Error: Forbidden - RiF not working

Damn, time to actually stop using reddit I guess. I wish I could say Lemmy scratches the itch, but there just aren't any of the communities I care about here. Just seems like there are a bunch of awful memes and copies of my least favorite subreddits.

I had better luck after I started searching for specific communities no matter which instance they were on, and blocking communities and bots.
- Also, change sorting options to Top Hour or Top 3 Hours. The sorting by Hot or Active just doesn't work very well yet.
There's definitely less content than on Reddit but I was able to find replacements for pretty much everything I was following, including niche stuff. And the less content is a plus too, gets me off my phone.
Be the change you want to see. Start a community!
- This attitude on here is really annoying. Starting a community is a big time commitment if you want it to be moderated and run effectively. A lot of us don't have the time to do that, no matter how much we want the platform to succeed.
Be the change ypu want to be! Create those communities! Add content to those communities! In some time those communities will grow!
Try checking out some other instances. Sh.itjust.works has some good stuff on it. I searched for Lemmy alternatives for reddit and found a few different instances that mostly scratch my itch.
New platforms struggle with the influx of loser communities who've been banned elsewhere.
That's what I'm seeing too. Mastadon is kind of cool, there are some cool things to see there but it's in the world of Twitter, Instagram etc where it's all about the self promoting, and not about building community really.
I just found out you can patch RIF using revanced manager so now I'm back haha. it feels like going back to an abusive ex but damn does it feel good

Reddit itself is also down right now. Are we sure that’s not the issue?

I was using RiF through Revanced and it logged me out and trying to log back in threw a User-Agent error. Reddit on web went down about 15 minutes later. It seems an unlikely error to be thrown because the site's going down (and I've never seen it using RiF legitimately).
Nah, it's back up, and RIF still doesn't work now.

Same. I guess it's time to pretty much cut out Reddit during the day.

Edit: thinking about it, probably most of the night too since I'm not on the computer all that much once work is over and if I am it's because I'm gaming or working on side projects.

Good night Reddit, it was good whole Huffman didn't fuck it up.

I was doing the same thing. I didn't realize how crappy Reddit had become until I was forced to look at Popular instead of my custom subreddits. Oh well, I was still using RIF to keep up on a couple of subreddits, but honestly, I've been making a lot better use of my free time, so maybe it's good for me for it to be gone for good

Popular is the future of Reddit.

They will put in effort to kill small communities.

I used RIF exclusively - just super simple. Any app out for Kbin/Lemmy that gives a similar experience?

Connect is pretty similar. Slightly different lay out but close enough to get the hang of in a couple of minutes
- Former RiFfer here. Although I'm playing with Sync at the moment as I type this, I've gravitated toward Connect quite a lot. It's not Rif but it feels familiar.
Sync for lemmy just launched. It is the same as sync for Reddit which was my favorite. Awesome dev
Liftoff has been working pretty well for me.
Sync for lemmy is pretty close in my opinion. The layout isn't exactly the same but the different modes (compact, list, tile, big tile) and font sizes/choices can make it nearly identical.

A few things like how up/down votes work is a bit different but not crazy and the interface is really smooth unlike jerboa.

For now it's my go-to.
IMO none of them are a great replacement. I'm trying Sync right now and am enjoying it. previously I used Voyager, which was really different but felt more polished than most other apps. I really hope we can get a Lemmy is fun someday.
I am trying out Summit and after choosing similar layout options to RiF it's identical. I'm pretty happy with it.
- Hadn't heard of this one before, but it looks good. Love that I can fit like 8 posts per page. I don't see a way to jump to previous, next, or parent in the comments, but maybe that will be added.
Connect is reasonably close.
Used Rif for years. Connect is the closest. I really hope they add tiles for tablets one day.
Am in the same boat and am giving Sync for Lemmy a try right now ... with this reply.
Voyager is scratching that itch for me. Its pretty apollo-like, which is close enough to RIF for me.
You're going to get spammed with Sync responses, but to actually answer your question:

The closest I've found to an RIF like experience is Liftoff.

