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>By contrast the official mobile app has become the overwhelming way that people consume the site's content. because it's forced down people's throat. you can'

>By contrast the official mobile app has become the overwhelming way that people consume the site's content. because it's forced down people's throat. you can't read anything there except possibly for the default subs populated with shills and redditors. you get "unreviewed content, please install our botnet to proceed" popup as soon as you scroll down half a screen past the op

d_tr 4y ago
If I want to read something on Reddit on my phone I just use Chrome's "Desktop site" option. Everything about these nags is idiotic to the point of insulting the user's intelligence. The randomness, the timing, and the messages themselves. What is the browser for then? Is a browser such as Chrome not enough for a fucking forum in 2022? This circlejerk is completely out of control.
- nannal 4y ago
  > insulting the user's intelligence. If it's true that the majority of users are using the app, does that not suggest that it's effective?
- snowwrestler 4y ago
  I put .compact at the end of the URL for mobile viewing: https://www.reddit.com/.compact https://www.reddit.com/.compact
  - username923409 4y ago
    the same result can be achieved by replacing www. with i. (for some reason it redirects on desktop, it works on mobile though)
    - snowwrestler 4y ago
      I love that there are like 5 different ways to get around Reddit’s new site design.
- dormento 4y ago
  > Everything about these nags is idiotic to the point of insulting the user's intelligence. The randomness, the timing, and the messages themselves. Mine says "come to the app, it has more cats/dogs". Some "UX engineer" ab/testing usage patterns, maybe? It annoys me to the point of sadness. Some of the greatest minds, the most capable programmers of our time spending their meager existance using their skills to make people "install our app". Disgusting.
- robswc 4y ago
  >If I want to read something on Reddit on my phone I just use Chrome's "Desktop site" option. Same. It's still awful though. It really is insulting. How is it that I could do this perfectly fine 10 years ago but _now_ I have to use an app?
ryandrake 4y ago
Exactly, this cycle seems to repeat everywhere: 1. Product Owner: "Users want to use [crappy feature]." 2. Make [crappy feature] the default, add pop-ups nudging people to use [crappy feature], constantly "forget" when users opt out of [crappy feature], limit other product benefits only to users of [crappy feature], do everything possible to sabotage users who deliberately avoid [crappy feature]. 3. Product Owner: "Look, boss, the numbers from last month are in: 92% of users are using [crappy feature]. I was right!" 4. More investment into [crappy feature], since obviously users love it.
10rm 4y ago
The worst part is the official app, at least on iOS, is a horrible experience. Apollo is so much better even though I don’t love the UI

d_tr 4y ago

If I want to read something on Reddit on my phone I just use Chrome's "Desktop site" option. Everything about these nags is idiotic to the point of insulting the user's intelligence. The randomness, the timing, and the messages themselves. What is the browser for then? Is a browser such as Chrome not enough for a fucking forum in 2022? This circlejerk is completely out of control.

nannal 4y ago
> insulting the user's intelligence. If it's true that the majority of users are using the app, does that not suggest that it's effective?
snowwrestler 4y ago
I put .compact at the end of the URL for mobile viewing: https://www.reddit.com/.compact https://www.reddit.com/.compact
- username923409 4y ago
  the same result can be achieved by replacing www. with i. (for some reason it redirects on desktop, it works on mobile though)
  - snowwrestler 4y ago
    I love that there are like 5 different ways to get around Reddit’s new site design.
dormento 4y ago
> Everything about these nags is idiotic to the point of insulting the user's intelligence. The randomness, the timing, and the messages themselves. Mine says "come to the app, it has more cats/dogs". Some "UX engineer" ab/testing usage patterns, maybe? It annoys me to the point of sadness. Some of the greatest minds, the most capable programmers of our time spending their meager existance using their skills to make people "install our app". Disgusting.
robswc 4y ago
>If I want to read something on Reddit on my phone I just use Chrome's "Desktop site" option. Same. It's still awful though. It really is insulting. How is it that I could do this perfectly fine 10 years ago but _now_ I have to use an app?

ryandrake 4y ago

Exactly, this cycle seems to repeat everywhere: 1. Product Owner: "Users want to use [crappy feature]." 2. Make [crappy feature] the default, add pop-ups nudging people to use [crappy feature], constantly "forget" when users opt out of [crappy feature], limit other product benefits only to users of [crappy feature], do everything possible to sabotage users who deliberately avoid [crappy feature]. 3. Product Owner: "Look, boss, the numbers from last month are in: 92% of users are using [crappy feature]. I was right!" 4. More investment into [crappy feature], since obviously users love it.

10rm 4y ago

The worst part is the official app, at least on iOS, is a horrible experience. Apollo is so much better even though I don’t love the UI