Joey for Reddit went down today

Another sign Reddit was never interested in having third party apps at all. They want all mobile traffic through their own app.

Ah yes another prime example of them working with those who were willing to work with them. That's what they said, right?

Unfortunate but predictable. Reddit and u/spez have decided that third-party apps are going to die, and nothing is going to stop them. The "talks" they were offering to interested devs were always just a show, as this clearly demonstrates.

Seems like you can’t trust a guy who edits user comments behind the scenes and lies about being extorted.

How fucking shitty. It just proves that everything spez said about negotiating with developers in good faith was bullshit.

Fuck u/spez

That goes to show it was never about gettimg paid to use the AI, it was just to shut down all 3rd party apps. Even those who wnated to cooperate

My prediction: Reddit is moving toward a YouTube-esque format.

They are going to monetize by allowing creators to make money from their content. This is why they're getting rid of awards. Of course, they'll take a cut which is probably why they're going toward this model.

They have also been moving toward more detailed, identifiable profiles as well.

They're trying to make the new social media.

That's why I'm here. Fuck Reddit.

So sad. I'm here because of that. Hopefully this community grows fast.

I really hope he's able to migrate his app to Lemmy and continue to make a living. I would happily pay again.

I'm here because Joey went down too. I stayed as long as Joey worked but I won't use the reddit app. I hope they can pivot to creating something for Lemmy.

Man Reddit is really all in on the “any PR is good PR”.

Wow, RIP. One of the few apps I actually paid for 💔

Man, Joey was my favorite one for sure

RiF migrant here. Howdy, y'all! Pull up a chair.

Gutted about this... thought was just a technical issue yesterday then got the message today directing me to Lemmy so here I am. Reddit is an asshat.

Joey refugee here. I was registered via vlemmy but that died too so I've been ousted from two things I like this week.

We need Joey for Lemmy

See, here's why you don't talk to Reddit about their paid API access. They'll just fuck you over regardless.

Finally started using lemmy after Joeys API was cut off.

And this is why I came here today. Bye, Joey!

I tried all the reddit apps I got aware of and Joey was just miles ahead of the pack.

There have been so many customization settings, custom themes, well-impoemented navigation features like skipping posts/comments with the volume keys of the phone etc.

I'm currently using 8 apps for Lemmy and none of them seems even close (yes, I know these are mostly alpha releases).

I really hope the joey dev creates a Lemmy client.

Joey was one of the best, free Reddit apps for Android. It's a shame they did him in anyway even though he tried to cooperate. Between just using a browser for Lemmy and using the official Reddit app (which is slow, laggy, and has ads), I'd stick to the browser.

it's sad Joey was a great app.

I wonder if "upcomming apps" means Fediverse!

Joey was my go to reddit app, and I'm really sad to read about the developer stressing out. They seemed pretty cool, so it sucks that reddit is doing this to them.

That's why I'm here now

I'm here because Joey got shutdown. It was a great app!

Welcome to all the new users in this thread!

I don't wanna be mean to the guy who effectively just lost his job but like, come on bro. Reddit wasn't exactly hiding their negative intentions, outright lies, and lack of respect.

I've personally sent Joey developer the email suggesting Joey for Lemmy. 🫶

I'm here because Joey was shut down, I refuse to get the reddit app.

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I was using Joey, which died last night - Always said I would leave as soon as my apps i liked didnt work so I made one last post calling spez a cunt then deleted, here i am!

And here I am. Finally migrated and newly registered.

Former joey user I left reddit as soon as the API changes where public, I wanted to dev to pivot joey for Lemmy among other that said the same on the subreddit but never got any response. rip.

I was so stoked that thinking that maybe Joey wouldn't go down, it's been my most used phone app for years. Trying to force myself to love lemmy, just wish there was an app that allows swiping from one post to the next

RIP Joey,

Downloaded it back in 2017, promptly forgot my password, and now the only I'd access my account is gone, I guess this is a goodbye to Reddit and a hello to Lemmy.

Is there any way to get something resembling Joey in Lemmy? Best-rated app in Play Store is Connect, and, well, I miss Joey. 😩

I used Joey for few years. I expected that it will end after API changes, but it's still sad. I wonder what another project will be about, I signed to newsletter. I guess, it's time to move to Lemmy more than I did

Wow, reddit reaching new levels of suck right here.

Narwhal on IOS is still going I just keep it to see how long it lasts zero chance I get the official app.

This is why I'm here RIP Joey.

How hard it is to replace the backend while keeping the experience the same?

Such a shame... time for me to give Lemmy a go.

Realised this when I tried to use the app today morning. Sad! Wish they would make a lemmy app.

It still works fine if you moderate a subreddit. If you make yourself a private subreddit and mark it NSFW, you can both use the app and the API will let you see NSFW content.

Sad but expected. It was my reddit app of choice while it lasted.

That's also why I am here.

On one side, I thanks reddit for getting my time back !

Very sad to see this. ... and why I am right here right now.

Yep, and here I am. Joey come to lemmy!!!

RIP old friend. I loved Joey it was the first and only Reddit app that I used. I'm in Connect for Android hoping that some of the UI customizations come to this app. I would like to put my post titles above the image. Or whatever meta content image is displayed for the post.

I'm really enjoying Lemmy so far though.

The sign up is down ☹️

Interestingly I still have RIF installed and I was able to browse anonymously. NSFW subreddits are not viewable naturally.

I wonder when the shock of reddit being evil will ware off

Boost is still working for me. Not sure why.

Waiting for infinity to die.. surprised it's still working perfectly

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And then I deleted my Reddit account.

Not sure why they tried to hang on at all, it was always gonna go down this way.

It's a sad day for all of us.

Thank you for everything, Joey was the best!

Joey was the best.

Infinity still works

Not sure if this is a reply to Reddit thread.

This was the moment I moved to Lemmy. I was hemming and hawing but after Joey I was done. Would love to see a Joey for Lemmy someday.

Meh. Very little sympathy for people betting their livelihood on proprietary technologies.