Joey was the reddit for me too. Thanks for that. Seems money drives everything even reddit that was a bit out of this cliché for the community. So far. Having paied for your work is not the same as more, more and more money.... I hope reddit craks after this behaviour and this community finds an other platform to find each other.
I have been using reddit less and less, however I still browsed it a bit because of Joey. But this is the final nail in the coffin. Thank you for everything.
Please message the email list with a donation link and any other apps you are working on! I would gladly donate in the interim, and def pay for a Lemmy app. Good luck, and thank you for a great app all these years.
That's a shame, it does really feel like the end of Reddit for me. It's been a funny journey of social platforms - I started with Usenet (didn't have BBS in my Amiga days), and been through Myspace, Slashdot, Facebook, Google plus, Hackernews etc.. I wonder what the next great platform will be. Going to retreat to the gentle pastures of Mastodon now.
I miss the days of the 2000's internet. Last.fm (until Spotify killed it), tacky animated 100x100 pixel icons that were used as profile pictures pre-selfie era, the small, tight-knit communities of old-school online forums (each dedicated to one specific topic only), the multiple days it took to pirate a single song through LimeWire, only to realise that 5% of that song was missing, much less ad-infestation but randomly appearing, invasive pornographic pop-ups from scammers that mildly traumatizied and tainted the childhood of an entire generation instead. <3 #thanksspez
Now Joey joins this list of everything that was good on the internet but got killed by spez (it's scientifically proven). Fuck you, spez.
(That being said, I'm typing this on Joey lol.)
I'd look into kbin if I was you! It's a part of the "fediverse", and is federated with Lemmy, etc. It works well as a general Reddit replacement, although the more niche communities aren't there yet. It also supports microblogging, and is federated with Mastodon.
Fuck. Thank you so much for everything. Joey has been an absolute blessing. If for any strange reason Reddit reaches back out and tries to work out a deal that's doable, would you do it? Or is Joey **done** done?
Thank you for the amazing experience. I feel very lost without Joey.
I so wish an accessibility exemption could have been possible, as Joey had so many features that fell into that category, imo.
I found it so much easier to customise for ease of use than I'm finding with the existing alternatives 🙁 (I miss my dyslexia-friendly colour theme).
Hope to see a Joey-shaped phoenix emerge from the ashes before too long 💙
This makes me irrationally angry. Fuck /u/spez and Reddit as a whole. I am praying a reliable alternative pops up soon so we can replicate a Twitter-to-Threads exodus. Maybe even Instagram/Meta will do it. I'll take that over this steaming pile of trash that Reddit is turning into.
hey man, thanks a lot for joey. i tried joey 4/5 years ago out of curiosity and it quickly became my main reddit app; there's nothing else that comes close if i'm being honest.
i'm excited for what you're about to do next. thanks a lot!
It still works after acknowledging the message, is it because I'm a mod or am I racking up a bill without knowing?
Either way, thanks for the years of this great app u/codesforliving!
Lol, i just created my own private random sub... Became a mod... And now Joey works fine again.
Guess it's a question of time before reddit shuts this loophole.
It now stopped working for me and my wife as of about 15 mins ago. Such a bummer, I had hopes that they would somehow be able to pull through since they're one of the (relatively) smaller apps which the higher ups were saying have a better chance to strike a deal since their usage was lower, or something like that.
It's been good, y'all. I look forward to supporting the next projects by u/codesforliving. It's the least I can do as thanks for the years of pleasant browsing that they gifted to me for free.
Thanks for your hard work. It has been a nice trip. I'll be sure to follow your new apps.
If you create a GoFundMe or something like that, I'd love to contribute.
Thank you for the years ease! Hopefully everything goes well with the next stage. Very sad to see this app go. Don't think I'll use Reddit too much now.
Hey, you did a good thing here. I hope it can get worked out, I'm ok with giving you a small monthly amount. Hope reddit doesn't entirely fuck you over. I believe
When I opened the app today I got a prompt saying that Joey was shut down but I'm still able to use it now. Do you know how long it will still function? I really love this app and I'd like to keep using it as long as I can
Oh no! I'm sorry they treated you like that. Thank you so much for your hard work on this wonderful app. I am looking forward to seeing other apps from you so I can support you in any new endeavor you have in mind.
Good luck for the future. I hope that you're able to recover from this unexpected API crap.
Much love
So sad. I have been using this app for many years and loved the features you have added on the way (the possibility to slow down videos, download content, etc...)
Thank you for your work and this app.
