Another sign Reddit was never interested in having third party apps at all. They want all mobile traffic through their own app.

Ah yes another prime example of them working with those who were willing to work with them. That's what they said, right?

Unfortunate but predictable. Reddit and u/spez have decided that third-party apps are going to die, and nothing is going to stop them. The "talks" they were offering to interested devs were always just a show, as this clearly demonstrates.

Seems like you can’t trust a guy who edits user comments behind the scenes and lies about being extorted.

How fucking shitty. It just proves that everything spez said about negotiating with developers in good faith was bullshit.

Fuck u/spez

That goes to show it was never about gettimg paid to use the AI, it was just to shut down all 3rd party apps. Even those who wnated to cooperate

My prediction: Reddit is moving toward a YouTube-esque format.

They are going to monetize by allowing creators to make money from their content. This is why they're getting rid of awards. Of course, they'll take a cut which is probably why they're going toward this model.

They have also been moving toward more detailed, identifiable profiles as well.

They're trying to make the new social media.

That's why I'm here. Fuck Reddit.

So sad. I'm here because of that. Hopefully this community grows fast.

I really hope he's able to migrate his app to Lemmy and continue to make a living. I would happily pay again.

I'm here because Joey went down too. I stayed as long as Joey worked but I won't use the reddit app. I hope they can pivot to creating something for Lemmy.

Man Reddit is really all in on the “any PR is good PR”.

Wow, RIP. One of the few apps I actually paid for 💔

Man, Joey was my favorite one for sure

Gutted about this... thought was just a technical issue yesterday then got the message today directing me to Lemmy so here I am. Reddit is an asshat.

RiF migrant here. Howdy, y'all! Pull up a chair.

Joey refugee here. I was registered via vlemmy but that died too so I've been ousted from two things I like this week.

Finally started using lemmy after Joeys API was cut off.

See, here's why you don't talk to Reddit about their paid API access. They'll just fuck you over regardless.

And this is why I came here today. Bye, Joey!

I tried all the reddit apps I got aware of and Joey was just miles ahead of the pack.

There have been so many customization settings, custom themes, well-impoemented navigation features like skipping posts/comments with the volume keys of the phone etc.

I'm currently using 8 apps for Lemmy and none of them seems even close (yes, I know these are mostly alpha releases).

I really hope the joey dev creates a Lemmy client.

I wonder if "upcomming apps" means Fediverse!

Joey was one of the best, free Reddit apps for Android. It's a shame they did him in anyway even though he tried to cooperate. Between just using a browser for Lemmy and using the official Reddit app (which is slow, laggy, and has ads), I'd stick to the browser.

it's sad Joey was a great app.

That's why I'm here now

Joey was my go to reddit app, and I'm really sad to read about the developer stressing out. They seemed pretty cool, so it sucks that reddit is doing this to them.

I'm here because Joey got shutdown. It was a great app!

Welcome to all the new users in this thread!

I've personally sent Joey developer the email suggesting Joey for Lemmy. 🫶

I don't wanna be mean to the guy who effectively just lost his job but like, come on bro. Reddit wasn't exactly hiding their negative intentions, outright lies, and lack of respect.