Since a lot of you asked me to build an Android version and post about it here when I launch, and I sincerely apologise that I forgot to post on lemmy sooner. The free app was launched on Play store almost a month ago and has garnered some excellent reviews. It has feature parity with the iPhone App and works on all Android 8.0+ devices.
You can download the app here.
Any feedback is wholeheartedly welcome, you can also post issues and contribute to the rdx web app on Github.
I do have two questions here to be honest,
- Why post on lemmy when you can post it on Reddit? Increased visibility?
- Why use this instead of RedReader?
I am happy to answer them.
Why post on lemmy when you can post it on Reddit? Increased visibility?
Because a lot of contributors and users when the web app launched a year ago were from Lemmy only. A lot of lemmy users use rdx on iOS or web app to lurk on the niche subs that haven’t made it to lemmy yet. Also when I launched the iOS version so many of the users here asked me to let them know when I launch an Android version. I have linked one such thread in the first line of my post.
Why use this instead of RedReader?
- RedReader afaik was only available only Android while rdx is available everywhere(it’s a pwa too).
- Better Media viewing, although not as accessible as RedReader I made it initially to mimic some Apollo features like fast subreddit switching etc.
- Read-Only so focuses on lurking on Reddit only, no way to login. Some people consider this a feature as this saves them time.
It’s a PWA? What would that URL be?
Omg. Excellent! Thank you
I’m not the OP, but I suspect Reddit may ban/shadowban any post promoting a reader app that doesn’t use the official API. Or maybe he posted there already and wants to spread his message on Lemmy too. As for RedReader, I use it occasionally, but I stopped posting and commenting on Reddit since the API exodus.
I would think, because quite a lot of people came to Lemmy when Reddit killed the apps they used. Having a new app may be of interest to them?
RedReader? Didn’t know it existed, I just assumed all prior reddit apps were DOA.
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Were not going back!
That being said, I appreciate sticking it to reddit in this way.
Same here. The app looks great and I applaud the hard work you put in, but that bridge is done burned and gone. I hope your app is a great success nonetheless.
I understand that and Thank you for the kind words!
Were not going back!
There are still some niche subreddits I can’t live without, that either don’t exist on Lemmy or are so small here they might as well not exist
We’re*
How does this work? I thought the API charges killed all free reddit viewers.
It’s read-only.
That won’t stop them from blocking once they notice. Years ago Hulu blocked a Hulu app on xbmc. It wasn’t even like it bypassed ads. But every month they’d block and the developers had to make a work around. So it was one month working, one month not.
Personally I’m fine with never using reddit unless something comes up in a search or a post. It only prolongs switching to alternatives.
I feel like I need more and more “web transformers” or addons or “enhancers” that transform shitty website to make the web useful again. Since we can’t rely on APIs and external apps in the future, maybe we could create an platform or an AI that helps with reprogramming various websites.
Besides social media I’d love to see this for shops and video streaming as well. Also reader view has been a godsend. Web is getting worse and worse.
Probably parses old.reddit.com
Reddit claims that’s illegal too. They now block Microsoft from indexing them because Microsoft isn’t paying them.
That’s only because they honor robots.txt. App users aren’t robots, so it’s ok.
I’ve been using the IOS app since it was launched and just wanted to say you’re awesome! The app has been very helpful when I need to check my city’s sub and r/nba (both exist in lemmy but aren’t as active yet).
Thank you so much for your kind words! A new update to the search page and some more customisation options in settings are coming in the next minor update for iOS.
As a habitual lurker, this is amazing. I can keep abreast if my local town subreddit without loading their horrendous mobile site. Bravo.
Should… should I be concerned?
When you donate, a token id and status of purchase is sent to the server (in case anyone donates accidentally, rare I know, requests for a refund for their donation I can match order ID and issue refund) . That’s all, no credit card info, email or stuff like that. I wasn’t sure if this counts as financial info on play store so just to be safe I checked that box.
That makes sense. I believe you have nothing to be concerned about, but I’m not a dev, so who am I to say 🤷♂️
Great app!
Intriguing, my first reaction is that this must be some accident. On iOS it’s marked as not collecting data, and the privacy policy is a single line.
I’m sure the dev will swing by shortly, I’m just expressing my surprise at seeing that
I have explained in the parent comment.
For the love of god please make a dark mode
Edit: nvm found out there is a settings menu. FYI it’s easy to overlook, at least for smooth brains like me
I love this app. I can lurk all my favorite subs without using their dogshit website, its convenient and allows me to lurk AND give them a constant middle finger without indirectly supporting pedophile spez and his army of abusive subreddit mods. Thank you!
There are multiple light and dark themes already available in Settings > Appearance. Will add a full theme customiser as a vanity feature somewhere in the future.
Installed, I love all the themes! Thanks!
The most fun feature to make. I love all the theme suggestions from users.
Is there a FUCK SPEZ theme?
It looks like gated communities can’t be accessed using your app. I tried opening /r/steroids and just got a blank page
Reddit limitations :(
Seems nice, how do you handle reddit overpriced api, or do you not use it maybe?
it’s just for lurking, so not using it
thx I just downloaded the ios app. I havent used reddit much anymore but I do miss few subreddits to check the latest news.
Thank you for checking out the app.
Hey I use this all the time on my browser, really appreciate it. I did install the “app” when prompted by chrome which I think just creates a chrome based app but one of the things I find difficult is getting to r/all and filtering to top hour. All doesn’t come up when sarched and filtering by hour isnt an option.
Ill give the actual app a go and I really appreciate your work, it is a great experience.
Yes that’s the web app. You can install from play store now, it has many new features.
There does seem to be some minor issues. I’m seeing the same posts I saw earlier reappear as I scroll, and it doesn’t seem to be updating unless you sort by new.
It is by default sorted by “best” which takes some time to show new posts.
I got it thanks, for now the web app is preferable because I can get r/all and filter better. I would also recommend adding a download function for images and videos.
As a suggestion/feedback. Could you please make it so you can block certain subreddits from appearing in your feed? I know you can subscribe but I am actually fine with most subreddits apart from a select view.
In next updates.
Huzzah! Thanks man!
Hi, thanks again for making this app. Any chance of swipe to collapse? I find it takes less effort than double tapping
Since both left and right swipes(to go back and forward) work already it will be messy to implement that.
I meant like Alien Blue and Apollo where if you swipe on the comment and not on the edges, Apollo had a full half centimeter of edge space for front and back while AB was more like RDX (which imo is better really)
No worries if you don’t want to though, just thought I’d ask
I can vouch that this thing is pretty dope. While I don’t even so much as lurk Reddit at this point, it was definitely useful when there was a natural disaster in my area and I was checking the local sub for updates.