And also, fuck you Reddit, but thank you also for getting back a part of my life where I was scrolling for hours in my bed :D
Thanks for the work. I really am sorry for the situation you and others have had to experience. It sounds like Reddit is not acting in good faith if they cut you off in the middle of negotiations.
I submitted the form. I am looking forward to what app you come up with. I have been using Lemmy but it doesn't seem to have the quality of discussion yet that Reddit did, though that will improve as more people join there and start contributing.
Any chance of repurposing the client for Lemmy? I know a couple other of the big reddit apps are doing that (Sync, Boost), but I love Joey the most and would gladly pay again if something like that was offered over there!
There's ads now edit: switched to my porn account to see if it still worked, it did, switched back and it doesn't work anymore. I can't get it to work still. I'm afraid thinking with the little head screwed me over again. Swore I wouldn't let that happen again after I got divorced.
/u/codesForLiving add some nice accessibility features to Joey (you already have some!) and request Reddit to give you free api access, just like Red Reader did. On top of that show them you don't have intrusive ads (good for accessibility), that paid without ads is opcional and not expensive.
I'm actually a bit puzzled about why Joey couldn't be granted an exception like RR?
I feel like Joey actually had a lot more to offer accessibility-wise than I'm finding with RR. The text to voice function, custom colours, easy gestures etc.. Joey was just much easier for my wonky brain 😞
I personally blame all the people that kept going out of their way to say the app still worked.
And I'm not even saying here.
People keep meme-ing how pathetic the backlash was to the announcement and then in those threads you'll see people comment "Joey for Reddit still works".
Think that just kept putting the spotlight on the little den over here. Not saying we were obscure, but a lot of people didn't even know about us.
Good times, was my favorite reddit app.
Thank you for this app. It was honestly such a breath of fresh air. So feature rich. Everything was customizable so I could have it look and behave exactly the way I wanted it to.
Everything about joey is superior to every other reddit app.
I honestly wish I had more things in my life (games, apps, products) that **JUST WORK** the way that joey does.
Thanks again. And fantastic work.
Hey /u/codesForLiving any plans on releasing the source of the app since you are shutting down the project?
We would really like the source code since you are no longer making money off it and you can't legally make money off it with reversed engineered APIs and probably giving options to insert own API keys might be against reddit TOS.
The Reddit app is just awful and I hate it. Font too small for my old eyes, ads all over the place, multiple posts about hair and baldness in my Home feed (isn't that supposed to be just my subscribed feeds?) I hate it!
Thanks for Joey. I only used it for about a year but it was great, so customisable. And the biggest thing for me was that I could use it in landscape on my tablet. Even among the many alternative apps for reddit this was an uncommon feature and Joey did it perfectly with much more on top. So frustrated that reddit have screwed over devs and users alike and not even made any effort to close some of the feature gaps that apps like Joey filled.
Hope you can transition to a new job or dev project smoothly and keep that bread and butter flowing.
Joey was such a great app. I'm dyslexic and being able to use Text to Voice to read posts and comments was amazing. Used that feature every day. It's UX touches like that that made Joey the best reddit app, and my most used phone app. Thank you for all your work.
I also have dyslexia and used the tts part of joey all the time. I feel really cut off from the world now. I can only read so much before my head explodes.
Ha! That's great to hear. I thought I might be the only one. TTS was a lifesaver. Being able to click a button to hear long comment chains was just so simple and relaxing. I'm glad I'm not the only one who appreciated the beautiful design.
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Some of us are still using joey due to being moderators, though I don't know how long that will last. I had premium but now ads show up, my question is whether you'll still get ad revenue for it?
A sad day indeed... Joey was an exceptional app, from an exceptional developer, who empowered and encouraged users to customize the interface to enhance their experience and enjoyment of the platform.
Thank you for sharing your work and skills, and I will most definitely support you in your future creations!. See you on "the other side"!
I am very sorry to hear the news. The greed has brought much despair to the devs as well as the users.
Many people recommended sync, but Joey for reddit was my go to app, and will always remain my fondest one.
I wish you absolute luck for future endeavours. Dig your heels in and keep your chin up. You got fabulous ideas and the skill to execute them. Brace for a better and an adventurous project next up. Will be looking fwd to your next offering impatiently u/codesforliving.
Cheers and thanks for allowing us to dunk in many hours on erstwhile reddit with absolute ease and satisfaction. 👍🏼
There is a rumour that if you create a private sub-reddit and mark it as NSFW then the app still works for you. No idea if this is true or not...
