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Looks like Apollo is now dead boys and girls. Feels like having a loved one die

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[–] Bagel@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I haven’t processed what it means yet. I’m still at the first stage of grief.

[–] wtfeweguys@lemmy.whynotdrs.org 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I was shot down mid-scroll. Brutal.

[–] YouNaughtyMonsters@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Holy crap... That is brutal.

[–] chiisana@lemmy.chiisana.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Want to know what’s worse? According to The Verge, /u/iamthatis told them it was Reddit who pulled the plug earlier than planned.

[–] wtfeweguys@lemmy.whynotdrs.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

https://giphy.com/gifs/filmeditor-mean-girls-movie-xT9KVea2o7aPXtqHwQ

(Lemmy gif test, take #1)

ETA so far wefwef.app feels like a great Apollo clone. No push notifications on iOS (yet?) but I added it to my Home Screen and it’s great.

[–] PoppinKREAM@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was in the middle of switching over to Lemmy. Honestly I'm really enjoying it so far.

I tried to use the official reddit app and it was horrible. So I'm trying out Lemmy. The look and feel on Lemmy mobile app (Jerboa) is so similar to Reddit is Fun.

I’m using wefwef.app and so far it’s like 90% of the way to an Apollo clone. Now we just need more users, communities, and content.

Tell all your friends! Wait, we’re all redditors. Shit…

[–] Retirix_YT@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I’m sad now :( I’ll be even sadder tommorow once it sinks in

[–] PeWu@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Same dude. It didn't have got to me how to live without RIF, so I'm still treating it like a momentary shutdown

[–] PeWu@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Same dude. It didn't have got to me how to live without RIF, so I'm still treating it like a momentary shutdown

[–] bagfatnick@kulupu.duckdns.org 7 points 1 year ago

When this saga began, I didn't think I'd be struggling with such a sense of disconnect with the loss of an app of all things. However, I do feel that Christian's eulogy for Apollo helped, a gentle reminder to "smile because it happened". Here's to moving on.

[–] boatswain@infosec.pub 6 points 1 year ago

RIF is as well. Sad times and stuff but I'm happy to be here instead.

[–] Mahcle@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] imkmiaw@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Just opened Sync because "I wanted to use it for one last time" and was hit with the 404... So sad to see a good app vanish like that...

But I'm glad we're getting Sync for Lemmy at the same time.

[–] wreel@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

BaconReader is out

[–] phario@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

So at the moment my “workflow” is to completely stop accessing Reddit via mobile apps. I’ll still use Reddit via Google Searches because it remains important for finding key information.

I’m content playing with Lemmy as my main mobile “app”.

[–] z2k_@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago
[–] Thedogspaw@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago
[–] neardeaf@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Yup. It’s done. No more. Wow…. Well HELLLOOOOOOO LEMMMMINGS!!!!

[–] Hungovah@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

The end of an era

[–] LostRedditor@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

RIP Apollo 💔

[–] PepperTwist@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's my cue. Account of almost 13 years, deleted.

[–] Darth_scientist@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I happened to join Reddit mere months before Apollo. All I knew was Apollo. I tried to view Reddit through alternate means, and it just doesn’t feel right.

[–] button_masher@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Now I'm like.. what to do? Should I just let go completely?

What then?

[–] irq0@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago
[–] ProvokedGamer@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Rest In Peace, Apollo. You were my favorite social media app. You may rest now. 😔

[–] hawkwind@lemmy.management 1 points 1 year ago
[–] Rinesi@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah… instant crashing. It’s a weird feeling.

[–] Maffrow@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

pours one out 😢

[–] icepuncher69@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Same for rif. Just made this account about 20 minutes aggo. Been comething here and there. Fuck Steve Huffman. Everyone who reads this, dont be chickening back to reddit now. Lets make this comunity ours.

[–] goforliftoff@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Sad days, friends. Sad days, indeed.

<Bone Thugs N’ Harmony singing Crossroads intensifies>

[–] ira@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Just replaced my launcher icon for RIF with Liftoff

[–] survivorseason44@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Someone on Reddit said “years of muscle memory gone,” which hit me hard. Apollo was Reddit for me for years, so depressing watching this play out.

[–] Dalinar@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago

Check out wefwef.app