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> "The mobile experience was improved" It wasn't. It's designed to be so frustrating you just download the app. This is an absolute joke yeah. The page even ha

by corobo 6y ago

> "The mobile experience was improved" It wasn't. It's designed to be so frustrating you just download the app. This is an absolute joke yeah. The page even has a button overlay "This looks better in the app" which I would take as an insult if I was their web dev but each to their own.

keanebean86 6y ago
Sometimes the click detection on the continue button is off so it pretends I clicked "Open in app" which is beyond frustrating. I would just use another website but I can't find one that has a similar mixture of cat gifs, old memes, far left propaganda, and occasional science news.
- RankingMember 6y ago
  > Sometimes the click detection on the continue button is off The way that it only does that with that button really makes it hard for me to believe it's not intentional
  - xNeil 6y ago
    This might help: https://www.theverge.com/22275453/reddit-app-pop-up-turn-off-view-page-mobile https://www.theverge.com/22275453/reddit-app-pop-up-turn-off...
kitd 6y ago
Settings on the mobile page has an option to switch off "Ask to open in app". I don't see the "Use app" button now.
- monocasa 6y ago
  It pretty regularly forgets that setting for me.
baxtr 6y ago
Anyone why they try to get users into their app so hard? I mean if people are logging anyway tracking them is feasible on the web too.
- MrPatan 6y ago
  Yes, it's because an app lets them get more information about you than a website. Even if you don't give an app any permissions (which many people will do anyway).
- WhyCause 6y ago
  Monetization. You can't use an ad blocker (easily) in an app, so they get to show you ads. If you decide to buy reddit gold (or whatever they're calling it now), then they get the money from that instead.
  - GekkePrutser 6y ago
    It's Reddit premium now, and they more than doubled the price :(
Mindwipe 6y ago
> The page even has a button overlay "This looks better in the app" which I would take as an insult if I was their web dev but each to their own If you're a web dev working on the Reddit redesign I assume you're long past caring or any form of shame.

by corobo 6y ago

keanebean86 6y ago

Sometimes the click detection on the continue button is off so it pretends I clicked "Open in app" which is beyond frustrating. I would just use another website but I can't find one that has a similar mixture of cat gifs, old memes, far left propaganda, and occasional science news.

RankingMember 6y ago
> Sometimes the click detection on the continue button is off The way that it only does that with that button really makes it hard for me to believe it's not intentional
- xNeil 6y ago
  This might help: https://www.theverge.com/22275453/reddit-app-pop-up-turn-off-view-page-mobile https://www.theverge.com/22275453/reddit-app-pop-up-turn-off...

kitd 6y ago

Settings on the mobile page has an option to switch off "Ask to open in app". I don't see the "Use app" button now.

monocasa 6y ago
It pretty regularly forgets that setting for me.

baxtr 6y ago

Anyone why they try to get users into their app so hard? I mean if people are logging anyway tracking them is feasible on the web too.

MrPatan 6y ago
Yes, it's because an app lets them get more information about you than a website. Even if you don't give an app any permissions (which many people will do anyway).
WhyCause 6y ago
Monetization. You can't use an ad blocker (easily) in an app, so they get to show you ads. If you decide to buy reddit gold (or whatever they're calling it now), then they get the money from that instead.
- GekkePrutser 6y ago
  It's Reddit premium now, and they more than doubled the price :(

Mindwipe 6y ago

> The page even has a button overlay "This looks better in the app" which I would take as an insult if I was their web dev but each to their own If you're a web dev working on the Reddit redesign I assume you're long past caring or any form of shame.