Goodnight, RIF

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!

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.
- Me three. First comment on Lemmy!
Same here. Tried the official reddit app and its bad. Even tweaking with the settings, the lack of many features is noticeable.
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.
You downloaded the official app ?! Traitor !.
- Using that app is punishment enough.
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.
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.
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.
- I found the Connect app is more similar to RiF, just fyi

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.

Try Connect for Lemmy, it's the app closest to RIF I've found so far.
- I'll try it, thank you for the recommendation!
What site post Reddit is he tying into?
- Tildes

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.

I purchased it last week, after years of use :)

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.

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 :(
- 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 😅

Thank you talklittle! You made redditing so enjoyable with RiF. I was introduced to your app about a decade ago and never stopped using it. I spent years writing exhaustive and informative comments, none of it would've been possible without the functionality of RiF.

I'm glad to see you on the Fediverse now :)

POPPINKREAM IS HERE thank ye Gods! Love your work thank you for your dedication.

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

Nsfw won't work with revanced still right?
- It works
Works great I updated and patched my rif and logged back in, everything seems to be working as it did. Thanks for the link.
thank you for this!!!

LEMMY IS FUN ... PLEASE. I will pay.

Thought the same thing. How about 3rd party reddit apps use lemmy's API instead?
- Hell, even a reddit api wrapper for the lemmy api.
- I'm curious if it's really that easy. It needs more front end functionality to account for the different instances and the way lemmy works.
- they can't just replace the API, it is a different website, different features etc.
Please add kbin too!
I will pay, again.
Lol same, I'd gladly pay for this. RIF was the best app that I'd used, and I will dearly miss it.
For now, Voyager is quite good.

RIF made Reddit tolerable as the site declined in recent years. I might go back for the live NFL game threads but hopefully Lemmy gets some good sport communities by then. The Connect app has been decent so far but RIF was near perfect in it's simplicity - I hope other app developers take note.

I feel ya, hopefully a good NFL and hockey community starts up over the summer.

Throwing in my appreciation for the best damn Reddit app there ever was.

RIF is Fun was amazing. So well designed and everything just worked.
- RIF should be a case study in UX/UI design: it's user satisfaction (and really addiction) were a direct result to the ease of use of the interface and the speed with which you could consume content.
  I fucking miss RIF already, and it's not been 24 hours yet. When's the last time you felt this way about an app?

I'll miss Reddit and mostly RIF, but I'm not staying on that sinking ship. I hope Lemmy and Mastodon will get more and more traffic so it just replaces these toxic platforms at one point.

RIP RIF, you will be missed.

Would pay for Rif for lemmy

LemmyIsFun

LIF when? 🥹

RIF was what Reddit looked like to me. Used it for over a decade. I paid for it once and it was ad free always after that. Good bye old friend

The best $2.99 I spent on an app. My only regret is the author didn't fleece me for more. I would have gladly paid the $2.99 yearly.
- Me too

I really truly appreciate how RIF changed my experience with Reddit and allowed me to curate my front page.

Was really struggling with awful content being pushed at me, but I still wanted to stay connected with the outside world. RIF allowed me filter out harmful stuff and make the whole thing so much better.

I miss my support communities & super niche interest subs. A lot. But I'm at least thankful that I got to experience them while I could.

Thank you, RIF!

Just realized I've been using RIF from start to finish... 14 years. Everything else was shit. And that's not just kind of my opinion.

Holy crap me too. Tried using reddit in the android browser of the time and it was a terrible experience. Found RIF in 2009 and never looked back.
But it's been 14 years of silence It's been 14 years of pain It's been 14 years that are gone forever and I'll never have again

RIF was pretty much reddit for me, such a shame that it had to end in this way.

Agree, not the way I expected things to end, but now we're here at lemmy. Tried browsing reddit earlier without rif and stopped after 1 page. It's insanely ad heavy and clunky...
- The next best way to browse reddit is through a teddit front end. The main one is teddit.net, but today I learned there is another one at reddit.lol, along with various others. You can't log in or vote, but if you happen to get linked to Reddit, using one of the teddit sites will let you avoid the ads and will provide a streamlined page.

Came here from RIF. RIP

Reddit will never be Reddit without RIF.

RIP.