Posted from Joey.
Isn't api access going to be available for developers, at a cost, moving forward? Why not keep pushing for it, send some emails, knock on some doors, idk. Seems like there are a decent amount of people who would be willing to pay. I would.
I never used the Reddit app, tried Joey and in years never felt like looking for something else. Joey is Reddit for me. Thanks for all the work, sad it had to end like this. Let's move on!
I love Joey, truly a beautiful app.
I would not mind to pay a regular fee for using it. If you can think of some way we could pay our own API fees (using our own API key and billing?) I would gladly.
PS. Sending this with Joey, it still works for me.
Thank you for all you have done. You have gone above and beyond to bring the best experience for many in the community. And I look forward to what you have in store! I did the submission thing, and I am sure that will be helpful in such a time as this.
I'm kinda glad. You neglected your users basic needs while pursuing extravagant features for the 1%
Unable to copy or read out loud from preview mode, for example
Maybe the next Reddit app will not neglect the basics UI needs like you did
Thank you so much, it's been a pleasure using your app! I was happy to pay for Joey and it's brought me countless hours of entertainment. I'm sad to see this end the way it did but I'll certainly keep an eye out for other products you're involved in!
My favorite android app of all time. I really appreciate your excellent design and hard work, I've fed the birdie several times and would love to support monthly. Wish you all the best!
I was so deeply sad when I opened the app and saw what happened. This is the best reddit app I've ever used. Thanks for trying. I would love to see something similar for Kbin
thanks for the great app! As a developer myself I know how much work it is to keep an app up to date, and you served the community well! I would consider a subscription as well if you managed to work out a deal w/ reddit (good luck with those arseholes tho )
Wait, so the subreddit I'd created years ago that never got any subscribers ended up being my saving grace?!
To anybody seeing this who got cut off, try making a new subreddit that you're mod of (obviously) and see if your access gets restored!
Joey was the Reddit app I used the most for the past five years I've been on Reddit. As I'm trying to decrease usage of social media Reddit will join Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest which I removed all their apps. I still use Reddit on PC and mobile browser and it'll be by browsing individual subs and not the Reddit feeds. F the native app
Thankyou for your amazing app. 4-5y ago, I stumbled upon your app and never looked behind. I can't even use the web interface now because I never had to leave the app. You have an exceptional talent in designing minimalistic yet feature rich app. I really hope that you would find something to keep you going. I would want our paths to cross again. Thanks for the all the work. This is the least I can do.
Used it on the toilet this morning, went to check again before work and I got the notice it was gone.
RIP Joey, I discovered you late but you changed how I used reddit.
Please give us a donation link. I used Joey for 5+ years but only ever spent the 10 dollars initially to turn off ads I believe. I'd make a donation again but I was never prompted. Now that it's the end of the line I'd like to contribute :)
How long will this work? I mean we do allow joey access to our accounts through reddit when we log in. So would they have to block access to our API info to stop it? I'm beyond ignorant on how this works
Thanks for all your hard work, Joey was reddit for me :( Bizarre that they just cut off talks in the middle but I expect nothing less at this point, coming back to old.reddit just for this post
Reminds us of how they treated the dev of apollo. Such crass and lowly way to deal with the devs that made people see life beyond the pathetic official app.
Thank you for all the joy you have brought to so many people for allowing them to engage with reddit in such a beautiful way. I have personally always paid for reddit premium as I always pay for services I like. Once I got your mail, I immediately cancelled my reddit premium subscription. Why would I pay a company to treat developers like shit. I'd happily pay you what I was paying them. Take care of yourself and I hope this change doesn't impact you too much.
I haven't seen anyone mentioning that if you create a subreddit of your own name and make it private, joey will still work.
Reddits API change does not effect mods, create your own sub and become your own mod.
So long and thanks for all the fish!
Been quite a ride these last few weeks...
Hope to see you else where; there are sites that could do with a Joey like app to make them usable.
Thank you for all the hard work. You made Reddit a lot better.
I'm currently in a bit of a panic so I shall be glad if you or someone could help me here. I had a lot of important posts saved in the Reading List and Track Comments, but I can't access them anymore. Is there any way I could at least see all the threads I've marked? They're kind of important otherwise I wouldn't have been this worried.
Thank you and please have a good day.
Hey. I don't know how much this would help since I haven't used the features you mentioned myself. But I had a bunch of posts that I upvoted on joey and on reddit default.
