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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] 53 points 1 year ago (8 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I was shot down mid-scroll. Brutal.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year 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.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Holy crap... That is brutal.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year 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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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year 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] 6 points 1 year 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] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year 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] 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year 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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[–] solidgrue 16 points 1 year ago

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

.... Who wants pancakes??

[–] g0zer 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] theangryseal 6 points 1 year ago

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

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

[–] Jetty 3 points 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] CrimeRadish 1 points 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

The end of an era

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

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Just replaced my launcher icon for RIF with Liftoff

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

RIP Apollo 💔

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pours one out 😢

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Sad days, friends. Sad days, indeed.

<Bone Thugs N’ Harmony singing Crossroads intensifies>

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year 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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[–] Gaz 2 points 1 year 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!

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

😢 End of an era.

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

Check out wefwef.app

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Somehow Relay is still working.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year 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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