That's one thing Reddit doesn't somehow grasp: They outsourced their brand experience a long time ago when they were late to building an app of their own. To me and many others, reddit definitely is reddit is fun. There's no putting that genie back in the bottle.

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.

12 years multiple hours per day.... I don't want to know the total!
It's so hard not to open rif as soon as I unlock my phone.
- Open the app this morning in over two weeks. It was still showing Reddit. I wasn't login wondering if I could? Any reason why it still works?
- I put Connect where RIF was. Tragic and a little enabling, but it works
12 years multiple hours per day.... I don't want to know the total!
It's so hard not to open rif as soon as I unlock my phone.

RIP in peace makes no sense at all…
- Sure it does, it's a reference to the whole Reddit is Fun Is Fun thing.
- It's a meme

Rest in peace in peace

Rest in fun RIF
Now do "RIF is fun for reddit" and you'll get the joke.

Made my Reddit account on RIF almost 10 years ago. Never used anything else really, aside from the odd visit on the desktop site. Now, here I am. Fuck you, Reddit.

Over a decade on Reddit, using RIF on 4 different smart phones, and now it's all over. O7 I salute you RIF, ya done good kid.

You just made me realise I used RIF across at least 7 different phones

In case you're not aware, the developer of Boost is making Boost for Lemmy!

I'm going to miss RIF. I actually found reddit through that app in the play store. After 8 years of using it and 7.5 of having an account, it'll take some getting used to not opening RIF. I'll keep it on my phone as a memorial.

RIP RIF

I can't bring myself to delete it yet either 🪦
Today I opened it a few times out of habit. That loafing circle just kept spinning and spinning. Goodnight sweet sweet RIF. I will take you from my home screen, but never from my phone.
- I sort of did too. I deleted RiF last night and replaced it with another app on my Android. I probably opened that app 20 times just out of habit
I had to put my lemmy app where RiF used to be. Muscle memory has me click it without even thinking. Gonna take some getting used to.

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.

I tried Jerboa, Liftoff and Connect Connect is the best one so far. I'm inclined to try Boost and Sync, those are repurposed reddit apps, but Connect is pretty decent.
- I think it's just that the whole Lemmy thing is a lot more disjointed. Like, I can't see a nice list of subs, or even necessarily search for them. I have to know they exist and then search for them using their exact address. Quite cumbersome.
  I understand the want for the whole federated thing but may have a central point where federation submit to have theirs catalogued? I dunno. Its making this whole thing very cumbersome and I'm not entirely sold on it yet.
- Yeah, I tried Jerboa and wasn't a fan. Very buggy. Now on Connect and it feels like the UI of RIF. But it will take me a while to get used to this new world.
- I also think connect is closest, although there's functionality I'm really missing right now, like being able to save posts, hide posts, and sort comment sections by new/best/controversial.
  Also, idk if it's a bug, but a lot of the posts I look at don't show as read after clicking them.

Rif was reddit for me. It's saved me through so many boring commutes to the office and back. Rif, you shall be missed.

Me too. Only app I ever used. I actually thought it was the native Reddit app for the first few years.

Been using RIF since around 2011. I hope that Lemmy or Tildes takes off.

RIF in Peace. You'll be missed but never forgotten, unlike Reddit.

@talklittle thank you very much for your service and for developing the best app to browse Reddit with.

RIP golden platinum. We had our good times

Rip in peace rif is fun :(

it was a long run, sad to see it go :( thanks for everything

It would be awesome if RIF could be repurposed to be a front end for lemmy.

Agreed. I've been using the RIF format for a decade, would love a Lemmy app that captured the vibe. Connect for Lemmy is good but I miss that RiF feel.

it was the best app for accessing reddit. it is gone so now I am done with reddit

rwf - reddit was fun :(

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.

The Internet is a river, not a pond. It was nice while it lasted, but we continue on.

Also my first comment on Lemmy. RIP RIF

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.

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.
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.

Started using Reddit with RIF, used this for 7 years and stopped using Reddit now that RIF is gone.

RIP RIF. The only app that I could bear to use on android. Thanks for so many awesome years.

Here's to seeing if Lemmy (or maybe tildes.net if we get invites) works out. Seems like a cool community so far

RIF was the only Reddit I knew....

