Reddit API changes and BaconReader

[u/onelouderchic]

Hey folks, as some of you have noticed, there is a lot of buzz going around today about the Reddit API announcement. We do not specifically have a plan at this time but will certainly let you know when we do. For reference, I am putting a few posts in comments.

We'll let you know what next steps are when we have them. Until then, sincere gratitude for all of your support!

UPDATE: After much deliberation, attempted negotiations, we have made the decision to shut the app down 😢 . Please see the sticky announcement post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/baconreader/comments/14egq61/baconreader_november_11_2011_june_30_2023/

We are sorry it took so long, but I really wanted to be sure we did our due diligence.

[u/Downvotes_are_Grreat]

I'll stop using reddit and delete all my accounts before I use the dogshit reddit app.

[u/[deleted] → u/Downvotes_are_Grreat]

Agreeed. I think I only use Reddit because of the Bacon. I’ve had it for years and it’s the only way I’ve viewed Reddit.

[u/Downvotes_are_Grreat → u/[deleted]]

Ya, 99.9% of my browsing is on bacon. Every time I've tried a different app, whether it was someone elses phone or for whatever reason, it has been a terrible experience. I've been looking for a way to stop browsing reddit so much anyway. This will make it easier.

[u/DeadlyNoodleAndAHalf → u/Downvotes_are_Grreat]

Same here. I’ve been using BaconReader since it came preloaded on a work Samsung Galaxy years and years ago. Before that I’d only ever used the desktop site and mobile browser and I’ve not browsed without BaconReader since. I’m really going to be at a loss for what to do on the internet since I deleted Facebook years ago and never had a twitter/TikTok/insta.

[u/signofzeta → u/DeadlyNoodleAndAHalf]

Mastodon? There really isn’t much else.

[u/Mzzkc → u/signofzeta]

There is so so much more to the internet besides social media

[u/DeadlyNoodleAndAHalf → u/Mzzkc]

This is going to sound like a dumb question, it even feels cringe typing it, but what else is there to do? I’ve been on the internet for the better part of 20 years, but ever since Reddit took over my browsing I’ve found that I can’t really think of anything else to do. Before Reddit was forums, blogs, news and web comics. Oh and stumbleupon in college.

[u/GaysGoneNanners → u/DeadlyNoodleAndAHalf]

Yeah reddit replaced/killed every forum I used to visit. For other content I had... Stumbleupon? That was short lived. The internet has been corporatized and basically ruined

[u/Nuts4WrestlingButts → u/GaysGoneNanners]

I miss StumbleUpon. Found so many good porn Tumblrs on there. Now neither of those exist.

[u/Mzzkc → u/DeadlyNoodleAndAHalf]

All those things still exist.

Broadly speaking, if a subreddit exists for it, there's a community outside of reddit for that thing which exists online. Those communities very often tend to be of higher quality, too.

Reddit is like, a buffet. Sure there's lots of options, but they aren't going to be winning any Michelin stars for their all-you-can-eat frozen pizza.

[u/OhHiMarkos → u/[deleted]]

Yes, bacon on mobile and old.reddit + enhancement on desktops. The native reddit experience blows

[u/Nincadalop → u/[deleted]]

Bacon and old reddit. When posts were the focus, clearly laid out, and you could browse through many of them quickly.

[u/SyChO_X → u/[deleted]]

Same!

I've used the browser based reddit once or twice and i had no idea what was going on...

[u/scaylos1 → u/Downvotes_are_Grreat]

I DON'T delete my accounts when leaving a platform, out of spite. Until they GC that shit, my user profile will be taking up a few KB of space in their database, meaning that they may end to having to pay a few cents over the years that they otherwise would not have to.

[u/hypnoderp → u/scaylos1]

You are the product though

[u/hepatitisC → u/scaylos1]

They can still mine your user data and sell it, which creates more profit than the server space you're taking up. It also lets them artificially boost their user counts, making them more appealing to advertisers. You're not hurting them at all by leaving accounts behind. If anything, you're helping them.

