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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?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 7 hours ago (4 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Did revanced manager change? I just downloaded the latest version on my new phone and I don't have the ability to patch an app not listed?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Cant really say anything about this. I have 1.23.3. It worked on this version for me. I dont know if its the latest one or one of the older versions

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Apparently there are two ReVanced manager apps... I was looking for the one on youtubevanced.gg and not revnced.net...

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Replying to this for visibility. This worked for me. Took less then 5 minutes.

Thank you so much!

edit: huh... just realized your username...

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Youre welcome :) .. lol u also have similar username

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago

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.

[โ€“] BevsDad 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Initially it also only partially worked for me (couldnt login) bcz i had a mistake in authentication url. Later i followed the guide precisely step by step and it worked.

[โ€“] BevsDad 2 points 2 hours ago

Oh, yep! Just got it to work too

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I followed the guide step by step and i still get 403 blocked. The faq says I've messed up the user agent text but I've copy paste it directly from the guide and only changed my username.

android:com.username.reddit:v1.0 (by /u/username) (using my own username)

So it looks like that android:com.MyName.reddit:v1.0 (by /u/MyName

[โ€“] BevsDad 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

You'd want something like this:

android:com.username.reddit:v1.0 (by /u/Kon)

Don't change that first username

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 40 minutes ago

For what it's worth, I changed both usernames and it worked.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago

Gonna have to wait and see if the RV team comes up with a fix. For now, seems like it's dead, Jim.

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 15 hours ago

Same here. I guess it's a blessing.

I'm not coming back to Reddit through their app.

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 15 hours ago

I confirm, it's giving me 403 error too and repatching didn't help...

[โ€“] ThisSeriesIsFalse 10 points 14 hours ago

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 35 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

didn't realize this past was about boost for reddit not lemmy, I almost thought there was a real problem.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Same here. I guess this will finally stop my reddit habit.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Same, even with the custom API key. Guess we're gonna have to spoof the user agent too.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago

I tried that but didn't work for me either

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 19 hours ago

Looks like Reddit blocked it.

RedReader is working.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Been dead for me since the apps were ganked.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 19 hours ago

It kept working if you were a moderator

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago

Same here, just died today

[โ€“] kia 3 points 18 hours ago

Getting the same error.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago

Relay via Revanced is still working

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago

Damn, I was hoping it was just a hitch.

[โ€“] [email protected] -4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Oh no

Just kidding I don't care. If anything it makes me happy