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The vanced community is now rolling out a Patch do use our own API keys, and so, allow RiF to continue being used on reddit. Any of you tried this yet? (It's 3:25am and i'm on my phone, so i couldt look too much into it)

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

You’re going to be banned from Reddit for doing that.

They don’t care about the user.

[–] AlternActive 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Inifinity (another APP) is managing to use reddit's own official api key on their app as well.

...i sense guerilla tactics in the near future lol

[–] baggyspandex 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

If I absolutely need to use Reddit I’ll do so on my computer from now on. My mobile use will be 0%. I’m here now, for better or worse.

[–] AlternActive 4 points 2 years ago

Same boat here. Reddit is now a 9 to 5 thing for me. Only at work, when bored, and woth uBlock on. Fuck Spez.

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

They obviously have other methods to see if you are actually not using the official app. Others can try to mimic the offical app but it'll be an annoying cat and mouse game and they might just ban users that do it in the end...

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

Already banned, who gives a fuck at this point.

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

Got a link or anything?

I would continue supporting rif if it was just an app where I had to get my own API key to run.

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

I'd be in for that. The momentum of reddit is it's main draw right?

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

Idk if the vanced community's patch is different, but I've read a couple of "add your own API key". They end with: it won't take much for reddit to break this. Also, even with the new key, other stuff is broken. Not worth the effort IMHO.

Rip the band-aid off now.