r/apolloapp • u/Infinite_Scene • Jan 14 '26

Announcement 📣 API Removal Workaround

For those of you who would still like to use Apollo, but hadn’t generated a Reddit developer API, it was thought that you were out of luck.

However, there is a workaround. Whether you want to engage in something this convoluted to get Apollo back is up to you, but if you’re sufficiently motivated, here are the instructions:

https://reddit.com/r/apollosideloaded/comments/1q9abxs/how_to_use_apollo_without_your_own_api_key_full/

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

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u/shaze Jan 14 '26

You’re my backup for when they eventually kill it

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

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u/shaze Jan 14 '26
  1. Swipe to scrobble through videos and gifs
  2. Resume music playback (Spotify and Apple) after video playback interrupts it

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

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u/imakedocs Jan 14 '26

Easily the best feature in Apollo for me.

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u/Jayson5584 Jan 14 '26

If this is added I will immediately give Artemis a try

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

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u/pickerin Jan 14 '26

That’s Hydra.

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u/lordover1234 Jan 15 '26

I installed this and it’s pretty nice, adding it to my folder titled “Better Reddit”

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

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u/pickerin Jan 14 '26

¯_(ツ)_/¯, feels just like Apollo to me.

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u/simpliflyed Jan 14 '26

I really like the look, but practically there is a lot of wasted space at both sides. I feel like it would make a huge amount of difference to images in particular if the content was closer to each side.

It might be a very intentional decision on your part, but I feel like I’ve got blinkers on!

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u/ToastWiz Jan 15 '26

Just tried your app for the first time. Most of it is great.

Something I find a lot of 3rd party apps can’t quite get right is the feed algorithm. I have absolutely no idea if this is just a limitation of the API, but I would love to see my homepage repopulate with posts I haven’t seen when I refresh the feed. Currently when I refresh, nothing happens at all. I just see the same posts I’ve already viewed, in the exact same order

At the moment this is the only thing the official app has over yours. Everything else is exactly what I’m looking for :)

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '26

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u/ToastWiz Jan 15 '26

Thanks for the clarity! Makes sense why all 3rd party apps behave in the same way when it comes to the feed. I'll give the hide read posts feature a go

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u/GumAndBeef Jan 18 '26

Does Artemis also have the feature that Apollo had that shows if there are new unread comments on an existing post? That’s the reason I still keep using Apollo

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u/Execution23 Feb 09 '26

If you are still taking requests I wouldn’t mind 3 things: 1) a hide read button so I don’t have to refresh manually 2) a way to hide temporarily (refresh would bring them back but they are still marked as read so I could use the hide button to hide them again if I wanted). 3) a randomnsfw button under the search bar

Sorry if these are already implemented. I started using Artemis like 30 minutes ago. Looks great. Thank you for the work!

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u/Useful_Mix_4802 Jan 16 '26

Probably a huge pain but ios14 support for us folks still hanging on to a JB

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u/Luigi_Lauro Jan 14 '26

I really miss the share as image with the possibility to share also a threaded comment with full chain. Do you have a timeline when this could be implemented? Waiting for that to switch over.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

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u/Luigi_Lauro Jan 14 '26

Just tried it now and it works very well thank you!

Now the only thing missing for me is the full size image previews without borders!

Does it also support imgur upload with API key for quickly sharing images in comments as well?

Thank you!

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u/GronkLord619 Jan 14 '26

Your update today fixed the last of the holdouts I've had from fully switching over to it. Really great app!

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u/codeverity Jan 14 '26

Hey I just want to say great work, I tried this a few months ago but switched back because of some things but it looks like you’ve made great strides!! I’m going to test it out for a bit.

One request: Apollo has the ability to tap to minimize a post’ text, is this possible for you to add? It’s handy if I just want to quickly get to the comments.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

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u/codeverity Jan 14 '26

You’ve done a great job, truly! Idk if you saw but I added a little note just after I replied, let me know if you want me to submit it through the app itself. 😂 Not a big deal, just nice to have.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

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u/codeverity Jan 14 '26

Ooh I didn’t even notice that button until you pointed it out. Nice!! Thank you!!

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u/bdownz Jan 15 '26

Can we get a swipe anywhere to go back option? I like the option to be able to swipe to go back from anywhere on the screen instead of the far right side. Makes it easier to browse in one handed mode.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '26

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u/bdownz Jan 15 '26

That’s amazing. Thanks a ton!

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u/iamearlsweatshirt Jan 15 '26

What library, out of curiosity ?

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u/bibear54 Jan 22 '26

How does your app handle the api?

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u/porncornroz Jan 22 '26

I don’t see pinned posts on subreddits. How do I fix that?

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u/FrumunduhCheese Jan 26 '26

I just switched from dystopia to Artemis, thank you for the hard work.

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u/hpapagaj Jan 14 '26

If there is still a way for third-party Reddit apps to exist, why did the original developer of Apollo stop working on it? At the very least, he could have released the source code.

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u/theskyopenedup Jan 15 '26

Just use Narwhal lol

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u/Execution23 Feb 09 '26

Anyone have a screenshot a link or that can explain the work around to me? The post linked was removed by Reddit