So long!! Hello! Lemmy! Cute name 😉

My first comment on lemmy! RIP RIF

My first comment on Lemmy too! RIP RIF

11 years on Reddit and my mobile Reddit experience was 100% via RIF. No RIF. No Reddit on mobile for me (mobile was 95% of my Reddit use).

I just woke up, opened the app out of habit, saw a 429 error, and uninstalled. There's an empty spot on my home screen now that I'll fill with LiftOff after a mourning period

Granted I used Sync and not RiF (though I initially used RiF from like 2013-2015), but it looks so weird seeing the green Liftoff logo on my home screen, which has been largely unchanged for the past 8 years since I started using Sync.
- Both Sync & RiF have patches available from the ReVanced team, they've taken the API keys from the official Reddit app and you can then inject them into Sync/RiF using:
  https://github.com/revanced/revanced-manager
- Jerboa with some minor tweaks in settings (list mode, amoled etc.) looks just like RIF for me. However the comments section is not accurate, but still does a pretty good job. Try it out.
LiftOff? Eli5
- It's a Lemmy app that I like. The standard web app version of Lemmy feels cluncky to me, and I like the presentation of LiftOff
- One of the new Android apps, Jerboa & Liftoff are open source available on F-Droid. I'm using Connect for Lemmy available on the playstore and Boost will be available soon as well as a myriad of other apps

So wait I logged out of rif because when I was logged in it was getting 429 and empty content... Now that I'm logged out it appears to work fine at the moment. What's happening?

You found a glitch in the matrix. Proceed with caution.
Same, not sure what's going on. Just checked and nsfw subs are still on too which I thought was part of what was been taken away from 3rd party apps. Also, first comment on lemmy, used mastodon a while back when Twitter first caught fire but I'm liking it so far. Currently using connect for lemmy which seems good. Missing rif a lot today though. Just opening on impulse.
- Are you logged in though? When I try to log in Reddit answers with a "you sent an invalid request - invalid client id". API changes are definitely taking effect.

My first comment on this site as well, thank you RiF, you were the best app.

In fact, I found that the old version can still be used

10 years on reddit, most of that through RIF.

It feels like I've been kicked out of my home by monsters.

Reddit is fun was my jam. I won't reddit anymore without it.

Rest in Feace, RiF

"RIP in Peace" is one of the most annoying redundant sayings to me... not sure why it bothers me so much, lol.

smh my head
I think its meant to be ironic because the term originated on reddit. Maybe I'm reaching
- Ahh, that could be. I have no clue about it’s origin haha.
It's not even fully redundant. Such an inefficient use of words

I am still baffled that Reddit didn't have options like, ads in API calls for 3rd party apps, or paying Reddit users can use 3rd party apps. It feels like Google blocking me for using Firefox even though I am a Google One subscriber, on a Pixel, browsing over Google Fiber.

If everyone is here, the content is here. So long RIF and thanks for all the fish, but if this takes off it will be so much better than ever before.

Like most of y'all came over when 429s hit up our beloved RIF. Hoping I can learn how to use this number n a similar way.

As an aside was the API rate limiting done earlier than anticipated? Thought it was a 7/1 thing and not a 6/30 @ 10p EST thing.

What was the 429 thing? I had that but then it stopped and RiF is working fine, just no logging in.
- Http status 429 is too many requests. It is what the reddit api was responding with hours before they were supposed to

Had RIF for the entire time I've used Reddit, about 9 years. So so sad to see it go, signed up for Lemmy, let's hope it picks up steam! RIP to RIF ♥️

ಥ⁠_⁠ಥ

I don't even know how long I used rif, but it was for the majority of my reddit time, and that is over 12 years.

Sad to see it go, but I'm also hopeful for our federated future. Reddit hadn't been great for quite a while now.

how is it still working on my phone?

Reddit incompetence. The app is still working fully for me, even NSFW you just can't log in or post.
- Even infinity for Reddit is working fine rn.
- got it. I guess it'll stay on my phone till it's fully dysfunctional.

Sad, my most used app over the years.

Another Reddit refugee reporting in. RIF was how I reddited... It will be greatly missed.

Thanks Talklittle!

RIF Golden Platinum was my most used app since 2011

To Talklittle... Thank you for all the years and hard work you put into RIF. I happened upon your app years ago when I was having a difficult time in my life and found simple solace there. Since then I fully embraced RIF and even got some friends to join the app/community as well. I am fiercely heartbroken over that other apps disgusting treatment of you and the others. I am very sorry, but more than that, I'm incredibly grateful to you. Thank you. Sending peace, love, and strength. 💕

Sad day, can't wait for LIF 🤟

IKR that would be great!