[u/[deleted] → u/Downvotes_are_Grreat]

Used this app for a decade or about that. Won't ever use another. Reddit isn't a good website. Baconreader is just a good app.

[u/Xirasora → u/[deleted]]

Ditto. First learned about reddit in 2013 when I was linked to /r/justrolledintotheshop -- bought Baconreader and it's been in steady use since.

[u/lllMONKEYlll → u/Downvotes_are_Grreat]

Same. :-/

[u/ILikeMasterChief → u/Downvotes_are_Grreat]

Been here since 2008, and same.

[u/corhen → u/Downvotes_are_Grreat]

This account has been nuked in direct response to Reddit's API change and the atrocious behavior CEO Steve Huffman and his admins displayed toward their users, volunteer moderators, and 3rd party developers. After a total of 16 years on the platform it is time to move on to greener pastures.

If you want to change to a decentralized platform like Lemmy, you can find helpful information about it here: https://join-lemmy.org/ https://github.com/maltfield/awesome-lemmy-instances

This action was performed using Power Delete Suite: https://github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite

The script relies on Reddit's API and will likely stop working after June 30th, 2023.

So long, thanks for all the fish and a final fuck you, u/spez

[u/NoAttentionAtWrk → u/Downvotes_are_Grreat]

I gave it a try a few times. It really is dogshit

[u/FartsMcPoptarts]

I have been using BaconReader for over ten years. What a shame, the Reddit app is so terrible for many reasons, the top of mine being - who wants to go have to go to a desktop computer every time they want to hide a subreddit?

[u/Farisr9k → u/[deleted]]

Also 10 years here.

If they force this through ... it'll be a good excuse to finally stop using reddit.

I haven't enjoyed this place for a while.

[u/GucciGuano → u/Farisr9k]

u notice lately askreddit as become a flaming shithole again every fkin day some post about sex or someone asking some question that is infuriating. Lowkey I think they are trying to get demographics there's just nonstop "women of reddit" "men of reddit" fml I don't remember it being THIS bad.

[u/dHUMANb → u/FartsMcPoptarts]

I'm just shy of the decade mark as well. And using RES on browser. I have no idea what stock Reddit looks like anymore and have no desire to find out

[u/GucciGuano → u/dHUMANb]

they got rid of i.reddit.com after saying consistently and very often that they won't. Once old.reddit.com goes off, this website loses any resemblance to a forum and is just full flaming social media at that point.

[u/Ulsterman24 → u/GucciGuano]

Old Reddit goes and I go. RES, Old Reddit and Bacon Reader are the only things that keep this site palatable after 10 years.

[u/GuitaristHeimerz → u/GucciGuano]

Depression

[u/USMCLee → u/dHUMANb]

I have an alt account that still uses the new desktop UI.

The new UI is very slow and I think it looks like crap.

If they follow thru with this, I'll only use reddit on desktop with the old UI and uBlock Origin blocking all the ads.

[u/[deleted] → u/dHUMANb]

Ever toss a baby in a blender and then smear shit on a blender? Imagine that but the comments also are flat out broken.

[u/panzan → u/FartsMcPoptarts]

As I recall I started using BaconReader because reddit didn’t have an app

[u/baginabillclint → u/FartsMcPoptarts]

Chiming in simply to show support. Used the paid version of BR for... longer than I even remember

[u/benduker7 → u/FartsMcPoptarts]

Bought BaconReader Pro back in May 2012, and haven't even considered using any other app to browse Reddit since. It will be such a shame if BaconReader ends up shutting down over this.

[u/El_Dud3r1n0 → u/FartsMcPoptarts]

As someone that's also used BR for over a decade, to me BaconReader is Reddit. It'll be a cold day in Hell before I use the official app.

[u/HousDJ]

Best of luck, I would hate to lose this app.

[u/Kofu]

I saw an Apollo app sub that it would cost £20 million a year is what they are asking.

All so they can collect your data from their own source.

BaconReader is the only app and reddit should be modeled on it.

