Apollo has ceased working

3 years ago by Nugget_in_biscuit to c/reddit

Looks like Apollo is now dead boys and girls. Feels like having a loved one die

Bagel 53 points 3 years ago

I haven’t processed what it means yet. I’m still at the first stage of grief.

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wtfeweguys 31 points 3 years ago

I was shot down mid-scroll. Brutal.

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PoppinKREAM 7 points 3 years ago

I was in the middle of switching over to Lemmy. Honestly I'm really enjoying it so far.

I tried to use the official reddit app and it was horrible. So I'm trying out Lemmy. The look and feel on Lemmy mobile app (Jerboa) is so similar to Reddit is Fun.

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wtfeweguys 1 point 3 years ago

I’m using wefwef.app and so far it’s like 90% of the way to an Apollo clone. Now we just need more users, communities, and content.

Tell all your friends! Wait, we’re all redditors. Shit…

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YouNaughtyMonsters 6 points 3 years ago

Holy crap... That is brutal.

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YouNaughtyMonsters 3 points 3 years ago

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chiisana 1 point 3 years ago

Want to know what’s worse? According to The Verge, /u/iamthatis told them it was Reddit who pulled the plug earlier than planned.

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wtfeweguys 1 point 3 years ago

https://giphy.com/...

(Lemmy gif test, take #1)

ETA so far wefwef.app feels like a great Apollo clone. No push notifications on iOS (yet?) but I added it to my Home Screen and it’s great.

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PeWu 3 points 3 years ago

Same dude. It didn't have got to me how to live without RIF, so I'm still treating it like a momentary shutdown

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Retirix_YT 1 point 3 years ago

I’m sad now :( I’ll be even sadder tommorow once it sinks in

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Retirix_YT 1 point 3 years ago

I’m sad now :( I’ll be even sadder tommorow once it sinks in

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MsPenguinette 2 points 3 years ago

Super glad lemmy is in place and I've gotten used to it. The first week where I didn't have this place and wasn't opening Apollo was like quitting smoking (which I've done before)

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Retirix_YT 1 point 3 years ago

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PeWu 1 point 3 years ago

Same dude. It didn't have got to me how to live without RIF, so I'm still treating it like a momentary shutdown

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Retirix_YT 1 point 3 years ago

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bagfatnick 26 points 3 years ago

When this saga began, I didn't think I'd be struggling with such a sense of disconnect with the loss of an app of all things. However, I do feel that Christian's eulogy for Apollo helped, a gentle reminder to "smile because it happened". Here's to moving on.

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70ms 6 points 3 years ago

I'll say here what I said there -

"This is like seeing someone steal the motorhome you've had tons of adventures and experiences in, and roll it over the edge of the Grand Canyon as you watch helplessly. It's not just the loss of your comfy, customized motorhome, it's all of the feelings and memories that are attached to it."

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boatswain 20 points 3 years ago

RIF is as well. Sad times and stuff but I'm happy to be here instead.

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mikeycfuckinup 4 points 3 years ago

GOAT app. Don't have the heart to remove it from my phone

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phario 18 points 3 years ago

So at the moment my “workflow” is to completely stop accessing Reddit via mobile apps. I’ll still use Reddit via Google Searches because it remains important for finding key information.

I’m content playing with Lemmy as my main mobile “app”.

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Tschuuuls 10 points 3 years ago

Install https://libredirect.github.io/ to not give them any money lol

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aja 1 point 3 years ago

Oh this is awesome! I was wondering how I’d manage without the ol’ browser searches

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SuspiciousUser 1 point 3 years ago

On iOS I sideload Reddit+ with AltStore (no jailbreak needed). It gets rid of all the ads, promoted content and whatnot. Other than that, I also use Inoreader app with the RSS.

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LynnTheChaoticWitch 0 points 3 years ago

Is Teddit and Libreddit going to keep working through this?

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LostRedditor 2 points 3 years ago

Old.reddit would not show comments anymore. It will direct you to reddit.

So I believe they might stop working at any moment.

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james -1 points 3 years ago

Thanks for the suggestion!

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MentalEdge 4 points 3 years ago

I feel like Lemmy will only grow from here.

So many old subs have popped up and become properly active.

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smort 1 point 3 years ago

There’s so much community knowledge on reddit, it’s kinda painful to see everyone deleting all their historical comments and posts.

I get it, but still that’s information presumably lost forever.

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phario 1 point 3 years ago

What is information archival on the Fediverse like? Is there any advantage to Reddit?

Also if I understand last discussions, it’s not clear how well the Fediverse currently behaves with Google searches.

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solidgrue 16 points 3 years ago

And just like that, the post-Reddit age of the Internet dawns.

