Yes, I just received the one email no developer wants to have appear in their inbox. Now for Reddit has been suspended from Google Play.

The app has been suspended for violating the 'sexually explicit content' policy.

I know other reddit apps have been suspended before due to the same reason so I'm hopeful the situation can be resolved and the app reinstated.

It goes without saying that no sexually explicit content is displayed in the app by default and I have filters in place to block all NSFW content.

I'll update you when I know more.

In the meantime you can download Now for Reddit by clicking here.

Firstly, apologies for the delay in sharing this post with you. I realize it's not ideal to wait until the eleventh hour to confirm or deny whether Now for Reddit is continuing.

What I can confirm is Now for Reddit will not shutdown on July 1st.

However, changes are happening:

• Reddit will begin charging for use of its API.

• In-app advertising will be against their terms of service so will be removed.

To continue offering Now for Reddit, I will issue an update which will introduce subscriptions to cover the cost of accessing the API.

The timeline for releasing the update which removes free use of the app isn't confirmed yet but I will share this information with you when I can.

I hope this news is welcome. I realize others will not be open to using a subscription model and will choose to move onto other platforms/apps. If this is the case I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for supporting Now for Reddit over the last ten years - it has been a pleasure :)

EDIT - Nara for Reddit will also continue to work beyond July 1st.

Hey All

This is an important post - it will directly influence the future of Now for Reddit.

As I'm sure you're aware, Reddit are making changes to their API and on July 1st will begin charging for access. This means the cost of running Now for Reddit will far outweigh the amount of money the app currently generates.

As part of the change Reddit has also informed developers that they cannot monetize using adverts so if the app wants to pay the bill for API usage it'll have to come from monthly subscriptions paid for by you, the end user.

July 1st is only several weeks away and there is a lot of development that needs to be done to switch to a subscription model. So before I begin I would like to get an idea of how many of you would be willing to pay a monthly subscription.

Poll

Poll - Would you pay a monthly subscription to continue using Now for Reddit

The outcome of the poll will be the main influencer when I decide whether to continue offering the app or taking it offline on July 1st, so please answer the poll truthfully.

One point to note - Reddit will be banning third party apps from accessing NSFW content. So if you pay to use Now for Reddit please be aware a large portion of Reddit content will not be accessible to you.

In reality, there are a plethora of other issues which I'm faced with - the main being little to no communication with Reddit and no concrete details regarding how the new paid API will work! Needless to say keeping Now for Reddit alive looks difficult and the feeling I am getting from Reddit is hostile but if there's a genuine demand for keeping Now for Reddit alive, I'll fight the fight.

-miloco

P.S. Thanks for all the lovely messages and comments I have received from you all - it means a lot to know my app has positively been a part of your lives for the last 10 years or so.

For those of you who followed along with the AMA held by /u/spez today, you may have read that until now I have had no contact with Reddit (despite multiple attempts at starting a conversation with them).

This has made it very difficult obtain details regarding the paid API and I've therefore been unable to determine whether the app will continue or (like a lot of others) be shut down.

I can confirm Reddit has now been in contact and I will begin a dialogue with them. As soon as I know whether it's financially viable to continue I'll let you know.

Again, thank you very much for all your kind comments and concerned messages enquiring about the future of the app - it really has helped during these stressful times!

Thanks :)

U/Miloco,

Thanks for the work you've put in over the last 10 years to make what I consider the most functional and intuitive Reddit app out there by a long shot.

Regardless of whatever this website does. You can be proud of the work you did and take pride that over half a million people downloaded your app.

Best of luck to you

Edit: clicking some ad banners while I still can.

Given the news in the Apollo app Reddit about API costs, I'm curious if there is a way forward that is being considered for this app.

Thanks for many years of API calls in a great app.

Hey All

I'll submit a post to r/Android shortly explaining why this happened and how I've hopefully prevented this from happening again. But happily I can confirm Now for Reddit is back in Google Play.

