rif is fun for Reddit

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About this app

"rif is fun"—aka "RIF" and formerly "reddit is fun"—gives you a fast and intuitive interface to reddit.com.

Want early access to new features? Use this beta opt-in link: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.andrewshu.android.reddit

Now includes TABLET support and WIDGET! And Moderator features!

Cross-device HISTORY SYNC via synccit.com!
Set it up in Menu->Settings->Synccit

Permissions:
• INTERNET - The Internet
• BOOT - to restore mail notifications on device boot
• EXTERNAL STORAGE - thumbnail caching
• ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE - detect connection speed for OPTIONAL ads
• ACCOUNTS permissions - add reddit accounts to system Account Manager
• VIBRATE - for mail notifications
• NFC - share current page via NFC
• READ_SYNC_SETTINGS, WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS - sync web preferences with reddit.com
• BILLING - purchase Reddit Gold, and premium custom themes (but currently all themes are free)
• WAKE_LOCK - for various background processing (e.g., mail check, widget) supporting Android 8.0

Ratings and reviews

After all this time it's still really unintuitive. Flow could be made a lot better. Doesn't make me want to use the app when it requires 3 times the amount of clicks it should. Doesn't let you back out of a message if you're discarding it, got stuck in an endless loop until you have to close the app. I think I'm going to look for a different solution ...

IMO, the best way to browse Reddit on mobile. It has ads, but they're unobtrusive in line with normal content, and you don't even notice them. The comment drafting feature is fantastic for saving something to post later when you can finish it. I took off a star because there are some very long standing bugs that seem to have never been patched, like images not displaying unless you open a menu or something else. Annoying to say the least. Other than that, I wouldn't use anything else.

Feature and usability wise this is the best Reddit app, but the last month or 2 I've been having tons of issues with posts/images/videos taking forever to load. Also, quite often when I open a post w/comment section the comments won't load until I refresh. Definitely not my internet as it happens on my gigabit connection, and I don't have any issues with any other apps. I just dealt with it for awhile, but it's been happening for a long time now and I think I'm going to end up switching apps.

What's new

5.6.10 (Jan 22, 2023):
• Share subreddit link via sidebar and drawer
• Clearer "cards for images" notice
• Fix image uploads on slow connections

5.6.8 (Dec 31):
• Fix dual pane, ad bugs

5.6.5 (Dec 8):
• Dark mode websites on Android 13
• Notifications improvements and fixes

5.5.13 (Oct 8):
• New setting: Appearance > Cards media indicators

5.5.2 (Aug 24, 2022):
• Submit text on link and image posts
• Android 13 themed app icon

4.14.0 (Jan, 2020):
• Renamed app to "rif is fun for Reddit"