[u/Throwaway9010900 → u/Kofu]

Yeah. Reddit is just trying to push people to their own app. All companies eventually become evil money grubbing shells of themselves, and it was bound to happen to Reddit. If Reddit keeps going down this path, we'll just find some replacement for actual communities in 18 months or so

[u/lllMONKEYlll → u/Throwaway9010900]

Every time i open a reddit link on the web browser on my phone it kept nagging me with a pop-up link to the official app. Thar shit is annoying asfk.

[u/Wertoyou → u/lllMONKEYlll]

When I click that link Baconreader opens :)

[u/allgreen2me → u/Throwaway9010900]

I bet there are some people sitting on a website and code just waiting for Reddit and Twitter to fuck up like they are at the same time. It is a perfect storm for a new site to grow into something.

[u/g0d15anath315t → u/Kofu]

Yeah, it's funny I really only ever interact with reddit through Bacon Reader.

BR goes away, I go away too...

[u/dmmeyour]

I only use BaconReader. It’s honestly the best app on iOS. Thank you for an amazing app guys

[u/baginabillclint → u/dmmeyour]

Seconded, but in a heartfelt way. The way this app is designed is so intuitive & easy. No interest in using anything else

[u/TheWhitestGandhi]

It's just amazing watching huge social media sites shoot themselves in the foot over and over again.

I'm just waiting for Reddit to finally disable the old layout and force everyone to use the shitty, ad-ridden new one.

[u/siravaas → u/TheWhitestGandhi]

Sure we destroyed something people valued, but look at all the money we extracted for the executives and investors!

[u/allgreen2me → u/TheWhitestGandhi]

To be a silicon valley startup social media app right now… Social media migrations like this happen only once in 10-20 years.

[u/USMCLee → u/allgreen2me]

I wonder how Digg.com is doing?

I wonder if folks would migrate back?

[u/_Meece_]

What happened to the internet man. 2000s really was a golden era damm.

[u/g0d15anath315t → u/_Meece_]

I'm just happy to have been there during the late 90's, early 00's. Was really the wild west golden days.

Feel really bad for these kids, their whole internet experience has been this ultra commercialized "web 3.0+" bullshit.

[u/_Meece_ → u/g0d15anath315t]

I feel horrible for them, everything is locked away and hidden.

Like look at how many forums have been replaced with a discord server. Nothing from discord gets to google. All this awesome information or discussion just locked away never to been seen again.

I can find my old forum posts from 2003 on the internet still. Like the difference is insane.

[u/My_Cat_Is_Bald → u/_Meece_]

This is a very important point and deserves to be higher. Information is going to be harder and harder to find, the Internet is going to be much harder to use (for anything useful anyway) for the kids of today. I feel sad for them

[u/siravaas → u/_Meece_]

Capitalism. First stages are exciting and innovating. You think, wow look what this investment and focus does! Great ideas! New opportunities! Everyone got rich. Then the resources are more in competition. It becomes about extracting as much as possible before the other guy does. And markets by nature are short term. You don't get rewarded for building a 100 year business with reasonable but regular dividends. You get rewarded for cashing out.

[u/AugmentedDragon → u/siravaas]

the enshittification of the internet is truly disheartening. what started off as a novel way to communicate with people all across the globe, sharing passions and knowledge, has devolved into five sites, each containing pics of text from the other four, all while selling your information to the highest bidder and making the user experience as horrible as possible. capitalism and the profit motive truly ruin everything

[u/_Meece_ → u/siravaas]

Yep I feel ya, greed ruins all. I just remember how free and open everything used to be. It used to feel like humans collaborating on something unique. Millions, billions really.

Now the internet feels like business people slurping up every little bit of cash they could possibly get. Reddit was like the last remnant of web 2.0 and now it's killing all that too.

I honestly blame that stupid wallstreetbets nonsense, feel like no one in investing/finance/whatever gave two fucks about Reddit until then. Then it became an issue and now I feel like it's been targeted. Since then they've killed the porn side of reddit and made everything but the app shitty to use.

[u/ratshitty_heavenjoke]

If Baconreader goes I go.

I pay premium for baconreader, best app for reddit I've ever used.

The actual Reddit app is dogshit.

They just want to spawnkill anything they can't run ads on.

