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78 votes
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Instagram’s Twitter competitor, Threads, is available now
77 votes -
If you are using Android apps on Windows 11, what is your preferred installation method and use case?
I've seen some tutorials that suggest installing the Amazon app store and then using a workaround to sideload apks. There's also emulators like Bluestacks. I'm curious as to what people prefer and...
I've seen some tutorials that suggest installing the Amazon app store and then using a workaround to sideload apks. There's also emulators like Bluestacks. I'm curious as to what people prefer and what apps they've found useful.
6 votes -
Meta is launching Threads, an app to rival Twitter
87 votes -
Who killed Google Reader - a ten year anniversary retrospective discussion
76 votes -
Boost for Lemmy has been listed in Play Store
80 votes -
Reddit is Fun, Apollo, BaconReader, and other third-party Reddit apps have officially shut down
Error 429 is now in effect. Rip, RIF.
425 votes -
Favorite podcast app?
I just got an email stating that Stitcher, the podcast app that I use, "decided to discontinue operation of the Stitcher app and website effective August 29, 2023." Any good recommendations for...
I just got an email stating that Stitcher, the podcast app that I use, "decided to discontinue operation of the Stitcher app and website effective August 29, 2023."
Any good recommendations for another podcast app? ETA: I listen on my Android phone.
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The Apollo app for Reddit closes this evening. End of an era.
Mixed feelings about it all. I think Reddit suffers from the same ‘1 discussion keeps you coming back for ten years in hope of a repeat’ that most if not all social media struggles with. It also...
Mixed feelings about it all.
I think Reddit suffers from the same ‘1 discussion keeps you coming back for ten years in hope of a repeat’ that most if not all social media struggles with. It also has excellent dogs in hilarious situations and because of the amount of users, a constant refresh of what should be a tired genre but which just dosnt seem to die.
I have enough respect for r/pics for the John Oliver death march, that I cant go back.
265 votes -
It's July 1st, my third party app still works to visit Reddit?
Anyone else not having problems, the app I use is Infinity, I can still acsess 100% of everything, even NSFW Did reddit cave? Or they just havnt flicked the switch yet?
38 votes -
Any recommendations for identifying missing media on a Plex install?
I think I have some local files on my drives that aren't showing up on my Plex server - does anyone know of any good 3rd party apps that would be able to identify what is missing?
14 votes -
Megathread for news/updates/discussions about Reddit API changes and reactions to it
A lot of people want to talk about Reddit and that will likely continue. This is a place to post minor news updates, so that Reddit topics don't fill up the front page of ~tech. (Up to you what...
A lot of people want to talk about Reddit and that will likely continue. This is a place to post minor news updates, so that Reddit topics don't fill up the front page of ~tech.
(Up to you what counts as "minor.")
144 votes -
Boring Report: An app that aims to remove sensationalism from the news and make it boring to read, by utilizing the power of advanced AI language models
66 votes -
SiriusXM is shutting down Stitcher only three years after buying it
18 votes -
Thoughts on the Proton app suite on Apple products?
I am curious to see what other peoples experience has been with all of their apps? I made the decision to switch to proton for mail, drive, calendar and vpn 7 months ago. I wanted to get away from...
I am curious to see what other peoples experience has been with all of their apps?
I made the decision to switch to proton for mail, drive, calendar and vpn 7 months ago. I wanted to get away from having all my stuff tied to apple/google/microsoft. While it has been pretty solid for the most part, especially with android. The same cannot be said for their iOS/iPadOS apps at all. This will be my personal observation from my experience with iOS/iPadOS apps.
Mail - Pretty solid all around experience, timely notifications on incoming mail. I have 4 email addresses setup based on the type of account I used for them. I only get bothered by the emails that I would need to see and the rest get checked around once a day. Recently the whole app on both iPad and iPhone has just slowed down so much. Opening the app is frustratingly slow, while everything loads in. I will get a new email and click on the notification and the app will sometimes load the last email I viewed and not the one from the notification. I have cleared the cache and signed out and then back in and it still has this behavior.
Drive - This one is the biggest pain point for me. On iPhone the app crashes when you try to watch a video in landscape mode. This is a pretty basic feature in 2023 if you ask me. I did report the bug, to which they said they are aware and have no timeline for when it will be fixed. The next biggest issue with drive on iOS/iPadOS is that you can only upload 1 file at a time. If you do multiple files if not all, almost all of them will fail to upload. You have to do it 1 file at a time. Reported this and was told the same thing I was about the landscape mode. Seems odd to not want to fix a core function of a cloud storage app as soon as possible.
