Ricaz@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Reddit@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoReminder: You can still use reddit from 3rd party appsgithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkReminder: You can still use reddit from 3rd party appsgithub.comRicaz@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Reddit@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
At least with Boost (my favorite reddit & Lemmy app). This lets you circumvent ads/recommendations and other bs, too.
minus-squareRicaz@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-21 month agoThis is just incorrect. Nobody pays for API in Boost, it uses the API directly. The official app was shut down after the API got restricted.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·1 month ago “after the API was restricted” The restriction is 3rd party apps have to pay for API. Here’s the reddit post from Boost’s developer. https://www.reddit.com/r/BoostForReddit/comments/13wstr2/with_apollo_facing_api_prices_upwards_of_20/ There are hacks that keep Boost working but the ads are Reddits.
minus-squareRicaz@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoYes, I’m aware. It uses the API. There are no ads.
This is just incorrect. Nobody pays for API in Boost, it uses the API directly. The official app was shut down after the API got restricted.
The restriction is 3rd party apps have to pay for API.
Here’s the reddit post from Boost’s developer. https://www.reddit.com/r/BoostForReddit/comments/13wstr2/with_apollo_facing_api_prices_upwards_of_20/
There are hacks that keep Boost working but the ads are Reddits.
Yes, I’m aware. It uses the API. There are no ads.