Works again after revanced patch.
https://github.com/wchill/revanced-patches
this post was submitted on 06 Mar 2025
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Did revanced manager change? I just downloaded the latest version on my new phone and I don't have the ability to patch an app not listed?
Cant really say anything about this. I have 1.23.3. It worked on this version for me. I dont know if its the latest one or one of the older versions
Apparently there are two ReVanced manager apps... I was looking for the one on youtubevanced.gg and not revnced.net...
.net? I only know about revanced.app from revanced subreddit
Replying to this for visibility. This worked for me. Took less then 5 minutes.
Thank you so much!
edit: huh... just realized your username...
Did you put the user agent data exactly like in the guide? Cuz i still get 403 with it
i changed the username section with my own username in both parts for the useragent. i just read the comments above where its not working for some...
might have to do a trial and error.
perchance did you create a new installed app instance instead of recyclying the old instance for the first revanve workaround?
Youre welcome :) .. lol u also have similar username
Bug report is getting a little spicy.
Kinda crazy the devs shut down wchill's patches and insist on the more fragile "lets generate a random user agent".
The redirect URL and user agent manual spoof is much more reliable because at least it really does look like someone's custom app, and closes options for them in the future to block it again.
Not working for me sadly.
Initially it also only partially worked for me (couldnt login) bcz i had a mistake in authentication url. Later i followed the guide precisely step by step and it worked.
Oh, yep! Just got it to work too
I followed the guide step by step and i still get 403 blocked. The faq says I've messed up the user agent text but I've copy paste it directly from the guide and only changed my username.
android:com.username.reddit:v1.0 (by /u/username) (using my own username)
So it looks like that
android:com.MyName.reddit:v1.0 (by /u/MyName
You'd want something like this:
android:com.username.reddit:v1.0 (by /u/Kon)
Don't change that first username
That's what i did the first time and still got 403 blocked so then i tried changing both usernames.
I tried it again now with the same result. I don't understand why it's blocking me
For what it's worth, I changed both usernames and it worked.
Same here. I guess it's a blessing.
I'm not coming back to Reddit through their app.
Gonna have to wait and see if the RV team comes up with a fix. For now, seems like it's dead, Jim.
didn't realize this past was about boost for reddit not lemmy, I almost thought there was a real problem.
me too lol
I confirm, it's giving me 403 error too and repatching didn't help...
In the same boat as you, had a small community I was moderating that saved me from the initial purge. Might come back in a while, but if it doesn't, I'm not going through the effort to get back in. Lemmy could use more users anyways.
I made a subreddit just to become a mod and I was able to stay on boost. But I'm yesterday the app died :(
Same here. I guess this will finally stop my reddit habit.
Same, even with the custom API key. Guess we're gonna have to spoof the user agent too.
I tried that but didn't work for me either
Not working for me either. Still getting 403 with the customized useragent
Looks like Reddit blocked it.
RedReader is working.
You can use revanced to patch it, though it takes a bit of googling and tinkering. I did this with rif a while ago and it's worked perfectly since.
Been dead for me since the apps were ganked.
It kept working if you were a moderator
Same here, just died today
Getting the same error.
Relay via Revanced is still working
Damn, I was hoping it was just a hitch.
Oh no
Just kidding I don't care. If anything it makes me happy