- cross-posted to:
- reddit@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- reddit@lemmy.world
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:
thanks, im gonna use it for porn
Honestly, that’s the only reasonable use for Reddit anymore.
Well there’s also niche communities with useful info too.
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.
Yeah I will collapse automod by default in next update.
How does RDX avoid using the Reddit API? I’ve used it a few times and was impressed on how fast it responded.
It’s read only.
Please Make one for Android
In a week, I will post about it here or you can subscribe to this mailing list.
can you view nsfw posts? login? downvote or upvote?
yes, no no.
Can you tag/save posts?
save yes.
How do I save a subreddit?
Go to the subreddit, press the three bars icon on top right. Click subscribe.
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??
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.
Can it bypass account requirements?
what account requirement?
NFSW and a few other kind require an account to see
is android planned?
In a week if everything goes right.
Is there currently any way to stay up to date on the release status of the Android app?
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?
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.
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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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…
In a week.
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.
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
I don’t mind the way FairEmail does it. There is a pop up the first time its launched after an update, which shows the release notes.
Something like that, one time only, with a link to the Feedback button inside the settings within the app or something would be a good balance.
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.
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.
Android version in a week.
I saw, but don’t feel pressured. Take your time. We’ll still be here.
I would love an android version of this and I will give you feedback on it and donate.
Next week i will post the Android version.
libreddit is a thing
I blocked Reddit via PiHole and configured Kagi to never show me Reddit results. I’m here because Reddit can DIAF.
Ad + Reddit
Pass. Read the room
Read the room says the person who clearly cannot read the room.
The majority of comments here have been anti-Reddit altogether.
Plenty of people moved here to get away from supporting their platform and decisions to shit on devs.
Don’t know what you’re referring to…
Sorry?
No need to apologize, just sharing my sentiments
I think they’re questioning what exactly you mean with your initial post.
I’ll let them clarify that then
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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.
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?
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.
I wasn’t double tapping intentionally! That’s the ticket. I was tapping around looking for a collapse trigger and must have occasionally tapped quickly enough to earn a double tap.
Very cool and thanks for making this.
When you tap three dots(…) on the top-right of every comment, a menu opens. It has a collapse option when clicked it displays the exact same information on how to collpase the comment. I added it specifically because people keep asking about how to collapse the comments.
I’m not sure why but i am getting no audio from any video. (Granted they are probably mostly from redgifs)
So the problem with Redgifs is a messy one. There are two ways to embed their videos, one is through their embed code which includes lots of redgifs branding, is tiktok like and not so natie (but it helps them track you etc). The other is a mp4 file that just works like any other video except they don’t have audio. Since almost all of the gifs on Redgifs are nsfw I chose the kater method to display their vids. You can always click the little safari icon (or the globe icon on android) and view the redgif with audio.
I swear I’m only partially an idiot – but how do you “go back” after drilling down into a post on iOS?
Just swipe back from the left edge? swiping from right will take you to the post page again. Just like a browser.
Oddly doesn’t seem to do anything - just the up/down swipe inputs are registering as scrolling.
This shouldn’t happen, I have tested the app on multiple devices. Try this go to the settings tab, click on donate page or appearance page then try swiping left to right from the left most edge. If even that doesn’t work please tell me about the device you are using.