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Their mobile app rarely works for me. There was a bug for a few months(!) where I couldn't log in. It worked again for a month, and now the app can't connect to

Their mobile app rarely works for me. There was a bug for a few months(!) where I couldn't log in. It worked again for a month, and now the app can't connect to the server at all. To be clear, I'm running this on a brand new iPhone X, so I've got plenty of power to run the app. The site works in my mobile browser, but the app has serious reliability problems. If anyone at Reddit is reading this, please stop pushing the mobile app so hard. You're actively making things worse by pushing a highly unreliable app! Also, please make it possible to sort by "Rising" on the mobile site and app (should I ever be able to connect again). On busy news days, things move fast enough that "Rising" is the only way to keep up, yet the option is mysteriously inaccessible on mobile.

chii 9y ago
use the .compact version of reddit's website: append a '/.compact' to the end of a normal reddit url like www.reddit.com/r/programming/.compact , and see how fast and user friendly it is!
- yoodenvranx 9y ago
  The day they kill the .compact page is the day I stop using reddit.
- knz 9y ago
  I agree that .compact is their most mobile friendly website but I'm not sure I'd call it "user friendly". It's difficult to edit comments, difficult to switch between subreddit's, and defaults to their main mobile format or prompts you to download their app if you click on any internal links that don't have .compact in the URL (include the default /r/$subreddit formatting).
- grogers 9y ago
  Luckily taking 15 seconds to type this in the address bar and load the old version is still faster than loading any "normal" mobile Reddit page. This is what I've been doing for years.
- nostromo 9y ago
  https://i.reddit.com https://i.reddit.com works as well
narrowtux 9y ago
Try the Apollo app if you want to use one
- developer2 9y ago
  Seconded. I'm a hardcore fan of Apollo, it's an incredible app.
drivingmenuts 9y ago
Why the hell should I have to use an app to browse Reddit? It's entirely possible to build a website that works well in the browser on my phone AND on my desktop.
- nugi 9y ago
  This should be the top comment. The dark UX forcing an app down your throat for a website is appalling. Also is the chorus of illiterate responsers to every post like this pushing yet another 3rd party app. The website is broken if you need an app.

chii 9y ago

use the .compact version of reddit's website: append a '/.compact' to the end of a normal reddit url like www.reddit.com/r/programming/.compact , and see how fast and user friendly it is!

yoodenvranx 9y ago
The day they kill the .compact page is the day I stop using reddit.
knz 9y ago
I agree that .compact is their most mobile friendly website but I'm not sure I'd call it "user friendly". It's difficult to edit comments, difficult to switch between subreddit's, and defaults to their main mobile format or prompts you to download their app if you click on any internal links that don't have .compact in the URL (include the default /r/$subreddit formatting).
grogers 9y ago
Luckily taking 15 seconds to type this in the address bar and load the old version is still faster than loading any "normal" mobile Reddit page. This is what I've been doing for years.
nostromo 9y ago
https://i.reddit.com https://i.reddit.com works as well

narrowtux 9y ago

Try the Apollo app if you want to use one

developer2 9y ago
Seconded. I'm a hardcore fan of Apollo, it's an incredible app.

drivingmenuts 9y ago

Why the hell should I have to use an app to browse Reddit? It's entirely possible to build a website that works well in the browser on my phone AND on my desktop.

nugi 9y ago
This should be the top comment. The dark UX forcing an app down your throat for a website is appalling. Also is the chorus of illiterate responsers to every post like this pushing yet another 3rd party app. The website is broken if you need an app.