Infinity, a lesser known open-source third-party Reddit app for Android, has announced that it will be switching to a subscription-only model. This would mean that the F-Droid version of the app will be delisted and the API key currently in the source code of the app will be removed. As of this post, the developer is currently not interested in converting Infinity into a Lemmy client, but encourages others to look into doing it themselves because of the app’s open source nature.
Infinity was an excellent app. Was customizable enough for my needs and didn’t intrude on my experience with ads or other stuff. Sad to see it go. I will probably just stop using it and just use Lemmy from now on.
I never really cared for Infinity. Every FOSS app has one strange idiosyncrasy that the developer is extremely stubborn about and won’t compromise on: for example, weather app Wx is perfect but for the fact that the developer refuses to incorporate location services. With Infinity, it was the fact that the app didn’t store the read/unread state of posts persistently, and because the app had an option to hide read posts, the dev just wontfixed it and called it a day. Some people had no issue with that but for me it was unusable.
Being an Infinity user, I loved the app. I wish I could use it again for Lemmy. But since I don’t plan on going back to Reddit, I guess it’s time to say goodbye…
Props to the dev for trying to keep the app going, but Reddit isn’t worth the price they ask nowadays, and when 3PA get killed for good, without the moderation those allowed, Reddit would be even more of cesspool of spambots etc. so absolutely not going to pay for a spam service lol
Farewell, Infinity. :(
Personally I use the infinity for Reddit app and this is disappointing as it’s my favorite app but I wouldn’t pay a subscription for it. Although I do understand why he/she is doing it I am still disappointed.
I’ve been using infinity for a while now and it’s fantastic. I would happily pay for it, if it weren’t for the fact that most of the money would go straight to Reddit.
Infinity was great, but reddit goes to shit and its not worth it at all.
If Reddit were to back down from their API gamesmanship, I’d probably stick with Infinity, as it’s a great app and easily my favorite 3P Reddit app.
I don’t expect Reddit will back down, so in all likelihood I will miss both this service and this app. Damn shame.
Infinity was a good replacement when Sync did its redesign, which I didn’t care for. Ah well. I don’t blame them of course, but reddit isn’t something I’m going to pay a subscription to access on a 3rd party app on my phone.
Same here. No offense to the developer of Infinity, but I don’t see too much value in accessing Reddit on mobile enough to pay for a subscription. Now that I have Lemmy, I’ll probably only use Reddit while trying to search for a solution for something.
Probably the solution you will find will be deleted or edited to „fuck u/spez“ hopefully.
Still, most if not all of that subscription fee is just going back to Reddit in API calls. Not interested in supporting them at all, whether through a first or third party app.
Most of the closed-source apps are shutting down, and the open-source one goes to a subscription model. What a time to be alive.
I deleted Infinity yesterday after I deleted my reddit accounts. I liked the app and loved that it was on fdroid. Would love to see a fork made for Lemmy and the fact that he is still keeping it opensource is pretty good.
@grizz Relay’s doing the same. I think some of the less popular apps like these can feasibly give the new API pricing a go.
I think the proposition has changed significantly for me though. I liked and supported these apps for a long time, but I’m not using them as vehicle through which to effectively subscribe to reddit.
Same. It’s not about the app anymore. It’s about reddit itself.
Same here. At that point, I’d be supporting spez and his IPO, not the app developer.
Yeah, absolutely. I’m fine with a subscription, but not at that price and not with that CEO. Spez will not see a cent of my money, no matter how much I loved Relay.
Loving Infinity and I would pay for a premium version without beating an eye, but subscription is out of the question (moreso since it would go to reddit, forcing this on 3rd party apps in the first place, with this API change). The moment Infinity becomes subscription based is the moment I uninstall it, sadly.
Eww
