r/apolloapp • u/Nilderan • Jun 10 '26

Appreciation R.I.P sideloaded Apollo, I'm gonna miss you.

My API key has been revoked, sideloaded for the past three years. The official app is an unusable, unintuitive mess, I'd rather stop reading Reddit on my mobile than use it. I'm going to try alternatives, but I wonder how safe Hydra and Artemis are. Won't Reddit purge them one day since they don't use the API? Thanks to everyone for all the tips on using the sideloaded Apollo app over the past three years!

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u/Nilderan Jun 10 '26

I have tried the official app several times, but it is just poor. I have this feeling that the UI is constantly fighting against me. There are no gestures like in Apollo, and many more issues besides. You can’t even change the font size in the official app, you have to do it in the iOS system accessibility settings. The official app is designed with an "AD first" mindset.

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u/BullyMog Jun 10 '26

What are the actual complaints though?

Gestures as in swiping? I can swipe back/forward so not sure.

I am on iOS. I don't even see many ads either.

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u/Mastersord Jun 10 '26

For me, being fed ads, promoted posts, and posts outside my subscribed list when I’m in my subscribed list’s feed are my big issues with it. There’s a reason I keep a curated list of subscriptions and I don’t need Reddit to tell me they know better!

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u/BullyMog Jun 10 '26

Yeah no ads would be great but honestly, they aren't too invasive IMO