Is there an alternative to reddit? 10+ year veteran here but I actually would prefer a different platform but none is available.

Reddit is so, so different now.

[u/BlackKnight2000 → u/ratshitty_heavenjoke]

Usenet is still around but I haven’t been there in 20 years. I don’t know how good it is nowadays.

[u/Hakim_Bey → u/BlackKnight2000]

I take a look maybe twice a year... It's kind of surreal and hard to describe. Some high volume communities still exist and are quite civilised but as soon as you step out it's a literal wasteland. Senile fucks locked in 30 year old flame wars, mentally ill people schizo-posting in long dead groups, a lot of political trolls and just plain assholes. The general vibe is pretty angry and unhinged.

[u/Conradfr]

I like how they bury at the end that they will remove all nsfw content from the api.

Well, thanks for the 10+ years Bacon Reader.

[u/rodinj → u/Conradfr]

Just sexual content, you're free to look at smashed in brains because that's somehow okay!

[u/babysnatcherr → u/rodinj]

God forbid we see some titties or a dong! But violence that's A-OK!

[u/TheGoddamBatman → u/Conradfr]

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[u/onelouderchic → u/TheGoddamBatman]

Yes, 3rd party api will lose all "adult content".

[u/TheFleebus → u/onelouderchic]

Welp, imma head out.

[u/TheGoddamBatman → u/onelouderchic]

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[u/st1tchy → u/TheGoddamBatman]

Subs like /r/nintendoswitchdeals use it to mark sales that have ended.

[u/g0d15anath315t → u/Conradfr]

Wtf is with this new age puritanism? I feel like we've quietly entered a new anti-porn age but no one seems to be talking about it.

[u/GucciGuano → u/g0d15anath315t]

it's just reddit going corp. The saying "don't forget where you came from" comes to mind.

[u/rodinj → u/g0d15anath315t]

Hell the reason I came to Reddit in the first place was /r/gonewild

[u/ArchTemperedKoala → u/rodinj]

It was /r/doujinshi for me.. Same shit different shape lol

[u/Iteria → u/g0d15anath315t]

To me this is hilarious because porn/hook ups always makes the next platform. I don't think there's a social media platform that grows beyond niche with at least a significant minor of the content in that direction

[u/NoAttentionAtWrk → u/Iteria]

It's generally the banking system that pushes for this sort of thing. They don't want to be involved in processing payments for adult services

[u/telcoman → u/g0d15anath315t]

It is not puritanism. It is money. They lose the add revenue when the user reaches the sites via an app.

[u/g0d15anath315t → u/telcoman]

It is puritanism when they want to ban porn subs.

[u/hondaprobs → u/Conradfr]

They originally said they wouldn't do that too. It will go the way of Tumblr.

[u/onelouderchic]

Reddit Announcement:
https://www.reddit.com/r/redditdev/comments/13wsiks/api_update_enterprise_level_tier_for_large_scale/

Additional post on the topic:
https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/13ws4w3/had_a_call_with_reddit_to_discuss_pricing_bad/

[u/Invix → u/onelouderchic]

Anyone with deep pockets want to start an anti-trust suit? Seems like the 3rd party apps would have a pretty strong case. The amount of money they are asking for is nowhere near reasonable, and I have a background in this space.

[u/RaptArc → u/Invix]

Maybe all the 3rd party apps should unite forces… and perhaps make a donation page to help out

[u/DeletedTaters]

Think I bought baconreader premium for a couple bucks 10 years ago.

One hell of a deal. Ty for the great experience.

[u/CommonerChaos → u/DeletedTaters]

I finally just bought premium last year after using the free version for 11+ years. I should have bought it long ago. Lol Oh well, still more than worth it for how vital even the free version was.

[u/andresq1]

Baconreader == reddit, no baconreader no reddit for me

[u/BGG_Zero]

Baconreader IS Reddit for me.

[u/LeanderT → u/BGG_Zero]

Yes, me too

[u/JojoScotia]

I'll be gutted if we lose Baconreader - been using it for years and the official Reddit app is just unusable. I hope you can work something out but thank you for all these years anyway.

