Is Boost for reddit finally dead?
Is Boost for reddit finally dead?
Posting here since the boost sub on Reddit is completely locked.
As of a few hours ago the Boost for reddit app is giving me 403 errors and won't load anything at all. I've been continuing to use Boost for Reddit since the app-ocolypse since im a mod. But it seems like it might actually be dead now?
Can anyone else confirm?
Ok, so not just me. Damn. I use it a lot daily and I hate the official Reddit app and site.
It was thanks to boost i learned about Lemmy too
This was the reason I switched to Lemmy. Still transitioning, but hopefully the community grows on here.
Thank God I wasn't the only one.
Same! I really thought i hit the lottery when I randomly used it a year after it shut down. I thought wow how many people could still be using this after that long. I just found everyone.
Yes this is the same for me as well... I guess this is the final RIP for real reals...
Works again after revanced patch.
https://github.com/wchill/revanced-patchesI did this the other day, can confirm no issues by following wchill's guide to install the patch.
Can someone explain to me how the revance patches work? Do I need to download any revance app to apply them? Where is that app?
Sorry that I am an idiot.
- Get revanced app from revanced.app. Download and install. Dont download from any other websites like revanced.net etc
- Follow instructions precisely from https://github.com/wchill/revanced-patches
- If you dont know how to do step 4 on the above link, its explained here https://github.com/KobeW50/ReVanced-Documentation/blob/main/Reddit-Client-ID-Guide.md#info OR here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wHvqQwCYdJrQg4BKlGIVDLksPN0KpOnJWniT6PbZSrI/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.dg2gcpgawdj5
Bug report is getting a little spicy.
Kinda crazy the devs shut down wchill's patches and insist on the more fragile "lets generate a random user agent".
The redirect URL and user agent manual spoof is much more reliable because at least it really does look like someone's custom app, and closes options for them in the future to block it again.
didn't realize this past was about boost for reddit not lemmy, I almost thought there was a real problem.
me too lol
Same here. I guess it's a blessing.
I'm not coming back to Reddit through their app.
Same here. I guess this will finally stop my reddit habit.
I confirm, it's giving me 403 error too and repatching didn't help...
In the same boat as you, had a small community I was moderating that saved me from the initial purge. Might come back in a while, but if it doesn't, I'm not going through the effort to get back in. Lemmy could use more users anyways.
I made a subreddit just to become a mod and I was able to stay on boost. But I'm yesterday the app died :(
i get it occasionally but after a little while it's better
Gonna have to wait and see if the RV team comes up with a fix. For now, seems like it's dead, Jim.
Looks like Reddit blocked it.
RedReader is working.
Been dead for me since the apps were ganked.
It didn't work for me either, but i started checking it like a year later and saw it was working. I would assume it was due to almost nobody using it anymore which didn't trigger the maximum API requests. Although seeing how many people came here I guess I was far from the only one still using it!
It kept working if you were a moderator
You can use revanced to patch it, though it takes a bit of googling and tinkering. I did this with rif a while ago and it's worked perfectly since.
Same here, just died today
Getting the same error.
Relay via Revanced is still working
Damn, I was hoping it was just a hitch.