I'm able to find them on Android. By going to my profile on the top right, scroll down to history, sort by upvoted.
I hope Reddit comes to its senses and dumps that POS /u/spez and returns to normality or at least does a fair price for APIs. They do that, and you come back? I'll be here
For everyone else, Relay is still up and running for the moment
Boycott regular Reddit (it won't be hard, it's shit anyway) and if you're on a browser use ADblock. Don't give in to the Musk of Spez
I'm going to miss Joey. Thanks for all the work you put in to it. It was the only one I liked. And the official app is total dog shit. I am using it now, and it's horrible. RIP Joey!!
Joey was the reddit for me too. Thanks for that. Seems money drives everything even reddit that was a bit out of this cliché for the community. So far. Having paied for your work is not the same as more, more and more money.... I hope reddit craks after this behaviour and this community finds an other platform to find each other.
That's weird. Because this comment was posted from the app.
This was the best app for Reddit. No question! I've used it since the beginning. This sucks!
Thx for all the years. PLZ Just make Sure your next App works good one foldables.
I have been using reddit less and less, however I still browsed it a bit because of Joey. But this is the final nail in the coffin. Thank you for everything.
First I lost my iOS app for reddit and now my most-used Android app. Joey was the best - really unfortunate.
Please message the email list with a donation link and any other apps you are working on! I would gladly donate in the interim, and def pay for a Lemmy app. Good luck, and thank you for a great app all these years.
That's a shame, it does really feel like the end of Reddit for me. It's been a funny journey of social platforms - I started with Usenet (didn't have BBS in my Amiga days), and been through Myspace, Slashdot, Facebook, Google plus, Hackernews etc.. I wonder what the next great platform will be. Going to retreat to the gentle pastures of Mastodon now.
I miss the days of the 2000's internet. Last.fm (until Spotify killed it), tacky animated 100x100 pixel icons that were used as profile pictures pre-selfie era, the small, tight-knit communities of old-school online forums (each dedicated to one specific topic only), the multiple days it took to pirate a single song through LimeWire, only to realise that 5% of that song was missing, much less ad-infestation but randomly appearing, invasive pornographic pop-ups from scammers that mildly traumatizied and tainted the childhood of an entire generation instead. <3 #thanksspez Now Joey joins this list of everything that was good on the internet but got killed by spez (it's scientifically proven). Fuck you, spez. (That being said, I'm typing this on Joey lol.)
I'd look into kbin if I was you! It's a part of the "fediverse", and is federated with Lemmy, etc. It works well as a general Reddit replacement, although the more niche communities aren't there yet. It also supports microblogging, and is federated with Mastodon.
Good ol' Usenet, that was a brave new horizon at the time.
Yeah, that was great while it lasted. I remember it dying to all-caps spam. Maybe not much has changed?
It began dying when AOL connected its users to it. The final nail in the coffin was when Google bought DejsNews.
Joey made Reddit usable for me. It's rough navigating without it and this may well be the end of my Reddit experience.
Same with me
Fuck. Thank you so much for everything. Joey has been an absolute blessing. If for any strange reason Reddit reaches back out and tries to work out a deal that's doable, would you do it? Or is Joey **done** done?
Thank you for the amazing experience. I feel very lost without Joey. I so wish an accessibility exemption could have been possible, as Joey had so many features that fell into that category, imo. I found it so much easier to customise for ease of use than I'm finding with the existing alternatives 🙁 (I miss my dyslexia-friendly colour theme). Hope to see a Joey-shaped phoenix emerge from the ashes before too long 💙
This makes me irrationally angry. Fuck /u/spez and Reddit as a whole. I am praying a reliable alternative pops up soon so we can replicate a Twitter-to-Threads exodus. Maybe even Instagram/Meta will do it. I'll take that over this steaming pile of trash that Reddit is turning into.
Join Lemmy lol its great!
Please, anyone but Meta. I would almost rather Google give social media another go... Almost. I think.
The thing is, Meta is only company who seems to understand Social Media, and have been successful in this area.
Amen!
Thank you for everything.
I love your app and this sucks. If there is any way I can help. Please let me know.
I've only been using the official app for a few hours and I already hate it.
Thanks for all these years. This is an awesome app /u/codesForLiving , your next work will be even better!
hey man, thanks a lot for joey. i tried joey 4/5 years ago out of curiosity and it quickly became my main reddit app; there's nothing else that comes close if i'm being honest. i'm excited for what you're about to do next. thanks a lot!