Same here. I was even using it with my actual account using Revanced. Ah well, good run while it lasted.

Was expecting this a month ago. Guess its finally time to say bye to reddit. RIF was the only app that made reddit worthwhile on mobile. Sad to see it go.

It's back! Such a bitter sweet resolution

Pretty bummed about that, but at least Sync seems like a good app.

I've noticed reddit getting worse and worse content since the API changes. I've had to filter like 6 different "rate me" subs that kept appearing on my feed.

o7

o7

Reddit as a whole is down, so maybe small chance the forbidden thing was a result of that.

Maybe they DDOSed themselves again by banning all the apps.
The Reddit app itself is struggling for me

Damn I secretly hoped it would just continue like that, I mean on the go I could have lived without being able to sign in, since I had most of my favourite subs bookmarked...

I guess it's over.

Yep, the Revanced workaround just died for me. I wonder if making a new fake app to access the API with would work again? I'm sure deactivations would continue to happen periodically even then. Redreader is an accessibility app that still has permission and is of course better than the official app, so I'll move to that if I want to use Reddit on mobile now.

So are you using a patched app and supply your own API key? Could it be that Reddit tries to get rid of that kind of use of their API?
- Yes. It didn't just start working again on its own for me, but I got it working again: I updated revanced, uninstalled rif, added a description and URL in the app in Reddit settings (see below some people with user agent issues indicating that blank fields are a problem), re-patched the APK, installed the newly patched rif and I seem to be back in business.
  
  Edit: also yes, I think they'll keep trying to break this kind of workaround, so I'm not thinking of this as a long term thing.
I got an error message telling me that something was wrong with my user agent. Is that what you got, too?
- Yeah that's what I got
  
  Full message: whoa there, pardner! reddit's awesome and all, but you may have a bit of a problem.
  
  Make sure your User-Agent is not empty, is something unique and descriptive and try again. if you're supplying an alternate User-Agent string, try changing back to default as that can sometimes result in a block.
  
  You can read Reddit's Terms of Service here.
  
  if you think that we've incorrectly blocked you or you would like to discuss easier ways to get the data you want, please contact us at this email address.
  
  when contacting us, please include your ip address which is: and reddit account
- No, just said I'm logged out

It's working again.

And it's gone again.
- After using revanced to spoof the client and change the package name it's working again.

I like the Sync UI for now, but we need a LIF.

Could rebrand as LiFT: Lemmy is Fun Too!
- With its egalitarian nature, people could get a LiFE - because Lemmy is For Everyone.
- Liftoff is already an app. Really good too.
- I still think they should just go full aggression and call it RwF, with a dog logo.
Infinity seems closer for me. Only been using it for a minute though.

I thought it stopped July 1st? I stopped using RiF in mid June. I wanted the breakup to be on my terms lol.

It works with a Revanced patch.
- Do you know if this is a somewhat permanent solution? I'd like to stick it to spez for being a dickhole, but I don't think enough people actually cared to leave to make enough of an impact so if RIF will continue to work I would like to use it.

I just need to visit a couple subreddits. Sadly, there's no alternate communities outside of reddit.

This may sound like a cliche, but, time to create your own.
- They are here but no sign of life.
I still use old.reddit on my computer for some niche subreddits. My phone, I've cut Reddit out. One day, I'm sure they'll kill old.reddit
- Im certain they will too. I exclusively used RiF and old.reddit for around 10 years (i guess before it was old reddit). I had no idea there were avatars for the longest time. All its gonna take is one or two more features before they say we "cant engage with the fun of reddit enough" and they drop old reddit.

I thought RiF was axed and no longer working following the API changes.

I wouldn't know, I deleted and moved off Reddit entirely since June at this point.

The app still loaded content, but you could not log in to have your subs, vote, or comment.
- Unless you patch it with Revanced

Same. Guess the only way I'm redditing now is via old.reddit

I have a sinking feeling that the days of old.reddit are numbered as well

And so say we all. Been a while since the Great Deredditing but is there any other app we can use for Lemmy that is closest to rif? Using Jerboa right now but theres still a lot to be wanted.

