first day on Lemmy. redditor for 15 years, RIF user for a good chunk of that.
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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RIF was the primary way I consumed Reddit. Killing it was a dumb move.
Me too. Sucks to see if go, but heres to new beginnings
Same and I agree that reddit pushing off all 3rd party apps was a bad decision. I keep automatically opening the app before remembering it's not going to work. Gonna take some time to get used to just using lemmy
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We need a Lemmy is Fun!
50k karma but glad I deleted my account.
And this is why lemmy is better, there is no karma. Don't need to worry about fake internet points now!
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So... are there any apps like rif is fun for lemmy?
I'm using the wefwef.app for a bit today and I like it. Feels very close to RIF, yet you still are aware of the difference. One detail I like is auto-dark mode, and that comments and subsequent replies use colors to show thread height.
I am testing out Jerboa, got a similar feel but missing a few creature comforts. Seems the developer is really working to update and smooth the roughness in the last month so I'm optimistic long term. I'd give it a try!
Jerboa straight up won't work for me (server version issue?). I figure I'll just use the browser for a while and see what apps float to the top after the reddit exodus inspires more apps.
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My experience,
Summit is the closest. It feels the best to me. But it's barebones and has some hiccups. I had a comment post 14 times this morning. I have high hopes for this one though.
Connect seems the most stable and works well.
Jerboa and Liftoff both work well when they're working. But they've had some bugs and I prefer Connect to them at this point.
My recommendation is to use Connect until you get Lemmy figured out. Then try them all out.
Former RIF user. I tried jeroba but then switched to Connect for Lemmy. Jeroba didn't quite feel right to me. So far I'm enjoying the UI of Connect.
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I gave jerboa a soft try but wasn't thrilled with it. Hoping sync will be a good option when that becomes available.
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Another former RiF user here. Definitely miss the experience of using that app, and Lemmy is certainly new to me. Gonna take some getting used to but it will be interesting to hopefully see this place grow!
Going from RIF to Connect for Lemmy feels like a fever dream at times. Still can't believe RIF is really gone. Anyway Lemmy seems cool, I'm liking it so far.
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Hi all. Fuck Spez, onwards we march
I used RIF for almost a decade. It's sad to see it go.
Bye RIF :( Hello Lemmy :)
Tried the official app after 10 years of RIF and deleted it within minutes. Downloaded Connect and have been enjoying Lemmy a lot!Looks like I've joined the great migration!
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I was a RIF user for 8 years, and now I'm here. Fuck Spez.
Hi everybody. Make sure to actually start posting and commenting in other communities. I've seen so many posts about coming here from Reddit which is fine. But we can't keep posting about only that.
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It's a little disgusting, but completely in character, for Reddit to leech off those apps for over a decade and then stab them in the back.
And by leech, I mean I question whether Reddit would have grown as much as it did without the 3rd-party apps. Hardly anyone uses Reddit desktop.
... it's probably a good thing that I don't have Reddit on my phone now, to be honest, just wish it hadn't happened this way.
I've heard a lot of people share the same sentiment - it's actually a good thing that we don't have access to reddit apps now. It was too addictive, took up too much of our time, and now we get to try new things.
You have any idea how much housework I've got done in the last 24 hours???
Ha ha, na I spent it on the xbox
I keep seeing this addiction angle from a lot of people and I can't help but laugh because, you're all here, just replacing one addiction with another.
After 13 years on Reddit, mostly consumed through RIF and old.reddit, this is now my "frontpage of the internet".
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Rip rif. Bring on the new frontier.
Stupid question, of someone replies to me will I get a notification?
Let's find out.
I made a reddit account 7 years ago and used rif most of that time. It was the only thing keeping me on reddit because I was never satisfied with the official app. With rif gone, reddit will only be used as a means of finding answers to questions I search Google with. I hope that I won't have to depend on reddit for long in that regard either.
That's like the biggest net negative - how often do you Google your question with "Reddit" tagged in there to find real people answering your question?
Biggest bummer is seeing people deleting their post history. Like, I get it, but also screwing with troubleshooting for years to come until Reddit slips into obscurity.
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To the end of reddit and fuck Spez! (10yr former redditor)
Didn't feel like waiting for the end, been here a few weeks now.
We need a Lemmy is Fun!
12 Year Old Reddit account gone. Deleted all of my posts and comments.
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RiF user since 2011. I'm now trying replacement apps for Lemmy. Liftoff and Jerboa look pretty good. Am trying Connect for Lemmy, but it looks super buggy right now.
Do you guys recommend any other app to browse Lemmy from the Google Play Store?
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Me too, also I never used the reddit app lol. Hope reddit burns to the ground! Fuck spez, greedy bastard.
Thanks for having us
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