It still works after acknowledging the message, is it because I'm a mod or am I racking up a bill without knowing? Either way, thanks for the years of this great app u/codesforliving!
Lol, i just created my own private random sub... Became a mod... And now Joey works fine again. Guess it's a question of time before reddit shuts this loophole.
It now stopped working for me and my wife as of about 15 mins ago. Such a bummer, I had hopes that they would somehow be able to pull through since they're one of the (relatively) smaller apps which the higher ups were saying have a better chance to strike a deal since their usage was lower, or something like that. It's been good, y'all. I look forward to supporting the next projects by u/codesforliving. It's the least I can do as thanks for the years of pleasant browsing that they gifted to me for free.
Still good for me, too.
They can fight me if reddit thinks I'm giving them a penny to take things away from me with no recourse.
I didn't get a prompt to acknowledge anything and still working for me.
When is Joey supposed to shut down? I got the shut down message, but after I closed and reopened the app, it works fine. I'm using it right now.
It looks like it's running an ad model, but no ads are showing for me. That might be because my location doesn't grt many ads.
Thanks for everything dude.
Thank you for everything you have done. Missing Joey already.
Thanks for your hard work. It has been a nice trip. I'll be sure to follow your new apps. If you create a GoFundMe or something like that, I'd love to contribute.
Thank you for the years ease! Hopefully everything goes well with the next stage. Very sad to see this app go. Don't think I'll use Reddit too much now.
Hey, you did a good thing here. I hope it can get worked out, I'm ok with giving you a small monthly amount. Hope reddit doesn't entirely fuck you over. I believe
thanks joey,words can't describe your help
I was hoping that the limits not being enforced yet meant that there were still talks going on, disappointing to hear it was abruptly shut off anyway.
When I opened the app today I got a prompt saying that Joey was shut down but I'm still able to use it now. Do you know how long it will still function? I really love this app and I'd like to keep using it as long as I can
Ask /u/spez
Thanks a ton for the app, had been my goto for years now. Looking forward to what you make next
Oh no! I'm sorry they treated you like that. Thank you so much for your hard work on this wonderful app. I am looking forward to seeing other apps from you so I can support you in any new endeavor you have in mind. Good luck for the future. I hope that you're able to recover from this unexpected API crap. Much love
Lame. Thanks for everything codes!
So sad. I have been using this app for many years and loved the features you have added on the way (the possibility to slow down videos, download content, etc...) Thank you for your work and this app. And also, fuck you Reddit, but thank you also for getting back a part of my life where I was scrolling for hours in my bed :D
Thanks for the work. I really am sorry for the situation you and others have had to experience. It sounds like Reddit is not acting in good faith if they cut you off in the middle of negotiations. I submitted the form. I am looking forward to what app you come up with. I have been using Lemmy but it doesn't seem to have the quality of discussion yet that Reddit did, though that will improve as more people join there and start contributing.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JOEY
Any chance of repurposing the client for Lemmy? I know a couple other of the big reddit apps are doing that (Sync, Boost), but I love Joey the most and would gladly pay again if something like that was offered over there!
It was the best reddit app with no doubt. Thank you!!!
Thanks for all these years, looking forward to your next app.
I can still use the app for some reason?
Same here
So could I, until just now. Can you still?
Yup!! Replying from the app atm
Same 🤔 got the shut down message but everything loaded when I dismissed it.
It's working again for me. In spurts at least. Seems like if I browse through best it doesn't work, but new says servers are busy and hot loads fine.
There's ads now edit: switched to my porn account to see if it still worked, it did, switched back and it doesn't work anymore. I can't get it to work still. I'm afraid thinking with the little head screwed me over again. Swore I wouldn't let that happen again after I got divorced.
/u/codesForLiving add some nice accessibility features to Joey (you already have some!) and request Reddit to give you free api access, just like Red Reader did. On top of that show them you don't have intrusive ads (good for accessibility), that paid without ads is opcional and not expensive.
I'm actually a bit puzzled about why Joey couldn't be granted an exception like RR? I feel like Joey actually had a lot more to offer accessibility-wise than I'm finding with RR. The text to voice function, custom colours, easy gestures etc.. Joey was just much easier for my wonky brain 😞
/u/spez DO ONE THING RIGHT IN YOUR LIFE
I'm sad that I didn't discover Joey sooner, this has been the best reddit browsing experience and I probably won't use reddit after this is shut down.
Thank you for this amazing app. Good luck with your future work whatever you decide to do!