Hello Lemmy is fun??

The dev is making a kbin app apparently but I'm holding out hope for a lemmy one.

Opening RIF today is so depressing 😭😭

Try it again

Also here after reddit is fun shut down. Pour one out for ya boy. I even listened to whatever the kpop song (jay park yesterday) posted on RiF's goodbye letter. Not sure how that song related to the app shutting down but I went with it

So, is it a problem that rif is still working for me some how? I went into it to see the dead app and canceled out of every message prompt after the good bye. Now when I open the app, it works.

I noticed this last night - it works logged out, but logged out you can't interact.
I have no idea how this stuff works, but I remember they were saying at one point that API calls under a certain number were supposed to be free? But that the bigger apps obviously used far more. Could it just be that one the initial number is hit that it just stops?
Funny thing, without being able to upvote my little monkey brain cares less to check it, and I've spent more time on Lemmy today anyway lol.
- Same here, I'm able to load but not log in or interact, which is fine with me because I mostly lurked anyway, and thus way I can continue to lurk without giving them any ad traffic.
Same here, able to load content, comments, everything except log in
It probably won't last for too long. Gonna get as much NSFW as I can.
yeah wtf I just tried it and it works without being logged in. I haven't actually tried logging in though.
also, I had to restore it from a backup. I noticed it's not on the play store anymore

T'was an honor and a pleasure shitposting with you.

Glad to begin a new adventure

RIP RIF

It's still working.
- It worked a few hours ago, but now it's not loading anything.
  I think it's dead again.

I paid for RiF about 10 years ago, and it's one of the best purchases I've ever made. Big shout out to the development team for their support all these years!

Boost app for Reddit made me come here, I hope this outgrows Reddit

RIP RIF May it rest with the best of them. To me it WAS Reddit. But so far Lemmy has been an easy onboarding! Let's keep the party going!

RIF was fantastic. Thank you.

There is this:

https://imgur.com/a/GrPwnrX

Or if you are looking at stuff on Reddit still: https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/14nb5qs/comment/jq87sjd/

I actually appreciate the humor in the lyrics.
That said, it drives me nuts when people don't consider syllable counts in parody songs.
"This'll be the day that I die" can't be sung to the same tune as "soon I'll be a rich guy."
Probably should have gone with "soon I'll be a very rich guy." But the rest of the parody is written the same way unfortunately, so it'd all need to be fixed.
I'm fun at parties.
- Should've gone with "soon I'm gonna be a rich guy" like Weird Al did.
- should have just asked ChatGPT to do it

Farewell old friend it was fun while it lasted. Hope they have a good future working in some new project.

I'm still getting current Reddit data out of RiF, as of right now. Not sure exactly what's going on there.

Same, it logged me out but it's still updating. Anyone know how/why?
- No clue. But it let me log right back in
  Also, now that Jerboa is working. This is much better. The other Android app I was using was having a hard time
- I think maybe RIF gets the main data from reddit via http, which is free. All the other functions such as logging in, commenting, hiding threads, etc use the API which doesn't work.
  It's like RIF is accessing reddit in read only guest mode via free http.

It will be greatly missed, but interested to see how this all plays out with Lemmy and the other alternatives.

I used RIF for nearly a decade. Thanks for a great little app that got regular updates over the years. Talklittle, you are a great human! I will happily pay for your next app.

Goodbye, RIF. It was the best.

After 9 years of RIF this was a weird weekend and boring poops! lol First post here using Jerboa and like the interface so far.

Jerboa has a dark mode I discovered, and density scaling to feel very RIF
- I haven't been able to get the hang of Jerboa yet. I've found Reddthat's mobile site to be cleaner /easier than jerboa atm

I will miss it...

Now I'm wondering, any chance for the app to be remade for Lemmy in the future?

Dev is working on an app for Tildes at the moment.

Poured out some of my beer in respect to RIF. Thanks for the amazing mobile experience!

