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

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago (8 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I was shot down mid-scroll. Brutal.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Holy crap... That is brutal.

[–] PoppinKREAM 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Ashyr 2 points 2 years ago

I've been processing since this was first announced. I bounce back and forth between depression and acceptance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

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

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] mikeycfuckinup 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Me either. It's just gonna sit there on my phone, having a well earned rest. Sleep well RIF.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Same. Will wait a few more weeks just out of respect :(

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 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."

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (4 children)

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”.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 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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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Rinesi 9 points 2 years ago

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

[–] skenmy 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For what it’s worth, wefwef (wefwef.app) feels a little like Apollo and has made me moving over here a bit easier…

[–] insomniac 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s still in beta but mlem seems to be basically copying Apollo. It’s a marine app instead of a web app. Missing some important features at the moment but worth keeping an eye on.

[–] insomniac 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I meant native app not marine app lol we’re still missing editing with it’s unfortunate since apple’s keyboard hates me.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] icepuncher69 5 points 2 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

The end of an era

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

End of an era. Apollo joins Alien Blue in app heaven. RIP.

My 12 year old account has joined them there. It looks like my time on Reddit is over.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Now I'm like.. what to do? Should I just let go completely?

What then?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Just replaced my launcher icon for RIF with Liftoff

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

That's my cue. Account of almost 13 years, deleted.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Somehow Relay is still working.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Sad days, friends. Sad days, indeed.

<Bone Thugs N’ Harmony singing Crossroads intensifies>

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

RIP Apollo 💔

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

pours one out 😢

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Check out wefwef.app

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Sad day, hopefully I work out what I'm doing here..!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

😢 End of an era.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago
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