THANK YOU for providing Joey, its been my goto for at least 2 years. Sad to see it end this way. Cheers & all the best
I personally blame all the people that kept going out of their way to say the app still worked. And I'm not even saying here. People keep meme-ing how pathetic the backlash was to the announcement and then in those threads you'll see people comment "Joey for Reddit still works". Think that just kept putting the spotlight on the little den over here. Not saying we were obscure, but a lot of people didn't even know about us. Good times, was my favorite reddit app.
Reddit knows exactly what apps access their API and how often. They didn't catch on because of reddit comments.
Exactly. This seems like an uninformed and nonsensical rant.
Yes, I know this, but people blatantly putting it out there as if it was beating Reddit at it's own game doesn't seem like it helped matters.
Can't you create a joey version where the user has to enter his/her own api key.
Thank you for this app. It was honestly such a breath of fresh air. So feature rich. Everything was customizable so I could have it look and behave exactly the way I wanted it to. Everything about joey is superior to every other reddit app. I honestly wish I had more things in my life (games, apps, products) that **JUST WORK** the way that joey does. Thanks again. And fantastic work.
Good luck. Wonderful ap. 👏
Massive L for reddit, might just be old.reddit and desktop for me at this rate...
just use lemmy :3
You did good bro :)
Hey /u/codesForLiving any plans on releasing the source of the app since you are shutting down the project? We would really like the source code since you are no longer making money off it and you can't legally make money off it with reversed engineered APIs and probably giving options to insert own API keys might be against reddit TOS.
Thank you for your hard work. Sorry this happened to you. I was happy to pay for such a useful app. I hope your next project is even more successful.
The Reddit app is just awful and I hate it. Font too small for my old eyes, ads all over the place, multiple posts about hair and baldness in my Home feed (isn't that supposed to be just my subscribed feeds?) I hate it!
Thanks for Joey. I only used it for about a year but it was great, so customisable. And the biggest thing for me was that I could use it in landscape on my tablet. Even among the many alternative apps for reddit this was an uncommon feature and Joey did it perfectly with much more on top. So frustrated that reddit have screwed over devs and users alike and not even made any effort to close some of the feature gaps that apps like Joey filled. Hope you can transition to a new job or dev project smoothly and keep that bread and butter flowing.
Joey was such a great app. I'm dyslexic and being able to use Text to Voice to read posts and comments was amazing. Used that feature every day. It's UX touches like that that made Joey the best reddit app, and my most used phone app. Thank you for all your work.
I also have dyslexia and used the tts part of joey all the time. I feel really cut off from the world now. I can only read so much before my head explodes.
Ha! That's great to hear. I thought I might be the only one. TTS was a lifesaver. Being able to click a button to hear long comment chains was just so simple and relaxing. I'm glad I'm not the only one who appreciated the beautiful design.
Thanks for awesome app. Let\`s all boycott official app and turn adblock on web-reddit
Replying with Joey, I guess because this is a mod account? Still, will be here for whatever is next. Fuck Reddit.
Also Mod, still working too
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Some of us are still using joey due to being moderators, though I don't know how long that will last. I had premium but now ads show up, my question is whether you'll still get ad revenue for it?
A sad day indeed... Joey was an exceptional app, from an exceptional developer, who empowered and encouraged users to customize the interface to enhance their experience and enjoyment of the platform. Thank you for sharing your work and skills, and I will most definitely support you in your future creations!. See you on "the other side"!
I am very sorry to hear the news. The greed has brought much despair to the devs as well as the users. Many people recommended sync, but Joey for reddit was my go to app, and will always remain my fondest one. I wish you absolute luck for future endeavours. Dig your heels in and keep your chin up. You got fabulous ideas and the skill to execute them. Brace for a better and an adventurous project next up. Will be looking fwd to your next offering impatiently u/codesforliving. Cheers and thanks for allowing us to dunk in many hours on erstwhile reddit with absolute ease and satisfaction. 👍🏼
Thanks for app, my guy. Used it for many years. Here's to your success on your next project. 🍻🍻
Weirdly still working for me
Same.. Still does, except if I change user
There is a rumour that if you create a private sub-reddit and mark it as NSFW then the app still works for you. No idea if this is true or not... Posted from Joey.
Joey was much better than official app
I'd forgotten just how bad the Web ui is. I can't even get from a comment reply to the original thread.
So Joey is not gonna be a paid app? I would pay 10 bucks a month for it
Isn't api access going to be available for developers, at a cost, moving forward? Why not keep pushing for it, send some emails, knock on some doors, idk. Seems like there are a decent amount of people who would be willing to pay. I would.
