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For those who lurk on Reddit - my ad-free, open source Reddit viewer RDX is an iPhone app now (apps.apple.com)

submitted 5 months ago by overdevs@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Posting the update here because most of the users of RDX come from Lemmy community only.

Why?

A lot of users asked for a more polished viewer with more features and users in the EU now can not add web apps to home screen, so I spent some time building an iOS app. You can also save images and videos/gifs from Reddit now. It's stil completely free (with an optional donate option available), the web app also works.

You can download the app here

Previous posts for context:

https://lemmy.world/post/10428140

My reddit web viewer still works! Story: When reddit killed 3rd party apps, I uploaded a web viewer I have been using for myself to Github pages for everyone to use...

If you want to lurk on Reddit, you can use this web reader I built for myself when I got inspired by the Apollo app years ago

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[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 128 points 5 months ago (2 children)

let reddit die. don't view its content. fuck spez.

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 36 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Still waiting for Twitter to die first. Been waiting for a decade to see Facebook die. I'm not hopeful

[–] eth0slash0@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

Be the change you wish to see in the world. Also, fuck spez.

[–] MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago

Unfortunately a lot of good homelab, Networking, security and other niche knowledge is still on reddit.

Technically one could just archive the relevant subs from reddit using an automated crawler and never have to visit the actual website again, both not everybody is self-hosting to that extent. This is for people who haven't self-hosted yet

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 83 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Spez can get fucked. Not going to lurk there, but if I do need to ever view any reddit content, the best fuck you way of doing it would be to use a third party app and not see a single ad. So yeah, I'll give it a try if you release an Android version. Any plans?

[–] overdevs@lemmy.world 38 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Some people have asked about an Android app so maybe I will try to ship it by the end of this month. Thing is, I see thousands of users using the website but feedback/contributions etc are so small I don't even know what people want. I mean I am not expecting 5 star reviews/donations from every user using it but people don't even give good/bad feedback. I also don't want to force tracking because that's what I myself despise. So there is not way to know what people want unless they use the feedback form and tell me.

[–] Devdogg@lemmy.ml 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I want an android version of this. I will use the feedback form and tell you all about the good and the bad. I'm only one guy though....

[–] overdevs@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

In a week.

[–] discomatic@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I am the mouthy broad you love to hate. Make an Android version and I'll tell you everything I can, using proper vernacular. I'm a frontend developer so I might actually offer helpful feedback.

[–] overdevs@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Android version in a week.

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[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

If the app offers a feedback option through the app itself, I usually use it. But if I have to go into a git for feedback, I usually don't. Nothing against git, I just don't ever remember when I'm in front of the computer. [I, too, would enjoy an android app. On fdroid, if at all possible, but playstore is fine, too, if you don't want to foss your project.]

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[–] fiercekitten@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I would love an android version of this and I will give you feedback on it and donate.

[–] overdevs@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Next week i will post the Android version.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

That just takes time. You will start to notice some feedback trickle in and advise you to wait on a lot of it until you see trends so you aren't appealing to vocal minority with changes. Also, I've found putting together a core testing group of people whose opinions you trust is very helpful. Give them early access to new versions and demonstrate an interest in their feedback and they can help with bug finding and feature requests.

[–] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Would it be possible for you to have a Lil pop up letting the people who use the app know? Something like, 'Hey, if there's anything you like or don't like about the app PLEASE let me know I'm listening and want to make it better.' maybe have it be at the top of any new download patchnotes.

[–] Jtotheb@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

In the spirit of offering feedback I disagree, pop-ups are terrible design, super abrasive and make the experience worse no matter when they show up

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[–] far_university1990@feddit.de 3 points 5 months ago

libreddit is a thing

[–] Xamith@lemmy.ca 32 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I sometimes use RDX to check out some small communities on reddit I miss. So first off, thanks! Secondly, is there a way to collapse comments or skip to the next root comment?

[–] overdevs@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Double tap any comment? Guess I should leave this as a tip for new users because a lot of people ask me this.

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[–] kaitco@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago

How does this app work given the API costs? How does it manage to not deliver ads?

I ask because, while I’ve currently embargoed myself from Reddit, I’d like to have some details noted so I don’t fall in love with this and then get hurt again.

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

is android planned?

[–] overdevs@lemmy.world 37 points 5 months ago (2 children)

In a week if everything goes right.

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[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How does RDX avoid using the Reddit API? I’ve used it a few times and was impressed on how fast it responded.

[–] overdevs@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It's read only.

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[–] Veraxus@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I blocked Reddit via PiHole and configured Kagi to never show me Reddit results. When I left that cesspit, I spent a week running scripts to ensure all of my nearly 20 years worth of content was overwritten. I’m here because Reddit can DIAF.

[–] HaleHirsute@infosec.pub 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Why does using a VPN break it?

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

That’s a Reddit issue; Reddit has been blocking anyone who is on a VPN but not logged in. Because they want to aggressively track your telemetry data, but a VPN makes that more difficult. So they force VPN users to sign in, so they can still track those users.

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[–] overdevs@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Reddit is aggressively blocking VPNs.

[–] answersplease77@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

can you view nsfw posts? login? downvote or upvote?

[–] overdevs@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

yes, no no.

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[–] pseudopsyche@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 5 months ago

Apple reversed the web app decision FYI

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/apple-changes-course-will-keep-iphone-eu-web-apps-how-they-are-in-ios-17-4/

[–] Ashyr@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Very neat. I haven’t used Reddit in a year, but I wanted to check out your app out of curiosity. I think I feel much healthier without it being a regular part of my life, but this is an interesting window I could glance through from time to time.

The comment collapse feature seems to work very inconsistently. Where should you be tapping or how in order to collapse a comment thread?

[–] overdevs@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

On the comment text? Anywhere works except the edges or where the u/user link is. Double tapping a comment should collapse the comment and the comments in it's own thread.

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[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Can it bypass account requirements?

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[–] thrawn@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hi op, thanks for making this. My opinions of Reddit aside, this is a neat app.

Is it possible to open a link from Reddit in this app, maybe with a Safari extension? The mobile site is dogshit and, because old reddit threads often provide the most useful solutions, I sometimes find myself struggling against that unusable site.

I’d also suggest having collapsible sub groups separate from subscriptions, like Alien Blue did, since you have an AB reference in the colors. Back then, I liked having that so I could have groups for news, hobbies, etc. But without having to see the whole list. Seeing AB there reminded me of a lot of great features that app had.

[–] overdevs@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oh you noticed the Alien Blue reference, there is an Antenna reference too :) Thing is apple doesn't allow everyone to open apps from safari matching a url like Android, you have to manually verify the app on your domain. I will provide a bookmarklet that you can tap and open the url in rdx. I can do the multireddit thing, maybe in next update.

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[–] geography082@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

What I use is Redlib. In EU PWA is working on iOS. Apple I think I read did not continued with the kill of pwa

https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib

[–] alanceil@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, subscribing without an account is exactly what I needed for some small communities not on Lemmy. If you could add a feature to hide specific user's comments (Automoderator), that'd be awesome.

[–] overdevs@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Yeah I will collapse automod by default in next update.

[–] prashanthvsdvn@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Please check the video downloader. It only downloads the video part and skips the audio part. Also is there a way to subscribe by specifying multi Reddit link??

[–] overdevs@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It was by design a GIF downloader(gifs don't have sound) but works with videos also. Next update I will update it to include the audio too.

No.

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