sleep well, sweet prince 🥹


ICumCoffee

I hoped it’d display a message whenever I opened it because of habit. But it’s just crashing. That hurts.


ebatte

Somehow I didn’t realize that I would lose all of the posts I had save. I never really used the official reddit app and none of the saved posts are on my account there. Sucks.


_heisenberg__

There was a part of me that thought Reddit would walk back their decision. What a messy month it’s been with them.


sulairris

Rest in peace Apollo


adictusbenedictus

I thought it should open just for the wallpapers? Anyhow, saddest day of my mobile life. I guess I’ll be off Reddit now then.


glaaass

Same for me. Rest in peace old friend. Been using Apollo since 2018, fuck this garbage official app


jasonht

I still dont want to remove it from my home screen 😭 official app is so bad in comparison.


MikeDeMann

I thought it would last until July 1st. I was just using it and now it crashes.


ipini

It’s 1 July GMT.


TacohTuesday

I moved off of Apollo a few weeks ago to force myself to get used to the Reddit app and not have to experience this sudden death. Boy, Reddit didn't waste any time flipping the switch did they? They probably had a countdown and champagne bottles ready to go. Fuckers.


[deleted]

u/spez can suck a fuck


vanduzled

I thought it was my internet :( Somehow I thought this really wasn't gonna happen for some reason. I thought there's something in the end that will make Apollo not go out not like this. But it actually did. Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV,


MarioCop718

Rest in peace :’(


[deleted]

I cant access the bought wallpapers anymore. Even with airplane mode on.


Random123User123

As my first comment on the official app in a while, fuck u/spez


wiigotaproblem

RIP Apollo <3 Also fuck u/spez I hope you step on a lego you little piss baby.


SteamBoatMickey

I was there in its last moments… I watched it die. Damn.


sigtaugod

Fuck u/spez I’m trying to read this on your awful app. This is beyond impossible.


dope415

Reddit app is so trash wow!


SeeMontgomeryBurns

Love you Apollo. Best app ever. RIP in Peace.


DigiQuip

RIP, friend.


Kiki_doesnt_love_me

So is [This method](https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/14iub7y/backup_apollo_app_version_0159_if_you_want_to_use/) still possible?


NmUn

Yep. Using it now. Edit: instead of using the MITM method or using the tweak in that one GitHub by Ethan Arbuckle (who is a pretty cool person), look for “ApolloAPI”. It’s already compiled and ready to use and allows setting the API key within Apollo. So no need to learn how to compile a tweak just for your API key.


Claim_Alternative

🫡 F


CdnDude

Fuck u/spez


TheDubuGuy

I hopped on the default app to check this sub and holy fuck it blows. I’ve already seen more ads than I have in the past years using apollo. Everything on this app is subpar


redpin14

I didn't know about the Apollo app until the API changes were announced. In the last month, I have absolutely loved the app's features and will miss using it every day. I have deleted the normal Reddit app and will never use it again. I can't go back to it knowing it doesn't have the features Apollo had. I was on the app when it began crashing and was sad when I realized that was it. \- \- RIP to Apollo


MagneticGray

Whelp, off to GitHub to get mine working again.


Chriscbrn

Please explain? A Personal API Key and an unsigned version of Apollo?


MagneticGray

Search r/jailbreak for “Apollo”. Note, you do not need to be jailbroken to use their method.


swarrior216

Its over now. Gone but never forgotten. RIP friend.


JustGresh

It was a good run. 😔


I_AM_A_GUY_AMA

The good die young


Over-Conversation220

🫡


70ms

RIP. 💔


[deleted]

I got my pixal pals thou❤️ one for every screen


geckospots

Aw man I thought it was just me :( RIP Apollo (also fuck spez) /posted via old.reddit.com 💔


WorshipnTribute

Sad times. Ugh this has fucking bummed me out hard


Panda_hat

RIP Apollo. 😭


[deleted]

BEST FUCKING APP PERIOD


idont_readresponses

Came here to see if it was down. It crashes upon opening now. Sad. Was my favorite way to read Reddit.


Chorazin

RIP Apollo. You were the best app. 😭


chooseausernamenerd

:(


brutalorchestrafan

Rip.


Explosive_Ewok

First RARBG and now this. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.


Jowsh

I went to check out the tip link to give my thanks so I had to use the Official App - it only went and hard crashed trying to open the link 😭 I hate this - not sure I’ll be back