My first comment on lemmy! RIP RIF

My replies keep posting duplicates too. But same here. I'm coming from rif as well. I'm trying out the different apps. I like jerbora so far.
- Just gotta be patient. I think it mostly works the first time but it's inconsistent about showing the comment after it's posted and sometimes just sits as it it's busy. I've opened my profile in a new tab and have seen the comment there while the first one still shows it as still busy.
  I've only had it post and show up right away once so far. Half of the other comments have showed as busy, the other half stop processing but don't show the new comment until I refresh.
  Edit: this one makes two!

Goodbye RIF. You'll be missed!

LIF??

TIF from what I heard. Tildes, that is

I use Relay For Reddit and it is still working on my phone NSFW and all. I wonder why.

Relay is moving to a subscription model in the near future. Meanwhile it will remain free. The NSFW limitation is scheduled for July 5.
- Well, it's the 6th and it's still working. Maybe they have problem separating things, as they most likely do not know how to block everything but let mod stuff work.

Goodnight sweet prince, may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

I've used RIF for over six years. It's crazy to think about all the stuff the world has been through during that time. RIF was a huge source of community for me - especially during the pandemic. It stinks to say goodbye but all things end and I'm sure something better (maybe Lemmy?) will eventually fill the void. Really sad to see the position that Reddit has taken on all this.

RID (reddit is dead)

...very ironic acronym, lol

RIF was the only bearable way to use Reddit on my phone, I am The Big Sad™️

Used it daily from my bed, the office, and the shitter.

RIPRIF

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.

Yeah, it was a super shitty birthday present to wake up and realize I couldn't browse reddit while I woke up.

RIF is Reddit for me. Unless I'm at a computer. Sorry they did us dirty, but thanks for the past ten years.

Why does it still work though? 🤔

Thank you thank you thank you for the many many years of stellar service. I would be ecstatic if you just so happened to make LiF... you'd have an instant buy, you know!

"Error loading Reddit data. Please try again later." 🥺

I got that at 1900. I was driving. I thought I had until 2359. Goodby dear friend.
- It seems like it stopped at 23:59 UTC

I used Infinity for reddit on Android....I could have switched back to the original app and been ok in a lot of ways, but I know I would feel like a scab

thank you for developing this app, it has been a fixture of my phone ever since I discovered it many many years ago.

F

Goodnight sweet prince

The title of this post reminds me of the last words the MH370 pilot said to air traffic control before he suicided the airplane into the ocean.

Thank you so much u/talklittle for 10+ years of enjoyment. The thing that stood out about rif was how clean and information dense the list view was. It reminded me of old.reddit where you're looking at a list of posts instead of constantly scrolling like the newer reddit card design. Makes me feel slightly more sane about staring at my phone.

Very excited to see where your future takes you. reddit was always going to fail. Every site or social media network will eventually fail. In its place will fall something else. As ridiculous as your experience has been, perhaps this is for the best.

Best app experience for a good part of a decade. RIP king

Came here because of the goodbye note from rif. Reddit is rif for me. The original app is just too bulky and annoying.

It's still not the same experience so I've been trying out apps for lemmy. Connect is the closest one I think.

Thank you @talklittle for having that app for so long

I didn't believe it would really go down until I saw it myself

Tried using Firefox for Android w/ Adblock for about 1 night and the user experience was as bad as using Lemmy, a site buckling under expanding user growth and in its infancy in development. So I said "Well, I might as well just use Lemmy".

Same here. For me, I think Reddit on Firefox is worse than Lemmy. With that said, I just signed up so my opinion may change, but so far so good

RestInPeace in Peace

Thank you for everything

Ngl I was sad when I opened RIF today and it redirected me to the old.reddit login form. RIP RIF, Reddit was fun with you 😔

Thank you for RIF. For years I thought it was the official app. I once tried reddits official app when it was released and it was a quick "nope" back to RIF. Thanks for the years of fun.

RIP RIF :-/

I'm going to miss RIF so damn much. One of my favorite apps ever!!

On the other hand, Jerboa for Lemmy has started working for me again.

Missed the opportunity to put. "RIF" in peace hahaaha

Rest in Feace
- Rest in free

I used RIF for a looong time, tried official reddit app once, never opened it again. Never heard of Apollo until recently. Thank you @talklittle@lemmy.world

My sweet sweet prince, farewell.

It started working for me again.. it stopped last night, and didn't work this morning... but now it works..

I'm assuming it's a mistake by Reddit?

