I wanted to inform you that Boost will stop working after July 1st. As you know, Reddit has decided to make certain changes to its data API Terms:

• Reddit will start charging third-party apps high fees for using the API to access content generated by users.

• Sexually explicit content will not be available for third party apps.

• They are not allowing ads in third-party apps.

The new price of the API is usage based ($0.24 per 1000 API requests) that means there is no limit in how much it can cost to developers: Every action on the app is a separate API request (voting, saving, loading feeds, comments...) with Boost's current user-base, I would have to pay Reddit thousands of dollars per day in fees.

That price and the prohibition of ads makes it impossible to mantain free users. They want Boost and other third-party apps to move to a subscription model, where our users will have to pay a monthly subscription to use our apps to access reddit and get user generated content which is available for free on the website. In addition, the experience would be incomplete since the API will not return NSFW content anymore.

Despite having been in conversations with Reddit for more than 2 months, they have not been flexible with any of the points above. After much thought I have decided not to accept its conditions and I do so in defense of the users of our applications, and in solidarity with other developers and communities that have expressed their discomfort.

Other third-party apps have taken the same path:

• RIF will shut down on June 30, 2023, in response to Reddit's API changes

• Apollo will close down on June 30th. Reddit’s recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue

• BaconReader: November 11, 2011 - June 30, 2023

• Sync will shut down on June 30, 2023

The Verge has lots of articles about this issue

Thank you all so much for these 7+ years of using and supporting Boost, a personal project that I have enjoyed so much. Thank you for the kind messages and all users making donations or launching the rocket. You are truly the best.

Edit: I am releasing Boost for Lemmy, you can pre-register to get notified when it is available. In the meantime you can create an account and join https://lemmy.world/c/boostforlemmy

Rubén

I just wanted to say thanks for this wonderful app. I've had boost for 7 years and been on reddit for well over a decade

It's been a good run, and I appreciate the reddit community and u/rmayayo.

When the reddit shut down happens I'm uninstaling boost and deleting both of my accounts permanently.

Still the only app I ever paid for 👍

Edit: After that train wreck of an AMA I'm out guys scrubbing this account today

Thank you to the boost and revanced teams for making this work. Now I can be happy using reddit again

Hi...

Workaround: Login again with your account (don't log-out, just re-add your account with username and password).

A new version (1.12.2) with a fix has been uploaded to Play Store.

Cause: Follow-up: OAuth2 API Changes regarding Refresh Tokens

tldr: Reddit removed an optional field in the authentication flow for a short period of time and it caused Boost to crash. In the new version, you'll probably have to reauthenticate with your account (no need to log-out, just log-in again) to get a new refresh token. Sorry for the inconveniences.

3.30 am here, I'm going to bed.

Thanks for reporting

These are some sad times. 3rd party apps will be missed.

Just wondering if anyone else has this problem, started like an hour ago. Hope there's an easy fix to this, already checked redditstatus.com and everything is fine according to them apparently.

Galaxy Note 10 and Android 11.

Hi Boost gang!

Boost for reddit 1.12.0-beta is live. This is the changelog:

• Create posts with multiple images: When submitting an image post, select multiple images from your gallery to create a gallery album. To change order of images before submitting, long press the image preview and move it left/right into the desired position. Tap on a image to add a caption.

• Reddit polls are now visible in posts. Due to API restrictions, voting must be done in the browser: Tap the poll to open on reddit site and make sure that you are logged in with the same account. Sample poll

• Private messages are now shown as conversations: Tap on a private message to view the full thread as a chat conversation. Threads that include replies will show an indicator with the total number of messages. Private message permalinks are supported now.

• Support for Post Drafts saved on Reddit: Your post drafts in the app will be synced with Reddit so you can continue editing on the site and viceversa. To view them go to Settings-General-Post Drafts or enable the lateral menu option in Settings-General-Lateral menu.

• New widget to show posts on your Home screen: Select any feed (home, popular, custom feeds, community...) and the widget will fetch one post and show its image, subreddit and title (last two are optional). NSFW check is also included to avoid showing undesired images on your Home screen. Widget refresh interval is configurable for all widgets independently.

• Option to collapse AutoModerator comments when they are at the top of the comments list

• Option to upvote on save: Saving a post or comment will upvote them automatically (unless it was already downvoted)

• Videos autoplay when visiting user profiles in all tabs (Overview, Posts, Saved...)

• Show new Reddit Snoovatars in profiles. If the user does not have a Snoovatar, profile picture will be shown as before.

• Show "Active in these communities" in Profile-About tab. This info depends on the user privacy settings (Settings-Advanced-Reddit preferences)

• Show community descriptions in headers: When visiting a community or custom feed, a short description will be shown in the toolbar to better understand what is the feed about.

• Option to disable online status indicator (Settings-Advanced-Reddit preferences) Reddit announcement

• Option to reverse image search in post images: Long press the post image and select "Search image" to perform reverse image search in Google images (it will open the browser)

• Option to show Trending Today in search screen (Settings-Advanced-Search)

• Option "Start videos muted" will be respected for every video, in feed or full screen.

• Filter inbox tab by post replies, comment replies or mentions

• Back button closes any open lateral panel (Menu/Sidebar) before closing the current screen.

• Create post options are shown in a bottom sheet

• Create posts screen included the subreddit icon

• Create posts screen allows posting to your profile

• Show "Galleries/videos not allowed" warning message before posting to a community

• When using Images view, the comment count is shown in context menu

• Option to hide "Open in external app" button in posts

• Share post included in comments screen overflow menu

• Share profile included in user profiles overflow menu

• Replaced "Search subreddits" option with a "Show more" button

• Feed widget has round thumbnails

• Improved speed at start and user switching

• Removed i.redd.it domain from image posts

• Profile Hidden tab moved to the right

• Dark theme default accent color changed to Blue

• Delete/Discard actions in dialogs in color red

• Fix widgets reloading indefinitely

• Fix gfycat links that include hyphens

• Fix "Show random NSFW" in search screen not working

• Fix error 500 when filtering saved posts by category

• Many bug fixes and small improvements

Updated Libraries:

• OkHttp 3.12.11 -> 3.14.9

• Exoplayer 2.11.0 -> 2.13.2

• Glide 4.11.0 -> 4.12.0

• Work 2.4.0 -> 2.5.0

• Billing 3.0.1 -> 3.0.3

• Material 1.2.1 -> 1.3.0

• Browser 1.2.0 -> 1.3.0

• Gson 2.8.5 -> 2.8.6

• Room 2.2.5 -> 2.2.6

If you like it, rate ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in Google Play. It helps a lot! Link to Google Play

Thank you all for supporting Boost after so many years, I hope you like the update, I've put a lot of work into this even though I've been through tough times lately. Take care of yourself and your loved ones!

Rubén