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Wait, I just realized after 15 minutes browsing this website that I'm not using VPN. Reddit is blocked in my country, so Teddit will be the replacement for me.

by henlo 6y ago

Wait, I just realized after 15 minutes browsing this website that I'm not using VPN. Reddit is blocked in my country, so Teddit will be the replacement for me. I like browsing Reddit without an account, just to read something. But I don't want to install their super big mobile app (1GB+), and I hate their lagging and weird website on mobile.

lethologica 6y ago
Whoa, their app is 1GB+? Why on Earth is it so large? After all of their horrible, annoying, devious and deceitful ways that they've tried to get me to install the app when trying to browse their mobile site I will never ever install that app and this is just another good reason not to.
- edjrage 6y ago
  ... What? I've never downloaded it myself (for the same reasons as you), but that doesn't sound true. Play Store says it's 39MB. But maybe OP has that much in media in the app's cache or something.
  - henlo 6y ago
    It's not app's cache I believe, but rather app's data. I think they're different? It's indeed 39MB on Play Store, but after I installed it and used it for a month, it's using 1GB+ storage on my phone (after I deleted app's cache).
    - edjrage 6y ago
      Yeah, so that's pretty bad.
    - ornornor 6y ago
      Ha, I hate it when apps do that. One of the main reason I got rid of Spotify and my Spotify paid subscription was because their android app gobbled all the free space it could find on a device by filling it with caches music. “Of course Spotify, I pay extra for more storage on me device so you can use it to cache songs and save a few cents on bandwidth, you’re very welcome.”
      - schmorptron 6y ago
        Funny, that's pretty much the only reason I pay for spotify. Having music offline is really handy when you're out and not near wi-fi.
        ornornor 6y ago
        I’m not talking about being able to download an album actively. I’m talking about Spotify using up all my devices storage to store their own cache, songs I listened to but didn’t select to be downloaded for offline listening.
        schmorptron 6y ago
        Ah, fair. Though to a certain degree I still think that's helpful when I recently listened to something but forgot to download it. I agree though that that shouldn't take up all of your storage and should definitely be toggleable.
- wingerlang 6y ago
  Apollo is 70mb to install, Reddit is 104mb. He’s comparing the downloaded data to the app itself. Unless Apollo clears the downloaded data instantly it’s an unfair comparison I think.
avhon1 6y ago
Sure enough, the little information popup (activated via the "i" in the top-right) has this information: > All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Reddit > Prevents Reddit from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint
dhritzkiv 6y ago
Not sure if you're on iOS, but Apollo is a very well built third-party Reddit client. It's about 70MB to install, and lets you clear the data cache if you're concerned about storage. You can also browse without an account.
- ComputerGuru 6y ago
  I wish I could get Safari reddit links to open in Apollo without having to copy the URL. First it's "continue in browser" to dismiss the overlay that shows up each time trying to get me to use the app, then it's "read the rest of the discussion" to go from amp trash to the actual reddit site, and now they only load like 4 comments at a time and you need to click a link to load another page each time you want to see the children to a comment. Apollo is a breath of fresh air, but iOS rules for having a website link open in an app are extremely convoluted and require explicit hard-code dapproval from both the domain owner and app author, meaning even if you man-in-the-middle reddit.com on your intranet to provide the required headers/metafiles, you would need Apollo's author to also add reddit.com to the list of URLs the app is capable of intercepting. Yuck.
  - codetheweb 6y ago
    Opener works pretty well for this: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/opener-open-links-in-apps/id989565871 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/opener-open-links-in-apps/id98...
    - firloop 6y ago
      Ditto, use opener for exactly this.
    - ComputerGuru 6y ago
      Apollo already has a share target that opens Reddit links in Apollo (and can also detect copied Reddit links when you launch Apollo). I just purchased Opener because I want it to automatically launch Apollo when I click a Reddit (AMP) link in Google, but it can’t do that.
  - 6y ago
troquerre 6y ago
What country blocks Reddit?
takeda 6y ago
Probably it won't help to get around VPN, but for mobile I prefer reddit is fun app. Simple and usable without any crap.
flatfilefan 6y ago
Check Alien Blue on the iOS
- wingerlang 6y ago
  Alien blue is discontinued since several years by now. Reddit bought it and the developer made the official Reddit app now instead.
NotPractical 6y ago
If you're on Android, I can recommend Relay for Reddit. I've been using it for at least 6 years now. Super clean interface that implements Android's material design language well. My phone reports it takes ~48 MB. I only wish it also supported Hacker News!
sbmthakur 6y ago
Try i.reddit.com You can fallback to old.reddit.com for subs for which don't load with it.
NosyHammock 6y ago
>Wait, I just realized after 15 minutes browsing this website that I'm not using VPN. Reddit is blocked in my country, so Teddit will be the replacement for me. I love to heart that! Awesome.
dfreire 6y ago
1GB how? I see 112MB in the App Store...