.... Who wants pancakes??

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g0zer 12 points 3 years ago

I just tried this WeWef web app and it’s pretty much identical to Apollo, in case anyone is looking for a lemmy equivalent.

https://wefwef.app/

Open in Safari and save to the homescreen as an app.

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theangryseal 6 points 3 years ago

It is SPECTACULAR. I can’t recommend it enough.

The Home Screen trick made it perfect. chef’s kiss

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Jetty 3 points 3 years ago

This has been working amazingly! Smooth, user friendly, and you can add the app to you Home Screen by “sharing” the web page then tapping add to Home Screen.

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NotBadAndYou 12 points 3 years ago

RIF just started returning error 429 as well. I sadly uninstalled it and then launched Jerboa instead.

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TeaEarlGrayHot 3 points 3 years ago

I've had a ton of issues with Jerboa, but thus far Connect for Lemmy is working well!

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CrimeRadish 1 point 3 years ago

I've been bouncing all over the place trying different apps while I wait for Sync for Lemmy. Just switched from Connect to wefwef.app and so far I really like it.

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Mahcle 9 points 3 years ago

Sync dead too.

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palitu 3 points 3 years ago

I just used it for the last time I think. But I think we are into only minutes left...

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neardeaf 8 points 3 years ago

Yup. It’s done. No more. Wow…. Well HELLLOOOOOOO LEMMMMINGS!!!!

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PeefJerky 8 points 3 years ago

I was sleeping, I woke up, checked that my boy has been murdered, now I can’t sleep peacefully. It hurts.

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Rinesi 8 points 3 years ago

Yeah… instant crashing. It’s a weird feeling.

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Hungovah 7 points 3 years ago

The end of an era

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freewifehotpots 7 points 3 years ago

There goes my wallpapers! Jokes aside, it's been a fun time browsing Reddit on Apollo. Easily one of the most enjoyable, well-built app on iOS. So long my little astronaut.

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PeefJerky 6 points 3 years ago

I was sleeping, I woke up, checked that my boy has been murdered, now I can’t sleep peacefully. It hurts.

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wreel 6 points 3 years ago

BaconReader is out

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6jarjar6 1 point 3 years ago

10 years on it for me. Hope there's a Lemmy app or theme etc to replicate the feeling

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ira 6 points 3 years ago

Just replaced my launcher icon for RIF with Liftoff

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LostRedditor 4 points 3 years ago

RIP Apollo 💔

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neardeaf 4 points 3 years ago

Yup. It’s done. No more. Wow…. Well HELLLOOOOOOO LEMMMMINGS!!!!

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irq0 4 points 3 years ago

RIP

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Maffrow 3 points 3 years ago

pours one out 😢

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goforliftoff 3 points 3 years ago

Sad days, friends. Sad days, indeed.

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Thedogspaw 2 points 3 years ago

Wefwef

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z2k_ 2 points 3 years ago

R.I.P.

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survivorseason44 2 points 3 years ago

Someone on Reddit said “years of muscle memory gone,” which hit me hard. Apollo was Reddit for me for years, so depressing watching this play out.

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Dalinar 1 point 3 years ago

Check out wefwef.app

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DuckGuy 2 points 3 years ago

Today Christian pushed an update so people could export their Pixel Pals to his other app. I don't think he thought Apollo would crash so I reckon he will push one final update soon.

Edit: nevermind, Apollo doesn't crash anymore.

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collegefurtrader 2 points 3 years ago

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PeefJerky 2 points 3 years ago

I was sleeping, I woke up, checked that my boy has been murdered, now I can’t sleep peacefully. It hurts.

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andrew 2 points 3 years ago

😢 End of an era.

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Gaz 2 points 3 years ago

RIP Apollo. I’ve had Apollo on the front page of my phone for so long it just looked plain wrong not having it there so for me, wefwef now has the Apollo icon!

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theUnlikely 1 point 3 years ago

Somehow Relay is still working.

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PocoGoneLoco 1 point 3 years ago

Just checked, and yep - it crashes whenever I try to open it. Honestly, it feels sort of surreal to think that this day ever came.

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icepuncher69 1 point 3 years ago

Same for rif. Just made this account about 20 minutes aggo. Been comething here and there. Fuck Steve Huffman. Everyone who reads this, dont be chickening back to reddit now. Lets make this comunity ours.

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Echo5280 1 point 3 years ago

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RustedSwitch 1 point 3 years ago

I wish he had prompted a good bye message, along the lines of the recent system messages for his “conflict” posts.

Thanks u/iamthatis

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luminaree 1 point 3 years ago

Same for Baconreader. RIP to a great app that served me well for many years.