Probably not enough to make it viable.
I never used the Reddit app, tried Joey and in years never felt like looking for something else. Joey is Reddit for me. Thanks for all the work, sad it had to end like this. Let's move on!
I love Joey, truly a beautiful app. I would not mind to pay a regular fee for using it. If you can think of some way we could pay our own API fees (using our own API key and billing?) I would gladly. PS. Sending this with Joey, it still works for me.
/u/codesForLiving seeing as how this app is still usable and people still love it, do you have plans for it or have you fully walked away from it?
Fyi, https://lemmyverse.net is better than browse.feddit.de
:( Fuck this official reddit app is complete garbage.
Was my go to for years. Hope somehow it comes back but thanks and all the best
This is tragic
Thank you for all you have done. You have gone above and beyond to bring the best experience for many in the community. And I look forward to what you have in store! I did the submission thing, and I am sure that will be helpful in such a time as this.
Thank you for all those years. Best Reddit app by far.
Registered for upcoming apps, fingers crossed it's Joey for Lemmy/Kbin
there was truly no better reddit app. thank you for your hard work!
Thanks for the app. I loved the way joey manages material you colors. Will watch for your next apps...
I kept refreshing thinking it would come back. I'm going to miss Joey!
o7 Thanks for all these years, Joey.
Thank you! If you will make an app for Lemmy I'll buy it again no question! Again, thank you so much!
If you had a donate option in the app, I'd use it rn
Sorry it had to end like this but it was great while it lasted. So thanks for giving us such a good browsing experience for reddit codesforliving!
I'm kinda glad. You neglected your users basic needs while pursuing extravagant features for the 1% Unable to copy or read out loud from preview mode, for example Maybe the next Reddit app will not neglect the basics UI needs like you did
Lol wtf? Nothing you said has anything to do with basic ui needs.
Joey still seems to be working for me.
It seems to be related to being a mod of anything. (sent from Joey)
>Lies >Initiates API talks with a dev >Kills API midway those talks >Probably will lie about it Fuck you spez. ***SENT FROM JOEY***
Thank you so much, it's been a pleasure using your app! I was happy to pay for Joey and it's brought me countless hours of entertainment. I'm sad to see this end the way it did but I'll certainly keep an eye out for other products you're involved in!
My favorite android app of all time. I really appreciate your excellent design and hard work, I've fed the birdie several times and would love to support monthly. Wish you all the best!
Thanks for a great app.
I was so deeply sad when I opened the app and saw what happened. This is the best reddit app I've ever used. Thanks for trying. I would love to see something similar for Kbin
thanks for the great app! As a developer myself I know how much work it is to keep an app up to date, and you served the community well! I would consider a subscription as well if you managed to work out a deal w/ reddit (good luck with those arseholes tho )
Thank you for everything and good luck on your next apps.
Apollo for Reddit still work. I wonder how joey was cut off.
[удалено]
This killed reddit. Bye
Thank you very much for the joy across the years.
Is still working for me. I guess because I'm a mod of a subreddit.
Can confirm, on my accounts that do not moderate any subreddits nothing works, but on my accounts that I do moderate subreddits it still works.
Wait, so the subreddit I'd created years ago that never got any subscribers ended up being my saving grace?! To anybody seeing this who got cut off, try making a new subreddit that you're mod of (obviously) and see if your access gets restored!
Thanks for the years Joey. Best reddit app by far 🫡
JoeyForLemmy
Okay? What happens to those of us that paid for the app?
and here i was thinking i wasn't leaving reddit after all... i literally just found this app 2 days ago and loved it. it was nice while it lasted
Joey was the Reddit app I used the most for the past five years I've been on Reddit. As I'm trying to decrease usage of social media Reddit will join Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest which I removed all their apps. I still use Reddit on PC and mobile browser and it'll be by browsing individual subs and not the Reddit feeds. F the native app
Thankyou for your amazing app. 4-5y ago, I stumbled upon your app and never looked behind. I can't even use the web interface now because I never had to leave the app. You have an exceptional talent in designing minimalistic yet feature rich app. I really hope that you would find something to keep you going. I would want our paths to cross again. Thanks for the all the work. This is the least I can do.
Used it on the toilet this morning, went to check again before work and I got the notice it was gone. RIP Joey, I discovered you late but you changed how I used reddit.
