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Infinity, a lesser known open-source third-party Reddit app for Android, has announced that it will be switching to a subscription-only model. This would mean that the F-Droid version of the app will be delisted and the API key currently in the source code of the app will be removed. As of this post, the developer is currently not interested in converting Infinity into a Lemmy client, but encourages others to look into doing it themselves because of the app’s open source nature.

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    2 years ago

    Infinity was an excellent app. Was customizable enough for my needs and didn’t intrude on my experience with ads or other stuff. Sad to see it go. I will probably just stop using it and just use Lemmy from now on.

    • sarsaparilyptus@beehaw.org
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      2 years ago

      I never really cared for Infinity. Every FOSS app has one strange idiosyncrasy that the developer is extremely stubborn about and won’t compromise on: for example, weather app Wx is perfect but for the fact that the developer refuses to incorporate location services. With Infinity, it was the fact that the app didn’t store the read/unread state of posts persistently, and because the app had an option to hide read posts, the dev just wontfixed it and called it a day. Some people had no issue with that but for me it was unusable.

  • Technoguyfication@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    Still, most if not all of that subscription fee is just going back to Reddit in API calls. Not interested in supporting them at all, whether through a first or third party app.

  • DarraignTheSane@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    Infinity was a good replacement when Sync did its redesign, which I didn’t care for. Ah well. I don’t blame them of course, but reddit isn’t something I’m going to pay a subscription to access on a 3rd party app on my phone.

    • grizzogor@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 years ago

      Same here. No offense to the developer of Infinity, but I don’t see too much value in accessing Reddit on mobile enough to pay for a subscription. Now that I have Lemmy, I’ll probably only use Reddit while trying to search for a solution for something.

  • hyperlink2236@feddit.it
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    2 years ago

    Being an Infinity user, I loved the app. I wish I could use it again for Lemmy. But since I don’t plan on going back to Reddit, I guess it’s time to say goodbye…

  • CodeGameEat@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    I’ll try to look into making infinity compatible with Lemmy withan reddit API proxy, that client is soooo good I need it :(. And I really don’t want to pay reddit through their API.

  • さようなら@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    Props to the dev for trying to keep the app going, but Reddit isn’t worth the price they ask nowadays, and when 3PA get killed for good, without the moderation those allowed, Reddit would be even more of cesspool of spambots etc. so absolutely not going to pay for a spam service lol

  • pdlrd://@terefere.eu
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    2 years ago

    Ouch, I’ve been using it a lot lately, I would have preferred their app converted to Lemmy’s network

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    2 years ago

    I’ve been using infinity for a while now and it’s fantastic. I would happily pay for it, if it weren’t for the fact that most of the money would go straight to Reddit.

  • sneakyninjapants@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    Thanks for the heads up. Just forked the project and hopefully it should be relatively simple to change the API key and rebuild the app. That being said, keeping up to date with the upstream changes might prove more difficult

  • the magnificent rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf
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    @grizz Relay’s doing the same. I think some of the less popular apps like these can feasibly give the new API pricing a go.

    I think the proposition has changed significantly for me though. I liked and supported these apps for a long time, but I’m not using them as vehicle through which to effectively subscribe to reddit.

  • WhoRoger@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    How is a FOSS project gonna enforce this? By providing only binaries on GPlay with the dev’s API key, and then a free version for entering your own API?

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      2 years ago

      It needs an API key to function so they’ll disable the old key and generate a new one which they’ll keep private.

    • samick1@sh.itjust.works
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      Reddit won’t allow the dev to create an app where users can enter their own keys. So it will still be FOSS but you’d have to build it yourself with your own keys, if you can somehow obtain them. Thus there’s no point in putting the app on F-Droid.

  • Stetsed@lemmy.one
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    2 years ago

    Personally I use the infinity for Reddit app and this is disappointing as it’s my favorite app but I wouldn’t pay a subscription for it. Although I do understand why he/she is doing it I am still disappointed.