I think that RIF has lost enough users that sometimes it's traffic can get through the free API limit.

Bye RIF Thanks for all those years :'-(

Goodmorning, memmy/liftoff/wefwef

So sad to see RIF go, I was using it since I first found reddit about a decade ago. Fuck spez and his greediness

Most used app on my phone, it will be missed.

Good night, sweet prince. You weren't a good app... you were the best.

Hey @talklittle@lemmy.world, just wanted to say thanks for one more smile. May RIF is Fun RIP in Peace.

I've used reddit for 11 years and this was what I used it with mostly. Thank you!

Is it actually down? A friend of mine says he still has access to it. I don't have an Android, do I can't confirm.

It can be patched with Revanced
- Damn really?! I uninstalled it too 🤦‍♂️ and now it's not even available on playstore..
I have it working not signed in though. So i dont get my subs

I used the official app for the first time today. Boy does it suck! Mobile and RIF is done. How the hell am I going to take a shit again? 10 years of training... I don't know how my bowels will react!

You can continue to do the same, just with Lemmy.

Rest in Peace my love.

My app is still working as of July 1st when logged out, haven't done any patching or anything. New content is loading.

@talklittle hope this isn't going to incur API charges for you :(

Read only might not need an auth session, so no API token. Id have to go check the docs again been a while since I messed with it.
Same. It like it's in read only mode. I can still view content and read comments.
- NSFW subreddits and posts also still work in RIF when logged out. Maybe it's just an oversight that'll be corrected at Reddit HQ next week.

Long time BaconReader user. Very disheartening, but hopeful for the alternatives

RIP RIF you were the GOAT

I had never heard of this service before just now

I finally had to uninstall because I kept opening the app out of habit. But thank you, RIF, for all the good times.

PSA: Boost is best.

Thanks for giving me a home for the past 10 years.

Thank you @talklittle@lemmy.world , I've enjoyed RIF a lot since 2014.

Thanks for everything. I can't believe how well made this app was, and I totally took it for granted. Now it's gone. Oh I, oh I, better learn how to face it, it's gone. I'd pay the devil to...sorry. Anyway, as an incurable insomniac, you were my in my hands for many, many, many late hours.

RIF.... how long has it been, old friend?

When I first found out about Reddit, it was in the form of "Rage Comics". That was sometime in 2009-2010 I believe. I loved rage comics, and would be glued to my phone reading all the different silly things people would come up with. About a year later, I learned about RIF and it's small community. I had never left since.

I'll miss you RIF.... Gone but never forgotten </3

It’s the same for me. I discovered what Reddit was because of a rage comics app. I’ve used pretty much all of the apps, such as Baconreader, Alien Blue, but ultimately settled on RIF for Android and Apollo on iOS. I am currently using Memmy, but I really hope that there’s an equivalent for RIF, perhaps a LIF?

I used rif for 12 years. Never found an app that suited me more.

Same here, I tried a heap of Reddit apps, and RIF nailed the GUI down, and made reading a pleasure, you could browse for hrs, then go for more hrs, it was just perfect.

RIF was my first and only reddit app since I got an android phone in 2015. I used to use a Nokia Lumia so I had a different app before the, can't remember the name, something with bacon in the name (E: Baconit!).

But 8 years of using reddit on my phone almost exclusively through reddit is fun. Every phone I've had it's occupied the same space, right next to my Firefox. Maybe I'll replace it with a Lemmy app or maybe I'll just keep it there as a memory. I'm still not sure what I'll do about reddit in general. I've been pretty good at keeping away, but occasionally I'll find myself going back to it out of a deep habit. Maybe RIF not working will break that finally.

EDIT: Was curious when I bought Golden Platinum and apparently late 2017. Funny story is that I never even used it. Was a small amount for an app I'd used for two years by that point to show support. Maybe I could have done more but it's too late for reddit now.

Picked up premium last week in support. Thanks for all you did!

Ripe in Pisces.

it really makes me sad. I can't imagine how you feel. 14 years is a long fucking time.

I'll have that icon in my drawer as long as I have this phone.

Thanks for all the fish

I still open it accidentally on occasion :(

I just moved the icon for lemmy to where rif used to be, and it's been an almost seamless transition
- What's your app of choice for Lemmy?

I still have not uninstalled the app..it does not work but I keep in memoriam.