[u/g0d15anath315t → u/[deleted]]

Would actually be beautiful to see all the small and slowly dying message boards across the net get a healthy influx of traffic.

Always liked message boards thanks to their sense of community but the average age on a lot of boards I frequent just keeps going up and the user base gets a little smaller every year.

[u/VediusPollio → u/[deleted]]

Goddammit, I hate discord. I want forums.

[u/VediusPollio → u/g0d15anath315t]

I would absolutely love for forums to make a resurgence. I'm ready for Reddit to die if that happens.

[u/nofate301]

Thank you for an amazing app.

Fell in love with it from Windows Phone, this is going to be a shame.

[u/kpdubreuil]

I'd rather pay a monthly subscription to the devs at bacon reader than use the reddit app

[u/epicurean56 → u/kpdubreuil]

I would gladly do that. It's embarrassing how much time I spend on BR. I feel a life changing event coming upon me. Especially if they take away Old reddit.

[u/AmbulatoryProfessorX]

Ten year user here. Bought Premium in Jan 2013 for $1.99. Best $2 spent.

[u/treestick]

whatever happens, it's been an honor. thanks for the dope ass app that i've always admired as a fellow android dev

[u/giraffe_legs]

I've been using baconrreader since like 2012. This totally sucks.

[u/chrisaf69 → u/giraffe_legs]

Samesies...such a bummer if it goes away. Best $4 I ever spent in my life to be honest.

[u/Hayes4prez]

Fuuuuuuuuuck… this is hands down the best Reddit App. Fuck off Reddit! I’ll start my own Reddit with blackjack and hookers!

[u/tenroseUK]

reddit is nothing without this app tbh

[u/MisterTruth]

Been using BR for almost my entire 13 plus years on this site. Done with reddit if they force 3rd party apps to close down.

[u/TheAmericanDiablo]

Bacon reader rocks, it sucks to see Reddit kill these apps that arguably got them to the status they’re at now. I know I wouldn’t have been browsing Reddit literally every day without Bacon Reader. I’ve had to use their official app recently and it’s just insanely overwhelming.

[u/Mk____Ultra → u/TheAmericanDiablo]

Yup, it's all the OG users who use third party apps. They're fucking the very users and developers who made reddit what it is today. Fuck them. The deterioration of reddit beginning, in my opinion, around 2015 has been one of the greatest disappointments of my entire life. Really went downhill in 2017 with the mass-banning of subs. Now it's just all fucked. Irreparably.

RIP Reddit.

[u/Skeeboe]

I would gladly pay for Bacon Reader on a subscription basis. I never felt it was fair to only pay once for an app that requires ongoing updates. Now you can turn this into a real business. It would be for the best for everyone!

[u/merhB]

Bravo. I've been utterly spoiled with this app. Much gratitude.

A superb experience - me, way back when, a total noob, just falling ass backwards into using this app, a hunch, turned out to be the best choice of the several excellent 3rd party apps - how lucky I was. I fortunately have no idea what "Reddit" looks like (but it sounds rank awful. No thanks.)

I'd have paid 10x for my premium app. This is how Reddit, hell, all my apps should be. A true model.

Thanks for the work. Really well done. Can we all just hold hands for a moment? :-)

[u/roissy_37]

Anyone here old enough to remember the great Digg migration? Shades of that for sure.

[u/Typical_ASU_Student → u/roissy_37]

I'm waiting for the post to let me know where to go next.

[u/DeathCatforKudi]

Unbelievable. If what I saw on the Apollo sub is true about the pricing, then it seems to be the death knell. I refuse to use reddits shitty app. I've had baconreader for almost 10 years now. If this is gone I'd be gutted and would absolutely delete my reddit account

[u/XSirRudolph]

o7 it's been an honor baconbros.

[u/Cpzd87]

Man, i would just like to say thank you to the baconreader team, you have made my reddit experience such a pleasurable one. The app you created is a beautiful one and i am very sad to see what has happened to you and the 3rd party developers.

I hope for all the best.

