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I almost forgot Apollo… 🥹
Voyager is such a great replacement ☺️ but yea, was a very sad end for Apollo.
what happened to apollo?
Reddit killed third party apps like seven months ago.
oh i tought it updated for lemmy too, bummer
It’s not over, I’m still using Apollo sideloaded. It’s actually fantastic because no ads and tracking.
How does it work with the closed API?
It’s on GitHub and gets development still actually. You download the IPA file and Apple treats it as a developer app so it’s no problem.
You also have to get a Reddit and Imgur key and signup for a developer account on Reddit. Reddit allows developer accounts many more pull requests than user accounts so it’s able to run a 3rd party app.
Very nice to hear!
I’m currently reading your comment on Voyager, which is the Lemmy version of Apollo lol.
Idk, the lackluster support for gifs has kinda killed it for me. I’m finding Avelon to be a much closer replacement
Sent this from Voyager.
Ok I’ll give you that - being able to inline gifs is sick
What do you want to do with GIFs? Scrub them?
Honestly, it’s a couple things. First of all is just general compatibility. There are certain domains that don’t play at all (redgifs, for example). They just show up as links to click. Then, there are ones that are a little more transient, but still negatively affect the UX. An example is if you browse [email protected] right now. The first post there (https://aussie.zone/post/6569161) won’t load for me in the feed, and will only load if I click into the post. Once it’s loaded, I can go back out and it’ll play in the feed - but no matter how many times I try or how long I wait, it won’t play in the original feed. Additionally, the play/pause, sound controls, and scrubbing controls are only available if I click into the post. They work, but it’s less convenient.
Here are examples of my experience in both apps:
Avelon (and I forgot to show you can scrub the gif directly in the feed)
Voyager (the video continues until after I click into the post - I just wanted to show let it load for a while)
Ahh I see, video support is definitely something I want to improve on Voyager! Thanks for the write-up!
Thanks for taking the feedback and continuing to work on this. Honestly, I thought you had given up on the app when you went on that fishing trip that just seemed to keep continuing 😆. Not knocking you - everyone deserves time to themselves. But glad to see this app is still something you’re working on!
Also curious what’s wrong with gifs on Voyager.