BaconReader was my first Reddit app on Android all the way before there was even an official app. I remember one time the developer sent me some BaconReader stickers in the mail.

Just logged into my new Lemmy, after also being in the sweet sweet frying pan of 🥓 To see this as basically the first post on my new news feed does feel good to be honest. I hope the migration goes well for us all!

I feel sad seeing all of these goodbye posts from these developers that have put so much work into these apps only to have Reddit just spit in their face and not even be willing to negotiate any type of agreement

RIP baconreader, I never understood your name but used you every day.

I tried almost all of the Reddit apps over the years but ended up with BR as I found it was the most polished. Thank you to the devs who put so much effort in, sorry to see it go.

In terms of sheer hours of use, buying the ad-free version of the app 10 or 11 years ago now was probably the best value purchase I've ever made. RIP BaconReader, it's been a wonderful journey. :(

So many Reddit apps I've never even tried, and yet I feel sad seeing these kinds of posts.

I feel bad for these devs. I’m sure they’ll be fine but some of them have been maintaining their apps for a decade plus. You get attached to your code after that long.

Shit man, BaconReader was the first Reddit app I downloaded. I eventually settled on RiF but this is just sad.

Fuck spez.

Others used RIF and Apollo, but I was firmly Team BaconReader from the moment I downloaded it a decade ago. I had deleted the application off my phone a few weeks back to help curb the habit, but seeing this now really hammered the nail into the coffin. At least it now has its own send off of sorts with one last update to the Play Store.

On the off chance that they see this, thank you BaconReader devs for 12 years of service!!

GOT IT :(

It was great app. Many miles were scrolled...

I'm normally very paranoid about any"this is too much value for what they're charging" (read free apps" as I know I'm the product, and I don't like being the product, but bacon reader, however much money they made off of me, was worth every one of the 200 cents and however much$they made from my data.

Fuck Steve Huffman aka spez the jailbait moderator.

Just deleted my reddit account and uninstalled bacon reader. I used it since beta and was on reddit since digg. The end of an era! AGL it's sad to say goodbye but on the other hand, HELLO FEDIVERSE HOW YALL DOING!! SO GREAT TO BE HERE WITH YOU!!

Ugh seeing this message last time I opened the app made me so sad. Baconreader was the major way I used reddit for the past what, decade maybe? The devs really knocked it out the park, it was so full-featured and just such a wonderful user experience. I've been hoping they would make a baconreader for Lemmy but I don't think that'll happen. I'm using Jerboa and - no offense to the Jerboa devs because I know this is still an early product! - but it's like downgrading from broadband to the Pony Express.

I'll miss reddit but I have lemmy now. I actually think I'll miss baconreader more!

"Got it :(" :(

fuck u/spez

BR was the only way I've used reddit for the past 11 years. Sucks that it ended.

10 years... Thanks for everything. I'm sad it's over, but taking time away from reddit has been a good thing for me. There is less noise here.

Good times, I'm gonna miss them.

BaconReader was one of the first Android apps I paid money for, IIRC. It was that good of an experience on mobile way back when.

GOT IT :(

@AlataOrange Bacon reader was my first 3rd party apps for Reddit and really what made Reddit great for me in the first place. Thank you and the team for doing work that brought me to Reddit!

I used BaconReader on Android before I used Apollo on iPhone. It was a great app at the time I used it. Yet another app succumbing to corporate greed. Sadge.

Nearer my god to thee starts playing....

Time to actually uninstall. It's been real. ☮️

Boost was my app of choice. As with others in the community, I launched the rocket (donated money) to say goodbye. It's honestly weird and bittersweet, I really like Lemmy but I'm going to miss Boost for Reddit. Fuck u/spez.

Still using it for today as I want to use it till it's last moment but tomorrow will be sad

Bacon reader forever