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I hate the new design. Not because it's new, but because it took everything I liked about Reddit (i.e. easy to read, no flashy design, FAST) and threw it out th

by ezekg 8y ago

I hate the new design. Not because it's new, but because it took everything I liked about Reddit (i.e. easy to read, no flashy design, FAST) and threw it out the window for a slow error-prone POS SPA app. I also hate the fact that when I follow links to Reddit from anywhere, e.g. Twitter, Slack, I see the new design and have to manually change the domain to old.reddit.com, even though my account settings are set to always use the old design. I also finally caved and downloaded their mobile app because I got tired of all of the nagging. I feel like they intentionally broke their mobile experience to push users to the app so they could increase ad revenue. I'm sad I caved, but I just couldn't take the BS experience any longer. Makes me sick.

krisgee 8y ago
The third party reddit apps are a lot better. I prefer Reddit Is Fun on Android but I know there are several good options besides that on both mobile platforms.
- joezydeco 8y ago
  Apollo on iOS is fast and easy. Would recommend to anyone.
  - rekabis 8y ago
    Apollo, FTW. It has my vote. Grabbing content to quote is still a problem (it sits beneath the bottom bar, probably a negative padding issue), but otherwise I have no complaints.
- eden_hazard 8y ago
  Reddit is fun on Android is so much better than official reddit one.
  - genocidicbunny 8y ago
    For which its become pretty much the exclusive way I use reddit now. I can't remember the last time I opened reddit on anything other than my phone. It's actually clean, and configurable enough that I can set the right information density for myself, and I dont get all the banners and ads bugging you to use reddit's official mobile app. Plus an actually consistent dark theme is a massive bonus.
- geolgau 8y ago
  Sync for Reddit is one of the best out there. Very customizable and the developer is very responsive and open to suggestions.
- lol768 8y ago
  Figured I'd leave my vote for Redreader here. It's open source, works offline (has a fully featured cached versions system) and I've used it for years. It also supports custom tabs too, so if you use a decent browser with add-on support (Firefox) you can get ad-blocking working for all articles you read within the app. https://github.com/QuantumBadger/RedReader/ https://github.com/QuantumBadger/RedReader/
43920 8y ago
i.reddit.com (the old mobile site) doesn't have a single advertisement for the app, and still seems to work pretty well (although videos will redirect you back to the new site).
dehrmann 8y ago
It's interesting to see a side-by-side comparison of a SPA designed with the best modern web development has to offer and a hardened and optimized over 10 years server-rendered site.
geolgau 8y ago
You can opt out of the redesign if you go to your profile. Also, if you use it in the browser on your desktop, reddit enhancement suite is the best add-on you can use. Works with (almost) any browser.
Twirrim 8y ago
On reddit, go to your preferences. Down under beta test you'll find "Use the redesign as my default experience". Deselect it. Now, even if you're following links from elsewhere, you'll get the "old" experience. No need to go to "old.reddit.com" any more.
- ezekg 8y ago
  That feature has never worked 100%, which I mentioned. There are countless complaints about it on /r/beta.
  - jtriangle 8y ago
    That feature is likely working 100%, as in, the redirects are probably an intentional feature meant to expose users to the redesign in hopes that they stay. That theory fits with how obnoxious the reddit mobile webpage is in it's attempts to onboard you to the native mobile app.

by ezekg 8y ago

krisgee 8y ago

The third party reddit apps are a lot better. I prefer Reddit Is Fun on Android but I know there are several good options besides that on both mobile platforms.

joezydeco 8y ago
Apollo on iOS is fast and easy. Would recommend to anyone.
- rekabis 8y ago
  Apollo, FTW. It has my vote. Grabbing content to quote is still a problem (it sits beneath the bottom bar, probably a negative padding issue), but otherwise I have no complaints.
eden_hazard 8y ago
Reddit is fun on Android is so much better than official reddit one.
- genocidicbunny 8y ago
  For which its become pretty much the exclusive way I use reddit now. I can't remember the last time I opened reddit on anything other than my phone. It's actually clean, and configurable enough that I can set the right information density for myself, and I dont get all the banners and ads bugging you to use reddit's official mobile app. Plus an actually consistent dark theme is a massive bonus.
geolgau 8y ago
Sync for Reddit is one of the best out there. Very customizable and the developer is very responsive and open to suggestions.
lol768 8y ago
Figured I'd leave my vote for Redreader here. It's open source, works offline (has a fully featured cached versions system) and I've used it for years. It also supports custom tabs too, so if you use a decent browser with add-on support (Firefox) you can get ad-blocking working for all articles you read within the app. https://github.com/QuantumBadger/RedReader/ https://github.com/QuantumBadger/RedReader/

43920 8y ago

i.reddit.com (the old mobile site) doesn't have a single advertisement for the app, and still seems to work pretty well (although videos will redirect you back to the new site).

dehrmann 8y ago

It's interesting to see a side-by-side comparison of a SPA designed with the best modern web development has to offer and a hardened and optimized over 10 years server-rendered site.

geolgau 8y ago

You can opt out of the redesign if you go to your profile. Also, if you use it in the browser on your desktop, reddit enhancement suite is the best add-on you can use. Works with (almost) any browser.

Twirrim 8y ago

On reddit, go to your preferences. Down under beta test you'll find "Use the redesign as my default experience". Deselect it. Now, even if you're following links from elsewhere, you'll get the "old" experience. No need to go to "old.reddit.com" any more.

ezekg 8y ago
That feature has never worked 100%, which I mentioned. There are countless complaints about it on /r/beta.
- jtriangle 8y ago
  That feature is likely working 100%, as in, the redirects are probably an intentional feature meant to expose users to the redesign in hopes that they stay. That theory fits with how obnoxious the reddit mobile webpage is in it's attempts to onboard you to the native mobile app.