this post was submitted on 01 Jul 2023
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Reddit Was Fun

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Memorial to "rif is fun for Reddit" Android app, aka "reddit is fun", shut down after June 30, 2023

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

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

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

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.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (11 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Also my first comment on Lemmy. RIP RIF

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

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

[–] brassmonkii 9 points 2 years ago

Rest in Feace, RiF

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

10 years on reddit, most of that through RIF.

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (5 children)

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.

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

Same here, able to load content, comments, everything except log in

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My first comment on lemmy! RIP RIF

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

ಥ⁠_⁠ಥ

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

how is it still working on my phone?

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

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.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

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 ♥️

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Sad, my most used app over the years.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

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?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sad day, can't wait for LIF 🤟

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

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

Glad to begin a new adventure

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

RIF was fantastic. Thank you.

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

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

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

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

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

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).

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

Opening RIF today is so depressing 😭😭

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I will miss it...

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

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Relay is moving to a subscription model in the near future. Meanwhile it will remain free. The NSFW limitation is scheduled for July 5.

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

My first comment on lemmy! RIP RIF

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