You should get a new version (5.0.7) once it goes live, here are the changes you can expect:

• The NSFW filters in the settings have been modified so that you need to be logged in to disable the filter.

This should ensure the app stays the right side of Googles laws in the future. Hopefully ;)

Cheers

As described. Gfycat just comes with error could not load. Any fixes?

Paid for it once like 6 years ago and it makes reddit so much better. Keep up the good work!

One of the few apps I've bought the premium version of, this is my mobile Reddit experience. Thanks for everything, best of luck for the future.

PS if you're shuttering, can you change the Android/iPhone icons to a dead Snoo?

Hey All

You may have noticed updates have been a little less frequent lately, this is because I've been completely rewriting the app to use the latest "stuff" made available by Google. Parts of the app are several years old and whilst the app still runs speedily I am taking the time to make it as cutting edge as possible.

As part of this is a rather large update to the interface. I'll be posting screenshots and maybe a few videos in the coming weeks to gather initial feedback but be prepared for a fairly significant visual change. I've tried to keep the overall 'design style' of 'Now for Reddit' to please long time users but I've made an effort to remove dark greys and replace them with lighter colors. (Dark theme users don't worry, I've spent a LONG time on this theme and it looks amazing - if I do say so myself).

Now, the reason for this post...

I'm currently deciding whether to redesign the main slide out menu and have been contemplating whether to remove it and instead use a Bottom Navigation View.

It would auto-hide when you scroll down so it wouldn't waste screen space and I think it could make navigating the app easier for those of us with large phones.

So would you like a switch from the slide out menu to the Bottom Navigation View?

Looking forward to hearing your views on this below!

Thanks

Chug Chug, Choo Choo boys and girls.

Hey all 👋

I have two pieces of news, I'll begin with the most important!

Firstly, I'm now the proud owner of a real human baby! Yes baby snoo arrived safely and is now taking up 99.9% of my free time (and I'm perfectly happy with that!).

Secondly, during a recent call with Reddit I became aware that there will be no "free trial period" for users who download a third-party app and wish to test it before subscribing. When logged out, a user would only get 10 requests a minute, which is not really enough and if I wanted to offer a trial period it would need to be out of my own pocket.

This somewhat changes things. I cannot expect the majority of users who have been using Now for Reddit for 10 years (and have never heard of Nara for Reddit) to simply subscribe to a brand new app. So for this reason I have decided to continue offering Now for Reddit.

My plan is this:

1. Offer Now for Reddit with a subscription (in 2-3 weeks).

2. The app will remain unchanged and if you subscribe you can continue using it as if nothing changed (you will need to login again as I'll be changing the API key).

3. Going forward I will be issuing monthly updates. My aim is that development can be more community driven whereby I'll work on new features which are suggested by users within /r/redditnow each month. The most upvoted suggestions will be what I work on next.

I will also offer Nara, so you get the choice of which app to use.

Now for Reddit Update

I have released a small update to Now for Reddit today. It'll go out to testers first and then everyone else tomorrow. It includes several API optimizations and anonymous analytics to help me better understand the cost of running the app.

Subscription Price

I am hoping to keep the cost as low as possible. At this point it looks like a monthly cost of $3-$4 may be likely. This won't cover the cost of "super users" who use the app all day but, on average, it should allow me to pay the Reddit API bill. This is all subject to change though so when I have the final cost I'll let you all know.

As always, thanks for your support during this transition and I hope this is welcome news. I'm now off to change nappies and maybe write a line of code or two!

I've been using this app for years will it go the way of Apollo?

Anyone else notice seasonal complaints about the Reddit mobile app while Now For Reddit has been stable and amazing for years? <3

I just wanted to say you guys have the best mobile app for reddit. It's smooth and can do things many other apps just ignore.

Hey All

What would you like to see added or changed in the next release of Reddit Now?

I still have several items on my "to do" list and there's a few bugs listed on the Github issue tracker I want to resolve for the next update. However, apart from those I should have a decent amount of time to work on other things so I thought I'd start a discussion to allow people to suggest what gets added next.

So let's hear them!