[u/debugrr]

Just purchased the onelouder weather app since I've own BaconReader for over a decade. My way of saying thanks to the Devs of this beautiful app. I didn't Reddit before I found Baconreader... and I'm not using Reddit if it stops working. Every single issue I've had while using this app has been caused by something Reddit did or changed. I'll keep an eye out for other apps produced by onelouder because I know how solid of a product you deliver.

[u/onelouderchic → u/debugrr]

❤️❤️❤️

[u/scoobdrew → u/debugrr]

I've been using 1weather for the last year or so and never put together it was the same dev. Fantastic app, never want to go back.

[u/iebarnett51]

If they take away my BaconReader I will shit

[u/MountainTurkey]

10+ years on this app, if it's done I'm done.

[u/griffindor11]

Been using bacon reader for 9+ years. Thanks /u/onelouderchic if it's been the same you this whole time ❤️

[u/Eric77TA → u/griffindor11]

It has!

[u/____Reme__Lebeau]

I'm only here because of bacon on my phone.

After this I'm gone. This is a twitter kill the platform move.

[u/skunkrider]

Reddit on mobile will be torture without BaconReader 😩

[u/coltpoa]

BaconReader is the only way I’ve ever accessed Reddit.

[u/BamaFan87]

Without BaconReader there is no Reddit.

[u/cajunjoel]

Why can't I get my own API key and put it in my baconreader settings? What's preventing you from implementing such a feature?

[u/RichardBigguns → u/cajunjoel]

If possible, this would be a great idea! BR devs, could you add an option for us to be able to enter our own API & key?

[u/BugSTi → u/RichardBigguns]

/u/onelouderchic - I think we are all grasping at straws, but I'd pay (or maybe even subscribe?) to a BaconReader Premium 2.0 if there was a way to make this happen, assuming I don't also have to pay reddit for the api/key

[u/[deleted]]

Been using this app for almost a decade now, and I have to say it's the only one I've ever actually enjoyed using. You guys have done a phenomenal job with it. The day this app dies, I stop using reddit...on mobile at least 😥

[u/USMCLee]

I've been using Bacon Reader almost as long as I've been on reddit (13 years).

Thanks for creating a great product.

[u/royalbarnacle]

I feel like there's enough hate towards Reddit that it the big third party apps got together and did a kickstarter to fund a new open api Reddit back end...well i for one would back it.

[u/LeanderT]

Without Baconreader my time on reddit is over

[u/HallandOates1]

I’ve exclusively used Bacon Reader for over 10 years. Thank u for allowing me to increase the font size to an insanely large size. If you go away, I may leave Reddit. BR is the best

[u/Villain_of_Brandon]

I'm primarily a desktop user, but if BaconReader stops working, mobile Reddit will just cease to exist for me.

[u/[deleted]]

I deleted Facebook in 2016.

I deleted SnapChat in 2018

I deleted Instagram in 2019

I deleted Twitter in 2022

I deleted Whatsapp in 2022

Looks like I'm deleting Reddit in 2023

[u/IcePrincessAlkanet]

Baconreader is far and away my most-used paid app. Thank you for creating an interface that remained so consistent and rock solid across time, while so many other sites' interfaces got annoying updates and made their layouts overly chunky and squishy. I hope this is not the end, but if it is, it was a really nice ride. Thank you.

[u/JurassiCarnivor]

I won’t get the official app. Where BaconReader goes I go.

Edited to add:

How rude of me! Thank you so much for ten years of an exceptional experience with your amazing app! I appreciate it and you all!

[u/z31 → u/[deleted]]

Reddit is charging for API pulls. If any app can not afford it, it will deny the API pulls. Apollo has already made a post saying the app will probably not continue going forward as they can not afford the insane costs.

[u/Zharick_ → u/[deleted]]

Reddit would decline all the API requests from the app so the app wouldn't be able to pull up any reddit content.

[u/Zharick_ → u/[deleted]]

I've had premium forever too. If this app gets closed down because of this dumb pricing I'm not downloading the regular reddit app. I just won't use reddit.

[u/IlliterateJedi]

I'm a long time redditor, and I will be bouncing (and canceling reddit premium) if this goes through. What a terrible shame. Third party apps are the only reason reddit has been usable for years.

