Apollo for Reddit dev looking into persistent SharePlay prompt issue when on FaceTime calls

Apollo is one of the most popular apps to explore Reddit. Now, it wants to be even better with its most recent update, making Apollo for Reddit compatible with SharePlay.

However, it seems that the first version of this big update needs some work. Users are reporting that, in addition to SharePlay support, the Apollo update brought an annoying persistent prompt issue.

The new version of Apollo is a big update with many improvements and new features. Its developers describe this update of the following way:

Apollo’s SharePlay update is now out! It’s a lot of fun, you can browse subreddits together, from the videos, GIFs, memes, and cool pictures, to even ready discussion threads together and highlighting comments with a two-finger tap.
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Basically, now Apollo for Reddit can take advantage of all the possibilities offered by Shareplay. This greatly improves the social and interaction features offered by the app.

For those who do not know, Shareplay on iOS allows sharing with other people, without being in the same physical place. You can enjoy multimedia content with other people (music, videos, or movies) through FaceTime.

Basically, in addition to the new SharePlay features, there is also an annoying persistent prompt issue on Apollo for Reddit.

According to the reports (1, 2), the prompt issue complicates the use of the application. As an example of this, one of the users affected describes the following:

Apollo is unusable when on a FaceTime call. Every post click brings up a SharePlay prompt. Even text posts. I FaceTime pretty frequently so it’s hard to use Apollo and I’d rather not use the regular Reddit app.
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Fortunately, Apollo For Reddit developer received feedback and is already aware of the situation. It seems that there will be changes in the next update, according to what he declared:

Right now, i’m looking to perhaps add a prompt where you can disable SharePlay for the current session and it won’t prompt you anymore.
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Then, in the following updates, maybe you can stop all the Shareplay promts easily. However, that will have to be confirmed when the update arrives.

This article will be updated once there is new information available to keep you informed. You can also follow the SharePlay on iOS 15 tracker which is constantly updated with each new related news.

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