by henlo 6y ago

lethologica 6y ago

Whoa, their app is 1GB+? Why on Earth is it so large? After all of their horrible, annoying, devious and deceitful ways that they've tried to get me to install the app when trying to browse their mobile site I will never ever install that app and this is just another good reason not to.

edjrage 6y ago
... What? I've never downloaded it myself (for the same reasons as you), but that doesn't sound true. Play Store says it's 39MB. But maybe OP has that much in media in the app's cache or something.
- henlo 6y ago
  It's not app's cache I believe, but rather app's data. I think they're different? It's indeed 39MB on Play Store, but after I installed it and used it for a month, it's using 1GB+ storage on my phone (after I deleted app's cache).
  - edjrage 6y ago
    Yeah, so that's pretty bad.
  - ornornor 6y ago
    Ha, I hate it when apps do that. One of the main reason I got rid of Spotify and my Spotify paid subscription was because their android app gobbled all the free space it could find on a device by filling it with caches music. “Of course Spotify, I pay extra for more storage on me device so you can use it to cache songs and save a few cents on bandwidth, you’re very welcome.”
    - schmorptron 6y ago
      Funny, that's pretty much the only reason I pay for spotify. Having music offline is really handy when you're out and not near wi-fi.
      - ornornor 6y ago
        I’m not talking about being able to download an album actively. I’m talking about Spotify using up all my devices storage to store their own cache, songs I listened to but didn’t select to be downloaded for offline listening.
        schmorptron 6y ago
        Ah, fair. Though to a certain degree I still think that's helpful when I recently listened to something but forgot to download it. I agree though that that shouldn't take up all of your storage and should definitely be toggleable.
wingerlang 6y ago
Apollo is 70mb to install, Reddit is 104mb. He’s comparing the downloaded data to the app itself. Unless Apollo clears the downloaded data instantly it’s an unfair comparison I think.

avhon1 6y ago

Sure enough, the little information popup (activated via the "i" in the top-right) has this information: > All requests go through the backend, client never talks to Reddit > Prevents Reddit from tracking your IP or JavaScript fingerprint

dhritzkiv 6y ago

Not sure if you're on iOS, but Apollo is a very well built third-party Reddit client. It's about 70MB to install, and lets you clear the data cache if you're concerned about storage. You can also browse without an account.

ComputerGuru 6y ago
I wish I could get Safari reddit links to open in Apollo without having to copy the URL. First it's "continue in browser" to dismiss the overlay that shows up each time trying to get me to use the app, then it's "read the rest of the discussion" to go from amp trash to the actual reddit site, and now they only load like 4 comments at a time and you need to click a link to load another page each time you want to see the children to a comment. Apollo is a breath of fresh air, but iOS rules for having a website link open in an app are extremely convoluted and require explicit hard-code dapproval from both the domain owner and app author, meaning even if you man-in-the-middle reddit.com on your intranet to provide the required headers/metafiles, you would need Apollo's author to also add reddit.com to the list of URLs the app is capable of intercepting. Yuck.
- codetheweb 6y ago
  Opener works pretty well for this: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/opener-open-links-in-apps/id989565871 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/opener-open-links-in-apps/id98...
  - firloop 6y ago
    Ditto, use opener for exactly this.
  - ComputerGuru 6y ago
    Apollo already has a share target that opens Reddit links in Apollo (and can also detect copied Reddit links when you launch Apollo). I just purchased Opener because I want it to automatically launch Apollo when I click a Reddit (AMP) link in Google, but it can’t do that.
- 6y ago

troquerre 6y ago

What country blocks Reddit?

takeda 6y ago

Probably it won't help to get around VPN, but for mobile I prefer reddit is fun app. Simple and usable without any crap.

flatfilefan 6y ago

Check Alien Blue on the iOS

wingerlang 6y ago
Alien blue is discontinued since several years by now. Reddit bought it and the developer made the official Reddit app now instead.

NotPractical 6y ago

If you're on Android, I can recommend Relay for Reddit. I've been using it for at least 6 years now. Super clean interface that implements Android's material design language well. My phone reports it takes ~48 MB. I only wish it also supported Hacker News!

sbmthakur 6y ago

Try i.reddit.com You can fallback to old.reddit.com for subs for which don't load with it.

NosyHammock 6y ago

>Wait, I just realized after 15 minutes browsing this website that I'm not using VPN. Reddit is blocked in my country, so Teddit will be the replacement for me. I love to heart that! Awesome.

dfreire 6y ago

1GB how? I see 112MB in the App Store...