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I dropped the mobile app because it was occupying over 200MB of space, and my inadequately equipped iPhone ran out of space. I switched to the mobile site, but

I dropped the mobile app because it was occupying over 200MB of space, and my inadequately equipped iPhone ran out of space. I switched to the mobile site, but now avoid that as well due to the constant, in-your-face app promotion. Every website with a mobile app these days: "I get it, you have an app, I don't want the app, stop telling me to download it." Edit: Thanks for the helpful replies - however staying completely off Reddit is probably better for my overall wellbeing. Reddit is no longer a "happy place" for me, the racists, trolls, shills, and bigots have ruined it for me. To top it off, I was recently banned by admins (not mods) for "attempting to evade a subbreddit ban" which was a result of my using a VPN - no thanks.

wor3q 9y ago
It actually has a switch to turn nagging about app off. It's 'ask to open in app' in menu. No banners or popups about the app since I've flipped it.
- bdefore 9y ago
  Which not useful if you prefer to lurk rather than login or use incognito/firefox focus to browse.
  - josefresco 9y ago
    This is why I never saw the setting to disable the app prompt. Reddit tracks every single action on their site (no duh) and I don't feel like being monitored when I'm on the toilet looking for LULZ
    - teach 9y ago
      For the record, I'm sure they track you just as much even if you've never created an account.
      - josefresco 9y ago
        I smiled when writing that, expecting this very response ;) - I'll just stay away completely as per my parent comment edit. The kicker is that Reddit's "activity feed" in the right hand sidebar is what revealed, or reminded me of this behavior. Without it, I probably would have continued to ignore the obvious / bury my head in the sand. Thanks Reddit!
FridgeSeal 9y ago
If you're on iOS, use Apollo instead: https://apolloapp.io/ https://apolloapp.io/ Hands down the best Reddit app for iOS.
- nopressure 9y ago
  Does it show ads?
  - flixic 9y ago
    No ads. It's monetized via in-app upgrade to Apollo Pro.
  - joper90 9y ago
    Nope, well except the standard Reddit posts that are obviously ads...
- launchpad24 9y ago
  I actually vastly prefer Readder over Apollo. Check it out: http://readder.co/ http://readder.co/
- sq_ 9y ago
  100% agree with that. Switched from the official app over to Apollo a few months ago and haven't looked back since. The gesture-based functionality and the media viewer alone make it way better than the offical app.
- ubernostrum 9y ago
  Neither this nor the alternatives in the replies to you mention anything about moderator tools. Even the official reddit mobile app only finally got things like viewing mod queue, and approve/remove/spam, very recently. Which means until recently using the actual site on my phone was the only way I could use reddit. This may seem like a niche request, but it holds back the ability of moderators to use reddit mobile apps, and in turn prevents that class of "power users" from being able to recommend an app to friends. (and even the site itself isn't great; on desktop I use multiple browser extensions to add functionality reddit itself should be providing)

wor3q 9y ago

It actually has a switch to turn nagging about app off. It's 'ask to open in app' in menu. No banners or popups about the app since I've flipped it.

bdefore 9y ago
Which not useful if you prefer to lurk rather than login or use incognito/firefox focus to browse.
- josefresco 9y ago
  This is why I never saw the setting to disable the app prompt. Reddit tracks every single action on their site (no duh) and I don't feel like being monitored when I'm on the toilet looking for LULZ
  - teach 9y ago
    For the record, I'm sure they track you just as much even if you've never created an account.
    - josefresco 9y ago
      I smiled when writing that, expecting this very response ;) - I'll just stay away completely as per my parent comment edit. The kicker is that Reddit's "activity feed" in the right hand sidebar is what revealed, or reminded me of this behavior. Without it, I probably would have continued to ignore the obvious / bury my head in the sand. Thanks Reddit!

FridgeSeal 9y ago

If you're on iOS, use Apollo instead: https://apolloapp.io/ https://apolloapp.io/ Hands down the best Reddit app for iOS.

nopressure 9y ago
Does it show ads?
- flixic 9y ago
  No ads. It's monetized via in-app upgrade to Apollo Pro.
- joper90 9y ago
  Nope, well except the standard Reddit posts that are obviously ads...
launchpad24 9y ago
I actually vastly prefer Readder over Apollo. Check it out: http://readder.co/ http://readder.co/
sq_ 9y ago
100% agree with that. Switched from the official app over to Apollo a few months ago and haven't looked back since. The gesture-based functionality and the media viewer alone make it way better than the offical app.
ubernostrum 9y ago
Neither this nor the alternatives in the replies to you mention anything about moderator tools. Even the official reddit mobile app only finally got things like viewing mod queue, and approve/remove/spam, very recently. Which means until recently using the actual site on my phone was the only way I could use reddit. This may seem like a niche request, but it holds back the ability of moderators to use reddit mobile apps, and in turn prevents that class of "power users" from being able to recommend an app to friends. (and even the site itself isn't great; on desktop I use multiple browser extensions to add functionality reddit itself should be providing)