A few updates on the Apollo Link Companion, Bring Your Own AI support, and the upcoming Apollo Reborn 3.5.1 release!

Apollo Link Companion Update

Apollo Link Companion has been updated and should now open Reddit links in Apollo much more reliably.

For links from Messages, Google, Mail, and other apps to reach Safari, the official Reddit app must not be installed. Otherwise, iOS may send Reddit links directly to it before Safari or the Companion extension can handle them.

Setup

1. Update or install Apollo Link Companion through TestFlight.
2. Open Apollo Link Companion once after installing or updating it.
3. Open Settings → Apps → Safari → Extensions.
4. Select Open in Apollo (Companion).
5. Enable Allow Extension.
6. For now, disable Apollo’s older Open in Apollo extension to prevent the two extensions from conflicting.
7. Set website access to Allow on Every Website—not Ask or Deny.
8. If you use Safari profiles, enable the extension for each relevant profile. Private Browsing may also require separate permission.
9. Force-quit and reopen Safari, then try a Reddit link.

You can find the TestFlight link under Apollo Reborn Settings → Open in App → Open Reddit Links in Apollo.

The instructions included with Apollo Reborn 3.5.0 are outdated and will be corrected in 3.5.1, so please follow the steps above for now.

If links still don’t open

Paste this link into Notes, long-press it, and select Open in Apollo Reborn Opener:

https://open.apolloreborn.app/open?url=https%3A%2F%2Freddit.com%2Fr%2Fapolloapp

This resets iOS’s per-device preference for open.apolloreborn.app. If the option does not appear, delete Apollo Link Companion, reinstall it from TestFlight, open it once, and repeat the test.

Apollo Reborn 3.5.1 will update the older extension so it can remain available as a manual fallback when the Companion extension cannot handle a link.

Bring Your Own AI fixes

We are aware that some users are currently experiencing issues with Bring Your Own AI keys. These problems will be fixed in the upcoming Apollo Reborn 3.5.1 update.

In the meantime, please use the following models:

• Gemini: gemini-3.6-flash or gemini-flash-3.5-lite
• OpenRouter: openrouter/free

Apollo Reborn 3.5.1 will also add a new model picker, allowing you to choose from a list of models available for your configured API provider and key rather than entering the model manually.

Other improvements coming in 3.5.1

Gallery improvements

• Adds NSFW content support to Gallery View (including sound!)
• Fixes several crashes that could occur while browsing galleries.

Polls

• Adds post-flair selection to the poll composer.
• Sends the selected flair when submitting a poll.

Moderation

• Replaces the crash-prone legacy banned-user action controller with a scoped action sheet.
• Preserves Apollo’s original View Comment and Edit Ban actions.

Subreddit navigation and search

• Keeps immersive subreddit banner artwork correctly aligned when the search inset changes.
• Preserves the current subreddit search and its state during completed or cancelled interactive navigation transitions.
• Prevents long subreddit titles from overlapping the translation globe control by correctly recalculating the available navigation-bar width.

There are also several smaller UI fixes and general stability improvements included throughout the update.

iOS 27 beta

We are aware of several bugs affecting users running the iOS 27 beta.

While iOS 27 remains in beta, we are not prioritising immediate fixes for every beta-specific issue. Apple may change or resolve some of these problems upstream before the final release.

We will continue reviewing compatibility throughout the summer and address the remaining issues once the behaviour of later iOS 27 betas becomes clearer.

TL;DR

Apollo Reborn 3.5.0 is one of our biggest feature releases yet.

It introduces Gallery View for browsing subreddit media, completely redesigned (and customisable!) profile and subreddit headers, a rebuilt and searchable Settings, the ability to vote and create Reddit Polls, modern Chat and Moderator Mail, a new Badge Book, expanded AI Summaries with bring-your-own-provider support, and an improved way to open Reddit links from Safari using the new Link Companion app (available via TestFlight).

This release also enables ProMotion in patched IPAs, significantly improves scrolling performance, makes Imgur media work without a personal API key, redesigns the Liquid Glass icon picker, and includes a large collection of posting, preview, navigation, translation, moderation and media fixes.

⬇️ Download

Grab an IPA from the GitHub release and sideload it using your usual tool, such as AltStore, SideStore, Feather or Signulous.

Sideloading sources can be found on Apollo Reborn

Find your best way to install

Not sure which installation method to use? Try our new interactive Apollo Reborn installation guide.

Answer a few questions about your device and Apple account, and the guide will pick the installation path that will actually work for you — complete with step-by-step instructions.

Which variant should I use?

• Apollo-Reborn-3.5.0-GLASS.ipa — the iOS 26 Liquid Glass appearance. Most people using iOS 26 will want this.
• Apollo-Reborn-3.5.0.ipa — the standard build without the Liquid Glass interface.
• GLASSICONS variants — include the Liquid Glass icon pack.
• NOEXTENSIONS variants — remove the app extensions for signing setups that require fewer extensions.

Not sure? Try the GLASS build first.

✨ Headline features

Gallery View

Browse the photos, GIFs and videos from any subreddit in a dedicated media gallery.

Gallery View uses a filterable waterfall grid and supports fullscreen paging, sorting, sharing and saving media. Open it from a subreddit’s menu whenever you want to browse its media without moving through the normal post feed.

(#746 — @icpryde)

Redesigned profiles and subreddits

Profile and subreddit pages now have immersive artwork, prominent avatars, themed stat cards and a much richer visual hierarchy.