Liftoff is a little better.
- Second liftoff. Tried sync today and saw the "sponsored content" blocks and went right back to liftoff.
I've been enjoying Connect. It's much simpler than the other apps I've tried.
- I've got Connect to look pretty similar to how I had RiF.
  
  Was going to give Sync a try but after reading the terms I don't agree to the tracking for Google analytics and Amazon whilst Connect doesn't collect any data.
I installed Connect a couple of days ago and I really like it. Plenty of customization available and you can block instances.
Lifeoff for sure
I've been jumping between Connect and Thunder. I like both to be closer to RiF than Jerboa, and I find Connect to be the best experience.
I've been spending sometime customizing sync for lemmy to get it close to rif. It's not rif but very close
Sync just released.

Reddit is back up and RIF still not working for me

Now RIF is working again for me

It seems reddit is actually down, as I can't even get it on a pc browser. I'm holding out hope that I can still rif anonymously, otherwise, I agree, it's bye bye morning/daytime reddit.

Broken for me. Was working last night but has started throwing up the error again now

Me too. Rip in pieces, Reddit. Good thing I have gotten used to Lemmy and good apps for it have been developed quickly (I use Connect).

I couldn't be bothered to get used to RedReader as it's little bit different from RiF which was one of the best (if not the best) Android apps in regards to UI/UX. I do have the RedReader installed though in case I have to open a reddit url or look up something but I'm not interested in using it for longer periods. So I guess the lurking stops here.

The ship is sinking slowly so getting off of Reddit has been a gradual process.

I'm hoping talklittle (rif dev) either switches gears and does rif for lemmy or maybe releases the source code so the community can do so. I'd happily help them port it.

It broke for me today too but I downloaded latest revanced manager and applied the oauth patch again and it's working fine now logged in as normal, pretty easy fix really.

What does a revanced manager do?
Just did the same. Working again for me now!

5 star overall rating in Google play, well deserved. I can't check the free ver cause it's hidden from store. I hope dev would try making Lemmy is fun as well some day :D

Update: if anyone's wondering, free ver sits at 4.8, i found it cause i had left a review on it

Well that explains it. I was wondering why it was still working after officially ending support. RIP. Now I have to full commit to Lemmy

Damn it, too soon.🫡

Aw damn :(

I was wondering why it was still working at all. Got another month out of it, I guess.

Edit: looks like it's working again ¯\(°_o)/¯

Edit 2: aaaand it's down again

That sealed the deal for me to use sync for lemmy and migrate over

Geddit still works, it's an open-source read-only Reddit client that doesn't use the official API and uses RSS feeds I believe. It's really great for following the news and reading some wikis, though scrolling is painful right now.

lol same. RIP. doubt I'll use this but I'm perma'd on reddit anyway (don't speak ill of poachers on reddit, banworthy)

Poachers?

I was also permabanned because Reddit likes Nazis more than me.

According to some people in the Revanced discord they know of a solution to this and will give it a go. So there's that I guess.

Where could I find that workaround?
Modifying the APK with their own API key?
Is that YouTube revanced?

Press “F” to pay respects

f in the chat

I was able to spoof the client ID and get it working again.

Update revanced, it works now

o7

Just noticed this, as I was still using it to view news, worldnews, ukraine, and a few other subs I consider essential. I guess I'm using old.reddit with RES until that breaks.

Did they finally kill the app or is it just because the gerbil running reddit's servers died again?

Yep this just started this morning for me. Since July 1st, RiF has been working for me as long as I was not logged in (no ReVanced Manager needed), but no more.

Wellllp.. it was nice while it lasted.

its more likely its because reddit is down right now. their server have issues. here in germany i can't even access them on desktop.

Same for Slide for Reddit. Oh well.

Will RIF be free written for lemmy?

I don't think there will be a rif for lemmy. If i recall correctly the dev has moved on to something else
- Yup, they just wrote an app for Tildes.

F

Infinity for Lemmy working great for me.

I uninstalled RiF yesterday. If I need reddit, I'll browse old.reddit in Firefox with UBlockOrigin on DEFCON 1 to block all the cookie/app nags.