• Don't Ask My Name@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    It’s fairly safe to assume that all third party reddit apps will be shutting down. The price they’ve been quoted for API access is simply too high, and I don’t think any of the devs are rich enough to keep it running out of their own pockets. I wouldn’t be surprised to see some apps try to stay up, but I highly doubt they can last long term.

    Either that or they’d have to start charging each user tons of money, and/or disabling free users entirely.

    In the recent AMA it was said that apps that focus on accessibility might get free access, but based on what devs are saying about having trouble getting in touch with anyone at reddit, I wouldn’t get your hopes up.

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      1 year ago

      RedReader has posted that they have officially received an exclusion from the API fees due to their extensive accessibility features for those who are blind or visually impaired. So if anyone wants to use reddit without the official app, that app will stay up past June 30th. I have a feeling that Reddit will focus some development on accessibility, and if a lot of people switch over to RedReader to avoid the ads and bullshit in the official app, Reddit will kill it. It’s only a matter of time at this point.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah that makes sense. I guess I’m just a little surprised that I haven’t seen any official announcement from Infinity yet.

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        1 year ago

        Hostilenemy (dev of Infinity) has said the following things:

        “Hey thanks everyone. I guess our best bet is to allow custom API key in the app. Ridiculous price!!!” Source

        “This will not be the end. But users may need to get their API keys themselves.” Source