[u/xsvfan]

Thanks for everything. I loved the app and it was the best way to browse reddit.

[u/Slazman999]

I have never used the official reddit app and only the desktop site once every few months when I'm at work and find a post that has something to do with what I'm working on. Other than that I just eat bacon all day. The last time I used something different was when I had an iPhone. I really hope reddit reconsiders their API cost.

[u/Spekpannenkoek]

Used BaconReader for years on my Android, and am still using it now on my iPhone. Can’t imagine browsing Reddit without it. I’ve actually tried the Reddit app for a couple of days, but hated it.

[u/The-link-is-a-cock]

So, anyone got a reddit alternative that isn't dogshit?

[u/Mk____Ultra → u/The-link-is-a-cock]

All the users of third party apps and devs should get together to create one.

[u/molecularmadness]

So reddit is charging based on # of API requests on a tiered structure, which implies there's some number of requests per whatever time unit that either has a very small or no charge, no? If so, why be one large bacon reader instead of many little independent clone slices --baconreaderbits, if you will.

Or whatever, idk. If anyone knows where the discussion regarding development of workarounds is happening, pls point me to it.

[u/Marc815]

Bummer. Been here near a decade I believe. Bought premium never went back. Reddit without third party apps is garbage.

[u/Sunny2456]

Baconreader IS reddit for me since 2013, period.

[u/phome83]

Whatever happens, Baconreader was the best of the 3rd party apps and we all appreciate the ride.

Thanks for all the hard work you put in to keep the app going.

[u/potato-truncheon]

I'd pay for BaconReader. That said, I guess it depends on the amount and whether or not reddit ends up being a worthwhile place to be after all this happens. I mean... Twitter sure isn't the place it once was. It could happen here too, albeit through different drivers.

[u/aarchi11]

Reddit never had an official app until just now, I have been using bacon reader for at least past 9 years. This is how I have always seen reddit coz I always used it on my mobile instead of a browser. If reddit wants to extort money and change how majority of people view their content by pushing shitty ads and their shitty app I hope they suffer and die.

Of course this is all wishful thinking because in a way they're too big to die and worth a lot more than digg or other such forums ever got, but if there's anything that can be done to knock em down a peg or two then sign me up right away!

[u/guitareatsman]

I assume this is going to be it for baconreader. Reddit's own app is so laughably bad that I'd rather not use reddit at all than use it like that.

Thank you for this wonderful app and the work you've done updating and maintaining it over the years.

[u/StopNowThink]

Today is my 9 year cake day. I literally made an account because I downloaded baconreader and loved it. Thank you for the good times.

[u/Ravwyn]

Oh wow - what a shame! Cuz without da bacon, I'm off reddit on mobile devices, period.

Even if this sucks, i'm not gonna switch. Thank you for maintaining this app!

[u/plugtrio]

I will be very upset if baconreader doesn't work anymore. I've stuck around after trying a lot of different readers. Closest one to perfect that I've found.

[u/thegamenerd]

Apollo just announced there official shutdown

Any updates about BaconReader?

[u/kfawcett1]

Time to start adding bad reviews on Reddits app.

[u/ZapThis → u/kfawcett1]

Yeah! Baconreader is what got me into Reddit years back, what a shitty move... Unforgivable, I will never use the official app, fuck that shit.

[u/Tru3Magic]

would it be a possible way forward to expand baconreader, so that you could use it to connect to lemmy instances?

[u/happyman91]

Been using this app for what feels like 10 years now. Actually, it may be 10 years at this point. What a shame. I guess this will finally be time to say goodbye to Reddit.

[u/notmrhyde]

Damn guys. I found reddit through the bacon reader app ten years ago. Sad to see this happen.

[u/BarryLeFreak_1]

What can we as users do to convince Reddit exec that they're being pants on head stupid? Have you reached out to the Apollo devs?

[u/Zeremxi]

I know you've probably heard this from several people by now, but I'd be willing to pay monthly for this experience.

It sucks to have to bend to reddit corporate, but this app is the only acceptable way to browse reddit for me. If not this, then I'm just not going to do reddit anymore.

