old.reddit on desktop is what I use mainly, and Apollo if I'm on mobile
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Are you me? That's my exact usage.
Old Reddit on desktop, but that's usually for modding or typing up longer posts. Just browsing I normally do on mobile, through Boost. If I have to mod on mobile, then it's a combination of Slide and RIF.
most of the time i use sync pro, or occasionally old.reddit when i'm on desktop
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Apollo on mobile 95% of time, rest on browser.
I am mostly a web user, but I'm mostly at my desk, so I only use my phone for calls and texting.
I use old reddit (https://old.reddit.com) with ublock origin (no acceptable ads like with adblock). both on desktop and on mobile.
now, i am using Jerboa on Android for lemmy.
99% Bacon reader, 1% old.reddit
99% of my Reddit time is on Apollo app on mobile.
I only use reddit on PC through the browser client but i'm enjoying lemmy so much I actually dont use reddit that much anymore. Actually, I dont even use social networks a lot lmao
On my desktop I use old.reddit.com with RES, and on my phone I make extensive use of Relay, which I absolutely adore. It's a pleasure to use.
I rarely use reddit directly. I mostly move around libreddit instances to view content and teddit to download videos.
Infinity for reddit if I really really really have to.
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I use Apollo exclusively because i hate the website and the official reddit app. If they really do price out 3rd-party developers and apps like Apollo vanish, then I'll be leaving reddit. That's why I'm here. I'm looking for a new home :(
Reddit is Fun was my go to. Still browse mostly on old.reddit, but that will likely get killed soon. Hopefully a great alternative like lemmy is what people pick as the big draw for me is the communities that popped up for everything, from broad strokes like r/anime, to focused subs like r/onepunchman
I'd say 85% Apollo, 15% web using the old interface.
Been using Relay for quite some time. I had paid a few bucks for the ad free version years ago.
Don't really use Reddit on PC, so the third party app shutdown is likely moving me off Reddit
75% Sync, 25% old.reddit
Old Reddit on web, bacon reader on mobile. I'd say browsing is 80%/20%, and posting is 100%/0%.
Old.reddit on desktop is what I used the most by far. At night I used Boost on mobile.
Apollo app at work and old.reddit with RES at home. My Reddit account is 10 years old. I saw the changes with the algorithm where news didn't make it to the front page of r/all unless sit was huge. I quit posting comments because by the time I'd make it to a post there would already be thousands. Not much community feel left so I think this API change was for the best.
Currently i have a pretty even split between web (old reddit+RES) and mobile (Relay), which looking at the recent API anouncements is going to change next month.
RiF on Android. As far as I'm concerned that's the only way to browse Reddit
I've only used Reddit through the old web UI for the past two years. Had relay for reddit on my phone before I decided to cut ties with how much of a time sink it had become for me to constantly open the app.
old.reddit, through Firefox on both desktop and mobile for the same reasons as the OP, the adblocker. Sadly, old.reddit is painful to use on smartphones. Sometimes I just annoy myself off the site.
There was a time I used Reddit is Fun (RIF) but then I realized it was keeping me in reddit for way too long, so I uninstalled it.
Speaking of apps are there any good ones for lemmy on ios? I saw Remmel mentioned but could not for the life of me find it on the US App Store?
You can potentially just use the web app. I know this isn't for everyone, but if you go to Lemmy in the Safari browser app, you can hit the 'share' button. There's an option there to add it to your desktop. At that point, it's kind of like a bookmark that goes on your iOS 'desktop'. It will behave a bit like an app at that point.
Like I said, not perfect, but not as bad as you might think. Just sharing for you and anyone else who may not be aware that this is an option.
you can try this one maybe, it's still new: https://feddit.de/post/699925
Great thanks! I'll have to check it out.
That's because the app isn't available yet. Not sure why its being advertised on Lemmy's main site. The developer has made it available only through github
I use Reddit solely via the Apollo app, as the website and official app suck terribly. The fat that Reddit is trying to kill off 3rd-party apps is part of the reason I’m here— if they do, I’m leaving Reddit, as i refuse to use the website or their official app.
Little bit of both. I used to use Apollo on mobile, but I was one of the unfortunate early users who got screwed over with constant ads later in that apps life which annoyed me SO MUCH OMG so I moved to reddplanet. And I love it! Cannot stand and will never ever again use anything by the Apollo dev. Extremely immoral. But I guess hey what do you expect. Shady devs be shady devs.
I mostly use Reddit on phone, with Sync , sometime i check it on web, for some stuff, but 95% of my time is Reddit on phone
old reddit on desktop and Apollo on mobile.
I really dislike the trend towards "dynamic" UI (not sure if that's the correct term, but basically New Reddit style vs Old Reddit). Everything using javascript and animations to load looks snazzy, but it just means that everything takes just a little bit longer to load, and that little bit adds up to a lot over time. I just want something simple where I click a link and it just loads, with a decent density where I can see a reasonable amount of information at once without having to click to expand every 2 posts. I'm on a desktop and not a phone for a reason!
Anyone else like Stealth from F-Droid? I like RIF for moderating, but to scroll through Stealth won me over with no account needed.
Am mostly using sync. No ads because I bought it a looong time ago