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Seconded. The old.reddit.com UI is still pretty bad on mobile, but it's the only remotely usable one. The default mobile site goes out of its way to make it di

Seconded. The old.reddit.com UI is still pretty bad on mobile, but it's the only remotely usable one. The default mobile site goes out of its way to make it difficult to read the thread, while also confusingly merging other threads into the page.

afterburner 5y ago
Try i.reddit.com
- thanatos519 5y ago
  i.reddit.com FTW! I would give you gold for this comment if this was reddit.
- ehsankia 5y ago
  on mobile just use a custom app, all the web interfaces are utter shit, and the google links take you to AMP all the time. I just use rif, has worked flawlessly for a decade and has all the features, even mod stuff.
SilasX 5y ago
Yes (about old version on mobile). It has annoyances like how, on iOS, double-tap-to-zoom only occasionally works. And as for videos, if you scroll down, it will hog precious real estate at the top to keep showing the video with only a tiny X at the corner that's hard to click (because iOS will misinterpret it as asking to show the URL bar and options). And I really don't think any UX designer has even looked at any of the mobile versions in landscape mode (haven't checked if the app even allows it). I suspect they haven't looked at the torrent of modals assaulting you either. Oh and I was opted out of the old design like three times yesterday. Edit: For an example of something even worse, Quora (on iOS safari) has been stuck on a permanent "something went wrong" for months. I have to view it on desktop. Edit2: Sorry, one more update. Even on the old design, when you try to report a comment, it's somehow inserted a new style for picking the reason for reporting ... which breaks my extention's (Tridacty's) ability to pick it up as a clickable link from the keyboard. Why??? You just had to leave it alone!
kzrdude 5y ago
Both old. and i.reddit.com are slowly being left behind by new features and such things. It breaks conversation when new reddit can use one syntax for code blocks and old reddit can't see it like it's supposed to look.
- tazjin 5y ago
  old. now has a new EU cookie banner which, to accept or configure cookies, takes you to the new version. I blocked the banner in my adblocker. If they're turning off the old reddit anytime soon I'll probably just leave.
  - MaxBarraclough 5y ago
    There are unofficial front-ends available, such as Teddit: • https://teddit.net/ https://teddit.net/ • https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25310206 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25310206
    - peanut_worm 5y ago
      You cannot login with teddit as far as I know
  - ehsankia 5y ago
    > I blocked the banner in my adblocker. Hah I did the exact same thing. Their stupid redirect didn't even work.
  - fiestaman 5y ago
    Try out js4.red as an alternative.
whywhywhywhy 5y ago
The default mobile site feels like it's so over-engineered to the point of being broken, even typing a comment on iOS the keyboard makes a weird echo key sound as if multiple keypress events are firing with each press or it's somehow running so much code with each press its making the whole OS choke. Utterly bizarre.

afterburner 5y ago

Try i.reddit.com

thanatos519 5y ago
i.reddit.com FTW! I would give you gold for this comment if this was reddit.
ehsankia 5y ago
on mobile just use a custom app, all the web interfaces are utter shit, and the google links take you to AMP all the time. I just use rif, has worked flawlessly for a decade and has all the features, even mod stuff.

SilasX 5y ago

Yes (about old version on mobile). It has annoyances like how, on iOS, double-tap-to-zoom only occasionally works. And as for videos, if you scroll down, it will hog precious real estate at the top to keep showing the video with only a tiny X at the corner that's hard to click (because iOS will misinterpret it as asking to show the URL bar and options). And I really don't think any UX designer has even looked at any of the mobile versions in landscape mode (haven't checked if the app even allows it). I suspect they haven't looked at the torrent of modals assaulting you either. Oh and I was opted out of the old design like three times yesterday. Edit: For an example of something even worse, Quora (on iOS safari) has been stuck on a permanent "something went wrong" for months. I have to view it on desktop. Edit2: Sorry, one more update. Even on the old design, when you try to report a comment, it's somehow inserted a new style for picking the reason for reporting ... which breaks my extention's (Tridacty's) ability to pick it up as a clickable link from the keyboard. Why??? You just had to leave it alone!

kzrdude 5y ago

Both old. and i.reddit.com are slowly being left behind by new features and such things. It breaks conversation when new reddit can use one syntax for code blocks and old reddit can't see it like it's supposed to look.

tazjin 5y ago
old. now has a new EU cookie banner which, to accept or configure cookies, takes you to the new version. I blocked the banner in my adblocker. If they're turning off the old reddit anytime soon I'll probably just leave.
- MaxBarraclough 5y ago
  There are unofficial front-ends available, such as Teddit: • https://teddit.net/ https://teddit.net/ • https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25310206 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25310206
  - peanut_worm 5y ago
    You cannot login with teddit as far as I know
- ehsankia 5y ago
  > I blocked the banner in my adblocker. Hah I did the exact same thing. Their stupid redirect didn't even work.
- fiestaman 5y ago
  Try out js4.red as an alternative.

whywhywhywhy 5y ago

The default mobile site feels like it's so over-engineered to the point of being broken, even typing a comment on iOS the keyboard makes a weird echo key sound as if multiple keypress events are firing with each press or it's somehow running so much code with each press its making the whole OS choke. Utterly bizarre.