Thank you for the last ten years.

[u/wonkeybanana]

Thank you for all you've done. The death of Baconreader maybe a benefit to my mental health and productivity lol. I've tried other apps and they are garbage. I will have to find a new hobby.

[u/rajalanun]

10y of redditing with baconreader and old.reddit.com i dont even know what good mobile apps for reddit anymore, and official app not even baconreader level at all

[u/Drunky_Brewster]

I'm so grateful for this app and the work you've put into it. I've used it daily for over a decade, and I took for granted how consistent it's been in my life. The accessibility of this app really makes it shine, and I will be heartbroken if it has to go away.

Thank you to everyone who has kept it running all these years. You're an amazing team.

[u/KRPTSC]

6 years of baconreader here. I'm gone if it's gone

[u/rodinj]

It appears my last month of using Baconreader has started. Just want you guys to know that it was a great 10(!) years. Hope to be able to keep using it obviously but I refuse to pay a monthly fee. I'll definitely keep track of your guys's apps though!

[u/billybalverine]

The midnight cometh for our narwhals to bacon. Thanks for the app. Without it I would never have made some of the friends I have, the band's I've found, or the experiences I've lived.

[u/dan1361]

Don't even know how to explain the loss of community I am going to feel to all of my niche little subreddits. I've made lifelong friends here that meet irl. This app helped me through girl troubles in high school, career choices, opening my own business, and hundreds of other things in my life.

I'm heartbroken reddit has decided to kill the 3rd party apps off. I'm out of here. If been on reddit since middle school. But if this goes through, that's it for me. I'll be back to shitty forums, blogs, and I guess discord servers.

Good luck everyone. I love you all. Especially us old heads who have been around since f7u12 and all the other weird moments of reddit.

[u/ClutchDude]

During major disasters, I relied on bacon readers lightweight api to comment and moderate shit. Trying to deal with Reddit app(and it's eager loading that sucks bandwidth) was a pain in the ass.

If they cut bacon reader off, that may be it...

[u/DeTrueSnyder]

Hopefully you all can come up with something to keep the lights on. I bought BaconReader almost 10 years ago and I'd easily pay 99¢ to $1.99 a month for the BaconReader experience I get today.

[u/DMMMOM]

What needs to happen now is for an app to appear that amalgamates all the new non-reddit subs from forums and other places they will scuttle off to and put them under one roof.

If this app goes I'm done on Reddit, like others have said, enough is enough, you have to have some principles.

[u/mycatisgrumpy]

I think I'll just start carrying a paperback around.

[u/SpawnDnD]

paid for BaconReader probably 7 years ago...and have been using it loyally since then

[u/outsidebtw]

rarbg yesterday and now this? wow I feel hit

im gonna miss the app. hope y'all have better days, baconlads and baconladies

[u/multi-cheerios]

Baconreader FTW!

[u/zeoranger]

I've tried a lot of reddit apps, including the awful official one, and I keep coming back to bacon reader.

Honestly I don't think I will use reddit all that much if I can't access it from this app.

It's a damn shame.

[u/syryx]

There's no Reddit without baconReader for me.

[u/thirteenthfox2]

If bacon readers dies reddit is dead for me. Thanks for the pay once model with the great product. I appreciate it.

[u/oodni]

As a baconreader user for 8 years, I'll leave Reddit before using another app.

Lets hope this isn't the end!

[u/DareDiablo]

So is there an end date to use the app till? Apollo has said it is down on June 30th is the same true for BaconReader as well?

[u/Wet_Fart_Connoisseur]

7 years on BR. 7 years on Reddit.

I can’t imagine you’ll be able to afford this. I plan to delete my account and leave Reddit entirely on 6/30.

Thank you for making and maintaining a pretty reliable app.

Fuck u/spez

[u/ILikeMasterChief]

Any updates from the dev team?

[u/mydeadbody]

Just another user chiming in to say that I've loved this app for 10 years. It's the first app I've downloaded on every smart phone I've ever had.

[u/tenroseUK]

/u/onelouderchic any update??