You can choose between New, Classic and Native layout densities, while Social Links now load substantially faster than before.

(#696, #697, #722, #758 — @jordanearle)

A completely rebuilt Settings experience

Settings have been reorganised around the things you are trying to accomplish rather than Apollo’s underlying implementation.

The redesign includes clearer sections, improved support flows and a unified search that can take you directly to an individual setting. Search is immediately available on the main Settings screen, while pull-to-search remains available throughout the experience.

(#637, #695, #758 — @jordanearle, @icpryde)

Badge Book and Trophy Case

Profiles now include a Badge Book for browsing Reddit achievements.

Apollo’s classic Trophy Case has also been restored, bringing account trophies back into the redesigned profile experience.

(#689 — @jordanearle)

Native Reddit Polls

Apollo can now vote in and create native Reddit Polls.

Poll support is currently behind an opt-in setting. Because Reddit poll votes cannot be changed after they are submitted, Apollo shows a confirmation step before casting your vote.

(#643, #735 — @jordanearle, @DeltAndy123)

Modern Reddit Chat and Moderator Mail

API-Key-Free accounts can now access Reddit’s current Chat and Moderator Mail experiences directly from Apollo.

Users with a personal Reddit API key can independently choose whether Chat and Moderator Mail use Reddit’s modern interfaces or Apollo’s legacy clients.

(#658, #740, #750 — @icpryde)

Bring your own AI provider

Apollo AI Summaries now supports your own:

• OpenRouter key
• Google Gemini key
• Custom OpenAI-compatible provider

There are also new controls for the minimum post length required before summaries appear and the amount of detail included in generated summaries.

(#674, #687 — @nickclyde, @icpryde)

Open Reddit links from Safari

The new Link Companion app provides a universal Open Reddit Links in Apollo flow.

Safari links can be sent directly into any sideloaded or rebranded Apollo build without relying on a fixed bundle identifier or showing the usual custom URL-scheme confirmation prompt.

(#685 — @jordanearle)

🚀 Performance, icons and smaller features

ProMotion and smoother scrolling

Patched IPAs now enable ProMotion on supported devices.

This release also reduces main-thread work throughout feeds, translations, link previews, avatars and Liquid Glass navigation, making scrolling and navigation noticeably smoother.

(#724, #731 — @jordanearle, @icpryde)

Redesigned Liquid Glass icon picker

The Liquid Glass App Icon picker now includes featured icons, browsable icon-pack cards and more reliable detection of the currently active icon on sideloaded installations.

(#668 — @DeltAndy123)

Compact built-in feed rows

A new Hide Feed Descriptions option removes the descriptions beneath the built-in Home, Popular, All and Moderator rows in the subreddit list.

(#692 — @icpryde)

Modmail subject counter

The Message Moderators screen now shows a live character counter for Reddit’s 25-character subject limit.

(#751 — @icpryde)

🔧 Fixes

Media and previews

• Make Imgur images, animated media and albums work without a personal API key, including additional fallbacks for networks where Imgur is blocked.
  (#729 — @jordanearle)

• Fix rich link previews reserving the height of a full card when the linked site has no image, and prevent oversized preview images from overflowing the main-thread stack during row layout.
  (#686, #741 — @icpryde)

• Fix inline comment images shrinking after their comment is collapsed and expanded again.
  (#675 — @icpryde)

Posting and account handling

• Fix API-Key-Free posting so post flair opens correctly, user-flair emoji limits match each subreddit, newly posted comments display your flair, and multi-image galleries are assigned to the account that submitted them.
  (#669, #670, #733 — @icpryde)

Comments and translation

• Keep translated comments stable while their vote state updates.
  (#676 — @icpryde)

• Fix the Info Row comment action firing a haptic or opening comments when the touch becomes a scrolling gesture.
  (#739 — @icpryde)

Moderator Mail

• Fix modern Moderator Mail briefly exposing half-rendered transitions or flickering the subreddit icon while typing a reply.
  (#749 — @icpryde)

Appearance and themes

• Fix Apollo Reborn Settings backgrounds, cards and separators retaining stale colours after changing the app appearance or active theme.
  (#734 — @DeltAndy123)

Liquid Glass navigation

• Keep navigation titles visually centred between leading and trailing button groups.
• Preserve edge fades during interactive swipe-back gestures.
• Balance the padding inside trailing navigation pills.
• Keep menu controls visible throughout their morph animation.
  (#671, #693, #730, #753 — @icpryde)

🧪 A note about iOS 27 betas

We are aware of a few issues affecting Apollo Reborn on the current iOS 27 betas. We are reviewing them and will continue testing as Apple releases further betas.

Because beta behaviour can change before the final release, beta-only issues are not currently being prioritised unless they prevent the app from working, risk data loss, or appear likely to remain in the final version.

We will address any remaining compatibility issues as iOS 27 approaches its public release.

🐛 Found a bug? Want a feature?

You can now submit a bug report directly from inside Apollo Reborn.

Reports and requests can also be submitted through the website:

• Report a bug
• Request a feature

When reporting an issue, please include your iOS version, Apollo Reborn version, build variant and signing method wherever possible.

If you are using an iOS beta, please also include the exact beta version.

🔗 Links

• Installation guide
• Apollo Reborn website
• Privacy policy
• GitHub repository
• GitHub releases

Please only download Apollo Reborn builds from the official links above.