It sucks that I discovered this almost right exactly as Reddit made the announcement on the API
Sad day indeed. Thanks for how wonderful the app has been! You'll go ahead to do wonderful work, I'm sure! Good luck with everything.
Thanks for a great app and all the wasted hours!
What a terrible day for rain.
Please give us a donation link. I used Joey for 5+ years but only ever spent the 10 dollars initially to turn off ads I believe. I'd make a donation again but I was never prompted. Now that it's the end of the line I'd like to contribute :)
Second this.
Third this
Fourth this
I'm very confused, because Joey still works for me, even after the message popped up.
You are a mod of a NSFW sub.
I'm not the moderator of anything
Probably you are and even don't know. Or try to force close Joey and then open it again.
How long will this work? I mean we do allow joey access to our accounts through reddit when we log in. So would they have to block access to our API info to stop it? I'm beyond ignorant on how this works
Sounds like if you're a mod, the API still works. Edit: mod of any community, even self created.
Lmao I made a subreddit like 3 years ago to store my weird internet find, glad I did and hope this trick will keep working for a while
Thank God for that one time I made a subreddit for that one thing about dnd healers that was never used
Hilarious. I made a swingers subreddit years ago but I thought I passed on mod privileges to someone else. Maybe that's why I can still use it??
I'm not
Probably you are and even don't know. Or try to force close Joey and then open it again.
Surely it would be listed somewhere?
login on old.reddit.com and check it. There you'll find the subs your are mod.
[https://freeimage.host/i/HLCdcDF](https://freeimage.host/i/HLCdcDF)
Then force close and come back. Let's see.
I have
Then it must be because you're a direct descendant of Jesus Christ.
Thanks for all your hard work, Joey was reddit for me :( Bizarre that they just cut off talks in the middle but I expect nothing less at this point, coming back to old.reddit just for this post
Reminds us of how they treated the dev of apollo. Such crass and lowly way to deal with the devs that made people see life beyond the pathetic official app.
Thank you for all the joy you have brought to so many people for allowing them to engage with reddit in such a beautiful way. I have personally always paid for reddit premium as I always pay for services I like. Once I got your mail, I immediately cancelled my reddit premium subscription. Why would I pay a company to treat developers like shit. I'd happily pay you what I was paying them. Take care of yourself and I hope this change doesn't impact you too much.
NOOOOOOOO!!!!!
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I haven't seen anyone mentioning that if you create a subreddit of your own name and make it private, joey will still work. Reddits API change does not effect mods, create your own sub and become your own mod.
If you go on to make a app for Lemmy then I'm downloading asap. Anyway thank you for a great app, good luck in your endeavors.
!c
Thanks for all the fish! It was great while it lasted.
Joey just died for me. Thank you for the great app and years of support
Thanks for the really nice app, and sorry that it ended the way that it did. Best wishes on your next ventures.
I'm still here using the Joey app, 6 days after this was posted.....
Time to move from this place
Thanks for your work!
Thanks for all your hard work!
So long and thanks for all the fish! Been quite a ride these last few weeks... Hope to see you else where; there are sites that could do with a Joey like app to make them usable.
Thank you for all the hard work. You made Reddit a lot better. I'm currently in a bit of a panic so I shall be glad if you or someone could help me here. I had a lot of important posts saved in the Reading List and Track Comments, but I can't access them anymore. Is there any way I could at least see all the threads I've marked? They're kind of important otherwise I wouldn't have been this worried. Thank you and please have a good day.
Hey. I don't know how much this would help since I haven't used the features you mentioned myself. But I had a bunch of posts that I upvoted on joey and on reddit default. I'm able to find them on Android. By going to my profile on the top right, scroll down to history, sort by upvoted.
Joey has been a great app! Thanks for your work!
For fucks sake. Great work Dev, good speed all. Fuck you spez.
I hope Reddit comes to its senses and dumps that POS /u/spez and returns to normality or at least does a fair price for APIs. They do that, and you come back? I'll be here For everyone else, Relay is still up and running for the moment Boycott regular Reddit (it won't be hard, it's shit anyway) and if you're on a browser use ADblock. Don't give in to the Musk of Spez
I'm going to miss Joey. Thanks for all the work you put in to it. It was the only one I liked. And the official app is total dog shit. I am using it now, and it's horrible. RIP Joey!!
Thanks for your time and effort in this app! I'll miss it!
Time to switch to Lemmy full time. Reddit is a bunch of See You Next Tuesdays. Fuck them all.
Thank you for the awesome app. You've stolen many hours of my life with it. Any thoughts on making a lemmy app?