Came here because RIF shut down and I can't believe how bad the regular reddit app is. Here's hoping that Lemmy is the new reddit!
I did the exact same thing just today. Here's hoping! I can see there's growing pains, but that just means there's growing to be done.
Same here. Tried the official reddit app and its bad. Even tweaking with the settings, the lack of many features is noticeable.
for our writing, we discovered no character limit (or one that counts properly....) and have started to move our content here. Even if it's just a side or secondary site, it seems to work great.
Thanks for the app, @talklittle. I purchased RIF back in 2012 and it has been the only way I've used reddit on mobile ever since. Sad to see it go.
RIF is why I'm here, I deleted it from my front page, realized I hated going to the reddit website, and looked for something better.
I know he's working on something different, for a different site, but I also hope he's considering a LIF or something like that.
A decade of a truly-superior user experience.
I can't even bring myself to delete it. I feel like it needs to stay memorialized in my app list.
Thanks for such a great product, devs. It'll be sorely missed.
I was going to leave Apollo on my phone but it kept showing up on my Home Screen in my smart widget and I kept tapping it to open it so it had to go :(
Thank you talklittle! You made redditing so enjoyable with RiF. I was introduced to your app about a decade ago and never stopped using it. I spent years writing exhaustive and informative comments, none of it would've been possible without the functionality of RiF.
I'm glad to see you on the Fediverse now :)
POPPINKREAM IS HERE thank ye Gods! Love your work thank you for your dedication.
RIP RIF
tbf i didn't actually stop using redditisfun. I followed the guide to patching RIF with revanced which changes the user agent of the app to hide from reddit that you're using redditisfun
The instructions are here https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/14niwgu/revanced_patches_for_boost_infinity_rif_is_fun?sort=new
Gonna plug revanced here, too, since i already had revanced because i use it to have adfree YouTube and YouTube music with unlimited skips. Been using it since it was called vanced, when they just shared modified APKs. Then Google shut them down with a cease and desist letter so revanced was born. It's a system for patching apps yourself which gives the developers a bit more legal cover.
Revanced.app
GitHub.com/revanced
RIF made Reddit tolerable as the site declined in recent years. I might go back for the live NFL game threads but hopefully Lemmy gets some good sport communities by then. The Connect app has been decent so far but RIF was near perfect in it's simplicity - I hope other app developers take note.
Reddit will never be Reddit without RIF.
RIP.
That's one thing Reddit doesn't somehow grasp: They outsourced their brand experience a long time ago when they were late to building an app of their own. To me and many others, reddit definitely is reddit is fun. There's no putting that genie back in the bottle.
Just realized I've been using RIF from start to finish... 14 years. Everything else was shit. And that's not just kind of my opinion.
Holy crap me too. Tried using reddit in the android browser of the time and it was a terrible experience. Found RIF in 2009 and never looked back.
Came here from RIF. RIP
I really truly appreciate how RIF changed my experience with Reddit and allowed me to curate my front page.
Was really struggling with awful content being pushed at me, but I still wanted to stay connected with the outside world. RIF allowed me filter out harmful stuff and make the whole thing so much better.
I miss my support communities & super niche interest subs. A lot. But I'm at least thankful that I got to experience them while I could.
Thank you, RIF!
Goodnight sweet prince. Buying golden platinum was the best investment I've made in any software. I wish I could see how many hours I spent on it.
Thank you talklittle for your amazing work on that app. I would consider myself lucky to be able to buy golden platinum in whatever you next develop. I'll watch your career with interest.
12 years multiple hours per day.... I don't want to know the total!
It's so hard not to open rif as soon as I unlock my phone.
RIF was what Reddit looked like to me. Used it for over a decade. I paid for it once and it was ad free always after that. Good bye old friend
I will miss RIF, and I cannot browse reddit without it. I am, however, looking foward to further interacting with the fediverse. I am just trying to remain respectful of places that other people created and established. Reddit was fun, but it was a mess (fake posts for karma, rage bait posts, harassment over the slightest little thing, people who couldn't and wouldn't intelligently articulate their view, etc). I'm hoping to not bring that here.
I didn't use RIF, I was a Boost guy. It still sucks to see developers who made it so people could actually enjoy the Reddit platform get stabbed in the back like that over greed. I hope Lemmy takes over.
In case you're not aware, the developer of Boost is making Boost for Lemmy!
Over a decade on Reddit, using RIF on 4 different smart phones, and now it's all over. O7 I salute you RIF, ya done good kid.
Is there a chance that the dev can rewrite rif for lemmy? I love rif, my favorite app. I'm not using some Lemmy app and Im not loving it
RIP golden platinum. We had our good times
it was a long run, sad to see it go :( thanks for everything
Rip in peace rif is fun :(
RIF was my first Reddit app. I did move over to Boost a couple of years ago but RIF will always be my o.g. Android experience.
Thanks for all your work, talklittle - you improved a lot of lives, including mine, with this app.
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.
Thanks Talklittle!
RIF Golden Platinum was my most used app since 2011
Throwing in my appreciation for the best damn Reddit app there ever was.
The Internet is a river, not a pond. It was nice while it lasted, but we continue on.
It would be awesome if RIF could be repurposed to be a front end for lemmy.
Agreed. I've been using the RIF format for a decade, would love a Lemmy app that captured the vibe. Connect for Lemmy is good but I miss that RiF feel.
Also my first comment on Lemmy. RIP RIF
My first comment on this site as well, thank you RiF, you were the best app.
Reddit is fun was my jam. I won't reddit anymore without it.
Started using Reddit with RIF, used this for 7 years and stopped using Reddit now that RIF is gone.
Memorial to "rif is fun for Reddit" Android app, aka "reddit is fun", shut down after June 30, 2023