VPN - I really enjoy this vpn and have paid for just the vpn in past. Now it constantly disconnects or gets stuck in connecting. I can’t use quick connect unless I manually pick a country connect then disconnect. After that I can use quick connect with out any issues. This happens without having secure core toggle on. This is happening on both my iPad and iPhone. Waiting on them to actually help trouble shoot this after sending them a bug report.
Calendar - Is the most useless app they have every put out. I was so excited to finally dial this calendar app in when I got my iPad. Only to find out that they don’t have an iPad version of their calendar. Which makes no sense because that is an app that can really shine on an iPad when do well. This whole app just feels like an after thought and they only have it just to say we have a calendar app too.
I feel that compared to when I started using all of their apps back in December. The quality and stability of the apps has really taken a hit. I understand that they probably have a focus on building their brand with an app suite based on privacy. I feel like the quality is really taking a hit especially with iOS/iPadOS versions of the apps. The obvious answer is to just switch back to android and save myself the headache of apple. The reason for apple is a whole post in its own and I want to keep this one on topic.
For clarification, I have been using the iOS versions since December. I was switching between pixel 7 pro and 14 pro max every few weeks. Having an eco system of apps not based on either platform was also why I chose proton everything.
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What apps/plug-ins/extensions etc do you use to improve Youtube on desktop?
My experience with the extensions below is solely from Firefox. For livestream chat, I use Hyperchat mostly for the cpu usage reduction. Youtube-shorts block (Firefox,Chrome) forces shorts to play...
My experience with the extensions below is solely from Firefox.
For livestream chat, I use Hyperchat mostly for the cpu usage reduction.
Youtube-shorts block (Firefox,Chrome) forces shorts to play in the regular video player, avoiding the horrid shorts UI.
32 votes -
What was your favorite older social media site/app? What did you like or dislike?
+1 for slashdot, mainly because of intelligent topics and conversations about science, technology, scifi, games and all that fun stuff. Community participation and quality discourse made it...
+1 for slashdot, mainly because of intelligent topics and conversations about science, technology, scifi, games and all that fun stuff. Community participation and quality discourse made it interesting.
Everything on popular social media "out there" now is about click bait and sound bites, even comments and replies. Posts (and communities) are reduced to nothing more than grabbing a few seconds of attention.
69 votes -
Apple Podcasts gets upgraded search functionality
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Christian Selig: I want to debunk Reddit's claims, and talk about their unwillingness to work with developers, moderators, and the larger community, as well as say thank you for all the support
180 votes -
The Reddit blackout is breaking Reddit
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I kind of feel bad for spez.. what would you do if you were in that position?
I have never been a leader at a big company (or anywhere...), and honestly I am pretty ignorant when it comes to money and business, so maybe that's why I feel this way but... isn't this what...
I have never been a leader at a big company (or anywhere...), and honestly I am pretty ignorant when it comes to money and business, so maybe that's why I feel this way but... isn't this what for-profit companies ultimately are supposed to do? (make money?)
Reddit is blowing up today over his internal memo, and that's when I kind of started to feel bad for him. Wouldn't an internal memo be expected at a time right now? Wouldn't it say that kind of stuff? I'm just curious but for others, if you were in his position, what would you do right now? Is there a better move to be made? What should he have said in that memo? I kind of feel bad for him. At the end of the day he helped create reddit, and it must kind of suck to watch your own project devolve and people come to hate you.
The thing about this API decision that got to me is how abrupt it was - 30 days or thereabout. That doesn't seem like very long. But aren't these decisions usually made by multiple people? (not just a CEO?) I also think it sucks that reddit app hasn't been made accessible to vision impaired folks. So maybe he sucks as a leader, but is that a reason to hate him?
I'd love to better understand.
51 votes -
Japan to open up Apple- and Google-dominated phone app payments to competition
8 votes -
How to keep a secret in Python apps
5 votes -
Is it even worthwhile to turn off ad personalization or location tracking for services/apps?
So, I’m moving to a new phone and revisiting a lot of accounts, apps, and settings. When it comes to things like location history or ad personalization or whatever, is it even worthwhile to turn...
So, I’m moving to a new phone and revisiting a lot of accounts, apps, and settings.
When it comes to things like location history or ad personalization or whatever, is it even worthwhile to turn it off? Am I really supposed to believe that because I have some toggle off that Google suddenly doesn’t track where I drive on Maps? Like if they are going to be tracking me, which I assume they are, I might as well be able to see it to rather than have it exist in the aether somewhere where the info is attributed to me but not viewable in the UI.
Even with ads, I know shadow profiles are a thing, and that they definitely have data beyond what they show in the UI, so might as well opt in there too right? Plus, the non-targeted ads I get are basically porn-tier ads or stuff for gay men.
What should I do here? Move into the woods? Feels like I can’t win.
22 votes -
Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’
198 votes -
An anti-porn app put him in jail and his family under surveillance - A court used an app called Covenant Eyes to surveil the family of a man released on bond
42 votes -
Apollo will close down on June 30th. Reddit’s recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue. Thank you so, so much for all the support over the years.
281 votes -
Apollo’s Christian Selig explains his fight with Reddit — and why users revolted
117 votes -
YouTube orders ‘Invidious’ privacy software to shut down in seven days
62 votes -
AMA with u/spez going on right now - "Addressing the community about changes to our API"
144 votes -
Red Reader granted non-commercial, accessible exemption to Reddit API
37 votes -
Major Reddit communities will go dark to protest threat to third-party apps
112 votes -
App Store developers generated $1.1 trillion in total billings and sales in the App Store ecosystem in 2022
9 votes -
Is it possible to run a Linux app that requires USB/OTG support from an Android device?
I know very little about Linux but have a good overall level of technical aptitude. I have a device called an eDrumin 10 which uses an app to change the internal settings....
I know very little about Linux but have a good overall level of technical aptitude.
I have a device called an eDrumin 10 which uses an app to change the internal settings. https://www.audiofront.net/downloads.php I would like to use the control app from a tablet, but would prefer not to buy a ipad if I don't need to. Would it be possible to run the Linux version from an Android tablet?
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What are your favorite non-service apps?
Everyone uses and knows about social media, YouTube, Netflix etc. But what about the hidden gems on the App Store that aren’t trying to squeeze as much money and attention from you as possible?
16 votes -
Teachers in Denmark are using apps to audit their students' moods – some experts are heavily skeptical of the approach
7 votes -
With the new visual input capability, Danish startup Be My Eyes has begun developing a GPT-4 powered Virtual Volunteer for people who are blind or have low vision
10 votes -
Is there a digital compass app (Android) for walking around?
I'm spending time at a new city and Google Maps is shit for walking. It's hard to say exactly what's wrong with it, everything feels wrong. Car centric logic just doesn't work for walking I guess...
I'm spending time at a new city and Google Maps is shit for walking. It's hard to say exactly what's wrong with it, everything feels wrong. Car centric logic just doesn't work for walking I guess (yes I'm using the walking mode). It feels bad, unreliable, and I'm lost all the time. Yesterday I ended up 2 hours away from my destination and had to call an Uber (big humiliation!). Walking is my preferable way of urban exploration and I hate talking to strangers.
What I want is a simple compass that tells me "go to that general direction and you'll get there". No map, no street names. Just an arrow and a linear distance (like, in a straight line). Like a videogame. Without foreknowledge, street names are just confusing and unnecessary. I can handle the route myself.
Does such an app exists?
4 votes -
Testing Spotify's virtual radio host – the service curates a stream of songs I've heard before. Do I really need this?
3 votes -
The rise of self-hosted apps
14 votes -
Apple Maps privacy bug may have allowed apps to collect location data without permission
9 votes -
The five best mobile scanner apps in 2023
4 votes -
Twitter cuts off access for popular third party clients
Starting on Thursday night, Twitter cut off API access for some of the biggest third party clients. From The Verge: It’s hard to tell whether the third-party client outage is due to the API....
Starting on Thursday night, Twitter cut off API access for some of the biggest third party clients.
It’s hard to tell whether the third-party client outage is due to the API. Attempting certain calls from my individual Twitter developer account seemed to work, while Twitter’s own API explorer tool is currently broken.
It definitely seems like it is on purpose. For it to last this long without any update definitely makes it feel like it was done on purpose. Many developers' apps have started showing up as "suspended". In looking at my own account, I can see that both Tweetbot and Fenix are gone from my list of connected apps.
The Icon Factory (makers of Twitteriffic) have a blog post about it as well.
The complete silence from Twitter is completely baffling. Burning more than a decade of working with developers overnight seems incredibly stupid. As Paul Hadad, one of the makers of Tweetbot said:
Even during the darkest Twitter 1.0 days they were pretty open about what they were doing. I remember getting a call prior to the 4 quadrants token limit where they explained what was going to happen and answered questions. I wasn't happy but at least felt there was respect.
27 votes -
Best video editing apps for mobile in 2023
3 votes -
The Internet Archive just put 565 Palm Pilot apps in your web browser
12 votes -
Most Amazon search results are ads
8 votes -
Tumblr to add support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Mastodon and other apps
18 votes -
AI’s new frontier: Connecting grieving loved ones with the deceased
7 votes -
Spotify is openly lashing out at Apple over a dispute that centers on the 30% App Store fee they charge for in-app digital services transactions
7 votes -
YouTube’s Primetime Channels bring streaming movies and TV into the YouTube app
4 votes